Par Capital Management Inc 13F annual report

Par Capital Management Inc is an investment fund managing more than $3.18 trillion ran by Steven Smith. There are currently 49 companies in Mr. Smith’s portfolio. The largest investments include Booking Inc and Synchrony, together worth $884 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$3.18 trillion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 7th August 2024, Par Capital Management Inc’s top holding is 123,200 shares of Booking Inc currently worth over $488 billion and making up 15.4% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Booking Inc, Par Capital Management Inc owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 8,400,000 shares of Synchrony worth $396 billion, whose value grew 7.0% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Expedia Inc worth $389 billion and the next is WEX Inc worth $326 billion, with 1,840,000 shares owned.

Currently, Par Capital Management Inc's portfolio is worth at least $3.18 trillion. 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 Par Capital Management Inc

The Par Capital Management Inc office and employees reside in Boston, Massachusetts. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Steven Smith serves as the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel at Par Capital Management Inc.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Par Capital Management Inc revealed that it had opened a new position in Citigroup Inc and bought 12,000 shares worth $762 million. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Citigroup Inc makes up 0.2% of the fund's Finance sector allocation and has grown its share price by 31.9% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Booking Inc by buying 2,000 additional shares. This makes their stake in Booking Inc total 123,200 shares worth $488 billion. Booking Inc soared 10.3% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Par Capital Management Inc is getting rid of from its portfolio. Par Capital Management Inc closed its position in Squarespace on 14th August 2024. It sold the previously owned 22,500 shares for $820 million. Steven Smith also disclosed a decreased stake in WEX Inc by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $326 billion and 1,840,000 shares.

One of the largest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Par Capital Management Inc are Td Private Client Wealth and Kellogg W K Foundation Trust. They manage $3.18 trillion and $3.18 trillion respectively.


Steven Smith investment strategy

Par Capital Management Inc’s portfolio is diversified across 6 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Consumer Discretionary — making up 31.5% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 65.3% 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 33% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 2.0% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $97.2 billion.

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

These positions were updated on August 14th 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
Booking Holdings Inc
1.65%
123,200
$488,056,800,000 15.37%
Synchrony Financial
No change
8,400,000
$396,396,000,000 12.48%
Expedia Group Inc
8.78%
3,083,645
$388,508,434,000 12.23%
WEX Inc
0.54%
1,840,000
$325,937,600,000 10.26%
Uber Technologies Inc
0.41%
4,337,800
$315,271,304,000 9.93%
United Airls Hldgs Inc
No change
4,559,050
$221,843,373,000 6.99%
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
No change
4,455,000
$211,345,200,000 6.66%
Avis Budget Group Inc
6.51%
850,000
$88,842,000,000 2.80%
Schwab Charles Corp
No change
1,200,000
$88,428,000,000 2.78%
Carvana Co.
No change
506,000
$65,132,320,000 2.05%
CarGurus Inc
51.29%
2,246,727
$58,864,247,000 1.85%
Airbnb, Inc.
No change
300,000
$45,489,000,000 1.43%
Southwest Airls Co
2.00%
1,542,618
$44,134,301,000 1.39%
Alaska Air Group Inc.
1.00%
964,953
$38,984,101,000 1.23%
Tesla Inc
754.67%
192,300
$38,052,324,000 1.20%
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
6.58%
2,974,630
$36,974,651,000 1.16%
Block Inc
No change
500,000
$32,245,000,000 1.02%
Sun Ctry Airls Hldgs Inc
No change
2,505,506
$31,469,155,000 0.99%
Avidxchange Holdings Inc
1.96%
2,600,000
$31,356,000,000 0.99%
Webster Finl Corp
50.00%
600,000
$26,154,000,000 0.82%
Comerica, Inc.
No change
500,000
$25,520,000,000 0.80%
Allegiant Travel
66.92%
503,306
$25,281,060,000 0.80%
American Airls Group Inc
20.67%
2,000,000
$22,660,000,000 0.71%
Skywest Inc.
1.84%
239,941
$19,691,958,000 0.62%
Controladora Vuela Comp De A
0.60%
2,964,401
$18,853,590,000 0.59%
Jetblue Awys Corp
No change
2,999,500
$18,266,955,000 0.58%
Sabre Corp
No change
5,000,000
$13,350,000,000 0.42%
Frontier Group Hldgs Inc
No change
1,756,100
$8,657,573,000 0.27%
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
No change
56,961
$8,653,515,000 0.27%
Etsy Inc
No change
138,250
$8,153,985,000 0.26%
Alphabet Inc
6.03%
38,700
$7,098,354,000 0.22%
Global Business Travel Group
No change
746,730
$4,928,418,000 0.16%
Trivago N V
57.70%
2,284,894
$4,592,637,000 0.14%
Hertz Global Holdings Inc.
No change
1,000,571
$3,532,016,000 0.11%
Maplebear Inc
No change
75,000
$2,410,500,000 0.08%
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc
No change
27,000
$1,998,000,000 0.06%
Vacasa Inc
39.35%
318,405
$1,550,632,000 0.05%
TripAdvisor Inc.
81.91%
85,000
$1,513,850,000 0.05%
Trip.com Group Ltd
No change
20,000
$940,000,000 0.03%
Squarespace, Inc.
Closed
22,500
$819,900,000
Lyft Inc
35.80%
55,000
$775,500,000 0.02%
Citigroup Inc
Opened
12,000
$761,520,000 0.02%
Citizens Finl Group Inc
Closed
20,000
$725,800,000
Wells Fargo Co New
No change
10,000
$593,900,000 0.02%
Meta Platforms Inc
Opened
1,000
$504,220,000 0.02%
Visa Inc
Opened
1,800
$472,446,000 0.01%
DoorDash Inc
No change
4,000
$435,120,000 0.01%
Spirit Airls Inc
No change
100,000
$366,000,000 0.01%
Upwork Inc
Opened
30,000
$322,500,000 0.01%
Eventbrite Inc
Closed
31,000
$169,880,000
Eventbrite Inc
Opened
31,000
$150,040,000 0.00%
Fastly Inc
Opened
19,000
$140,030,000 0.00%
No transactions found
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