VELA Investment Management, LLC

CIK 1895612 · View on SEC EDGAR ↗

Portfolio value
$465.9M
#3,960 of 9,443 by 13F value · top 41.9%
Positions
165
As of
June 30, 2026

Portfolio value QoQ: +6.8% 13F does not disclose cash

Top 10 holdings weight
26.22%
Top 25 holdings weight
46.72%
Positions above 1%
32
Effective number of positions
75.5

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

Turnover Q2 2026: 12.9% Est. buys $82,914,637 · sells $58,196,304

Median holding: 4.0 quarters Tracked Q4 2024–Q2 2026 · 58.3% still held

New positions
20
Increased
65
Decreased
51
Closed
17

Put-notional exposure: 10.3% puts 13F reports option positions at underlying notional value — may include hedges, not necessarily bearish bets

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Performance vs S&P 500

Tracked Q4 2024–Q2 2026
+13.4%
S&P 500 total return (same window)
+28.1%
Excess return
-14.7%

Annualized: +8.7% · S&P 500: +18.0%

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: 95.2% · Options excluded: 12.1%

Sector breakdown

Industrials
24.1%
Healthcare
11.0%
Communication Services
10.0%
Retail
8.1%
Consumer Discretionary
6.5%
Financial Services
6.2%
Technology
5.8%
Financials
5.6%
Energy
5.4%
Consumer Staples
3.3%
Logistics & Transportation
2.7%
Consumer products
1.7%
Diversified Consumer Services
1.1%
Utilities
1.1%
Materials
1.1%
Real Estate
0.2%
Other/Unmapped
6.1%

