Polaris Capital Management, LLC

Fundamental diversified ★Signal CIK 1316926
League rank
#315
in Fundamental diversified · #1436 overall
Long book
$1.22B
Q1 2026
Positions
84
Top-10 weight
44%
concentration
Last quarter
+15.4%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
10%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

Polaris Capital Management, LLC is a diversified fundamental manager, running a $1.22B US long book across 84 positions.

The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 44% of the book). The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: POPULAR INC, JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC, LINDE PLC, UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP, SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0.2pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 4 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
-3.8%
Q2 2024
+9.6%
Q3 2024
-1.5%
Q4 2024
+0.7%
Q1 2025
+1.7%
Q2 2025
+7.1%
Q3 2025
+2.1%
Q4 2025
+7.0%
Q1 2026
+15.4%

Sector allocation

Financials
32%
Healthcare
20%
Materials
12%
Consumer staples
6%
Consumer discretionary
6%
Industrials
6%
Other
6%
Utilities
5%

Long book by quarter

$2.01B
Q1 2024
$1.87B
Q2 2024
$2.03B
Q3 2024
$2.07B
Q4 2024
$1.75B
Q1 2025
$1.50B
Q2 2025
$1.52B
Q3 2025
$1.21B
Q4 2025
$1.22B
Q1 2026

What does Polaris Capital own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
BPOP POPULAR INCFinancials648.1K$87.0M7.1%-5.0%
JAZZ JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLCHealthcare415.4K$78.5M6.4%-4.0%
LIN LINDE PLCMaterials124.6K$61.8M5.1%-6.9%
UTHR UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPHealthcare96.7K$57.3M4.7%-6.8%
SW SMURFIT WESTROCK PLCOther1.4M$54.5M4.5%-5.6%
LNTH LANTHEUS HOLDINGS INCMaterials617.0K$46.8M3.8%+14.7%
ARW ARROW ELECTRONICS INCConsumer discretionary286.6K$41.1M3.4%-3.0%
MPC MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPEnergy155.8K$38.1M3.1%-4.9%
CVS CVS HEALTH CORPHealthcare517.7K$37.2M3.0%-1.4%
EMN EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMaterials471.6K$36.0M2.9%New
GILD GILEAD SCIENCES INCHealthcare252.2K$35.1M2.9%-4.9%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials117.6K$34.6M2.8%+0.3%
WBS WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPFinancials492.2K$34.2M2.8%-4.6%
IBOC INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CRPFinancials463.0K$31.2M2.5%-3.0%
MKSI MKS INCTechnology134.7K$31.0M2.5%-49.2%
SLM SLM CORPFinancials1.4M$30.6M2.5%+14.7%
ALSN ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDINGIndustrials258.6K$30.3M2.5%-3.7%
GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPIndustrials87.4K$30.0M2.5%-2.3%
WMB WILLIAMS COS INCUtilities398.9K$29.0M2.4%-3.1%
TSN TYSON FOODS INC-CL AConsumer staples451.3K$28.9M2.4%-4.4%
CB CHUBB LTDFinancials86.5K$28.2M2.3%-5.0%
CFR CULLEN/FROST BANKERS INCFinancials204.0K$28.0M2.3%-4.9%
NEE NEXTERA ENERGY INCUtilities291.7K$27.1M2.2%-5.7%
INGR INGREDION INCConsumer staples229.6K$25.9M2.1%+3.6%
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare116.7K$25.4M2.1%-2.6%
MTB M & T BANK CORPFinancials122.6K$25.3M2.1%-2.7%
ELV ELEVANCE HEALTH INCFinancials71.6K$21.0M1.7%-3.1%
COF CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPFinancials113.6K$20.7M1.7%-1.2%
NOMD NOMAD FOODS LTDConsumer staples2.1M$20.2M1.7%-9.7%
LKQ LKQ CORPConsumer discretionary683.0K$20.1M1.6%-3.5%
NBN NORTHEAST BANK46.6K$5.2M0.4%-1.9%
SPFI SOUTH PLAINS FINANCIAL INCFinancials113.4K$4.8M0.4%-6.3%
HTB HOMETRUST BANCSHARES INCFinancials105.0K$4.5M0.4%Held
OFG OFG BANCORPFinancials108.0K$4.4M0.4%Held
LAUR LAUREATE EDUCATION INCServices media71.8K$2.5M0.2%Held
INDB INDEPENDENT BANK CORP/MAFinancials32.4K$2.4M0.2%Held
IMKTA INGLES MARKETS INC-CLASS AConsumer discretionary27.0K$2.4M0.2%-16.4%
NTB BANK OF N.T. BUTTERFIELD&SONFinancials45.6K$2.4M0.2%Held
SSB SOUTHSTATE BANK CORPFinancials25.8K$2.4M0.2%Held
VVX V2X INCServices media34.2K$2.3M0.2%+1.2%
BKH BLACK HILLS CORPUtilities33.7K$2.3M0.2%Held
BOKF BOK FINANCIAL CORPORATIONFinancials18.2K$2.3M0.2%Held
CHCO CITY HOLDING COFinancials19.1K$2.3M0.2%-8.2%
BHB BAR HARBOR BANKSHARESFinancials70.0K$2.3M0.2%Held
PRDO PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORPServices media60.6K$2.3M0.2%Held
CVI CVR ENERGY INCEnergy67.0K$2.3M0.2%Held
EBF ENNIS INCOther105.1K$2.3M0.2%Held
BFST BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARESFinancials82.4K$2.2M0.2%Held
CBT CABOT CORPOther28.5K$2.1M0.2%+19.8%
PEBO PEOPLES BANCORP INCFinancials64.7K$2.1M0.2%Held

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRApr 27, 202684$1.22B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRJan 29, 202689$1.21B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HROct 27, 202590$1.52B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRJul 21, 202592$1.50B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 14, 202591$1.75B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRJan 29, 202596$2.07B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 13, 202492$2.03B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRJul 26, 202495$1.87B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRApr 24, 202492$2.01B canonicalSEC ↗