Emancipation Management 13F annual report

Emancipation Management is an investment fund managing more than $20.2 million ran by Charles Frumberg. There are currently 12 companies in Mr. Frumberg’s portfolio. The largest investments include PowerFleet and Synchronoss Technologies, together worth $14.5 million.

$20.2 million Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 7th October 2020, Emancipation Management’s top holding is 1,720,770 shares of PowerFleet currently worth over $11.2 million and making up 55.5% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of PowerFleet, Emancipation Management owns less than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 692,834 shares of Synchronoss Technologies worth $3.29 million, whose value fell 1.5% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Avaya Hldgs Corp worth $1.63 million and the next is Graham worth $1.13 million, with 51,780 shares owned.

Currently, Emancipation Management's portfolio is worth at least $20.2 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 Emancipation Management

The Emancipation Management office and employees reside in New York, New York. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Charles Frumberg serves as the Managing Member at Emancipation Management.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Emancipation Management revealed that it had opened a new position in PowerFleet and bought 1,720,770 shares worth $11.2 million. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. PowerFleet makes up 73.9% of the fund's Technology sector allocation and has grown its share price by 8.4% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Synchronoss Technologies by buying 529,902 additional shares. This makes their stake in Synchronoss Technologies total 692,834 shares worth $3.29 million. Synchronoss Technologies dropped 45.2% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Emancipation Management is getting rid of from its portfolio. Emancipation Management closed its position in I D Systems Inc on 10th February 2020. It sold the previously owned 1,720,770 shares for $9.41 million. Charles Frumberg also disclosed a decreased stake in Avaya Hldgs Corp by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $1.63 million and 121,044 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Emancipation Management are Second Curve Capital and Stonepeak Gp Investors Manager. They manage $20.5 million and $20.6 million respectively.


Charles Frumberg investment strategy

Emancipation Management’s portfolio is diversified across 5 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 75.1% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 50.0% of the portfolio companies are based in the United States.

The majority of the companies in the fund’s portfolio are small-cap stocks. Stocks with a size of more than $100 million in market cap make up 25% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, large-cap stocks make up only approximately 0.1% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $97.1 million.

The complete list of Emancipation Management trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on February 10th 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
PowerFleet, Inc.
Opened
1,720,770
$11,202,000 55.52%
I D Systems Inc
Closed
1,720,770
$9,413,000
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.
325.23%
692,834
$3,291,000 16.31%
Navigator Holdings Ltd.
Closed
164,113
$1,753,000
Avaya Hldgs Corp
5.88%
121,044
$1,634,000 8.10%
Vonage Hldgs Corp
Closed
123,180
$1,392,000
ForeScout Technologies, Inc.
Closed
35,000
$1,327,000
Graham Corp.
32.65%
51,780
$1,133,000 5.62%
Global Eagle Entmt Inc
3.77%
1,670,904
$835,000 4.14%
Direxion Shs Etf Tr
Closed
15,000
$705,000
Arlo Technologies, Inc.
Closed
198,183
$676,000
Synacor, Inc.
55.59%
438,558
$667,000 3.31%
International Business Machs
No change
3,946
$529,000 2.62%
Microsoft Corp.
Closed
3,458
$481,000
Qumu Corp.
Closed
100,000
$326,000
Rand Cap Corp
1.84%
116,798
$313,000 1.55%
RTW Retailwinds, Inc.
239.25%
315,507
$253,000 1.25%
HyreCar, Inc.
Closed
100,000
$250,000
North European Oil Rty Tr
85.69%
33,167
$196,000 0.97%
Avita Med Ltd
Opened
10,000
$91,000 0.45%
Gse Sys Inc
Closed
32,500
$57,000
S&W Seed Co.
No change
15,000
$32,000 0.16%
No transactions found
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