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Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC: 13F Holdings & AI Insights
Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLCCIK: 0001963565
Diversified strategySector-focusedMomentum follower
Total reported value
$20.7B
Reporting period: 2026-03-31 · Number of holdings: 107
Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC disclosed 107 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2026-03-31, with total reported value of $20.7B and a quarterly turnover rate of 81.1%.
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Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 26.16
- Portfolio Stability
- 81.08
- Momentum/Contrarian
- 100
- Sector conviction
- 100
- Diversification
- 100
- Sizing Uniformity
- 82.57
Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC's disclosed holdings carry a Herfindahl concentration index of 0.065 — mathematically equivalent to about 15 equally-sized positions, well below its 107 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 1.74), 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.
Sector classification currently covers about 65% of this portfolio's disclosed value; the remainder includes holdings (e.g. unmapped tickers, options, or other security types) not yet covered by our sector mapping.
Recent moves
Add GOOGL
+387.0% $1.8B
Add AMZN
+370.4% $1.6B
Add NVDA
+184.7% $2.1B
Trim AVGO
-9.1% -$89.6M
Trim TSM
+48.3% $616.4M
Add ASML
+137460.6% $368.6M
Holdings Map
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Institutional Game-State Analysis
Core Intent
Value Aligned Research is aggressively doubling down on the AI infrastructure thesis, rotating capital into the core semiconductor and hyperscaler names while initiating exposure to copper and storage as derivative plays on the same theme. This is a conviction-weighted hunt for Alpha, not a defensive repositioning.
Macro & Fundamentals
This portfolio is pricing in a regime of sustained capex boom driven by AI, with no near-term recession or demand destruction for compute. The opposing thesis is that the cycle is maturing: data center buildout will overshoot, memory and copper cyclicality will amplify downside, and the earnings momentum in NVDA and AMZN multiple compression will crack the strategy's return stream.
Blind Spots / Risks
The extreme momentum tilt (scored 100) creates reflexivity risk—if the AI trade falters, the same factor that drove inflows will accelerate outflows. Combined with 60% sector overexposure in IT and new commodity/storage positions that are late-cycle consensus bets, this portfolio is vulnerable to a sharp positioning squeeze in crowded territory.
This overview is machine-generated from public regulatory data and describes past filings only — it does not constitute financial advice.
Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
Showing top 61 holdings (of 107 total)
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | Stock-Tech | 16.25% | +3.55% | +184.74% | |
| 2 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | Stock-Comm Services | 11.13% | +5.95% | +387.03% | |
| 3 | AMZN | Amazon.com INC | Stock-Consumer Disc | 10.04% | +5.11% | +370.40% | |
| 4 | TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor-sp Adr | Stock-Tech | 7.56% | -1.99% | +48.27% | |
| 5 | CRWV | Coreweave Inc-cl A | Stock-Tech | 3.66% | -1.02% | +50.49% | |
| 6 | LITE | Lumentum Holdings INC | Stock-Tech | 3.59% | -0.75% | -9.81% | |
| 7 | NBIS | Nebius Group NV | Stock-Other | 3.13% | +0.15% | +76.58% | |
