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.
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
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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