Hillcrest Asset Management 13F annual report

Hillcrest Asset Management is an investment fund managing more than $656 million ran by Deborah Trask. There are currently 60 companies in Mrs. Trask’s portfolio. The largest investments include UFP Industries Inc and Exlservice Hldgs Inc, together worth $32.5 million.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$656 million Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 17th February 2022, Hillcrest Asset Management’s top holding is 178,202 shares of UFP Industries Inc currently worth over $16.4 million and making up 2.5% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of UFP Industries Inc, Hillcrest Asset Management owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 111,246 shares of Exlservice Hldgs Inc worth $16.1 million, whose value fell 3.0% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is LXP Industrial Trust worth $16.1 million and the next is Spectrum Brands worth $15.3 million, with 150,269 shares owned.

Currently, Hillcrest Asset Management's portfolio is worth at least $656 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 Hillcrest Asset Management

The Hillcrest Asset Management office and employees reside in Plano, Texas. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Deborah Trask serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Hillcrest Asset Management.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Hillcrest Asset Management revealed that it had opened a new position in Air Transport Services Inc and bought 431,507 shares worth $12.7 million. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Air Transport Services Inc makes up 9.7% of the fund's Industrials sector allocation and has decreased its share price by 4.0% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in AAR by buying 32,190 additional shares. This makes their stake in AAR total 329,182 shares worth $12.8 million. AAR dropped 2.4% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Hillcrest Asset Management is getting rid of from its portfolio. Hillcrest Asset Management closed its position in Federal Signal on 24th February 2022. It sold the previously owned 472,237 shares for $15.7 million. Deborah Trask also disclosed a decreased stake in UFP Industries Inc by 0.3%. This leaves the value of the investment at $16.4 million and 178,202 shares.

One of the average hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Hillcrest Asset Management are Bellevue Asset Management Ag and Deltec Asset Management. They manage $656 million and $656 million respectively.


Deborah Trask investment strategy

Hillcrest Asset Management’s portfolio is diversified across 12 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Industrials — making up 20.0% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 76.7% of the portfolio companies are based in the United States.

The majority of the companies in the fund’s portfolio are small-cap stocks. Stocks with a size of more than $100 million in market cap make up 2% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, large-cap stocks make up only approximately 0.1% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $3.1 billion.

