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Cove Street Capital 13F holdings, Q4 2013

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2013-12-31, filed 2014-01-30

Cove Street Capital disclosed 71 US equity positions worth $538.6m in its Q4 2013 13F filing. Its largest position is FOR at 5.3% of the reported book, followed by TAMINCO CORP and GHC. Versus Q3 2013 it opened 9 new positions, added to 28, reduced 18 and exited 6.

$539m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
71
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
5.3%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
37.2%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
41
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
56
Quarters on file since Q3 2011
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q3 2013: 9 new, 28 added, 18 reduced, 6 exited

50 of 71
FOR FORESTAR GROUP INCReal Estate5.3%$28.4m1.33m+47%added
TAMINCO CORP no ticker–4.7%$25.5m1.26m–new
GHC GRAHAM HLDGS COIndustrials4.3%$23.2m34,928–new
WHITE MTNS INS GROUP LTD no ticker–4.2%$22.8m37,887+12%added
AREXQ APPROACH RESOURCES INC–4.2%$22.5m1.16m+9.4%added
CHIMERA INVT CORP no ticker–4.0%$21.3m6.86m+1560%added
NEUSTAR INC no ticker–3.1%$16.6m333,667+19%added
SPX CORP no ticker–2.5%$13.4m134,210−61%reduced
HCCIUSD HERITAGE CRYSTAL CLEAN INC–2.5%$13.4m652,339+11%added
LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORP no ticker–2.5%$13.3m454,370−4.2%reduced
REMY INTL INC no ticker–2.4%$13.0m556,7840.0%held
PMC-SIERRA INC no ticker–2.4%$12.8m1.99m+26%added
COF CAPITAL ONE FINL CORPFinancial Services2.3%$12.6m164,485−0.4%held
AIG American International GroupFinancial Services2.2%$12.1m236,595−1.5%reduced
YUSD ALLEGHANY CORP DEL–2.2%$12.0m30,006+13%added
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services2.1%$11.5m196,673+0.8%added
L LOEWS CORPFinancial Services2.1%$11.5m237,376+0.9%added
OXY OCCIDENTAL PETE CORPEnergy1.9%$10.5m110,330+248%added
VERIFONE SYS INC no ticker–1.9%$10.1m376,705−0.3%held
AVID TECHNOLOGY INC no ticker–1.9%$10.0m1.22m−2.0%reduced
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HLDGS INC no ticker–1.8%$9.8m976,229−28%reduced
TGT TARGET CORPConsumer Defensive1.7%$9.4m148,966–new
FICO FAIR ISAAC CORPTechnology1.6%$8.5m134,728+0.4%held
AZZ AZZ INCIndustrials1.5%$8.3m169,745−9.2%reduced
ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS LTD no ticker–1.5%$8.3m546,447−5.4%reduced
EMERALD OIL INC no ticker–1.5%$8.2m1.07m+3.3%added
HSN INC no ticker–1.5%$8.1m130,602+7.6%added
TFX TELEFLEX INCORPORATEDHealthcare1.5%$7.9m84,206+1.2%added
BARNES & NOBLE INC no ticker–1.4%$7.7m515,300+24%added
BARRY R G CORP OHIO no ticker–1.4%$7.7m397,599+14%added
GPX GP STRATEGIES CORP–1.4%$7.6m256,157+0.1%held
CHEROKEE INC DEL NEW no ticker–1.4%$7.6m549,668+2.0%added
HALLUSD HALLMARK FINL SVCS INC–1.4%$7.5m841,537+13%added
SYMETRA FINL CORP no ticker–1.4%$7.4m391,757+1.0%added
JOHNSON CTLS INC no ticker–1.3%$7.0m136,535−2.2%reduced
GSI GROUP INC CDA NEW no ticker–1.3%$7.0m620,692−16%reduced
COVIDIEN PLC no ticker–1.3%$6.7m99,057+1.5%added
BNY BANK OF NY MELLON CORPFinancial Services1.2%$6.7m191,850+0.8%added
GM General Motors CorpConsumer Cyclical1.2%$6.5m159,435+1.7%added
TEL TE CONNECTIVITY LTDTechnology1.1%$6.2m111,699+0.8%added
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE no ticker–1.1%$5.9m40,2950.0%held
WESTELL TECHNOLOGIES INC no ticker–1.1%$5.8m1.44m−29%reduced
CHKEUR CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP–1.0%$5.6m205,5080.0%held
GEF/B GREIF INC–1.0%$5.5m94,191+9.3%added
LEUCADIA NATL CORP no ticker–1.0%$5.5m194,580+0.8%added
EFX EQUIFAX INCIndustrials1.0%$5.5m79,195−0.8%reduced
Signature Group Holdings Inc no ticker–1.0%$5.4m500,233–new
APCO OIL & GAS INTERNATIONAL no ticker–0.8%$4.2m270,075+6.5%added
STT STATE STR CORPFinancial Services0.4%$2.2m30,6500.0%held
GEF GREIF INCConsumer Cyclical0.3%$1.8m34,2630.0%held