Full portfolio 165 positions

Type Streak 8Q trend
KEX Kirby Corporation Common Stock $17,749,932 3.81% 130,543 $-1,371,234 Down ×3
SOXX SOXX $14,417,100 3.09% 22,500 Put option Up ×1
CRTO Criteo S.A. - American Depositary Shares $14,215,826 3.05% 777,671 $-531,061 Down ×1
WOR Worthington Enterprises, Inc. Common Shares $12,307,116 2.64% 228,927 $987,053 Up ×6
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. - Class A Common Stock $11,833,664 2.54% 33,113 $1,262,622 Down ×6
BRKB $11,818,211 2.54% 23,618 $671,061 Up ×1
HUBG Hub Group, Inc. - Class A Common Stock $11,639,207 2.50% 265,796 $677,317 Down ×2
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. - Common Stock $9,737,619 2.09% 40,856 $642,676 Down ×1
LECO Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. - Common Shares $9,259,927 1.99% 34,876 $633,041 Up ×1
JKHY Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. - Common Stock $9,182,437 1.97% 66,665 $3,230,493 Up ×2
CSL Carlisle Companies Incorporated Common Stock $8,322,210 1.79% 22,942 $1,314,188 Up ×2
CSX CSX Corporation - Common Stock $7,875,388 1.69% 165,693 $380,807 Down ×3
WHD Cactus, Inc. Class A Common Stock $7,639,469 1.64% 149,121 $784,888 Up ×1
POOL Pool Corporation - Common Stock $7,320,998 1.57% 34,067 $-229,958 Down ×1
JNJ Johnson & Johnson Common Stock $6,639,569 1.43% 26,143 $-659,483 Down ×5
DIS Walt Disney Company (The) Common Stock $6,600,798 1.42% 68,580 $720,199 Up ×3
ACGL Arch Capital Group Ltd. - Common Stock $6,250,082 1.34% 64,394 $44,712 Down ×1
CPA Copa Holdings, S.A. Class A Common Stock $6,218,444 1.33% 39,972 $1,696,539 Up ×3
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation - Class A Common Stock $5,845,688 1.25% 22,205 $5,549,213 Up ×1
BATRK Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. - Series C Common Stock $5,661,563 1.22% 109,086 $1,003,591
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc Common Stock $5,598,687 1.20% 11,167 $853,456 Up ×2
GIL Gildan Activewear, Inc. Class A Sub. Vot. Common Stock $5,569,756 1.20% 107,941 $1,353,156 Up ×2
AXS Axis Capital Holdings Limited Common Stock $5,534,234 1.19% 51,510 $662,903 Up ×1
MUSA Murphy USA Inc. Common Stock $5,259,371 1.13% 9,760 $-634,679 Down ×1
EHC Encompass Health Corporation Common Stock $5,147,499 1.10% 50,925 $1,950,379 Up ×3
ABT Abbott Laboratories Common Stock $4,980,900 1.07% 54,892 $2,846,801 Up ×1
IPAR Interparfums, Inc. - Common Stock $4,922,287 1.06% 44,004 $1,313,759 Up ×1
GHC Graham Holdings Company Common Stock $4,894,409 1.05% 4,288 $323,874 Down ×6
GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) Common Stock $4,793,962 1.03% 97,816 $-221,951 Up ×3
AR Antero Resources Corporation Common Stock $4,725,346 1.01% 134,472 $290,960 Up ×1
PEP PepsiCo, Inc. - Common Stock $4,677,258 1.00% 34,544 $-500,576 Up ×2
BRKR Bruker Corporation - Common Stock $4,661,483 1.00% 77,459 $1,030,484 Down ×2
ALGT Allegiant Travel Company - Common Stock $4,461,038 0.96% 37,934 Up ×1
MOV Movado Group Inc. Common Stock $4,375,911 0.94% 111,318 $-5,037 Down ×4
PFGC Performance Food Group Company Common Stock $4,348,855 0.93% 38,902 $993,296 Down ×1
VVV Valvoline Inc. Common Stock $4,300,608 0.92% 108,766 $637,369
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. - Common Stock $4,271,700 0.92% 23,966 $629,773 Up ×2
SSD Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc. Common Stock $4,116,658 0.88% 19,664 $1,305,522 Up ×2
EFX Equifax, Inc. Common Stock $4,114,816 0.88% 25,925 $399,072 Up ×1
MSM MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. Common Stock $3,882,052 0.83% 32,636 Up ×1
ALGN Align Technology, Inc. - Common Stock $3,808,680 0.82% 22,582 $430,652 Up ×3
ETSY Etsy, Inc. - Common Stock $3,724,315 0.80% 49,440 $1,253,304
AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. Common Stock $3,687,526 0.79% 10,905 $154,260 Down ×3
NFG National Fuel Gas Company Common Stock $3,625,473 0.78% 46,956 $330,860 Up ×5
LMB Limbach Holdings, Inc. - Common Stock $3,606,603 0.77% 46,839 $242,180 Up ×1
MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock $3,587,868 0.77% 9,618 $182,690 Up ×2
HLI Houlihan Lokey, Inc. Class A Common Stock $3,527,619 0.76% 26,300 $1,211,028 Up ×1
LW Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. Common Stock $3,527,461 0.76% 81,692 $115,431 Up ×1
PAL Proficient Auto Logistics, Inc. - Common Stock $3,478,820 0.75% 510,840 $681,358 Up ×3
