TOWLE & CO

Other Low signal CIK 1224014
League rank
#515
in Other · #1851 overall
Long book
$257.5M
Q1 2026
Positions
54
Top-10 weight
33%
concentration
Last quarter
+14.4%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
56%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

TOWLE & CO is an institutional manager, running a $257.5M US long book across 54 positions.

The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 33% of the book). Turnover is high — positions rotate quickly, so individual names matter less than the process. Current anchor positions: PBF ENERGY INC-CLASS A, PROPETRO HOLDING CORP, UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC, GOLD.COM INC, DELUXE CORP.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 3.2pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 1 of 9 quarters. Signal value of individual moves is limited — treat changes as weak evidence.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
-11.0%
Q2 2024
-0.8%
Q3 2024
+1.2%
Q4 2024
-14.4%
Q1 2025
+9.9%
Q2 2025
+2.6%
Q3 2025
+0.8%
Q4 2025
+8.8%
Q1 2026
+14.4%

Sector allocation

Industrials
29%
Consumer discretionary
23%
Energy
15%
Financials
8%
Other
8%
Materials
6%
Consumer staples
3%
Services media
2%

Long book by quarter

$851.9M
Q1 2024
$762.9M
Q2 2024
$700.9M
Q3 2024
$581.8M
Q4 2024
$457.6M
Q1 2025
$425.2M
Q2 2025
$396.4M
Q3 2025
$378.3M
Q4 2025
$257.5M
Q1 2026

What does TOWLE & own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
PBF PBF ENERGY INC-CLASS AEnergy249.0K$11.9M4.6%-35.6%
PUMP PROPETRO HOLDING CORPEnergy676.4K$9.7M3.8%-37.1%
UNFI UNITED NATURAL FOODS INCConsumer discretionary213.2K$9.6M3.7%-37.2%
GOLD GOLD.COM INCConsumer discretionary205.5K$8.2M3.2%-36.8%
DLX DELUXE CORPOther289.2K$8.0M3.1%New
ARCB ARCBEST CORPIndustrials80.1K$7.9M3.1%-37.4%
AMR ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCEMaterials38.1K$7.8M3.0%-37.1%
LBRT LIBERTY ENERGY INCEnergy266.7K$7.7M3.0%-54.1%
BWA BORGWARNER INCIndustrials137.4K$7.5M2.9%-38.6%
PARR PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS INCEnergy116.3K$7.3M2.8%-57.6%
MGA MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INCIndustrials130.0K$7.3M2.8%-35.7%
BG BUNGE GLOBAL SAConsumer staples53.8K$6.8M2.7%-36.4%
HOV HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES-AIndustrials61.6K$6.8M2.7%-38.0%
LEA LEAR CORPIndustrials56.1K$6.8M2.6%-36.1%
OSK OSHKOSH CORPIndustrials45.7K$6.7M2.6%-38.0%
BTU PEABODY ENERGY CORPMaterials198.6K$6.5M2.5%-36.8%
ARW ARROW ELECTRONICS INCConsumer discretionary45.0K$6.4M2.5%New
SNX TD SYNNEX CORPConsumer discretionary38.1K$6.4M2.5%-37.6%
IMKTA INGLES MARKETS INC-CLASS AConsumer discretionary70.5K$6.3M2.5%New
NOV NOV INCIndustrials332.4K$6.3M2.4%New
LEG LEGGETT & PLATT INCOther602.6K$6.0M2.3%-36.8%
FLR FLUOR CORPIndustrials121.7K$5.7M2.2%-35.5%
BXC BLUELINX HOLDINGS INCConsumer discretionary104.6K$5.7M2.2%-37.4%
RYZ RYERSON HOLDING CORPConsumer discretionary251.2K$5.6M2.2%-36.0%
FOXF FOX FACTORY HOLDING CORPIndustrials331.6K$5.5M2.1%-36.7%
ZUMZ ZUMIEZ INCConsumer discretionary239.6K$5.3M2.1%-39.3%
SCL STEPAN COOther105.9K$5.3M2.1%New
WNC WABASH NATIONAL CORPIndustrials613.7K$5.3M2.1%-37.3%
ADNT ADIENT PLCIndustrials258.1K$5.2M2.0%-39.3%
NSP INSPERITY INCServices media179.9K$4.9M1.9%New
COMP COMPASS INC - CLASS AReal estate626.3K$4.6M1.8%New
HCSG HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUPHealthcare216.1K$4.0M1.6%-44.1%
MEI METHODE ELECTRONICS INCTechnology718.8K$4.0M1.5%-38.0%
MOH MOLINA HEALTHCARE INCFinancials27.9K$3.7M1.4%New
CFFN CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL INFinancials476.2K$3.4M1.3%New
BUSE FIRST BUSEY CORPFinancials128.0K$3.2M1.3%-20.0%
OSCR OSCAR HEALTH INC - CLASS AFinancials278.5K$3.2M1.2%New
EBC EASTERN BANKSHARES INCFinancials160.3K$3.1M1.2%-20.2%
PB PROSPERITY BANCSHARES INCFinancials45.5K$3.1M1.2%-20.4%
BLMN BLOOMIN' BRANDS INCConsumer discretionary317.9K$1.7M0.7%-75.9%
ASIX ADVANSIX INCMaterials14.1K$344K0.1%New

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 14, 202654$257.5M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 12, 202644$378.3M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 10, 202547$396.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 13, 202556$425.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 15, 202550$457.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 14, 202552$581.8M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 14, 202452$700.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 14, 202460$762.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 15, 202459$851.9M canonicalSEC ↗