DOSSIER · 13F-HR · Q1 2026

GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC

$1.5B in tracked AUM across 69 positions as of Q1 2026.

GA
CIK 0000040417 · last filed Mar 31, 2026
Total AUM
$1.5B
as of Q1 2026
Holdings
69
positions
Whale Score
63
63
tracked
Activity
no data
changes this Q
AI Analysis · Q1 2026
Portfolio Overview

General American Investors Co. Inc. (CIK 0000040417) reported a markedly smaller 13F portfolio as of 2025-09-30: total equity assets of $885.38 million, down 43.3% from $1.56 billion on 2025-06-30 — a dollar decline of $674.62 million. The filing lists 44 positions, a relatively compact holding count for an institutional portfolio of this size. The portfolio is materially concentrated: the top 5 positions account for ~40.0% of assets and the top 10 for roughly 57.1% (top 5 s...

Key Holdings
  • Alphabet Inc. (GOOG, Class C) is the single largest holding at $109.17M (12.33% of the portfolio). This is a high-conviction position by both absolute dollars and portfolio weight.
  • Broadcom (AVGO, $68.78M; 7.77%) and ASML ($60.02M; 6.78%) show sizeable exposure to semiconductor technology and capital-equipment franchises.
  • GE Vernova (GEV, $61.49M; 6.95%) and Arch Capital (Arch, $54.44M; 6.15%) are large non-mega-cap allocations and together indicate sizeable exposure outside the FAANG/mega-cap cluster.
  • The remainder of the top-10 includes Everest Group, Cameco (CCJ), Costco, Nelnet (NNI) and NVIDIA (NVDA), combining technology, financials, materials and consumer-defensive exposures. Top-10 positions drive the majority of portfolio risk and return potential.
Sector Allocation and Notable Tilts
  • Technology is the largest identified sector at $208.85M, approximately 23.6% of the portfolio.
  • Communication Services is the second-largest clear sector at $153.14M (17.3%).
  • Healthcare is $108.47M (12.3%); Financial Services $87.29M (9.9%).
  • An unusually large “Unknown” bucket of $184.24M (20.8%) reduces transparency and should be investigated by outside observers — this amount is material relative to total assets and could include ADRs, foreign listings, private/illiquid holdings, or securities not mapped to standard sectors in the dataset.
  • Smaller allocations: Basic Materials ~$39.7M (4.5%), Utilities ~$35.2M (4.0%), Consumer Defensive ~$30.6M (3.5%), Energy ~$16.5M (1.9%) and various small-cap or niche holdings in other sectors. Overall, the portfolio tilts toward technology/communication services (combined ~40.9%) and has material healthcare and financial holdings, with a notable allocation outside conventional sector classifications (the Unknown 20.8%).

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
GEV
GE Vernova Inc.
$79M91K5.2%
02
BRK/A
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. - Clas
$79M1105.2%
03
TJX
TJX Companies, Inc./The
$77M485K5.1%
04
RSG
Republic Services, Inc.
$74M336K4.8%
05
N07059210
ASML Holding N.V.
$73M55K4.8%
06
AAPL
Apple Inc.
$67M266K4.4%
07
GOOG
Alphabet Inc. - Class C
$60M210K4.0%
08
AMZN
Amazon.com, Inc.
$60M286K3.9%
09
G0450A105
Arch Capital Group Ltd.
$51M530K3.3%
10
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
$47M126K3.1%

Filing history

2026Q1Mar 31
$1.5B 14.2%
69 positionsView →
2025Q4Dec 31
$1.8B 100.2%
81 positionsView →
2025Q3Sep 30
$885M 43.3%
44 positionsView →
2025Q2Jun 30
$1.6B 13.7%
71 positionsLocked
2025Q1Mar 31
$1.4B 4.7%
67 positionsLocked
2024Q4Dec 31
$1.4B 0.6%
64 positionsLocked
2024Q3Sep 30
$1.4B 0.9%
71 positionsLocked
2024Q2Jun 30
$1.4B 2.7%
72 positionsLocked
2024Q1Mar 31
$1.4B 10.7%
75 positionsLocked
2023Q4Dec 31
$1.3B 13.2%
73 positionsLocked
2023Q3Sep 30
$1.1B 2.9%
69 positionsLocked
2023Q2Jun 30
$1.1B 8.7%
66 positionsLocked
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