Cove Street Capital, LLC

CIK 1531612 · View on SEC EDGAR ↗

Portfolio value
$76.6M
#8,524 of 9,443 by 13F value · top 90.3%
Positions
96
As of
Sept. 30, 2025 Data as of Q3 2025

Portfolio value QoQ: +12.3% 13F does not disclose cash

Top 10 holdings weight
47.12%
Top 25 holdings weight
78.86%
Positions above 1%
30
Effective number of positions
27.9

Based on 13F long-equity holdings only (cash, bonds, shorts not disclosed)

Turnover Q3 2025: 18.67% Est. buys $13,511,282 · sells $17,380,198

Median holding: 4.0 quarters Tracked Q4 2024–Q3 2025 · 78.0% still held

New positions
7
Increased
25
Decreased
21
Closed
8
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Performance vs S&P 500

Tracked Q4 2024–Q3 2025
+23.7%
S&P 500 total return (same window)
+13.4%
Excess return
+10.3%

Annualized: +32.9% · S&P 500: +18.3%

Approximates a buy-and-hold portfolio built from quarterly SEC 13F snapshots. Excludes cash, short positions, options/derivatives, and non-13(f) securities — reflects the disclosed long-equity book only, not total fund AUM. SEC filing lag is up to 45 days; this is not a real-time-copyable timing.

Priceable coverage: 91.5% · Options excluded: 0.0%

Sector breakdown

Materials
20.6%
Technology
11.1%
Financial Services
10.1%
Communication Services
10.1%
Health Care
8.1%
Industrials
6.9%
Consumer Discretionary
6.1%
Financials
5.1%
Communications
4.6%
Retail
3.4%
Real Estate
2.9%
Energy
2.9%
Consumer Staples
0.9%
Utilities
0.4%
Consumer products
0.1%
Other/Unmapped
6.8%

