E. S. Barr & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Lexington, KY that reports managing 1 hedge fund on Form ADV. It reports $2.2 billion in regulatory assets under management. Its private funds, of all types, hold $48.2 million in gross assets. Its disclosed U.S. stock holdings returned an estimated -1.7% 2026 YTD through Jun 30 (S&P 500: +9.5%), based on 13F filings. Over a longer period they returned an estimated +28.7% from Q3 2024 to Q2 2026, compared with +37.2% for the S&P 500, based on 13F filings.
- Regulatory assets under management
- $2.2 billionForm ADV Item 5.F
- Gross assets of private funds
- $48.2 millionAll private fund types, Form ADV
- Hedge funds managed
- 11 private funds in total
- Employees
- 6Form ADV Item 5.A
- Registration
- SEC-registered adviserCRD 107447
- Latest Form ADV
- 03/30/2026Disciplinary disclosures: none reported
Estimated 13F portfolio performance
| Quarter | Est. 13F return | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | +7.6% | +14.8% |
| Q1 2026 | -8.7% | -4.6% |
| Q4 2025 | +4.5% | +2.4% |
| Q3 2025 | +6.7% | +7.8% |
| Q2 2025 | +6.3% | +10.4% |
| Q1 2025 | -0.6% | -4.5% |
| Q4 2024 | +4.6% | +2.1% |
| Q3 2024 | +6.4% | +5.4% |
Estimate of the firm's disclosed long U.S. stock portfolio from its quarterly 13F filings, holding each quarter-end portfolio to the next quarter-end at prices implied by all 13F filers. It is a price return before dividends and fees, ignores shorts, options, bonds, cash and trading within the quarter, and is not the return of any fund. Disclosures
Largest disclosed holdings
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc Del CL B New$241.0 million
- Alphabet, Inc Non-voting Class$167.4 million
- Markel Group Inc Com$150.5 million
- Goldman Sachs$124.2 million
- J P Morgan Chase & Co.$109.1 million
- Amazon Com Inc Com$104.2 million
- Moodys Corp$74.0 million
- Home Bancshares Inc$70.2 million
- Schwab Charles Corp Com$68.3 million
- Blackstone Group Inc$57.1 million
As of 2026-06-30, from 13F filing by Barr E S & Co.
From SEC filings. Firm data comes from the SEC's Form ADV data as of Oct 2, 2026; performance estimates come from Form 13F. HedgeMountain has not verified this information, and it is not an offer, solicitation or recommendation. Full disclosures