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VELA Investment Management, LLC

CIK 1895612 · latest 13F filed 27 August 2026 · Read the filing on EDGAR

VELA Investment Management, LLC reported 132 US-listed holdings worth $406.8 million in its 13F for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, filed 27 August 2026. Its largest: Kirby Corp. (4.3%), Criteo S A (3.4%) and Worthington Enterprises, Inc. (2.9%). Against the quarter before, it opened 13 positions, added to 57, trimmed 43 and sold out of 15.

Reported holdings$406.8M+5.1% on Q1 2026
Positions132-2 on Q1 2026
The largest ten28.1%of its reported holdings
Latest 13FQ2 2026filed 27 August 2026
Where the money is
Added toTrimmed
KEX4.3%CRTO3.4%WOR2.9%GOOGL2.9%BRKB2.9%HUBG2.8%AMZN2.4%LECO2.2%JKHY2.2%CSL2.0%CSX1.9%WHD1.8%POOL1.7%JNJ1.6%118 more64.8%

The 14 largest of its 132 positions, each sized by its share of the reported holdings, coloured by the change in shares against Q1 2026.

Reported holdings, quarter by quarter
Q3 2024: $292.5 million in 137 positions$293MQ3 24Q4 2024: $292.4 million in 137 positions$292MQ4 24Q1 2025: $291.4 million in 130 positions$291MQ1 25Q2 2025: $336.4 million in 132 positions$336MQ2 25Q3 2025: $347.1 million in 131 positions$347MQ3 25Q4 2025: $367.4 million in 131 positions$367MQ4 25Q1 2026: $387.0 million in 134 positions$387MQ1 26Q2 2026: $406.8 million in 132 positions$407MQ2 26

What the fund reported holding at each quarter's end; hover a bar for the number of positions

What its reported holdings returned

Held through each quarter, the holdings it reported returned +9.8% over the 7 quarters to 30 June 2026, against +30.2% for the S&P 500.

Its reported holdingsThe S&P 500
100110120130Q3 24Q4 24Q1 25Q2 25Q3 25Q4 25Q1 26Q2 26Its holdings +9.8%S&P 500 +30.2%

Not the fund's own return: each 13F's holdings are kept unchanged until the next one, so trades inside a quarter, dividends, cash and fees are left out. A rough guide to how its picks have done over time.

What it did on the quarter

Opened 13Added 57Held 19Trimmed 43Sold out 15
Opened: 13Added: 57Held: 19Trimmed: 43Sold out: 15

Its positions against its 13F for the quarter to 31 March 2026; a change under 0.1% of a position counts as held

Opened 13

  1. Zebra Technologies Corp. ZBRA$5.6 million
  2. Allegiant Travel Co. ALGT$4.5 million
  3. MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc. MSM$3.8 million
  4. Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. OLLI$1.9 million
  5. Copart Inc. CPRT$1.7 million
  6. NVR Inc. NVR$517,818
  7. Sherwin Williams Co. SHW$468,964
  8. Hershey Co. HSY$313,529

and 5 more in the table below

Added to 57

  1. Jack Henry & Associates Inc. JKHY+28,474 shares · +77%
  2. Abbott Laboratories ABT+34,106 shares · +164%
  3. ICON plc ICLR+10,198 shares · +511%
  4. Encompass Health Corp. EHC+17,105 shares · +54%
  5. Gildan Activewear Inc. GIL+32,005 shares · +44%
  6. Houlihan Lokey, Inc. HLI+9,734 shares · +62%
  7. BRP Inc. DOO+16,629 shares · +61%
  8. Epam Systems, Inc. EPAM+12,528 shares · +49%

and 49 more in the table below

Trimmed 43

  1. Movado Group Inc. MOV-68,082 shares · -38%
  2. Shift4 Payments, Inc. FOUR-49,530 shares · -92%
  3. Kirby Corp. KEX-13,355 shares · -9%
  4. Hub Group Inc. HUBG-38,363 shares · -13%
  5. Bruker Corp. BRKR-22,370 shares · -23%
  6. Alphabet Inc. GOOGL-3,648 shares · -10%
  7. Murphy USA Inc. MUSA-2,172 shares · -19%
  8. Accenture plc ACN-8,757 shares · -32%

and 35 more in the table below

Sold out of 15

  1. Wix.com Ltd. WIX$11.1 million last quarter
  2. Sun Ctry Airls Hldgs Inc. SNCY$4.0 million last quarter
  3. Sysco Corp. SYY$3.7 million last quarter
  4. Janus International Group in JBI$2.5 million last quarter
  5. NET Lease Office Properties NLOP$1.5 million last quarter
  6. Nike, Inc. NKE$1.3 million last quarter
  7. BWX Technologies, Inc. BWXT$1.1 million last quarter
  8. Starbucks Corp. SBUX$347,126 last quarter

