Funds (13F)
Cooke & Bieler LP
Backtest from 2 Aug 2013 to 2 Nov 2026 · weekly · hypothetical
- Return a year
- +11.0% S&P 500 +13.8%
- Last 12 months
- +18.5% S&P 500 +12.1%
- Sharpe ratio
- 0.55 S&P 500 0.76
- Biggest drop
- −41.6% S&P 500 −31.8%
About
Copies Cooke & Bieler LP's quarterly 13F holdings in the companies we cover, weighted by reported value: it buys on the first trading day after each 13F is filed (up to 45 days after the quarter) and holds until the next filing. A 13F shows long US-listed positions only, at the quarter's end, so this misses shorts, cash, bonds, non-US holdings and trading within the quarter.
Key statistics
| Measure | Strategy | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Return a year (compound) | +11.0% | +13.8% |
| Total return | +300% | +453% |
| Last 12 months | +18.5% | +12.1% |
| Last 3 months | +3.3% | — |
| Last month | +10.4% | — |
| This year so far | +13.8% | — |
| Volatility a year | 18.5% | 16.0% |
| Sharpe ratio | 0.55 | 0.76 |
| Biggest drop | −41.6% | −31.8% |
| Beta to the S&P 500 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Alpha a year (t-statistic) | −2.0% (−0.76) | — |
| Share of weeks up | 58% | — |
Insights
| Company | Weight | Held since | Return since |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIL | 4.0% | — | — |
| RBA | 3.4% | — | — |
| RNR | 2.9% | — | — |
| FNF | 2.6% | — | — |
| ACGL | 2.5% | — | — |
| CCI | 2.4% | — | — |
| SUNB | 2.3% | — | — |
| PPG | 2.3% | — | — |
| LH | 2.2% | — | — |
| AJG | 2.1% | — | — |
| WTM | 2.1% | — | — |
| BDX | 2.0% | — | — |
| CRL | 2.0% | — | — |
| OMC | 1.9% | — | — |
| FISV | 1.7% | — | — |
| DIS | 1.7% | — | — |
| UNH | 1.6% | — | — |
| BAM | 1.6% | — | — |
| VVV | 1.6% | — | — |
| AER | 1.6% | — | — |
| RHP | 1.6% | — | — |
| WWD | 1.6% | — | — |
| CBRE | 1.6% | — | — |
| ARMK | 1.6% | — | — |
| ALLE | 1.5% | — | — |
| TFX | 1.5% | — | — |
| COP | 1.5% | — | — |
| MSA | 1.5% | — | — |
| ESAB | 1.5% | — | — |
| WMG | 1.5% | — | — |
| CSL | 1.4% | — | — |
| GBCI | 1.4% | — | — |
| CB | 1.4% | — | — |
| AVY | 1.4% | — | — |
| MIDD | 1.3% | — | — |
| OXY | 1.3% | — | — |
| ESNT | 1.3% | — | — |
| BAC | 1.2% | — | — |
| INGR | 1.2% | — | — |
| HAS | 1.1% | — | — |
| LKQ | 1.1% | — | — |
| LAD | 1.1% | — | — |
| KHC | 1.0% | — | — |
| EOG | 1.0% | — | — |
| VZ | 0.9% | — | — |
| WAT | 0.9% | — | — |
| APG | 0.9% | — | — |
| UL | 0.9% | — | — |
| ADP | 0.9% | — | — |
| XRAY | 0.9% | — | — |
| MKSI | 0.9% | — | — |
| MTB | 0.8% | — | — |
| NXPI | 0.8% | — | — |
| JNJ | 0.8% | — | — |
| FUL | 0.8% | — | — |
| SCHW | 0.7% | — | — |
| MDT | 0.7% | — | — |
| C | 0.7% | — | — |
| MKL | 0.7% | — | — |
| TTEK | 0.6% | — | — |
| PGR | 0.6% | — | — |
| TKR | 0.6% | — | — |
| COLB | 0.6% | — | — |
| IFF | 0.6% | — | — |
| EPAC | 0.5% | — | — |
| WGO | 0.5% | — | — |
| HCA | 0.4% | — | — |
