ADW Capital Management, LLC

Fundamental diversified ★Signal services_media specialist (65%) CIK 1745214
Long book
$229.0M
Q1 2026
Positions
8
Top-10 weight
100%
concentration
Last quarter
+11.5%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
56%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

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ADW Capital Management, LLC is a diversified fundamental manager, specialised in services_media (65% of the long book), running a $229.0M US long book across 8 positions.

The portfolio is extremely concentrated — the top 10 positions are almost the whole book. Turnover is high — positions rotate quickly, so individual names matter less than the process. Current anchor positions: API GROUP CORP, DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC, GFL ENVIRONMENTAL INC-SUB VT, STAGWELL INC, COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 6.1pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 2 of 9 quarters. We rate its filings as signal-bearing: position changes reflect genuine views.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
-2.9%
Q2 2024
-3.4%
Q3 2024
+25.5%
Q4 2024
-11.9%
Q1 2025
+11.3%
Q2 2025
-23.2%
Q3 2025
-10.1%
Q4 2025
-11.3%
Q1 2026
+11.5%

Sector allocation

Services media
65%
Utilities
18%
Other
13%
Technology
3%

Long book by quarter

$453.4M
Q1 2024
$414.2M
Q2 2024
$262.6M
Q3 2024
$325.4M
Q4 2024
$308.2M
Q1 2025
$366.3M
Q2 2025
$174.9M
Q3 2025
$133.9M
Q4 2025
$229.0M
Q1 2026

What does ADW Capital own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
APG API GROUP CORPServices media1.5M$60.1M26.2%Held
DRVN DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INCServices media4.0M$50.4M22.0%New
GFL GFL ENVIRONMENTAL INC-SUB VTUtilities1.0M$42.1M18.4%Held
STGW STAGWELL INCServices media5.0M$31.4M13.7%New
CODI COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGSOther3.8M$29.5M12.9%New
PAR PAR TECHNOLOGY CORP/DELTechnology597.2K$8.0M3.5%Held
TIC TIC SOLUTIONS INCServices media1.1M$7.3M3.2%+0.3%
KELYA KELLY SERVICES INC -AServices media30.0K$266K0.1%New

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 15, 202611$257.3M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 17, 20265$133.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 14, 20257$174.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 15, 20257$366.3M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 15, 20256$308.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 14, 20255$325.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 14, 20246$317.3M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 14, 20246$463.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 15, 20246$501.1M canonicalSEC ↗