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Cove Street Capital 13F holdings, Q1 2024

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2024-03-31, filed 2024-05-07

Cove Street Capital disclosed 71 US equity positions worth $316.0m in its Q1 2024 13F filing. Its largest position is PPLI at 7.2% of the reported book, followed by ECVT and WHITE MTNS INS GROUP LTD. Versus Q4 2023 it opened 8 new positions, added to 13, reduced 39 and exited 7.

$316m
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.
7.2%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
46.2%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
30
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 Q4 2023: 8 new, 13 added, 39 reduced, 7 exited

50 of 71
PPLI PEOPLE INCCommunication Services7.2%$22.8m427,289−8.1%reduced
ECVT ECOVYST INCBasic Materials6.5%$20.5m1.84m−3.6%reduced
WHITE MTNS INS GROUP LTD no ticker–5.7%$18.0m10,057−5.7%reduced
SSP SCRIPPS E W CO OHIOCommunication Services4.6%$14.6m3.70m+34%added
VSAT VIASAT INCTechnology4.4%$13.9m766,753+18%added
OUT OUTFRONT MEDIA INCReal Estate4.3%$13.7m816,100−3.0%reduced
CLMB CLIMB GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INCTechnology3.5%$11.0m155,424−19%reduced
RSSS RESEARCH SOLUTIONS INC–3.4%$10.9m3.43m−2.2%reduced
KBR KBR INCIndustrials3.3%$10.4m162,823−7.5%reduced
SIXEUR SIX FLAGS ENTMT CORP NEW–3.2%$10.2m387,811−0.6%reduced
ENOV ENOVIS CORPORATIONHealthcare3.1%$9.9m158,989−2.1%reduced
AVD AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPBasic Materials2.9%$9.2m709,287+166%added
VMD VIEMED HEALTHCARE INCHealthcare2.7%$8.4m893,797−2.9%reduced
VTS VITESSE ENERGY INC–2.6%$8.3m351,365+26%added
TFPM TRIPLE FLAG PRECIOUS METALBasic Materials2.5%$7.8m541,255+15%added
CNX CNX RESOURCES CORPORATIONEnergy2.4%$7.7m322,747+2.4%added
TIPT TIPTREE INCFinancial Services2.3%$7.3m423,767+7.1%added
NEU NEWMARKET CORPBasic Materials2.2%$6.9m10,847−6.6%reduced
LFCR LIFECORE BIOMEDICAL INCHealthcare2.2%$6.8m1.28m+41%added
TBRG TRUBRIDGE INC–2.1%$6.8m733,369–new
SNEX STONEX GROUP INCFinancial Services2.0%$6.3m89,945−8.1%reduced
AMSWAUSD LOGILITY SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTI–2.0%$6.2m541,707−5.1%reduced
PKE PARK AEROSPACE CORPIndustrials1.9%$5.9m357,250–new
MPAA MOTORCAR PTS AMER INC–1.8%$5.8m720,753−5.0%reduced
RDVT RED VIOLET INC–1.7%$5.4m275,000–new
DLHC DLH HLDGS CORPIndustrials1.6%$5.0m375,776−50%reduced
CMP COMPASS MINERALS INTL INCBasic Materials1.5%$4.9m310,188+35%added
07S SECUREWORKS CORP–1.4%$4.3m638,626−1.4%reduced
WBD WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INCCommunication Services1.3%$4.0m452,800−2.7%reduced
SXI STANDEX INTL CORPIndustrials1.2%$3.7m20,267−28%reduced
INFU INFUSYSTEM HLDGS INCHealthcare1.1%$3.4m392,325−4.2%reduced
LGF/BEUR LIONS GATE ENTMNT CORP–0.9%$2.9m310,985−20%reduced
DVN DEVON ENERGY CORP NEWEnergy0.9%$2.8m55,516+103%added
AXALTA COATING SYS LTD no ticker–0.8%$2.7m77,502−35%reduced
FNV FRANCO NEVADA CORPBasic Materials0.7%$2.3m19,400−5.4%reduced
FMC FMC CORPBasic Materials0.7%$2.3m35,478+16%added
SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORPFinancial Services0.7%$2.2m30,100−8.2%reduced
GBLI GLOBAL INDEMNITY GROUP LLC–0.7%$2.1m68,319−26%reduced
GEG GREAT ELM GROUP INC–0.6%$1.9m1.01m−0.9%reduced
ADM ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COConsumer Defensive0.6%$1.8m28,800–new
TRMB TRIMBLE INCTechnology0.5%$1.7m26,000−4.2%reduced
BNY BANK OF NY MELLON CORPFinancial Services0.5%$1.6m27,4000.0%held
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services0.5%$1.6m27,200−20%reduced
HNRG HALLADOR ENERGY COMPANYUtilities0.5%$1.5m289,259+5.1%added
RRX REGAL REXNORD CORPORATIONIndustrials0.5%$1.5m8,441−19%reduced
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–0.5%$1.5m3,590−68%reduced
HWM HOWMET AEROSPACE INCIndustrials0.3%$970k14,170−52%reduced
CLH CLEAN HARBORS INCIndustrials0.3%$930k4,618−7.5%reduced
LFUS LITTELFUSE INCTechnology0.2%$776k3,202−7.9%reduced
KMI KINDER MORGAN INC DELEnergy0.2%$713k38,900+285%added

Exited since Q4 2023

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LTRPAUSD LIBERTY TRIPADVISOR HLDGS IN2.2%$7.1m
DCO DUCOMMUN INC DEL2.0%$6.4m
SKAA SKECHERS U S A INC0.4%$1.3m
ESI ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC0.3%$895k
CIZN CITIZENS HLDG CO MISS0.0%$12.3k
NTIC NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTL C0.0%$10.8k
ACCS ACCESS NEWSWIRE INC0.0%$9.2k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified28.0%
  • Basic Materials17.0%
  • Communication Services13.1%
  • Healthcare9.1%
  • Industrials9.0%
  • Technology8.6%
  • Financial Services6.0%
  • Real Estate4.3%
  • Energy3.6%
  • Consumer Defensive0.6%
  • Utilities0.5%
  • Consumer Cyclical0.05%

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