Exited since Q3 2013

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The Washington Post Co no ticker4.4%$21.6m
GRAFTECH INTL LTD no ticker2.5%$12.3m
Signature Group Holdings Inc no ticker0.7%$3.5m
CENTA CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO0.4%$2.1m
GLW CORNING INC0.3%$1.4m
WMT WALMART INC0.3%$1.3m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified66.9%
  • Financial Services10.5%
  • Industrials7.1%
  • Real Estate5.4%
  • Technology3.0%
  • Energy2.1%
  • Consumer Defensive1.7%
  • Consumer Cyclical1.5%
  • Healthcare1.5%
  • Communication Services0.2%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (56)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q3 202596$76.6m
Q2 202597$68.2m
Q1 202598$63.7m
Q4 202494$85.7m
Q3 202499$128m
Q2 202478$139m
Q1 202471$316m
Q4 202370$327m
Q3 202381$296m
Q2 202380$322m
Q1 202383$335m
Q4 202281$367m
Q3 202279$358m
Q2 202282$397m
Q1 202286$565m
Q4 202189$571m
Q3 202189$674m
Q2 202187$691m
Q1 202186$698m
Q4 202080$565m
Q3 202074$528m
Q2 202074$505m
Q1 202098$488m
Q4 2019100$756m
Q3 201995$715m
Q2 201997$775m
Q1 201997$817m
Q4 2018100$773m
Q3 201898$948m
Q2 2018102$919m
Q1 2018106$907m
Q4 2017107$927m
Q3 2017108$896m
Q2 201790$825m
Q1 201786$947m
Q4 201692$957m
Q3 201695$928m
Q2 2016103$905m
Q1 2016103$766m
Q4 2015110$759m
Q3 2015112$755m
Q2 2015108$830m
Q1 2015114$763m
Q4 2014110$671m
Q3 201492$642m
Q2 201471$618m
Q1 201466$532m
Q4 201371$539m
Q3 201368$492m
Q2 201369$455m
Q1 201353$240m
Q4 201252$215m
Q3 201252$210m
Q2 201256$214m
Q4 201156$224m
Q3 201162$195m

