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Barr E S & Co SEC 13F Holdings (Q2 2026) — Top Position: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B
Barr E S & CoCIK: 0001040210
Diversified strategySector-focusedMomentum follower
Total reported value
$1.8B
Reporting period: 2026-06-30 · Number of holdings: 112
BARR E S & CO disclosed 112 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2026-06-30, with total reported value of $1.8B and a quarterly turnover rate of 10.8%.
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Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 23.05
- Portfolio Stability
- 10.81
- Momentum
- 100
- Sector conviction
- 100
- Diversification
- 100
- Sizing Uniformity
- 76.54
Barr E S & Co's disclosed holdings carry a Herfindahl concentration index of 0.058 — mathematically equivalent to about 17 equally-sized positions, well below its 112 actual disclosed holdings. That gap points to a strategy built around a small core of high-conviction bets rather than broad diversification.
Position sizes vary widely across the portfolio (a coefficient of variation of 2.35), with a handful of outsized bets alongside many smaller positions.
No strong tilt toward either adding to existing winners or initiating outsized new positions was observed in the latest reported quarter.
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Recent moves
View source Form 13F filing on SEC.govTrim AMT
-95.7% -$26.0M
Add GOOG
-2.6% $27.8M
Trim NKE
-89.8% -$21.0M
Add MA
+36.1% $10.4M
Add AMZN
-1.5% $11.8M
Add TTWO
+7.2% $8.0M
Holdings Map
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Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRK-B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B | Stock-Other | 13.51% | -0.14% | -1.65% | |
| 2 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc-cl C | Stock-Comm Services | 9.38% | +1.26% | -2.63% | |
| 3 | MKL | Markel Group Inc | Stock-Financials | 8.44% | -0.16% | -0.22% | |
| 4 | GS | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | Stock-Financials | 6.96% | -0.04% | -13.64% | |
| 5 | JPM | Jpmorgan Chase & Co | Stock-Financials | 6.12% | +0.28% | -2.37% | |
| 6 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 5.84% | +0.46% | -1.49% | |
| 7 | MCO | Moody's CORP | Stock-Financials | 4.15% | +0.09% | +2.20% | |
| 8 | HOMB | Home Bancshares Inc | Stock-Financials | 3.94% | +0.11% | +0.49% | |
| 9 | SCHW | Schwab (charles) CORP | Stock-Financials | 3.83% | -0.25% | -0.83% | |
| 10 | BX | Blackstone Inc | Stock-Financials | 3.20% | -0.08% | -0.92% | |
| 11 | BRO | Brown & Brown Inc | Stock-Financials | 2.94% | -0.17% | -0.26% | |
| 12 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | Stock-Comm Services | 2.75% | +0.39% | -2.55% | |
| 13 | AAPL | Apple Inc | Stock-Tech | 2.67% | +0.23% | -0.32% | |
| 14 | AXP | American Express Co | Stock-Financials | 2.65% | +0.12% | -2.75% | |
| 15 | BN | Brookfield CORP | Stock-Financials | 2.15% | +0.03% | -0.36% | |
| 16 | MA | Mastercard Inc - A | Stock-Financials | 2.04% | +0.52% | +36.05% | |
| 17 | TTWO | Take-two Interactive Softwre | Stock-Comm Services | 1.70% | +0.40% | +7.19% | |
| 18 | BSV | Vanguard Short-term Bond ETF | ETF-Other | 1.66% | -0.20% | -6.71% | |
| 19 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | Stock-Healthcare | 1.64% | -0.05% | -3.37% | |
| 20 | MTD | Mettler-toledo International | Stock-Healthcare | 1.54% | +0.15% | +13.24% | |
| 21 | BRK-A | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl A | Stock-Other | 1.22% | +0.01% | — | |
| 22 | ORLY | O'reilly Automotive Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 1.00% | -0.05% | -0.55% | |
| 23 | CHCO | City Holding Co | Stock-Other | 0.95% | +0.05% | -1.16% | |
