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TOWLE & CO

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13F filer, CIK 1224014, DENVER, CO

TOWLE & CO reported $257,471,642 across 54 holdings for the quarter ended 2026-03-31, in a 13F-HR filed 2026-05-14. Its ten largest share positions make up 33.22% of the portfolio.

Filed (acceptance time not in the bulk data set), ingested 13F-HR 0001224014-26-000003

Period
2026-03-31
Reported value
$257M
Holdings
54
Top 10 weight
33.22%
New
24
Sold out
14

Largest buys vs the previous quarter

SecurityShares changeApprox. value
DLXnew+289,155$7.96M
ARWnew+44,963$6.45M
IMKTAnew+70,450$6.33M
NOVnew+332,421$6.25M
SCLnew+105,940$5.29M

Ranked by the share change valued at this quarter's implied price (value over shares in the 13F). A position sold out is valued at the previous quarter's price, its last report.

Largest sells vs the previous quarter

SecurityShares changeApprox. value
HOUSexited-1,135,724-$16.1M
CWKexited-640,822-$10.4M
ANexited-49,335-$10.2M
LYFTexited-512,994-$9.94M
PARRreduced-157,871-$9.89M

Ranked by the share change valued at this quarter's implied price (value over shares in the 13F). A position sold out is valued at the previous quarter's price, its last report.

Holdings, Q1 2026

Share positions as resolved from 13F-HR 0001224014-26-000003, largest first. % of portfolio is the value over $257,471,642, the sum of the share positions whose value is usable for ratios (method).