What it holds

CompanySharesValueOf its bookChange in shares
Kirby Corp. KEX128.4K$17.5 million4.29%-13.4K
Criteo S A CRTO761.2K$13.9 million3.42%-44.8K
Worthington Enterprises, Inc. WOR222.6K$12.0 million2.94%+10.8K
Alphabet Inc. GOOGL33.1K$11.8 million2.91%-3.6K
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B BRKB23.6K$11.8 million2.90%+356
Hub Group Inc. HUBG259.4K$11.4 million2.79%-38.4K
Amazon.com Inc. AMZN40.9K$9.7 million2.39%-2.8K
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. LECO34.1K$9.0 million2.22%+111
Jack Henry & Associates Inc. JKHY65.3K$9.0 million2.21%+28.5K
Carlisle Companies Inc. CSL22.2K$8.0 million1.98%+1.8K
CSX Corp. CSX165.7K$7.9 million1.94%-16.9K
Cactus, Inc. WHD145.4K$7.4 million1.83%+4.0K
Pool Corp. POOL33.1K$7.1 million1.75%-3.3K
Johnson & Johnson JNJ26.1K$6.6 million1.63%-3.7K
Walt Disney Co. DIS68.6K$6.6 million1.62%+7.6K
Copa Holdings SA CPA39.1K$6.1 million1.50%+85
Arch Capital Group Ltd. ACGL62.0K$6.0 million1.48%-589
Zebra Technologies Corp. ZBRA21.3K$5.6 million1.38%new
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. TMO11.2K$5.6 million1.38%+1.5K
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. AXS51.5K$5.5 million1.36%+3.5K
Atlanta Braves Holdings Inc BATRK104.6K$5.4 million1.33%no change
Gildan Activewear Inc. GIL104.7K$5.4 million1.33%+32.0K
Murphy USA Inc. MUSA9.4K$5.1 million1.24%-2.2K
Abbott Laboratories ABT54.9K$5.0 million1.22%+34.1K
Encompass Health Corp. EHC49.0K$5.0 million1.22%+17.1K
Graham Holdings Co. GHC4.3K$4.9 million1.20%-35
Interparfums Inc. IPAR42.3K$4.7 million1.16%+3.9K
PepsiCo Inc. PEP34.5K$4.7 million1.15%+1.2K
Greenbrier Companies Inc. GBX94.8K$4.6 million1.14%+2.5K
Antero Resources Corp. AR128.8K$4.5 million1.11%+27.6K
Bruker Corp. BRKR74.9K$4.5 million1.11%-22.4K
Allegiant Travel Co. ALGT37.9K$4.5 million1.10%new
Movado Group Inc. MOV111.3K$4.4 million1.08%-68.1K
Performance Food Group Co. PFGC38.9K$4.3 million1.07%-271
Booking Holdings Inc. BKNG24.0K$4.3 million1.05%+2.3K
Valvoline Inc. VVV104.8K$4.1 million1.02%no change
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. SSD19.0K$4.0 million0.98%+3.2K
Equifax Inc. EFX24.6K$3.9 million0.96%+5.1K
MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc. MSM31.9K$3.8 million0.93%new
Align Technology Inc. ALGN22.0K$3.7 million0.91%+2.9K
Applied Industrial Technologies Inc. AIT10.8K$3.6 million0.90%-2.3K
Etsy Inc. ETSY47.8K$3.6 million0.89%no change
Microsoft Corp. MSFT9.6K$3.6 million0.88%+419
National Fuel Gas Co. NFG45.3K$3.5 million0.86%+11.4K
Proficient Auto Logistics in PAL510.8K$3.5 million0.86%+98.2K
Limbach Hldgs Inc. LMB45.2K$3.5 million0.85%+3.6K
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. HLI25.3K$3.4 million0.84%+9.7K
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. LW78.7K$3.4 million0.84%+553
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. AGM16.6K$3.3 million0.82%+952
Si-Bone Inc. SIBN201.1K$3.3 million0.81%+13.9K
Epam Systems, Inc. EPAM38.1K$3.0 million0.74%+12.5K
Toro Co. TTC30.1K$2.9 million0.72%+2.6K
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. SUPN61.7K$2.9 million0.71%+12.4K
Assured Guaranty Ltd. AGO34.9K$2.8 million0.69%no change
BRP Inc. DOO43.7K$2.7 million0.66%+16.6K
Range Resources Corp. RRC71.7K$2.7 million0.66%+13.4K
PPG Industries Inc. PPG21.9K$2.7 million0.65%-3.0K
Tidewater Inc. TDW38.5K$2.6 million0.63%+5.8K
Procept Biorobotics Corp. PRCT113.7K$2.6 million0.63%+43.5K
Essent Group Ltd. ESNT39.3K$2.5 million0.62%+508
Accenture plc ACN18.3K$2.3 million0.56%-8.8K
Globus Medical Inc. GMED27.2K$2.2 million0.53%+792
ICON plc ICLR12.2K$2.1 million0.52%+10.2K