| 24 | ADBE | Adobe Inc | Stock-Tech | 0.68% | -0.17% | -1.88% | |
| 25 | FCNCA | First Citizens Bcshs -cl A | Stock-Financials | 0.65% | +0.02% | -4.02% | |
| 26 | TROW | T Rowe Price Group Inc | Stock-Financials | 0.62% | +0.11% | -0.08% | |
| 27 | PEP | Pepsico Inc | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.59% | -0.14% | -2.93% | |
| 28 | GLPI | Gaming And Leisure Propertie | Stock-Real Estate | 0.55% | -0.01% | +2.28% | |
| 29 | COST | Costco Wholesale CORP | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.51% | -0.06% | -0.05% | |
| 30 | EL | Estee Lauder Companies-cl A | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.51% | -0.01% | -6.81% | |
| 31 | SHW | Sherwin-williams Co/the | Stock-Materials | 0.48% | +0.01% | -0.28% | |
| 32 | WYNN | Wynn Resorts LTD | Stock-Consumer Disc | 0.44% | -0.06% | -5.13% | |
| 33 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | Stock-Tech | 0.40% | +0.04% | +0.28% | |
| 34 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | Stock-Tech | 0.30% | -0.02% | -4.59% | |
| 35 | WFC | Wells Fargo & Co | Stock-Financials | 0.29% | -0.02% | -5.22% | |
| 36 | LLY | Eli Lilly & Co | Stock-Healthcare | 0.22% | +0.05% | — | |
| 37 | TSLA | Tesla Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 0.19% | +0.01% | — | |
| 38 | PG | Procter & Gamble Co/the | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.18% | -0.01% | -3.00% | |
| 39 | XOM | Exxon Mobil CORP | Stock-Energy | 0.17% | -0.07% | -5.79% | |
| 40 | SPY | Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 0.15% | +0.01% | — | |
| 41 | WMT | Walmart Inc | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.15% | -0.03% | -6.56% | |
| 42 | KKR | Kkr & Co Inc | Stock-Financials | 0.13% | — | — | |
| 43 | AVGO | Broadcom Inc | Stock-Tech | 0.12% | +0.01% | — | |
| 44 | V | Visa Inc-class A Shares | Stock-Financials | 0.10% | +0.01% | — | |
| 45 | NKE | Nike Inc -cl B | Stock-Consumer Disc | 0.10% | -1.23% | -89.82% | |
| 46 | DIS | Walt Disney Co/the | Stock-Comm Services | 0.10% | -0.01% | -3.85% | |
| 47 | CAT | Caterpillar Inc | Stock-Industrials | 0.10% | +0.03% | -1.54% | |
| 48 | PNC | Pnc Financial Services Group | Stock-Financials | 0.09% | +0.01% | -5.97% | |
| 49 | KO | Coca-cola Co/the | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.08% | — | -7.87% | |
| 50 | CME | Cme Group Inc | Stock-Financials | 0.07% | -0.03% | — |
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Portfolio Performance
Performance for Q3 2026
+5.4%
Performance Last 4 Quarters
+13.6%
Based on 85% of reported portfolio value with available pricing
- Stdev
- +14.3%
- Beta
- +0.95
- Alpha
- -0.7%
- Max Drawdown
- -10.7%
- Annualized Perf
- +18.8%
- Batting Avg vs S&P
- +47.2%
- Sortino
- +2.55
- Stutzer
- +0.38
- Treynor
- +0.19
- Sterling
- +1.05
- Calmar
- +1.75
- Information Ratio
- -0.23
- Tracking Error
- +7.4%
- Stdev Down
- +7.2%
- Winning Months %
- +72.2%
- Losing Months %
- +27.8%
- Best 12 Months
- +33.7%
- Worst 12 Months
- +10.4%
- Efficiency Ratio
- +0.54
- Sharpe
- +1.28
- Stdev Sectors
- +17.1%
- Skewness
- +0.06
- Kurtosis
- -0.43
- Upside Potential
- +4.17
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
| Period | Holdings | Total value | Stability | Top holdings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 112 | $1.8B | 11 | ||
| 2026 Q1 | 108 | $1.7B | 15 | ||
| 2025 Q4 | 133 | $1.9B | 9 | ||
| 2025 Q3 | 115 | $1.8B | 17 | ||
| 2025 Q2 | 117 | $1.7B | 0 | ||
| 2025 Q1 | 106 | $1.6B | 100 | ||
