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Kanawha Capital Management LLC — 13F Portfolio Report & Top Holdings (Q3 2026)
Kanawha Capital Management LLCCIK: 0001164478
Diversified strategyMomentum followerQuality / disciplined sizing
Total reported value
$1.6B
Reporting period: 2026-09-30 · Number of holdings: 228
KANAWHA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC disclosed 228 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2026-09-30, with total reported value of $1.6B and a quarterly turnover rate of 12.3%.
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Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 8.25
- Portfolio Stability
- 12.3
- Momentum
- 100
- Sector conviction
- 50.56
- Diversification
- 100
- Sizing Uniformity
- 80.71
Kanawha Capital Management LLC's disclosed holdings carry a Herfindahl concentration index of 0.021 — mathematically equivalent to about 48 equally-sized positions, well below its 228 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 1.93), 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.govAdd MSFT
+0.3% $28.9M
New buy 30233Q108
Sold out XOM
Add AAPL
-0.7% $12.9M
Trim CAT
-0.8% -$7.0M
Trim LOW
-0.7% -$6.2M
Holdings Map
New buyAddUnchangedTrim
Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
Showing top 200 holdings (of 228 total)
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | Stock-Tech | 6.71% | +1.76% | +0.32% | |
| 2 | AAPL | Apple Inc | Stock-Tech | 6.56% | +0.72% | -0.66% | |
| 3 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | Stock-Comm Services | 3.39% | -0.19% | +0.07% | |
| 4 | JPM | Jpmorgan Chase & Co | Stock-Financials | 2.90% | -0.01% | +0.29% | |
| 5 | IVV | Ishares Core S&p 500 ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 2.52% | -0.01% | -0.91% | |
| 6 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | Stock-Healthcare | 2.50% | +0.04% | -0.46% | |
| 7 | ABBV | Abbvie Inc | Stock-Healthcare | 2.38% | +0.06% | +0.51% | |
| 8 | BRK-B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B | Stock-Other | 2.29% | -0.07% | -0.62% | |
| 9 | CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | Stock-Tech | 2.15% | -0.23% | +0.10% | |
| 10 | RTX | Rtx CORP | Stock-Industrials | 2.03% | -0.09% | -0.28% | |
| 11 | VEA | Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | ETF-Other | 1.96% | -0.04% | +0.56% | |
| 12 | LOW | Lowe's Cos Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 1.94% | -0.44% | -0.65% | |
| 13 | ADP | Automatic Data Processing | Stock-Tech | 1.92% | +0.23% | +0.33% | |
| 14 | APH | Amphenol Corp-cl A | Stock-Tech | 1.87% | -0.12% | +100.11% | |
| 15 | IJH | Ishares Core S&p Midcap ETF | ETF-Other | 1.84% | -0.17% | +0.06% | |
| 16 | PG | Procter & Gamble Co/the | Stock-Consumer Staples | 1.76% | -0.04% | +0.15% | |
| 17 | ORCL | Oracle CORP | Stock-Tech | 1.57% | -0.13% | -0.16% | |
| 18 | ✓ | Stock-Other | 1.52% | +1.52% | NEW | ||
| 19 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 1.49% | +0.09% | +3.89% | |
| 20 | CVX | Chevron CORP | Stock-Energy | 1.48% | +0.26% | +0.71% | |
| 21 | PH | Parker Hannifin CORP | Stock-Industrials | 1.45% | -0.07% | -0.55% | |
| 22 | ITW | Illinois Tool Works | Stock-Industrials | 1.45% | -0.10% | +0.64% | |
| 23 | CAT | Caterpillar Inc | Stock-Industrials | 1.39% | -0.48% | -0.76% | |
| 24 | ECL | Ecolab Inc | Stock-Materials | 1.35% | -0.03% | +1.75% | |
| 25 | CB | Chubb Limited | Stock-Financials | 1.26% | -0.08% | +0.84% | |
