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Heard Capital LLC

CIK:0001796409
Hedge Fund
$2B AUM
21 holdings
Chicago, IL, United States
Founded:2011
15 employees
Latest filing:Jun 30, 2025

Heard Capital LLC is a Chicago-based hedge fund founded in 2011 by William E. Heard. The firm manages approximately $2 billion in assets as of January 2025 and has a focus on fundamental investment strategies across sectors including technology, media, telecommunications, financials, industrials, and energy. Heard Capital serves leading endowments, foundations, pension funds, and select family offices. The firm leverages a debate-driven, bottom-up investment methodology and is known for its concentrated, long-only and high-conviction portfolios managed by a small, focused investment team.

Investment Strategy

Heard Capital implements a multi-year, fundamental, and concentrated approach to public equities primarily within the technology, media, telecommunications, financial, and industrial sectors. The firm identifies companies with durable economic moats, sound capital allocation, and shareholder alignment—often those misunderstood by generalist market participants. Heard Capital uses a debate-driven investment process, leveraging sector expertise to map opportunity sets and execute rigorous diligence. Investment decisions are based on unit-based analysis and risk is continually managed at both position and portfolio levels, including data-centric, systematic monitoring. Positions are typically held for five years or more, with portfolios constructed to outperform market benchmarks over long time horizons.

Top Buys
A
AVAVAEROVIRONMENT INC
+$57.5M
L
LRCXLAM RESEARCH CORP
+$32.0M
P
PLTRPALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC
+$28.9M
A
APOAPOLLO GLOBAL MGMT INC
+$27.9M
A
ADBEADOBE INC
+$26.8M
Top Sells
A
ATEXANTERIX INC
-$18.8M
T
TDGTRANSDIGM GROUP INC
-$5.4M
B
BLKBLACKROCK INC
-$908.6K
A
AMZNAMAZON COM INC
+$499.7K
A
ARESARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
+$296.5K

Top Holdings

T
TDGTRANSDIGM GROUP INC
+10.7%$204.3M
F
FICOFAIR ISAAC CORP
+10.0%$191.4M
A
AMTAMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW
+9.5%$182.4M
A
APOAPOLLO GLOBAL MGMT INC
+9.4%$180.9M
A
ADBEADOBE INC
+9.2%$176.9M

Equity Positions (21)

TickerSecurityWeightMarket ValueSharesAvg CostPriceChange (QoQ)
T
TDG
TRANSDIGM GROUP INC10.67%$204.3M134,327$804.81$1520.64-$5.4M
F
FICO
FAIR ISAAC CORP10.00%$191.4M104,724$942.80$1827.96+$15.7M
A
AMT
AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW9.53%$182.4M825,210$202.63$221.02+$8.0M
A
APO
APOLLO GLOBAL MGMT INC9.45%$180.9M1,274,970$102.67$141.87+$27.9M
A
ADBE
ADOBE INC9.24%$176.9M457,332$452.81$386.88+$26.8M

Industry Allocation

INVESTMENT ADVICE
+21.6%
AIRCRAFT PARTS & AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT, NEC
+15.3%
SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE
+15.1%
SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC
+10.0%
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
+9.8%

Investment Team (1)

NameRoleLocationLinkedIn
J
Joe Lee
PartnerVenice, CA , United States