Ground Swell Capital, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Folly Beach, SC that reports managing 2 hedge funds on Form ADV. It reports $949.2 million in regulatory assets under management. Its private funds, of all types, hold $949.2 million in gross assets. Its disclosed U.S. stock holdings returned an estimated +15.7% 2026 YTD through Jun 30 (S&P 500: +9.5%), based on 13F filings. Over a longer period they returned an estimated +46.0% from Q3 2024 to Q2 2026, compared with +37.2% for the S&P 500, based on 13F filings.
- Regulatory assets under management
- $949.2 millionForm ADV Item 5.F
- Gross assets of private funds
- $949.2 millionAll private fund types, Form ADV
- Hedge funds managed
- 22 private funds in total
- Employees
- 10Form ADV Item 5.A
- Registration
- SEC-registered adviserCRD 159812
- Latest Form ADV
- 03/11/2026Disciplinary disclosures: none reported
Estimated 13F portfolio performance
| Quarter | Est. 13F return | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | +22.3% | +14.8% |
| Q1 2026 | -5.3% | -4.6% |
| Q4 2025 | +2.4% | +2.4% |
| Q3 2025 | +8.7% | +7.8% |
| Q2 2025 | +14.6% | +10.4% |
| Q1 2025 | -2.2% | -4.5% |
| Q4 2024 | -5.2% | +2.1% |
| Q3 2024 | +6.7% | +5.4% |
Estimate of the firm's disclosed long U.S. stock portfolio from its quarterly 13F filings, holding each quarter-end portfolio to the next quarter-end at prices implied by all 13F filers. It is a price return before dividends and fees, ignores shorts, options, bonds, cash and trading within the quarter, and is not the return of any fund. Disclosures
Largest disclosed holdings
- Ishares Core S&P 500 ETF$34.1 million
- 84615q103$14.5 million
- Ishares Russell 2000 ETF$12.0 million
- Asml Holding N.V.$3.3 million
- 15675d103$2.0 million
- Entegris Inc$1.3 million
- Marvell Technology Inc Com$1.1 million
- Lumentum Hldgs Inc$947,298
- Blackrock US Equity Factor Rot$831,014
- Ishares Russell 1000 Value E$828,868
As of 2026-06-30, from 13F filing by Ground Swell Capital, LLC.
From SEC filings. Firm data comes from the SEC's Form ADV data as of Oct 2, 2026; performance estimates come from Form 13F. HedgeMountain has not verified this information, and it is not an offer, solicitation or recommendation. Full disclosures