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QSV Equity Investors LLC — 13F Holdings & Portfolio

CIK 2011250 · latest 13F-HR filed 2026-02-12

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QSV Equity Investors LLC manages $67.6M in 13F-reported U.S. long-equity assets across 89 reported positions as of its 2025-12-31 13F-HR filing. Its largest disclosed positions are OZK (2.23%), BRC (2.19%), GMED (2.17%). Quarter over quarter (versus its 2025-09-30 filing) the fund opened 5 new positions and exited 8; 8 existing positions rose in reported value and 66 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
$67.6M

Long-equity book

Holdings
89

Distinct positions

Period
2025-12-31

Filed 2026-02-12

Q/Q Activity
+5 / −8 / ↑8 / ↓66

vs 2025-09-30

Portfolio charts

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

Portfolio map

Q4 25
OZK2.2% · -29%BRC2.2% · -30%GMED2.2% · -31%ITRN2.2% · -31%CTRE2.1% · -30%GBCI2.1% · -29%PRI2.0% · -30%THG1.9% · -33%FBK1.9% · -31%EXLS1.8% · -32%MKTX1.8% · newLSTR1.8% · -28%DORM1.7% · -31%EVR1.7% · -33%WSBC1.7% · -34%HAE1.7% · -32%PSTL1.7% · -33%GNTX1.6% · -28%GTY1.6% · -31%INVA1.6% · -32%PRGS1.6% · -31%KLIC1.6% · -32%HWC1.6% · -33%ICFI1.5% · -30%SBCF1.5% · -47%KWR1.4% · -33%CHE1.4% · -28%NSA1.4% · -31%SPSC1.4% · newWHD1.3% · -33%ABM1.3% · -31%LBRT1.3% · -49%HBNC1.3% · -33%ESAB1.3% · -32%TNC1.3% · -13%ALG1.3% · -33%BRKR1.3% · -18%TNET1.3% · newAEIS1.2% · -57%CPRX1.2% · -33%EVTC1.2% · -32%CNS1.2% · -11%IOSP1.2% · -12%ADUS1.2% · -33%NXRT1.2% · -31%FAF1.2% · -33%ATEN1.1% · -33%USPH1.1% · -34%UFPI1.1% · -33%POWI1.1% · -5%WD1.1% · -38%ASTH1.1% · -24%WDFC1.1% · -33%ZD1.1% · -34%AWR1.1% · -33%CBT1.1% · -32%KAI1.0% · -33%CZNC1.0% · -33%CGNX1.0% · -34%REYN0.9% · -33%

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

Q3 25 → Q4 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 = 20.6%

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

Firm Profile & Key People

As of the firm’s regulatory filing dated Mar 20, 2025.

Assets Under Management
$113.3M
Discretionary
$112.4M
Employees
3
Accounts
43
Phone
(844) 322-5527
Website
Name Title / Status Ownership Type
JEFFREY R. KAUTZ 2005 DECLARATION OF TRUST ControlMEMBER
since Apr 2016
25–50%Domestic Entity
KAUTZ, JEFFREY, RONALD ControlCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, CO-FOUNDER, CEO
since May 2023
Less than 5%Individual
RANDALL W. HUGHES LIVING TRUST ControlMEMBER
since Apr 2016
25–50%Domestic Entity
THE DAVID GERHARD MERTENS REVOCABLE TRUST ControlMEMBER
since Mar 2019
10–25%Domestic Entity
HUGHES, RANDALL WILLIAM Control
Indirect owner via RANDALL W. HUGHES LIVING TRUST
OWNER
since Dec 2012
75% or moreIndividual
KAUTZ, JEFFREY, RONALD Control
Indirect owner via JEFFREY R. KAUTZ 2005 DECLARATION OF TRUST
OWNER
since Aug 2005
75% or moreIndividual
MERTENS, DAVID, GERHARD Control
Indirect owner via THE DAVID GERHARD MERTENS REVOCABLE TRUST
OWNER
since May 2007
75% or moreIndividual
Ownership & leadership changes · 1 filing with changes since Mar 21, 2023

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.

May 6, 2023 filing
  • No longer listedFREEDMAN, JOSHUA · CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER · Less than 5% · control person · listed since Jul 2020
  • No longer listedFREEDMAN, JOSHUA · OWNER · 75% or more · indirect via THE JOSHUA FREEDMAN TRUST · control person · listed since Mar 2013
  • No longer listedTHE JOSHUA FREEDMAN TRUST · MEMBER · 10–25% · control person · listed since Jul 2020
  • AddedKAUTZ, JEFFREY, RONALD · CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, CO-FOUNDER, CEO · Less than 5% · control person
Mar 21, 2023 filing (earliest on record)
  • ListedFREEDMAN, JOSHUA · CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER · Less than 5% · control person
  • ListedFREEDMAN, JOSHUA · OWNER · 75% or more · indirect via THE JOSHUA FREEDMAN TRUST · control person
  • ListedHUGHES, RANDALL WILLIAM · OWNER · 75% or more · indirect via RANDALL W. HUGHES LIVING TRUST · control person
  • ListedJEFFREY R. KAUTZ 2005 DECLARATION OF TRUST · MEMBER · 25–50% · control person
  • ListedKAUTZ, JEFFREY, RONALD · OWNER · 75% or more · indirect via JEFFREY R. KAUTZ 2005 DECLARATION OF TRUST · control person
  • ListedMERTENS, DAVID, GERHARD · OWNER · 75% or more · indirect via THE DAVID GERHARD MERTENS REVOCABLE TRUST · control person
  • ListedRANDALL W. HUGHES LIVING TRUST · MEMBER · 25–50% · control person
  • ListedTHE DAVID GERHARD MERTENS REVOCABLE TRUST · MEMBER · 10–25% · control person
  • ListedTHE JOSHUA FREEDMAN TRUST · MEMBER · 10–25% · 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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New Positions

