DONALD SMITH & CO., INC.

Fundamental diversified ★Signal CIK 814375
League rank
#565
in Fundamental diversified · #3827 overall
Long book
$5.56B
Q1 2026
Positions
62
Top-10 weight
44%
concentration
Last quarter
+11.5%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
18%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

DONALD SMITH & CO., INC. is a diversified fundamental manager, running a $5.56B US long book across 62 positions.

The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 44% of the book). Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: AERCAP HOLDINGS NV, CENTERRA GOLD INC, IAMGOLD CORP, ELDORADO GOLD CORP, SM ENERGY CO.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 2.6pp per quarter ahead of the S&P 500, beating the index in 6 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
+1.0%
Q2 2024
+13.4%
Q3 2024
-1.0%
Q4 2024
-0.3%
Q1 2025
+11.3%
Q2 2025
+19.1%
Q3 2025
+8.7%
Q4 2025
-0.1%
Q1 2026
+11.5%

Sector allocation

Financials
36%
Industrials
24%
Materials
19%
Services media
9%
Other
6%
Energy
5%
Real estate
1%
Consumer discretionary
1%

Long book by quarter

$4.30B
Q1 2024
$3.92B
Q2 2024
$4.24B
Q3 2024
$4.18B
Q4 2024
$4.08B
Q1 2025
$4.25B
Q2 2025
$5.01B
Q3 2025
$5.34B
Q4 2025
$5.56B
Q1 2026

What does DONALD SMITH own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
AER AERCAP HOLDINGS NVServices media3.2M$432.2M7.8%+2.2%
CGAU CENTERRA GOLD INCMaterials15.8M$280.6M5.0%+11.4%
IAG IAMGOLD CORPMaterials14.5M$272.5M4.9%-26.2%
EGO ELDORADO GOLD CORPMaterials7.3M$249.8M4.5%-1.2%
SM SM ENERGY COEnergy7.2M$224.8M4.0%New
GNW GENWORTH FINANCIAL INCFinancials25.5M$206.9M3.7%+7.2%
SPNT SIRIUSPOINT LTDFinancials9.5M$204.3M3.7%+12.5%
HOG HARLEY-DAVIDSON INCIndustrials10.0M$202.5M3.6%+12.6%
JXN JACKSON FINANCIAL INC-AFinancials1.9M$200.1M3.6%-3.2%
MHO M/I HOMES INCIndustrials1.5M$182.5M3.3%+1.8%
ALLY ALLY FINANCIAL INCFinancials4.0M$157.7M2.8%+47.6%
RDN RADIAN GROUP INCFinancials4.6M$152.4M2.7%+52.9%
EG EVEREST GROUP LTDFinancials460.2K$150.4M2.7%+5.6%
C CITIGROUP INCFinancials1.3M$146.5M2.6%+2.5%
CRBG COREBRIDGE FINANCIAL INCFinancials6.1M$144.8M2.6%+39.7%
ALGT ALLEGIANT TRAVEL COIndustrials1.7M$135.2M2.4%-1.8%
GM GENERAL MOTORS COIndustrials1.7M$130.1M2.3%+2.6%
PFSI PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICESFinancials1.4M$119.9M2.2%New
MOS MOSAIC CO/THEOther4.6M$117.8M2.1%-0.1%
WFG WEST FRASER TIMBER CO LTDOther1.7M$111.2M2.0%+14.3%
TPC TUTOR PERINI CORPIndustrials1.3M$101.4M1.8%-27.4%
TMHC TAYLOR MORRISON HOME CORPIndustrials1.7M$97.4M1.8%+1.2%
UNM UNUM GROUPFinancials1.3M$97.0M1.7%+1.0%
HHH HOWARD HUGHES HOLDINGS INCReal estate1.0M$66.0M1.2%+2.2%
KBH KB HOMEIndustrials1.2M$61.7M1.1%+64.2%
GSL GLOBAL SHIP LEASE INC-CL AIndustrials1.6M$58.8M1.1%-24.4%
GAU GALIANO GOLD INCMaterials23.1M$58.0M1.0%+0.6%
BZH BEAZER HOMES USA INCIndustrials3.0M$57.5M1.0%-0.9%
HG HAMILTON INSURANCE GROU-CL BFinancials1.6M$49.2M0.9%+6.2%
RYZ RYERSON HOLDING CORPConsumer discretionary2.0M$44.0M0.8%+3.5%
UVE UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGSFinancials1.2M$40.1M0.7%+2.1%
TWI TITAN INTERNATIONAL INCIndustrials4.9M$34.1M0.6%+41.5%
MHK MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INCOther290.6K$28.6M0.5%+0.5%
ASTL ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INCIndustrials6.0M$24.9M0.4%+2.9%
GSM FERROGLOBE PLCMaterials5.4M$22.4M0.4%+1.4%
MTUS METALLUS INCIndustrials1.1M$17.5M0.3%+11.2%
NMIH NMI HOLDINGS INCFinancials397.6K$14.9M0.3%+6.0%
MPAA MOTORCAR PARTS OF AMERICA INIndustrials1.3M$13.9M0.3%+31.2%
HOFT HOOKER FURNISHINGS CORPOther1.1M$13.8M0.2%+0.4%
JRVR JAMES RIVER GROUP HOLDINGS IFinancials1.8M$11.5M0.2%+9.0%
ASIX ADVANSIX INCMaterials228.0K$5.6M0.1%-7.3%
DC DAKOTA GOLD CORPMaterials1.1M$5.5M0.1%Held
JAKK JAKKS PACIFIC INCOther220.4K$4.4M0.1%New
VTOL BRISTOW GROUP INCIndustrials90.1K$4.2M0.1%-47.9%
KELYA KELLY SERVICES INC -AServices media431.9K$3.8M0.1%New
WSBF WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INCFinancials176.1K$3.2M0.1%+37.8%
PPTA PERPETUA RESOURCES CORPMaterials108.1K$3.0M0.1%-54.6%
RJET REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS INIndustrials91.8K$1.6M0.0%New
AZREF AZURE POWER GLOBAL LTD270.2K$270K0.0%-9.7%
GPRCHF GREAT PANTHER MINING LTD472.0K$470.0%Held

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 14, 202664$5.58B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 11, 202660$5.34B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 13, 202560$5.01B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 13, 202561$4.25B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 12, 202558$4.08B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 12, 202562$4.18B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HROct 25, 202462$4.24B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 9, 202463$3.92B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 10, 202462$4.30B canonicalSEC ↗