| 26 | ABT | Abbott Laboratories | Stock-Healthcare | 1.26% | +0.10% | +2.04% | |
| 27 | IWM | Ishares Russell 2000 ETF | ETF-Small Cap | 1.25% | -0.13% | -0.31% | |
| 28 | MCD | Mcdonald's CORP | Stock-Consumer Disc | 1.23% | -0.20% | +1.95% | |
| 29 | COST | Costco Wholesale CORP | Stock-Consumer Staples | 1.19% | -0.04% | +1.41% | |
| 30 | IBM | Intl Business Machines CORP | Stock-Tech | 1.05% | -0.23% | +6.54% | |
| 31 | QCOM | Qualcomm Inc | Stock-Tech | 1.03% | -0.02% | +0.93% | |
| 32 | PEP | Pepsico Inc | Stock-Consumer Staples | 1.03% | -0.09% | +0.13% | |
| 33 | KO | Coca-cola Co/the | Stock-Consumer Staples | 1.01% | +0.05% | +0.81% | |
| 34 | NSC | Norfolk Southern CORP | Stock-Industrials | 0.97% | -0.04% | -0.81% | |
| 35 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | Stock-Tech | 0.95% | +0.11% | +1.82% | |
| 36 | USB | US Bancorp | Stock-Financials | 0.94% | -0.06% | +0.74% | |
| 37 | D | Dominion Energy Inc | Stock-Utilities | 0.90% | -0.12% | +1.00% | |
| 38 | APD | Air Products & Chemicals Inc | Stock-Materials | 0.86% | -0.06% | +0.67% | |
| 39 | XLK | Ss Technology Select Sector | ETF-Tech | 0.82% | — | -0.78% | |
| 40 | VZ | Verizon Communications Inc | Stock-Comm Services | 0.78% | +0.05% | +0.41% | |
| 41 | MDT | Medtronic plc | Stock-Healthcare | 0.76% | +0.07% | +1.05% | |
| 42 | SO | Southern Co/the | Stock-Utilities | 0.75% | -0.09% | +4.94% | |
| 43 | BDX | Becton Dickinson And Co | Stock-Healthcare | 0.74% | +0.11% | +0.44% | |
| 44 | TGT | Target CORP | Stock-Consumer Disc | 0.71% | +0.10% | -0.51% | |
| 45 | EMR | Emerson Electric Co | Stock-Industrials | 0.70% | +0.04% | -1.21% | |
| 46 | AVGO | Broadcom Inc | Stock-Tech | 0.70% | -0.04% | +2.90% | |
| 47 | LLY | Eli Lilly & Co | Stock-Healthcare | 0.64% | +0.01% | +7.66% | |
| 48 | MMM | 3m Co | Stock-Industrials | 0.64% | -0.02% | -3.84% | |
| 49 | SPY | Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 0.60% | — | -0.45% | |
| 50 | DE | Deere & Co | Stock-Industrials | 0.56% | +0.02% | -1.09% |
1–50 of 200
Portfolio Performance
Performance for Q4 2026
+1.7%
Performance Last 4 Quarters
+11.2%
- Stdev
- +10.6%
- Beta
- +0.78
- Alpha
- 0%
- Max Drawdown
- -7.1%
- Annualized Perf
- +18.3%
- Batting Avg vs S&P
- +41.7%
- Sortino
- +3.02
- Stutzer
- +0.46
- Treynor
- +0.22
- Sterling
- +1.17
- Calmar
- +2.57
- Information Ratio
- -0.91
- Tracking Error
- +5.3%
- Stdev Down
- +5.8%
- Winning Months %
- +75%
- Losing Months %
- +25%
- Best 12 Months
- +28.9%
- Worst 12 Months
- +6.3%
- Efficiency Ratio
- +0.62
- Sharpe
- +1.64
- Stdev Sectors
- +8.4%
- Skewness
- -0.54
- Kurtosis
- -0.15
- Upside Potential
- +4.53
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
| Period | Holdings | Total value | Stability | Top holdings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q3 | 228 | $1.6B | 12 | ||
| 2026 Q2 | 228 | $1.5B | 14 | ||
| 2026 Q1 | 221 | $1.4B | 13 | ||
| 2025 Q4 | 221 | $1.5B | 9 | ||
| 2025 Q3 | 216 | $1.4B | 18 | ||
| 2025 Q2 | 213 | $1.3B | 0 | ||
| 2025 Q1 | 212 | $1.3B | 100 | ||
