Tufton Capital Management

Other Low signal CIK 1055963
League rank
#913
in Other · #3137 overall
Long book
$549.7M
Q1 2026
Positions
126
Top-10 weight
36%
concentration
Last quarter
+12.3%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
9%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

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Tufton Capital Management is an institutional manager, running a $549.7M US long book across 126 positions.

The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 36% of the book). The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: MICROSOFT CORP, ALPHABET INC-CL C, APPLE INC, CORNING INC, JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0.5pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 4 of 9 quarters. Signal value of individual moves is limited — treat changes as weak evidence.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
+1.8%
Q2 2024
+6.3%
Q3 2024
-1.1%
Q4 2024
-0.7%
Q1 2025
+5.7%
Q2 2025
+7.3%
Q3 2025
+3.9%
Q4 2025
+0.3%
Q1 2026
+12.3%

Sector allocation

Technology
25%
Industrials
20%
Healthcare
14%
Financials
13%
Consumer discretionary
9%
Energy
6%
Consumer staples
5%
Other
3%

Long book by quarter

$509.2M
Q1 2024
$514.2M
Q2 2024
$533.4M
Q3 2024
$528.7M
Q4 2024
$519.2M
Q1 2025
$525.9M
Q2 2025
$561.0M
Q3 2025
$572.1M
Q4 2025
$549.7M
Q1 2026

What does Tufton Capital own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology71.4K$26.4M4.8%-1.7%
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CTechnology84.8K$24.3M4.4%-3.7%
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology95.5K$24.2M4.4%-5.1%
GLW CORNING INCIndustrials161.8K$22.0M4.0%-12.0%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials71.2K$20.9M3.8%-2.6%
TJX TJX COMPANIES INCConsumer discretionary119.5K$19.1M3.5%-3.7%
CAT CATERPILLAR INCIndustrials24.0K$17.0M3.1%-3.0%
XOM EXXON MOBIL CORPEnergy84.9K$14.4M2.6%-1.4%
AMZN AMAZON.COM INCConsumer discretionary68.4K$14.3M2.6%-1.5%
CVX CHEVRON CORPEnergy65.7K$13.6M2.5%-1.5%
RTX RTX CORPIndustrials69.9K$13.5M2.5%-2.2%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare54.2K$13.3M2.4%-1.4%
MRK MERCK & CO. INC.Healthcare99.1K$11.9M2.2%-1.1%
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare54.1K$11.8M2.1%-1.7%
LMT LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPIndustrials18.4K$11.1M2.0%-2.0%
BAC BANK OF AMERICA CORPFinancials226.4K$11.0M2.0%-2.7%
CB CHUBB LTDFinancials33.4K$10.9M2.0%-2.2%
ADP AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSINGTechnology50.2K$10.2M1.9%-0.9%
NSC NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPIndustrials33.3K$9.6M1.7%-1.2%
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancials117.6K$9.4M1.7%-1.6%
EMR EMERSON ELECTRIC COIndustrials71.5K$9.4M1.7%-1.7%
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THEOther63.0K$9.1M1.7%-1.3%
QCOM QUALCOMM INCTechnology67.3K$8.7M1.6%-1.5%
TGT TARGET CORPConsumer discretionary64.4K$7.8M1.4%-2.2%
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare65.9K$6.8M1.2%-0.9%
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONALConsumer staples39.7K$6.6M1.2%-2.2%
NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NVTechnology32.9K$6.5M1.2%-1.9%
IBM INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPTechnology26.2K$6.4M1.2%-0.8%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology21.3K$6.1M1.1%-6.1%
MDLZ MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC-AConsumer staples102.9K$5.9M1.1%-2.5%
MDT MEDTRONIC PLCHealthcare64.2K$5.6M1.0%-1.8%
DUK DUKE ENERGY CORPUtilities42.3K$5.5M1.0%-0.8%
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare5.8K$5.3M1.0%-1.3%
ZTS ZOETIS INCHealthcare45.1K$5.3M1.0%-2.0%
DHR DANAHER CORPTechnology27.8K$5.3M1.0%-0.4%
CARR CARRIER GLOBAL CORPIndustrials90.1K$5.1M0.9%-1.5%
UPS UNITED PARCEL SERVICE-CL BIndustrials48.3K$4.7M0.9%-1.2%
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer staples29.5K$4.6M0.8%-2.1%
KO COCA-COLA CO/THEConsumer staples59.7K$4.5M0.8%-0.8%
CPK CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPUtilities34.7K$4.4M0.8%-63.3%
MMM 3M COHealthcare30.1K$4.4M0.8%-1.1%
VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCCommunications81.7K$4.1M0.7%-2.4%
DIS WALT DISNEY CO/THEServices media40.9K$3.9M0.7%-29.4%
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare64.4K$3.9M0.7%-0.7%
NKE NIKE INC -CL BOther68.8K$3.6M0.7%-1.9%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL BFinancials7.4K$3.5M0.6%+0.6%
COF CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPFinancials18.0K$3.3M0.6%-1.1%
EPD ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERSUtilities82.8K$3.1M0.6%-0.3%
CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS INCTechnology35.9K$2.8M0.5%-1.3%
INTC INTEL CORPTechnology57.3K$2.5M0.5%-3.6%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 12, 2026126$549.74B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRJan 28, 2026122$572.14B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HROct 31, 2025118$561.05B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 5, 2025118$526.0M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 6, 2025120$519.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 5, 2025120$528.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 8, 2024121$533.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRJul 31, 2024119$514.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 7, 2024118$509.2M canonicalSEC ↗