AGM Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Common Stock $3,448,965 0.74% 17,308 $1,022,552 Up ×2
MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock $3,357,180 0.72% 9,000 Put option $2,246,670 Up ×1
SIBN SI-BONE, Inc. - Common Stock $3,281,854 0.70% 201,094 $918,023 Up ×2
EPAM EPAM Systems, Inc. Common Stock $3,123,533 0.67% 39,364 $-450,892 Up ×6
TTC Toro Company (The) Common Stock $3,090,942 0.66% 31,728 $431,453 Up ×2
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. - Class A Common Stock $3,037,645 0.65% 8,500 Put option $1,024,725 Up ×1
SUPN Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Common Stock $3,004,267 0.64% 64,594 $336,494 Up ×3
AGO Assured Guaranty Ltd. Common Stock $2,869,007 0.62% 35,791 $-47,244
PPG PPG Industries, Inc. Common Stock $2,784,818 0.60% 22,960 $-11,483 Down ×1
DOO BRP Inc. - Common Subordinate Voting Shares $2,766,220 0.59% 45,333 $741,034 Up ×3
TDW Tidewater Inc. Common Stock $2,700,980 0.58% 40,537 $-182,247 Up ×3
RRC Range Resources Corporation Common Stock $2,667,118 0.57% 71,716 $-77,567 Up ×1
PRCT PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation - Common Stock $2,662,047 0.57% 117,894 $835,342 Up ×2
ESNT Essent Group Ltd. Common Shares $2,644,479 0.57% 41,140 $292,737 Up ×1
C Citigroup, Inc. Common Stock $2,589,260 0.56% 18,500 Put option $491,175
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. - Common Stock $2,383,400 0.51% 10,000 Put option $300,700
ACN Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares (Ireland) $2,274,265 0.49% 18,276 $-3,086,109 Down ×1
GMED Globus Medical, Inc. Class A Common Stock $2,254,471 0.48% 28,534 $-75,037 Up ×3
ICLR ICON plc - Ordinary Shares $2,187,009 0.47% 12,590 $1,966,353 Up ×1
MET MetLife, Inc. Common Stock $2,117,619 0.45% 25,028 $342,830 Down ×1
MAMA Mama's Creations, Inc. - Common Stock $2,060,140 0.44% 115,414 $285,363 Down ×5
SU Suncor Energy Inc. Common Stock $1,974,995 0.42% 36,792 $-588,156 Down ×4
IBP Installed Building Products, Inc. Common Stock $1,928,587 0.41% 8,391 $-150,984 Up ×1
CPAY Corpay, Inc. Common Stock $1,926,967 0.41% 5,782 $251,738 Up ×2
OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. - Common Stock $1,925,613 0.41% 25,047
COKE Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. - Common Stock $1,885,144 0.40% 9,874 $-8,097
CPRT Copart, Inc. - Common Stock $1,861,498 0.40% 66,034 Up ×1
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. - Common Stock $1,782,400 0.38% 10,000 Put option $940,336 Up ×1
JNJ Johnson & Johnson Common Stock $1,777,790 0.38% 7,000 Put option $66,710
BKR Baker Hughes Company - Common Stock $1,762,902 0.38% 31,764 $-176,290
OWL Blue Owl Capital Inc. Class A Common Stock $1,750,000 0.38% 200,000 Put option $1,247,850 Up ×1
TBBB BBB Foods Inc. Class A Common Shares $1,733,472 0.37% 41,600 $350,505 Up ×1
IMKTA Ingles Markets, Incorporated - Class A Common Stock $1,701,533 0.37% 19,209 $-560,369 Down ×1
NOMD Nomad Foods Limited Ordinary Shares $1,681,920 0.36% 153,600 $-115,150 Down ×1
ZTS Zoetis Inc. Class A Common Stock $1,662,409 0.36% 23,134 $-173,156 Up ×2
AGI Alamos Gold Inc. Class A Common Shares $1,608,020 0.35% 53,000 $-2,286,181 Down ×3
SPSC SPS Commerce, Inc. - Common Stock $1,569,431 0.34% 27,452 $85,714 Up ×2
META Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A Common Stock $1,559,187 0.33% 2,768 $-116,582 Down ×6
C Citigroup, Inc. Common Stock $1,539,000 0.33% 10,996 $-59,741 Down ×3
HD Home Depot, Inc. (The) Common Stock $1,514,055 0.32% 4,293 $222,504 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 77926X320) $1,477,000 0.32% 20,000 Put option Up ×1
V Visa Inc. $1,449,555 0.31% 4,225 $168,360 Down ×1
BAC Bank of America Corporation Common Stock $1,424,500 0.31% 25,000 Put option $205,750
BAC Bank of America Corporation Common Stock $1,424,215 0.31% 24,995 $202,296 Down ×1
GLOB Globant S.A. Common Shares $1,415,166 0.30% 48,900 $-157,185 Up ×3
PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. - Class A Common Stock $1,400,040 0.30% 12,000 Put option Up ×1
TTE TotalEnergies SE Ordinary Shares $1,400,017 0.30% 18,000 $-278,024
NFLX Netflix, Inc. - Common Stock $1,395,370 0.30% 19,543 $842,988 Up ×1
NI NiSource Inc Common Stock $1,353,416 0.29% 28,463 $-1,170 Down ×1
ARCO Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Class A Shares $1,349,244 0.29% 167,400 $-31,806
MMM 3M Company Common Stock $1,295,280 0.28% 8,000 Put option $133,440