The complete list of Hillcrest Asset Management trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on February 24th 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
UFP Industries Inc
29.73%
178,202
$16,396,000 2.50%
Exlservice Hldgs Inc
29.57%
111,246
$16,105,000 2.45%
LXP Industrial Trust
29.64%
1,029,818
$16,086,000 2.45%
Federal Signal Corp.
Closed
472,237
$15,664,000
Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc.
29.59%
150,269
$15,285,000 2.33%
Fabrinet
29.68%
128,251
$15,194,000 2.32%
Builders Firstsource Inc
Closed
371,849
$15,175,000
Clearway Energy Inc-c
Closed
472,369
$15,083,000
Seacoast Banking Corp/fl
Closed
509,751
$15,012,000
Emcor Group, Inc.
29.65%
114,892
$14,636,000 2.23%
AMN Healthcare Services Inc.
45.33%
118,828
$14,536,000 2.22%
UMB Financial Corp.
29.68%
135,670
$14,396,000 2.19%
Helen of Troy Ltd
Closed
63,715
$14,157,000
Hilltop Holdings Inc
29.86%
402,832
$14,156,000 2.16%
Mercury General Corp.
Closed
268,240
$14,005,000
Investors Bancorp Inc
29.70%
901,117
$13,652,000 2.08%
Diodes, Inc.
49.54%
124,173
$13,635,000 2.08%
Evercore Inc - A
29.66%
99,534
$13,522,000 2.06%
Select Medical Holdings Corporation
29.77%
455,999
$13,406,000 2.04%
AAR Corp.
10.84%
329,182
$12,848,000 1.96%
Air Transport Services Group Inc
Opened
431,507
$12,678,000 1.93%
CareTrust REIT Inc
13.41%
552,877
$12,622,000 1.92%
Tempur Sealy International I
45.95%
260,549
$12,254,000 1.87%
Piedmont Office Realty Tru-a
16.03%
665,552
$12,233,000 1.86%
Stifel Financial Corp.
46.20%
173,561
$12,222,000 1.86%
Griffon Corp.
Opened
427,737
$12,182,000 1.86%
Stewart Information Services Corp.
Opened
152,724
$12,177,000 1.86%
Green Brick Partners, Inc.
Opened
399,175
$12,107,000 1.84%
Malibu Boats Inc - A
16.93%
175,992
$12,096,000 1.84%
Parsons Corp
Closed
324,629
$11,820,000
American Equity Invt Life Hl
Closed
421,357
$11,655,000
Corporate Office Properties
Opened
412,744
$11,544,000 1.76%
Chemours Co/the
Opened
339,946
$11,409,000 1.74%
Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc
Closed
167,176
$11,328,000
Argo Group Intl Hldg F
Closed
256,230
$11,197,000
Shyft Group Inc/the
29.68%
225,534
$11,080,000 1.69%
Cathay General Bancorp
29.78%
254,788
$10,953,000 1.67%
Graphic Packaging Holding Co
29.69%
557,635
$10,874,000 1.66%
Virtus Investment Partners Inc
Opened
35,893
$10,664,000 1.63%
Portland General Electric Co
Opened
201,283
$10,652,000 1.62%
PROG Holdings, Inc.
5.08%
235,212
$10,610,000 1.62%
Gray Television, Inc.
29.71%
524,947
$10,583,000 1.61%
Ameris Bancorp
29.76%
211,885
$10,526,000 1.60%
Argo Group International
Opened
179,800
$10,448,000 1.59%
Orion Engineered Carbons Sa
Opened
559,481
$10,272,000 1.57%
PDC Energy Inc
13.80%
208,836
$10,187,000 1.55%
Timken Co.
29.72%
144,907
$10,041,000 1.53%
EPR Properties
Opened
210,111
$9,978,000 1.52%
Brandywine Realty Trust
29.71%
729,119
$9,785,000 1.49%
Fulton Financial Corp.
Closed
762,610
$9,700,000
Hillenbrand Inc
29.71%
185,989
$9,670,000 1.47%
Integer Holdings Corp
29.72%
112,357
$9,617,000 1.47%
Winnebago Industries, Inc.
29.60%
128,328
$9,614,000 1.47%
Werner Enterprises, Inc.
Opened
199,554
$9,511,000 1.45%
Jack In The Box, Inc.
Opened
108,438
$9,486,000 1.45%
Outfront Media Inc
Closed
478,105
$9,352,000
Southwest Gas Holdings Inc
29.76%
131,537
$9,214,000 1.40%
Imax Corp
Closed
509,675
$9,184,000
National Bank Hold-cl A
29.65%
208,313
$9,153,000 1.39%
Civitas Resources Inc
Opened
186,354
$9,126,000 1.39%
AdaptHealth Corp.
Opened
365,467
$8,939,000 1.36%
Ii-Vi Inc.
29.59%
128,048
$8,750,000 1.33%
Primoris Services Corp
29.68%
361,328
$8,665,000 1.32%
Schnitzer Steel Inds Inc-a
Closed
257,421
$8,214,000
Carpenter Technology Corp.
Closed
276,131
$8,041,000
Whiting Petroleum Corp
Opened
123,770
$8,005,000 1.22%
Emergent Biosolutions Inc
13.99%
184,010
$7,999,000 1.22%
McGrath Rentcorp
29.74%
97,299
$7,809,000 1.19%
La-Z-Boy Inc.
29.63%
199,560
$7,246,000 1.10%
Standard Motor Prods
29.80%
133,871
$7,014,000 1.07%
NMI Holdings Inc
29.63%
320,517
$7,003,000 1.07%
Veritex Holdings Inc
65.26%
175,071
$6,964,000 1.06%
World Fuel Services Corp.
11.96%
244,042
$6,460,000 0.98%
Northwestern Corp.
29.70%
105,209
$6,014,000 0.92%
G-III Apparel Group Ltd.
0.28%
214,835
$5,938,000 0.90%
Bonanza Creek Energy Inc
Closed
206,062
$3,983,000
No transactions found
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