Kettle Hill Capital Management, based in New York, was founded in June 2003 by Andrew Kurita, Bryan Kiss, and Afroz Qadeer. The firm leverages proprietary research to identify potent catalysts, including new product launches, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and other dynamic events, aimed at optimizing investment opportunities. Kettle Hill Capital Management specializes in holding both long and short positions in small-cap US equity securities.
Andrew Kurita is the Founder of Kettle Hill Capital Management, LLC, where he has served as Portfolio Manager since its establishment in 2003. Prior to founding Kettle Hill, he held the position of Vice President at Andor Capital Management, LLC, specializing in the industrial sector for the Diversified Growth Fund. Earlier in his career from 1996 to 2001, Andrew worked at Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, LLC, where he served as Vice President and Analyst focusing on hedge fund and small-cap value products. Andrew is a CFA® charterholder with extensive expertise spanning over 24 years in small-cap and hedge fund investing. He graduated cum laude with honors, earning a BA in Economics from Williams College in 1995.
Kettle Hill Capital Management, a hedge fund managing discretionary assets totaling $748,934,201 for 6 clients according to its form ADV dated March 2024, reported $411,262,062 in managed 13F securities in their latest Q1 2024 filing. The firm maintains a top 10 holdings concentration of 55.47%. TKO Group Holdings Inc. represents Kettle Hill Capital Management's largest holding, with 394,837 shares held.