VELA Investment Management, LLC — 13F Holdings & Portfolio

CIK 1895612 · latest 13F-HR filed 2026-08-27

VELA Investment Management, LLC manages $459.0M in 13F-reported U.S. long-equity assets across 165 reported positions as of its 2026-06-30 13F-HR filing. Its largest disclosed positions are KEX (3.80%), SOXX (3.14%), CRTO (3.03%). Quarter over quarter (versus its 2026-03-31 filing) the fund opened 13 new positions, exited 15, added to 69, and trimmed 29.

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.

Filer Information
Address
220 MARKET ST.
SUITE 208
NEW ALBANY, OH 43054
Phone
(614) 653-8352
Filing Manager
VELA Investment Management, LLC
NEW ALBANY, OH
Signatory
Jason Job
CFO
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AUM

$459.0M

Long-equity book

Holdings

165

Distinct positions

Period

2026-06-30

Filed 2026-08-27

Q/Q Activity

+13 / −15 / ↑69 / ↓29

vs 2026-03-31

Firm Profile & Key People
Name Title / Status Ownership Type

Top Adds (vs prior quarter)

  • Henry Jack & Assoc Inc$3.2M +54.6%
  • Abbott Laboratories$2.8M +133.4%
  • Icon Plc$1.9M +859.8%
  • Encompass Health Corp$1.9M +60.6%
  • Copa Holdings SA$1.7M +37.2%
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Top Trims

  • Accenture PLC-$3.1M -57.6%
  • Alamos Gold Inc-$2.2M -58.1%
  • Shift 4 Payments Inc. Cl A-$2.1M -91.4%
  • Kirby Corp-$1.4M -7.3%
  • Johnson & Johnson-$659.5K -9.0%
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New Positions

  • Zebra Technologies Corp Cl A$5.6M
  • Allegiant Travel Co$4.5M
  • MSC Industrial Direct Inc Cl A$3.8M
  • Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holding$1.9M
  • Copart Inc$1.7M
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Exited Positions

  • Wix.com Ltd$11.1M
  • Sun Country Airlines Holding$4.0M
  • Sysco Corp$3.7M
  • Janus International Group IN$2.5M
  • Net Lease Office Properties$1.5M
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All Holdings

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 Kirby Corp KEX 497266106 $17.5M 3.80% 128,374 SH
2 iShares Semiconductor ETF Put SOXX 464287523 $14.4M 3.14% 22,500 SH
3 Criteo SA CRTO 226718104 $13.9M 3.03% 761,210 SH
4 Worthington Inc WOR 981811102 $12.0M 2.61% 222,561 SH
5 Alphabet Inc GOOGL 02079K305 $11.8M 2.58% 33,113 SH
6 Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B BRK.B 084670702 $11.8M 2.57% 23,618 SH
7 Hub Group Inc HUBG 443320106 $11.4M 2.48% 259,419 SH
8 Amazon.com Inc AMZN 023135106 $9.7M 2.12% 40,856 SH
9 Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc LECO 533900106 $9.0M 1.97% 34,079 SH
10 Henry Jack & Assoc Inc JKHY 426281101 $9.0M 1.96% 65,260 SH
11 Carlisle Cos Inc CSL 142339100 $8.0M 1.75% 22,178 SH
12 CSX Corp CSX 126408103 $7.9M 1.72% 165,693 SH
13 Cactus Inc. A WHD 127203107 $7.4M 1.62% 145,421 SH
14 Pool Corp POOL 73278L105 $7.1M 1.55% 33,118 SH
15 Johnson & Johnson JNJ 478160104 $6.6M 1.45% 26,143 SH
16 Walt Disney Co/The DIS 254687106 $6.6M 1.44% 68,580 SH
17 Copa Holdings SA CPA P31076105 $6.1M 1.33% 39,119 SH
18 Arch Capital Group Ltd ACGL G0450A105 $6.0M 1.31% 62,029 SH
19 Zebra Technologies Corp Cl A ZBRA 989207105 $5.6M 1.22% 21,281 SH
20 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc TMO 883556102 $5.6M 1.22% 11,167 SH
21 Axis Capital Holdings Ltd AXS G0692U109 $5.5M 1.21% 51,510 SH
22 Atlanta Braves Holdings Inc BATRK 047726302 $5.4M 1.18% 104,575 SH
23 Gildan Activewear Inc GIL 375916103 $5.4M 1.18% 104,710 SH
24 Murphy USA Inc. MUSA 626755102 $5.1M 1.10% 9,391 SH
25 Abbott Laboratories ABT 002824100 $5.0M 1.09% 54,892 SH
26 Encompass Health Corp EHC 29261A100 $5.0M 1.08% 48,991 SH
27 Graham Holdings Co GHC 384637104 $4.9M 1.07% 4,288 SH
28 Interparfums Inc IPAR 458334109 $4.7M 1.03% 42,301 SH
29 PepsiCo Inc PEP 713448108 $4.7M 1.02% 34,544 SH
30 Greenbrier Cos Inc/The GBX 393657101 $4.6M 1.01% 94,828 SH
31 Antero Resources Corp AR 03674X106 $4.5M 0.99% 128,815 SH
32 Bruker Corp BRKR 116794108 $4.5M 0.98% 74,924 SH
33 Allegiant Travel Co ALGT 01748X102 $4.5M 0.97% 37,934 SH
34 Movado Group PLC MOV 624580106 $4.4M 0.95% 111,318 SH
35 Performance Food Group Co PFGC 71377A103 $4.3M 0.95% 38,902 SH
36 Booking Holdings Inc BKNG 09857L108 $4.3M 0.93% 23,966 SH
37 Valvoline Inc VVV 92047W101 $4.1M 0.90% 104,788 SH
38 Simpson Manufacturing Co Inc. SSD 829073105 $4.0M 0.87% 18,973 SH
39 Equifax Inc EFX 294429105 $3.9M 0.85% 24,643 SH
40 MSC Industrial Direct Inc Cl A MSM 553530106 $3.8M 0.83% 31,854 SH
41 Align Technology Inc ALGN 016255101 $3.7M 0.81% 22,015 SH
42 Applied Industrial Technologie AIT 03820C105 $3.6M 0.79% 10,777 SH
43 Etsy Inc ETSY 29786A106 $3.6M 0.79% 47,833 SH
44 Microsoft Corp MSFT 594918104 $3.6M 0.78% 9,618 SH
45 National Fuel Gas Co NJ NFG 636180101 $3.5M 0.76% 45,298 SH
46 Proficient Auto Logistics Inc PAL 74317M104 $3.5M 0.76% 510,840 SH
47 Limbach Holdings Inc. LMB 53263P105 $3.5M 0.76% 45,166 SH
48 Houlihan Lokey Inc HLI 441593100 $3.4M 0.74% 25,348 SH
49 Lamb Weston Holdings Inc LW 513272104 $3.4M 0.74% 78,694 SH
50 Microsoft Corp Put MSFT 594918104 $3.4M 0.73% 9,000 SH
Filing History
Period Filed AUM Holdings Accession
2026-06-30 2026-08-03 $467.7M 167 0001895612-26-000006
2026-06-30 2026-08-27 $459.0M 165 0001895612-26-000014
2026-03-31 2026-05-08 $436.1M 174 0001895612-26-000004
2026-03-31 2026-08-27 $428.7M 172 0001895612-26-000013
2025-12-31 2026-02-02 $425.0M 169 0001895612-26-000002