BARR E S & CO

LEXINGTON, KY · CIK 1040210 · 13F filing filed 2024-08-14

SEC-registered investment adviser since 1993 · corporation

Assets managed$2.2bn
Staff6 · 3 in investment roles
Main clients (by assets)High net worth individuals 79%, Charities 8%, Individuals 6%
Private funds1 (1 hedge) · $48.2m gross assets
Websiteesbarr.com
Form ADV · 2026-03-30SEC adviser record

$1.5bn reported value -0.7% vs Q1 2024

92positions

63.0%in top 10

5 new 14 added 42 reduced 4 sold out vs Q1 2024

Holdings, Q2 2024

The small lines show how much was held over the last 4 quarters (adjusted for stock splits).

#	Security	Ticker	Shares	Value	% of portfolio	Change	Shares change
1	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B NEW BRK.B	BRK.B	547,013	$222.5m14.60%	14.60%	Reduced -6.0k	-6,003 -1.1%
2	MARKEL GROUP INC COM MKL	MKL	78,681	$124.0m8.13%	8.13%	Reduced -924	-924 -1.2%
3	ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL C GOOG	GOOG	597,585	$109.6m7.19%	7.19%	Reduced -5.4k	-5,375 -0.9%
4	GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC COM GS	GS	190,466	$86.2m5.65%	5.65%	Reduced -4.4k	-4,406 -2.3%
5	AMAZON COM INC COM AMZN	AMZN	444,694	$85.9m5.64%	5.64%	Reduced -2.1k	-2,131 -0.5%
6	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM JPM	JPM	364,694	$73.8m4.84%	4.84%	Reduced -224.6k	-224,634 -38.1%
7	MOODYS CORP COM MCO	MCO	170,735	$71.9m4.72%	4.72%	Reduced -3.0k	-2,980 -1.7%
8	BLACKSTONE INC COM BX	BX	534,172	$66.1m4.34%	4.34%	Reduced -6.8k	-6,784 -1.2%
9	HOME BANCSHARES INC COM HOMB	HOMB	2,558,902	$61.3m4.02%	4.02%	Reduced -19.1k	-19,074 -0.7%
10	SCHWAB CHARLES CORP COM SCHW	SCHW	794,479	$58.5m3.84%	3.84%	Reduced -5.6k	-5,645 -0.7%
11	ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A GOOGL	GOOGL	221,236	$40.3m2.64%	2.64%	Reduced -3.5k	-3,496 -1.6%
12	VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS SHORT TRM BOND BSV	BSV	496,630	$38.1m2.50%	2.50%	New
13	APPLE INC COM AAPL	AAPL	177,217	$37.3m2.45%	2.45%	Reduced -1.3k	-1,323 -0.7%
14	AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM AXP	AXP	159,321	$36.9m2.42%	2.42%	Reduced -3.3k	-3,287 -2.0%
15	AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW COM AMT	AMT	165,192	$32.1m2.11%	2.11%	Added +5.7k	+5,710 3.6%
16	NIKE INC CL B NKE	NKE	393,746	$29.7m1.95%	1.95%	Reduced -4.4k	-4,401 -1.1%
17	BROOKFIELD CORP CL A LTD VT SH BN	BN	651,098	$27.0m1.77%	1.77%	Reduced -4.2k	-4,177 -0.6%
18	ADOBE INC COM ADBE	ADBE	43,240	$24.0m1.58%	1.58%	Reduced -446	-446 -1.0%
19	JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM JNJ	JNJ	163,045	$23.8m1.56%	1.56%	Reduced -5.3k	-5,301 -3.1%
20	MASTERCARD INCORPORATED CL A MA	MA	50,749	$22.4m1.47%	1.47%	Reduced -160	-160 -0.3%
21	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL A BRK.A	BRK.A	35	$21.4m1.41%	1.41%	Unchanged
22	PRICE T ROWE GROUP INC COM TROW	TROW	168,266	$19.4m1.27%	1.27%	Reduced -3.1k	-3,132 -1.8%
23	TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWAR COM TTWO	TTWO	111,854	$17.4m1.14%	1.14%	Reduced -170	-170 -0.1%
24	PEPSICO INC COM PEP	PEP	103,560	$17.1m1.12%	1.12%	Reduced -2.1k	-2,111 -2.0%
