Applied Fundamental Research, LLC

Fundamental concentrated ★Highest signal CIK 1849776
League rank
#488
in Fundamental concentrated · #5651 overall
Long book
$75.8M
Q1 2026
Positions
10
Top-10 weight
100%
concentration
Last quarter
+15.1%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
0%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

Applied Fundamental Research, LLC is a concentrated fundamental stock-picker, running a $75.8M US long book across 10 positions.

The portfolio is extremely concentrated — the top 10 positions are almost the whole book. The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: PEOPLE INC, DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC, ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC, UFP TECHNOLOGIES INC, HEICO CORP-CLASS A.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 2.4pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 4 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
-3.6%
Q2 2024
+14.7%
Q3 2024
-15.5%
Q4 2024
-4.6%
Q1 2025
+7.0%
Q2 2025
-3.7%
Q3 2025
+12.5%
Q4 2025
-3.6%
Q1 2026
+15.1%

Sector allocation

Healthcare
28%
Industrials
27%
Technology
24%
Other
10%
Services media
7%
Consumer staples
2%

Long book by quarter

$135.0M
Q1 2024
$136.0M
Q2 2024
$151.4M
Q3 2024
$127.8M
Q4 2024
$119.3M
Q1 2025
$112.8M
Q2 2025
$102.9M
Q3 2025
$100.7M
Q4 2025
$75.8M
Q1 2026

What does Applied Fundamental own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
PPLI PEOPLE INCTechnology305.1K$12.2M16.1%-31.9%
DY DYCOM INDUSTRIES INCIndustrials35.0K$11.8M15.6%Held
ALGN ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INCHealthcare61.3K$10.5M13.9%+5.0%
UFPT UFP TECHNOLOGIES INCHealthcare52.8K$10.2M13.5%Held
HEI/A HEICO CORP-CLASS AIndustrials39.9K$8.4M11.1%+41.9%
FIGS FIGS INC-CLASS AOther515.6K$7.6M10.0%-41.1%
NABL N-ABLE INCTechnology1.2M$5.8M7.7%-0.7%
UHAL/B U-HAUL HOLDING CO-NON VOTINGServices media119.0K$5.3M7.0%-43.9%
NOMD NOMAD FOODS LTDConsumer staples185.1K$1.8M2.3%-64.7%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 13, 202610$75.8M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRJan 28, 202610$100.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HROct 30, 202510$102.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRJul 28, 202511$112.8M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRApr 30, 202512$119.3M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 10, 202512$127.8M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 13, 202412$151.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 14, 202413$136.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HR/ARESTATEMENTMay 2, 202411$135.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRApr 30, 202411$135.0M SEC ↗