DEARBORN PARTNERS LLC

Other Low signal CIK 1206792
League rank
#1680
in Other · #7018 overall
Long book
$1.85B
Q1 2026
Positions
269
Top-10 weight
27%
concentration
Last quarter
+5.2%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
9%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

DEARBORN PARTNERS LLC is an institutional manager, running a $1.85B US long book across 269 positions.

The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 27% of the book). The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: APPLE INC, MICROSOFT CORP, CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC, MCDONALD'S CORP, EXXON MOBIL CORP.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 2.4pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 3 of 9 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
-0.1%
Q2 2024
+9.8%
Q3 2024
-1.7%
Q4 2024
+3.0%
Q1 2025
+2.4%
Q2 2025
+3.2%
Q3 2025
-1.8%
Q4 2025
-1.1%
Q1 2026
+5.2%

Sector allocation

Technology
25%
Consumer discretionary
18%
Utilities
9%
Healthcare
9%
Industrials
8%
Financials
8%
Services media
6%
Other
5%

Long book by quarter

$2.33B
Q1 2024
$2.31B
Q2 2024
$2.46B
Q3 2024
$2.39B
Q4 2024
$2.08B
Q1 2025
$2.11B
Q2 2025
$2.13B
Q3 2025
$2.00B
Q4 2025
$1.85B
Q1 2026

What does DEARBORN PARTNERS own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology422.0K$107.1M5.8%-6.1%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology190.5K$70.5M3.8%-4.9%
CASY CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INCConsumer discretionary77.8K$56.6M3.1%-6.5%
MCD MCDONALD'S CORPConsumer discretionary155.0K$48.2M2.6%-5.8%
XOM EXXON MOBIL CORPEnergy269.5K$45.7M2.5%-8.6%
WEC WEC ENERGY GROUP INCUtilities314.4K$36.4M2.0%-7.3%
ADP AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSINGTechnology175.6K$35.7M1.9%-5.7%
APH AMPHENOL CORP-CL ATechnology277.2K$35.0M1.9%-10.7%
ATO ATMOS ENERGY CORPUtilities188.3K$34.8M1.9%-8.6%
CTVA CORTEVA INCConsumer staples413.9K$34.6M1.9%-8.9%
RSG REPUBLIC SERVICES INCUtilities156.2K$34.2M1.9%-8.5%
SNA SNAP-ON INCIndustrials93.8K$34.1M1.8%-7.3%
VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCCommunications669.5K$33.6M1.8%-6.9%
WSO WATSCO INCConsumer discretionary89.6K$32.6M1.8%-5.4%
MA MASTERCARD INC - AServices media64.6K$32.3M1.7%-6.5%
WMT WALMART INCConsumer discretionary258.3K$32.1M1.7%-9.3%
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPConsumer discretionary32.1K$31.9M1.7%-8.0%
ITW ILLINOIS TOOL WORKSIndustrials115.0K$29.9M1.6%-19.5%
CME CME GROUP INCFinancials100.4K$29.7M1.6%+6.2%
TXN TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCTechnology149.5K$29.0M1.6%-5.6%
SHW SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO/THEConsumer discretionary87.4K$28.0M1.5%-6.1%
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare128.4K$27.9M1.5%-9.5%
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THEOther192.7K$27.8M1.5%-4.7%
QCOM QUALCOMM INCTechnology211.7K$27.3M1.5%-7.1%
AJG ARTHUR J GALLAGHER & COFinancials125.9K$27.3M1.5%-6.0%
ACN ACCENTURE PLC-CL AServices media126.6K$25.1M1.4%+8.5%
MSI MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INCTechnology57.6K$25.0M1.4%-8.5%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials83.2K$24.5M1.3%-0.9%
SYK STRYKER CORPHealthcare73.9K$24.3M1.3%-8.7%
NDAQ NASDAQ INCFinancials284.1K$24.1M1.3%-8.7%
STE STERIS PLCHealthcare105.8K$23.4M1.3%-7.4%
TSCO TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANYConsumer discretionary511.5K$23.2M1.3%-7.4%
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer discretionary69.7K$22.9M1.2%-7.9%
TMUS T-MOBILE US INCCommunications108.6K$22.8M1.2%-8.1%
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare217.2K$22.3M1.2%-7.9%
VRSK VERISK ANALYTICS INCTechnology115.1K$21.8M1.2%+30.1%
SPGI S&P GLOBAL INCServices media51.0K$21.7M1.2%-7.7%
ECL ECOLAB INCOther79.2K$21.1M1.1%+1307.4%
NEE NEXTERA ENERGY INCUtilities226.4K$21.0M1.1%-0.4%
CTAS CINTAS CORPOther123.1K$20.8M1.1%-8.4%
CAT CATERPILLAR INCIndustrials28.6K$20.3M1.1%-0.1%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare79.9K$19.5M1.1%-1.3%
MKC/V MCCORMICK & CO INC VTG COMConsumer staples362.5K$18.3M1.0%-7.1%
INTU INTUIT INCTechnology41.7K$18.0M1.0%-8.3%
FAST FASTENAL COConsumer discretionary377.1K$17.5M0.9%-30.4%
AWK AMERICAN WATER WORKS CO INCUtilities126.2K$17.2M0.9%-11.2%
EOG EOG RESOURCES INCEnergy114.2K$16.5M0.9%-10.4%
GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPIndustrials44.4K$15.2M0.8%-1.6%
JKHY JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INCTechnology92.1K$14.6M0.8%-10.3%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology47.0K$13.5M0.7%-1.3%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 12, 2026287$1.85B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 11, 2026285$2.00B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 10, 2025273$2.13B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 14, 2025275$2.11B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 8, 2025276$2.08B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 7, 2025276$2.39B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 6, 2024283$2.46B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRJul 26, 2024273$2.31B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 8, 2024278$2.33B canonicalSEC ↗