Kent Lake Capital 13F annual report

Kent Lake Capital is an investment fund managing more than $193 million ran by Benjamin Natter. There are currently 36 companies in Mr. Natter’s portfolio. The largest investments include Shutterstock Inc and XPEL Inc, together worth $38 million.

$193 million Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 8th August 2022, Kent Lake Capital’s top holding is 204,506 shares of Shutterstock Inc currently worth over $22.7 million and making up 11.8% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Shutterstock Inc, Kent Lake Capital owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 224,117 shares of XPEL Inc worth $15.3 million, whose value grew 25.1% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Upwork Inc worth $14.2 million and the next is Franchise worth $14.1 million, with 270,000 shares owned.

Currently, Kent Lake Capital's portfolio is worth at least $193 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 Kent Lake Capital

The Kent Lake Capital office and employees reside in Reno, Nevada. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Benjamin Natter serves as the Managing Member at Kent Lake Capital.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Kent Lake Capital revealed that it had opened a new position in LHC Inc and bought 51,926 shares worth $7.13 million. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. LHC Inc makes up 15.1% of the fund's Health Care sector allocation and has decreased its share price by approximately 0.1% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Franchise by buying 55,000 additional shares. This makes their stake in Franchise total 270,000 shares worth $14.1 million. Franchise dropped approximately 0.1% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Kent Lake Capital is getting rid of from its portfolio. Kent Lake Capital closed its position in Tremor Intl Ltd on 15th August 2022. It sold the previously owned 594,720 shares for $11 million. Benjamin Natter also disclosed a decreased stake in Shutterstock Inc by 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $22.7 million and 204,506 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Kent Lake Capital are Platform Technology Partners and Hollow Brook Wealth Management. They manage $182 million and $182 million respectively.


Benjamin Natter investment strategy

Kent Lake Capital’s portfolio is diversified across 6 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 28.4% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 61.1% 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 6% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 2.8% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $5.87 billion.

The complete list of Kent Lake Capital trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on August 15th 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
Shutterstock Inc
10.97%
204,506
$22,676,000 11.75%
XPEL Inc
No change
224,117
$15,303,000 7.93%
Upwork Inc
No change
415,000
$14,176,000 7.35%
Franchise Group, Inc.
25.58%
270,000
$14,083,000 7.30%
Tremor Intl Ltd
Closed
594,720
$10,984,000
Fiverr Intl Ltd
Closed
50,000
$9,134,000
Vericel Corp
No change
227,389
$8,936,000 4.63%
Everi Holdings Inc
13.98%
400,000
$8,540,000 4.43%
LHC Group Inc
Opened
51,926
$7,126,000 3.69%
Ensign Group Inc
37.78%
84,000
$7,053,000 3.66%
Livevox Holding Inc
Closed
1,055,133
$6,879,000
Integer Hldgs Corp
6.25%
75,000
$6,419,000 3.33%
Neuronetics Inc
Closed
930,709
$6,105,000
Monarch Casino Resort Inc
18.19%
80,000
$5,916,000 3.07%
Encompass Health Corp
18.18%
90,000
$5,873,000 3.04%
Addus HomeCare Corporation
54.07%
62,000
$5,798,000 3.00%
Grand Canyon Ed Inc
Opened
65,000
$5,571,000 2.89%
QuidelOrtho Corporation
Opened
40,000
$5,400,000 2.80%
AdaptHealth Corp.
51.81%
200,000
$4,892,000 2.54%
Criteo S.A
Closed
129,760
$4,756,000
Altimeter Growth Corp. 2
4.10%
469,928
$4,633,000 2.40%
ON24, Inc.
Closed
229,395
$4,574,000
NortonLifeLock Inc
250.00%
175,000
$4,547,000 2.36%
Green Dot Corp.
Closed
85,000
$4,278,000
Pennant Group Inc
Closed
151,859
$4,266,000
Goodyear Tire Rubr Co
Opened
200,000
$4,264,000 2.21%
Magnite Inc
Closed
150,000
$4,200,000
Uber Technologies Inc
Opened
100,000
$4,193,000 2.17%
Progress Software Corp.
Opened
85,000
$4,103,000 2.13%
eGain Corp
Opened
400,000
$3,992,000 2.07%
Caesars Entertainment Inc Ne
Closed
35,000
$3,930,000
Aveanna Healthcare Hldgs Inc
Closed
443,105
$3,554,000
Sportsmans Whse Hldgs Inc
Opened
275,000
$3,245,000 1.68%
1stdibs Com Inc
Opened
250,000
$3,128,000 1.62%
Performant Finl Corp
Opened
1,120,000
$2,699,000 1.40%
Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc
Closed
100,000
$2,667,000
Halozyme Therapeutics Inc.
Opened
60,000
$2,413,000 1.25%
DaVita Inc
Opened
20,000
$2,275,000 1.18%
Cavco Inds Inc Del
Opened
6,876
$2,184,000 1.13%
Stereotaxis, Inc.
Opened
350,000
$2,170,000 1.12%
International Mny Express In
Opened
125,000
$1,995,000 1.03%
The Odp Corp
Opened
50,000
$1,964,000 1.02%
Amedisys Inc.
Closed
12,849
$1,916,000
Bottomline Tech Del Inc
Opened
33,328
$1,882,000 0.98%
Tenneco, Inc.
61.67%
150,000
$1,695,000 0.88%
Apria Inc
Closed
40,525
$1,506,000
Semler Scientific Inc
75.00%
15,000
$1,375,000 0.71%
Arlo Technologies Inc
Opened
100,000
$1,049,000 0.54%
Innovage Hldg Corp
Opened
200,000
$1,000,000 0.52%
CarParts.com Inc
Closed
50,000
$781,000
Universal Technical Inst Inc
Opened
50,000
$391,000 0.20%
No transactions found
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