13F Insight
DOSSIER · 13F-HR · Q1 2026

BARINGTON COMPANIES MANAGEMENT, LLC

$123M in tracked AUM across 8 positions as of Q1 2026.

BC
CIK 0000887762 · last filed Mar 31, 2026
Total AUM
$123M
as of Q1 2026
Holdings
8
—
positions
Whale Score
69
69
tracked
Activity
—
no data
changes this Q
AI Analysis · Q1 2026
Portfolio Overview

Between 2025-06-30 and 2025-09-30 Barington Companies Management reduced reported long-equity assets from $107.51M to $27.69M, a decline of $79.82M or -74.2%. The current 13F shows an extremely small, concentrated portfolio of 4 long holdings valued at $27.69M. The top holding accounts for $23.31M (84.19% of the portfolio). The manager executed substantial liquidation activity this quarter (see “Quarter Changes” below), leaving a portfolio that is essentially a single-name c...

Quantitative concentration metrics:

  • Top-1 weight (Macy’s): 84.19%.
  • Sector concentration (consumer cyclical): $26.71M / $27.69M = 96.45%.
  • Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) ≈ 0.725 (or 7,250 on 0–10,000 scale), implying a very high concentration.
  • Effective number of holdings ≈ 1.38 (1 / Σw^2), confirming the portfolio behaves like ~1–2 concentrated positions.
Key Holdings
  1. Macy’s, Inc. (M) — $23.31M, 1.30M shares, 84.19% of portfolio
  • By far the dominant position and the primary driver of portfolio performance and risk. The filing records a 4.0% increase in the stake this quarter, an absolute increase of $8.73M versus the prior quarter, indicating additional conviction or reallocation into this name.

Quarter at a glance — Q1 2026

Position-change comparison pending.

No quarter-over-quarter changes available.

Top 10 holdings

By portfolio weight as of Q1 2026.

#HoldingValueSharesWeight
01
M
MACYS INC
$26M1.4M21.3%02
MATW
MATTHEWS INTL CORP
$24M924K19.4%03
CHE
CHEMED CORP NEW
$22M57K17.5%04
GIL
GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR INC
$16M285K12.9%05
EML
EASTERN CO
$13M644K10.6%06
BILL
BILL HOLDINGS INC
$12M314K9.8%07
BBWI
BATH & BODY WORKS INC
$7M350K5.3%08
COLD
AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST INC
$4M350K3.3%

Filing history

2026Q1Mar 31
$123M▼ 19.2%
8 positionsView →2025Q4Dec 31
$152M▲ 450.3%
11 positionsView →2025Q3Sep 30
$28M▼ 74.2%
4 positionsView →2025Q2Jun 30
$108M▲ 498.6%
8 positionsLocked2025Q1Mar 31
$18M▼ 83.6%
2 positionsLocked2024Q4Dec 31
$110M▲ 16.2%
9 positionsLocked2024Q3Sep 30
$95M▲ 8.2%
9 positionsLocked2024Q2Jun 30
$87M▼ 14.0%
13 positionsLocked2024Q1Mar 31
$102M▲ 31.0%
13 positionsLocked2023Q4Dec 31
$78M▲ 11.3%
16 positionsLocked2023Q3Sep 30
$70M▲ 16.2%
15 positionsLocked2023Q2Jun 30
$60M▼ 18.1%
10 positionsLocked
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