SPRUCEGROVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD

Fundamental concentrated ★Highest signal industrials specialist (84%) CIK 1234074
League rank
#297
in Fundamental concentrated · #577 overall
Long book
$625.0M
Q1 2026
Positions
42
Top-10 weight
87%
concentration
Last quarter
+20.3%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
9%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

SPRUCEGROVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD is a concentrated fundamental stock-picker, specialised in industrials (84% of the long book), running a $625.0M US long book across 42 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: RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC-SP ADR, COPA HOLDINGS SA-CLASS A, SAMSUNG ELECTR-GDR REG S, DONALDSON CO INC, MARKEL GROUP INC.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 1pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 4 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
-11.1%
Q2 2024
+5.5%
Q3 2024
-5.3%
Q4 2024
+1.8%
Q1 2025
+14.7%
Q2 2025
+6.9%
Q3 2025
+9.5%
Q4 2025
-10.9%
Q1 2026
+20.3%

Sector allocation

Industrials
73%
Financials
9%
Healthcare
4%
Technology
4%
Consumer discretionary
3%
Services media
3%
Energy
2%
Consumer staples
1%

Long book by quarter

$2.47B
Q1 2024
$1.93B
Q2 2024
$1.79B
Q3 2024
$1.40B
Q4 2024
$929.9M
Q1 2025
$1.24B
Q2 2025
$1.25B
Q3 2025
$829.8M
Q4 2025
$625.0M
Q1 2026

What does SPRUCEGROVE INVESTMENT own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
CPA COPA HOLDINGS SA-CLASS AIndustrials1.7M$193.0M30.9%-11.1%
DCI DONALDSON CO INCIndustrials72.6K$6.2M1.0%-21.6%
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancials3.1K$5.9M0.9%-19.1%
HSIC HENRY SCHEIN INCConsumer discretionary80.1K$5.9M0.9%-19.2%
CHRW C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INCIndustrials32.6K$5.4M0.9%-38.3%
GILD GILEAD SCIENCES INCHealthcare37.9K$5.3M0.8%-36.7%
SNA SNAP-ON INCIndustrials14.5K$5.3M0.8%-15.6%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare20.8K$5.1M0.8%-23.5%
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancials62.5K$5.0M0.8%-22.7%
XOM EXXON MOBIL CORPEnergy28.4K$4.8M0.8%-27.4%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology16.3K$4.7M0.7%-20.0%
DIS WALT DISNEY CO/THEServices media48.5K$4.7M0.7%-14.9%
CFR CULLEN/FROST BANKERS INCFinancials32.7K$4.5M0.7%-20.3%
BF/B BROWN-FORMAN CORP-CLASS BConsumer staples165.2K$4.4M0.7%-14.5%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL BFinancials9.0K$4.3M0.7%-30.1%
DG DOLLAR GENERAL CORPConsumer discretionary36.0K$4.3M0.7%-11.3%
TROW T ROWE PRICE GROUP INCFinancials46.9K$4.2M0.7%-19.4%
GNTX GENTEX CORPIndustrials188.7K$4.1M0.7%-15.2%
QCOM QUALCOMM INCTechnology31.3K$4.0M0.6%-11.7%
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancials11.0K$3.3M0.5%-20.2%
ACN ACCENTURE PLC-CL AServices media16.4K$3.3M0.5%+30.5%
EXP EAGLE MATERIALS INCIndustrials16.8K$3.2M0.5%+35.8%
TTC TORO COIndustrials30.8K$2.9M0.5%-3.1%
XPEL XPEL INCIndustrials64.8K$2.9M0.5%+0.8%
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS ATechnology4.7K$2.7M0.4%-25.4%
NKE NIKE INC -CL BOther50.2K$2.7M0.4%New
BDX BECTON DICKINSON AND COHealthcare15.6K$2.5M0.4%-15.5%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology4.2K$1.5M0.2%New
WAT WATERS CORPHealthcare2.2K$656K0.1%New
LFUS LITTELFUSE INCIndustrials700$238K0.0%Held
BOKF BOK FINANCIAL CORPORATIONFinancials1.4K$179K0.0%Held
CGNX COGNEX CORPTechnology3.2K$157K0.0%Held
WAFD WAFD INCFinancials4.2K$132K0.0%Held
AYI ACUITY INCIndustrials470$132K0.0%Held
MSM MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO-AConsumer discretionary1.4K$129K0.0%-97.8%
LSTR LANDSTAR SYSTEM INCIndustrials800$128K0.0%Held
AX AXOS FINANCIAL INCFinancials1.4K$119K0.0%Held
SSD SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INCIndustrials500$86K0.0%Held
GGG GRACO INCIndustrials900$76K0.0%Held

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 13, 202642$625.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 3, 202640$829.8M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 14, 202541$1.25B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 6, 202543$1.24B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 13, 202532$929.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 10, 202532$1.40B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HROct 24, 202432$1.79B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 12, 202433$1.93B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 13, 202433$2.47B canonicalSEC ↗