Polaris Capital Management 13F annual report

Polaris Capital Management is an investment fund managing more than $1.87 trillion ran by Bernard Jr.. There are currently 92 companies in Mr. Jr.’s portfolio. The largest investments include Linde Plc and Popular, together worth $360 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$1.87 trillion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 19th July 2024, Polaris Capital Management’s top holding is 442,436 shares of Linde Plc currently worth over $194 billion and making up 10.4% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Linde Plc, Polaris Capital Management owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 1,875,078 shares of Popular worth $166 billion, whose value grew 13.0% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc worth $147 billion and the next is Crocs Inc worth $52.7 billion, with 361,077 shares owned.

Currently, Polaris Capital Management's portfolio is worth at least $1.87 trillion. The total portfolio value may be much higher due to cash assets that are not publicly disclosed such as fixed income, real estate, or cash equivalents.

Careers at Polaris Capital Management

The Polaris Capital Management office and employees reside in Boston, Massachusetts. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Bernard Jr. serves as the President at Polaris Capital Management.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Polaris Capital Management revealed that it had opened a new position in He Equipment Services Inc and bought 18,600 shares worth $822 million.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in United Therapeutics Corp by buying 18,600 additional shares. This makes their stake in United Therapeutics Corp total 148,550 shares worth $47.3 billion. United Therapeutics Corp soared 35.5% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Polaris Capital Management is getting rid of from its portfolio. Polaris Capital Management closed its position in Standard Motor Prods on 26th July 2024. It sold the previously owned 20,700 shares for $694 million. Bernard Jr. also disclosed a decreased stake in Linde Plc by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $194 billion and 442,436 shares.

One of the largest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Polaris Capital Management are Avidian Wealth Solutions and Cambridge Associates MA adv. They manage $1.87 trillion and $1.87 trillion respectively.


Bernard Jr. investment strategy

Polaris Capital Management’s portfolio is diversified across 13 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Finance — making up 18.9% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 70.7% of the portfolio companies are based in the United States.

The majority of the companies in the fund’s portfolio are large-cap stocks. Stocks with a size of more than $10 billion in market cap make up 20% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 2.2% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $54.1 billion.

The complete list of Polaris Capital Management trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on July 26th based on the fund’s latest 13F filing. Quickly find out what the most recently closed or increased positions are.