| 2024 Q4 | 210 | $1.3B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q3 | 230 | $1.4B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q2 | 229 | $1.3B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q1 | 218 | $1.3B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q4 | 203 | $1.1B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q3 | 204 | $1.0B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q2 | 208 | $1.1B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q1 | 206 | $1.0B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q4 | 207 | $1.0B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q3 | 196 | $916.1M | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q2 | 195 | $986.8M | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q1 | 200 | $1.1B | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q4 | 201 | $1.2B | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q3 | 199 | $1.1B | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q2 | 204 | $1.1B | 97 | ||
| 2021 Q1 | 204 | $1.0B | 9 | ||
| 2020 Q4 | 205 | $974.3M | 14 | ||
| 2020 Q3 | 195 | $869.6M | 11 | ||
| 2020 Q2 | 189 | $807.7M | 21 | ||
| 2020 Q1 | 180 | $685.1M | 23 | ||
| 2019 Q4 | 191 | $857.1M | 15 | ||
| 2019 Q3 | 180 | $768.8M | 100 | ||
| 2019 Q2 | 168 | $729.8M | 0 | ||
| 2019 Q1 | 167 | $712.6M | 13 | ||
| 2018 Q4 | 162 | $639.7M | 15 | ||
| 2018 Q3 | 171 | $718.2M | 9 | ||
| 2018 Q2 | 171 | $670.8M | 7 | ||
| 2018 Q1 | 170 | $661.8M | 7 | ||
| 2017 Q4 | 167 | $683.4M | 11 | ||
| 2017 Q3 | 167 | $654.4M | 8 | ||
| 2017 Q2 | 168 | $641.8M | 6 | ||
| 2017 Q1 | 165 | $627.7M | 8 | ||
| 2016 Q4 | 164 | $595.2M | 9 | ||
| 2016 Q3 | 164 | $596.3M | 7 | ||
| 2016 Q2 | 165 | $598.0M | 6 | ||
| 2016 Q1 | 167 | $581.7M | 11 | ||
| 2015 Q4 | 159 | $556.3M | 12 | ||
| 2015 Q3 | 155 | $517.3M | 13 | ||
| 2015 Q2 | 159 | $566.3M | 7 | ||
| 2015 Q1 | 159 | $571.7M | 8 | ||
| 2014 Q4 | 152 | $572.3M | 10 | ||
| 2014 Q3 | 155 | $547.8M | 6 | ||
| 2014 Q2 | 159 | $545.7M | 6 | ||
| 2014 Q1 | 156 | $529.5M | 5 | ||
| 2013 Q4 | 155 | $525.5M | 9 | ||
| 2013 Q3 | 146 | $483.3M | 8 | ||
| 2013 Q2 | 146 | $455.4M | 0 |
Holding changes this quarter
Kanawha Capital Management LLC's most significant position changes for 2026-09-30: New buy: ; Sold out: Exxon Mobil CORP (XOM); New buy: ; New buy: Kla CORP (KLAC); New buy: Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQM).
Showing top 200 changes by size (of 235 total)
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | +1.8% | +0.32% | Add |
| 2 | ✓ | +1.5% | NEW | New buy | |
| 3 | AAPL | Apple Inc | +0.7% | -0.66% | Trim |
| 4 | CVX | Chevron CORP | +0.3% | +0.71% | Add |
| 5 | ADP | Automatic Data Processing | +0.2% | +0.33% | Add |
| 6 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | +0.1% | +1.82% | Add |
| 7 | BDX | Becton Dickinson And Co | +0.1% | +0.44% | Add |
| 8 | ABT | Abbott Laboratories | +0.1% | +2.04% | Add |
| 9 | TGT | Target CORP | +0.1% | -0.51% | Trim |
| 10 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | +0.1% | +3.89% | Add |
| 11 | ✓ | +0.1% | NEW | New buy | |
| 12 | MDT | Medtronic plc | +0.1% | +1.05% | Add |
| 13 | ABBV | Abbvie Inc | +0.1% | +0.51% | Add |
| 14 | NDAQ | Nasdaq Inc | +0.1% | +0.57% | Add |
| 15 | PFE | Pfizer Inc | +0.1% | -2.14% | Trim |
| 16 | BLK | Blackrock Inc | +0.1% | +5.01% | Add |
| 17 | KO | Coca-cola Co/the | +0.1% | +0.81% | Add |
| 18 | VZ | Verizon Communications Inc | +0.1% | +0.41% | Add |
| 19 | COP | Conocophillips | +0.1% | +1.45% | Add |
| 20 | KLAC | Kla CORP | +0.1% | NEW | New buy |
| 21 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | 0% | -0.46% | Trim |
| 22 | SPYM | Ste Str Spdr Pt S&p 500 ETF | 0% | +8.14% | Add |
| 23 | EMR | Emerson Electric Co | 0% | -1.21% | Trim |
| 24 | DELL | Dell Technologies -c | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 25 | ACN | Accenture plc | 0% | -0.03% | Trim |
| 26 | DIS | Walt Disney Co/the | 0% | +8.28% | Add |
| 27 | QQQM | Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF | 0% | NEW | New buy |
