Q2 2026 13F · SEC CIK 1163744
Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC
Mutual fund managerFiled 2026-07-24 for Q2 2026. Open the filing ↗ · All SEC filings ↗
- Reported 13F value
- $4.6B
- Reported positions
- 109
- Top holdings a year, 3 yrs
- +5.5%
- Assets under management
- $6.9B
Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC is a mutual fund manager that reported 109 positions worth $4.6B in its Q2 2026 13F, filed 2026-07-24. Its largest holdings were Casella Waste Sys Inc (CWST, 4.9%), Rbc Bearings Incorporated (ROLL, 4.6%), Novanta Inc (NOVT, 4.3%). A portfolio copying its top holdings returned 5.5% a year over the last 3 years, against 20.4% for the S&P 500.
Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC holdings largest 50 of 109 positions.
Weights are shares of the filer's total reported 13F value, compared with Q1 2026. Share changes may reflect splits; weight changes also reflect price moves. A 13F shows long US-listed positions only, up to 135 days after the fact.
What Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC bought and sold in Q2 2026, against Q1 2026.
New positions
Q1 2026's filing was too long to tell new positions apart.
Added to
- KRMN Karman Hldgs Inc+55.8% shares
- AORT Artivion Inc+38.1% shares
Reduced
- BFAM Bright Horizons Fam Sol in D-65.6% shares
- SSD Simpson Mfg Inc-37.7% shares
- GGG Graco Inc-35.3% shares
- WDFC Wd 40 Co-33.6% shares
- EXPO Exponent Inc-33.6% shares
- WSO Watsco-33.6% shares
- AGYS Agilysys Inc-30.3% shares
- KAI Kadant Inc-28.4% shares
Left the top 50
- BL Blackline Incwas 1.2%
- BRKS Azenta Incwas 1.2%
- WK Workiva Incwas 0.9%
- MIR Mirion Technologies Incwas 0.7%
- CCC CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdwas 0.6%
- POOL Pool Corpwas 0.6%
- LCII Lci Indswas 0.5%
Share counts compared with the Q1 2026 13F; a split also changes share counts. The latest filing lists more than 50 positions, so a position that left the top 50 may still be held.
How the holdings did against the S&P 500.
- 1 year
- +6.0% /yr
- S&P 500 +20.1%
- 3 years
- +5.5% /yr
- S&P 500 +20.4%
- 5 years
- -0.2% /yr
- S&P 500 +11.6%
A portfolio of the filer's 20 largest 13F positions, weighted by value, bought the trading day after each 13F was filed and held until the next one was: what copying this filer could have earned. 13Fs show long US-listed positions only, so this is an estimate of the stock picks, not the fund's reported returns.
Reported 13F value by quarter.
| Quarter | 13F value | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $4.6B | 109 |
| Q1 2026 | $5.0B | 114 |
| Q4 2025 | $5.9B | 121 |
| Q3 2025 | $6.2B | 122 |
| Q2 2025 | $6.8B | 122 |
| Q1 2025 | $6.6B | 123 |
| Q4 2024 | $7.5B | 124 |
| Q3 2024 | $7.4B | 121 |
| Q2 2024 | $6.7B | 130 |
| Q1 2024 | $6.9B | 131 |
| Q4 2023 | $6.7B | 131 |
| Q3 2023 | $5.8B | 128 |
Questions about Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC's portfolio
What stocks does Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC own?
Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC's latest 13F, for Q2 2026 and filed Jul 24, 2026, lists 109 positions worth $4.6B. The largest are Casella Waste Sys Inc (CWST) at 4.9%, Rbc Bearings Incorporated (ROLL) at 4.6%, Novanta Inc (NOVT) at 4.3%, Balchem Corp (BCPC) at 4.0% and Mercury Sys Inc (MRCY) at 4.0%.
What did Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC buy last quarter?
In Q2 2026, Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC added Karman Hldgs Inc (KRMN) (+55.8% shares) and Artivion Inc (AORT) (+38.1% shares), compared with its Q1 2026 filing.
What did Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC sell last quarter?
In Q2 2026, Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC cut from its top 50 Blackline Inc (BL), cut from its top 50 Azenta Inc (BRKS), cut from its top 50 Workiva Inc (WK), cut from its top 50 Mirion Technologies Inc (MIR), cut from its top 50 CCC Intelligent Solutions Hold (CCC), Bright Horizons Fam Sol in D (BFAM) (-65.6% shares), Simpson Mfg Inc (SSD) (-37.7% shares) and Graco Inc (GGG) (-35.3% shares), compared with its Q1 2026 filing.
How has Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC's portfolio performed?
A portfolio copying Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC's 20 largest 13F holdings each quarter, from the day each filing was public, returned +5.5% a year over the last 3 years, against +20.4% for the S&P 500. Over 1 year: +6.0% against +20.1%. Over 5 years: -0.2% a year against +11.6%.
When is Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC's next 13F filing due?
13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends. Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC's filing for the quarter ending Sep 30, 2026 is due by Nov 14, 2026; this page updates the day after it is published.
How much money does Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC manage?
Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC reported $6.9B of regulatory assets under management on its latest SEC Form ADV. Its 13F, which covers only US-listed stocks and options, totals $4.6B.