| 8 | BE | Bloom Energy Corp- A | Stock-Industrials | 3.01% | -0.04% | +31.72% | |
| 9 | VRT | Vertiv Holdings Co-a | Stock-Industrials | 3.00% | -1.21% | -3.93% | |
| 10 | INTC | Intel CORP | Stock-Tech | 2.80% | -1.29% | +19.40% | |
| 11 | CLS | Celestica INC | Stock-Tech | 2.05% | -1.41% | +29.37% | |
| 12 | AVGO | Broadcom INC | Stock-Tech | 1.88% | -2.93% | -9.13% | |
| 13 | ASML | ASML Holding N.V. | Stock-Tech | 1.78% | +1.78% | +137460.59% | |
| 14 | ORCL | Oracle CORP | Stock-Tech | 1.75% | +0.31% | +234.96% | |
| 15 | FCX | Freeport-mcmoran INC | Stock-Materials | 1.75% | +1.75% | NEW | |
| 16 | STX | Seagate Technology Holdings plc | Stock-Tech | 1.73% | +1.38% | +624.38% | |
| 17 | WDC | Western Digital CORP | Stock-Tech | 1.69% | +1.69% | NEW | |
| 18 | EQT | Eqt CORP | Stock-Energy | 1.69% | -0.03% | +72.24% | |
| 19 | MU | Micron Technology INC | Stock-Tech | 1.60% | -1.22% | — | |
| 20 | COHR | Coherent CORP | Stock-Tech | 1.49% | -1.00% | -3.73% | |
| 21 | AMAT | Applied Materials INC | Stock-Tech | 1.46% | -0.17% | +40.01% | |
| 22 | FIX | Comfort Systems USA INC | Stock-Industrials | 1.42% | +0.04% | +45.31% | |
| 23 | LRCX | Lam Research CORP | Stock-Tech | 1.35% | -0.12% | +52.99% | |
| 24 | FTAI | FTAI Aviation Ltd. | Stock-Industrials | 1.33% | +1.33% | NEW | |
| 25 | KLAC | Kla CORP | Stock-Tech | 1.15% | +0.53% | +218.40% | |
| 26 | IREN | Iren LTD F | Stock-Other | 0.89% | -0.45% | +53.33% | |
| 27 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | Stock-Tech | 0.81% | -1.25% | +6.88% | |
| 28 | EME | Emcor Group INC | Stock-Industrials | 0.80% | +0.12% | +101.17% | |
| 29 | APLD | Applied Digital CORP | Stock-Tech | 0.79% | -0.60% | +22.84% | |
| 30 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | Stock-Tech | 0.75% | -0.20% | +72.51% | |
| 31 | CIFR | Cipher Digital INC | Stock-Tech | 0.71% | -0.40% | +53.76% | |
| 32 | HUT | Hut 8 CORP | Stock-Financials | 0.70% | — | +11.59% | |
| 33 | WULF | Terawulf INC | Stock-Financials | 0.63% | +0.63% | NEW | |
| 34 | CORZ | Core Scientific INC | Stock-Tech | 0.56% | — | -4.58% | |
| 35 | AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics INC | Stock-Tech | 0.53% | +0.53% | NEW | |
| 36 | SNDK | Sandisk CORP | Stock-Tech | 0.49% | +0.49% | NEW | |
| 37 | SNOW | Snowflake INC | Stock-Tech | 0.45% | — | +69.83% | |
| 38 | ZM | Zoom Communications INC | Stock-Tech | 0.43% | +0.43% | NEW | |
| 39 | GEV | GE Vernova INC | Stock-Industrials | 0.34% | -1.77% | -75.07% | |
| 40 | RIOT | Riot Platforms INC | Stock-Financials | 0.31% | -0.92% | -46.21% | |
| 41 | ALAB | Astera Labs INC | Stock-Tech | 0.30% | -0.65% | — | |
| 42 | TSEM | Tower Semiconductor Ltd. | Stock-Tech | 0.26% | +0.26% | NEW | |
| 43 | SEI | Solaris Energy Infrastructur | Stock-Energy | 0.24% | — | -8.09% | |
| 44 | ACMR | Acm Research Inc-class A | Stock-Other | 0.18% | +0.18% | NEW | |
| 45 | LBRT | Liberty Energy INC | Stock-Energy | 0.18% | +0.18% | NEW | |
| 46 | STRL | Sterling Infrastructure INC | Stock-Industrials | 0.18% | +0.18% | NEW | |
| 47 | ✓ | Bitdeer Technologies Group | Stock-Other | 0.17% | — | +23.83% | |
| 48 | TAC | Transalta CORP | Stock-Other | 0.16% | +0.16% | NEW | |
| 49 | VST | Vistra CORP | Stock-Utilities | 0.12% | -1.27% | -81.40% | |
| 50 | CEG | Constellation Energy | Stock-Utilities | 0.11% | -1.13% | -76.50% |
1–50 of 61
Portfolio Performance
Performance for Q3 2026
-3.5%
Performance Last 4 Quarters
+81.4%
Based on 83% of reported portfolio value with available pricing
- Stdev
- +38.6%
- Beta
- +2.29
- Alpha
- +0.9%
- Max Drawdown
- -31.7%
- Annualized Perf
- +43.1%
