BARR E S & CO

LEXINGTON, KY · CIK 1040210 · 13F filing filed 2026-08-13

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

$1.8bn reported value +3.7% vs Q1 2026

112positions

65.4%in top 10

6 new 8 added 53 reduced 2 sold out vs Q1 2026

Holdings, Q2 2026

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	481,709	$241.0m13.51%	13.51%	Reduced -8.1k	-8,095 -1.6%
2	ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL C GOOG	GOOG	473,699	$167.4m9.38%	9.38%	Reduced -12.8k	-12,786 -2.6%
3	MARKEL GROUP INC COM MKL	MKL	77,051	$150.5m8.44%	8.44%	Reduced -171	-171 -0.2%
4	GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC COM GS	GS	122,798	$124.2m6.96%	6.96%	Reduced -19.4k	-19,390 -13.6%
5	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM JPM	JPM	333,377	$109.1m6.12%	6.12%	Reduced -8.1k	-8,090 -2.4%
6	AMAZON COM INC COM AMZN	AMZN	437,392	$104.2m5.84%	5.84%	Reduced -6.6k	-6,599 -1.5%
7	MOODYS CORP COM MCO	MCO	163,383	$74.0m4.15%	4.15%	Added +3.5k	+3,519 2.2%
8	HOME BANCSHARES INC COM HOMB	HOMB	2,458,588	$70.2m3.94%	3.94%	Added +12.1k	+12,101 0.5%
9	SCHWAB CHARLES CORP COM SCHW	SCHW	739,955	$68.3m3.83%	3.83%	Reduced -6.2k	-6,172 -0.8%
10	BLACKSTONE INC COM BX	BX	485,135	$57.1m3.20%	3.20%	Reduced -4.5k	-4,525 -0.9%
11	BROWN & BROWN INC COM BRO	BRO	817,719	$52.5m2.94%	2.94%	Reduced -2.1k	-2,128 -0.3%
12	ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A GOOGL	GOOGL	137,398	$49.1m2.75%	2.75%	Reduced -3.6k	-3,600 -2.5%
13	APPLE INC COM AAPL	AAPL	164,751	$47.7m2.67%	2.67%	Reduced -525	-525 -0.3%
14	AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM AXP	AXP	139,614	$47.2m2.65%	2.65%	Reduced -3.9k	-3,941 -2.8%
15	BROOKFIELD CORP CL A LTD VT SH BN	BN	898,434	$38.3m2.15%	2.15%	Reduced -3.3k	-3,278 -0.4%
16	MASTERCARD INCORPORATED CL A MA	MA	70,930	$36.4m2.04%	2.04%	Added +18.8k	+18,796 36.0%
17	TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWAR COM TTWO	TTWO	120,988	$30.2m1.70%	1.70%	Added +8.1k	+8,117 7.2%
18	VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS SHORT TRM BOND BSV	BSV	380,212	$29.6m1.66%	1.66%	Reduced -27.4k	-27,363 -6.7%
19	JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM JNJ	JNJ	115,055	$29.2m1.64%	1.64%	Reduced -4.0k	-4,013 -3.4%
20	METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL COM MTD	MTD	21,471	$27.4m1.54%	1.54%	Added +2.5k	+2,511 13.2%
21	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL A BRK.A	BRK.A	29	$21.7m1.22%	1.22%	Unchanged
22	OREILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC COM ORLY	ORLY	194,458	$17.9m1.00%	1.00%	Reduced -1.1k	-1,075 -0.6%
23	CITY HLDG CO COM CHCO	CHCO	127,751	$16.9m0.95%	0.95%	Reduced -1.5k	-1,493 -1.2%
24	ADOBE INC COM ADBE	ADBE	59,043	$12.1m0.68%	0.68%	Reduced -1.1k	-1,129 -1.9%
25	FIRST CTZNS BANCSHARES INC N CL A FCNCA	FCNCA	5,546	$11.5m0.65%	0.65%	Reduced -232	-232 -4.0%
26	PRICE T ROWE GROUP INC COM TROW	TROW	97,473	$11.1m0.62%	0.62%	Reduced -80	-80 -0.1%
27	PEPSICO INC COM PEP	PEP	78,081	$10.6m0.59%	0.59%	Reduced -2.4k	-2,358 -2.9%
28	GAMING & LEISURE PPTYS INC COM GLPI	GLPI	221,187	$9.8m0.55%	0.55%	Added +4.9k	+4,928 2.3%
29	COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COM COST	COST	9,799	$9.2m0.51%	0.51%	Reduced -5	-5 -0.1%
