DOSSIER · 13F-HR · Q1 2026

SHAH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

$521M in tracked AUM across 11 positions as of Q1 2026.

SC
CIK 0001383838 · last filed Mar 31, 2026
Total AUM
$521M
as of Q1 2026
Holdings
11
positions
Whale Score
75
75
strong
Activity
no data
changes this Q
AI Analysis · Q1 2026

Shah Capital Management's $521M Q1 2026 13F is a deeply concentrated turnaround portfolio with 43% of the book in VEON, the emerging-market telecom operator, and 23% in Novavax, the COVID vaccine developer seeking a new commercial chapter. The manager added $23M to NVAX and built a fresh $8.3M position in Wolfspeed, the silicon-carbide semiconductor play, while cutting Tronox in shares and reducing exposure to Canadian Solar and USA Today. Baidu was sold outright. The eight positions that make up the rest of the book — China Yuchai, New Oriental, Dole, Antero Midstream, and others — are all deep-value or restructuring candidates with binary outcomes. The whaleScore of 75 reflects the $521M absolute scale of a high-conviction, single-thesis fund, not portfolio quality.

VEON at 43.4% of the portfolio is the gravitational center of Shah Capital's strategy. The stock is a Russian/emerging-market telecom operator that has been under sanctions pressure and operational stress; a $226M position is a bet on regulatory resolution and subscriber stabilization. NVAX at 23.2% is the second anchor — the manager added $23M despite the stock's history of missed milestones and binary clinical-trial outcomes. Together, VEON and NVAX account for two-thirds of the entire $521M book. That is not diversification; it is a pair of high-conviction turnaround trades wearing the same portfolio.

The Wolfspeed Addition

Quarter at a glance — Q1 2026

Position-change comparison pending.

No quarter-over-quarter changes available.

Top 10 holdings

By portfolio weight as of Q1 2026.

#HoldingValueSharesWeight
01
VEON
VEON LTD
$226M4.9M43.4%
02
NVAX
NOVAVAX INC
$121M14.8M23.2%
03
G21082105
CHINA YUCHAI INTL LTD
$62M1.6M12.0%
04
G9087Q102
TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC
$29M3.0M5.6%
05
VGSH
VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS
$20M343K3.9%
06
EDU
NEW ORIENTAL ED & TECHNOLOGY
$17M304K3.3%
07
AM
ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORP
$13M586K2.6%
08
CSIQ
CANADIAN SOLAR INC
$13M965K2.6%
09
WOLF
WOLFSPEED INC
$8M509K1.6%
10
G27907107
DOLE PLC
$7M459K1.3%

Filing history

2026Q1Mar 31
$521M 0.5%
11 positionsView →
2025Q4Dec 31
$519M 25.3%
12 positionsView →
2025Q3Sep 30
$414M 19.5%
9 positionsView →
2025Q2Jun 30
$514M 35.5%
14 positionsLocked
2025Q1Mar 31
$379M 23.5%
12 positionsLocked
2024Q4Dec 31
$496M 3.3%
16 positionsLocked
2024Q3Sep 30
$513M 11.0%
19 positionsLocked
2024Q2Jun 30
$462M 29.4%
17 positionsLocked
2024Q1Mar 31
$357M 8.5%
17 positionsLocked
2023Q4Dec 31
$390M 7.6%
15 positionsLocked
2023Q3Sep 30
$423M 46.0%
14 positionsLocked
2023Q2Jun 30
$782M 127.6%
29 positionsLocked
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