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K2 PRINCIPAL FUND, L.P.
K2 PRINCIPAL FUND, L.P. (CIK: 0001461790), located at 2 Bloor Street West, Toronto, A6. Institutional holdings reported to the SEC.

Institutional Holdings (2015Q3)
Portfolio Summary: 155 holdings with a total value of $616,483,000.
#
Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
101 SILVER WHEATON CORP 225,000 2,703,000 0.44% Put
102 CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP 320,000 2,726,000 0.44% Call
103 CAPITAL ONE FINL CORP 40,000 2,900,000 0.47% Call
104 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR 130,000 2,946,000 0.48% Call
105 DOUBLE EAGLE ACQUISITION COR 296,500 3,007,000 0.49%
106 CORE LABORATORIES N V 30,956 3,089,000 0.50%
107 ELECTRUM SPL ACQUISITION COR 315,000 3,112,000 0.50%
108 BROADCOM CORP CL A 67,487 3,471,000 0.56%
109 MYLAN N V 88,300 3,555,000 0.58%
110 TIME WARNER INC NEW 20,757 3,723,000 0.60%
111 TECO ENERGY INC COM 146,169 3,838,000 0.62%
112 COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP 62,800 3,855,000 0.63%
113 APPLE INC 35,250 3,888,000 0.63%
114 HSBC HLDGS PLC 105,000 3,977,000 0.65% Call
115 Market Vectors Semiconductor E 80,000 3,991,000 0.65% Put
116 AMERCO 10,204 4,015,000 0.65%
117 TJX COS INC NEW 56,368 4,026,000 0.65%
118 CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP 472,689 4,027,000 0.65%
119 STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS I 300,465 4,143,000 0.67%
120 IPC THE HOSPITALIST CO 54,900 4,265,000 0.69%
121 Vaneck Vectors Gold 315,600 4,336,000 0.70% Put
122 STAPLES INC 379,500 4,452,000 0.72% Call
123 CIGNA CORPORATION 33,100 4,469,000 0.72%
124 FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL IN FNFV GROUP COM 416,675 4,883,000 0.79%
125 PAYPAL HLDGS INC 160,000 4,966,000 0.81%
126 SEARS HLDGS CORP 222,800 5,037,000 0.82% Put
127 BRINKS CO 196,364 5,304,000 0.86%
128 HARMONY MERGER CORP 600,000 6,120,000 0.99%
129 NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V 74,500 6,487,000 1.05% Call
130 ISHARES NASDAQ BIOTECHNOLOGY ETF 10,500 6,703,000 1.09% Put
131 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR 326,520 7,399,000 1.20%
132 ZULILY INC 431,712 7,512,000 1.22%
133 DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO 161,700 7,794,000 1.26% Call
134 PARTNERRE LTD 58,090 8,068,000 1.31%
135 DIREXION DAILY GOLD MINERS BUL 2,872,900 8,303,000 1.35% Put
136 HARMONY MERGER CORP 900,000 8,910,000 1.45%
137 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR 207,500 8,982,000 1.46% Put
138 YODLEE INC 560,100 9,034,000 1.47%
139 MICROSOFT CORP 205,000 9,073,000 1.47%
140 BGC PARTNERS INC 1,122,836 9,230,000 1.50%
141 CITY NATL CORP 105,068 9,252,000 1.50%
142 SHORETEL INC 1,366,429 10,207,000 1.66%
143 HCC INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC 135,728 10,515,000 1.71%
144 COMCAST CORP NEW 200,000 11,376,000 1.85%
145 ALTERA CORPORATION 241,125 12,076,000 1.96%
146 New York REIT Inc 1,252,749 12,603,000 2.04%
147 DOT HILL SYS CORP 1,346,252 13,099,000 2.12%
148 KYTHERA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS I 227,992 17,095,000 2.77%
149 DIREXION SHS ETF TR 840,300 20,932,000 3.40% Put
150 THORATEC LABS CORP 388,003 24,545,000 3.98%
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0001461790-15-000068, filed 2015.11.13).

From 2023-01-03 onward, the SEC requires values to be reported in nearest dollars. Earlier filings reported values in thousands; therefore, positions shown as $0 in older filings may represent actual values between $0–$999.