30	LAUDER ESTEE COS INC CL A EL	EL	115,304	$9.1m0.51%	0.51%	Reduced -8.4k	-8,424 -6.8%
31	SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO COM SHW	SHW	25,096	$8.6m0.48%	0.48%	Reduced -70	-70 -0.3%
32	WYNN RESORTS LTD COM WYNN	WYNN	80,909	$7.9m0.44%	0.44%	Reduced -4.4k	-4,375 -5.1%
33	NVIDIA CORPORATION COM NVDA	NVDA	35,700	$7.1m0.40%	0.40%	Added +100	+100 0.3%
34	MICROSOFT CORP COM MSFT	MSFT	14,144	$5.3m0.30%	0.30%	Reduced -680	-680 -4.6%
35	WELLS FARGO CO NEW COM WFC	WFC	63,512	$5.2m0.29%	0.29%	Reduced -3.5k	-3,500 -5.2%
36	ELI LILLY & CO COM LLY	LLY	3,236	$3.9m0.22%	0.22%	Unchanged
37	TESLA INC COM TSLA	TSLA	8,220	$3.5m0.19%	0.19%	Unchanged
38	PROCTER AND GAMBLE CO COM PG	PG	22,141	$3.2m0.18%	0.18%	Reduced -685	-685 -3.0%
39	EXXON MOBIL CORP COM XOM	XOM	22,619	$3.1m0.17%	0.17%	Reduced -1.4k	-1,390 -5.8%
40	SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT SPY	SPY	3,651	$2.7m0.15%	0.15%	Unchanged
41	WALMART INC COM WMT	WMT	23,520	$2.7m0.15%	0.15%	Reduced -1.6k	-1,650 -6.6%
42	KKR & CO INC COM KKR	KKR	24,425	$2.2m0.13%	0.13%	Unchanged
43	BROADCOM INC COM AVGO	AVGO	5,902	$2.2m0.12%	0.12%	Unchanged
44	VISA INC COM CL A V	V	5,388	$1.8m0.10%	0.10%	Unchanged
45	NIKE INC CL B NKE	NKE	43,912	$1.8m0.10%	0.10%	Reduced -387.5k	-387,489 -89.8%
46	DISNEY WALT CO COM DIS	DIS	18,669	$1.8m0.10%	0.10%	Reduced -748	-748 -3.9%
47	CATERPILLAR INC COM CAT	CAT	1,595	$1.7m0.10%	0.10%	Reduced -25	-25 -1.5%
48	PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INC COM PNC	PNC	6,300	$1.6m0.09%	0.09%	Reduced -400	-400 -6.0%
49	COCA COLA CO COM KO	KO	17,554	$1.4m0.08%	0.08%	Reduced -1.5k	-1,500 -7.9%
50	CME GROUP INC COM CME	CME	6,000	$1.3m0.07%	0.07%	Unchanged
51	AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW COM AMT	AMT	6,786	$1.1m0.06%	0.06%	Reduced -150.3k	-150,256 -95.7%
52	STATE STR CORP COM STT	STT	6,250	$1.1m0.06%	0.06%	Unchanged
53	STARBUCKS CORP COM SBUX	SBUX	10,055	$1.0m0.06%	0.06%	Reduced -1.9k	-1,850 -15.5%
54	REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP NEW COM RF	RF	31,000	$936.2k0.05%	0.05%	Unchanged
55	INVESCO QQQ TR UNIT SER 1 QQQ	QQQ	1,260	$927.9k0.05%	0.05%	Unchanged
56	SEACOAST BKG CORP FLA COM NEW SBCF	SBCF	26,450	$879.5k0.05%	0.05%	Reduced -1.6k	-1,625 -5.8%
57	HOME DEPOT INC COM HD	HD	2,449	$863.7k0.05%	0.05%	Reduced -22	-22 -0.9%
58	MCDONALDS CORP COM MCD	MCD	3,170	$857.0k0.05%	0.05%	Reduced -111	-111 -3.4%
59	CHEVRON CORP NEW COM CVX	CVX	4,781	$792.5k0.04%	0.04%	Added +725	+725 17.9%
60	ABBVIE INC COM ABBV	ABBV	3,121	$785.4k0.04%	0.04%	Reduced -80	-80 -2.5%
61	HEICO CORP NEW COM HEI	HEI	2,200	$783.6k0.04%	0.04%	Unchanged
62	WESBANCO INC COM WSBC	WSBC	19,196	$749.2k0.04%	0.04%	Reduced -268	-268 -1.4%
63	VICTORIAS SECRET AND CO COMMON STOCK VSXY	VSXY	8,790	$733.8k0.04%	0.04%	Unchanged
64	META PLATFORMS INC CL A META	META	1,264	$712.0k0.04%	0.04%	Unchanged
65	VERISK ANALYTICS INC COM VRSK	VRSK	3,913	$702.5k0.04%	0.04%	Reduced -60	-60 -1.5%
66	CINTAS CORP COM CTAS	CTAS	3,874	$658.9k0.04%	0.04%	Unchanged
67	TRANSDIGM GROUP INC COM TDG	TDG	445	$592.8k0.03%	0.03%	Unchanged
