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Wynnefield Capital: 13F holdings, Q3 2011

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Wynnefield Capital disclosed 30 US equity positions worth $173.3m in its Q3 2011 13F filing (holdings as of September 30, 2011, filed November 14, 2011). Its largest position is DIREXION SMALL CAP BEAR 3X ETF at 16.8% of the reported book, followed by CORE, MVC CAPITAL INC COMM. The top ten holdings are 81.1% of the book, and the portfolio behaves like about 12 equal-weight positions. Versus the prior filing it opened 3 new positions, added to 11, reduced 6 and exited 12. Note: this manager's most recent filing is 59 quarters behind the newest quarter on file, so these figures are history rather than current positioning.

This manager's most recent filing is 59 quarter(s) behind the newest quarter on file. Treat these figures as history, not current positioning.
$173.3mreported US equity book
30positions
16.8%largest position
81.1%top 10 weight
12.1effective positions (1/HHI)
43quarters on file since Q3 2000

What does Wynnefield Capital own? Top holdings as of September 30, 2011

Change is measured in shares against the previous filing (Q2 2011), so price moves do not read as decisions. This quarter: 3 new, 11 added, 6 reduced, 12 exited.

#StockSectorWeightValueSharesΔ sharesAction
1 DIREXION SMALL CAP BEAR 3X ETF 16.8%$29.1m550,000 -1% reduced
2 CORE CORE-MARK HOLDING CO INC COMM 12.3%$21.3m705,600 -2% reduced
3 MVC CAPITAL INC COMM 9.3%$16.1m1,565,258 6% added
4 NATR NATURES SUNSHINE PRODS INC COMM Consumer Defensive 8.2%$14.3m1,059,921 -9% reduced
5 LANDEC CORP COMM 7.3%$12.7m2,497,924 24% added
6 BREEZE-EASTERN CORP COMM 7.2%$12.5m2,117,911 0% held
7 API TECHNOLOGIES CORP COMM 5.7%$10.0m2,520,000 0% held
8 EASYLINK SERVICES INTL-CL A COMM 5.7%$9.8m2,296,226 -10% reduced
9 ADVANCED PHOTONIX INC-CL A RSTD 4.7%$8.2m2,075,750 0% held
10 HECKMANN CORP COMM 3.8%$6.6m1,296,700 200% added
11 KTOS KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY COMM Industrials 2.9%$5.0m740,000 new
12 CHIQUITA BRANDS INTL COMM 2.4%$4.1m495,000 new
13 ROTECH HEALTHCARE INC COMM 2.2%$3.9m1,887,500 12% added
14 FSS FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP COMM Industrials 1.7%$3.0m697,762 122% added
15 VITACOST.COM INC COMM 1.7%$2.9m610,000 0% held
16 PRIMO WATER CORP COMM 1.6%$2.8m490,000 new
17 ULTRASHORT LEHMAN 20+ YEAR ETF 1.1%$2.0m102,300 96% added
18 CDC SOFTWARE CORP-ADR ADRS 0.8%$1.4m417,447 16% added
19 HALO HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC COMM Healthcare 0.7%$1.2m200,000 747% added
20 KINDRED HEALTHCARE INC COMM 0.6%$1.1m140,000 87% added
21 PHYSICIANS FORMULA HOLDINGS COMM 0.6%$1.1m479,700 -0% held
22 NEVADA GOLD & CASINOS INC COMM 0.6%$1.1m615,188 -1% reduced
23 SMTC CORPORATION COMM 0.4%$727.0k723,450 45% added
24 WESTMORELAND COAL CO COMM 0.4%$621.0k80,000 0% held
25 SUN HEALTHCARE GROUP INC NEW COMM 0.3%$567.0k210,000 0% held
26 PHC INC-CL A (MASS) COMM 0.3%$564.0k259,018 -22% reduced
27 ULTRAPETROL (BAHAMAS) LTD COMM 0.1%$227.0k100,000 0% held
28 PPC PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP COMM Consumer Defensive 0.1%$214.0k50,000 100% added
29 OVERHILL FARMS INC COMM 0.1%$199.0k55,701 0% held
30 US NATURAL GAS FUND LP ETF 0.1%$90.0k10,000 0% held

What did Wynnefield Capital sell? Positions exited since the previous filing

StockPrior weightPrior value
NOBEL LEARNING COMMUNITIES COMM34.0%$11.9m
TELOS CORP MD 12%22.7%$8.0m
UNIGENE LABORATORIES INC COMM17.5%$6.1m
INTEGRAL SYSTEMS INC/MD COMM15.7%$5.5m
TRANSWORLD CORPORATION COMM6.6%$2.3m
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE DIAMONDS COMM1.6%$559.0k
ALEXCO RESOURCE CORP COMM0.4%$151.0k
PEOPLES FEDERAL BANCSHARES I COMM0.4%$141.0k
INDEPENDENCE HOLDING CO COMM0.3%$121.0k
WINTHROP REALTY TRUST REIT0.3%$119.0k
U S ENERGY CORP - WYOMING COMM0.3%$107.0k
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE CORP COMM0.2%$73.0k

Sector mix

SectorWeight
Consumer Defensive8.4%
Industrials4.6%
Healthcare0.7%

Sectors cover positions whose ticker resolved to a sector; the remainder is unclassified, not cash.

Filing history

QuarterPositionsEquity value
Q3 201130$173.3m
Q2 201139$209.0m
Q1 201136$143.4m
Q4 201035$135.5m
Q3 201037$325.9m
Q2 201036$282.7m
Q1 201025$218.7m
Q4 200922$135.6m
Q3 200921$129.3m
Q2 200920$117.9m
Q1 200926$134.9m
Q4 200833$144.0m
Q3 200838$211.7m
Q2 200839$194.2m
Q1 200854$123.9m
Q4 200750$185.6m

Earliest filing: Q3 2000 · 43 quarters on file

How concentrated is Wynnefield Capital's portfolio?

Across every quarter Wynnefield Capital has filed, its median largest position is 9.8% of the book and its median top-ten weight is 55.1%, which WhaleCreep classifies as concentrated (the gate is a median largest position of 5%). Of 744 completed holding spells, the median lasted 4.0 quarters; 30 positions are still open and their final length is unknown.