| AWI | 0.4% | — | — |
| BV | 0.4% | — | — |
| CBSH | 0.4% | — | — |
| ITGR | 0.4% | — | — |
| DFH | 0.4% | — | — |
| HNI | 0.4% | — | — |
| MBUU | 0.4% | — | — |
| JBI | 0.3% | — | — |
| MKTX | 0.3% | — | — |
| MBC | 0.3% | — | — |
| IPAR | 0.3% | — | — |
| TGLS | 0.3% | — | — |
| WSFS | 0.3% | — | — |
| STC | 0.3% | — | — |
| RUSHA | 0.3% | — | — |
| CNMD | 0.2% | — | — |
| BUR | 0.2% | — | — |
| SSD | 0.2% | — | — |
| IDT | 0.2% | — | — |
| PRGO | 0.1% | — | — |
| EPAM | 0.1% | — | — |
| VREX | 0.1% | — | — |
| STT | 0.0% | — | — |
| TEL | 0.0% | — | — |
| GOOGL | 0.0% | — | — |
| JPM | 0.0% | — | — |
| PM | 0.0% | — | — |
| ATO | 0.0% | — | — |
| TJX | 0.0% | — | — |
| AESI | 0.0% | — | — |
| Period | Return a year | S&P 500 | Sharpe | S&P 500 | Biggest drop | Beta | Alpha (t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole backtest2 Aug 2013 to 2 Nov 2026 | +11.0% | +13.8% | 0.55 | 0.76 | −41.6% | 1.00 | −2.0% (−0.76) |
| 2018 onwards5 Jan 2018 to 2 Nov 2026 | +9.7% | +13.9% | 0.41 | 0.66 | −41.6% | 0.99 | −3.0% (−0.80) |
| Last three years3 Nov 2023 to 2 Nov 2026 | +13.7% | +21.8% | 0.66 | 1.16 | −15.9% | 0.65 | −1.2% (−0.18) |
| Last year7 Nov 2025 to 2 Nov 2026 | +20.4% | +14.2% | 1.17 | 0.84 | −10.6% | 0.40 | +11.3% (0.91) |
| Date | Company | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | TTEK | Bought |
| 31 Jul 2026 | TGLS | Bought |
| 31 Jul 2026 | IPAR | Bought |
| 31 Jul 2026 | EPAM | Bought |
| 8 May 2026 | WAT | Bought |
| 8 May 2026 | SUNB | Bought |
| 8 May 2026 | PGR | Bought |
| 8 May 2026 | LAD | Bought |
| 8 May 2026 | IFF | Bought |
| 8 May 2026 | AYI | Bought |
| 8 May 2026 | AJG | Bought |
| 8 May 2026 | ADP | Bought |
| 13 Feb 2026 | UL | Bought |
| 13 Feb 2026 | MKTX | Bought |
| 13 Feb 2026 | MIDD | Bought |
| 13 Feb 2026 | MICC | Bought |
| 13 Feb 2026 | MBC | Bought |
| 13 Feb 2026 | IDT | Bought |
| 13 Feb 2026 | GLOB | Bought |
| 13 Feb 2026 | FG | Bought |
| 13 Feb 2026 | AVY | Bought |
| 13 Feb 2026 | ARMK | Bought |
| 7 Nov 2025 | SSD | Bought |
| 7 Nov 2025 | HNI | Bought |
| 7 Nov 2025 | FISV | Bought |
| Date | Company | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | WFRD | Sold |
| 31 Jul 2026 | SWK | Sold |
| 31 Jul 2026 | GLOB | Sold |
| 31 Jul 2026 | BOOM | Sold |
| 31 Jul 2026 | AYI | Sold |
| 31 Jul 2026 | ARW | Sold |
| 8 May 2026 | XPO | Sold |
| 8 May 2026 | OTEX | Sold |
| 8 May 2026 | MICC | Sold |
| 8 May 2026 | GRC | Sold |
| 8 May 2026 | GIS | Sold |
| 8 May 2026 | FG | Sold |
| 13 Feb 2026 | KMX | Sold |
| 13 Feb 2026 | FLO | Sold |
| 13 Feb 2026 | BAX | Sold |
| 7 Nov 2025 | RS | Sold |
| 7 Nov 2025 | KVUE | Sold |
| 7 Nov 2025 | ITW | Sold |
| 7 Nov 2025 | AME | Sold |
| 8 Aug 2025 | SRI | Sold |
| 8 Aug 2025 | LYV | Sold |
| 8 Aug 2025 | EMR | Sold |
| 8 Aug 2025 | AEO | Sold |
| 9 May 2025 | WMB | Sold |
| 9 May 2025 | GNTX | Sold |