- Batting Avg vs S&P
- +63.9%
- Sortino
- +2.32
- Stutzer
- +0.34
- Treynor
- +0.19
- Sterling
- +1.53
- Calmar
- +1.36
- Information Ratio
- +0.84
- Tracking Error
- +29.6%
- Stdev Down
- +18.6%
- Winning Months %
- +63.9%
- Losing Months %
- +36.1%
- Best 12 Months
- +199%
- Worst 12 Months
- -31.7%
- Efficiency Ratio
- +0.62
- Sharpe
- +1.12
- Stdev Sectors
- +20.1%
- Skewness
- +0.53
- Kurtosis
- +1.05
- Upside Potential
- +3.93
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
| Period | Holdings | Total value | Stability | Top holdings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 107 | $20.7B | 81 | |
| 2025-12-31 | 86 | $9.9B | 45 | |
| 2025-09-30 | 81 | $8.2B | 100 | |
| 2025-06-30 | 72 | $4.7B | 0 | |
| 2025-03-31 | 61 | $1.4B | 0 | |
| 2024-12-31 | 47 | $365.8M | 0 | |
| 2024-09-30 | 21 | $384.9M | 0 | |
| 2024-06-30 | 31 | $456.6M | 0 | |
| 2024-03-31 | 19 | $507.0M | 0 | |
| 2023-12-31 | 19 | $395.7M | 0 | |
| 2023-09-30 | 19 | $317.4M | 0 | |
| 2023-06-30 | 16 | $319.7M | 0 | |
| 2023-03-31 | 19 | $282.5M | 0 | |
| 2022-12-31 | 24 | $220.6M | 0 |
Holding changes this quarter
Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC's most significant position changes for 2026-03-31: New buy: Freeport-mcmoran INC (FCX); New buy: Western Digital CORP (WDC); New buy: FTAI Aviation Ltd. (FTAI); New buy: Terawulf INC (WULF); New buy: Applied Optoelectronics INC (AAOI).
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | +6% | +387.03% | Add |
| 2 | AMZN | Amazon.com INC | +5.1% | +370.40% | Add |
| 3 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | +3.6% | +184.74% | Add |
| 4 | ASML | ASML Holding N.V. | +1.8% | +137460.59% | Add |
| 5 | STX | Seagate Technology Holdings plc | +1.4% | +624.38% | Add |
| 6 | KLAC | Kla CORP | +0.5% | +218.40% | Add |
| 7 | ORCL | Oracle CORP | +0.3% | +234.96% | Add |
| 8 | NBIS | Nebius Group NV | +0.2% | +76.58% | Add |
| 9 | EME | Emcor Group INC | +0.1% | +101.17% | Add |
| 10 | FIX | Comfort Systems USA INC | 0% | +45.31% | Add |
| 11 | EQT | Eqt CORP | 0% | +72.24% | Add |
| 12 | BE | Bloom Energy Corp- A | 0% | +31.72% | Add |
| 13 | LRCX | Lam Research CORP | -0.1% | +52.99% | Add |
| 14 | AMAT | Applied Materials INC | -0.2% | +40.01% | Add |
| 15 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | -0.2% | +72.51% | Add |
| 16 | CIFR | Cipher Digital INC | -0.4% | +53.76% | Add |
| 17 | QCOM | Qualcomm INC | -0.4% | -45.98% | Trim |
| 18 | IREN | Iren LTD F | -0.5% | +53.33% | Add |
| 19 | TLN | Talen Energy CORP | -0.5% | -55.70% | Trim |
| 20 | APLD | Applied Digital CORP | -0.6% | +22.84% | Add |
| 21 | AAPL | Apple INC | -0.7% | -79.02% | Trim |
| 22 | ALAB | Astera Labs INC | -0.7% | — | Unchanged |
| 23 | LITE | Lumentum Holdings INC | -0.8% | -9.81% | Trim |
| 24 | RIOT | Riot Platforms INC | -0.9% | -46.21% | Trim |
| 25 | COHR | Coherent CORP | -1% | -3.73% | Trim |
| 26 | CRWV | Coreweave Inc-cl A | -1% | +50.49% | Add |
| 27 | CEG | Constellation Energy | -1.1% | -76.50% | Trim |
| 28 | VRT | Vertiv Holdings Co-a | -1.2% | -3.93% | Trim |
| 29 | MU | Micron Technology INC | -1.2% | — | Unchanged |
| 30 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | -1.3% | +6.88% | Add |
| 31 | VST | Vistra CORP | -1.3% | -81.40% | Trim |
| 32 | INTC | Intel CORP | -1.3% | +19.40% | Add |
| 33 | CLS | Celestica INC | -1.4% | +29.37% | Add |
| 34 | GEV | GE Vernova INC | -1.8% | -75.07% | Trim |
| 35 | TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor-sp Adr | -2% | +48.27% | Add |
| 36 | AVGO | Broadcom INC | -2.9% | -9.13% | Trim |