Security Shares Owned Value Allocation
Linde Plc.
8.66%
442,436
$194,145,341,000 10.40%
Popular Inc.
5.30%
1,875,078
$165,813,148,000 8.88%
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc
3.99%
1,375,460
$146,802,846,000 7.87%
Crocs Inc
2.75%
361,077
$52,695,577,000 2.82%
Nomad Foods Ltd
5.01%
3,175,300
$52,328,944,000 2.80%
United Therapeutics Corp
14.31%
148,550
$47,320,603,000 2.54%
Allison Transmission Holding
3.06%
621,100
$47,141,490,000 2.53%
Microsoft Corporation
3.67%
104,926
$46,896,676,000 2.51%
MKS Instruments, Inc.
2.21%
358,600
$46,825,988,000 2.51%
Williams Cos Inc
3.13%
1,059,000
$45,007,500,000 2.41%
Jpmorgan Chase Co
2.25%
217,251
$43,941,187,000 2.35%
Tecnoglass Inc
7.77%
831,964
$41,743,936,000 2.24%
General Dynamics Corp.
3.06%
142,764
$41,421,547,000 2.22%
International Bancshares Corp.
1.26%
720,808
$41,237,426,000 2.21%
Abbvie Inc
1.59%
234,479
$40,217,838,000 2.16%
Elevance Health Inc
2.91%
73,369
$39,755,726,000 2.13%
Marathon Petroleum Corp
3.26%
210,594
$36,533,847,000 1.96%
Tyson Foods, Inc.
1.20%
635,863
$36,333,212,000 1.95%
NextEra Energy Inc
2.79%
508,864
$36,032,660,000 1.93%
Ingredion Inc
2.46%
309,200
$35,465,240,000 1.90%
NOV Inc
2.02%
1,817,153
$34,544,079,000 1.85%
SLM Corp.
2.38%
1,636,100
$34,014,519,000 1.82%
Chubb Ltd
2.52%
131,269
$33,484,097,000 1.79%
Northern Trust Corp.
2.49%
396,100
$33,264,478,000 1.78%
Unitedhealth Group Inc
3.03%
64,342
$32,862,049,000 1.76%
Webster Financial Corp - Ct
1.76%
742,495
$32,365,357,000 1.73%
Cullen/frost Bankers Inc
2.71%
315,800
$32,094,754,000 1.72%
Capital One Financial Corp.
2.44%
231,608
$32,066,128,000 1.72%
Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc.
2.15%
1,095,800
$31,876,822,000 1.71%
Carlyle Group Inc/the
2.53%
777,000
$31,196,550,000 1.67%
Science Applications Inte
1.94%
258,100
$30,339,655,000 1.63%
Arrow Electronics Inc.
1.93%
248,503
$30,009,222,000 1.61%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
7.30%
421,900
$28,946,559,000 1.55%
M T Bank Corp
15.32%
188,894
$28,590,996,000 1.53%
LKQ Corp
2.51%
672,100
$27,952,639,000 1.50%
CVS Health Corp
1.57%
451,100
$26,641,966,000 1.43%
Sally Beauty Holdings Inc
2.18%
2,372,929
$25,461,528,000 1.36%
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.
3.33%
409,080
$8,345,232,000 0.45%
Cambridge Bancorp
1.66%
112,827
$7,785,063,000 0.42%
Premier Financial Corp.
0.32%
343,983
$7,037,892,000 0.38%
OFG Bancorp
2.38%
176,600
$6,613,670,000 0.35%
South Plains Financial Inc
No change
166,700
$4,500,900,000 0.24%
Barrett Business Svcs Inc
300.00%
92,000
$3,014,840,000 0.16%
Hercules Capital Inc
2.49%
128,665
$2,631,199,000 0.14%
Eastern Bankshares, Inc.
8.90%
182,200
$2,547,156,000 0.14%
Graphic Packaging Holding Co
No change
91,600
$2,400,836,000 0.13%
Cabot Corp.
No change
25,573
$2,349,903,000 0.13%
Diamondback Energy Inc
No change
10,670
$2,136,027,000 0.11%
Applied Industrial Tech Inc
No change
11,000
$2,134,000,000 0.11%
Air Lease Corp
No change
43,300
$2,058,049,000 0.11%
Curtiss-Wright Corp.
No change
7,200
$1,951,056,000 0.10%
Kforce Inc.
No change
29,494
$1,832,462,000 0.10%
Eagle Materials Inc.
No change
8,400
$1,826,664,000 0.10%
V2X Inc
No change
37,600
$1,803,296,000 0.10%
BOK Financial Corp.
8.30%
18,264
$1,673,713,000 0.09%
Wabash National Corp.
2.01%
76,200
$1,664,208,000 0.09%
Evertec Inc
No change
49,800
$1,655,850,000 0.09%
Northeast Bank
No change
27,200
$1,655,392,000 0.09%
Carlisle Cos Inc
14.29%
4,000
$1,620,840,000 0.09%
Ennis Inc.
No change
72,400
$1,584,836,000 0.08%
Peoples Bancorp Inc
No change
50,300
$1,509,000,000 0.08%
Colony Bankcorp, Inc.
No change
119,479
$1,463,618,000 0.08%
Maximus Inc.
No change
16,600
$1,422,620,000 0.08%
Dnow Inc
No change
101,700
$1,396,341,000 0.07%
Exelixis Inc
No change
61,900
$1,390,893,000 0.07%
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc
26.52%
27,194
$1,357,524,000 0.07%
South State Corp
18.97%
17,561
$1,342,012,000 0.07%
Winnebago Industries, Inc.
83.55%
23,067
$1,250,231,000 0.07%
Buckle Inc/the
No change
33,500
$1,237,490,000 0.07%
Global Medical REIT Inc
No change
135,500
$1,230,340,000 0.07%
Acuity Brands, Inc.
No change
5,000
$1,207,200,000 0.06%
Southside Bancshares Inc
No change
43,200
$1,192,752,000 0.06%
Bar Harbor Bankshares Inc
No change
43,400
$1,166,592,000 0.06%
Janus International Group In
No change
91,500
$1,155,645,000 0.06%
Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc
No change
42,500
$1,136,875,000 0.06%
Dril-Quip, Inc.
No change
60,500
$1,125,300,000 0.06%
Kimball Electronics Inc
No change
50,245
$1,104,385,000 0.06%
Trubridge Inc
45.89%
105,550
$1,055,500,000 0.06%
CSG Systems International Inc.
No change
24,000
$988,080,000 0.05%
CVR Energy Inc
No change
34,400
$920,888,000 0.05%
Regal Rexnord Corp
No change
6,789
$918,009,000 0.05%
City Holding Co.
92.97%
8,095
$860,094,000 0.05%
Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.
No change
28,500
$859,845,000 0.05%
Fnb Corp
No change
61,980
$847,886,000 0.05%
He Equipment Services Inc
Opened
18,600
$821,562,000 0.04%
Perdoceo Education Corporation
21.63%
36,600
$783,972,000 0.04%
Standard Motor Prods
Closed
20,700
$694,485,000
Euronet Worldwide Inc
No change
6,500
$672,750,000 0.04%
Credicorp Ltd
No change
3,800
$613,054,000 0.03%
First Seacoast Bancorp
65.00%
45,437
$408,933,000 0.02%
Independent Bank Corp/ma
No change
7,639
$387,450,000 0.02%
Pacira BioSciences Inc
No change
5,600
$160,216,000 0.01%
Cfsb Bancorp Inc
No change
10,000
$65,700,000 0.00%
No transactions found
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