Minerva Advisors LLC

Fundamental concentrated ★Highest signal CIK 1541536
League rank
#413
in Fundamental concentrated · #1098 overall
Long book
$154.9M
Q1 2026
Positions
48
Top-10 weight
62%
concentration
Last quarter
+16.6%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
16%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

Minerva Advisors LLC is a concentrated fundamental stock-picker, running a $154.9M US long book across 48 positions.

The portfolio is concentrated: the top 10 names carry 62% of the portfolio. Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CO, TREDEGAR CORP, INFUSYSTEM HOLDINGS INC, EASTERN CO/THE, ESCALADE INC.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 1.3pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 3 of 9 quarters. We rate its filings highest-signal: new buys here are worth attention.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
-5.6%
Q2 2024
+13.6%
Q3 2024
-4.4%
Q4 2024
-7.6%
Q1 2025
+7.4%
Q2 2025
+5.5%
Q3 2025
-2.5%
Q4 2025
+6.1%
Q1 2026
+16.6%

Sector allocation

Industrials
28%
Other
27%
Financials
18%
Healthcare
11%
Services media
6%
Communications
4%
Technology
3%
Consumer discretionary
2%

Long book by quarter

$163.3M
Q1 2024
$150.0M
Q2 2024
$172.6M
Q3 2024
$171.0M
Q4 2024
$140.7M
Q1 2025
$152.6M
Q2 2025
$157.5M
Q3 2025
$149.7M
Q4 2025
$154.9M
Q1 2026

What does Minerva Advisors own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
GLDD GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CO1.0M$17.5M11.3%-25.9%
TG TREDEGAR CORPIndustrials1.7M$13.2M8.5%+0.5%
INFU INFUSYSTEM HOLDINGS INCHealthcare1.2M$11.1M7.2%+11.6%
EML EASTERN CO/THEIndustrials546.4K$11.1M7.1%+3.3%
ESCA ESCALADE INCOther567.6K$9.7M6.3%Held
VIRC VIRCO MFG CORPORATIONOther1.5M$9.3M6.0%+4.8%
DLHC DLH HOLDINGS CORPServices media1.1M$6.5M4.2%0.0%
SIF SIFCO INDUSTRIESIndustrials480.6K$6.4M4.1%-1.7%
UTMD UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS INCHealthcare93.6K$5.8M3.7%Held
NVGS NAVIGATOR HOLDINGS LTDIndustrials296.2K$5.7M3.7%-1.7%
SSP EW SCRIPPS CO/THE-ACommunications1.5M$5.7M3.7%+10.1%
ATRO ASTRONICS CORPIndustrials70.3K$4.7M3.0%-31.2%
KEQU KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CPTechnology136.7K$4.7M3.0%+12.2%
UFI UNIFI INCOther1.3M$4.5M2.9%+3.0%
CAC CAMDEN NATIONAL CORPFinancials89.6K$4.3M2.7%Held
PBHC PATHFINDER BANCORP INCFinancials262.2K$3.3M2.2%Held
CRD/B CRAWFORD & CO -CL BFinancials288.2K$2.9M1.9%Held
RAIL FREIGHTCAR AMERICA INCIndustrials341.0K$2.7M1.8%+27.7%
FSTR FOSTER (LB) CO-AConsumer discretionary84.0K$2.3M1.5%Held
KELYA KELLY SERVICES INC -AServices media199.8K$1.8M1.1%+242.1%
MPB MID PENN BANCORP INCFinancials54.2K$1.7M1.1%Held
NODK NI HOLDINGS INCFinancials129.9K$1.7M1.1%Held
CFG CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUPFinancials21.5K$1.3M0.8%Held
EBC EASTERN BANKSHARES INCFinancials62.6K$1.2M0.8%Held
CTGO CONTANGO SILVER & GOLD INCMaterials59.6K$1.1M0.7%-21.7%
FNB FNB CORPFinancials64.1K$1.1M0.7%Held
CZNC CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORPFinancials42.9K$958K0.6%Held
FRME FIRST MERCHANTS CORPFinancials23.7K$916K0.6%+139.6%
NWFL NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORPFinancials28.6K$841K0.5%+108.9%
CPBI CENTRAL PLAINS BANCSHARES INFinancials49.1K$840K0.5%Held
ECBK ECB BANCORP INCFinancials49.9K$835K0.5%Held
FMC FMC CORPMaterials48.0K$827K0.5%Held
DGICA DONEGAL GROUP INC-CL AFinancials46.5K$799K0.5%Held
MBBC MARATHON BANCORP INCFinancials59.0K$798K0.5%Held
UIS UNISYS CORPTechnology345.3K$715K0.5%Held
LSBK LAKE SHORE BANCORP INC/MDFinancials44.3K$672K0.4%Held
FRBA FIRST BANK/HAMILTON NJ41.1K$658K0.4%Held
CLBK COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INCFinancials33.8K$592K0.4%Held
HBNC HORIZON BANCORP INC/INFinancials35.1K$581K0.4%Held
NWBI NORTHWEST BANCSHARES INCFinancials38.0K$482K0.3%Held
FCF FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINL CORPFinancials25.6K$449K0.3%Held
EBMT EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA INCFinancials21.1K$434K0.3%Held
PRA PROASSURANCE CORPFinancials17.2K$426K0.3%Held
RMBI RICHMOND MUTUAL BANCORPORATIFinancials30.2K$410K0.3%Held
THRY THRYV HOLDINGS INCServices media144.3K$395K0.3%-2.7%
DLX DELUXE CORPOther13.9K$383K0.2%Held
DGICB DONEGAL GROUP INC-BFinancials17.9K$316K0.2%Held
ASRV AMERISERV FINANCIAL INCFinancials58.2K$211K0.1%Held

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 12, 202692$154.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 9, 2026104$149.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 12, 2025103$157.5M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 13, 2025102$152.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HR/ARESTATEMENTMay 9, 2025101$140.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 8, 2025101$140.7M SEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 4, 2025105$171.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 8, 2024105$172.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 12, 2024106$150.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 14, 2024110$163.3M canonicalSEC ↗