VAN DEN BERG MANAGEMENT I, INC

Fundamental diversified ★Signal CIK 1142062
League rank
#564
in Fundamental diversified · #3817 overall
Long book
$436.2M
Q1 2026
Positions
133
Top-10 weight
39%
concentration
Last quarter
+11.5%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
15%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

VAN DEN BERG MANAGEMENT I, INC is a diversified fundamental manager, running a $436.2M US long book across 133 positions.

The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 39% of the book). Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: SPROTT PHYSICAL GOLD TRUST, EXXON MOBIL CORP, SEABRIDGE GOLD INC, LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC, DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0pp per quarter ahead of the S&P 500, beating the index in 5 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
-3.0%
Q2 2024
+8.4%
Q3 2024
-1.9%
Q4 2024
-2.6%
Q1 2025
+5.5%
Q2 2025
+8.8%
Q3 2025
+9.4%
Q4 2025
+4.4%
Q1 2026
+11.5%

Sector allocation

Technology
26%
Energy
25%
Financials
15%
Industrials
9%
Other
9%
Materials
5%
Communications
4%
Services media
2%

Long book by quarter

$341.0M
Q1 2024
$337.0M
Q2 2024
$345.7M
Q3 2024
$347.0M
Q4 2024
$326.6M
Q1 2025
$351.8M
Q2 2025
$399.2M
Q3 2025
$436.5M
Q4 2025
$436.2M
Q1 2026

What does VAN DEN own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
XOM EXXON MOBIL CORPEnergy134.9K$22.9M5.2%-4.3%
SA SEABRIDGE GOLD INCMaterials658.0K$18.6M4.3%-7.0%
LUMN LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INCCommunications2.4M$16.9M3.9%+1.4%
FANG DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INCEnergy83.0K$16.4M3.8%-2.0%
COHR COHERENT CORPOther64.5K$15.4M3.5%-46.1%
EQT EQT CORPEnergy226.1K$14.4M3.3%-1.7%
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CTechnology46.4K$13.3M3.1%-19.6%
DELL DELL TECHNOLOGIES -CTechnology78.3K$12.8M2.9%+0.5%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL BFinancials23.5K$11.3M2.6%-13.4%
INTC INTEL CORPTechnology249.8K$11.0M2.5%-3.2%
PR PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP-CL AEnergy516.9K$11.0M2.5%-0.5%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology27.5K$10.2M2.3%+58.8%
BN BROOKFIELD CORPReal estate236.7K$9.6M2.2%-20.4%
IBM INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPTechnology36.9K$9.0M2.1%+0.2%
SLB SLB LTDEnergy172.9K$8.9M2.0%-3.5%
CRK COMSTOCK RESOURCES INCEnergy396.1K$8.3M1.9%-1.2%
CI THE CIGNA GROUPFinancials31.1K$8.3M1.9%+1.5%
ELV ELEVANCE HEALTH INCFinancials28.1K$8.2M1.9%+4.1%
QCOM QUALCOMM INCTechnology62.1K$8.0M1.8%+7.6%
VNT VONTIER CORPTechnology222.2K$7.9M1.8%-4.6%
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCFinancials28.9K$7.8M1.8%+10.6%
ACGL ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTDFinancials81.1K$7.8M1.8%+0.8%
TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCOther14.1K$7.0M1.6%+1.8%
CMCO COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP/NYIndustrials478.3K$7.0M1.6%+26.2%
DHR DANAHER CORPTechnology36.2K$6.9M1.6%+1.2%
SWK STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INCIndustrials92.2K$6.6M1.5%+2.9%
SW SMURFIT WESTROCK PLCOther160.9K$6.4M1.5%+3.1%
DIS WALT DISNEY CO/THEServices media66.4K$6.4M1.5%-0.2%
TKR TIMKEN COIndustrials59.3K$6.0M1.4%-0.7%
ILMN ILLUMINA INCHealthcare44.8K$5.5M1.3%-3.8%
COP CONOCOPHILLIPSEnergy41.8K$5.5M1.3%-1.1%
CME CME GROUP INCFinancials18.5K$5.5M1.3%-1.7%
MKTX MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INCFinancials31.4K$5.2M1.2%+3.4%
WDAY WORKDAY INC-CLASS ATechnology37.9K$4.9M1.1%+119.9%
ST SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGTechnology128.3K$4.5M1.0%+0.3%
GNRC GENERAC HOLDINGS INCIndustrials22.8K$4.5M1.0%-1.1%
VTOL BRISTOW GROUP INCIndustrials92.9K$4.4M1.0%+49.1%
FDX FEDEX CORPIndustrials12.1K$4.3M1.0%-1.4%
VRSN VERISIGN INCTechnology14.3K$3.6M0.8%-0.9%
FTV FORTIVE CORPTechnology63.2K$3.5M0.8%+22.9%
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS ATechnology6.1K$3.5M0.8%-0.7%
TREX TREX COMPANY INCOther84.9K$3.1M0.7%New
CRGY CRESCENT ENERGY INC-AEnergy227.2K$3.1M0.7%+4.2%
INTU INTUIT INCTechnology6.9K$3.0M0.7%New
MCO MOODY'S CORPServices media5.8K$2.6M0.6%-1.3%
BAC BANK OF AMERICA CORPFinancials51.7K$2.5M0.6%-12.3%
UPS UNITED PARCEL SERVICE-CL BIndustrials25.2K$2.5M0.6%0.0%
BAM BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT-AFinancials42.1K$1.9M0.4%+49.6%
CTRA COTERRA ENERGY INC49.1K$1.7M0.4%-1.9%
DVN DEVON ENERGY CORPEnergy29.0K$1.5M0.3%-1.0%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 15, 2026133$436.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 17, 2026126$436.5M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 14, 2025106$399.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 14, 2025110$351.8M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 15, 2025102$326.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 14, 2025109$347.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 14, 2024107$345.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 14, 2024108$337.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 15, 2024111$341.0M canonicalSEC ↗