Donald Yacktman - Yacktman Asset Management Investment Strategy & Portfolio Analysis

How Yacktman Asset Management allocates capital, manages risk, and constructs its portfolio — based on SEC 13F filings.

According to the SEC 13F filed on Nov 02, 2026, Donald Yacktman's Yacktman Asset Management portfolio reflects a quant / systematic investor approach across 74 reported 13F positions as of quarter-end Sep 30, 2026. Portfolio returns are led by Canadian Natural Resources Limi (~9% of total exposure), with the top five holdings representing approximately 31% of reported value. The portfolio maintains structural breadth across 74 positions, with economic weighting tilted toward large-cap financial and consumer defensive names. Exposure to high-growth and technology-oriented segments remains limited relative to peers, with performance instead anchored in durable, cash-generating businesses across consumer staples, financials, and energy. The portfolio exhibits extremely low turnover, reinforcing a long-term capital allocation approach centered on high-conviction, long-duration holdings. Distinctive traits include Long-Term Holder, Broadly Diversified, Structurally Diversified.

Investment Style

Value, growth, quality, and behavioral classification from latest 13F holdings.

Value

Primary type: Quant / Systematic Investor

Traits: Long-Term Holder, Broadly Diversified, Structurally Diversified

Turnover profile

Buy & Hold

Holding horizon

Long-Term

Portfolio Construction

Concentration and position sizing in the latest filing.

Portfolio construction is lowly concentrated: top three names represent 21.7% of assets, top five 31.0%, and the largest single position is 8.5%.

Top 3 weight

21.7%

Top 5 weight

31.0%

Top 10 weight

49.3%

Largest position

8.5%

Top holdings: Canadian Natural Resources Limi, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New, Microsoft Corporation, Charles Schwab Corporation (The, Alphabet Inc. — view full holdings

Sector Preferences

Where capital is allocated by sector.

Capital is tilted toward Consumer Defensive and Financial Services, with 11 sectors represented in the latest filing.

Leading sectors: Consumer Defensive, Financial Services, Energy

View full sector allocation

Risk Framework

Concentration, diversification, and turnover tolerance.

This investor accepts low single-name risk (largest position 8.5%, top ten 49.3%) and high economic diversification (HHI 0.02). Turnover tolerance maps to a buy & hold profile.

Largest position

8.5%

Top 10 weight

49.3%

Max sector

16.6%

Diversification

High

Strategy Evolution

How the strategy changed between the two most recent filing periods.

Jun 30, 2026 → Sep 30, 2026

  • Top-five concentration rose from 29.5% to 31.0%.
  • Quarter-over-quarter portfolio weight turnover: 6.0%.

For trade-level changes, see the Activity page. View activity.

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Yacktman Asset Management 13F Strategy