25	CARMAX INC COM KMX	KMX	232,227	$17.0m1.12%	1.12%	Reduced -3.0k	-2,988 -1.3%
26	LAUDER ESTEE COS INC CL A EL	EL	157,732	$16.8m1.10%	1.10%	Reduced -348	-348 -0.2%
27	OREILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC COM ORLY	ORLY	14,660	$15.5m1.02%	1.02%	Reduced -149	-149 -1.0%
28	CITY HLDG CO COM CHCO	CHCO	138,880	$14.8m0.97%	0.97%	Unchanged
29	METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL COM MTD	MTD	8,866	$12.4m0.81%	0.81%	Reduced -60	-60 -0.7%
30	GAMING & LEISURE PPTYS INC COM GLPI	GLPI	239,878	$10.8m0.71%	0.71%	Added +41.1k	+41,068 20.7%
31	SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO COM SHW	SHW	25,177	$7.5m0.49%	0.49%	Reduced -50	-50 -0.2%
32	COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COM COST	COST	8,787	$7.5m0.49%	0.49%	Reduced -200	-200 -2.2%
33	MICROSOFT CORP COM MSFT	MSFT	14,530	$6.5m0.43%	0.43%	Added +60	+60 0.4%
34	WELLS FARGO CO NEW COM WFC	WFC	81,994	$4.9m0.32%	0.32%	Reduced -2.3k	-2,313 -2.7%
35	DIAMOND HILL INVT GROUP INC COM NEW DHIL	DHIL	33,718	$4.7m0.31%	0.31%	Reduced -13.6k	-13,581 -28.7%
36	NVIDIA CORPORATION COM NVDA	NVDA	33,025	$4.1m0.27%	0.27%	Added +355	+355 1.1%
37	CHURCHILL DOWNS INC COM CHDN	CHDN	28,200	$3.9m0.26%	0.26%	Unchanged
38	PROCTER AND GAMBLE CO COM PG	PG	22,565	$3.7m0.24%	0.24%	Reduced -800	-800 -3.4%
39	EXXON MOBIL CORP COM XOM	XOM	28,916	$3.3m0.22%	0.22%	Added +500	+500 1.8%
40	ELI LILLY & CO COM LLY	LLY	3,261	$3.0m0.19%	0.19%	Unchanged
41	KKR & CO INC COM KKR	KKR	27,125	$2.9m0.19%	0.19%	Unchanged
42	WYNN RESORTS LTD COM WYNN	WYNN	31,850	$2.9m0.19%	0.19%	Reduced -406	-406 -1.3%
43	STARBUCKS CORP COM SBUX	SBUX	36,501	$2.8m0.19%	0.19%	Reduced -1.3k	-1,286 -3.4%
44	DISNEY WALT CO COM DIS	DIS	27,539	$2.7m0.18%	0.18%	Reduced -78.0k	-78,030 -73.9%
45	SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT SPY	SPY	3,928	$2.1m0.14%	0.14%	Added +95	+95 2.5%
46	SEACOAST BKG CORP FLA COM NEW SBCF	SBCF	70,250	$1.7m0.11%	0.11%	Reduced -22.5k	-22,500 -24.3%
47	WALMART INC COM WMT	WMT	22,460	$1.5m0.10%	0.10%	Unchanged
48	TESLA INC COM TSLA	TSLA	7,485	$1.5m0.10%	0.10%	Unchanged
49	COCA COLA CO COM KO	KO	21,032	$1.3m0.09%	0.09%	Reduced -600	-600 -2.8%
50	CME GROUP INC COM CME	CME	6,100	$1.2m0.08%	0.08%	Unchanged
51	INTUIT COM INTU	INTU	1,809	$1.2m0.08%	0.08%	Unchanged
52	CHEVRON CORP NEW COM CVX	CVX	7,297	$1.1m0.07%	0.07%	Added +200	+200 2.8%
53	PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INC COM PNC	PNC	7,142	$1.1m0.07%	0.07%	Unchanged
54	BROADCOM INC COM AVGO	AVGO	560	$899.1k0.06%	0.06%	New
55	VISA INC COM CL A V	V	3,314	$869.8k0.06%	0.06%	Reduced -4	-4 -0.1%
56	MCDONALDS CORP COM MCD	MCD	3,269	$833.1k0.05%	0.05%	Reduced -90	-90 -2.7%
57	MERCK & CO INC COM MRK	MRK	6,234	$771.8k0.05%	0.05%	Reduced -416	-416 -6.3%
58	HOME DEPOT INC COM HD	HD	2,173	$748.0k0.05%	0.05%	Reduced -17	-17 -0.8%
59	META PLATFORMS INC CL A META	META	1,339	$675.2k0.04%	0.04%	Unchanged
60	CINTAS CORP COM CTAS	CTAS	950	$665.2k0.04%	0.04%	Unchanged
61	INVESCO QQQ TR UNIT SER 1 QQQ	QQQ	1,325	$634.8k0.04%	0.04%	New
62	CATERPILLAR INC COM CAT	CAT	1,863	$620.6k0.04%	0.04%	Added +50	+50 2.8%