Full portfolio 96 positions

Type Streak 8Q trend
AVD American Vanguard Corporation Common Stock ($0.10 Par Value) $8,030,180 10.49% 1,398,986 $3,136,911 Up ×3
RSSS Research Solutions, Inc - Common Stock $4,981,889 6.51% 1,335,627 $1,145,551 Down ×3
FUN Six Flags Entertainment Corporation Common Stock New $4,644,286 6.07% 204,414 $4,300,883 Up ×1
VSAT ViaSat, Inc. - Common Stock $3,484,708 4.55% 118,932 $-293,553 Down ×1
ECVT Ecovyst Inc. Common Stock $2,748,126 3.59% 313,713 $-1,940,291 Down ×2
SNEX StoneX Group Inc. - Common Stock $2,632,397 3.44% 26,084 $284,676 Up ×1
CCO Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. Common Stock $2,595,256 3.39% 1,642,567 $1,393,530 Up ×2
CLMB Climb Global Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock $2,543,746 3.32% 18,865 $873,384 Up ×2
AAP Advance Auto Parts Inc. $2,271,370 2.97% 36,993 $523,625 Down ×3
NEU NewMarket Corp Common Stock $2,138,438 2.79% 2,582 $396,089 Up ×1
OUT OUTFRONT Media Inc. Common Stock $2,067,577 2.70% 112,859 $254,817 Up ×1
WEX WEX Inc. common stock $2,024,418 2.64% 12,851 $134,091 Down ×1
IIIV i3 Verticals, Inc. - Common Stock $1,954,806 2.55% 60,222 $351,018 Up ×2
IAC IAC Inc. - Common Stock $1,917,051 2.50% 56,268 $170,062 Up ×1
WTM White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. Common Stock $1,810,256 2.36% 1,083 $959,085 Up ×1
CLVT Clarivate Plc Ordinary Shares $1,732,929 2.26% 452,462 $1,686,330 Up ×1
KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc. Common Stock $1,588,757 2.08% 56,120 $-172,891 Down ×1
VMD Viemed Healthcare, Inc. - Common Shares $1,492,768 1.95% 219,848 $527,987 Up ×1
SCHW Charles Schwab Corporation (The) Common Stock $1,472,529 1.92% 15,424 $42,981 Down ×1
TFPM Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. Common Shares $1,454,573 1.90% 49,712 $274,811 Down ×3
BK The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Common Stock $1,442,957 1.88% 13,243 $227,276 Down ×1
CMP Compass Minerals Intl Inc Common Stock $1,371,206 1.79% 71,417 $-65,771 Down ×3
ENOV Enovis Corporation Common Stock $1,348,370 1.76% 44,442 $-45,331
WBD Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. - Series A Common Stock $1,328,325 1.74% 68,032 $-880,751 Down ×3
AVNS Avanos Medical, Inc. Common Stock $1,295,656 1.69% 112,081 $1,037,172 Up ×1
WFC Wells Fargo & Company Common Stock $1,175,156 1.54% 14,020 $51,874
BRKB $1,146,247 1.50% 2,280 $38,691
ANIK Anika Therapeutics Inc. - Common Stock $958,386 1.25% 101,956 $174,419 Up ×1
SSP E.W. Scripps Company (The) - Class A Common Stock $876,835 1.15% 356,437 $-989,785 Down ×3
MTBA $765,572 1.00% 15,205 $34,258 Up ×1
IZEA IZEA Worldwide, Inc. - Common Stock $676,519 0.88% 181,860 $230,267 Up ×1
BTI British American Tobacco Industries, p.l.c. Common Stock ADR $648,691 0.85% 12,221 $-10,190 Down ×1
MINO $619,161 0.81% 13,665 $113,736 Up ×1
GBLI Global Indemnity Group, LLC - Class A Common Shares $544,569 0.71% 18,746 $-11,946 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 12685JAG0) $430,847 0.56% 500,000 Up ×1
NRC National Research Corporation - Common Stock $417,063 0.54% 32,634 $362,833 Up ×1
IDV $411,590 0.54% 11,261 $-11,675 Down ×1
AVGO Broadcom Inc. - Common Stock $395,892 0.52% 1,200 $65,112
RDVT Red Violet, Inc. - Common Stock $383,254 0.50% 7,335 $-4,688 Down ×3
CDX $379,779 0.50% 16,577 Up ×1
PKE Park Aerospace Corp. Common Stock $376,188 0.49% 18,495 $56,964 Down ×3
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. - Class A Common Stock $364,650 0.48% 1,500 $100,305
SPAB $364,556 0.48% 14,100 $3,737
FLOT $311,567 0.41% 6,099 $112,557 Up ×2
MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock $310,770 0.41% 600 $12,324
AAPL Apple Inc. - Common Stock $305,556 0.40% 1,200 $59,352
SGU Star Group L.P. Common Stock $302,848 0.40% 25,600 $98,098 Up ×1
VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF $300,150 0.39% 5,000 $1,200
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. - Common Stock $232,744 0.30% 1,060 $191
VTS Vitesse Energy, Inc. Common Stock $206,747 0.27% 8,900 $76,416 Up ×1
CTAS Cintas Corporation - Common Stock $192,944 0.25% 940 $-16,554
ABBV AbbVie Inc. Common Stock $185,232 0.24% 800 $36,736
USB U.S. Bancorp Common Stock $180,271 0.24% 3,730 $-100,370 Down ×1
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corporation Common Stock $164,793 0.22% 855 $22,769
PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF $142,290 0.19% 4,500 $34,910 Up ×1
WFCPRL $142,083 0.19% 115 $7,590
CVX Chevron Corporation Common Stock $124,232 0.16% 800 $9,680
JAAA $121,872 0.16% 2,400 $25,447 Up ×1
ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc. - Common Stock $120,752 0.16% 270 $-25,969
IDXX IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. - Common Stock $115,000 0.15% 180 $18,459
KBR KBR, Inc. Common Stock $108,767 0.14% 2,300 $-169,285 Down ×1
ABT Abbott Laboratories Common Stock $107,152 0.14% 800 $-1,656
TER Teradyne, Inc. - Common Stock $99,101 0.13% 720 $34,359
ETN Eaton Corporation, PLC Ordinary Shares $97,305 0.13% 260 $4,488
WSO Watsco, Inc. Common Stock $97,032 0.13% 240 $-8,957
V Visa Inc. $93,880 0.12% 275 $-3,759
HD Home Depot, Inc. (The) Common Stock $89,142 0.12% 220 $8,481
RFIX $88,623 0.12% 2,075 $25,368 Up ×1
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc Common Stock $84,879 0.11% 175 $13,923
ROP Roper Technologies, Inc. - Common Stock $82,286 0.11% 165 $-11,254
PGR Progressive Corporation (The) Common Stock $77,789 0.10% 315 $-6,272
CB Chubb Limited Common Stock $73,385 0.10% 260 $-1,942
CTO CTO Realty Growth, Inc. Common Stock $68,570 0.09% 4,199 $-3,821
DHR Danaher Corporation Common Stock $62,452 0.08% 315 $227
LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation Common Stock $62,401 0.08% 125 $4,508
GECC Great Elm Capital Corp. - Closed End Fund $61,122 0.08% 6,100 $-3,660
PLD Prologis, Inc. Common Stock $57,833 0.08% 505 $4,747
CHD Church & Dwight Company, Inc. Common Stock $56,960 0.07% 650 $-5,512
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation - Class A Common Stock $53,489 0.07% 180 $-2,016
XOM Exxon Mobil Corporation Common Stock $51,076 0.07% 453 $2,243
ARLP Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. - Common Units Representing Limited Partnership Interests $50,570 0.07% 2,000 $-1,710
PM Philip Morris International Inc Common Stock $32,440 0.04% 200 $-149,690 Down ×1
SRG Seritage Growth Properties Class A Common Stock $21,688 0.03% 5,103 Up ×1
OSG Octave Specialty Group, Inc. Common Stock $15,521 0.02% 1,861 Up ×1
TG Tredegar Corporation Common Stock $14,687 0.02% 1,829 $-1,408
BOC Boston Omaha Corporation Class A Common Stock $11,249 0.01% 860 $-825
ISSC Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. - Common Stock $10,829 0.01% 867 $-1,205
CLAR Clarus Corporation - Common Stock $10,518 0.01% 3,005 $-918,849 Down ×3
MGPI MGP Ingredients, Inc. - Common Stock $10,039 0.01% 415 $-2,399
UFI Unifi, Inc. New Common Stock $6,693 0.01% 1,406 Up ×1
SIF $6,499 0.01% 923 $-10,883 Down ×1
SJT San Juan Basin Royalty Trust Common Stock $6,052 0.01% 1,002 Up ×1
UTMD Utah Medical Products, Inc. - Common Stock $5,478 0.01% 87 $526
POCI Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. - Common stock $5,455 0.01% 1,254 $-652
GDEN Golden Entertainment, Inc. - Common Stock $4,669 0.01% 198 $-1,158
GEG Great Elm Group, Inc. - Common Stock $2 0.00% 1

