Bulldog Investors, LLP

Fundamental diversified ★Signal financials specialist (76%) CIK 1504304
League rank
#885
in Fundamental diversified · #7149 overall
Long book
$445.0M
Q1 2026
Positions
216
Top-10 weight
35%
concentration
Last quarter
+3.8%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
41%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

Bulldog Investors, LLP is a diversified fundamental manager, specialised in financials (76% of the long book), running a $445.0M US long book across 216 positions.

The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 35% of the book). The portfolio is actively managed, with meaningful quarterly turnover. Current anchor positions: SRH TOTAL RETURN FUND INC, BNYM STRAT MUNI BND, CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP, GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS, TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 2.5pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 2 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
+3.3%
Q2 2024
+4.2%
Q3 2024
+1.8%
Q4 2024
+1.3%
Q1 2025
+3.6%
Q2 2025
+1.0%
Q3 2025
+0.8%
Q4 2025
-2.4%
Q1 2026
+3.8%

Sector allocation

Financials
55%
Other
29%
Real estate
8%
Consumer discretionary
5%
Utilities
1%
Communications
1%

Long book by quarter

$302.6M
Q1 2024
$267.6M
Q2 2024
$297.4M
Q3 2024
$382.9M
Q4 2024
$369.6M
Q1 2025
$395.5M
Q2 2025
$432.1M
Q3 2025
$449.0M
Q4 2025
$445.0M
Q1 2026

What does Bulldog Investors, own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
TPL TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORPFinancials32.0K$15.2M3.4%+0.9%
TRC TEJON RANCH COReal estate792.5K$14.9M3.4%+0.1%
CION CION INVESTMENT CORP1.5M$10.5M2.4%Held
OTF BLUE OWL TECHNOLOGY FINANCE675.9K$8.4M1.9%+9.7%
RWAY RUNWAY GROWTH FINANCE CORP1.2M$8.2M1.9%-0.1%
VLGEA VILLAGE SUPER MARKET-CLASS AConsumer discretionary170.5K$7.2M1.6%Held
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL AFinancials10$7.2M1.6%+233.3%
CCAP CRESCENT CAPITAL BDC INC457.0K$5.6M1.2%-0.1%
FSK FS KKR CAPITAL CORP505.7K$5.1M1.2%+4.0%
NWFL NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORPFinancials170.0K$5.0M1.1%+165.0%
CB CHUBB LTDFinancials14.0K$4.6M1.0%Held
MRCC MONROE CAPITAL CORP966.8K$4.4M1.0%+1.3%
JACS JACKSON ACQUISITION CO-CL AFinancials408.8K$4.3M1.0%-0.3%
OBDC BLUE OWL CAPITAL CORP338.4K$3.7M0.8%+42.0%
CNNE CANNAE HOLDINGS INCConsumer discretionary302.1K$3.4M0.8%-33.8%
OYSE OYSTER ENTERPRISES II ACQ-AFinancials324.4K$3.3M0.7%-0.8%
DYOR INSIGHT DIGITAL PARTNERS I-AFinancials323.1K$3.2M0.7%+57.0%
BEAG BOLD EAGLE ACQUISITION COR-AFinancials302.0K$3.2M0.7%-0.4%
BCSS BAIN CAPITAL GSS INV- AFinancials308.2K$3.1M0.7%+3.9%
NCDL NUVEEN CHURCHILL DIRECT LEND224.8K$2.9M0.6%+29.6%
BCIC BCP INVESTMENT CORP378.4K$2.8M0.6%Held
BBDC BARINGS BDC INC334.9K$2.8M0.6%+5.5%
LWAC LIGHTWAVE ACQUISITION CORP-AFinancials257.2K$2.6M0.6%-1.4%
CCAQ COLLECTIVE ACQUISITION CORPFinancials249.7K$2.6M0.6%-1.3%
VNME VENDOME ACQUISITION CORP-AFinancials237.4K$2.4M0.5%+12.3%
SPEG SILVER PEGASUS ACQUISITION-AFinancials236.0K$2.4M0.5%+19.4%
OIM ONEIM ACQUISITION CL-AFinancials231.1K$2.3M0.5%New
WENN WEN ACQUISITION CORP-AFinancials218.6K$2.2M0.5%Held
HVMC HIGHVIEW MERGER CORP-CL AFinancials220.0K$2.2M0.5%+36.9%
PGR PROGRESSIVE CORPFinancials11.0K$2.2M0.5%+37.5%
SIMA SIM ACQUISITION CORP I-AFinancials200.0K$2.1M0.5%-51.8%
FVAV FORTRESS VALUE ACQUIS V-CL AFinancials210.8K$2.1M0.5%New
SVAC SPRING VALLEY ACQUISITION-AUtilities207.3K$2.1M0.5%-5.3%
MEVO M EVO GLOBAL ACQUISITIO-CL AFinancials206.0K$2.0M0.5%New
MKLY MCKINLEY ACQUISITION CO-CL AFinancials200.0K$2.0M0.5%Held
VACI VIKING ACQUISITION CORP - ACommunications200.0K$2.0M0.4%Held
INAC INDIGO ACQUISITION CORPFinancials175.0K$1.8M0.4%-1.9%
TLNC TALON CAPITAL CORP-CL AFinancials169.2K$1.7M0.4%+9.9%
EVAC EQV VENTURES ACQUISITION C-AFinancials166.5K$1.7M0.4%-0.6%
BBCQ BLEICHROEDER ACQUIS II-CL AFinancials157.8K$1.6M0.4%New
GIW GIGCAPITAL8 CORP-AFinancials154.9K$1.5M0.3%-2.7%
TACH TITAN ACQUISITION CORP-CL AFinancials150.0K$1.5M0.3%Held
AIIA AI INFRASTRUCTURE AC-AFinancials139.5K$1.4M0.3%-35.7%
SVIV SPRING VALLEY ACQUISITIO-AFinancials129.9K$1.3M0.3%New
SCII SC II ACQUISITION CORP-CL AFinancials127.7K$1.3M0.3%New
GRAF GRAF GLOBAL CORP-CL AFinancials100.0K$1.1M0.2%-56.1%
TAVI TAVIA ACQUISITION CORPFinancials100.0K$1.1M0.2%-13.1%
RANG RANGE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COFinancials100.0K$1.1M0.2%-30.4%
NHIC NEWHOLD INVESTMENT COR III-AFinancials100.0K$1.0M0.2%Held
COPL COPLEY ACQUISITION CORP-AFinancials100.0K$1.0M0.2%Held

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 8, 2026216$445.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 13, 2026223$449.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 14, 2025198$432.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 14, 2025171$395.5M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 15, 2025142$369.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 14, 2025142$382.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 14, 2024141$297.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 9, 2024142$267.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 10, 2024161$302.6M canonicalSEC ↗