Harvest Capital Strategies 13F annual report

Harvest Capital Strategies is an investment fund managing more than $73.7 million ran by Zac Rosenberg. There are currently 23 companies in Rosenberg’s portfolio. The largest investments include Tyson Foods and Compass Minerals International, together worth $9.71 million.

$73.7 million Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 7th October 2020, Harvest Capital Strategies’s top holding is 57,000 shares of Tyson Foods currently worth over $4.91 million and making up 6.7% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Tyson Foods, Harvest Capital Strategies owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 85,000 shares of Compass Minerals International worth $4.8 million, whose value grew 42.2% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Zoetis worth $4.73 million and the next is Deere Co worth $4.72 million, with 28,000 shares owned.

Currently, Harvest Capital Strategies's portfolio is worth at least $73.7 million. The total portfolio value may be much higher due to cash assets that are not publicly disclosed such as fixed income, real estate, or cash equivalents.

Careers at Harvest Capital Strategies

The Harvest Capital Strategies office and employees reside in San Francisco, California. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Zac Rosenberg serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Harvest Capital Strategies.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Harvest Capital Strategies revealed that it had opened a new position in PetIQ and bought 110,000 shares worth $3 million. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. PetIQ makes up 26.7% of the fund's Health Care sector allocation and has grown its share price by 24.6% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Compass Minerals International by buying 5,000 additional shares. This makes their stake in Compass Minerals International total 85,000 shares worth $4.8 million. Compass Minerals International soared 10.5% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Harvest Capital Strategies is getting rid of from its portfolio. Harvest Capital Strategies closed its position in Texas Roadhouse on 14th November 2019. It sold the previously owned 45,000 shares for $2.42 million. Zac Rosenberg also disclosed a decreased stake in Tyson Foods by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $4.91 million and 57,000 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Harvest Capital Strategies are Talkot Capital and Lesa Sroufe & Co. They manage $73.7 million and $73.7 million respectively.


Zac Rosenberg investment strategy

Harvest Capital Strategies’s portfolio is diversified across 7 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Consumer Staples — making up 18.9% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 69.6% of the portfolio companies are based in the United States.

The majority of the companies in the fund’s portfolio are large-cap stocks. Stocks with a size of more than $10 billion in market cap make up 35% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 4.3% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $17.7 billion.

The complete list of Harvest Capital Strategies trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on November 14th based on the fund’s latest 13F filing. Quickly find out what the most recently closed or increased positions are.

Security Shares Owned Value Allocation
Tyson Foods, Inc.
5.00%
57,000
$4,910,000 6.67%
Compass Minerals International, Inc.
6.25%
85,000
$4,802,000 6.52%
Zoetis, Inc.
7.32%
38,000
$4,734,000 6.43%
Deere Co
6.67%
28,000
$4,723,000 6.41%
Starbucks Corp.
5.45%
52,000
$4,598,000 6.24%
General Mls Inc
11.11%
80,000
$4,410,000 5.99%
Nutrien Ltd.
No change
80,000
$3,990,000 5.42%
Trimble, Inc.
No change
100,000
$3,881,000 5.27%
Tractor Supply Co.
6.57%
42,000
$3,798,000 5.16%
Post Holdings, Inc.
No change
35,000
$3,704,000 5.03%
Pilgrims Pride Corp New
15.00%
115,000
$3,685,000 5.00%
Brinker International, Inc.
21.43%
85,000
$3,627,000 4.92%
Bunge Limited
29.87%
55,000
$3,114,000 4.23%
PetIQ, Inc.
Opened
110,000
$2,999,000 4.07%
Dollar Tree, Inc.
No change
25,000
$2,854,000 3.87%
Elanco Animal Health, Inc.
No change
105,000
$2,792,000 3.79%
The Mosaic Co.
15.45%
127,000
$2,604,000 3.54%
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
Closed
45,000
$2,415,000
Bjs Restaurants Inc
14.00%
57,000
$2,214,000 3.01%
Green Plains Partners LP
34.58%
117,750
$1,564,000 2.12%
Titan Machy Inc
Opened
101,772
$1,459,000 1.98%
Calavo Growers, Inc.
No change
15,000
$1,428,000 1.94%
Freshpet Inc.
15.40%
21,151
$1,053,000 1.43%
Oragenics, Inc.
No change
1,333,333
$720,000 0.98%
No transactions found
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