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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 (2016Q4)
Portfolio Summary: 277 holdings with a total value of $1,058,582,000.
#
Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST 810,000 95,969,000 9.07% Put
2 POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST 275,000 32,583,000 3.08% Call
3 ST JUDE 391,861 31,423,000 2.97%
4 AMERICAN CAP LIMITED 1,395,078 25,000,000 2.36%
5 ISHARES TR 180,000 24,273,000 2.29% Put
6 DOMINION DIAMOND CORP 2,506,350 24,261,000 2.29%
7 NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V 210,000 20,582,000 1.94%
8 YAHOO INC 476,743 18,436,000 1.74%
9 ALPHABET INC 23,000 18,226,000 1.72%
10 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR 697,600 16,219,000 1.53%
11 ALPHABET INC 20,300 16,087,000 1.52% Call
12 ALPHABET INC 19,000 15,057,000 1.42% Put
13 ISHARES TR 125,000 14,892,000 1.41% Put
14 INTEROIL CORP 305,993 14,559,000 1.38%
15 WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 173,364 13,625,000 1.29%
16 VANECK VECTORS ETF TR 190,000 13,612,000 1.29% Put
17 CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTRCORP 1,150,000 13,156,000 1.24%
18 TEXAS INSTRS INC 180,000 13,135,000 1.24% Put
19 GENERAL MTRS CO 360,000 12,542,000 1.18% Put
20 SHORETEL INC 1,672,909 11,961,000 1.13%
21 MYLAN N V 313,300 11,952,000 1.13% Call
22 WHITEWAVE FOODS 212,881 11,836,000 1.12%
23 B2GOLD CORP 11,500 11,673,000 1.10% PRN
24 BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYS I 10,533 10,601,000 1.00% PRN
25 BASIC ENERGY SVCS INC NEW 293,033 10,359,000 0.98%
26 WELLS FARGO & CO NEW 185,000 10,196,000 0.96% Put
27 NCR CORP NEW 245,100 9,942,000 0.94% Put
28 TRANSCANADA CORP 215,300 9,721,000 0.92% Put
29 LOUISIANA PAC CORP 512,828 9,708,000 0.92%
30 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR 42,000 9,388,000 0.89% Put
31 TIME WARNER INC 95,054 9,176,000 0.87%
32 HARMONY MERGER CORP 900,000 9,108,000 0.86%
33 ISHARES TR 75,000 8,935,000 0.84% Call
34 WELLS FARGO & CO NEW 160,000 8,818,000 0.83%
35 NETFLIX INC 70,000 8,666,000 0.82% Put
36 CITIGROUP INC 140,000 8,320,000 0.79% Call
37 DIREXION SHS ETF TR DAILY GOLD MINER 1,087,000 8,306,000 0.78% Put
38 BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO 139,690 8,163,000 0.77%
39 POTASH CORP SASK INC 408,500 7,390,000 0.70% Call
40 MICROSOFT CORP 118,881 7,387,000 0.70%
41 MYLAN N V 190,000 7,249,000 0.68% Put
42 MAXIM INTEGR 185,414 7,151,000 0.68%
43 AT&T INC 165,000 7,017,000 0.66% Put
44 KLA-TENCOR CORP 86,782 6,828,000 0.65%
45 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR 140,000 6,800,000 0.64% Put
46 CITIGROUP INC 110,000 6,537,000 0.62%
47 NEW YORK REIT INC 645,837 6,536,000 0.62%
48 HARMONY MERGER CORP 600,000 6,180,000 0.58%
49 CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEV INC 404,837 6,170,000 0.58%
50 REPUBLIC SVCS INC 107,500 6,133,000 0.58% Put
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0001461790-17-000005, filed 2017.02.15).

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.