Aberdeen Group plc

Other Low signal CIK 1716774
League rank
#385
in Other · #1481 overall
Long book
$61.94B
Q1 2026
Positions
931
Top-10 weight
36%
concentration
Last quarter
+15.3%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
9%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

Aberdeen Group plc is an institutional manager, running a $61.94B US long book across 931 positions.

The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 36% of the book). The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: APPLE INC, NVIDIA CORP, MICROSOFT CORP, ALPHABET INC-CL A, AMAZON.COM INC.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0.2pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 4 of 9 quarters. Signal value of individual moves is limited — treat changes as weak evidence.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
+3.2%
Q2 2024
+6.1%
Q3 2024
+1.4%
Q4 2024
-4.8%
Q1 2025
+10.1%
Q2 2025
+8.9%
Q3 2025
+3.2%
Q4 2025
-5.0%
Q1 2026
+15.3%

Sector allocation

Technology
41%
Healthcare
12%
Industrials
11%
Consumer discretionary
9%
Financials
9%
Services media
5%
Utilities
4%
Other
3%

Long book by quarter

$51.00B
Q1 2024
$52.17B
Q2 2024
$54.54B
Q3 2024
$53.27B
Q4 2024
$51.28B
Q1 2025
$58.79B
Q2 2025
$63.23B
Q3 2025
$64.59B
Q4 2025
$61.94B
Q1 2026

What does Aberdeen Group own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology16.7M$4.23B6.8%+3.1%
NVDA NVIDIA CORPTechnology20.2M$3.52B5.7%+2.0%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology8.7M$3.24B5.2%+2.2%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology8.2M$2.37B3.8%+2.2%
AMZN AMAZON.COM INCConsumer discretionary11.3M$2.36B3.8%+2.5%
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CTechnology6.8M$1.96B3.2%+3.0%
TSLA TESLA INCIndustrials4.3M$1.60B2.6%+3.3%
AVGO BROADCOM INCTechnology4.4M$1.35B2.2%+2.3%
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS ATechnology1.8M$1.01B1.6%+3.4%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials2.4M$694.6M1.1%+2.1%
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare724.4K$666.2M1.1%-3.1%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare2.6M$636.9M1.0%+2.6%
MRK MERCK & CO. INC.Healthcare4.7M$561.2M0.9%+0.3%
V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARESServices media1.6M$490.1M0.8%+2.3%
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare2.2M$480.2M0.8%-2.3%
CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS INCTechnology6.1M$475.3M0.8%+0.9%
WMT WALMART INCConsumer discretionary3.8M$475.3M0.8%+3.4%
MA MASTERCARD INC - AServices media885.4K$442.4M0.7%-1.9%
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THEOther2.7M$393.5M0.6%+1.5%
KO COCA-COLA CO/THEConsumer staples5.0M$378.2M0.6%+2.3%
CAT CATERPILLAR INCIndustrials517.1K$366.3M0.6%+4.6%
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPConsumer discretionary354.5K$353.2M0.6%-0.5%
GE GENERAL ELECTRICIndustrials1.2M$347.8M0.6%+5.2%
NFLX NETFLIX INCServices media3.3M$317.2M0.5%+1.7%
AMD ADVANCED MICRO DEVICESTechnology1.6M$316.4M0.5%+2.9%
XOM EXXON MOBIL CORPEnergy1.8M$309.5M0.5%+4.3%
BAC BANK OF AMERICA CORPFinancials6.0M$293.5M0.5%+2.5%
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCTechnology861.3K$291.0M0.5%+4.6%
IBM INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPTechnology1.2M$280.4M0.5%+2.1%
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer discretionary820.6K$269.9M0.4%+2.1%
ORCL ORACLE CORPTechnology1.7M$256.8M0.4%+6.8%
VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCCommunications5.1M$254.6M0.4%+3.3%
AMAT APPLIED MATERIALS INCTechnology742.2K$253.7M0.4%+4.2%
DHR DANAHER CORPTechnology1.3M$246.9M0.4%+0.7%
ADI ANALOG DEVICES INCTechnology769.2K$244.7M0.4%-6.0%
TJX TJX COMPANIES INCConsumer discretionary1.5M$239.8M0.4%-5.7%
LIN LINDE PLCMaterials480.9K$238.4M0.4%+1.9%
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCFinancials280.0K$236.8M0.4%+1.3%
NEE NEXTERA ENERGY INCUtilities2.5M$233.9M0.4%-0.5%
MDT MEDTRONIC PLCHealthcare2.6M$228.7M0.4%+2.5%
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCFinancials845.1K$228.7M0.4%+0.2%
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPIndustrials940.6K$228.2M0.4%+19.9%
LRCX LAM RESEARCH CORPIndustrials1.0M$220.8M0.4%+3.1%
CRM SALESFORCE INCTechnology1.2M$215.9M0.3%+2.6%
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancials2.7M$213.2M0.3%+2.9%
ETN EATON CORP PLCIndustrials594.4K$212.6M0.3%+22.6%
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare2.0M$209.8M0.3%+2.5%
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare3.4M$207.6M0.3%+0.7%
TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCOther418.1K$205.5M0.3%+8.9%
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancials674.6K$204.1M0.3%-1.0%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRApr 29, 20261806$61.94B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRJan 16, 20261802$64.59B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 7, 20251829$63.23B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRJul 24, 20251853$58.79B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 13, 20251848$51.28B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRJan 24, 20251875$53.27B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HROct 25, 20241825$54.54B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 9, 20241909$52.17B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 9, 20241912$51.00B canonicalSEC ↗