| 2024 Q4 | 107 | $1.7B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q3 | 106 | $1.6B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q2 | 92 | $1.5B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q1 | 91 | $1.5B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q4 | 94 | $1.5B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q3 | 89 | $1.4B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q2 | 93 | $1.3B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q1 | 86 | $1.2B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q4 | 88 | $1.2B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q3 | 86 | $1.1B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q2 | 90 | $1.2B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q1 | 100 | $1.5B | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q4 | 111 | $1.5B | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q3 | 100 | $1.4B | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q2 | 103 | $1.4B | 100 | ||
| 2021 Q1 | 97 | $1.3B | 13 | ||
| 2020 Q4 | 84 | $1.2B | 15 | ||
| 2020 Q3 | 80 | $1.0B | 9 | ||
| 2020 Q2 | 83 | $971.5M | 16 | ||
| 2020 Q1 | 77 | $867.7M | 33 | ||
| 2019 Q4 | 82 | $1.0B | 10 | ||
| 2019 Q3 | 81 | $1.0B | 8 | ||
| 2019 Q2 | 82 | $1.0B | 20 | ||
| 2019 Q1 | 83 | $965.3M | 11 | ||
| 2018 Q4 | 79 | $896.8M | 22 | ||
| 2018 Q3 | 90 | $1.0B | 10 | ||
| 2018 Q2 | 87 | $968.0M | 11 | ||
| 2018 Q1 | 88 | $953.0M | 8 | ||
| 2017 Q4 | 93 | $984.8M | 11 | ||
| 2017 Q3 | 86 | $939.4M | 11 | ||
| 2017 Q2 | 86 | $898.4M | 7 | ||
| 2017 Q1 | 85 | $876.9M | 8 | ||
| 2016 Q4 | 90 | $850.8M | 11 | ||
| 2016 Q3 | 83 | $813.1M | 8 | ||
| 2016 Q2 | 83 | $826.3M | 8 | ||
| 2016 Q1 | 84 | $828.6M | 13 | ||
| 2015 Q4 | 87 | $818.9M | 20 | ||
| 2015 Q3 | 86 | $783.7M | 12 | ||
| 2015 Q2 | 90 | $836.5M | 8 | ||
| 2015 Q1 | 91 | $852.0M | 8 | ||
| 2014 Q4 | 89 | $875.7M | 14 | ||
| 2014 Q3 | 94 | $817.5M | 8 | ||
| 2014 Q2 | 95 | $825.1M | 10 | ||
| 2014 Q1 | 97 | $798.8M | 8 | ||
| 2013 Q4 | 98 | $807.2M | 16 | ||
| 2013 Q3 | 93 | $740.7M | 6 | ||
| 2013 Q2 | 81 | $722.0M | — |
Holding changes this quarter
Barr E S & Co's most significant position changes for 2026-06-30: New buy: ; New buy: Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW); New buy: Churchill Downs Inc (CHDN); Sold out: Xometry Inc-a (XMTR); New buy: Arista Networks Inc (ANET).
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc-cl C | +1.3% | -2.63% | Trim |
| 2 | MA | Mastercard Inc - A | +0.5% | +36.05% | Add |
| 3 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | +0.5% | -1.49% | Trim |
| 4 | TTWO | Take-two Interactive Softwre | +0.4% | +7.19% | Add |
| 5 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | +0.4% | -2.55% | Trim |
| 6 | JPM | Jpmorgan Chase & Co | +0.3% | -2.37% | Trim |
| 7 | AAPL | Apple Inc | +0.2% | -0.32% | Trim |
| 8 | MTD | Mettler-toledo International | +0.2% | +13.24% | Add |
| 9 | AXP | American Express Co | +0.1% | -2.75% | Trim |
| 10 | HOMB | Home Bancshares Inc | +0.1% | +0.49% | Add |
| 11 | TROW | T Rowe Price Group Inc | +0.1% | -0.08% | Trim |
| 12 | MCO | Moody's CORP | +0.1% | +2.20% | Add |
| 13 | CHCO | City Holding Co | +0.1% | -1.16% | Trim |
| 14 | LLY | Eli Lilly & Co | +0.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 15 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | 0% | +0.28% | Add |
| 16 | BN | Brookfield CORP | 0% | -0.36% | Trim |
| 17 | CAT | Caterpillar Inc | 0% | -1.54% | Trim |
| 18 | ✓ | 0% | NEW | New buy | |
| 19 | FCNCA | First Citizens Bcshs -cl A | 0% | -4.02% | Trim |
| 20 | VSXY | Victoria's Secret & Co | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 21 | PANW | Palo Alto Networks Inc | 0% | NEW | New buy |
| 22 | CHDN | Churchill Downs Inc | 0% | NEW | New buy |
| 23 | BRK-A | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl A | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 24 | SHW | Sherwin-williams Co/the | 0% | -0.28% | Trim |
