Elk Creek Partners 13F annual report

Elk Creek Partners is an investment fund managing more than $582 million ran by Josh Freedman. There are currently 96 companies in Mr. Freedman’s portfolio. The largest investments include Cerus and Quotient Technology, together worth $49.7 million.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$582 million Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 7th October 2020, Elk Creek Partners’s top holding is 6,236,683 shares of Cerus currently worth over $29 million and making up 5.0% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Cerus, Elk Creek Partners owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 3,178,811 shares of Quotient Technology worth $20.7 million, whose value grew 29.8% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Ligand Pharmaceuticals worth $17.9 million and the next is OneSpan worth $16.2 million, with 890,215 shares owned.

Currently, Elk Creek Partners's portfolio is worth at least $582 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 Elk Creek Partners

The Elk Creek Partners office and employees reside in Denver, Colorado. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Josh Freedman serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Elk Creek Partners.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Elk Creek Partners revealed that it had opened a new position in Ishares Tr and bought 110,732 shares worth $14.7 million.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Cerus by buying 952,242 additional shares. This makes their stake in Cerus total 6,236,683 shares worth $29 million. Cerus soared 56.3% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Elk Creek Partners is getting rid of from its portfolio. Elk Creek Partners closed its position in Interxion Holding N.v on 14th May 2020. It sold the previously owned 312,893 shares for $26.2 million. Josh Freedman also disclosed a decreased stake in Quotient Technology by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $20.7 million and 3,178,811 shares.

One of the average hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Elk Creek Partners are Copper Rock Capital Partners and Miura Global Management. They manage $582 million and $582 million respectively.


Josh Freedman investment strategy

Elk Creek Partners’s portfolio is diversified across 10 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Health Care — making up 34.7% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 68.8% 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 2% 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 $2.33 billion.

