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BALESTRA CAPITAL LTD.

Quarterly 13F snapshot: US-listed longs only, no performance figures — 13F data cannot support them.

Portfolio value
$42.5M
Positions
3
Quarter ended
September 30, 2015
Filed
November 09, 2015

Reported portfolio value by quarter (10 quarters reported)

$1.68B —
Q2 13 Q4 13 Q2 14 Q4 14 Q2 15 Q3 15

$370M in Q2 2013 → $42.5M now. Hover for any quarter.

Holdings

As reported for the quarter ended September 30, 2015. Activity is the change in share count since the prior quarter's filing.

Holding % of portfolio Activity Shares Value
SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Tr Put 58.7% New 130,000 $24.9M
SS Select Sector SPDR Tr 21.0% New 120,000 $8.91M
PQ Powershares Qqq Trust 20.4% New 85,000 $8.65M

Timeline of changes

What changed each quarter, from the filings' own share counts. Largest moves first; most recent 8 quarters.

Q3 2015

quarter ended September 30, 2015 · filed November 09, 2015

Company Action Shares changed Value of change % of portfolio
SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Tr New +130,000 +$24.9M 58.7%
SS Select Sector SPDR Tr New +120,000 +$8.91M 21.0%
PQ Powershares Qqq Trust New +85,000 +$8.65M 20.4%
N None Exited +0 — —

Q2 2015

quarter ended June 30, 2015 · filed August 03, 2015

No position changes this quarter.

Q1 2015

quarter ended March 31, 2015 · filed May 08, 2015

Company Action Shares changed Value of change % of portfolio
General Electric Co Exited −1,500,000 −$37.9M —
SS SPDR Series Trust Exited −82,000 −$7.87M —
G Google Inc Exited −13,225 −$6.96M —
CN Comcast Corp New Exited −110,000 −$6.38M —
CS Cisco Sys Inc Exited −200,000 −$5.56M —
Apple Inc Exited −50,000 −$5.52M —
Sandisk Corp Exited −52,133 −$5.11M —
NS Nxp Semiconductors N V Exited −60,000 −$4.58M —
General Electric Co Exited −180,000 −$4.55M —
CN Cbs Corp New Exited −80,000 −$4.43M —

Showing the 10 largest of 20 changes.

Q4 2014

quarter ended December 31, 2014 · filed February 17, 2015

Company Action Shares changed Value of change % of portfolio
General Electric Co New +1,500,000 +$37.9M 33.1%
AI Apollo Invt Corp Trimmed −1,128,422 −$8.39M 0.1%
SS SPDR Series Trust New +82,000 +$7.87M 6.9%
CS Cisco Sys Inc New +200,000 +$5.56M 4.9%
Apple Inc New +50,000 +$5.52M 4.8%
TF Twenty First Centy Fox Inc Exited −133,550 −$4.58M —
CN Cbs Corp New New +80,000 +$4.43M 3.9%
Apple Inc New +40,000 +$4.42M 3.9%
FC Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N New +360,047 +$4.18M 3.7%
UP Ultra Petroleum Corp Exited −155,000 −$3.61M —

Showing the 10 largest of 25 changes.

Q3 2014

quarter ended September 30, 2014 · filed November 12, 2014

Company Action Shares changed Value of change % of portfolio
SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Tr Exited −1,100,000 −$215M —
SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Tr Exited −1,000,000 −$196M —
I Ishares Exited −540,000 −$63.9M —
AI Apollo Invt Corp Trimmed −1,624,593 −$13.3M 12.4%
FS Fifth Street Finance Corp Trimmed −1,155,835 −$10.6M 11.4%
Ebay Inc Exited −195,000 −$9.76M —
Y Yahoo Inc Trimmed −199,411 −$8.13M 4.2%
Boeing Co Trimmed −58,143 −$7.41M 6.2%
VE Valero Energy Corp New Exited −125,000 −$6.26M —
CN Comcast Corp New Trimmed −115,000 −$6.18M 6.1%

Showing the 10 largest of 20 changes.

Q2 2014

quarter ended June 30, 2014 · filed August 01, 2014

Company Action Shares changed Value of change % of portfolio
SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Tr New +1,100,000 +$215M 34.9%
SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Tr New +1,000,000 +$196M 31.7%
I Ishares New +540,000 +$63.9M 10.4%
CN Comcast Corp New Trimmed −710,000 −$38.1M 1.7%
G Google Inc Exited −32,750 −$36.5M —
TF Twenty First Centy Fox Inc Trimmed −922,900 −$32.4M 1.7%
General Electric Co Trimmed −938,800 −$24.7M 1.9%
Geo Group Inc Exited −761,005 −$24.5M —
GM General Mtrs Co Exited −707,325 −$24.3M —
Boeing Co Trimmed −155,348 −$19.8M 2.0%

Showing the 10 largest of 20 changes.

Q1 2014

quarter ended March 31, 2014 · filed May 12, 2014

Company Action Shares changed Value of change % of portfolio
SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Tr Exited −7,300,000 −$1.35B —
TF Twenty First Centy Fox Inc New +1,215,000 +$38.8M 11.3%
General Electric Co New +1,375,000 +$35.6M 10.4%
CC Crown Castle Intl Corp Exited −450,000 −$33M —
Darden Restaurants Inc Exited −604,074 −$32.8M —
Boeing Co New +250,000 +$31.4M 9.1%
AT American Tower Corp New Exited −360,000 −$28.7M —
GM General Mtrs Co New +707,325 +$24.3M 7.1%
AI Apollo Invt Corp New +2,732,000 +$22.7M 6.6%
Ebay Inc Trimmed −400,000 −$22.1M 6.4%

Showing the 10 largest of 20 changes.

Q4 2013

quarter ended December 31, 2013 · filed February 12, 2014

Company Action Shares changed Value of change % of portfolio
SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Tr New +7,300,000 +$1.35B 80.4%
Ebay Inc New +800,000 +$43.9M 2.6%
SA Sap Ag Exited −492,194 −$36.4M —
ED Expedia Inc Del Exited −690,000 −$35.7M —
CC Crown Castle Intl Corp New +450,000 +$33M 2.0%
Darden Restaurants Inc New +604,074 +$32.8M 2.0%
FS Fifth Street Finance Corp New +3,207,442 +$29.7M 1.8%
AT American Tower Corp New New +360,000 +$28.7M 1.7%
AI Apollo Invt Corp Exited −3,298,543 −$26.9M —
CA Corrections Corp Amer New Trimmed −790,684 −$25.4M 0.6%

Showing the 10 largest of 19 changes.

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