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Exited Positions

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QSV Equity Investors LLC Holdings (2025-12-31)

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 BANK OZK LITTLE ROCK ARK OZK 06417N103 $1.5M 2.23% 32,827 SH
2 BRADY CORP BRC 104674106 $1.5M 2.19% 18,876 SH
3 GLOBUS MED INC GMED 379577208 $1.5M 2.17% 16,832 SH
4 ITURAN LOCATION AND CONTROL ITRN M6158M104 $1.5M 2.15% 33,810 SH
5 CARETRUST REIT INC CTRE 14174T107 $1.4M 2.10% 39,359 SH
6 GLACIER BANCORP INC NEW GBCI 37637Q105 $1.4M 2.06% 31,587 SH
7 PRIMERICA INC PRI 74164M108 $1.3M 1.98% 5,192 SH
8 HANOVER INS GROUP INC THG 410867105 $1.3M 1.95% 7,209 SH
9 FB FINL CORP FBK 30257X104 $1.3M 1.93% 23,395 SH
10 EXLSERVICE HOLDINGS INC EXLS 302081104 $1.2M 1.85% 29,405 SH
11 MARKETAXESS HLDGS INC MKTX 57060D108 $1.2M 1.81% 6,753 SH
12 LANDSTAR SYS INC LSTR 515098101 $1.2M 1.78% 8,376 SH
13 DORMAN PRODS INC DORM 258278100 $1.2M 1.73% 9,496 SH
14 EVERCORE INC EVR 29977A105 $1.2M 1.71% 3,401 SH
15 WESBANCO INC WSBC 950810101 $1.1M 1.68% 34,246 SH
16 HAEMONETICS CORP MASS HAE 405024100 $1.1M 1.66% 14,034 SH
17 POSTAL REALTY TRUST INC PSTL 73757R102 $1.1M 1.65% 69,253 SH
18 GENTEX CORP GNTX 371901109 $1.1M 1.61% 46,797 SH
19 GETTY RLTY CORP NEW GTY 374297109 $1.1M 1.59% 39,250 SH
20 INNOVIVA INC INVA 45781M101 $1.1M 1.58% 53,571 SH
21 PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP PRGS 743312100 $1.1M 1.58% 24,814 SH
22 KULICKE & SOFFA INDS INC KLIC 501242101 $1.1M 1.56% 23,139 SH
23 HANCOCK WHITNEY CORPORATION HWC 410120109 $1.0M 1.55% 16,472 SH
24 ICF INTL INC ICFI 44925C103 $1.0M 1.54% 12,218 SH
25 SEACOAST BKG CORP FLA SBCF 811707801 $1.0M 1.49% 31,980 SH
26 QUAKER HOUGHTON KWR 747316107 $977.0K 1.44% 7,115 SH
27 CHEMED CORP NEW CHE 16359R103 $937.9K 1.39% 2,192 SH
28 NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATES NSA 637870106 $922.3K 1.36% 32,695 SH
29 SPS COMM INC SPSC 78463M107 $918.0K 1.36% 10,300 SH
30 CACTUS INC WHD 127203107 $909.3K 1.34% 19,905 SH
31 ABM INDS INC ABM 000957100 $899.0K 1.33% 21,252 SH
32 LIBERTY ENERGY INC LBRT 53115L104 $896.3K 1.33% 48,552 SH
33 HORIZON BANCORP INC HBNC 440407104 $893.9K 1.32% 52,708 SH
34 ESAB CORPORATION ESAB 29605J106 $885.9K 1.31% 7,930 SH
35 TENNANT CO TNC 880345103 $875.8K 1.30% 11,883 SH
36 ALAMO GROUP INC ALG 011311107 $865.5K 1.28% 5,156 SH
37 BRUKER CORP BRKR 116794108 $850.9K 1.26% 18,063 SH
38 TRINET GROUP INC TNET 896288107 $850.8K 1.26% 14,388 SH
39 ADVANCED ENERGY INDS AEIS 007973100 $843.1K 1.25% 4,027 SH
40 CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC CPRX 14888U101 $840.5K 1.24% 36,010 SH
41 EVERTEC INC EVTC 30040P103 $830.2K 1.23% 28,538 SH
42 COHEN & STEERS INC CNS 19247A100 $820.8K 1.21% 13,074 SH
43 INNOSPEC INC IOSP 45768S105 $818.5K 1.21% 10,694 SH
44 ADDUS HOMECARE CORP ADUS 006739106 $794.3K 1.17% 7,396 SH
45 NEXPOINT RESIDENTIAL TR INC NXRT 65341D102 $787.6K 1.16% 26,165 SH
46 FIRST AMERN FINL CORP FAF 31847R102 $782.4K 1.16% 12,734 SH
47 A10 NETWORKS INC ATEN 002121101 $777.7K 1.15% 43,965 SH
48 U S PHYSICAL THERAPY USPH 90337L108 $765.9K 1.13% 9,808 SH
49 UFP INDUSTRIES INC UFPI 90278Q108 $760.1K 1.12% 8,348 SH
50 POWER INTEGRATIONS INC POWI 739276103 $757.0K 1.12% 21,300 SH
Filing History
Period Filed AUM Holdings Accession
2025-12-31 2026-02-12 $67.6M 89 0002011250-26-000001
2025-09-30 2025-11-14 $97.9M 92 0002011250-25-000008