MERIDIAN INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC.

Other Low signal CIK 1427351
League rank
#876
in Other · #2999 overall
Long book
$419.9M
Q1 2026
Positions
237
Top-10 weight
26%
concentration
Last quarter
+12.5%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
9%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

MERIDIAN INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC. is an institutional manager, running a $419.9M US long book across 237 positions.

The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 26% of the book). The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR, APPLE INC, ISHARES GOLD TRUST, MICROSOFT CORP, CHEVRON CORP.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0.3pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 5 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
+1.0%
Q2 2024
+5.9%
Q3 2024
-0.2%
Q4 2024
-1.1%
Q1 2025
+7.4%
Q2 2025
+9.4%
Q3 2025
+3.1%
Q4 2025
+0.1%
Q1 2026
+12.5%

Sector allocation

Technology
31%
Financials
16%
Industrials
13%
Healthcare
10%
Consumer discretionary
7%
Energy
6%
Other
3%
Utilities
3%

Long book by quarter

$300.7M
Q1 2024
$316.2M
Q2 2024
$330.9M
Q3 2024
$335.0M
Q4 2024
$339.7M
Q1 2025
$367.5M
Q2 2025
$404.9M
Q3 2025
$415.0M
Q4 2025
$419.9M
Q1 2026

What does MERIDIAN INVESTMENT own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology70.9K$18.0M4.3%+0.1%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology27.9K$10.3M2.5%+0.4%
CVX CHEVRON CORPEnergy43.5K$9.0M2.1%-0.6%
PLTR PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-ATechnology45.5K$6.7M1.6%Held
WMT WALMART INCConsumer discretionary53.0K$6.6M1.6%-1.3%
NSC NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPIndustrials20.6K$5.9M1.4%Held
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare26.3K$5.7M1.4%-0.8%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare23.4K$5.7M1.4%-1.2%
TRV TRAVELERS COS INC/THEFinancials18.4K$5.4M1.3%Held
COF CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPFinancials25.2K$4.6M1.1%+66.2%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL BFinancials9.4K$4.5M1.1%-7.8%
GILD GILEAD SCIENCES INCHealthcare32.1K$4.5M1.1%+0.1%
FDX FEDEX CORPIndustrials11.8K$4.2M1.0%-0.4%
ADBE ADOBE INCTechnology16.9K$4.1M1.0%-0.2%
BAC BANK OF AMERICA CORPFinancials82.2K$4.0M1.0%+0.4%
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer discretionary12.0K$4.0M0.9%-0.8%
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS ATechnology6.9K$3.9M0.9%+0.3%
ORCL ORACLE CORPTechnology25.0K$3.7M0.9%Held
CBRE CBRE GROUP INC - AReal estate26.1K$3.5M0.8%-0.2%
Q QNITY ELECTRONICS INCTechnology30.3K$3.5M0.8%+43.3%
MCK MCKESSON CORPConsumer discretionary3.9K$3.4M0.8%-0.1%
MET METLIFE INCFinancials46.6K$3.3M0.8%-5.5%
KMI KINDER MORGAN INCUtilities97.1K$3.3M0.8%-0.7%
LHX L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INCTechnology9.3K$3.2M0.8%-0.6%
QCOM QUALCOMM INCTechnology23.4K$3.0M0.7%-13.6%
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCTechnology8.9K$3.0M0.7%+82.4%
B BARRICK MINING CORPMaterials72.9K$3.0M0.7%+8.0%
CP CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITYIndustrials37.3K$2.9M0.7%-0.1%
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL AFinancials4$2.9M0.7%Held
C CITIGROUP INCFinancials25.2K$2.9M0.7%Held
GEV GE VERNOVA INCIndustrials3.1K$2.7M0.7%-0.4%
GE GENERAL ELECTRICIndustrials9.5K$2.7M0.6%-0.5%
CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS INCTechnology34.5K$2.7M0.6%+32.6%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials8.8K$2.6M0.6%+0.5%
AMGN AMGEN INCHealthcare7.0K$2.5M0.6%Held
UBER UBER TECHNOLOGIES INCServices media34.0K$2.4M0.6%+1.0%
MDT MEDTRONIC PLCHealthcare28.1K$2.4M0.6%Held
CB CHUBB LTDFinancials7.2K$2.3M0.6%-0.1%
CRWD CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC - ATechnology5.8K$2.3M0.5%New
NVDA NVIDIA CORPTechnology13.0K$2.3M0.5%+4.1%
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CTechnology7.8K$2.2M0.5%+4.4%
AEP AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWERUtilities17.1K$2.2M0.5%-0.4%
IBM INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPTechnology8.9K$2.1M0.5%Held
CMCSA COMCAST CORP-CLASS ACommunications74.6K$2.1M0.5%-0.8%
HON HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INCIndustrials9.2K$2.1M0.5%+0.6%
LIN LINDE PLCMaterials4.2K$2.1M0.5%+8.0%
VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCCommunications38.7K$1.9M0.5%-4.6%
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancials24.2K$1.9M0.5%Held
NOW SERVICENOW INCTechnology18.4K$1.9M0.5%New
WGO WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIESIndustrials61.9K$1.9M0.5%-9.0%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRApr 28, 2026238$419.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRJan 20, 2026239$415.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HROct 23, 2025233$404.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRJul 16, 2025224$367.5M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRApr 29, 2025211$339.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 12, 2025213$335.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 6, 2024212$330.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRJul 19, 2024213$316.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 13, 2024206$300.7M canonicalSEC ↗