SANTA MONICA PARTNERS LP

Fundamental concentrated ★Highest signal CIK 904793
Long book
$179.1M
Q1 2026
Positions
13
Top-10 weight
99%
concentration
Last quarter
+9.5%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
0%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

SANTA MONICA PARTNERS LP is a concentrated fundamental stock-picker, running a $179.1M US long book across 13 positions.

The portfolio is extremely concentrated — the top 10 positions are almost the whole book. The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST, MASTERCARD INC - A, BEL FUSE INC-CL B, GARMIN LTD, BALCHEM CORP.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 1.6pp 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
-3.0%
Q2 2024
+11.7%
Q3 2024
+1.9%
Q4 2024
+2.5%
Q1 2025
+3.2%
Q2 2025
+4.3%
Q3 2025
-0.2%
Q4 2025
-4.0%
Q1 2026
+9.5%

Sector allocation

Services media
59%
Technology
27%
Materials
9%
Financials
5%

Long book by quarter

$144.6M
Q1 2024
$148.9M
Q2 2024
$169.8M
Q3 2024
$185.2M
Q4 2024
$182.5M
Q1 2025
$171.5M
Q2 2025
$170.4M
Q3 2025
$164.9M
Q4 2025
$179.1M
Q1 2026

What does SANTA MONICA own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
MA MASTERCARD INC - AServices media102.2K$51.0M28.5%Held
BELFB BEL FUSE INC-CL BTechnology67.6K$13.4M7.5%Held
GRMN GARMIN LTDTechnology40.8K$9.5M5.3%Held
BCPC BALCHEM CORPMaterials51.1K$8.7M4.8%-56.3%
BR BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIOServices media40.8K$6.6M3.7%Held
BELFA BEL FUSE INC-CL ATechnology23.4K$4.2M2.4%Held
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL AFinancials4$2.9M1.6%Held
LB LANDBRIDGE CO LLC-AFinancials18.0K$1.2M0.7%Held
MCB METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING COFinancials7.8K$651K0.4%Held
BNT BROOKFIELD WEALTH SOLUTIONSFinancials6.9K$287K0.2%Held

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 14, 202613$179.1M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 13, 202613$164.9M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 12, 202513$170.4M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 13, 202513$171.5M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 13, 202513$182.5M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRJan 30, 202517$185.2M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 14, 202417$169.8M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 13, 202416$148.9M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 14, 202416$144.6M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