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DLD Asset Management, LP

CIK:0001578299
Hedge Fund
$1B AUM
294 holdings
New York, NY, United States
Founded:2013
16 employees
Latest filing:Jun 30, 2025

DLD Asset Management, LP is a New York-based investment advisory and asset management firm founded in 2013 by Mark Friedman. The firm operates as a multi-PM relative value investment platform, allocating capital to liquid relative value strategies across equity, credit, and derivative markets. Employing approximately 16 professionals, DLD manages assets for institutional investors and specializes in niche, bottom-up expertise across multiple asset classes.

Investment Strategy

DLD Asset Management focuses on liquid relative value strategies managed by specialized investment teams. Their approach is centered on identifying dislocations between related securities across equity, credit, and derivatives markets. They dynamically combine risk- and operationally-vetted strategies to generate asymmetric, alpha-driven return streams, emphasizing event-driven, equity-trading, volatility arbitrage, and convertible securities strategies.

Latest 13F Filing Activity

DLD Asset Management, LP filed their most recent 13F report on Jun 30, 2025 disclosing 93 equity positions and 135 options positions with a total 13F market value of $2B. The fund increased holdings in Progress Software Corp., Varonis SYS Inc., Guess Inc. among other positions. DLD Asset Management, LP reduced exposure to Hess Corp., Allete Inc., Jackson Acquisition Co. II among others.

Top Buys
P
PRGSPROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP
+$51.5M
V
VRNSVARONIS SYS INC
+$45.6M
G
GESGUESS INC
+$38.1M
S
STWDSTARWOOD PPTY TR INC
+$37.1M
S
SPRSPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HLDGS INC
+$36.8M
Top Sells
H
HESHESS CORP
-$3.2M
A
ALEALLETE INC
-$3.2M
J
JACSJACKSON ACQUISITION CO II
-$3.0M
O
OACCOAKTREE ACQUISITION CORP III
-$2.5M
I
IRTCIRHYTHM TECHNOLOGIES INC
-$2.3M

Top Holdings

P
PRGSPROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP
+2.9%$51.5M
V
VRNSVARONIS SYS INC
+2.6%$45.6M
G
GESGUESS INC
+2.2%$38.1M
S
STWDSTARWOOD PPTY TR INC
+2.1%$37.1M
S
SPRSPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HLDGS INC
+2.1%$36.8M

Equity Positions (93)

TickerSecurityWeightMarket ValueSharesAvg CostPriceChange (QoQ)
PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP2.91%$51.5M43,000,000$63.84$63.84+$51.5M
VARONIS SYS INC2.58%$45.6M27,500,000$50.75$50.75+$45.6M
GUESS INC2.15%$38.1M40,000,000$12.09$12.09+$38.1M
STARWOOD PPTY TR INC2.09%$37.1M34,500,000$20.07$20.07+$37.1M
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HLDGS INC2.08%$36.8M25,000,000$38.15$38.15+$36.8M

Options Positions (135)

TickerSecurityActionTypeNotional ValueContractsUnderlying PricePremium PaidChange (Contracts)Change (Value)
CENTRUS ENERGY CORPBought
Put
$50.6M2,773$183.18$111.20+1,123+$40.3M
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRSold
Put
$46.8M758$617.85$559.39-6,242-$344.6M
CRACKER BARREL OLD CTRY STORBought
Put
$31.0M5,075$61.08$46.61+1,775+$18.2M
MARA HOLDINGS INCBought
Put
$25.1M16,025$15.68$13.11+5,525+$13.0M
RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE INCSold
Put
$18.0M13,105$13.74$12.47-13,396-$15.0M

Industry Allocation

PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS
+9.4%
BLANK CHECKS
+7.0%
SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE
+5.7%
MINING & QUARRYING OF NONMETALLIC MINERALS (NO FUELS)
+4.5%
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, NEC
+4.3%

Investment Team (14)

NameRoleLocationLinkedIn
Adam Hornby
Adam Hornby
Analyst and TraderNew York, NY , United States
Andrew Cowen
Andrew Cowen
Portfolio ManagerNew York, NY , United States
Andrew Kabatznick
Andrew Kabatznick
Portfolio ManagerNew York, NY , United States
Cheng Zhao
Cheng Zhao
Portfolio ManagerNew York, NY , United States
Connor Streaman
Connor Streaman
AssociateWestfield, NJ , United States
Doug Engler
Doug Engler
AssociateNew York, NY , United States
Maksymilian Szwajewski
Maksymilian Szwajewski
AssociateNew York, NY , United States
Ray Lam
Ray Lam
Senior AnalystNew York, NY , United States
Richard Simpson
Richard Simpson
Portfolio Manager, Equity StrategiesNew York, NY , United States
Sudeep Duttaroy
Sudeep Duttaroy
Portfolio ManagerNew York, NY , United States
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