Metlife Inc. MET25.0K$2.1 million0.52%-68
Mamas Creations Inc. MAMA115.4K$2.1 million0.51%-282
Suncor Energy Inc. SU36.8K$2.0 million0.49%-2.0K
Installed Building Products, Inc. IBP8.4K$1.9 million0.47%+548
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. OLLI24.1K$1.9 million0.46%new
Coca Cola Cons Inc. COKE9.6K$1.8 million0.45%no change
Corpay, Inc. CPAY5.4K$1.8 million0.44%+25
Baker Hughes Co. BKR31.8K$1.8 million0.43%no change
BBB Foods Inc. TBBB41.6K$1.7 million0.43%+2.5K
Ingles Mkts Inc. IMKTA19.2K$1.7 million0.42%-6.0K
Nomad Foods Limited NOMD153.6K$1.7 million0.41%-33.4K
Copart Inc. CPRT59.6K$1.7 million0.41%new
Alamos Gold Inc. New AGI53.0K$1.6 million0.40%-33.3K
Zoetis Inc. ZTS22.3K$1.6 million0.39%+6.8K
Meta Platforms, Inc. META2.8K$1.6 million0.38%-161
Citigroup Inc. C11.0K$1.5 million0.38%-3.1K
Home Depot, Inc. HD4.3K$1.5 million0.37%+366
SPS Commerce Inc. SPSC26.1K$1.5 million0.37%+400
Visa Inc. V4.2K$1.4 million0.36%-14
Bank of America Corp. BAC25.0K$1.4 million0.35%-70
Globant S A GLOB48.9K$1.4 million0.35%+14.8K
TotalEnergies SE TTE18.0K$1.4 million0.34%no change
Netflix Inc. NFLX19.5K$1.4 million0.34%+13.8K
Nisource Inc. NI28.5K$1.4 million0.33%-568
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. ARCO167.4K$1.3 million0.33%no change
Tyson Foods, Inc. TSN21.6K$1.2 million0.30%+1.6K
3M Co. MMM7.4K$1.2 million0.29%-8
TJX Companies Inc. TJX7.8K$1.2 million0.29%-977
Charles Schwab Corp. SCHW12.4K$1.1 million0.28%-16
Autodesk, Inc. ADSK5.8K$1.1 million0.28%+749
Salesforce, Inc. CRM7.0K$1.1 million0.27%-2.1K
Deere & Co. DE1.6K$1.0 million0.25%-6
Uber Technologies, Inc. UBER14.2K$1.0 million0.25%+2.2K
Mplx LP MPLX18.2K$1.0 million0.25%+1.7K
Deckers Outdoor Corp. DECK10.0K$991,4110.24%+422
ServiceNow, Inc. NOW9.5K$939,9830.23%no change
AstraZeneca PLC AZN4.9K$920,4160.23%-1.7K
FedEx Corp. FDX2.7K$856,7240.21%no change
Mastercard Inc. MA1.7K$853,0900.21%+703
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. AMD1.4K$841,1580.21%-136
Alphabet Inc. GOOG2.0K$710,9490.17%-44
AbbVie Inc. ABBV2.4K$613,4980.15%-16
Medtronic plc MDT7.7K$605,0310.15%+1.0K
Vail Resorts Inc. MTN4.3K$581,6330.14%-606
KKR & Co. Inc. KKR6.3K$579,1320.14%no change
First Interstate Bancsystem Inc. FIBK14.6K$563,0150.14%no change
Simon Property Group Inc. SPG2.5K$554,6520.14%-225
Rocket Companies, Inc. RKT34.9K$549,2970.14%no change
Bxp, Inc. BXP8.0K$527,8940.13%-1.2K
NVR Inc. NVR76$517,8180.13%new
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. FIS12.7K$493,9320.12%-368
Union Pacific Corp. UNP1.7K$475,4560.12%-13
Sherwin Williams Co. SHW1.4K$468,9640.12%new
Northrop Grumman Corp. NOC899$457,8700.11%no change
Linde plc LIN859$445,7690.11%no change
Comcast Corp. CMCSA18.1K$445,1410.11%+5.7K
SHIFT4 Pmts Inc. FOURPRA6.0K$373,6200.09%no change
Wesco International Inc. WCC1.1K$366,1560.09%no change
Garmin Ltd. GRMN1.5K$358,6850.09%no change
Domino's Pizza, Inc. DPZ1.2K$351,6960.09%+77
Hershey Co. HSY1.8K$313,5290.08%new
Vanguard S&P 500 VOO446$306,6130.08%+13
Teradyne, Inc. TER619$299,4970.07%new
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. AXSM1.2K$293,7240.07%new
Cimpress plc CMPR2.7K$278,9630.07%no change
Roivant Sciences Ltd. ROIV5.8K$206,9960.05%new
Fedex Fght Hldg Co. Inc. Common Stock FDXF1.4K$206,4170.05%new
Shift4 Payments, Inc. FOUR4.2K$202,6340.05%-49.5K
Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR40$4,6670.00%new
Every US-listed position in the fund's 13F for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, by the value it reported.
Read moreChange is shares against its 13F for the quarter before; the 15 it sold out of are in the box above.