The complete list of Elk Creek Partners trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on May 14th 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
Cerus Corp.
18.02%
6,236,683
$29,001,000 4.98%
Interxion Holding N.v
Closed
312,893
$26,224,000
Quotient Technology, Inc.
1.32%
3,178,811
$20,662,000 3.55%
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
3.96%
246,251
$17,907,000 3.08%
OneSpan, Inc.
1.28%
890,215
$16,157,000 2.77%
Infinera Corp.
9.89%
2,878,133
$15,254,000 2.62%
Invacare Corp.
1.29%
1,843,320
$13,696,000 2.35%
Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc.
52.06%
699,951
$13,446,000 2.31%
Iridium Communications, Inc.
1.32%
528,007
$11,790,000 2.02%
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.
2.42%
654,362
$11,772,000 2.02%
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.
0.05%
3,746,242
$11,426,000 1.96%
Aquaventure Hldgs Ltd
Closed
411,811
$11,168,000
Evolent Health, Inc.
0.12%
1,944,309
$10,558,000 1.81%
Healthcare Svcs Group Inc
1.32%
440,191
$10,525,000 1.81%
Wright Med Group N V
Closed
326,328
$9,946,000
Churchill Downs, Inc.
8.58%
88,074
$9,067,000 1.56%
Maxar Technologies, Inc.
18.55%
843,226
$9,006,000 1.55%
Adtalem Global Ed Inc
13.05%
334,996
$8,975,000 1.54%
Pacira Biosciences, Inc.
2.23%
265,146
$8,890,000 1.53%
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.
8.81%
935,002
$8,639,000 1.48%
Grocery Outlet Hldg Corp
41.57%
233,876
$8,031,000 1.38%
National Gen Hldgs Corp
5.73%
482,296
$7,982,000 1.37%
Actuant Corp
Closed
305,317
$7,947,000
Vocera Communications, Inc.
1.44%
357,758
$7,599,000 1.31%
Ishares Tr
Opened
110,732
$14,746,000 2.53%
MaxLinear, Inc.
16.28%
641,244
$7,483,000 1.29%
Rexnord Corp.
1.32%
329,688
$7,474,000 1.28%
Intercept Pharmaceuticals In
30.16%
118,188
$7,441,000 1.28%
Tivity Health, Inc.
39.80%
1,178,973
$7,416,000 1.27%
Primo Wtr Corp
Closed
642,737
$7,215,000
CryoLife, Inc.
12.50%
419,552
$7,099,000 1.22%
Icu Med Inc
1.80%
34,836
$7,029,000 1.21%
Noodles & Co.
5.20%
1,484,589
$6,992,000 1.20%
Freshpet Inc.
12.67%
102,402
$6,540,000 1.12%
ViewRay, Inc.
19.05%
2,509,624
$6,274,000 1.08%
PetIQ, Inc.
1.32%
266,427
$6,189,000 1.06%
Stamps.com, Inc.
62.94%
47,023
$6,117,000 1.05%
Essent Group Ltd.
14.88%
228,659
$6,023,000 1.03%
eHealth, Inc.
Opened
42,519
$5,988,000 1.03%
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.
10.07%
509,174
$5,978,000 1.03%
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
1.29%
164,766
$5,846,000 1.00%
Servicemaster Global Hldgs I
15.60%
215,441
$5,817,000 1.00%
Primo Water Corporation
Opened
640,722
$5,805,000 1.00%
EnerSys
1.33%
116,651
$5,777,000 0.99%
YETI Holdings, Inc.
28.42%
295,334
$5,765,000 0.99%
Meta Finl Group Inc
1.32%
263,230
$5,717,000 0.98%
Inphi Corp.
1.36%
72,072
$5,706,000 0.98%
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
61.74%
751,138
$5,356,000 0.92%
Meritor, Inc.
1.30%
402,606
$5,335,000 0.92%
NextGen Healthcare, Inc.
1.30%
498,742
$5,207,000 0.89%
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
4.26%
302,030
$5,159,000 0.89%
PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
55.59%
115,345
$5,146,000 0.88%
Kinsale Cap Group Inc
33.37%
48,729
$5,094,000 0.87%
Surgery Partners, Inc.
10.16%
775,334
$5,063,000 0.87%
Global Blood Therapeutics In
19.34%
98,767
$5,046,000 0.87%
Enerpac Tool Group Corp.
Opened
301,258
$4,986,000 0.86%
National Vision Holdings, Inc.
13.82%
252,560
$4,905,000 0.84%
Luminex Corp.
64.17%
177,790
$4,895,000 0.84%
Methode Electrs Inc
1.31%
183,912
$4,861,000 0.83%
Acadia Healthcare Company In
1.32%
259,746
$4,766,000 0.82%
Clovis Oncology, Inc.
29.74%
745,486
$4,741,000 0.81%
Cutera, Inc.
Opened
356,039
$4,650,000 0.80%
Gogo, Inc.
1.32%
2,076,154
$4,401,000 0.76%
Green Dot Corp.
9.63%
171,151
$4,346,000 0.75%
Allscripts Healthcare Solutn
2.41%
616,579
$4,341,000 0.75%
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.
Opened
274,034
$4,212,000 0.72%
Wns Holdings Ltd
1.34%
97,096
$4,173,000 0.72%
Tcf Financial Corporation Ne
1.32%
183,688
$4,162,000 0.71%
MasTec, Inc.
15.12%
126,413
$4,137,000 0.71%
Atlas Air Worldwide Hldgs In
5.29%
152,094
$3,904,000 0.67%
Cardtronics plc
9.36%
178,322
$3,730,000 0.64%
Casa Sys Inc
4.78%
1,054,287
$3,690,000 0.63%
Src Energy Inc
Closed
840,759
$3,464,000
Verra Mobility Corp
7.67%
475,785
$3,397,000 0.58%
Evo Pmts Inc
1.29%
220,908
$3,380,000 0.58%
Saia, Inc.
1.29%
44,522
$3,274,000 0.56%
Fb Finl Corp
1.31%
165,252
$3,259,000 0.56%
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.
42.54%
44,118
$3,251,000 0.56%
EXACT Sciences Corp.
Opened
55,846
$3,239,000 0.56%
Star Bulk Carriers Corp.
41.91%
573,128
$3,232,000 0.56%
Playa Hotels & Resorts NV
1.32%
1,725,526
$3,020,000 0.52%
Harsco Corp.
Opened
414,478
$2,889,000 0.50%
Mts Sys Corp
1.29%
124,553
$2,802,000 0.48%
Accel Entertainment, Inc.
1.30%
369,049
$2,768,000 0.48%
SmileDirectClub, Inc.
3.56%
570,882
$2,666,000 0.46%
Teladoc Health, Inc.
76.51%
16,374
$2,538,000 0.44%
TPI Composites, Inc.
4.41%
166,346
$2,459,000 0.42%
Benefitfocus, Inc.
Opened
265,582
$2,366,000 0.41%
Tristate Cap Hldgs Inc
6.14%
242,717
$2,347,000 0.40%
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.
0.10%
179,255
$2,318,000 0.40%
NN, Inc.
1.29%
1,289,573
$2,231,000 0.38%
REV Group, Inc.
1.37%
485,356
$2,024,000 0.35%
Eldorado Resorts, Inc.
1.79%
135,104
$1,945,000 0.33%
Childrens Pl Inc
1.30%
86,802
$1,698,000 0.29%
Everi Holdings, Inc.
1.29%
473,630
$1,563,000 0.27%
Amarin Corp. Plc
1.29%
386,299
$1,545,000 0.27%
CIRCOR International, Inc.
5.22%
114,763
$1,335,000 0.23%
Daseke, Inc.
6.77%
930,849
$1,303,000 0.22%
Guess Inc
1.29%
188,706
$1,278,000 0.22%
Matador Res Co
1.32%
357,784
$887,000 0.15%
PDC Energy, Inc.
Opened
131,098
$814,000 0.14%
Callon Pete Co Del
1.31%
976,649
$535,000 0.09%
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