Institutional Manager · CIK 0001040210
BARR E S & CO
LEXINGTON, KY · File #028-06414
Latest AUM
$1.92B
Positions
133
Top-10 Concentration
65.8%
Filings
9
Portfolio Value Over Time
2024-03
2024-06
2024-09
2024-12
2025-03
2025-06
2025-09
2025-12
Biggest QoQ Changes
Ranked by conviction flow (share change × current price) so mark-to-market moves don't dominate. Price effect column shows how much of the $ change was just the stock moving.
| Action | Issuer | Ticker / CUSIP | Δ Shares | Flow ($) | Price Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADD | BROOKFIELD CORP | 11271j107 | +298,380 | +$13.7M | -$14.0M |
| REDUCE | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | VYLD | -27,501 | -$8.9M | +$2.6M |
| REDUCE | ALPHABET INC SHS CL C | GOOG | -24,085 | -$7.6M | +$40.2M |
| REDUCE | ALPHABET INC SHS CL A | GOOG | -17,550 | -$5.5M | +$13.8M |
| ADD | BROWN & BROWN INC | BRO | +57,971 | +$4.6M | -$4.3M |
| REDUCE | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY B | BRK-A | -7,891 | -$4.0M | -$45,823 |
| ADD | FIRST CTZNS BANCSHARES INC N | 31946M103 | +1,495 | +$3.2M | +$1.6M |
| EXITED | CHURCHILL DOWNS | 171484108 | -28,000 | -$2.7M | $0 |
| REDUCE | VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS | 921937827 | -32,030 | -$2.5M | -$45,651 |
| REDUCE | GOLDMAN SACHS INC | GSCE | -2,597 | -$2.3M | +$12.3M |
Sector Allocation
Filing History
- 13F HOLDINGS REPORTQ/E Dec 2025133 pos · $1.92B
- 13F HOLDINGS REPORTQ/E Sep 2025115 pos · $1.84B
- 13F HOLDINGS REPORTQ/E Jun 2025117 pos · $1.74B
- 13F HOLDINGS REPORTQ/E Mar 2025106 pos · $1.65B
- 13F HOLDINGS REPORTQ/E Dec 2024107 pos · $1.69B
- 13F HOLDINGS REPORTQ/E Sep 2024106 pos · $1.60B
- 13F HOLDINGS REPORTQ/E Jun 202492 pos · $1.52B
- 13F HOLDINGS REPORTQ/E Mar 202491 pos · $1.53B
- 13F HOLDINGS REPORTQ/E Dec 202389 pos · $1.38B
Top 20 Holdings — Dec 2025
| # | Issuer | Ticker | Shares | Value | % of Portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY B | BRK-A | 501,249 | $252.0M | 13.39% |
| 2 | ALPHABET INC SHS CL C | GOOG | 547,808 | $171.9M | 9.14% |
| 3 | MARKEL GROUP INC | MKL | 77,974 | $167.6M | 8.91% |
| 4 | GOLDMAN SACHS INC | GSCE | 146,426 | $128.7M | 6.84% |
| 5 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | VYLD | 348,119 | $112.2M | 5.96% |
| 6 | AMAZON.COM INC | AMZN | 447,689 | $103.3M | 5.49% |
| 7 | MOODY'S CORP | MCO | 161,854 | $82.7M | 4.40% |
| 8 | BLACKSTONE INC | BX | 495,254 | $76.3M | 4.06% |
| 9 | SCHWAB CHARLES CORP | SCHW-PJ | 756,888 | $75.6M | 4.02% |
| 10 | HOME BANCSHARES INC | HOMB | 2,413,987 | $67.1M | 3.57% |
| 11 | ALPHABET INC SHS CL A | GOOG | 180,116 | $56.4M | 3.00% |
| 12 | AMERICAN EXPRESS CO | AXP | 147,529 | $54.6M | 2.90% |
| 13 | APPLE INC | AAPL | 167,850 | $45.6M | 2.43% |
| 14 | BROOKFIELD CORP | 11271j107 | 916,671 | $42.1M | 2.24% |
| 15 | VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS | 921937827 | 424,475 | $33.5M | 1.78% |
| 16 | AMERICAN TOWER CORP | AMT | 175,052 | $30.7M | 1.63% |
| 17 | BROWN & BROWN INC | BRO | 362,669 | $28.9M | 1.54% |
| 18 | TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE | TTWO | 112,506 | $28.8M | 1.53% |
| 19 | MASTERCARD INC | MA | 50,190 | $28.7M | 1.52% |
| 20 | NIKE INC CL B | NKE | 434,691 | $27.7M | 1.47% |