Arlington Partners LLC

Wealth advisor Mechanical CIK 1389848
League rank
#2254
in Wealth advisor · #4658 overall
Long book
$50.1M
Q1 2026
Positions
62
Top-10 weight
75%
concentration
Last quarter
+6.7%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
97%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

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Arlington Partners LLC is a wealth-management firm allocating client money, running a $50.1M US long book across 62 positions.

The portfolio is extremely concentrated — the top 10 positions are almost the whole book. Turnover is high — positions rotate quickly, so individual names matter less than the process. Current anchor positions: VANGUARD FTSE DEVELOPED ETF, VANGUARD SHORT-TERM TREASURY, PALMER SQUARE CAPITAL BDC IN, ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES-CL A, RYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 1.9pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 2 of 9 quarters. Its holdings are mechanical (indexing / client flows), so position changes carry no stock-picking signal.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
+0.0%
Q2 2024
+11.4%
Q3 2024
-2.6%
Q4 2024
+3.7%
Q1 2025
+3.2%
Q2 2025
+3.5%
Q3 2025
+2.0%
Q4 2025
-5.1%
Q1 2026
+6.7%

Sector allocation

Other
37%
Services media
17%
Financials
9%
Healthcare
9%
Technology
9%
Industrials
8%
Consumer staples
6%
Consumer discretionary
4%

Long book by quarter

$196.4M
Q1 2024
$201.4M
Q2 2024
$255.6M
Q3 2024
$257.6M
Q4 2024
$254.8M
Q1 2025
$271.1M
Q2 2025
$289.4M
Q3 2025
$14.1M
Q4 2025
$50.1M
Q1 2026

What does Arlington Partners own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
PSBD PALMER SQUARE CAPITAL BDC IN510.3K$5.0M10.0%+10.6%
EL ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES-CL AOther3.5K$254K0.5%New
RYAN RYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INCFinancials7.5K$252K0.5%New
TRU TRANSUNIONServices media3.6K$250K0.5%New
WMG WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP-CL AServices media9.8K$250K0.5%New
SOLV SOLVENTUM CORPHealthcare3.8K$249K0.5%New
TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCOther504$248K0.5%New
Z ZILLOW GROUP INC - CServices media5.9K$244K0.5%New
SPGI S&P GLOBAL INCServices media573$244K0.5%New
V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARESServices media806$244K0.5%New
AJG ARTHUR J GALLAGHER & COFinancials1.1K$243K0.5%New
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer staples1.6K$243K0.5%New
NWSA NEWS CORP - CLASS AOther9.7K$243K0.5%New
SBUX STARBUCKS CORPConsumer discretionary2.7K$242K0.5%New
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology841$242K0.5%New
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare988$242K0.5%New
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare4.0K$241K0.5%New
KO COCA-COLA CO/THEConsumer staples3.2K$241K0.5%New
EBAY EBAY INCServices media2.6K$241K0.5%New
DIS WALT DISNEY CO/THEServices media2.5K$240K0.5%New
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONALConsumer staples1.5K$240K0.5%New
LYV LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INServices media1.6K$240K0.5%New
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THEOther1.7K$240K0.5%New
ZTS ZOETIS INCHealthcare2.0K$239K0.5%New
CTVA CORTEVA INCConsumer staples2.9K$239K0.5%New
IT GARTNER INCServices media1.5K$239K0.5%New
FOX FOX CORP - CLASS BCommunications4.5K$239K0.5%New
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology645$239K0.5%New
ACN ACCENTURE PLC-CL AServices media1.2K$239K0.5%New
ICE INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INFinancials1.5K$238K0.5%New
MSCI MSCI INCServices media442$238K0.5%New
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL BFinancials497$238K0.5%New
ROP ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INCTechnology673$238K0.5%New
ABNB AIRBNB INC-CLASS AServices media1.9K$238K0.5%New
CRM SALESFORCE INCTechnology1.3K$238K0.5%New
HON HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INCIndustrials1.0K$237K0.5%New
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology934$237K0.5%New
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer discretionary719$236K0.5%New
RTX RTX CORPIndustrials1.2K$236K0.5%New
AON AON PLC-CLASS AFinancials730$236K0.5%New
OTIS OTIS WORLDWIDE CORPIndustrials3.1K$235K0.5%New
ADP AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSINGTechnology1.2K$235K0.5%New
CME CME GROUP INCFinancials794$235K0.5%New
CHRW C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INCIndustrials1.4K$234K0.5%New
MDT MEDTRONIC PLCHealthcare2.7K$234K0.5%New
AZO AUTOZONE INCConsumer discretionary69$233K0.5%New
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare2.3K$232K0.5%New
KVUE KENVUE INCOther13.5K$232K0.5%New
GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPIndustrials665$228K0.5%New
ASML ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHSIndustrials154$203K0.4%New

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRApr 9, 202662$50.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRJan 29, 20262$14.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HROct 28, 202557$289.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRJul 14, 202566$271.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRApr 23, 202558$254.8M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRJan 29, 202558$257.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HROct 21, 202458$255.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HR/ARESTATEMENTAug 6, 202458$201.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 1, 202458$201.4M SEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRApr 16, 202460$196.4M canonicalSEC ↗