Snow Phipps Group, LLC

Fundamental diversified ★Signal financials specialist (76%) CIK 1698661
Long book
$317.6M
Q1 2026
Positions
2
Top-10 weight
100%
concentration
Last quarter
+4.3%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
0%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

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Snow Phipps Group, LLC is a diversified fundamental manager, specialised in financials (76% of the long book), running a $317.6M US long book across 2 positions.

The portfolio is extremely concentrated — the top 10 positions are almost the whole book. The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: VELOCITY FINANCIAL INC, LAUREATE EDUCATION INC.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 1.9pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 3 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
+0.3%
Q2 2024
+9.6%
Q3 2024
+1.4%
Q4 2024
-1.6%
Q1 2025
+1.4%
Q2 2025
+4.2%
Q3 2025
+12.7%
Q4 2025
-9.4%
Q1 2026
+4.3%

Sector allocation

Financials
76%
Services media
24%

Long book by quarter

$290.9M
Q1 2024
$260.3M
Q2 2024
$285.4M
Q3 2024
$289.4M
Q4 2024
$294.3M
Q1 2025
$298.5M
Q2 2025
$311.0M
Q3 2025
$350.7M
Q4 2025
$317.6M
Q1 2026

What does Snow Phipps own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
VEL VELOCITY FINANCIAL INCFinancials13.4M$241.6M76.1%Held
LAUR LAUREATE EDUCATION INCServices media2.2M$76.0M23.9%Held

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRApr 14, 20262$317.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRJan 27, 20262$350.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HROct 15, 20252$311.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRJul 9, 20252$298.5M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRApr 10, 20252$294.3M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRJan 14, 20252$289.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HROct 8, 20242$285.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRJul 18, 20242$260.3M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRApr 17, 20242$290.9M canonicalSEC ↗