BARR E S & CO
Long book
$1.72B
Q1 2026
Positions
108
Top-10 weight
64%
concentration
Last quarter
+10.5%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
23%
of book per quarter
Strategy in plain words
auto-generated from filingsBARR E S & CO is a diversified fundamental manager, running a $1.72B US long book across 108 positions.
The portfolio is concentrated: the top 10 names carry 64% of the portfolio. Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B, MARKEL GROUP INC, ALPHABET INC-CL C, GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC, JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0.7pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 4 of 9 quarters. We rate its filings as signal-bearing: position changes reflect genuine views.
Implied long-book return vs S&P 500
methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
+1.6%
Q2 2024
+6.7%
Q3 2024
+5.0%
Q4 2024
-0.4%
Q1 2025
+6.6%
Q2 2025
+7.0%
Q3 2025
+5.5%
Q4 2025
-8.4%
Q1 2026
+10.5%
Sector allocation
Financials 59%
Technology 17%
Consumer discretionary 8%
Services media 7%
Healthcare 4%
Real estate 2%
Other 2%
Consumer staples 1%
Long book by quarter
What does BARR E own?
Q1 2026 13F| Company | Sector | Shares | Value | % of book | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B | Financials | 489.8K | $234.7M | 13.7% | -2.3% |
| MKL MARKEL GROUP INC | Financials | 77.2K | $147.8M | 8.6% | -1.0% |
| GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL C | Technology | 486.5K | $139.6M | 8.1% | -11.2% |
| GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Financials | 142.2K | $120.3M | 7.0% | -2.9% |
| JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Financials | 341.5K | $100.4M | 5.8% | -1.9% |
| AMZN AMAZON.COM INC | Consumer discretionary | 444.0K | $92.5M | 5.4% | -0.8% |
| SCHW SCHWAB (CHARLES) CORP | Financials | 746.1K | $70.1M | 4.1% | -1.4% |
| MCO MOODY'S CORP | Services media | 159.9K | $69.7M | 4.1% | -1.2% |
| HOMB HOME BANCSHARES INC | Financials | 2.4M | $65.9M | 3.8% | +1.3% |
| BX BLACKSTONE INC | Financials | 489.7K | $56.3M | 3.3% | -1.1% |
| BRO BROWN & BROWN INC | Financials | 819.8K | $53.5M | 3.1% | +126.1% |
| AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS CO | Financials | 143.6K | $43.4M | 2.5% | -2.7% |
| AAPL APPLE INC | Technology | 165.3K | $41.9M | 2.4% | -1.5% |
| GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL A | Technology | 141.0K | $40.5M | 2.4% | -21.7% |
| BN BROOKFIELD CORP | Real estate | 901.7K | $36.5M | 2.1% | -1.6% |
| JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON | Healthcare | 119.1K | $29.1M | 1.7% | -3.1% |
| MA MASTERCARD INC - A | Services media | 52.1K | $26.0M | 1.5% | +3.9% |
| MTD METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL | Healthcare | 19.0K | $23.9M | 1.4% | +0.6% |
| NKE NIKE INC -CL B | Other | 431.4K | $22.8M | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| TTWO TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWRE | Technology | 112.9K | $22.3M | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL A | Financials | 29 | $20.8M | 1.2% | Held |
| ORLY O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC | Consumer discretionary | 195.5K | $18.0M | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| CHCO CITY HOLDING CO | Financials | 129.2K | $15.4M | 0.9% | Held |
| ADBE ADOBE INC | Technology | 60.2K | $14.6M | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| PEP PEPSICO INC | Consumer staples | 80.4K | $12.5M | 0.7% | -6.7% |
| FCNCA FIRST CITIZENS BCSHS -CL A | Financials | 5.8K | $10.9M | 0.6% | -3.6% |
| COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | Consumer discretionary | 9.8K | $9.8M | 0.6% | -2.1% |
| EL ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES-CL A | Other | 123.7K | $8.9M | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| TROW T ROWE PRICE GROUP INC | Financials | 97.6K | $8.8M | 0.5% | -7.7% |
| WYNN WYNN RESORTS LTD | Services media | 85.3K | $8.7M | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| SHW SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO/THE | Consumer discretionary | 25.2K | $8.1M | 0.5% | -2.8% |
| NVDA NVIDIA CORP | Technology | 35.6K | $6.2M | 0.4% | +2.2% |
| MSFT MICROSOFT CORP | Technology | 14.8K | $5.5M | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| WFC WELLS FARGO & CO | Financials | 67.0K | $5.3M | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| XOM EXXON MOBIL CORP | Energy | 24.0K | $4.1M | 0.2% | -4.6% |
| PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THE | Other | 22.8K | $3.3M | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| WMT WALMART INC | Consumer discretionary | 25.2K | $3.1M | 0.2% | -4.7% |
| TSLA TESLA INC | Industrials | 8.2K | $3.1M | 0.2% | Held |
| LLY ELI LILLY & CO | Healthcare | 3.2K | $3.0M | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| KKR KKR & CO INC | Financials | 24.4K | $2.3M | 0.1% | Held |
| DIS WALT DISNEY CO/THE | Services media | 19.4K | $1.9M | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| AVGO BROADCOM INC | Technology | 5.9K | $1.8M | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| CME CME GROUP INC | Financials | 6.0K | $1.8M | 0.1% | Held |
| V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES | Services media | 5.4K | $1.6M | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| KO COCA-COLA CO/THE | Consumer staples | 19.1K | $1.4M | 0.1% | -6.4% |
| PNC PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP | Financials | 6.7K | $1.4M | 0.1% | Held |
| CAT CATERPILLAR INC | Industrials | 1.6K | $1.1M | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| SBUX STARBUCKS CORP | Consumer discretionary | 11.9K | $1.1M | 0.1% | -29.7% |
| INTU INTUIT INC | Technology | 2.5K | $1.1M | 0.1% | +52.9% |
| MCD MCDONALD'S CORP | Consumer discretionary | 3.3K | $1.0M | 0.1% | +0.8% |
13F filing history
| Period | Form | Filed | Entries | Reported value | Flags | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 13F-HR | May 13, 2026 | 108 | $1.72B | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q4 2025 | 13F-HR | Feb 5, 2026 | 133 | $1.92B | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q3 2025 | 13F-HR | Nov 12, 2025 | 115 | $1.84B | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q2 2025 | 13F-HR | Aug 12, 2025 | 117 | $1.74B | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q1 2025 | 13F-HR | May 15, 2025 | 106 | $1.65B | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q4 2024 | 13F-HR | Feb 13, 2025 | 107 | $1.69B | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q3 2024 | 13F-HR | Nov 14, 2024 | 106 | $1.60B | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q2 2024 | 13F-HR | Aug 14, 2024 | 92 | $1.52B | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q1 2024 | 13F-HR | May 15, 2024 | 91 | $1.53B | canonical | SEC ↗ |
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