| 25 | AVGO | Broadcom Inc | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 26 | TSLA | Tesla Inc | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 27 | SPY | Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 28 | ZNTL | Zentalis Pharmaceuticals Inc | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 29 | STT | State Street CORP | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 30 | V | Visa Inc-class A Shares | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 31 | ANET | Arista Networks Inc | 0% | NEW | New buy |
| 32 | VUG | Vanguard Growth ETF | 0% | NEW | New buy |
| 33 | PGR | Progressive CORP | 0% | NEW | New buy |
| 34 | QQQ | Invesco Qqq Trust Series 1 | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 35 | PNC | Pnc Financial Services Group | 0% | -5.97% | Trim |
| 36 | GNRC | Generac Holdings Inc | 0% | -4.08% | Trim |
| 37 | USB | US Bancorp | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 38 | VO | Vanguard Mid-cap ETF | 0% | +300.00% | Add |
| 39 | HEI | Heico CORP | — | — | Unchanged |
| 40 | RF | Regions Financial CORP | — | — | Unchanged |
| 41 | ABBV | Abbvie Inc | — | -2.50% | Trim |
| 42 | BBWI | Bath & Body Works Inc | — | — | Unchanged |
| 43 | WSBC | Wesbanco Inc | — | -1.38% | Trim |
| 44 | TDG | Transdigm Group Inc | — | — | Unchanged |
| 45 | F | Ford Motor Co | — | — | Unchanged |
| 46 | IVW | Ishares S&p 500 Growth ETF | — | — | Unchanged |
| 47 | IVV | Ishares Core S&p 500 ETF | — | -2.44% | Trim |
| 48 | VRSK | Verisk Analytics Inc | — | -1.51% | Trim |
| 49 | HD | Home Depot Inc | — | -0.89% | Trim |
| 50 | GLD | Spdr Gold Shares | — | — | Unchanged |
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Filing History
FAQ
What is Barr E S & Co and what type of investor is it?
Barr E S & Co is an investment manager that files SEC Form 13F quarterly, disclosing its U.S. public equity holdings to regulators. As of the most recent reporting period (2026-06-30), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $1.8B, spread across 112 disclosed positions.
What are Barr E S & Co's largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Barr E S & Co's top holdings by market value are:
1. Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B (BRK-B) — $241.0M (13.5%)
2. Alphabet Inc-cl C (GOOG) — $167.4M (9.4%)
3. Markel Group Inc (MKL) — $150.5M (8.4%)
4. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS) — $124.2M (7.0%)
5. Jpmorgan Chase & Co (JPM) — $109.1M (6.1%)
What changes did Barr E S & Co make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Barr E S & Co made 70 notable position adjustments: 6 new positions were initiated, 9 existing holdings were added to, 53 positions were partially reduced, and 2 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: New buy: ; New buy: Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW); New buy: Churchill Downs Inc (CHDN); Sold out: Xometry Inc-a (XMTR); New buy: Arista Networks Inc (ANET)
What sectors does Barr E S & Co focus on?
Barr E S & Co is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Financials: 59.1%
• Communication Services: 17.0%
• Consumer Discretionary: 9.6%
• Information Technology: 5.2%
• Health Care: 4.3%
• Consumer Staples: 2.5%
Investment Profile
Barr E S & Co returned an annualized 18.8% over the trailing 36 months — underperforming the S&P 500 by 0.7 points — based on a reconstructed track record of its disclosed 13F positions, with a beta of 0.95 (roughly in line with the market) and a 47% quarterly batting average against the index.
Its portfolio is broadly diversified and long-term-holding, with 59.1% of the portfolio concentrated in Financials.
It has added to its JNJ position over the past two quarters (+$3.8M, now $29.2M), while trimming NKE over the same stretch (-$25.9M, still holding $1.8M).
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