Montanaro Asset Management Ltd

Fundamental diversified ★Signal CIK 1831133
League rank
#760
in Fundamental diversified · #6367 overall
Long book
$334.4M
Q1 2026
Positions
42
Top-10 weight
44%
concentration
Last quarter
+8.1%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
27%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

Montanaro Asset Management Ltd is a diversified fundamental manager, running a $334.4M US long book across 42 positions.

The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 44% of the book). The portfolio is actively managed, with meaningful quarterly turnover. Current anchor positions: NOVA LTD, BIO-TECHNE CORP, BALCHEM CORP, HOULIHAN LOKEY INC, BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC-CLASS B.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 5pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 1 of 9 quarters. We rate its filings as signal-bearing: position changes reflect genuine views.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
-2.2%
Q2 2024
+5.5%
Q3 2024
-8.1%
Q4 2024
-8.1%
Q1 2025
+10.4%
Q2 2025
+0.2%
Q3 2025
-7.4%
Q4 2025
-3.4%
Q1 2026
+8.1%

Sector allocation

Technology
22%
Services media
19%
Other
16%
Industrials
13%
Healthcare
9%
Financials
8%
Materials
6%
Utilities
4%

Long book by quarter

$553.7M
Q1 2024
$536.4M
Q2 2024
$561.1M
Q3 2024
$484.4M
Q4 2024
$340.9M
Q1 2025
$387.9M
Q2 2025
$400.4M
Q3 2025
$358.8M
Q4 2025
$334.4M
Q1 2026

What does Montanaro Asset own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
NVMI NOVA LTDOther48.1K$20.9M6.3%-24.4%
TECH BIO-TECHNE CORPHealthcare341.1K$17.8M5.3%-1.6%
BCPC BALCHEM CORPMaterials98.7K$16.7M5.0%-2.6%
HLI HOULIHAN LOKEY INCFinancials98.3K$14.1M4.2%+0.6%
BSY BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC-CLASS BTechnology400.3K$14.1M4.2%-13.2%
FSS FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPIndustrials123.1K$13.3M4.0%+79.7%
CSW CSW INDUSTRIALS INCOther49.8K$13.0M3.9%+7.8%
EXPO EXPONENT INCServices media191.8K$12.5M3.7%+59.2%
AWK AMERICAN WATER WORKS CO INCUtilities89.8K$12.2M3.7%-0.4%
LRN STRIDE INCServices media125.3K$11.0M3.3%+16.0%
ROL ROLLINS INCServices media203.0K$10.8M3.2%-33.4%
MANH MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INCTechnology79.3K$10.6M3.2%-16.4%
FN FABRINETTechnology20.0K$10.4M3.1%-27.3%
ENTG ENTEGRIS INCOther81.9K$9.6M2.9%-21.8%
TYL TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INCTechnology27.3K$9.4M2.8%-9.7%
GGG GRACO INCIndustrials110.0K$9.3M2.8%+22.2%
HWKN HAWKINS INCConsumer discretionary59.8K$9.2M2.7%-9.3%
FCN FTI CONSULTING INCServices media50.0K$8.8M2.6%Held
SITM SITIME CORPTechnology25.0K$8.6M2.6%-28.6%
MSCI MSCI INCServices media15.7K$8.4M2.5%+3.3%
TMDX TRANSMEDICS GROUP INCHealthcare78.7K$7.8M2.3%-22.8%
VMI VALMONT INDUSTRIESIndustrials19.4K$7.8M2.3%New
WTS WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES-AIndustrials26.5K$7.7M2.3%New
VEEV VEEVA SYSTEMS INC-CLASS ATechnology36.0K$6.3M1.9%-9.1%
TW TRADEWEB MARKETS INC-CLASS AFinancials53.1K$6.3M1.9%-23.5%
ALRM ALARM.COM HOLDINGS INCTechnology141.7K$6.1M1.8%-5.6%
MIR MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INCOther305.3K$5.7M1.7%+19.5%
HQY HEALTHEQUITY INCServices media50.8K$4.2M1.3%+36.6%
HXL HEXCEL CORPMaterials42.0K$3.4M1.0%New
MDA MDA SPACE LTDIndustrials134.1K$3.4M1.0%New
TRNS TRANSCAT INCTechnology40.0K$2.9M0.9%Held
SNEX STONEX GROUP INCFinancials30.0K$2.4M0.7%New
UTI UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTServices media66.7K$2.4M0.7%+50.5%
STVN STEVANATO GROUP SPAHealthcare175.0K$2.4M0.7%Held
BRBR BELLRING BRANDS INCConsumer staples140.0K$2.3M0.7%+27.3%
TTEK TETRA TECH INCServices media71.5K$2.2M0.6%New
KNSL KINSALE CAPITAL GROUP INCFinancials4.5K$1.5M0.5%+59.2%
WMS ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INOther10.8K$1.5M0.4%-33.7%
BMI BADGER METER INCTechnology7.3K$1.1M0.3%-39.2%
DOCS DOXIMITY INC-CLASS ATechnology45.3K$1.1M0.3%+10.0%
CLH CLEAN HARBORS INCUtilities3.6K$1.0M0.3%New

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 11, 202642$334.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRMar 10, 202641$358.8M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 13, 202541$400.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 5, 202539$387.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 13, 202546$340.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 12, 202547$484.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 4, 202447$561.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRJul 30, 202446$536.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 14, 202444$553.7M canonicalSEC ↗