Elgethun Capital Management

Other Low signal CIK 1638022
League rank
#1269
in Other · #4920 overall
Long book
$604.6M
Q1 2026
Positions
166
Top-10 weight
50%
concentration
Last quarter
+10.3%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
5%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

Elgethun Capital Management is an institutional manager, running a $604.6M US long book across 166 positions.

The portfolio is concentrated: the top 10 names carry 50% of the portfolio. The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B, ELI LILLY & CO, FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HLDGS LTD, ISHARES MSCI EAFE VALUE ETF, ISHARES CORE MSCI EMERGING.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0.7pp 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
+0.3%
Q2 2024
+8.5%
Q3 2024
+0.8%
Q4 2024
+3.7%
Q1 2025
+5.3%
Q2 2025
+5.0%
Q3 2025
+1.7%
Q4 2025
-1.5%
Q1 2026
+10.3%

Sector allocation

Financials
44%
Healthcare
13%
Consumer discretionary
7%
Technology
7%
Industrials
5%
Communications
5%
Services media
5%
Real estate
4%

Long book by quarter

$396.5M
Q1 2024
$396.7M
Q2 2024
$426.0M
Q3 2024
$412.0M
Q4 2024
$447.6M
Q1 2025
$497.0M
Q2 2025
$550.6M
Q3 2025
$578.9M
Q4 2025
$604.6M
Q1 2026

What does Elgethun Capital own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL BFinancials132.2K$63.4M10.5%+0.2%
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare51.3K$47.2M7.8%+108.1%
FRFHF FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HLDGS LTDFinancials24.8K$42.3M7.0%-0.1%
C CITIGROUP INCFinancials167.1K$19.0M3.1%-4.4%
CASH PATHWARD FINANCIAL INCFinancials203.8K$18.2M3.0%+0.5%
BOC BOSTON OMAHA CORP-CL AReal estate1.5M$17.0M2.8%+0.3%
SCHW SCHWAB (CHARLES) CORPFinancials155.6K$14.6M2.4%-2.9%
TBBK BANCORP INC/THEFinancials224.9K$12.1M2.0%+2.1%
DRVN DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INCServices media942.3K$11.9M2.0%+76.9%
FWONA LIBERTY MEDIA CORP-FORMULA-ACommunications149.4K$11.7M1.9%+1.3%
LBTYK LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD-CCommunications858.0K$10.1M1.7%+3.4%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology26.7K$9.9M1.6%+13.0%
OXY OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPEnergy147.6K$9.6M1.6%+1.3%
AAP ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INCConsumer discretionary171.9K$9.1M1.5%+1.0%
CWGL CRIMSON WINE GROUP LTDConsumer staples1.8M$7.8M1.3%+6.2%
EPD ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERSUtilities187.1K$7.1M1.2%+1.5%
DFH DREAM FINDERS HOMES INC - AIndustrials505.4K$7.0M1.2%+2.1%
BATRK ATLANTA BRAVES HOLDINGS IN-CServices media164.3K$7.0M1.2%+2.5%
KR KROGER COConsumer discretionary78.4K$5.7M0.9%-1.2%
FFXDF FAIRFAX INDIA HO-SUB VTG SHS339.9K$5.5M0.9%+0.8%
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancials16.9K$5.1M0.8%-1.0%
NVDA NVIDIA CORPTechnology26.7K$4.7M0.8%-1.4%
AMZN AMAZON.COM INCConsumer discretionary22.1K$4.6M0.8%+0.6%
NVR NVR INCIndustrials660$4.3M0.7%+3.1%
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL AFinancials6$4.3M0.7%+100.0%
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology15.0K$3.8M0.6%0.0%
ACI ALBERTSONS COS INC - CLASS AConsumer discretionary213.6K$3.6M0.6%+0.8%
WMT WALMART INCConsumer discretionary24.0K$3.0M0.5%-0.3%
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CTechnology9.9K$2.8M0.5%0.0%
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCFinancials10.4K$2.8M0.5%-3.1%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology9.7K$2.8M0.5%0.0%
STLA STELLANTIS NVIndustrials295.8K$2.1M0.3%-7.2%
MRK MERCK & CO. INC.Healthcare14.7K$1.8M0.3%+23.3%
WRB WR BERKLEY CORPFinancials24.1K$1.6M0.3%0.0%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials5.3K$1.6M0.3%0.0%
CSX CSX CORPIndustrials34.7K$1.4M0.2%+182.0%
BWB BRIDGEWATER BANCSHARES INCFinancials79.2K$1.4M0.2%0.0%
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare6.2K$1.3M0.2%-2.2%
XOM EXXON MOBIL CORPEnergy7.8K$1.3M0.2%-3.0%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare5.4K$1.3M0.2%+30.8%
V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARESServices media4.0K$1.2M0.2%Held
AVGO BROADCOM INCTechnology3.9K$1.2M0.2%+0.1%
CVX CHEVRON CORPEnergy5.8K$1.2M0.2%+16.6%
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer discretionary3.5K$1.2M0.2%+6.2%
MCD MCDONALD'S CORPConsumer discretionary3.5K$1.1M0.2%+0.3%
MMM 3M COHealthcare6.9K$1.0M0.2%+0.1%
CAT CATERPILLAR INCIndustrials1.4K$964K0.2%+22.2%
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONALConsumer staples5.7K$942K0.2%+22.7%
BBY BEST BUY CO INCConsumer discretionary13.7K$881K0.1%New
UPS UNITED PARCEL SERVICE-CL BIndustrials8.9K$871K0.1%+36.5%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 14, 2026166$604.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 10, 2026164$578.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 13, 2025156$550.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 13, 2025151$497.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 9, 2025151$447.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 13, 2025154$412.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 14, 2024153$426.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 14, 2024154$396.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 14, 2024156$396.5M canonicalSEC ↗