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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
+9.91%
1 Year Est. Return
+2.5%
3 Year Est. Return
+526.82%
5 Year Est. Return
+243.18%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$453M
AUM Growth
+$62.5M
Cap. Flow
+$39.8M
Cap. Flow %
8.79%
Top 10 Hldgs %
100%
Holding
7
New
2
Increased
2
Reduced
1
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
HOME
At Home Group Inc.
HOME
+$57M
2
PRTY
Party City Holdco Inc.
PRTY
+$19.6M
3
CDLX icon
Cardlytics
CDLX
+$5.05M
4
CVNA icon
Carvana
CVNA
+$4.99M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CACC icon
Credit Acceptance
CACC
+$31.7M
2
WRLD icon
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
+$15.1M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 60.02%
2 Communication Services 17.17%
3 Financials 13.36%
4 Consumer Staples 9.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CVNA icon
1
Carvana
CVNA
$76.9B
$172M 37.97%
13,024,155
+347,500
+3% +$4.99M
HOME
2
DELISTED
At Home Group Inc.
HOME
$80.3M 17.73%
+8,345,214
New +$57M
CDLX icon
3
Cardlytics
CDLX
$25.3M
$77.7M 17.17%
231,941
+15,739
+7% +$5.05M
WRLD icon
4
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$878M
$60.5M 13.36%
474,410
-107,069
-18% -$15.1M
HLF icon
5
Herbalife
HLF
$1.33B
$42.8M 9.45%
1,130,482
– –
PRTY
6
DELISTED
Party City Holdco Inc.
PRTY
$19.6M 4.33%
+3,430,010
New +$19.6M
CACC icon
7
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$6.24B
– –
-65,468
Closed -$31.7M

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Clifford Sosin's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2019, Clifford Sosin held 7 positions worth $453M, up 16% from $390M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 100% of the portfolio.

Clifford Sosin deployed $39.8M of net new capital in Q3 2019, opening 2 new positions and adding to 2 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was At Home Group Inc.: 8,345,214 shares worth $80.3M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 60% of assets, up from 41% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was World Acceptance Corp, an estimated $15.1M trimmed.

  • Clifford Sosin's largest Q3 2019 buy was At Home Group Inc.: 8,345,214 shares worth $80.3M.
  • Clifford Sosin added most to Cardlytics in Q3 2019, an estimated $5.05M increase.
  • Clifford Sosin's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was World Acceptance Corp, cutting an estimated $15.1M.
  • Clifford Sosin fully exited Credit Acceptance in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $31.7M.
  • Clifford Sosin's ten largest holdings make up 100% of its $453M portfolio in Q3 2019.
  • Clifford Sosin opened 2 new positions and closed 1 in Q3 2019.
  • Clifford Sosin's portfolio value rose 16% quarter-over-quarter to $453M.

Based on CAS Investment Partners's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.