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BARR E S & CO — 13F Holdings & Portfolio

CIK 1040210 · latest 13F-HR filed 2026-11-06

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BARR E S & CO manages $1.71B in 13F-reported U.S. long-equity assets across 115 reported positions as of its 2026-09-30 13F-HR filing. Its largest disclosed positions are BRK.B (13.53%), GOOG (9.11%), MKL (7.50%). Quarter over quarter (versus its 2026-06-30 filing) the fund opened 5 new positions and exited 2; 31 existing positions rose in reported value and 47 fell.

AUM is the long-equity portion reported on Form 13F-HR. Excludes short positions, cash, foreign holdings, and non-13F assets. For informational purposes only — not investment advice.

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AUM
$1.71B

Long-equity book

Holdings
115

Distinct positions

Period
2026-09-30

Filed 2026-11-06

Q/Q Activity
+5 / −2 / ↑31 / ↓47

vs 2026-06-30

Portfolio charts

Latest quarter's book, what changed, and how the portfolio has evolved across filings.

Portfolio map

Q3 26
BRK.B13.5% · -3%GOOG9.1% · -3%MKL7.5% · -3%AMZN6.3% · -2%GS6.1% · -6%JPM5.9% · -8%MCO4.3% · -0%SCHW4.2% · -1%HOMB4.1% · +1%BRO3.7% · +28%AAPL3.2% · -2%BX3.1% · -2%GOOGL2.7% · -2%AXP2.5% · +0%MA2.4% · +4%BSV2.0% · +16%BN1.9% · -1%MTD1.9% · -2%JNJ1.7% · -2%TTWO1.5% · -0%BRK.A1.3% · 0%CHCO1.0% · -0%ORLY0.9% · -4%FCNCA0.7% · -2%EL0.6% · -8%TROW0.6% · -4%PEP0.6% · -3%GLPI0.6% · +13%COST0.5% · +5%NVDA0.5% · -0%SHW0.5% · -1%MSFT0.4% · +5%WYNN0.4% · -2%WFC0.3% · -2%LLY0.2% · +1%XOM0.2% · -2%PG0.2% · -1%TSLA0.2% · 0%SPY0.2% · 0%WMT0.1% · -0%KKR0.1% · -0%AVGO0.1% · 0%V0.1% · +4%DIS0.1% · 0%CAT0.1% · +28%CME0.1% · 0%KO0.1% · -1%NKE0.1% · -12%PNC0.1% · -11%STT0.1% · 0%CVX0.1% · 0%META0.1% · -2%QQQ0.1% · -7%SBUX0.1% · -9%SBCF0.0% · -2%RF0.0% · -1%ABBV0.0% · -1%VSXY0.0% · 0%CTAS0.0% · 0%MCD0.0% · 0%

Box size = position value; colour = change in share count vs the prior quarter (green added, red trimmed, blue new). Rows split across managers or share classes are combined. Click a box for the stock.

Sector mix

% of 13F value

Sectors from each company's SIC code; funds and ETFs grouped separately.

Biggest buys and sells

Q2 26 → Q3 26

Estimated from the change in shares held × the quarter-end price, so price moves alone don't count as buying. New and exited positions are included.

13F assets and positions

5 quarters

Total reported 13F value (bars) and number of positions (line) each quarter. Value changes include market moves.

Top positions over time

reported value

The eight largest current positions, valued at each quarter end.

Concentration

top 10 = 64.7%

Cumulative share of the portfolio held in the largest N positions.

Firm Profile & Key People

Name Title / Status Ownership Type

Quarter-over-quarter changes

Changes in reported position value vs the prior 13F, so price moves count too, not just shares bought or sold.

Top Adds (vs prior quarter)

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Top Trims

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New Positions

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Exited Positions

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BARR E S & CO Holdings (2026-09-30)

Rows tagged Call or Put are options positions, not stock. Per SEC Form 13F-HR, Value shows the notional value of the underlying (shares covered × underlying price), not the option premium. Shares is the number of underlying shares covered (divide by 100 for contract count).

