Catawba River Capital 13F annual report

Catawba River Capital is an investment fund managing more than $165 billion ran by Derek Lewis. There are currently 20 companies in Mr. Lewis’s portfolio. The largest investments include Construction Partners Inc and Spdr Gold Tr, together worth $32.5 billion.

$165 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 5th August 2024, Catawba River Capital’s top holding is 312,465 shares of Construction Partners Inc currently worth over $17.3 billion and making up 10.4% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Construction Partners Inc, Catawba River Capital owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 70,765 shares of Spdr Gold Tr worth $15.2 billion. The third-largest holding is Cadre worth $13 billion and the next is Heico worth $9.63 billion, with 54,270 shares owned.

Currently, Catawba River Capital's portfolio is worth at least $165 billion. 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 Catawba River Capital

The Catawba River Capital office and employees reside in Lake Wylie, South Carolina. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Derek Lewis serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Catawba River Capital.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Catawba River Capital revealed that it had opened a new position in Transcat Inc and bought 65,756 shares worth $7.87 billion. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Transcat Inc makes up 11.2% of the fund's Industrials sector allocation and has decreased its share price by approximately 0.1% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Spdr Gold Tr by buying 17,308 additional shares. This makes their stake in Spdr Gold Tr total 70,765 shares worth $15.2 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Catawba River Capital is getting rid of from its portfolio. Catawba River Capital closed its position in Exponent on 12th August 2024. It sold the previously owned 67,442 shares for $5.77 billion. Derek Lewis also disclosed a decreased stake in Construction Partners Inc by 0.3%. This leaves the value of the investment at $17.3 billion and 312,465 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Catawba River Capital are Blackhawk Capital Partners and Seldon Capital L.P.. They manage $165 billion and $165 billion respectively.


Derek Lewis investment strategy

Catawba River Capital’s portfolio is diversified across 6 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Industrials — making up 42.6% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 55.0% 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 35% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only approximately 0.1% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $33.8 billion.

The complete list of Catawba River Capital trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on August 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
Construction Partners Inc
27.84%
312,465
$17,251,165,000 10.44%
Spdr Gold Tr
32.38%
70,765
$15,215,183,000 9.21%
Cadre Holdings, Inc.
37.96%
387,695
$13,011,044,000 7.87%
Heico Corp.
0.63%
54,270
$9,633,935,000 5.83%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
44.52%
8,869
$9,321,585,000 5.64%
Waste Connections Inc
0.57%
48,509
$8,506,609,000 5.15%
Tyler Technologies, Inc.
0.87%
16,253
$8,171,683,000 4.94%
Casella Waste Sys Inc
1.58%
80,631
$8,000,208,000 4.84%
Transcat Inc
Opened
65,756
$7,869,678,000 4.76%
Service Corp Intl
0.52%
110,388
$7,851,872,000 4.75%
Roper Technologies Inc
19.18%
13,575
$7,651,610,000 4.63%
Occidental Pete Corp
Opened
117,566
$7,410,185,000 4.48%
L3Harris Technologies Inc
1.02%
32,836
$7,374,222,000 4.46%
FirstService Corp
1.16%
46,703
$7,116,182,000 4.31%
Danaher Corp.
1.77%
27,422
$6,851,489,000 4.15%
Canadian Nat Res Ltd
Opened
188,756
$6,719,714,000 4.07%
Atkore Inc
Opened
47,618
$6,425,137,000 3.89%
Custom Truck One Source Inc
36.57%
1,357,819
$5,906,513,000 3.57%
Exponent Inc.
Closed
67,442
$5,773,055,000
Pool Corporation
Closed
14,412
$5,132,148,000
American Elec Pwr Co Inc
Closed
67,299
$5,062,231,000
Neogen Corp.
Closed
267,616
$4,961,601,000
Full Hse Resorts Inc
Opened
918,340
$4,591,700,000 2.78%
Ishares Gold Tr
9.04%
9,363
$411,317,000 0.25%
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