PARTHENON LLC

Fundamental diversified ★Signal CIK 1088859
League rank
#534
in Fundamental diversified · #3554 overall
Long book
$874.7M
Q1 2026
Positions
127
Top-10 weight
48%
concentration
Last quarter
+11.8%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
3%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

PARTHENON LLC is a diversified fundamental manager, running a $874.7M US long book across 127 positions.

The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 48% of the book). The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: MICROSOFT CORP, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B, ALPHABET INC-CL A, META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A, ALPHABET INC-CL C.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 1pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 3 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
+1.4%
Q2 2024
+6.6%
Q3 2024
+0.0%
Q4 2024
-0.6%
Q1 2025
+7.1%
Q2 2025
+6.4%
Q3 2025
+2.9%
Q4 2025
-4.4%
Q1 2026
+11.8%

Sector allocation

Technology
32%
Financials
15%
Healthcare
13%
Industrials
11%
Consumer discretionary
9%
Consumer staples
6%
Services media
6%
Other
5%

Long book by quarter

$788.8M
Q1 2024
$787.2M
Q2 2024
$837.4M
Q3 2024
$826.7M
Q4 2024
$813.1M
Q1 2025
$874.1M
Q2 2025
$902.5M
Q3 2025
$926.7M
Q4 2025
$874.7M
Q1 2026

What does PARTHENON LLC own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology227.9K$84.3M9.6%+0.2%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL BFinancials138.3K$66.3M7.6%-0.2%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology157.1K$45.2M5.2%-1.3%
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS ATechnology67.6K$38.7M4.4%-1.3%
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CTechnology112.8K$32.4M3.7%-3.8%
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology127.2K$32.3M3.7%-1.3%
GLW CORNING INCIndustrials230.6K$31.4M3.6%0.0%
XOM EXXON MOBIL CORPEnergy174.8K$29.7M3.4%-0.6%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare120.8K$29.5M3.4%-1.2%
WMT WALMART INCConsumer discretionary226.4K$28.1M3.2%-0.6%
FAST FASTENAL COConsumer discretionary543.1K$25.2M2.9%-0.3%
PAYX PAYCHEX INCServices media246.3K$22.7M2.6%+0.6%
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials105.0K$21.9M2.5%-0.3%
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancials66.1K$20.0M2.3%-1.9%
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THEOther132.8K$19.2M2.2%-1.8%
MRK MERCK & CO. INC.Healthcare153.1K$18.4M2.1%-0.4%
BKNG BOOKING HOLDINGS INCIndustrials3.8K$16.0M1.8%+9.5%
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer staples100.0K$15.5M1.8%-1.0%
CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS INCTechnology198.1K$15.4M1.8%0.0%
SCHW SCHWAB (CHARLES) CORPFinancials131.5K$12.4M1.4%-1.7%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials41.9K$12.3M1.4%-1.2%
SYK STRYKER CORPHealthcare37.2K$12.2M1.4%-0.1%
LSTR LANDSTAR SYSTEM INCIndustrials66.9K$10.7M1.2%-0.1%
CRM SALESFORCE INCTechnology56.4K$10.5M1.2%-2.5%
BATRK ATLANTA BRAVES HOLDINGS IN-CServices media223.7K$9.6M1.1%Held
ICLR ICON PLCHealthcare79.2K$8.8M1.0%Held
WAT WATERS CORPHealthcare29.0K$8.6M1.0%-0.3%
CVS CVS HEALTH CORPHealthcare113.4K$8.1M0.9%-1.3%
MDLZ MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC-AConsumer staples138.4K$8.0M0.9%-1.2%
YETI YETI HOLDINGS INCOther217.4K$8.0M0.9%-1.1%
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer discretionary23.1K$7.6M0.9%Held
DIS WALT DISNEY CO/THEServices media73.7K$7.1M0.8%-0.1%
PNC PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUPFinancials33.4K$7.0M0.8%Held
CHDN CHURCHILL DOWNS INCServices media72.7K$6.5M0.7%-0.6%
GE GENERAL ELECTRICIndustrials22.2K$6.3M0.7%-0.8%
MDT MEDTRONIC PLCHealthcare61.4K$5.3M0.6%-0.4%
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONALConsumer staples29.4K$4.9M0.6%-0.2%
HSY HERSHEY CO/THEConsumer staples23.2K$4.8M0.6%-1.5%
KO COCA-COLA CO/THEConsumer staples61.7K$4.7M0.5%-0.6%
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL AFinancials6$4.3M0.5%Held
MCD MCDONALD'S CORPConsumer discretionary12.8K$4.0M0.5%-1.4%
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare4.1K$3.8M0.4%-4.1%
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare15.2K$3.3M0.4%-1.0%
GEV GE VERNOVA INCIndustrials3.8K$3.3M0.4%-2.1%
CLAR CLARUS CORPOther1.1M$3.1M0.4%+14.1%
SJM JM SMUCKER CO/THEConsumer staples31.3K$3.0M0.3%-0.9%
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer staples43.2K$2.9M0.3%-13.2%
BF/B BROWN-FORMAN CORP-CLASS BConsumer staples105.0K$2.8M0.3%Held
CVX CHEVRON CORPEnergy11.5K$2.4M0.3%-1.0%
CL COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COOther27.5K$2.3M0.3%Held

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRApr 28, 2026127$874.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRJan 23, 2026131$926.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HROct 31, 2025129$902.5M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRJul 29, 2025126$874.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 2, 2025122$813.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 3, 2025123$826.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 5, 2024125$837.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 8, 2024121$787.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRApr 30, 2024121$788.8M canonicalSEC ↗