| 28 | EFA | Ishares Msci Eafe ETF | 0% | +29.50% | Add |
| 29 | T | At&t Inc | 0% | +0.44% | Add |
| 30 | MET | Metlife Inc | 0% | -1.22% | Trim |
| 31 | VONV | Vanguard Russell 1000 Value | 0% | +3.33% | Add |
| 32 | DE | Deere & Co | 0% | -1.09% | Trim |
| 33 | MRK | Merck & Co. Inc. | 0% | +9.03% | Add |
| 34 | TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 35 | SHEL | Shell Plc-adr | 0% | -7.15% | Trim |
| 36 | PSX | Phillips 66 | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 37 | CTAS | Cintas CORP | 0% | -0.14% | Trim |
| 38 | BX | Blackstone Inc | 0% | +115.69% | Add |
| 39 | LLY | Eli Lilly & Co | 0% | +7.66% | Add |
| 40 | IBB | Ishares Biotechnology ETF | 0% | +1.85% | Add |
| 41 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc-a | 0% | NEW | New buy |
| 42 | AEP | American Electric Power | 0% | +81.91% | Add |
| 43 | ADBE | Adobe Inc | 0% | NEW | New buy |
| 44 | XLV | Ss Health Care Select Sector | 0% | +1.13% | Add |
| 45 | ✓ | 0% | NEW | New buy | |
| 46 | BMY | Bristol-myers Squibb Co | 0% | -0.84% | Trim |
| 47 | FLOT | Ishares Floating Rate Bond E | 0% | +12.54% | Add |
| 48 | IAU | Ishares Gold Trust | 0% | +2.16% | Add |
| 49 | AMGN | Amgen Inc | 0% | -0.33% | Trim |
| 50 | GNR | State Street Spdr S&p Global | 0% | — | Unchanged |
1–50 of 200
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Filing History
FAQ
What is Kanawha Capital Management LLC and what type of investor is it?
Kanawha Capital Management LLC 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 (2026-09-30), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $1.6B, spread across 228 disclosed positions.
What are Kanawha Capital Management LLC's largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Kanawha Capital Management LLC's top holdings by market value are:
1. Microsoft CORP (MSFT) — $104.9M (6.7%)
2. Apple Inc (AAPL) — $102.5M (6.6%)
3. Alphabet Inc-cl A (GOOGL) — $53.0M (3.4%)
4. Jpmorgan Chase & Co (JPM) — $45.4M (2.9%)
5. Ishares Core S&p 500 ETF (IVV) — $39.4M (2.5%)
What changes did Kanawha Capital Management LLC make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Kanawha Capital Management LLC made 172 notable position adjustments: 7 new positions were initiated, 74 existing holdings were added to, 84 positions were partially reduced, and 7 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: New buy: ; Sold out: Exxon Mobil CORP (XOM); New buy: ; New buy: Kla CORP (KLAC); New buy: Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQM)
What sectors does Kanawha Capital Management LLC focus on?
Kanawha Capital Management LLC is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Information Technology: 31.9%
• Industrials: 14.0%
• Health Care: 12.0%
• Financials: 11.5%
• Consumer Discretionary: 8.2%
• Consumer Staples: 8.2%
Investment Profile
Kanawha Capital Management LLC returned an annualized 18.3% over the trailing 36 months — outperforming the S&P 500 by 0.0 points — based on a reconstructed track record of its disclosed 13F positions, with a beta of 0.78 (less volatile than the market) and a 42% quarterly batting average against the index.
Its portfolio is broadly diversified and long-term-holding, with 31.9% of the portfolio concentrated in Information Technology.
It has added to its MSFT position over the past two quarters (+$30.3M, now $104.9M), while trimming LOW over the same stretch (-$9.4M, still holding $30.4M).
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