68	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORPORATI COM TPL	TPL	1,350	$590.8k0.03%	0.03%	Unchanged
69	MERCK & CO INC COM MRK	MRK	4,536	$582.9k0.03%	0.03%	Unchanged
70	ISHARES TR CORE S&P500 ETF IVV	IVV	759	$568.4k0.03%	0.03%	Reduced -19	-19 -2.4%
71	SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN CORP CLASS A COM STK SPCX	SPCX	3,180	$543.3k0.03%	0.03%	New
72	FIRSTSUN CAP BANCORP COM FSUN	FSUN	14,000	$542.9k0.03%	0.03%	Reduced -1.0k	-1,000 -6.7%
73	ZENTALIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM ZNTL	ZNTL	110,000	$533.5k0.03%	0.03%	Unchanged
74	RTX CORPORATION COM RTX	RTX	2,719	$515.9k0.03%	0.03%	Unchanged
75	US BANCORP DEL COM NEW USB	USB	8,218	$496.4k0.03%	0.03%	Unchanged
76	INTUIT COM INTU	INTU	1,859	$485.2k0.03%	0.03%	Reduced -599	-599 -24.4%
77	TJX COS INC NEW COM TJX	TJX	3,145	$476.4k0.03%	0.03%	Unchanged
78	ISHARES TR 1 3 YR TREAS BD SHY	SHY	5,775	$474.2k0.03%	0.03%	Unchanged
79	S&P GLOBAL INC COM SPGI	SPGI	1,100	$448.0k0.03%	0.03%	Unchanged
80	NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP COM NOC	NOC	876	$446.2k0.03%	0.03%	Unchanged
81	WINTRUST FINL CORP COM WTFC	WTFC	2,774	$445.8k0.02%	0.02%	Reduced -600	-600 -17.8%
82	BATH & BODY WORKS INC COM BBWI	BBWI	18,000	$416.3k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
83	FEDEX CORP COM FDX	FDX	1,316	$412.1k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
84	UNION PAC CORP COM UNP	UNP	1,446	$393.3k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
85	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CL B UPS	UPS	3,605	$387.5k0.02%	0.02%	Reduced -50	-50 -1.4%
86	CONOCOPHILLIPS COM COP	COP	3,725	$387.3k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
87	FORD MTR CO COM F	F	27,375	$380.5k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
88	ISHARES TR S&P 500 GRWT ETF IVW	IVW	2,620	$360.3k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
89	PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC COM PM	PM	1,980	$358.2k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
90	GENERAC HLDGS INC COM GNRC	GNRC	1,200	$351.4k0.02%	0.02%	Reduced -51	-51 -4.1%
91	MARATHON PETE CORP COM MPC	MPC	1,319	$337.2k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
92	AMGEN INC COM AMGN	AMGN	917	$332.0k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
93	PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC COM PANW	PANW	943	$321.6k0.02%	0.02%	New
94	AUTOZONE INC COM AZO	AZO	100	$319.6k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
95	NETFLIX INC COM NFLX	NFLX	4,400	$314.2k0.02%	0.02%	Reduced -180	-180 -3.9%
96	CHURCHILL DOWNS INC COM CHDN	CHDN	3,400	$304.8k0.02%	0.02%	New
97	SPDR GOLD TR GOLD SHS GLD	GLD	800	$294.7k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
98	3M CO COM MMM	MMM	1,805	$292.2k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
99	JOHNSON CTLS INTL PLC SHS JCI	JCI	2,000	$292.2k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged
100	AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING IN COM ADP	ADP	1,277	$286.0k0.02%	0.02%	Unchanged

Sold out since Q1 2026

Security	Ticker	Shares held before	Value then
XOMETRY INC XMTR	XMTR	5,850	$238.9k5.8k shares
MICROVISION INC DEL		27,000	$17.3k27.0k shares