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K2 Principal Fund, L.P.

CIK:0001461790
Hedge Fund
$788M AUM
296 holdings
Toronto, ON, Canada
Founded:2000
35 employees
Latest filing:Jun 30, 2025

K2 Principal Fund, L.P., founded in 2000, is the flagship fund of K2 & Associates, a Toronto-based hedge fund and asset manager. The firm specializes in multi-strategy, event-driven investing with a focus on North American equities and debt, serving institutional and high net-worth investors. K2 & Associates employs approximately 11-50 people and is known for its active management approach and diverse investment strategies.

Investment Strategy

K2 Principal Fund, L.P. follows a multi-strategy, event-driven approach, investing mainly in North American equities and debt markets. The fund actively deploys tactics such as merger arbitrage, long/short equity, private equity investments, restructurings, and activist investing. It employs a range of hedging techniques, particularly through the extensive use of options, in order to manage and mitigate downside risk.

Latest 13F Filing Activity

K2 Principal Fund, L.P. filed their most recent 13F report on Jun 30, 2025 disclosing 125 equity positions and 48 options positions with a total 13F market value of $725M. The fund increased holdings in Mag Silver Corp., Core Scientific Inc. New, Juniper Networks Inc. among other positions. K2 Principal Fund, L.P. reduced exposure to SPDR Gold TR, Solaris Energy Infras Inc., Hennessy Cap Invt Corp. VII among others.

Top Buys
M
MAGMAG SILVER CORP
+$6.8M
C
CORZCORE SCIENTIFIC INC NEW
+$5.9M
J
JNPRJUNIPER NETWORKS INC
+$4.0M
G
GTENGORES HLDGS X INC
+$4.0M
R
RACRITHM ACQUISITION CORP
+$3.5M
Top Sells
G
GLDSPDR GOLD TR
-$15.8M
S
SEISOLARIS ENERGY INFRAS INC
-$5.9M
H
HVIIHENNESSY CAP INVT CORP VII
-$5.8M
S
SVCCSTELLAR V CAP CORP
-$3.4M
A
ATIIUARCHIMEDES TECH SPAC PARTNER
-$3.2M

Top Holdings

I
IBITISHARES BITCOIN TRUST ETF
+1.5%$10.7M
F
FSLRFIRST SOLAR INC
+1.1%$8.0M
M
MAGMAG SILVER CORP
+0.9%$6.8M
C
CORZCORE SCIENTIFIC INC NEW
+0.8%$5.9M
S
SPRYARS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
+0.8%$5.5M

Equity Positions (125)

TickerSecurityWeightMarket ValueSharesAvg CostPriceChange (QoQ)
ISHARES BITCOIN TRUST ETF1.47%$10.7M174,000$40.69$61.21+$118.3K
FIRST SOLAR INC1.10%$8.0M48,291$140.14$165.54+$2.4M
MAG SILVER CORP0.94%$6.8M321,870$21.13$21.13+$6.8M
CORE SCIENTIFIC INC NEW0.82%$5.9M346,591$17.07$17.07+$5.9M
ARS PHARMACEUTICALS INC0.76%$5.5M317,126$12.58$17.45-$571.9K

Options Positions (48)

TickerSecurityActionTypeNotional ValueContractsUnderlying PricePremium PaidChange (Contracts)Change (Value)
SPDR GOLD TRBought
Call
$32.0M1,050$304.83$293.70+350+$11.8M
BRITISH AMERN TOB PLCNew
Call
$18.5M3,900$47.33$47.33+3,900+$18.5M
ISHARES TRNew
Put
$16.1M2,000$80.65$80.65+2,000+$16.1M
ISHARES BITCOIN TRUST ETFBought
Put
$15.3M2,500$61.21$60.06+2,300+$14.4M
ISHARES SILVER TRBought
Call
$10.8M3,280$32.81$32.70+3,080+$10.1M

Industry Allocation

COMMODITY CONTRACTS BROKERS & DEALERS
+11.6%
BLANK CHECKS
+6.2%
SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION
+2.0%
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
+1.6%
FINANCE SERVICES
+1.5%