ADAMS NATURAL RESOURCES FUND, INC.

Fundamental concentrated ★Highest signal energy specialist (71%) CIK 216851
League rank
#1008
in Fundamental concentrated · #7440 overall
Long book
$862.6M
Q1 2026
Positions
54
Top-10 weight
68%
concentration
Last quarter
-9.9%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
5%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

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ADAMS NATURAL RESOURCES FUND, INC. is a concentrated fundamental stock-picker, specialised in energy (71% of the long book), running a $862.6M US long book across 54 positions.

The portfolio is concentrated: the top 10 names carry 68% of the portfolio. The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: EXXON MOBIL CORP, CHEVRON CORP, CONOCOPHILLIPS, WILLIAMS COS INC, SLB LTD.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 1.3pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 2 of 9 quarters. We rate its filings highest-signal: new buys here are worth attention.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
-3.0%
Q2 2024
+0.0%
Q3 2024
-4.6%
Q4 2024
+8.6%
Q1 2025
-0.8%
Q2 2025
+5.1%
Q3 2025
+1.1%
Q4 2025
+32.5%
Q1 2026
-9.9%

Sector allocation

Energy
71%
Utilities
10%
Materials
9%
Industrials
4%
Other
4%
Consumer discretionary
1%
Financials
1%
Consumer staples
1%

Long book by quarter

$709.0M
Q1 2024
$685.3M
Q2 2024
$675.3M
Q3 2024
$632.9M
Q4 2024
$679.8M
Q1 2025
$631.2M
Q2 2025
$659.1M
Q3 2025
$659.4M
Q4 2025
$862.6M
Q1 2026

What does ADAMS NATURAL own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
XOM EXXON MOBIL CORPEnergy1.3M$226.4M26.2%+1.3%
CVX CHEVRON CORPEnergy614.7K$127.2M14.7%-1.4%
COP CONOCOPHILLIPSEnergy377.2K$49.8M5.8%Held
WMB WILLIAMS COS INCUtilities457.4K$33.3M3.9%+5.0%
SLB SLB LTDEnergy552.6K$28.4M3.3%+64.3%
PSX PHILLIPS 66Energy155.5K$28.3M3.3%Held
LIN LINDE PLCMaterials53.7K$26.6M3.1%Held
VLO VALERO ENERGY CORPEnergy95.0K$23.5M2.7%+8.1%
TRGP TARGA RESOURCES CORPUtilities92.5K$23.2M2.7%+33.3%
MPC MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPEnergy85.0K$20.8M2.4%-8.2%
EOG EOG RESOURCES INCEnergy141.4K$20.4M2.4%Held
DVN DEVON ENERGY CORPEnergy372.4K$18.7M2.2%+24.5%
FANG DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INCEnergy74.2K$14.7M1.7%-6.7%
KMI KINDER MORGAN INCUtilities433.3K$14.5M1.7%-37.1%
EQT EQT CORPEnergy223.9K$14.2M1.7%-14.7%
NEM NEWMONT CORPMaterials128.4K$13.9M1.6%Held
BKR BAKER HUGHES COIndustrials225.9K$13.8M1.6%-40.1%
FCX FREEPORT-MCMORAN INCMaterials233.2K$13.7M1.6%Held
HAL HALLIBURTON COEnergy344.9K$13.4M1.6%+25.3%
OKE ONEOK INCUtilities141.8K$12.8M1.5%-14.9%
OXY OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPEnergy166.0K$10.8M1.3%-13.0%
NUE NUCOR CORPIndustrials52.0K$8.8M1.0%Held
ECL ECOLAB INCOther31.4K$8.4M1.0%-25.9%
SHW SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO/THEConsumer discretionary24.1K$7.7M0.9%Held
VMC VULCAN MATERIALS COMaterials27.7K$7.5M0.9%Held
CRH CRH PLCIndustrials64.0K$6.7M0.8%Held
TPL TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORPFinancials13.3K$6.3M0.7%Held
CF CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INCOther46.6K$6.0M0.7%Held
CVE CENOVUS ENERGY INCEnergy209.9K$5.6M0.6%-8.0%
APD AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INCMaterials18.1K$5.3M0.6%Held
EXE EXPAND ENERGY CORPEnergy46.4K$5.1M0.6%Held
CTVA CORTEVA INCConsumer staples57.9K$4.9M0.6%Held
CTRA COTERRA ENERGY INC120.8K$4.2M0.5%Held
DD DUPONT DE NEMOURS INCMaterials78.6K$3.6M0.4%Held
FTI TECHNIPFMC PLCIndustrials48.6K$3.4M0.4%-22.6%
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALSMaterials5.4K$3.2M0.4%Held
CCK CROWN HOLDINGS INCIndustrials29.6K$3.0M0.3%Held
PKG PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICAOther12.7K$2.7M0.3%+71.6%
APA APA CORPEnergy56.0K$2.4M0.3%Held
DOW DOW INCMaterials52.9K$2.2M0.3%Held
STLD STEEL DYNAMICS INCIndustrials11.0K$2.0M0.2%Held
CCJ CAMECO CORPMaterials18.0K$2.0M0.2%Held
PPG PPG INDUSTRIES INCOther18.1K$1.9M0.2%Held
SW SMURFIT WESTROCK PLCOther41.3K$1.6M0.2%Held
IFF INTL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCESOther20.2K$1.5M0.2%Held
IP INTERNATIONAL PAPER COOther40.9K$1.5M0.2%Held
AMCR AMCOR PLCOther34.9K$1.4M0.2%New
ALB ALBEMARLE CORPMaterials7.2K$1.3M0.1%Held
LYB LYONDELLBASELL INDU-CL AOther15.6K$1.3M0.1%Held
BALL BALL CORPIndustrials16.3K$963K0.1%Held

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRApr 22, 202654$862.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 13, 202655$659.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HROct 22, 202555$659.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRJul 30, 202554$631.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRApr 23, 202552$679.8M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 11, 202555$632.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HROct 25, 202456$675.3M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 1, 202454$685.3M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRApr 24, 202455$709.0M canonicalSEC ↗