Tieton Capital Management, LLC

Fundamental diversified ★Signal CIK 1381954
League rank
#192
in Fundamental diversified · #801 overall
Long book
$298.6M
Q1 2026
Positions
35
Top-10 weight
46%
concentration
Last quarter
+18.2%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
11%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

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Tieton Capital Management, LLC is a diversified fundamental manager, running a $298.6M US long book across 35 positions.

The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 46% of the book). Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: CUSTOMERS BANCORP INC, AVIAT NETWORKS INC, ENOVA INTERNATIONAL INC, EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS INC, AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE C.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 1.1pp per quarter ahead of the S&P 500, beating the index in 6 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
-5.7%
Q2 2024
+10.5%
Q3 2024
+5.6%
Q4 2024
-6.6%
Q1 2025
+21.6%
Q2 2025
+8.1%
Q3 2025
+0.1%
Q4 2025
-1.8%
Q1 2026
+18.2%

Sector allocation

Financials
32%
Services media
17%
Consumer discretionary
14%
Technology
14%
Other
11%
Energy
6%
Materials
3%
Healthcare
3%

Long book by quarter

$190.8M
Q1 2024
$180.0M
Q2 2024
$193.1M
Q3 2024
$248.7M
Q4 2024
$218.7M
Q1 2025
$255.9M
Q2 2025
$288.1M
Q3 2025
$292.4M
Q4 2025
$298.6M
Q1 2026

What does Tieton Capital own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
CUBI CUSTOMERS BANCORP INCFinancials261.7K$18.2M6.1%-9.6%
AVNW AVIAT NETWORKS INCTechnology684.3K$15.5M5.2%+3.4%
ENVA ENOVA INTERNATIONAL INCFinancials113.0K$15.4M5.1%+5.0%
LOCO EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS INCConsumer discretionary1.1M$14.7M4.9%+24.0%
ACIC AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CFinancials1.3M$14.3M4.8%+4.5%
ADTN ADTRAN HOLDINGS INCTechnology1.0M$13.0M4.4%+4.7%
NPKI NPK INTERNATIONAL INCServices media835.9K$12.1M4.1%+4.4%
EGY VAALCO ENERGY INCEnergy1.9M$11.9M4.0%+4.7%
NBBK NB BANCORP INCFinancials553.6K$11.7M3.9%+5.5%
TCBI TEXAS CAPITAL BANCSHARES INCFinancials117.5K$11.2M3.7%+5.0%
GEOS GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPOther912.1K$11.1M3.7%+3.2%
CLMB CLIMB GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INCConsumer discretionary538.1K$10.7M3.6%+380.5%
VPG VISHAY PRECISION GROUPTechnology239.2K$10.4M3.5%-23.1%
RM REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORPFinancials320.2K$10.3M3.5%+5.1%
CMT CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INOther459.9K$10.3M3.5%+4.4%
MYE MYERS INDUSTRIES INCOther471.3K$10.0M3.3%+4.4%
DHX DHI GROUP INCServices media3.4M$9.5M3.2%+10.9%
RGP RESOURCES CONNECTION INCServices media2.5M$9.1M3.1%+8.6%
NAGE NIAGEN BIOSCIENCE INCMaterials2.0M$8.9M3.0%+23.3%
MFIN MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORPFinancials1.0M$8.8M3.0%+5.3%
HRMY HARMONY BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGSHealthcare311.5K$8.7M2.9%+4.9%
MGPI MGP INGREDIENTS INCConsumer discretionary426.9K$7.9M2.6%+73.0%
BBSI BARRETT BUSINESS SVCS INCServices media263.8K$7.7M2.6%+4.9%
SM SM ENERGY COEnergy189.3K$5.9M2.0%New
ZUMZ ZUMIEZ INCConsumer discretionary260.5K$5.8M1.9%+2.3%
MYFW FIRST WESTERN FINANCIAL INCFinancials190.1K$4.7M1.6%+3.5%
BGSF BGSF INCServices media631.0K$4.1M1.4%+2.4%
FLNT FLUENT INCServices media1.2M$3.7M1.2%+8.3%
FORR FORRESTER RESEARCH INCServices media559.0K$3.2M1.1%+3.8%
DLTH DULUTH HOLDINGS INC - CL BConsumer discretionary747.1K$2.4M0.8%+2.7%
OESX ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS INCIndustrials266.5K$2.3M0.8%+4.0%
KTCC KEY TRONIC CORPTechnology758.7K$2.1M0.7%+4.2%
EML EASTERN CO/THEIndustrials76.0K$1.5M0.5%New
SLNG STABILIS SOLUTIONS INCUtilities224.5K$1.0M0.3%+9.7%
PRIM PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPIndustrials4.4K$624K0.2%-0.8%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 8, 202635$298.57B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 10, 202635$288.08B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 12, 202533$288.08B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 12, 202534$255.9M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 12, 202534$218.7M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 11, 202540$248.7M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 12, 202440$193.1M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 9, 202439$180.0M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 10, 202438$190.8M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