ARGUS INVESTORS' COUNSEL, INC.
Long book
$112.5M
Q1 2026
Positions
102
Top-10 weight
37%
concentration
Last quarter
-4.0%
SPY -4.4%
Turnover
22%
of book per quarter
Strategy in plain words
auto-generated from filingsARGUS INVESTORS' COUNSEL, INC. is an institutional manager, running a $112.5M US long book across 102 positions.
The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 37% of the book). Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: NVIDIA CORP, ALPHABET INC-CL A, COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP, QUANTA SERVICES INC, APPLE INC.
Over the last 8 quarters its long book ran on average 0.5pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 4 of 8 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
+4.0%
Q2 2024
+6.0%
Q3 2024
+1.6%
Q4 2024
-3.4%
Q1 2025
+12.1%
Q2 2025
+4.9%
Q3 2025
-0.0%
Q4 2025
-4.0%
Sector allocation
Technology 37%
Financials 15%
Industrials 10%
Services media 10%
Consumer discretionary 9%
Healthcare 9%
Utilities 5%
Other 4%
Long book by quarter
What does ARGUS INVESTORS' own?
Q1 2026 13F| Company | Sector | Shares | Value | % of book | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA NVIDIA CORP | Technology | 28.5K | $5.0M | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL A | Technology | 15.9K | $4.6M | 4.1% | -11.5% |
| COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | Consumer discretionary | 4.3K | $4.3M | 3.8% | -5.5% |
| PWR QUANTA SERVICES INC | Industrials | 7.8K | $4.3M | 3.8% | -7.2% |
| AAPL APPLE INC | Technology | 16.4K | $4.2M | 3.7% | -6.9% |
| JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Financials | 13.8K | $4.1M | 3.6% | +1.7% |
| ADI ANALOG DEVICES INC | Technology | 12.3K | $3.9M | 3.5% | -3.6% |
| LLY ELI LILLY & CO | Healthcare | 4.1K | $3.7M | 3.3% | -0.2% |
| AMAT APPLIED MATERIALS INC | Technology | 10.8K | $3.7M | 3.3% | -4.6% |
| META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A | Technology | 6.0K | $3.4M | 3.0% | -5.3% |
| TT TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC | Technology | 7.8K | $3.3M | 2.9% | -7.6% |
| SCHW SCHWAB (CHARLES) CORP | Financials | 27.9K | $2.6M | 2.3% | -2.9% |
| AMZN AMAZON.COM INC | Consumer discretionary | 12.1K | $2.5M | 2.2% | -3.8% |
| V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES | Services media | 8.1K | $2.4M | 2.2% | -3.0% |
| WFC WELLS FARGO & CO | Financials | 30.4K | $2.4M | 2.1% | -3.4% |
| URI UNITED RENTALS INC | Services media | 3.3K | $2.4M | 2.1% | -2.0% |
| BLK BLACKROCK INC | Financials | 2.4K | $2.4M | 2.1% | -2.6% |
| ORCL ORACLE CORP | Technology | 15.0K | $2.2M | 2.0% | -6.2% |
| TRGP TARGA RESOURCES CORP | Utilities | 8.4K | $2.1M | 1.9% | -19.5% |
| SPGI S&P GLOBAL INC | Services media | 4.2K | $1.8M | 1.6% | +14.9% |
| GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | Industrials | 5.2K | $1.8M | 1.6% | +510.2% |
| ANET ARISTA NETWORKS INC | Technology | 13.5K | $1.7M | 1.5% | -6.0% |
| BSX BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP | Healthcare | 25.7K | $1.6M | 1.4% | -4.0% |
| NYT NEW YORK TIMES CO-A | Other | 18.3K | $1.5M | 1.4% | New |
| CEG CONSTELLATION ENERGY | Utilities | 5.1K | $1.4M | 1.3% | +129.7% |
| MSFT MICROSOFT CORP | Technology | 3.8K | $1.4M | 1.2% | -8.3% |
| XOM EXXON MOBIL CORP | Energy | 8.0K | $1.4M | 1.2% | -1.9% |
| DXCM DEXCOM INC | Healthcare | 18.3K | $1.2M | 1.0% | New |
| AVGO BROADCOM INC | Technology | 3.7K | $1.1M | 1.0% | -7.7% |
| AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS CO | Financials | 3.5K | $1.0M | 0.9% | -10.4% |
| PANW PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC | Technology | 6.4K | $1.0M | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| KLAC KLA CORP | Other | 684 | $1.0M | 0.9% | -10.5% |
| SNOW SNOWFLAKE INC | Technology | 6.6K | $997K | 0.9% | New |
| WMT WALMART INC | Consumer discretionary | 7.8K | $970K | 0.9% | -18.5% |
| TJX TJX COMPANIES INC | Consumer discretionary | 5.9K | $942K | 0.8% | -10.1% |
| GE GENERAL ELECTRIC | Industrials | 3.1K | $876K | 0.8% | -5.6% |
| DASH DOORDASH INC - A | Services media | 5.3K | $803K | 0.7% | -16.0% |
| UBER UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC | Services media | 10.9K | $782K | 0.7% | -2.0% |
| MA MASTERCARD INC - A | Services media | 1.5K | $763K | 0.7% | -11.3% |
| JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON | Healthcare | 3.0K | $737K | 0.7% | +48.1% |
| BNY BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP | Financials | 6.2K | $730K | 0.6% | -10.9% |
| AMGN AMGEN INC | Healthcare | 2.0K | $686K | 0.6% | +46.3% |
| LRCX LAM RESEARCH CORP | Industrials | 3.1K | $668K | 0.6% | New |
| PH PARKER HANNIFIN CORP | Industrials | 691 | $619K | 0.5% | -10.0% |
| DUK DUKE ENERGY CORP | Utilities | 4.4K | $582K | 0.5% | Held |
| HWM HOWMET AEROSPACE INC | Industrials | 2.5K | $566K | 0.5% | -9.6% |
| MCK MCKESSON CORP | Consumer discretionary | 629 | $544K | 0.5% | -8.4% |
| NDAQ NASDAQ INC | Financials | 6.3K | $531K | 0.5% | -9.5% |
| ATO ATMOS ENERGY CORP | Utilities | 2.8K | $510K | 0.5% | New |
| NFLX NETFLIX INC | Services media | 5.3K | $509K | 0.5% | -32.7% |
13F filing history
| Period | Form | Filed | Entries | Reported value | Flags | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 13F-HR | Apr 28, 2026 | 102 | $112.5M | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q4 2025 | 13F-HR | Jan 22, 2026 | 105 | $125.2M | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q3 2025 | 13F-HR | Oct 28, 2025 | 110 | $125.8M | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q2 2025 | 13F-HR | Jul 17, 2025 | 111 | $140.9M | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q1 2025 | 13F-HR | Apr 16, 2025 | 114 | $131.3M | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q4 2024 | 13F-HR | Jan 27, 2025 | 117 | $149.8M | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q3 2024 | 13F-HR | Oct 21, 2024 | 111 | $153.3M | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q2 2024 | 13F-HR/ARESTATEMENT | Jul 22, 2024 | 107 | $162.7M | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q2 2024 | 13F-HR | Jul 19, 2024 | 52 | $79.4M | SEC ↗ | |
| Q1 2024 | 13F-HR | Apr 25, 2024 | 108 | $162.9M | canonical | SEC ↗ |
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