SecurityHistorySharesValue% of portfolioChangeLatest eventTimeline
PBFPBF ENERGY INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: 399,057 shares; 2024Q4: 535,451 shares; 2025Q1: 435,452 shares; 2025Q2: 367,190 shares; 2025Q3: 327,550 shares; 2025Q4: 386,834 shares; 2026Q1: 248,995 shares 248,995$11.9M4.61%-137,839Timeline
PUMPPROPETRO HLDG CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: 2,826,575 shares; 2024Q4: 2,292,289 shares; 2025Q1: 1,669,210 shares; 2025Q2: 1,013,654 shares; 2025Q3: 1,129,914 shares; 2025Q4: 1,074,554 shares; 2026Q1: 676,403 shares 676,403$9.75M3.79%-398,151Timeline
UNFIUNITED NAT FOODS INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: 776,466 shares; 2024Q4: 622,302 shares; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: 364,818 shares; 2025Q4: 339,796 shares; 2026Q1: 213,241 shares 213,241$9.61M3.73%-126,555Timeline
GOLDGOLD COM INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: 325,397 shares; 2026Q1: 205,547 shares 205,547$8.24M3.2%-119,850Timeline
DLXDELUXE CORP MEDIUM TERM NTSQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 289,155 shares 289,155$7.96M3.09%newTimeline
ARCBARCBEST CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: 162,823 shares; 2025Q3: 136,792 shares; 2025Q4: 127,899 shares; 2026Q1: 80,114 shares 80,114$7.88M3.06%-47,785Timeline
AMRALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOUR IQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: 33,016 shares; 2024Q4: 26,068 shares; 2025Q1: 44,755 shares; 2025Q2: 76,744 shares; 2025Q3: 63,789 shares; 2025Q4: 60,601 shares; 2026Q1: 38,121 shares 38,121$7.83M3.04%-22,480Timeline
LBRTLIBERTY ENERGY INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: 877,604 shares; 2024Q4: 676,498 shares; 2025Q1: 655,984 shares; 2025Q2: 545,525 shares; 2025Q3: 609,655 shares; 2025Q4: 580,336 shares; 2026Q1: 266,651 shares 266,651$7.68M2.98%-313,685Timeline
BWABORGWARNER INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: 26,837 shares; 2025Q3: 234,487 shares; 2025Q4: 223,757 shares; 2026Q1: 137,353 shares 137,353$7.45M2.89%-86,404Timeline
PARRPAR PAC HOLDINGS INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: 846,827 shares; 2024Q4: 569,738 shares; 2025Q1: 738,603 shares; 2025Q2: 659,963 shares; 2025Q3: 548,683 shares; 2025Q4: 274,134 shares; 2026Q1: 116,263 shares 116,263$7.28M2.83%-157,871Timeline
MGAMAGNA INTL INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: 411,297 shares; 2024Q4: 282,558 shares; 2025Q1: 276,141 shares; 2025Q2: 234,743 shares; 2025Q3: 218,081 shares; 2025Q4: 202,374 shares; 2026Q1: 130,047 shares 130,047$7.26M2.82%-72,327Timeline
BGBUNGE GLOBAL SAQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: 11,611 shares; 2024Q4: 11,611 shares; 2025Q1: 120,535 shares; 2025Q2: 108,427 shares; 2025Q3: 90,837 shares; 2025Q4: 84,549 shares; 2026Q1: 53,755 shares 53,755$6.84M2.66%-30,794Timeline
HOVHOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: 69,704 shares; 2025Q3: 65,721 shares; 2025Q4: 99,402 shares; 2026Q1: 61,581 shares 61,581$6.83M2.65%-37,821Timeline
LEALEAR CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: 7,891 shares; 2024Q4: 43,152 shares; 2025Q1: 124,757 shares; 2025Q2: 104,304 shares; 2025Q3: 84,821 shares; 2025Q4: 87,815 shares; 2026Q1: 56,123 shares 56,123$6.8M2.64%-31,692Timeline
OSKOSHKOSH CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: 54,966 shares; 2025Q4: 73,618 shares; 2026Q1: 45,676 shares 45,676$6.72M2.61%-27,942Timeline
BTUPEABODY ENGR CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: 314,195 shares; 2026Q1: 198,567 shares 198,567$6.54M2.54%-115,628Timeline
ARWARROW ELECTRS INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: 154,234 shares; 2024Q4: 121,574 shares; 2025Q1: 118,996 shares; 2025Q2: 93,174 shares; 2025Q3: 77,387 shares; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 44,963 shares 44,963$6.45M2.5%newTimeline
SNXTD SYNNEX CORPORATIONQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: 51,410 shares; 2025Q4: 61,109 shares; 2026Q1: 38,122 shares 38,122$6.43M2.5%-22,987Timeline
IMKTAINGLES MKTS INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: 12,860 shares; 2024Q4: 12,860 shares; 2025Q1: 10,128 shares; 2025Q2: 10,656 shares; 2025Q3: 10,656 shares; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 70,450 shares 70,450$6.33M2.46%newTimeline
NOVNOV INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 332,421 shares 332,421$6.25M2.43%newTimeline
LEGLEGGETT & PLATT INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: 953,080 shares; 2026Q1: 602,592 shares 602,592$5.95M2.31%-350,488Timeline
FLRFLUOR CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: 188,599 shares; 2026Q1: 121,728 shares 121,728$5.68M2.21%-66,871Timeline
BXCBLUELINX HLDGS INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: 112,849 shares; 2024Q4: 120,972 shares; 2025Q1: 117,600 shares; 2025Q2: 55,331 shares; 2025Q3: 78,186 shares; 2025Q4: 167,196 shares; 2026Q1: 104,587 shares 104,587$5.67M2.2%-62,609Timeline
RYZRYERSON HLDG CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: 536,943 shares; 2024Q4: 554,868 shares; 2025Q1: 544,851 shares; 2025Q2: 450,715 shares; 2025Q3: 374,431 shares; 2025Q4: 392,634 shares; 2026Q1: 251,190 shares 251,190$5.65M2.19%-141,444Timeline
FOXFFOX FACTORY HLDG CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: 524,074 shares; 2026Q1: 331,580 shares 331,580$5.46M2.12%-192,494Timeline
ZUMZZUMIEZ INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: 556,223 shares; 2024Q4: 458,418 shares; 2025Q1: 441,646 shares; 2025Q2: 233,338 shares; 2025Q3: 412,501 shares; 2025Q4: 394,558 shares; 2026Q1: 239,558 shares 239,558$5.31M2.06%-155,000Timeline
SCLSTEPAN COQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 105,940 shares 105,940$5.29M2.06%newTimeline
WNCWABASH NATL CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: 771,324 shares; 2025Q2: 942,037 shares; 2025Q3: 792,813 shares; 2025Q4: 978,330 shares; 2026Q1: 613,717 shares 613,717$5.29M2.05%-364,613Timeline
ADNTADIENT PLCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: 677,906 shares; 2024Q4: 302,369 shares; 2025Q1: 460,328 shares; 2025Q2: 321,767 shares; 2025Q3: 443,422 shares; 2025Q4: 425,168 shares; 2026Q1: 258,104 shares 258,104$5.22M2.03%-167,064Timeline
NSPINSPERITY INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 179,878 shares 179,878$4.86M1.89%newTimeline
COMPCOMPASS INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 626,335 shares 626,335$4.58M1.78%newTimeline
HCSGHEALTHCARE SVCS GROUP INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: 386,812 shares; 2026Q1: 216,138 shares 216,138$4.01M1.56%-170,674Timeline
MEIMETHODE ELECTRS INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: 955,921 shares; 2025Q3: 1,033,223 shares; 2025Q4: 1,158,777 shares; 2026Q1: 718,847 shares 718,847$3.97M1.54%-439,930Timeline
MOHMOLINA HEALTHCARE INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: 1,205 shares; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 27,857 shares 27,857$3.71M1.44%newTimeline
CFFNCAPITOL FED FINL INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 476,240 shares 476,240$3.4M1.32%newTimeline
BUSEFIRST BUSEY CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: 160,015 shares; 2026Q1: 127,979 shares 127,979$3.23M1.26%-32,036Timeline
OSCROSCAR HEALTH INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 278,489 shares 278,489$3.19M1.24%newTimeline
EBCEASTERN BANKSHARES INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: 200,820 shares; 2026Q1: 160,260 shares 160,260$3.13M1.22%-40,560Timeline
PBPROSPERITY BANCSHARES INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: 57,087 shares; 2026Q1: 45,459 shares 45,459$3.05M1.19%-11,628Timeline
EPSWISDOMTREE TRQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 38,806 shares 38,806$2.64M1.03%newTimeline
BNDVANGUARD BD INDEX FDSQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 30,691 shares 30,691$2.26M0.88%newTimeline
RSPINVESCO EXCHANGE TRADED FD TQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 11,021 shares 11,021$2.12M0.82%newTimeline
BLMNBLOOMIN BRANDS INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: 1,100,376 shares; 2025Q3: 921,443 shares; 2025Q4: 1,317,776 shares; 2026Q1: 317,861 shares 317,861$1.72M0.67%-999,915Timeline
IVLUISHARES TRQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 40,661 shares 40,661$1.61M0.63%newTimeline
TCVEA SERIES TRUSTQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 57,635 shares 57,635$1.6M0.62%newTimeline
DLSWISDOMTREE TRQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 17,456 shares 17,456$1.42M0.55%newTimeline
JPIEJ P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED FQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 29,896 shares 29,896$1.38M0.53%newTimeline
IPKWINVESCO EXCH TRADED FD TR IIQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 20,462 shares 20,462$1.15M0.45%newTimeline
AVLVAMERICAN CENTY ETF TRQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 10,572 shares 10,572$852K0.33%newTimeline
BNDXVANGUARD CHARLOTTE FDSQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 14,223 shares 14,223$683K0.27%newTimeline
CGNGCAPITAL GROUP NEW GEOGRAPHYQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 14,544 shares 14,544$459K0.18%newTimeline
ASIXADVANSIX INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 14,115 shares 14,115$344K0.13%newTimeline
ILSETF OPPORTUNITIES TRUSTQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 15,029 shares 15,029$297K0.12%newTimeline
DBMFIM GLOBAL PARTNER FUNDSQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2024Q2: restricted; 2024Q3: not reported; 2024Q4: not reported; 2025Q1: not reported; 2025Q2: not reported; 2025Q3: not reported; 2025Q4: not reported; 2026Q1: 9,644 shares 9,644$291K0.11%newTimeline