63	ISHARES TR 1 3 YR TREAS BD SHY	SHY	6,775	$553.2k0.04%	0.04%	New
64	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CL B UPS	UPS	3,989	$545.9k0.04%	0.04%	Reduced -37	-37 -0.9%
65	STATE STR CORP COM STT	STT	6,400	$473.6k0.03%	0.03%	Added +150	+150 2.4%
66	WINTRUST FINL CORP COM WTFC	WTFC	4,800	$473.1k0.03%	0.03%	Unchanged
67	ABBVIE INC COM ABBV	ABBV	2,699	$462.9k0.03%	0.03%	Added +10	+10 0.4%
68	SUNOCO LP/SUNOCO FIN CORP COM UT REP LP SUN	SUN	7,775	$439.6k0.03%	0.03%	Unchanged
69	ISHARES TR CORE S&P500 ETF IVV	IVV	781	$427.4k0.03%	0.03%	Unchanged
70	CONOCOPHILLIPS COM COP	COP	3,725	$426.1k0.03%	0.03%	Unchanged
71	HUMANA INC COM HUM	HUM	1,090	$407.3k0.03%	0.03%	Reduced -115	-115 -9.5%
72	RTX CORPORATION COM RTX	RTX	3,744	$375.9k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
73	ISHARES TR CORE S&P MCP ETF IJH	IJH	6,085	$356.1k0.02%	0.02%	Added +125	+125 2.1%
74	HERSHEY CO COM HSY	HSY	1,936	$355.9k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
75	US BANCORP DEL COM NEW USB	USB	8,668	$344.1k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
76	FEDEX CORP COM FDX	FDX	1,116	$334.6k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
77	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORPORATI COM TPL	TPL	450	$330.4k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
78	UNION PAC CORP COM UNP	UNP	1,446	$327.2k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
79	TJX COS INC NEW COM TJX	TJX	2,921	$321.6k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
80	AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING IN COM ADP	ADP	1,316	$314.1k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
81	MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL COM MGM	MGM	7,000	$311.1k0.02%	0.02%	New
82	ISHARES TR S&P 500 GRWT ETF IVW	IVW	3,270	$302.6k0.02%	0.02%	Added +650	+650 24.8%
83	AMGEN INC COM AMGN	AMGN	957	$299.0k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
84	ABBOTT LABS COM ABT	ABT	2,738	$284.5k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
85	ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND SHS CLASS A ACN	ACN	893	$270.9k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
86	PFIZER INC COM PFE	PFE	8,768	$245.3k0.02%	0.02%	Reduced -140	-140 -1.6%
87	CSX CORP COM CSX	CSX	7,000	$234.2k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
88	MARATHON PETE CORP COM MPC	MPC	1,319	$228.8k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
89	PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC COM PM	PM	2,230	$226.0k0.01%	0.01%	Unchanged
90	UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC COM UNH	UNH	431	$219.7k0.01%	0.01%	Added +7	+7 1.6%
91	FORD MTR CO COM F	F	16,675	$209.1k0.01%	0.01%	Unchanged
92	MICROVISION INC DEL COM NEW COM NEW		29,650	$31.4k0.00%	0.00%	Added +5.0k	+5,000 20.3%

Sold out since Q1 2024

Security	Ticker	Shares held before	Value then
BROADCOM LTD		575	$762.1k575 shares
LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT IN LYV	LYV	4,368	$462.0k4.4k shares
EMERSON ELEC CO EMR	EMR	1,800	$204.2k1.8k shares
RAND WORLDWIDE INC RWWI	RWWI	11,500	$193.2k11.5k shares