Conviction holdings

Positions increased for 3+ consecutive quarters.

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

Security Value % of portfolio Streak
WOR $12,307,116 2.64% up ×6
DIS $6,600,798 1.42% up ×3
CPA $6,218,444 1.33% up ×3
EHC $5,147,499 1.10% up ×3
GBX $4,793,962 1.03% up ×3
ALGN $3,808,680 0.82% up ×3
NFG $3,625,473 0.78% up ×5
PAL $3,478,820 0.75% up ×3
EPAM $3,123,533 0.67% up ×6
SUPN $3,004,267 0.64% up ×3
DOO $2,766,220 0.59% up ×3
TDW $2,700,980 0.58% up ×3
GMED $2,254,471 0.48% up ×3
GLOB $1,415,166 0.30% up ×3
DECK $1,112,048 0.24% up ×4

Biggest new bets

New positions opened this quarter, largest first.

Security Value Shares % of portfolio
SOXX $14,417,100 22,500 3.09%
ALGT $4,461,038 37,934 0.96%
MSM $3,882,052 32,636 0.83%
OLLI $1,925,613 25,047 0.41%
CPRT $1,861,498 66,034 0.40%
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 77926X320) $1,477,000 20,000 0.32%
PLTR $1,400,040 12,000 0.30%
MU $1,038,861 900 0.22%
MSTR $608,510 7,000 0.13%
NVR $517,818 76 0.11%
SHW $468,964 1,362 0.10%
FSK $420,000 40,000 0.09%
HSY $313,529 1,787 0.07%
TER $299,497 619 0.06%
AXSM $293,724 1,200 0.06%

Top movers (QoQ)

Security Action Shares Δ Value Δ
JKHY Bought more +29K +$3.2M
ACN Trimmed -9K -$3.1M
ABT Bought more +34K +$2.8M
AGI Trimmed -35K -$2.3M
MSFT Bought more +6K +$2.2M
TSM Trimmed -6K -$2.0M
EHC Bought more +18K +$2.0M
CPA Bought more +170 +$1.7M
KEX Trimmed -13K -$1.4M
GIL Bought more +32K +$1.4M