Sold out in Q1 2026

Positions in the previous quarter's report that this quarter's report no longer lists.

SecurityShares beforeValue beforeType
HOUSANYWHERE REAL ESTATE INC1,135,724$16.1Mshares
CWKCUSHMAN AND WAKEFIELD LTD640,822$10.4Mshares
ANAUTONATION INC49,335$10.2Mshares
LYFTLYFT INC512,994$9.94Mshares
MTUSMETALLUS INC549,389$9.43Mshares
SANMSANMINA CORP58,546$8.79Mshares
SAHSONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC141,087$8.73Mshares
ALLYALLY FINL INC192,311$8.71Mshares
TWITITAN INTL INC ILL946,940$7.41Mshares
ALKALASKA AIR GROUP INC132,291$6.65Mshares
CLWCLEARWATER PAPER CORP349,661$6.08Mshares
WBSWEBSTER FINL CORP63,290$3.98Mshares
SEBSEABOARD CORP DEL286$1.27Mshares
TXTERNIUM SA24,794$947Kshares

How Q1 2026 was built

Available 13F filings of this filer for the quarter and their roles: the base report is the latest original or restatement, NEW HOLDINGS amendments filed after it are added (method).

FilingRoleAmendmentFiledAcceptedIngested
13F-HR 0001224014-26-000003 base2026-05-14acceptance time not in the bulk data set