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Carl Icahn

Carl Icahn

Icahn Capital · Activist / value Icahn runs a highly concentrated activist book, taking large stakes to push for corporate change.

Carl Icahn (born 1936) is an American financier and activist investor who founded Icahn Enterprises and Icahn Capital. He is known for taking large, often controlling stakes in public companies and agitating for change — board seats, spin-offs, buybacks, or new management — to unlock value. His reported 13F portfolio is highly concentrated, historically anchored by his own Icahn Enterprises and a small number of activist targets.

Wikipedia ↗ source: sec.gov

$8.3B reported 13F equity 12 positions as of 2026Q2 13F: latest change 2026-08-14

Portfolio allocation (reported 13F equity)

Long US-listed equity positions only; options excluded.

$8.3B13F equity
  • Icahn Enterprises LP54.0%
  • CVR Energy Inc23.7%
  • CVR Partners, LP5.6%
  • Centuri Holdings, Inc.5.2%
  • International Flavors and Fragrances Inc.4.1%
  • EchoStar Corporation1.7%
  • JetBlue Airways Corp.1.4%
  • Monro, Inc.1.1%
  • Caesars Entertainment, Inc.0.9%
  • SandRidge Energy, Inc.0.8%
  • Others1.4%

Reported 13F equity value — not a return, not AUM

Long US-listed equity positions only; filed with a ~45-day lag.

2024Q2 — $10.8B reported 13F equity2024Q3 — $9.8B reported 13F equity2024Q4 — $7.4B reported 13F equity2025Q1 — $7.5B reported 13F equity2025Q2 — $7.9B reported 13F equity2025Q3 — $9.1B reported 13F equity2025Q4 — $8.4B reported 13F equity2026Q1 — $8.6B reported 13F equity2026Q2 — $8.3B reported 13F equity$10.8B$7.4B2024Q22026Q2
#TickerSecurity (as filed) % of 13FShares Reported priceCurrentValueActivity
1 — Icahn Enterprises LP 54.0% 618,393,343 $7.21 — $4.5B Added +13%
2 — CVR Energy Inc 23.7% 71,201,875 $27.54 — $2.0B Held +0%
3 — CVR Partners, LP 5.6% 4,164,274 $111.48 — $464.2M Held +0%
4 — Centuri Holdings, Inc. 5.2% 14,336,044 $30.24 — $433.5M Held +0%
5 — International Flavors and Fragrances Inc. 4.1% 4,275,000 $79.22 — $338.7M Held +0%
6 — EchoStar Corporation 1.7% 1,404,542 $101.50 — $142.6M Held +0%
7 — JetBlue Airways Corp. 1.4% 20,658,179 $5.73 — $118.4M Trimmed −39%
8 — Monro, Inc. 1.1% 5,078,573 $17.11 — $86.9M Held +0%
9 — Caesars Entertainment, Inc. 0.9% 2,440,109 $30.18 — $73.6M Held +0%
10 — SandRidge Energy, Inc. 0.8% 5,054,907 $13.70 — $69.3M Added +2%
11 — American Electric Power Company 0.7% 434,710 $136.81 — $59.5M Trimmed −64%
12 — Bausch Plus Lomb Corp. 0.7% 3,500,000 $16.56 — $58.0M Held +0%

TradingPilot analysis of the reported 13F equity book

As of 2026Q2, Carl Icahn's reported 13F book holds 12 equity positions; the top 5 are 93% of it.

  1. Icahn Enterprises LP — 54.0% of 13F
  2. CVR Energy Inc — 23.7% of 13F
  3. CVR Partners, LP — 5.6% of 13F
  4. Centuri Holdings, Inc. — 5.2% of 13F
  5. International Flavors and Fragrances Inc. — 4.1% of 13F

This quarter: 0 new, 2 added, 2 trimmed, 0 sold out.

Biggest share moves:
  • Icahn Enterprises LP — Added (+68,992,804 sh)
  • JetBlue Airways Corp. — Trimmed (−12,963,556 sh)
  • American Electric Power Company — Trimmed (−770,590 sh)
  • SandRidge Energy, Inc. — Added (+107,206 sh)