Glacier Peak Capital 13F annual report

Glacier Peak Capital is an investment fund managing more than $94.6 million ran by James Rudolf. There are currently 72 companies in Mr. Rudolf’s portfolio. The largest investments include Volt Information Sciences, Inc. and Vaneck Vectors Gold Miners Etf, together worth $12.6 million.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$94.6 million Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 7th October 2020, Glacier Peak Capital’s top holding is 2,406,584 shares of Volt Information Sciences, Inc. currently worth over $7.61 million and making up 8.0% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 186,158 shares of Vaneck Vectors Gold Miners Etf worth $4.97 million. The third-largest holding is Kayne Anderson MLP/Midstream Investment Co worth $3.72 million and the next is Schwab U.s. Large-cap Etf worth $3.32 million, with 46,813 shares owned.

Currently, Glacier Peak Capital's portfolio is worth at least $94.6 million. The total portfolio value may be much higher due to cash assets that are not publicly disclosed such as fixed income, real estate, or cash equivalents.

Careers at Glacier Peak Capital

The Glacier Peak Capital office and employees reside in Bellevue, Washington. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, James Rudolf serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Glacier Peak Capital.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Glacier Peak Capital revealed that it had opened a new position in Kayne Anderson MLP/Midstream Investment Co and bought 257,062 shares worth $3.72 million. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Kayne Anderson MLP/Midstream Investment Co makes up 25.3% of the fund's Finance sector allocation and has decreased its share price by 66.1% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Schwab U.s. Large-cap Etf by buying 24,724 additional shares. This makes their stake in Schwab U.s. Large-cap Etf total 46,813 shares worth $3.32 million.

On the other hand, there are companies that Glacier Peak Capital is getting rid of from its portfolio. Glacier Peak Capital closed its position in Och-ziff Capital Management Group, Inc. Class A on 12th November 2019. It sold the previously owned 137,105 shares for $3.15 million. James Rudolf also disclosed a decreased stake in Vaneck Vectors Gold Miners Etf by 0.2%. This leaves the value of the investment at $4.97 million and 186,158 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Glacier Peak Capital are River Oaks Capital and Caxton Corp. They manage $94.5 million and $94.7 million respectively.


James Rudolf investment strategy

Glacier Peak Capital’s portfolio is diversified across 12 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Finance — making up 15.5% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 52.8% of the portfolio companies are based in the United States.

The majority of the companies in the fund’s portfolio are large-cap stocks. Stocks with a size of more than $10 billion in market cap make up 29% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 6.9% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $196 billion.

The complete list of Glacier Peak Capital trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on November 12th based on the fund’s latest 13F filing. Quickly find out what the most recently closed or increased positions are.