Where Cove Street Capital was early

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STT State Street CorpQ4 20118 of 1391.4%1.9%25Exited by Q1 2019+56%
CLGX CoreLogic IncQ2 20121 of 943.1%3.3%7Exited by Q1 2014+191%
GEF/B Greif Inc CL BQ2 20121 of 260.6%1.1%10Exited by Q4 2014+10%
AIG American International Group IncQ2 20127 of 1552.0%3.9%18Exited by Q1 2018+86%
COF Capital One Financial CorpQ2 20128 of 2273.8%4.0%27Exited by Q1 2019+38%
WU Western Union CompanyQ2 201211 of 1331.0%4.4%10Exited by Q2 2022+11%
LYV Live Nation Entertainment IncQ4 20125 of 2162.7%4.4%7Exited by Q4 2020+479%
FOR Forestar Group IncQ1 20131 of 821.6%5.5%17Exited by Q2 2017−38%
GPX GP Strategies CorporationQ2 20131 of 271.3%4.7%34Exited by Q4 2021−13%
OXY OCCIDENTAL PETE CORPQ2 20134 of 1920.3%2.0%12Exited by Q3 2025−51%
GM General Motors CompanyQ2 201311 of 1691.2%1.2%9Exited by Q3 2015+0.1%
AZZ AZZ IncQ3 20131 of 801.6%3.1%15Exited by Q3 2022−2.5%
GHC Graham HoldingsQ4 20132 of 1124.3%4.5%6Exited by Q2 2015+58%
AVD AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPQ2 20141 of 590.3%10.5%32Held at last filing, Q3 2025−57%
VSAT VIASAT INCQ2 20142 of 1261.3%11.0%46Held at last filing, Q3 2025−49%
HNRG HALLADOR ENERGY COMPANYQ3 20142 of 910.1%2.1%36Exited by Q4 2024−20%
UFPT UFP Technologies IncQ3 20142 of 590.05%3.3%34Exited by Q1 2023+436%
ANIK ANIKA THERAPEUTICS INCQ4 20141 of 580.07%1.8%10Held at last filing, Q3 2025−77%
PRKS SeaWorld Entertainment IncQ4 20145 of 1521.6%1.7%7Exited by Q3 2016−20%
SSP SCRIPPS E W CO OHIOQ4 20145 of 730.6%6.7%40Held at last filing, Q3 2025−88%
RAVN Raven Industries IncQ1 20151 of 560.2%2.3%8Exited by Q1 2017+85%
TIGO MILLICOM INTL CELLULAR S AQ1 20152 of 800.2%6.5%37Exited by Q2 2024−44%
IBM International Business MachineQ1 20159 of 1681.5%1.5%9Exited by Q2 2017+8.5%
HP5A Equity CommonwealthQ2 201512 of 1111.8%2.1%19Exited by Q1 2020+28%
FELE Franklin Electric Co IncQ3 20152 of 731.3%1.9%7Exited by Q2 2017+58%
GDEN GOLDEN ENTMT INCQ3 20152 of 890.9%1.1%10Held at last filing, Q3 2025+74%
TUP Tupperware Brands CorpQ3 20152 of 701.4%3.1%16Exited by Q3 2019−62%
FMC FMC CORPQ3 20159 of 1573.8%5.4%40Exited by Q3 2025+42%
CSW CSW Industrials IncQ4 20153 of 770.1%2.4%19Exited by Q3 2020+83%
ZBRA ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIQ1 20168 of 1541.6%2.6%13Held at last filing, Q3 2025+331%
NOVT Novanta IncQ2 20161 of 992.1%2.4%7Exited by Q1 2018+230%
EVC Entravision Communications CorQ2 20163 of 650.02%1.1%3Exited by Q1 2017+4.2%
JCI Johnson Controls InternationalQ3 201612 of 1730.6%1.1%9Exited by Q4 2018−25%
TGNA TEGNA IncQ4 20163 of 1473.8%5.5%23Exited by Q3 2022−35%
CMP COMPASS MINERALS INTL INCQ4 20164 of 1032.4%6.8%36Held at last filing, Q3 2025−75%
TRNS Transcat IncQ1 20172 of 540.1%1.9%17Exited by Q2 2021+286%
SBH Sally Beauty Holdings IncQ1 20178 of 1122.4%2.6%5Exited by Q2 2018−20%
NEU NEWMARKET CORPQ3 20171 of 860.05%3.2%20Held at last filing, Q3 2025+95%
DLHC DLH HLDGS CORPQ3 20172 of 240.1%3.8%29Exited by Q4 2024+44%
GE General Electric CompanyQ3 201723 of 2421.0%1.0%12Exited by Q3 2020−71%
LILAB Liberty Latin America CL AQ4 20173 of 1011.2%1.2%6Exited by Q2 2019−3.2%
QVCG Qurate Retail IncQ1 20181 of 1161.0%2.3%8Exited by Q1 2020−67%
AYI Acuity Brands IncQ1 20185 of 1370.7%2.9%14Exited by Q3 2021+34%
DNOW NOW IncQ1 20186 of 1332.0%2.5%9Exited by Q2 2020−50%
SPB Spectrum Brands Holdings IncQ1 201810 of 1470.05%3.2%18Exited by Q3 2022−19%
HSIC Henry Schein IncQ1 201811 of 1420.6%1.4%20Exited by Q1 2023+52%
JEF Jefferies Financial Group IncQ2 20183 of 1281.1%1.1%5Exited by Q3 2019−15%
TPR TAPESTRY INCQ4 201812 of 1730.1%2.7%22Exited by Q2 2024+41%
SXI STANDEX INTL CORPQ2 20191 of 591.1%2.6%20Exited by Q2 2024+149%
VMD VIEMED HEALTHCARE INCQ3 20192 of 480.09%2.8%25Held at last filing, Q3 2025−1.9%

Concentration and tenure

6.2%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
43.0%
Median top 10 weight, all quarters
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
Concentrated
Style, by median largest position
4
Median completed holding, quarters