# Issuer Symbol CUSIP Value Weight Shares Type
1 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL BRK.B 084670702 $231.6M 13.53% 465,139 SH
2 ALPHABET INC GOOG 02079K107 $156.0M 9.11% 457,691 SH
3 MARKEL GROUP INC MKL 570535104 $128.5M 7.50% 75,015 SH
4 AMAZON COM INC AMZN 023135106 $107.3M 6.27% 430,735 SH
5 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC GS 38141G104 $104.2M 6.08% 115,707 SH
6 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO JPM 46625H100 $101.8M 5.95% 307,835 SH
7 MOODYS CORP MCO 615369105 $73.8M 4.31% 162,538 SH
8 CHARLES SCHWAB CORP (THE) SCHW 808513105 $71.5M 4.17% 731,155 SH
9 HOME BANCSHARES INC HOMB 436893200 $69.9M 4.08% 2,480,662 SH
10 BROWN & BROWN INC BRO 115236101 $63.5M 3.71% 1,042,954 SH
11 APPLE INC AAPL 037833100 $54.0M 3.15% 162,163 SH
12 BLACKSTONE INC BX 09260D107 $53.2M 3.11% 474,765 SH
13 ALPHABET INC GOOGL 02079K305 $46.2M 2.70% 134,283 SH
14 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO AXP 025816109 $42.6M 2.49% 140,134 SH
15 MASTERCARD INCORPORATED MA 57636Q104 $40.9M 2.39% 74,121 SH
16 VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS BSV 921937827 $33.7M 1.97% 441,312 SH
17 BROOKFIELD CORP BN 11271J107 $32.4M 1.89% 887,524 SH
18 METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL MTD 592688105 $31.9M 1.86% 21,123 SH
19 JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ 478160104 $29.7M 1.74% 112,230 SH
20 TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWAR TTWO 874054109 $25.0M 1.46% 120,651 SH
21 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL BRK.A 084670108 $21.7M 1.27% 29 SH
22 CITY HLDG CO CHCO 177835105 $17.7M 1.04% 127,546 SH
23 OREILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC ORLY 67103H107 $15.9M 0.93% 186,533 SH
24 FIRST CTZNS BANCSHARES INC D FCNCA 31946M103 $11.2M 0.65% 5,441 SH
25 LAUDER ESTEE COS INC EL 518439104 $9.8M 0.57% 106,039 SH
26 PRICE T ROWE GROUP INC TROW 74144T108 $9.7M 0.57% 93,199 SH
27 PEPSICO INC PEP 713448108 $9.6M 0.56% 75,765 SH
28 GAMING & LEISURE P GLPI 36467J108 $9.5M 0.55% 249,670 SH
29 COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION COST 22160K105 $9.3M 0.55% 10,264 SH
30 NVIDIA CORPORATION NVDA 67066G104 $8.1M 0.48% 35,615 SH
31 SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO SHW 824348106 $8.1M 0.47% 24,944 SH
32 MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 594918104 $7.6M 0.45% 14,869 SH
33 WYNN RESORTS LTD WYNN 983134107 $6.3M 0.37% 79,574 SH
34 WELLS FARGO & CO WFC 949746101 $5.0M 0.29% 62,162 SH
35 ELI LILLY & CO LLY 532457108 $3.8M 0.22% 3,258 SH
36 EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP XOM 30233Q108 $3.6M 0.21% 22,119 SH
37 PROCTER & GAMBLE CO PG 742718109 $3.2M 0.19% 21,966 SH
38 TESLA INC TSLA 88160R101 $2.9M 0.17% 8,220 SH
39 STATE STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T SPY 78462F103 $2.8M 0.16% 3,651 SH
40 WALMART INC WMT 931142103 $2.4M 0.14% 23,412 SH
41 KKR & CO INC KKR 48251W104 $2.2M 0.13% 24,300 SH
42 BROADCOM INC AVGO 11135F101 $2.1M 0.12% 5,902 SH
43 VISA INC V 92826C839 $2.0M 0.12% 5,613 SH
44 DISNEY WALT CO DIS 254687106 $2.0M 0.11% 18,669 SH
45 CATERPILLAR INC CAT 149123101 $1.7M 0.10% 2,045 SH
46 CME GROUP INC CME 12572Q105 $1.6M 0.09% 6,000 SH
47 COCA COLA CO KO 191216100 $1.5M 0.09% 17,404 SH
48 NIKE INC NKE 654106103 $1.4M 0.08% 38,409 SH
49 PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INC PNC 693475105 $1.2M 0.07% 5,600 SH
50 STATE STR CORP STT 857477103 $1.1M 0.06% 6,250 SH
Filing History
Period Filed AUM Holdings Accession
2026-09-30 2026-11-06 $1.71B 115 0001040210-26-000008
2026-06-30 2026-08-13 $1.78B 112 0001040210-26-000005
2026-03-31 2026-05-13 $1.72B 108 0001040210-26-000003
2025-12-31 2026-02-05 $1.92B 133 0001040210-26-000001
2025-09-30 2025-11-12 $1.84B 115 0001040210-25-000008
Filer Information
Address
1999 RICHMOND ROAD
SUITE 1B
LEXINGTON, KY 40502
Phone
(859) 266-1300
Filing Manager
BARR E S & CO
LEXINGTON, KY
Signatory
Edward Barr
President