Security Shares Owned Value Allocation
Volt Information Sciences, Inc.
No change
2,406,584
$7,605,000 8.04%
Vaneck Vectors Gold Miners Etf
23.07%
186,158
$4,972,000 5.25%
Kayne Anderson MLP/Midstream Investment Co.
Opened
257,062
$3,717,000 3.93%
Schwab U.s. Large-cap Etf
111.93%
46,813
$3,320,000 3.51%
Och-ziff Capital Management Group, Inc. Class A
Closed
137,105
$3,148,000
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
16.94%
14,993
$3,119,000 3.30%
Kkr & Co. Inc. Class A
Closed
121,100
$3,060,000
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.
Opened
165,000
$2,899,000 3.06%
Amazon.com, Inc.
1,058.99%
1,611
$2,797,000 2.96%
Ashford, Inc.
23.91%
114,278
$2,770,000 2.93%
Vanguard Short-term Corporate Bond Etf
31.17%
34,002
$2,756,000 2.91%
GrafTech International Ltd.
Opened
203,653
$2,607,000 2.76%
SEI Investments Co.
Closed
46,195
$2,592,000
Alphabet, Inc.
99.80%
2,002
$2,445,000 2.58%
Kraneshares Csi China Internet Etf
Closed
53,519
$2,352,000
Liberty Global Plc
Closed
84,462
$2,241,000
Sony Corporation Sponsored Adr
46.74%
37,867
$2,239,000 2.37%
Viper Energy Partners LP
Closed
72,327
$2,229,000
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.v.
Opened
170,376
$2,206,000 2.33%
Electronic Arts, Inc.
20.85%
22,439
$2,195,000 2.32%
The Charles Schwab Corp.
151.26%
50,765
$2,123,000 2.24%
Loral Space & Communications, Inc.
No change
50,865
$2,106,000 2.23%
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Class A
Opened
20,000
$2,046,000 2.16%
Novo Nordisk A/s Sponsored Adr Class B
Closed
40,000
$2,042,000
CVS Health Corp.
36.22%
31,599
$1,993,000 2.11%
Core Laboratories NV
Closed
37,134
$1,941,000
Franco-Nevada Corp.
Opened
21,100
$1,923,000 2.03%
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Class A
Opened
27,000
$1,921,000 2.03%
Royal Gold, Inc.
Opened
15,439
$1,902,000 2.01%
Dropbox, Inc. Class A
Closed
74,600
$1,869,000
NVIDIA Corp.
Opened
10,612
$1,847,000 1.95%
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
Closed
28,226
$1,804,000
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.p.
Closed
28,000
$1,792,000
Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. Class A
Opened
88,020
$1,715,000 1.81%
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
Opened
32,375
$1,713,000 1.81%
Spotify Technology SA
Closed
11,089
$1,621,000
Jd.com, Inc. Sponsored Adr Class A
Closed
51,404
$1,557,000
Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc.
7.39%
85,588
$1,498,000 1.58%
Booking Holdings, Inc.
1.14%
711
$1,395,000 1.47%
Grubhub, Inc.
Closed
17,000
$1,326,000
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Closed
2,500
$1,311,000
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Closed
23,000
$1,305,000
Vanguard Large-cap Etf
36.40%
9,195
$1,254,000 1.33%
Ryanair Holdings Plc Sponsored Adr
Opened
18,800
$1,248,000 1.32%
Schwab International Equity Etf
0.17%
38,476
$1,226,000 1.30%
iShares Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
Opened
22,080
$1,185,000 1.25%
Citigroup, Inc.
Closed
16,000
$1,120,000
Trex Co., Inc.
Closed
15,000
$1,076,000
Liberty Latin America Ltd.
Opened
62,822
$1,074,000 1.14%
Schwab U.s. Mid-cap Etf
173.20%
18,810
$1,064,000 1.12%
Extra Space Storage, Inc.
Opened
9,000
$1,051,000 1.11%
Ishares Nasdaq Biotechnology Etf
Opened
10,548
$1,050,000 1.11%
Cbs Corporation Class B
Closed
20,000
$998,000
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Opened
18,000
$996,000 1.05%
Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A
Opened
5,000
$995,000 1.05%
Moelis & Co.
Opened
30,000
$986,000 1.04%
Global X U.s. Preferred Etf
111.52%
38,603
$969,000 1.02%
W.w. Grainger, Inc.
Closed
3,600
$966,000
Carlyle Group L.p.
Closed
42,500
$961,000
Equinix, Inc.
Opened
1,645
$949,000 1.00%
Wells Fargo & Company
Closed
20,000
$946,000
American Tower Corp.
Opened
4,200
$929,000 0.98%
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Closed
8,100
$920,000
lululemon athletica, Inc.
Opened
4,700
$905,000 0.96%
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Class A
Opened
12,717
$903,000 0.95%
The Blackstone Group, Inc.
Closed
19,341
$859,000
Schwab Emerging Markets Equity Etf
69.24%
30,462
$766,000 0.81%
Great Elm Capital Group, Inc.
0.51%
200,034
$734,000 0.78%
BJ's Restaurants, Inc.
Opened
18,056
$701,000 0.74%
Colony Capital, Inc. Class A
126.85%
107,300
$646,000 0.68%
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.
39.56%
188,400
$616,000 0.65%
Vaneck Vectors Oil Services Etf
Closed
38,639
$573,000
Netflix, Inc.
3.72%
1,923
$515,000 0.54%
Ishares Core Msci Emerging Markets Etf
31.74%
10,180
$499,000 0.53%
Unisys Corp.
456.77%
59,240
$440,000 0.47%
Schwab Us Tips Etf
Opened
7,694
$437,000 0.46%
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc 7.5 Cum Conv Perp Red Pfd Registered Shs Series I
Opened
20,000
$421,000 0.44%
American National Group, Inc.
Closed
3,500
$408,000
Schwab U.s. Small-cap Etf
Opened
5,316
$371,000 0.39%
Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
309.99%
307,491
$369,000 0.39%
Invesco Qqq Trust
Closed
1,834
$342,000
Mastech Digital, Inc.
13.18%
53,763
$323,000 0.34%
Financial Select Sector Spdr Fund
Closed
11,057
$305,000
Amgen, Inc.
9.23%
1,476
$286,000 0.30%
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc 7.375 Cum Pfd Registered Series F
Opened
12,000
$264,000 0.28%
SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF
Closed
6,035
$252,000
The GDL Fund
No change
27,390
$252,000 0.27%
Facebook, Inc. Class A
87.62%
1,394
$248,000 0.26%
Vanguard Small-cap Etf
Closed
1,428
$224,000
Apple, Inc.
Opened
990
$222,000 0.23%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored Adr
82.24%
1,312
$219,000 0.23%
Biogen, Inc.
92.73%
928
$216,000 0.23%
Microsoft Corp.
22.64%
1,514
$210,000 0.22%
Gold Fields Limited Sponsored Adr
Opened
42,500
$209,000 0.22%
Vanguard Mid-cap Etf
Closed
1,246
$208,000
Bank of America Corp.
Opened
7,006
$204,000 0.22%
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.
33.33%
20,000
$172,000 0.18%
Spdr S&p Oil & Gas Equipment & Services Etf
88.71%
21,482
$156,000 0.16%
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.
Closed
21,000
$149,000
Encana Corporation
No change
30,000
$138,000 0.15%
Gulfport Energy Corp.
74.07%
47,000
$127,000 0.13%
Akorn, Inc.
66.67%
25,000
$95,000 0.10%
Callon Petroleum Co.
Opened
20,000
$87,000 0.09%
Antero Resources Corp.
Opened
20,325
$61,000 0.06%
No transactions found
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