Paul Isaac - Arbiter Partners Capital Management Options Holdings (Q4 2014)
As of Dec 31, 2014, the Arbiter Partners Capital Management portfolio disclosed options positions in its latest SEC 13F filing reported on May 12, 2026. These filings include call and put options tied to underlying equity holdings, providing a deeper look at the fund's use of derivatives for exposure and hedging.
The reported options activity included 11 call contracts and 5 put contracts across companies such as Tesla, Inc. (TSLA), Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Devon Energy Corporation (DVN). Options positions can signal strategies around hedging risk, enhancing leverage, or adjusting portfolio exposure during market shifts.
Options Positions
Showing 16 of 16 positions.
| Quarter | Symbol | Company | Option | Contracts | Notional Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2014 | TSLA | Tesla, Inc. | PUT | 758,500 | $168,698.00 |
| Q4 2014 | AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | PUT | 531,000 | $164,796.00 |
| Q4 2014 | DVN | Devon Energy Corporation | CALL | 803,200 | $49,164.00 |
| Q4 2014 | C | Citigroup, Inc. | CALL | 700,000 | $37,877.00 |
| Q4 2014 | NFLX | Netflix, Inc. | PUT | 98,800 | $33,751.00 |
| Q4 2014 | CCL | Carnival Corporation | CALL | 590,000 | $26,745.00 |
| Q4 2014 | HIG | Hartford Financial Services Gro | CALL | 462,700 | $19,290.00 |
| Q4 2014 | HAL | Halliburton Company | CALL | 370,000 | $14,552.00 |
| Q4 2014 | CRM | Salesforce, Inc. | PUT | 180,000 | $10,676.00 |
| Q4 2014 | HYG | iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corp | PUT | 76,200 | $6,828.00 |
| Q4 2014 | PFE | Pfizer, Inc. | CALL | 200,000 | $6,230.00 |
| Q4 2014 | AIG | American International Group, I | CALL | 100,000 | $5,601.00 |
| Q4 2014 | NEM | Newmont Corporation | CALL | 266,500 | $5,037.00 |
| Q4 2014 | SWN | SWN | CALL | 100,000 | $2,729.00 |
| Q4 2014 | HUN | Huntsman Corporation | CALL | 100,000 | $2,278.00 |
| Q4 2014 | GNW | Genworth Financial Inc | CALL | 200,000 | $1,700.00 |
Note: Notional value represents the total exposure of the options position.