Central Securities Corp

Fundamental concentrated ★Highest signal CIK 18748
League rank
#678
in Fundamental concentrated · #4498 overall
Long book
$1.21B
Q1 2026
Positions
30
Top-10 weight
59%
concentration
Last quarter
+10.7%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
10%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

Central Securities Corp is a concentrated fundamental stock-picker, running a $1.21B US long book across 30 positions.

The portfolio is concentrated: the top 10 names carry 59% of the portfolio. The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: ALPHABET INC-CL A, ANALOG DEVICES INC, PROGRESSIVE CORP, SCHWAB (CHARLES) CORP, CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0.3pp 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
+2.5%
Q2 2024
+7.1%
Q3 2024
+2.4%
Q4 2024
+0.5%
Q1 2025
+8.6%
Q2 2025
+5.0%
Q3 2025
+3.4%
Q4 2025
-2.6%
Q1 2026
+10.7%

Sector allocation

Technology
42%
Financials
31%
Services media
10%
Healthcare
5%
Consumer discretionary
5%
Energy
5%
Other
4%

Long book by quarter

$990.4M
Q1 2024
$1.01B
Q2 2024
$1.03B
Q3 2024
$1.05B
Q4 2024
$1.05B
Q1 2025
$1.13B
Q2 2025
$1.21B
Q3 2025
$1.24B
Q4 2025
$1.21B
Q1 2026

What does Central Securities own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology400.0K$115.0M9.5%-4.8%
ADI ANALOG DEVICES INCTechnology350.0K$111.3M9.2%-2.8%
PGR PROGRESSIVE CORPFinancials400.0K$79.3M6.5%Held
SCHW SCHWAB (CHARLES) CORPFinancials700.0K$65.8M5.4%-12.5%
COF CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPFinancials350.0K$63.9M5.3%+4.5%
MSI MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INCTechnology140.0K$60.8M5.0%Held
KEYS KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INTechnology200.0K$56.5M4.7%Held
AMZN AMAZON.COM INCConsumer discretionary260.0K$54.2M4.5%Held
CVX CHEVRON CORPEnergy256.3K$53.0M4.4%Held
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS ATechnology90.0K$51.5M4.3%Held
TDY TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INCTechnology70.0K$42.4M3.5%Held
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancials140.0K$42.3M3.5%Held
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials140.0K$41.2M3.4%Held
SUNB SUNBELT RENTALS HOLDINGS INCServices media600.0K$39.1M3.2%New
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology80.0K$29.6M2.4%Held
AJG ARTHUR J GALLAGHER & COFinancials135.0K$29.2M2.4%+28.6%
MELI MERCADOLIBRE INCServices media15.5K$26.8M2.2%+19.2%
NKE NIKE INC -CL BOther500.0K$26.4M2.2%Held
AON AON PLC-CLASS AFinancials80.0K$25.8M2.1%-20.0%
V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARESServices media75.0K$22.7M1.9%Held
MDT MEDTRONIC PLCHealthcare250.0K$21.7M1.8%Held
MRK MERCK & CO. INC.Healthcare150.0K$18.0M1.5%Held
EFX EQUIFAX INCServices media100.0K$18.0M1.5%New
ROP ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INCTechnology50.0K$17.7M1.5%Held
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare70.0K$17.1M1.4%-12.5%
BRC BRADY CORPORATION - CL AOther200.0K$16.2M1.3%Held
TWFG TWFG INCFinancials500.0K$9.2M0.8%+5.3%
WSC WILLSCOT HOLDINGS CORPServices media225.0K$3.9M0.3%Held

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 8, 202630$1.21B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 10, 202629$1.24B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 12, 202529$1.21B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 7, 202527$1.13B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 7, 202527$1.05B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 13, 202528$1.05B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 8, 202427$1.03B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 13, 202428$1.01B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 7, 202427$990.4M canonicalSEC ↗