Just saw Canyon Capital dropped $21 million into Compass in Q4 - that's 2 million shares, making it about 2.78% of their portfolio. Interesting timing given what the company's been pulling off lately. So Compass went from basically nothing to this size position, and I'm curious why now. Their numbers have been pretty solid honestly. Full year revenue hit $6.96 billion, Q4 alone was $1.70 billion up 23% YoY. That's scaling from million-level moves to billion-dollar quarterly runs. Operating cash flow was $216.7 million for the year, adjusted EBITDA hit $293.4 million. Agents closed nearly 60k transactions in Q4, up almost 20% when the broader market only grew 0.7%. So they're taking market share while keeping costs in check. The stock's up 16% over the past year at $10.03 a share. What's interesting is Canyon's other big holdings are mostly distressed real estate plays - this Compass move feels different. They're getting exposure to asset-light brokerage tech instead of traditional property stress. If Compass can keep that transaction growth momentum and hold onto positive cash flow as they integrate Anywhere, this could be early for investors. But yeah, that's the bet Canyon seems to be making. Thoughts on whether the tech-enabled brokerage model actually wins long-term?

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