| 37 | FCX | Freeport-mcmoran INC | — | NEW | New buy |
| 38 | WDC | Western Digital CORP | — | NEW | New buy |
| 39 | FTAI | FTAI Aviation Ltd. | — | NEW | New buy |
| 40 | WULF | Terawulf INC | — | NEW | New buy |
| 41 | AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics INC | — | NEW | New buy |
| 42 | SNDK | Sandisk CORP | — | NEW | New buy |
| 43 | ZM | Zoom Communications INC | — | NEW | New buy |
| 44 | TSEM | Tower Semiconductor Ltd. | — | NEW | New buy |
| 45 | AGX | Argan INC | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 46 | ACMR | Acm Research Inc-class A | — | NEW | New buy |
| 47 | LBRT | Liberty Energy INC | — | NEW | New buy |
| 48 | STRL | Sterling Infrastructure INC | — | NEW | New buy |
| 49 | TAC | Transalta CORP | — | NEW | New buy |
| 50 | GTLB | Gitlab Inc-cl A | — | EXIT | Sold out |
Filing History
| Period | Filed | Type | EDGAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 2026-05-18 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-03 | Amendment | View on EDGAR |
| 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-14 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2025-06-30 | 2025-08-14 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2025-03-31 | 2025-05-15 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2024-12-31 | 2025-02-18 | Amendment | View on EDGAR |
| 2024-12-31 | 2025-02-13 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2024-09-30 | 2024-11-08 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2024-06-30 | 2024-08-09 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2024-03-31 | 2024-04-26 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2023-12-31 | 2024-01-19 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2023-09-30 | 2023-11-08 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2023-06-30 | 2023-08-03 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-24 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-30 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
FAQ
What is Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC and what type of investor is it?
Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC is a investment manager that files SEC Form 13F quarterly, disclosing its U.S. public equity holdings to regulators. As of the most recent reporting period (2026-03-31), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $20.7B, spread across 107 disclosed positions.
What are Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC's largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC's top holdings by market value are:
1. Nvidia CORP (NVDA) — $3.4B (16.3%)
2. Alphabet Inc-cl A (GOOGL) — $2.3B (11.1%)
3. Amazon.com INC (AMZN) — $2.1B (10.0%)
4. Taiwan Semiconductor-sp Adr (TSM) — $1.6B (7.6%)
5. Coreweave Inc-cl A (CRWV) — $758.0M (3.7%)
What changes did Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC made 48 notable position adjustments: 12 new positions were initiated, 23 existing holdings were added to, 11 positions were partially reduced, and 2 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: New buy: Freeport-mcmoran INC (FCX); New buy: Western Digital CORP (WDC); New buy: FTAI Aviation Ltd. (FTAI); New buy: Terawulf INC (WULF); New buy: Applied Optoelectronics INC (AAOI)
What sectors does Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC focus on?
Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Information Technology: 59.5%
• Communication Services: 17.0%
• Consumer Discretionary: 15.3%
• Industrials: 5.1%
• Materials: 2.7%
• Utilities: 0.3%
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