HENNESSY ADVISORS INC

Other Low signal CIK 1145255
League rank
#711
in Other · #2437 overall
Long book
$2.77B
Q1 2026
Positions
278
Top-10 weight
19%
concentration
Last quarter
+13.3%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
18%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

HENNESSY ADVISORS INC is an institutional manager, running a $2.77B US long book across 278 positions.

The portfolio is broadly diversified across 278 positions (top 10 only 19%). Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: MASTEC INC, CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC, STONEX GROUP INC, ECHOSTAR CORP-A, VIASAT INC.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0.1pp per quarter ahead of the S&P 500, beating the index in 4 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
+1.3%
Q2 2024
+9.9%
Q3 2024
+3.3%
Q4 2024
-3.6%
Q1 2025
+8.2%
Q2 2025
+2.5%
Q3 2025
+1.6%
Q4 2025
+4.3%
Q1 2026
+13.3%

Sector allocation

Utilities
19%
Industrials
16%
Consumer discretionary
13%
Financials
13%
Communications
8%
Technology
7%
Energy
6%
Services media
5%

Long book by quarter

$2.38B
Q1 2024
$2.64B
Q2 2024
$3.12B
Q3 2024
$3.36B
Q4 2024
$3.00B
Q1 2025
$3.00B
Q2 2025
$2.90B
Q3 2025
$2.82B
Q4 2025
$2.77B
Q1 2026

What does HENNESSY ADVISORS own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
MTZ MASTEC INCIndustrials205.1K$66.0M2.4%-9.5%
CASY CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INCConsumer discretionary88.0K$64.1M2.3%-8.2%
SNEX STONEX GROUP INCFinancials706.0K$56.9M2.1%+37.6%
ECHO ECHOSTAR CORP-ACommunications476.9K$55.8M2.0%-9.5%
VSAT VIASAT INCCommunications1.2M$55.2M2.0%-9.5%
DY DYCOM INDUSTRIES INCIndustrials143.6K$48.7M1.8%-9.5%
CHRW C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INCIndustrials288.0K$47.8M1.7%-9.5%
PRIM PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPIndustrials312.7K$44.7M1.6%-9.5%
SNX TD SYNNEX CORPConsumer discretionary242.0K$40.8M1.5%-9.1%
VISN VISTANCE NETWORKS INCTechnology2.2M$40.7M1.5%-9.5%
GVA GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCIndustrials335.2K$40.2M1.5%-9.5%
SANM SANMINA CORPTechnology304.9K$39.5M1.4%-9.5%
CCK CROWN HOLDINGS INCIndustrials385.5K$38.6M1.4%-9.5%
M MACY'S INCConsumer discretionary2.1M$38.4M1.4%-9.5%
OKE ONEOK INCUtilities395.6K$35.8M1.3%-0.1%
CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC/THEConsumer discretionary646.7K$35.4M1.3%-9.5%
JLL JONES LANG LASALLE INCReal estate116.2K$35.4M1.3%-9.5%
LDOS LEIDOS HOLDINGS INCTechnology217.5K$33.8M1.2%-10.1%
LNG CHENIERE ENERGY INCUtilities118.0K$33.5M1.2%-20.1%
WMB WILLIAMS COS INCUtilities450.3K$32.8M1.2%-8.6%
J JACOBS SOLUTIONS INCIndustrials250.5K$31.9M1.2%-9.5%
NXST NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INCCommunications173.5K$31.4M1.1%-9.5%
W WAYFAIR INC- CLASS AConsumer discretionary416.5K$31.3M1.1%-9.5%
KMI KINDER MORGAN INCUtilities921.7K$30.9M1.1%-8.9%
AAL AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INCIndustrials2.8M$30.2M1.1%-9.5%
ALV AUTOLIV INCIndustrials285.8K$30.1M1.1%-9.5%
TRP TC ENERGY CORPUtilities459.7K$28.8M1.0%-8.3%
CALM CAL-MAINE FOODS INCConsumer staples346.8K$27.4M1.0%-9.5%
SRE SEMPRAUtilities279.4K$27.1M1.0%+2.9%
PENN PENN ENTERTAINMENT INCServices media1.8M$27.1M1.0%-9.5%
EQT EQT CORPEnergy423.7K$27.0M1.0%+0.4%
LAD LITHIA MOTORS INCConsumer discretionary106.8K$26.7M1.0%-9.4%
ENB ENBRIDGE INCEnergy492.5K$26.7M1.0%-2.7%
ATO ATMOS ENERGY CORPUtilities143.3K$26.5M1.0%-0.8%
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL AFinancials36$25.9M0.9%+9.1%
ATRO ASTRONICS CORPIndustrials377.8K$25.2M0.9%-3.4%
SO SOUTHERN CO/THEUtilities256.1K$24.7M0.9%+1.5%
ACM AECOMServices media285.7K$24.2M0.9%-9.5%
VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCCommunications444.7K$22.3M0.8%+3.1%
LYFT LYFT INC-AServices media1.6M$21.4M0.8%-9.5%
BTSG BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICESHealthcare488.3K$20.8M0.8%-3.4%
DTM DT MIDSTREAM INCUtilities148.1K$19.9M0.7%-1.1%
PTON PELOTON INTERACTIVE INC-AOther4.5M$19.3M0.7%-9.5%
TIGO MILLICOM INTL CELLULAR S.A.Communications252.1K$18.9M0.7%-3.4%
WWW WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INCOther1.1M$18.6M0.7%-9.5%
OPEN OPENDOOR TECHNOLOGIES INCReal estate3.7M$17.5M0.6%-9.5%
WEC WEC ENERGY GROUP INCUtilities149.1K$17.3M0.6%Held
NI NISOURCE INCUtilities358.5K$16.7M0.6%-1.2%
CNP CENTERPOINT ENERGY INCUtilities334.2K$14.4M0.5%-2.0%
MRK MERCK & CO. INC.Healthcare117.8K$14.2M0.5%-3.3%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRApr 21, 2026278$2.77B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRJan 27, 2026283$2.82B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HROct 20, 2025281$2.90B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRJul 21, 2025340$3.00B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRApr 16, 2025295$3.00B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRJan 15, 2025306$3.36B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HROct 16, 2024300$3.12B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRJul 23, 2024300$2.64B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRApr 16, 2024287$2.38B canonicalSEC ↗