Tracking Dinakar Singh’s TPG-Axon Portfolio – Q2 2017 Update



  • Dinakar Singh’s 13F portfolio value decreased from $100M to $89M this quarter.
  • TPG-Axon reduced Allergan & Amaya and dropped Equifax & Transunion.
  • The largest three individual stock positions are Allergan plc, McKesson, and Amaya and they add up to ~57% of the portfolio.


Dinakar Singh’s 13F portfolio value decreased around 11% from $100M to $89M this quarter. The portfolio is very concentrated with recent 13F reports showing just a handful of positions. The top five positions are Allergan plc, McKesson Corp., Amaya Inc., Tyson Foods, & Aetna Inc. (AET) and they add up to ~77% of the 13F portfolio.

Below is a summary:

The Stars Group (TSG) previously Amaya Inc. (AYA): TSG is the second-largest stake at ~13% of the portfolio. The position was purchased over the four quarters thru Q1 2016 at prices between $10.50 and $28. Q4 2016 saw a ~26% reduction at prices between $13 and $17.50 and that was followed with a ~85% selling last quarter at around the same price-range. This quarter saw another ~30% selling at prices between $16.50 and $19.50. The stock is currently at $16.50.

Allergan plc (AGN): AGN is currently the largest individual stock position at ~30% of the entire 13F assets. The stake was established in Q3 2015 at prices between $279 and $331. Q2 2016 saw a ~38% increase at prices between $202 and $278 and that was followed with another ~20% increase the following quarter at prices between $231 and $260. Q4 2016 saw an about turn: ~85% reduction at prices between $189 and $243. The stock currently trades at $228. There was a ~17% trimming this quarter.

Below is a spreadsheet that shows the changes to Dinakar Singh's TPG-Axon US long portfolio holdings as of Q2 2017. For a look at how the portfolio has progressed, see our previous update:



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