AEGIS FINANCIAL CORP

Fundamental concentrated ★Highest signal CIK 1140753
League rank
#991
in Fundamental concentrated · #7410 overall
Long book
$580.5M
Q1 2026
Positions
37
Top-10 weight
68%
concentration
Last quarter
-6.0%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
16%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

AEGIS FINANCIAL CORP is a concentrated fundamental stock-picker, running a $580.5M US long book across 37 positions.

The portfolio is concentrated: the top 10 names carry 68% of the portfolio. Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: CENOVUS ENERGY INC, EQUINOX GOLD CORP, PRECISION DRILLING CORP, VERMILION ENERGY INC, PBF ENERGY INC-CLASS A.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 4.2pp per quarter ahead of the S&P 500, beating the index in 5 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
-0.1%
Q2 2024
+12.1%
Q3 2024
+3.0%
Q4 2024
-6.0%
Q1 2025
+9.8%
Q2 2025
+32.1%
Q3 2025
+12.2%
Q4 2025
+20.9%
Q1 2026
-6.0%

Sector allocation

Energy
47%
Materials
21%
Industrials
13%
Other
5%
Utilities
5%
Consumer discretionary
5%
Financials
4%

Long book by quarter

$117.8M
Q1 2024
$103.9M
Q2 2024
$117.3M
Q3 2024
$116.1M
Q4 2024
$117.2M
Q1 2025
$169.9M
Q2 2025
$261.3M
Q3 2025
$419.3M
Q4 2025
$580.5M
Q1 2026

What does AEGIS FINANCIAL own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
CVE CENOVUS ENERGY INCEnergy3.5M$91.6M15.8%-0.1%
EQX EQUINOX GOLD CORPMaterials3.9M$55.9M9.6%-13.3%
PDS PRECISION DRILLING CORPEnergy504.1K$49.5M8.5%Held
VET VERMILION ENERGY INCEnergy2.6M$35.2M6.1%+93.9%
PBF PBF ENERGY INC-CLASS AEnergy620.3K$29.5M5.1%Held
HNRG HALLADOR ENERGY COUtilities1.8M$29.5M5.1%Held
ASIX ADVANSIX INCMaterials1.2M$29.5M5.1%Held
HOG HARLEY-DAVIDSON INCIndustrials1.4M$27.7M4.8%New
RYZ RYERSON HOLDING CORPConsumer discretionary1.1M$25.1M4.3%+57.9%
TDW TIDEWATER INCIndustrials276.5K$23.1M4.0%Held
NGS NATURAL GAS SERVICES GROUPEnergy587.0K$22.2M3.8%-12.5%
MOS MOSAIC CO/THEOther853.6K$21.8M3.7%Held
SM SM ENERGY COEnergy551.8K$17.2M3.0%New
GAU GALIANO GOLD INCMaterials6.4M$16.0M2.8%Held
NOA NORTH AMERICAN CONSTRUCTIONEnergy1.0M$14.0M2.4%Held
EGO ELDORADO GOLD CORPMaterials387.8K$13.3M2.3%Held
EFXT ENERFLEX LTDIndustrials551.2K$11.5M2.0%Held
RDN RADIAN GROUP INCFinancials295.3K$9.8M1.7%New
BSET BASSETT FURNITURE INDSOther527.0K$7.5M1.3%+5.2%
ASTL ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INCIndustrials1.8M$7.4M1.3%Held
INBK FIRST INTERNET BANCORPFinancials354.3K$7.2M1.2%+41.5%
GFR GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTDEnergy417.5K$2.6M0.5%+133.1%
ACTG ACACIA RESEARCH CORPFinancials491.1K$2.4M0.4%New
VLGEA VILLAGE SUPER MARKET-CLASS AConsumer discretionary55.7K$2.4M0.4%Held
IAUX I-80 GOLD CORPMaterials1.1M$1.7M0.3%Held
WHG WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INCFinancials99.9K$1.6M0.3%Held
HNNA HENNESSY ADVISORS INCFinancials141.4K$1.4M0.2%Held
ASC ARDMORE SHIPPING CORPIndustrials89.6K$1.4M0.2%Held
XPL SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORPMaterials632.5K$519K0.1%Held
MERC MERCER INTERNATIONAL INCOther308.9K$439K0.1%Held
WFG WEST FRASER TIMBER CO LTDOther3.1K$205K0.0%New
DC DAKOTA GOLD CORPMaterials30.0K$152K0.0%Held

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 13, 202637$580.5Mconfidential canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 12, 202633$419.3M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 12, 202526$261.3M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 11, 202525$169.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 9, 202523$117.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 12, 202522$116.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 12, 202423$117.3M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 8, 202425$103.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 10, 202427$117.8M canonicalSEC ↗