Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC's Q3 2025 13F: 5 new positions, 5 exits

Form 13F-HR for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2025 · filed Oct 24, 2025 · 122 reported positions · accession 0001163744-25-000002

What changed this quarter

Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC's changes in reported equity positions, Q3 2025
Activity Security Weight before Weight now Change Shares Shares %
Reduced CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC (ROAD) 4.1% 4.3% +0.2 pts −502K sh −19%
Reduced SIMPSON MFG INC (SSD) 2.5% 2.4% −0.2 pts −221K sh −20%
Reduced CCC INTELLIGENT SOLUTIONS HL (CCC) 2.0% 1.6% −0.5 pts −3.9M sh −27%
Reduced FIRSTSERVICE CORP NEW (FSV) 3.6% 3.7% +0.1 pts −179K sh −13%
New MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC (MIR) — 0.5% +0.5 pts +1.35M sh new
Reduced ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC (ESE) 2.9% 3.0% +0.1 pts −144K sh −14%
Reduced FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP (FSS) 2.1% 2.1% 0.0 pts −255K sh −19%
Reduced EXPONENT INC (EXPO) 3.0% 2.6% −0.4 pts −345K sh −13%
Reduced MERCURY SYS INC (MRCY) 2.0% 2.8% +0.8 pts −279K sh −11%
Reduced VERTEX INC (VERX) 1.8% 1.0% −0.8 pts −855K sh −25%
Exited SIMULATIONS PLUS INC (SLP) 0.3% — −0.3 pts −1.28M sh −100%
Increased BALCHEM CORP (BCPC) 2.7% 3.1% +0.4 pts +125K sh +11%
Increased CASELLA WASTE SYS INC (CWST) 4.6% 4.4% −0.2 pts +196K sh +7%
Reduced HILLMAN SOLUTIONS CORP (HLMN) 0.8% 0.8% 0.0 pts −1.87M sh −25%
Reduced NOVANTA INC (NOVT) 3.0% 2.3% −0.7 pts −169K sh −11%
Reduced KADANT INC (KAI) 1.0% 0.8% −0.2 pts −53,353 sh −24%
Reduced AAON INC (AAON) 2.0% 2.5% +0.5 pts −168K sh −9%
Reduced HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC (HLIO) 1.0% 1.4% +0.4 pts −294K sh −15%
Reduced WORKIVA INC (WK) 1.2% 1.4% +0.2 pts −174K sh −15%
Reduced AZENTA INC (AZTA) 0.9% 0.7% −0.2 pts −450K sh −23%
Reduced NCINO INC (NCNO) 1.1% 1.0% −0.1 pts −395K sh −15%
Reduced MESA LABS INC (MLAB) 0.8% 0.5% −0.3 pts −140K sh −25%
Reduced VERICEL CORP (VCEL) 1.5% 1.1% −0.5 pts −288K sh −12%
Reduced TRANSCAT INC (TRNS) 1.4% 1.1% −0.2 pts −114K sh −10%
Reduced AGILYSYS INC (AGYS) 1.2% 1.1% −0.1 pts −76,485 sh −10%
Reduced GENERAC HLDGS INC (GNRC) 0.3% 0.3% 0.0 pts −40,772 sh −25%
Reduced TREX CO INC (TREX) 1.6% 1.6% 0.0 pts −102K sh −5%
Reduced DESCARTES SYS GROUP INC (DSGX) 4.0% 4.0% −0.1 pts −52,473 sh −2%
Reduced DIGI INTL INC (DGII) 1.8% 2.0% +0.2 pts −133K sh −4%
Reduced RBC BEARINGS INC (RBC) 3.6% 3.9% +0.3 pts −11,803 sh −2%
Reduced WATSCO INC (WSO) 0.7% 0.6% −0.1 pts −11,243 sh −11%
Reduced SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC (SPXC) 2.0% 2.3% +0.4 pts −18,402 sh −2%
Reduced CSW INDUSTRIALS INC (CSWI) 2.5% 2.3% −0.3 pts −13,880 sh −2%
Reduced POOL CORP (POOL) 0.6% 0.6% 0.0 pts −10,364 sh −8%
Increased SPS COMM INC (SPSC) 2.5% 2.1% −0.4 pts +30,769 sh +2%
Reduced MSA SAFETY INC (MSA) 1.9% 2.1% +0.2 pts −17,295 sh −2%
Reduced REPLIGEN CORP (RGEN) 1.8% 2.1% +0.3 pts −19,994 sh −2%
Reduced LEMAITRE VASCULAR INC (LMAT) 2.0% 2.2% +0.2 pts −28,840 sh −2%
Increased BRIGHT HORIZONS FAM SOL IN D (BFAM) 1.6% 1.5% 0.0 pts +22,570 sh +3%
Reduced PLANET LABS PBC (PL) 0.0% 0.1% 0.0 pts −181K sh −42%
Reduced UL SOLUTIONS INC (ULS) 1.3% 1.3% 0.0 pts −32,595 sh −3%
Reduced MERIT MED SYS INC (MMSI) 3.1% 2.9% −0.1 pts −26,324 sh −1%
Reduced WILLDAN GROUP INC (WLDN) 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 pts −21,355 sh −48%
Reduced WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SVSC INC (WST) 0.3% 0.4% +0.1 pts −7,124 sh −7%
Reduced SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY INC (SITE) 2.1% 2.4% +0.3 pts −14,114 sh −1%
Reduced PROCORE TECHNOLOGIES INC (PCOR) 0.3% 0.4% 0.0 pts −24,730 sh −7%
Reduced WD 40 CO (WDFC) 1.1% 1.0% −0.1 pts −8,545 sh −3%
Exited OLO INC (OLO) 0.0% — 0.0 pts −198K sh −100%
Exited NV5 GLOBAL INC (NVEE) 0.0% — 0.0 pts −73,872 sh −100%
Reduced BIO-TECHNE CORP (TECH) 0.3% 0.3% 0.0 pts −26,429 sh −8%

The 50 largest of 112 changes, by size of the trade. Full holdings for this quarter.

Reported by the fund in its Form 13F filed with the SEC; holdings are as of the quarter-end report date and may have changed since. For informational purposes only — not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. FilingExplorer is not affiliated with or endorsed by this fund. How this brief is compiled

Top 10 positions — 35.5% of the equity book

Changes in the top 10 this quarter: BCPC entered · MRCY entered · NOVT left · EXPO left

# Security Weight before Weight now
1 CASELLA WASTE SYS INC (CWST) 4.6% 4.4%
2 CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC (ROAD) 4.1% 4.3%
3 DESCARTES SYS GROUP INC (DSGX) 4.0% 4.0%
4 RBC BEARINGS INC (RBC) 3.6% 3.9%
5 FIRSTSERVICE CORP NEW (FSV) 3.6% 3.7%
6 STEVANATO GROUP S P A (STVN) 2.9% 3.3%
7 BALCHEM CORP (BCPC) 2.7% 3.1% Entered the top 10
8 ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC (ESE) 2.9% 3.0%
9 MERIT MED SYS INC (MMSI) 3.1% 2.9%
10 MERCURY SYS INC (MRCY) 2.0% 2.8% Entered the top 10
— NOVANTA INC (NOVT) 3.0% 2.3% Left the top 10
— EXPONENT INC (EXPO) 3.0% 2.6% Left the top 10

Weights are each position's reported value as a share of the fund's reported equity positions (options and principal-amount holdings excluded).