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
NVDA March 31, 2025 75,733 $10,170,185 100.1%
SPY March 31, 2026 10,327 $7,042,188 No longer tracked
NVDA Dec. 31, 2025 23,077 $4,305,714 16.3%
TER March 31, 2026 22,060 $4,269,934 26.3%
SNCY June 30, 2026 243,658 $4,025,230 No longer tracked
SYY June 30, 2026 52,773 $3,764,298 0.6%
GLD March 31, 2026 9,000 $3,566,790 No longer tracked
CIVI June 30, 2025 98,633 $3,441,305 No longer tracked
INDV Dec. 31, 2025 142,511 $3,435,940 5.7%
T Sept. 30, 2025 110,609 $3,201,021 -10.2%
MO Sept. 30, 2025 50,193 $2,942,816 1.0%
EPD March 31, 2025 86,541 $2,713,926 12.7%
SEB March 31, 2026 610 $2,711,340 No longer tracked
TTEK Dec. 31, 2025 80,787 $2,696,670 9.5%
QQQ March 31, 2025 5,192 $2,654,154
JBI June 30, 2026 494,196 $2,545,109 -7.6%
TDW March 31, 2025 41,319 $2,260,562 129.1%
UNH June 30, 2026 8,011 $2,167,696 -6.8%
BOKF March 31, 2026 17,849 $2,114,393 9.7%
SRCE Dec. 31, 2025 33,308 $2,050,440 38.2%
NKE June 30, 2026 38,672 $2,042,655 -1.2%
XLE June 30, 2026 30,724 $1,882,152 No longer tracked
GS March 31, 2025 3,228 $1,848,417 87.5%
CNM March 31, 2025 31,902 $1,624,131 -7.6%
TSLA June 30, 2025 6,000 $1,554,960 9.8%
ARKK Sept. 30, 2025 22,000 $1,546,380 No longer tracked
NLOP June 30, 2026 133,780 $1,541,146 3.9%
ARKK June 30, 2026 22,500 $1,520,775 No longer tracked
NEU March 31, 2026 2,211 $1,519,532 44.6%
ASH Sept. 30, 2025 29,586 $1,487,584 53.2%
WDAY March 31, 2026 6,835 $1,468,021 50.4%
FROG Dec. 31, 2025 30,503 $1,443,707 38.5%
OSG March 31, 2026 178,752 $1,390,691 -2.6%
ZBRA March 31, 2025 3,528 $1,362,584 27.3%
ELV Sept. 30, 2025 3,474 $1,351,247 23.7%
ARKK March 31, 2025 23,000 $1,305,710 No longer tracked
BWXT June 30, 2026 5,561 $1,137,169 -18.7%
CASY June 30, 2025 2,572 $1,116,351 64.3%
INTC March 31, 2026 30,000 $1,107,000 108.3%
OLLI Dec. 31, 2025 7,970 $1,023,348 -31.8%
ADBE March 31, 2026 2,920 $1,021,971 12.3%
GTX June 30, 2025 120,192 $1,006,007 156.0%
IONS June 30, 2026 12,500 $938,625 -24.5%
CFR Sept. 30, 2025 7,148 $918,804 30.6%
DOW June 30, 2025 26,160 $913,507 24.0%
MAS Dec. 31, 2025 12,465 $877,411 16.1%
AIG June 30, 2026 11,217 $844,079 2.9%
COOP Dec. 31, 2025 3,917 $825,664 No longer tracked
SLV June 30, 2026 12,000 $817,680 No longer tracked
ROIV March 31, 2025 69,072 $817,122 266.8%
HLI March 31, 2025 4,684 $813,423 -19.2%
ONTO Sept. 30, 2025 7,296 $736,385 132.9%
PYPL Dec. 31, 2025 10,592 $710,300 6.6%
HUM March 31, 2025 2,700 $685,017 45.1%
HALO Sept. 30, 2025 12,989 $675,688 46.1%
AVGO Dec. 31, 2025 2,028 $669,057 7.7%
WNC Dec. 31, 2025 66,306 $654,440 39.0%
BHVN June 30, 2025 26,836 $645,137 1.0%
FLO June 30, 2025 33,106 $629,345 -55.3%
MCHP Sept. 30, 2025 8,641 $608,067 18.9%
GPC March 31, 2026 4,800 $590,208 26.7%
MRVI Sept. 30, 2025 242,962 $585,538 191.1%
EA Sept. 30, 2025 3,607 $576,038 No longer tracked
ET March 31, 2025 28,307 $554,534 14.3%
CNC March 31, 2026 12,500 $514,375 96.0%
KDP Dec. 31, 2025 20,000 $510,200 13.7%
WEN March 31, 2025 29,115 $474,574 -39.9%
AVY March 31, 2026 2,596 $472,160 5.8%
KHC June 30, 2025 15,429 $469,504 -1.3%
NSC June 30, 2025 1,972 $467,068 36.0%
UHG Dec. 31, 2025 100,000 $413,000 No longer tracked
BSX March 31, 2025 4,416 $394,437 -51.0%
JPM Dec. 31, 2025 1,215 $383,247 10.3%
DNLI June 30, 2025 27,771 $377,547 79.8%
JBHT Sept. 30, 2025 2,575 $369,770 107.4%
SBUX June 30, 2026 3,875 $347,126 1.4%
UPS Sept. 30, 2025 3,301 $333,203 23.7%
TSLA Dec. 31, 2025 726 $322,867 -22.5%
FLO June 30, 2026 37,751 $307,671 -9.5%
CVS Dec. 31, 2025 4,000 $301,560 17.9%
MDLZ June 30, 2026 5,118 $295,002 10.9%
LYB Dec. 31, 2025 6,000 $294,240 57.9%
NWE March 31, 2026 4,233 $273,198 7.2%
VTI June 30, 2026 797 $255,686 No longer tracked
XRAY June 30, 2025 16,633 $248,497 -31.7%
ETOR Dec. 31, 2025 6,000 $247,620 -12.8%
TXN March 31, 2026 1,353 $234,732 36.5%
WCC March 31, 2025 1,267 $229,276 121.0%
CMPR March 31, 2025 2,987 $214,228 94.8%
RCKT June 30, 2025 30,959 $206,497 44.1%
SEMR Dec. 31, 2025 12,249 $86,723 No longer tracked
UHG June 30, 2026 56,000 $64,960 No longer tracked