Empirical Finance, LLC

Other Low signal CIK 1572838
League rank
#567
in Other · #2020 overall
Long book
$2.13B
Q1 2026
Positions
483
Top-10 weight
33%
concentration
Last quarter
+14.1%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
8%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

Empirical Finance, LLC is an institutional manager, running a $2.13B US long book across 483 positions.

The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 33% of the book). The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: NVIDIA CORP, APPLE INC, MICROSOFT CORP, AMAZON.COM INC, ALPHABET INC-CL C.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0pp per quarter ahead of 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
+4.1%
Q2 2024
+5.4%
Q3 2024
+2.0%
Q4 2024
-4.4%
Q1 2025
+10.5%
Q2 2025
+8.3%
Q3 2025
+3.7%
Q4 2025
-2.9%
Q1 2026
+14.1%

Sector allocation

Technology
38%
Financials
11%
Industrials
10%
Consumer discretionary
10%
Healthcare
8%
Utilities
5%
Energy
4%
Services media
4%

Long book by quarter

$1.63B
Q1 2024
$1.60B
Q2 2024
$1.72B
Q3 2024
$1.73B
Q4 2024
$1.66B
Q1 2025
$1.91B
Q2 2025
$2.10B
Q3 2025
$2.10B
Q4 2025
$2.13B
Q1 2026

What does Empirical Finance, own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
NVDA NVIDIA CORPTechnology816.0K$142.3M6.7%-0.2%
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology501.2K$127.2M6.0%-0.2%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology245.7K$91.0M4.3%-0.1%
AMZN AMAZON.COM INCConsumer discretionary377.0K$78.5M3.7%+9.9%
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CTechnology233.9K$67.1M3.2%-41.9%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology197.4K$56.8M2.7%New
AVGO BROADCOM INCTechnology143.0K$44.3M2.1%0.0%
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS ATechnology74.4K$42.6M2.0%-0.1%
TSLA TESLA INCIndustrials79.4K$29.5M1.4%0.0%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials100.2K$29.5M1.4%-0.3%
ET ENERGY TRANSFER LPUtilities1.4M$27.1M1.3%+86.8%
XOM EXXON MOBIL CORPEnergy151.4K$25.7M1.2%-0.3%
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare26.6K$24.5M1.1%-0.2%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL BFinancials50.1K$24.0M1.1%+0.5%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare82.4K$20.2M0.9%-0.2%
WES WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LUtilities442.2K$18.2M0.9%+86.8%
WMT WALMART INCConsumer discretionary142.4K$17.7M0.8%-0.1%
CVX CHEVRON CORPEnergy75.8K$15.7M0.7%-0.2%
AX AXOS FINANCIAL INCFinancials178.3K$15.2M0.7%+86.6%
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPConsumer discretionary14.9K$14.8M0.7%-0.2%
NFLX NETFLIX INCServices media146.2K$14.1M0.7%-0.2%
MA MASTERCARD INC - AServices media28.1K$14.0M0.7%-0.2%
CSWC CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP618.9K$13.7M0.6%New
CAT CATERPILLAR INCIndustrials19.1K$13.5M0.6%-0.2%
V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARESServices media43.4K$13.1M0.6%-0.1%
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare59.1K$12.9M0.6%-0.2%
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCTechnology37.0K$12.5M0.6%0.0%
MPLX MPLX LPEnergy217.5K$12.4M0.6%+86.6%
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THEOther82.4K$11.9M0.6%-0.2%
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer discretionary35.4K$11.6M0.5%-0.2%
BAC BANK OF AMERICA CORPFinancials233.1K$11.4M0.5%-0.2%
MS MORGAN STANLEYFinancials68.6K$11.3M0.5%+3.3%
CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS INCTechnology145.1K$11.3M0.5%-0.2%
AMD ADVANCED MICRO DEVICESTechnology54.1K$11.0M0.5%-0.2%
MRK MERCK & CO. INC.Healthcare90.9K$10.9M0.5%-0.2%
GE GENERAL ELECTRICIndustrials36.5K$10.4M0.5%-0.2%
KO COCA-COLA CO/THEConsumer staples130.4K$9.9M0.5%-0.2%
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancials122.4K$9.7M0.5%-0.4%
AMAT APPLIED MATERIALS INCTechnology28.4K$9.7M0.5%-0.2%
LRCX LAM RESEARCH CORPIndustrials45.0K$9.6M0.5%-0.2%
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCFinancials11.0K$9.3M0.4%-0.3%
RTX RTX CORPIndustrials47.2K$9.1M0.4%-0.2%
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCFinancials32.5K$8.8M0.4%-0.1%
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONALConsumer staples52.0K$8.6M0.4%-0.2%
VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCCommunications162.2K$8.1M0.4%-0.1%
SFM SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INCConsumer discretionary105.3K$8.1M0.4%+2005.7%
T AT&T INCCommunications279.6K$8.1M0.4%-0.2%
C CITIGROUP INCFinancials65.2K$7.4M0.3%-0.3%
IBM INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPTechnology30.4K$7.4M0.3%-0.1%
GEV GE VERNOVA INCIndustrials8.4K$7.3M0.3%-0.2%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HR/ARESTATEMENTMay 15, 2026483$2.13B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202613F-HRMay 14, 2026483$2.13B SEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 12, 2026497$2.10B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 13, 2025506$2.10B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 11, 2025508$1.91B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 7, 2025504$1.66B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRJan 28, 2025500$1.73B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 6, 2024502$1.72B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRJul 30, 2024502$1.60B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 6, 2024514$1.63B canonicalSEC ↗