Moerus Capital Management LLC

Fundamental concentrated ★Highest signal CIK 1742647
League rank
#985
in Fundamental concentrated · #7397 overall
Long book
$270.8M
Q1 2026
Positions
15
Top-10 weight
96%
concentration
Last quarter
-4.6%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
18%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

Moerus Capital Management LLC is a concentrated fundamental stock-picker, running a $270.8M US long book across 15 positions.

The portfolio is extremely concentrated — the top 10 positions are almost the whole book. Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: VALARIS LTD, NUTRIEN LTD, ARCOS DORADOS HOLDINGS INC-A, JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP IN, WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 2.2pp per quarter ahead of the S&P 500, beating the index in 5 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
+3.0%
Q2 2024
+10.7%
Q3 2024
+13.7%
Q4 2024
-5.8%
Q1 2025
+14.8%
Q2 2025
+11.5%
Q3 2025
+1.4%
Q4 2025
+15.1%
Q1 2026
-4.6%

Sector allocation

Energy
26%
Other
21%
Consumer discretionary
15%
Financials
15%
Materials
13%
Real estate
6%
Industrials
4%

Long book by quarter

$319.0M
Q1 2024
$277.1M
Q2 2024
$272.4M
Q3 2024
$274.0M
Q4 2024
$223.6M
Q1 2025
$234.3M
Q2 2025
$246.0M
Q3 2025
$231.9M
Q4 2025
$270.8M
Q1 2026

What does Moerus Capital own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
VAL VALARIS LTDEnergy464.0K$45.5M16.8%-23.7%
NTR NUTRIEN LTDOther599.2K$45.2M16.7%+15.3%
ARCO ARCOS DORADOS HOLDINGS INC-AConsumer discretionary4.3M$35.2M13.0%+19.9%
JEF JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INFinancials777.1K$32.1M11.8%+27.4%
WPM WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORPMaterials234.6K$30.7M11.4%-23.8%
GFR GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTDEnergy2.3M$14.8M5.5%+37.9%
BN BROOKFIELD CORPReal estate227.9K$9.2M3.4%Held
TDW TIDEWATER INCIndustrials108.0K$9.0M3.3%+5.6%
DOUG DOUGLAS ELLIMAN INCReal estate3.1M$5.1M1.9%+5.7%
BAM BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT-AFinancials41.3K$1.8M0.7%Held
CSW CSW INDUSTRIALS INCOther6.8K$1.8M0.7%Held
CSWC CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP61.7K$1.4M0.5%Held
BNT BROOKFIELD WEALTH SOLUTIONSFinancials1.2K$49K0.0%Held

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 14, 202615$270.8M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 12, 202616$231.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 13, 202513$246.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 11, 202514$234.3M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 13, 202515$223.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 13, 202516$274.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 14, 202417$272.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 14, 202418$277.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 15, 202419$319.0M canonicalSEC ↗