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Clifford Sosin CAS Investment Partners

AUM $1.88B
1-Year Est. Return 2.5%
 

Clifford Sosin is the founder of CAS Investment Partners, known for an extremely concentrated portfolio and multi-year holding periods. The firm’s approach prioritizes a small number of businesses where it believes it has deep insight rather than broad diversification. CAS filings are frequently studied by investors interested in high-conviction, low-turnover equity management.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+38.28%
1 Year Est. Return
+2.5%
3 Year Est. Return
+526.82%
5 Year Est. Return
+243.18%
10 Year Est. Return
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AUM
$335M
AUM Growth
+$71.1M
Cap. Flow
-$78.8K
Cap. Flow %
-0.02%
Top 10 Hldgs %
100%
Holding
5
New
–
Increased
2
Reduced
–
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CVNA icon
Carvana
CVNA
+$15M
2
WRLD icon
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
+$3.81M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CMPR icon
Cimpress
CMPR
+$18.9M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 43.81%
2 Financials 38.29%
3 Consumer Staples 17.9%
4 Industrials 0%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CVNA icon
1
Carvana
CVNA
$76.9B
$147M 43.81%
12,626,655
+1,787,825
+16% +$15M
WRLD icon
2
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$878M
$79.4M 23.71%
677,479
+33,677
+5% +$3.81M
HLF icon
3
Herbalife
HLF
$1.33B
$59.9M 17.9%
1,130,482
– –
CACC icon
4
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$6.24B
$48.8M 14.58%
108,000
– –
CMPR icon
5
Cimpress
CMPR
$2.13B
– –
-183,085
Closed -$18.9M

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Clifford Sosin's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2019, Clifford Sosin held 5 positions worth $335M, up 27% from $264M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 100% of the portfolio.

Clifford Sosin's Q1 2019 filing shows 2 increased and 1 closed positions. The largest sale was Cimpress, an estimated $18.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 44% of assets, up from 27% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Consumer Staples.

  • Clifford Sosin added most to Carvana in Q1 2019, an estimated $15M increase.
  • Clifford Sosin fully exited Cimpress in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $18.9M.
  • Clifford Sosin's ten largest holdings make up 100% of its $335M portfolio in Q1 2019.
  • Clifford Sosin opened 0 new positions and closed 1 in Q1 2019.
  • Clifford Sosin's portfolio value rose 27% quarter-over-quarter to $335M.

Based on CAS Investment Partners's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 15 May 2019.