Bares Capital Management, Inc. — 13F Holdings & Portfolio

CIK 1340807 · latest 13F-HR filed 2025-11-14

Bares Capital Management, Inc. manages $1.08B in 13F-reported U.S. long-equity assets across 24 reported positions as of its 2025-09-30 13F-HR filing. Its largest disclosed positions are PEGA (17.93%), XYZ (13.28%), WDAY (13.19%). Quarter over quarter (versus its 2025-06-30 filing) the fund opened 2 new positions and exited 0; 6 existing positions rose in reported value and 10 fell.

AUM is the long-equity portion reported on Form 13F-HR. Excludes short positions, cash, foreign holdings, and non-13F assets. For informational purposes only — not investment advice.

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AUM
$1.08B

Long-equity book

Holdings
24

Distinct positions

Period
2025-09-30

Filed 2025-11-14

Q/Q Activity
+2 / −0 / ↑6 / ↓10

vs 2025-06-30

Portfolio charts

Latest quarter's book, what changed, and how the portfolio has evolved across filings.

Portfolio map

Q3 25

Box size = position value; colour = change in share count vs the prior quarter (green added, red trimmed, blue new). Rows split across managers or share classes are combined. Click a box for the stock.

Sector mix

% of 13F value

Sectors from each company's SIC code; funds and ETFs grouped separately.

Biggest buys and sells

Q2 25 → Q3 25

Estimated from the change in shares held × the quarter-end price, so price moves alone don't count as buying. New and exited positions are included.

13F assets and positions

2 quarters

Total reported 13F value (bars) and number of positions (line) each quarter. Value changes include market moves.

Top positions over time

reported value

The eight largest current positions, valued at each quarter end.

Concentration

top 10 = 96.4%

Cumulative share of the portfolio held in the largest N positions.

Firm Profile & Key People

As of the firm’s regulatory filing dated Jun 3, 2025.

Assets Under Management
$1.26B
Discretionary
$1.26B
Employees
9
Accounts
24
Address
12600 HILL COUNTRY BLVD
SUITE R-230
AUSTIN, TX 78738
Phone
(512) 542-1083
Name Title / Status Ownership Type
BRADSHAW, JAMES, SHEL ControlCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
since Mar 2002
10–25%Individual
Creel, James, Jeffrey ControlCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
since Jan 2025
50–75%Individual
Bares, Brian, TimothyCHAIRMAN AND FOUNDER
since Jan 2025
10–25%Individual
DOWLING, JOHN, NORMANPORTFOLIO MANAGER
since Jan 2019
5–10%Individual
Ownership & leadership changes · 7 filings with changes since Apr 3, 2012

From the firm’s regulatory filings, newest first. Dates are filing dates: a filing that no longer lists someone does not say when they left.

Mar 27, 2025 filing
  • ChangedBares, Brian, Timothy · title PORTFOLIO MANAGER → CHAIRMAN AND FOUNDER; ownership 50–75% → 10–25%; no longer a control person
  • ChangedCreel, James, Jeffrey · title PRESIDENT → CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; ownership 10–25% → 50–75%
Mar 31, 2022 filing
  • ChangedCreel, James, Jeffrey · ownership 5–10% → 10–25%
Jan 30, 2021 filing
  • ChangedCreel, James, Jeffrey · title OWNER → PRESIDENT
Jun 30, 2020 filing
  • No longer listedBRADEN, JOSHUA, KEVIN · PORTFOLIO MANAGER · 5–10% · listed since Jan 2019
  • ChangedCreel, James, Jeffrey · ownership 10–25% → 5–10%
Mar 29, 2019 filing
  • AddedBRADEN, JOSHUA, KEVIN · PORTFOLIO MANAGER · 5–10%
  • AddedDOWLING, JOHN, NORMAN · PORTFOLIO MANAGER · 5–10%
  • ChangedBares, Brian, Timothy · title PRESIDENT → PORTFOLIO MANAGER; ownership 75% or more → 50–75%
  • ChangedCreel, James, Jeffrey · ownership 5–10% → 10–25%; now a control person
Mar 31, 2017 filing
  • AddedCreel, James, Jeffrey · OWNER · 5–10%
Mar 18, 2014 filing
  • ChangedBRADSHAW, JAMES, SHEL · ownership 5–10% → 10–25%
Apr 3, 2012 filing (earliest on record)
  • ListedBRADSHAW, JAMES, SHEL · CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER · 5–10% · control person
  • ListedBares, Brian, Timothy · PRESIDENT · 75% or more · control person

Quarter-over-quarter changes

Changes in reported position value vs the prior 13F, so price moves count too, not just shares bought or sold.

Top Adds (vs prior quarter)

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Top Trims

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Exited Positions

  • No exits this quarter.
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Bares Capital Management, Inc. Holdings (2025-09-30)

Rows tagged Call or Put are options positions, not stock. Per SEC Form 13F-HR, Value shows the notional value of the underlying (shares covered × underlying price), not the option premium. Shares is the number of underlying shares covered (divide by 100 for contract count).

# Issuer Symbol CUSIP Value Weight Shares Type
1 Pegasystems Inc PEGA 705573103 $194.4M 17.93% 3,380,345 SH
2 Block Inc XYZ 852234103 $144.0M 13.28% 1,991,847 SH
3 Workday Inc. WDAY 98138H101 $142.9M 13.19% 593,755 SH
4 Interactive Brokers Group Inc IBKR 45841N107 $141.8M 13.08% 2,060,589 SH
5 CoStar Group CSGP 22160N109 $103.5M 9.54% 1,226,251 SH
6 Etsy Inc ETSY 29786A106 $94.7M 8.73% 1,425,825 SH
7 Align Technology Inc. ALGN 016255101 $76.3M 7.04% 609,722 SH
8 Wayfair Inc W 94419L101 $60.1M 5.54% 672,486 SH
9 Medpace Holdings, Inc. MEDP 58506Q109 $57.3M 5.29% 111,507 SH
10 Globus Medical Inc Class A GMED 379577208 $29.8M 2.75% 521,129 SH
11 Veeva Systems Inc. VEEV 922475108 $21.9M 2.02% 73,360 SH
12 Onto Innovation Inc. ONTO 683344105 $9.7M 0.90% 75,450 SH
13 Middleby Corp MIDD 596278101 $7.3M 0.67% 54,625 SH
14 Amphenol Corporation Class A APH 032095101 $43.7K 0.00% 353 SH
15 StoneX Group Inc SNEX 861896108 $40.6K 0.00% 402 SH
16 HEICO Corporation Class A HEI.A 422806208 $31.0K 0.00% 122 SH
17 APi Group Corporation APG 00187Y100 $30.1K 0.00% 877 SH
18 AMETEK Inc AME 031100100 $28.6K 0.00% 152 SH
19 Brown & Brown Inc BRO 115236101 $24.3K 0.00% 259 SH
20 Ferguson Enterprises Inc. FERG 31488V107 $23.1K 0.00% 103 SH
21 Watsco Inc WSO 942622200 $18.2K 0.00% 45 SH
22 Moody`s Corporation MCO 615369105 $16.2K 0.00% 34 SH
23 Tyler Technologies, Inc. TYL 902252105 $14.6K 0.00% 28 SH
24 Verisk Analytics Inc. VRSK 92345Y106 $14.6K 0.00% 58 SH
Filing History
Period Filed AUM Holdings Accession
2025-09-30 2025-11-14 $1.08B 24 0001340807-25-000009
2025-06-30 2025-08-14 $1.03B 22 0001340807-25-000005