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Cove Street Capital 13F holdings, Q4 2021

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2021-12-31, filed 2022-02-11

Cove Street Capital disclosed 89 US equity positions worth $570.7m in its Q4 2021 13F filing. Its largest position is VSAT at 6.3% of the reported book, followed by LGF/BEUR and ECVT. Versus Q3 2021 it opened 10 new positions, added to 15, reduced 59 and exited 10.

$571m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
89
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
6.3%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
43.3%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
33
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 2021: 10 new, 15 added, 59 reduced, 10 exited

50 of 89
VSAT VIASAT INCTechnology6.3%$36.2m812,885−14%reduced
LGF/BEUR LIONS GATE ENTMNT CORP–6.1%$34.5m2.24m−21%reduced
ECVT ECOVYST INCBasic Materials5.4%$30.6m2.99m+3.5%added
CMP COMPASS MINERALS INTL INCBasic Materials5.3%$30.0m587,618+6.2%added
COLFAX CORP no ticker–4.6%$26.4m574,599−17%reduced
LFCR LIFECORE BIOMEDICAL INCHealthcare3.5%$19.9m1.80m−0.9%reduced
KBR KBR INCIndustrials3.3%$19.1m400,041−24%reduced
SSP SCRIPPS E W CO OHIOCommunication Services3.1%$17.5m906,426−17%reduced
WHITE MTNS INS GROUP LTD no ticker–2.9%$16.4m16,205−24%reduced
NEU NEWMARKET CORPBasic Materials2.9%$16.4m47,745−26%reduced
SNEX STONEX GROUP INCFinancial Services2.8%$16.0m261,636−14%reduced
AZZ AZZ INCIndustrials2.7%$15.6m281,255−16%reduced
TIGO MILLICOM INTL CELLULAR S ACommunication Services2.7%$15.5m544,046−27%reduced
SIXEUR SIX FLAGS ENTMT CORP NEW–2.5%$14.5m341,399+1.3%added
DLHC DLH HLDGS CORPIndustrials2.5%$14.2m684,042−14%reduced
HCCIUSD HERITAGE CRYSTAL CLEAN INC–2.3%$13.4m417,939−24%reduced
LUMN LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INCCommunication Services2.2%$12.4m988,309−8.4%reduced
CLMB CLIMB GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INCTechnology2.2%$12.4m352,650−8.5%reduced
CVLT COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INCTechnology2.1%$12.0m174,168−12%reduced
SKAA SKECHERS U S A INC–2.1%$11.8m272,390+1.4%added
TGNA TEGNA INC–2.0%$11.4m616,881−19%reduced
SXI STANDEX INTL CORPIndustrials1.9%$10.6m96,069−29%reduced
07S SECUREWORKS CORP–1.8%$10.3m642,304−12%reduced
VMD VIEMED HEALTHCARE INCHealthcare1.7%$9.5m1.82m+10%added
UFPT UFP TECHNOLOGIES INCHealthcare1.6%$9.3m132,170−27%reduced
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL no ticker–1.6%$9.1m179,518−7.8%reduced
DCO DUCOMMUN INC DELIndustrials1.5%$8.6m183,114+69%added
CNX CNX RESOURCES CORPORATIONEnergy1.3%$7.4m535,100−26%reduced
LIBERTY MEDIA ACQUISITION CO no ticker–1.3%$7.4m715,463−31%reduced
YUSD ALLEGHANY CORP DEL–1.2%$6.7m10,029−1.8%reduced
FMC FMC CORPBasic Materials1.1%$6.4m58,386+1.8%added
LTRPAUSD LIBERTY TRIPADVISOR HLDGS IN–1.1%$6.1m2.79m+51%added
RSSS RESEARCH SOLUTIONS INC–1.0%$5.7m2.32m−1.9%reduced
AXALTA COATING SYS LTD no ticker–0.9%$5.3m161,323−9.8%reduced
CCFEUR CHASE CORP–0.9%$5.3m52,929−12%reduced
NABL N-ABLE INCTechnology0.9%$5.2m466,414–new
AYS1 SANDSTORM GOLD LTD–0.8%$4.4m713,400−21%reduced
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–0.7%$4.1m13,700−15%reduced
ATRO ASTRONICS CORPIndustrials0.7%$3.9m320,980−40%reduced
FNV FRANCO NEVADA CORPBasic Materials0.7%$3.8m27,500−8.3%reduced
GBLI GLOBAL INDEMNITY GROUP LLC–0.6%$3.6m143,493−11%reduced
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services0.6%$3.4m70,900−13%reduced
GEG GREAT ELM GROUP INC–0.6%$3.3m1.59m−5.5%reduced
NATR NATURES SUNSHINE PRODS INCConsumer Defensive0.5%$3.0m162,738–new
BKEPUSD BLUEKNIGHT ENERGY PARTNERS L–0.5%$2.7m826,854+8.4%added
CLH CLEAN HARBORS INCIndustrials0.4%$2.5m24,610−6.6%reduced
TIPT TIPTREE INCFinancial Services0.4%$2.3m169,020−63%reduced
DISH DISH NETWORK CORPORATION–0.4%$2.1m65,900−4.6%reduced
BNY BANK OF NY MELLON CORPFinancial Services0.4%$2.1m35,415−6.1%reduced
HSIC HENRY SCHEIN INCHealthcare0.3%$1.7m21,969−71%reduced

Exited since Q3 2021

10 rows
GPX GP STRATEGIES CORP0.8%$5.4m
RXNEUR REXNORD CORP0.2%$1.5m
Apex Escrow Note no ticker0.06%$413k
8HH AVANOS MED INC0.03%$207k
CTGO CONTANGO SILVER & GOLD INC0.02%$153k
SPOK SPOK HLDGS INC0.01%$90.0k
FRPH FRP HLDGS INC0.01%$34.0k
Nuvera Communications Inc no ticker0.0%$33.0k
LGL LGL GROUP INC0.0%$32.0k
McDermott International Ltd no ticker0.0%$15.0k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified37.0%
  • Basic Materials15.3%
  • Industrials13.9%
  • Technology11.5%
  • Communication Services8.0%
  • Healthcare7.3%
  • Financial Services4.2%
  • Energy1.7%
  • Consumer Defensive0.8%
  • Consumer Cyclical0.3%
  • Utilities0.0%

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