Elauwit Connection
ELWT on Nasdaq. Market value $41m.
Should I look at this?
Look carefully before going further
Why it could be worth it
Nothing stands out yet.
What to watch out for
Read the warning sign in its own filings
This is not advice.
Who owns it
None of the long-term investors we follow own it. 12 funds in all.
Largest holders overall
- Bard Associates$4mAdded
- Perkins Capital Management$597,935
- Vanguard Capital Management$158,600Added
- Geode Capital Management$152,146Added
- Cambridge Investment Research Advisors$144,000Added
- Johnson & White Wealth Management$80,648New
- Integrated Wealth Concepts$73,134New
- Pekin Hardy Strauss$71,700
- Vanguard Fiduciary Trust$64,222
- BlackRock$58,765Added
From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Big holders and activists
6 investors own more than 5%.
- McDonough Daniel JRPassive investorat least 12.5%−1.7 pts(filed with 2 related holders)Since 14 November 2025
- Jones Taylor P.Passive investorat least 12.0%(filed with 1 related holder)Since 2 November 2025
- MAXIM CERITH LLCPassive investor11.3%Since 2 November 2025
- RUBENS BARRY RPassive investorat least 10.2%−1.8 pts(filed with 1 related holder)Since 14 November 2025
- Bard Associates, Inc.Passive investor7.2%Since 19 February 2026
- LYTTON LAURENCE WPassive investor5.9%Since 15 December 2025
| Holder | Stake | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
McDonough Daniel JR Passive investor | at least 12.5%−1.7 pts (filed with 2 related holders) | 14 November 2025 | |
Jones Taylor P. Passive investor | at least 12.0% (filed with 1 related holder) | 2 November 2025 | |
MAXIM CERITH LLC Passive investor | 11.3% | 2 November 2025 | |
RUBENS BARRY R Passive investor | at least 10.2%−1.8 pts (filed with 1 related holder) | 14 November 2025 | |
Bard Associates, Inc. Passive investor | 7.2% | 19 February 2026 | |
LYTTON LAURENCE W Passive investor | 5.9% | 15 December 2025 |
From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.
What insiders did
In the last 12 months, 4 insiders bought $56,474 of shares on the open market.
- Di Bartolo James P. IIChief Financial OfficerBought
- Date
- 14 September 2026
- Shares
- 95
- Price
- $7.18
- Value
- $682
- Di Bartolo James P. IIChief Financial OfficerBought
- Date
- 10 September 2026
- Shares
- 45
- Price
- $7.05
- Value
- $317
- RUBENS BARRY RChief Executive Officer, DirectorBought
- Date
- 11 December 2025
- Shares
- 2,500
- Price
- $6.59
- Value
- $16,475
- McDonough Daniel JRExecutive Chairman, DirectorBought
- Date
- 11 December 2025
- Shares
- 5,000
- Price
- $6.50
- Value
- $32,500
- Berk Frederick R.DirectorBought
- Date
- 11 December 2025
- Shares
- 1,000
- Price
- $6.50
- Value
- $6,500
| Date | Who | Did | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2026 | Di Bartolo James P. II Chief Financial Officer | Bought | 95 | $7.18 | $682 |
| 10 September 2026 | Di Bartolo James P. II Chief Financial Officer | Bought | 45 | $7.05 | $317 |
| 11 December 2025 | RUBENS BARRY R Chief Executive Officer, Director | Bought | 2,500 | $6.59 | $16,475 |
| 11 December 2025 | McDonough Daniel JR Executive Chairman, Director | Bought | 5,000 | $6.50 | $32,500 |
| 11 December 2025 | Berk Frederick R. Director | Bought | 1,000 | $6.50 | $6,500 |
From Form 4 filings: insiders must report trades in their own company's shares within two days.
Warning signs in its filings
Problems the company itself reported to the SEC, in its own words.
2 serious warning signs in Elauwit Connection’s filings.
We look for five warning signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on, a change of auditor, and one customer bringing in a big share of sales. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.
We checked the auditor's report, internal controls, restatement notices, auditor changes and big customers in the 10-K filed 31 Mar 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 19 Aug 2026 and 6 later 8-Ks.
Weak checks on its own accounts
SeriousThe company said its checks on its own accounts did not work at the end of its latest quarter. Mistakes could slip into the numbers.
“Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of June 30, 2026, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective, due to the existence of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting that we have yet to fully remediate.”
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Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2026 pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of June 30, 2026, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective, due to the existence of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting that we have yet to fully remediate. Specifically, management identified the following material weaknesses:
From the 10-Q filed 19 August 2026, Part I, Item 4. Controls and Procedures. Read it in the filing
Its past accounts can't be relied on
SeriousIt told the SEC its earlier accounts should no longer be relied on, usually because they contained errors.
8-K Item 4.02 filed 27 Feb 2026: the company said its earlier financial statements should no longer be relied on.
From an 8-K filed 27 February 2026: Previously issued accounts should no longer be relied on. Open the filing
A 10-K is the yearly report every US company files with the SEC. An 8-K is a short notice of a big event.
The deep dive
Everything above is arithmetic on public filings. The deep dive reads the last ten years of annual reports, the proxy statements, and the earnings calls, then argues the case the way Buffett, Klarman, and Hohn would, and checks every claim against the source.
- What the business is worth, as a range, and the margin of safety at today’s price
- Prices to start buying, buy, and buy hard
- The three things that would make this a mistake
- Every number footnoted to the filing it came from
Your first deep dive is free.
Not advice. Numbers on this page come from SEC filings and are updated each night; prices are updated again after the US market closes. The five-year figures are rounded.