Lynwood Capital Management 13F annual report

Lynwood Capital Management is an investment fund managing more than $16.6 billion ran by Benjamin Shapiro. There are currently 30 companies in Mr. Shapiro’s portfolio. The largest investments include Briacell Therapeutics Corp and Americas Gold And Silver Cor, together worth $6.33 billion.

$16.6 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 3rd May 2024, Lynwood Capital Management’s top holding is 1,597,750 shares of Briacell Therapeutics Corp currently worth over $4.57 billion and making up 27.5% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 8,096,500 shares of Americas Gold And Silver Cor worth $1.76 billion. The third-largest holding is VanEck ETF Trust worth $1.58 billion and the next is Altimmune Inc worth $1.53 billion, with 150,000 shares owned.

Currently, Lynwood Capital Management's portfolio is worth at least $16.6 billion. The total portfolio value may be much higher due to cash assets that are not publicly disclosed such as fixed income, real estate, or cash equivalents.

Careers at Lynwood Capital Management

The Lynwood Capital Management office and employees reside in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Benjamin Shapiro serves as the President & Chief Investment Officer at Lynwood Capital Management.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Lynwood Capital Management revealed that it had opened a new position in VanEck ETF Trust and bought 50,000 shares worth $1.58 billion. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. VanEck ETF Trust makes up 95.7% of the fund's Miscellaneous sector allocation and has decreased its share price by approximately 0.1% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Briacell Therapeutics Corp by buying 17,105 additional shares. This makes their stake in Briacell Therapeutics Corp total 1,597,750 shares worth $4.57 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Lynwood Capital Management is getting rid of from its portfolio. Lynwood Capital Management closed its position in Dollar Gen Corp New on 10th May 2024. It sold the previously owned 10,000 shares for $1.36 billion. Benjamin Shapiro also disclosed a decreased stake in Americas Gold And Silver Cor by 0.2%. This leaves the value of the investment at $1.76 billion and 8,096,500 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Lynwood Capital Management are Merrill Lynch And Co., Inc and Spark Investment Management. They manage $16.7 billion and $16.7 billion respectively.


Benjamin Shapiro investment strategy

Lynwood Capital Management’s portfolio is diversified across 9 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Miscellaneous — making up 9.9% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 30.0% of the portfolio companies are based in the United States.

The majority of the companies in the fund’s portfolio are large-cap stocks. Stocks with a size of more than $10 billion in market cap make up 27% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 3.3% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $46.1 billion.

The complete list of Lynwood Capital Management trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on May 10th based on the fund’s latest 13F filing. Quickly find out what the most recently closed or increased positions are.

Security Shares Owned Value Allocation
Briacell Therapeutics Corp
1.08%
1,597,750
$4,569,565,000 27.45%
Americas Gold And Silver Cor
17.38%
8,096,500
$1,764,122,000 10.60%
VanEck ETF Trust
Opened
50,000
$1,581,000,000 9.50%
Altimmune Inc
Opened
150,000
$1,527,000,000 9.17%
Dollar Gen Corp New
Closed
10,000
$1,359,500,000
Immix Biopharma Inc
Opened
405,000
$1,243,350,000 7.47%
Proshares Tr
Closed
70,000
$1,709,500,000
North Amern Constr Group Ltd
Closed
40,000
$833,813,000
Pono Cap Three Inc
Closed
74,900
$795,438,000
JD.com Inc
Closed
25,000
$722,250,000
Kraneshares Tr
Closed
25,000
$675,000,000
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
Opened
3,500
$631,715,000 3.79%
Teck Resources Ltd
Opened
10,000
$619,400,000 3.72%
Petroleo Brasileiro Sa Petro
Opened
40,000
$608,400,000 3.65%
Spire Global Inc
Opened
50,000
$600,000,000 3.60%
Kraft Heinz Co
Closed
15,000
$554,700,000
Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De
Opened
10,000
$491,600,000 2.95%
Bilibili Inc
Closed
40,000
$486,800,000
Alphavest Acquisition Corp
Closed
45,000
$481,950,000
Telus Corp.
Closed
25,000
$444,424,000
Vermilion Energy Inc
Opened
30,000
$373,141,000 2.24%
Lightspeed Commerce Inc
Opened
25,000
$351,758,000 2.11%
Fiscalnote Holdings Inc
Closed
300,000
$342,000,000
Diamond Offshore Drilling In
150.00%
25,000
$341,000,000 2.05%
MAG Silver Corp.
Opened
30,000
$316,638,000 1.90%
Transocean Ltd
Opened
50,000
$314,000,000 1.89%
CVR Energy Inc
Closed
10,000
$303,000,000
Four Leaf Acquisition Corp
Closed
27,426
$288,522,000
Monster Beverage Corp.
Closed
5,000
$288,050,000
Gambling Com Group Limited
Closed
25,000
$243,750,000
Gaotu Techedu Inc
Closed
50,000
$183,685,000
Advisorshares Tr
Closed
25,000
$175,250,000
Shopify Inc
Opened
1,700
$131,189,000 0.79%
Disney Walt Co
Opened
1,000
$122,360,000 0.74%
Ishares Tr
Opened
1,000
$115,770,000 0.70%
Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc
Closed
2,500
$115,150,000
Parsons Corp
Opened
1,200
$99,540,000 0.60%
RB Global Inc
43.48%
1,300
$99,021,000 0.59%
Opera Ltd
Opened
6,000
$94,860,000 0.57%
Shake Shack Inc
Opened
900
$93,627,000 0.56%
Netflix Inc.
Opened
130
$78,953,000 0.47%
Eli Lilly Co
Opened
100
$77,796,000 0.47%
Cava Group Inc
Opened
1,100
$77,055,000 0.46%
Phillips 66
Opened
450
$73,503,000 0.44%
Caterpillar Inc.
Opened
200
$73,286,000 0.44%
The Southern Co.
Opened
1,000
$71,740,000 0.43%
Im Cannabis Corp
Closed
200,000
$71,400,000
On Hldg Ag
Opened
1,800
$63,684,000 0.38%
Mereo BioPharma Group plc
Closed
25,000
$57,750,000
Seelos Therapeutics, Inc.
Closed
40,000
$55,600,000
GFL Environmental Inc.
Closed
1,500
$51,765,000
Pfizer Inc.
Opened
1,502
$41,681,000 0.25%
No transactions found
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