Options it reported

CompanyOptionShares under the optionsValue of those shares
iShares Trust SOXXPuts22.5K$14.4 million
Microsoft Corp. MSFTPuts9.0K$3.4 million
Alphabet Inc. GOOGLPuts8.5K$3.0 million
Citigroup Inc. CPuts18.5K$2.6 million
Amazon.com Inc. AMZNPuts10.0K$2.4 million
Bank of America Corp. BACPuts40.0K$2.3 million
Booking Holdings Inc. BKNGPuts10.0K$1.8 million
Johnson & Johnson JNJPuts7.0K$1.8 million
Blue OWL Capital Inc. OWLPuts200.0K$1.8 million
Roundhill ETF Trust DRAMPuts20.0K$1.5 million
Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTRPuts12.0K$1.4 million
3M Co. MMMPuts8.0K$1.3 million
Metlife Inc. METPuts15.0K$1.3 million
FedEx Corp. FDXPuts4.0K$1.3 million
Meta Platforms, Inc. METAPuts2.2K$1.2 million
Salesforce, Inc. CRMPuts7.5K$1.2 million
Baker Hughes Co. BKRPuts20.0K$1.1 million
Micron Technology Inc. MUCalls900$1.0 million
CSX Corp. CSXPuts20.0K$950,600
Uber Technologies, Inc. UBERPuts10.0K$721,600
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited TSMCalls1.5K$716,355
Deckers Outdoor Corp. DECKPuts7.0K$695,030
Align Technology Inc. ALGNPuts4.0K$674,640
Strategy Inc. MSTRPuts7.0K$608,510
ServiceNow, Inc. NOWPuts6.0K$595,680
Autodesk, Inc. ADSKPuts3.0K$583,260
Epam Systems, Inc. EPAMPuts7.0K$555,450
PayPal Holdings, Inc. PYPLCalls10.0K$431,800
FS KKR Cap Corp. FSKPuts40.0K$420,000
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. AXSMPuts1.2K$293,724
Snowflake Inc. SNOWCalls1.0K$254,500

31 option lines. A 13F lists calls and puts by the shares they cover and what those shares were worth at the quarter's end, not what the options cost; they are not counted in the holdings above.