Conviction holdings

Positions increased for 3+ consecutive quarters.

Share counts are as reported in 13F filings (not split-adjusted)

Security Value % of portfolio Streak
AVD $8,030,180 10.49% up ×3

Biggest new bets

New positions opened this quarter, largest first.

Security Value Shares % of portfolio
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 12685JAG0) $430,847 500,000 0.56%
CDX $379,779 16,577 0.50%
SRG $21,688 5,103 0.03%
OSG $15,521 1,861 0.02%
UFI $6,693 1,406 0.01%
SJT $6,052 1,002 0.01%
GEG $2 1 0.00%

Top movers (QoQ)

Security Action Shares Δ Value Δ
AVD Bought more +151K +$3.1M
ECVT Trimmed -256K -$1.9M
CCO Bought more +615K +$1.4M
RSSS Trimmed -1K +$1.1M
SSP Trimmed -275K -$990K
WTM Bought more +609 +$959K
WBD Trimmed -125K -$881K
CLMB Bought more +3K +$873K
VMD Bought more +80K +$528K
AAP Trimmed -601 +$524K

4 positions hidden (data completeness check)

Exited positions

Includes corporate events (mergers, delistings) — not all exits are sells

Closed positions reflect 13F reporting changes; for index managers these are often mechanical (delisting, M&A, index rebalancing), not active decisions.

SecurityQuarter Shares before Value before Price since exit
FNV March 31, 2025 17,114 $2,012,435 67.3%
TBRG March 31, 2025 81,569 $1,605,331 No longer tracked
ANGI Sept. 30, 2025 101,739 $1,552,533 -71.7%
FMC Sept. 30, 2025 35,587 $1,485,757 -67.4%
INFU Sept. 30, 2025 232,295 $1,449,521 No longer tracked
TIPT Sept. 30, 2025 24,315 $573,348 -4.2%
OXY Sept. 30, 2025 13,345 $560,623 30.0%
MPAA March 31, 2025 73,378 $558,535 25.2%
NABL Sept. 30, 2025 64,283 $520,692 -56.9%
LGTY March 31, 2025 42,963 $474,933 No longer tracked
ATRO June 30, 2025 16,555 $400,134 126.8%
SCWX March 31, 2025 43,602 $368,838 No longer tracked
TRIP March 31, 2025 23,913 $353,195 -29.7%
GBDC June 30, 2025 10,833 $164,012 -9.9%
DMF June 30, 2025 22,318 $160,243 No longer tracked
ADBE March 31, 2025 205 $91,159 -28.8%
UNH June 30, 2025 90 $47,138 24.2%
ANGI March 31, 2025 9,969 $16,549 -70.2%
CTGO March 31, 2025 1,354 $13,567 No longer tracked
HQI June 30, 2025 847 $10,079 70.8%
GEG June 30, 2025 5,322 $10,059 3.9%
EML June 30, 2025 397 $10,052 10.3%
NVRI Sept. 30, 2025 749 $6,501 No longer tracked
BRN June 30, 2025 3,822 $6,192 No longer tracked
RHLD Sept. 30, 2025 151 $4,812 71.6%
OUTXXXX June 30, 2025 22 $387 No longer tracked
RRX June 30, 2025 1 $114 16.7%
LGFB June 30, 2025 1 $8 No longer tracked