Yachtman Asset Administration launched its first-quarter 2026 investor letter for its AMG “Yacktman Targeted Fund”. A duplicate of the letter is offered to download here. The Fund returned 10.37% for the primary quarter, outperforming each the Russell 1000® Worth Index and the S&P 500 Index, which returned 2.10% and -4.33%, respectively. The U.S. markets proceed to put up new highs, with the S&P 500® having compounded at mid-twenties p.c returns from 2023 to 2025. The letter famous that there aren’t any indications of a slowdown within the US market, regardless of important geopolitical occasions. The Fund stays disciplined, investing in firms and constructing a portfolio of robust, risk-adjusted returns all through the market cycle, emphasizing a long-term technique for differentiated returns. As well as, please examine the Fund’s high 5 holdings to know its finest picks in 2026.
In its first-quarter 2026 investor letter, Yacktman Targeted Fund highlighted EOG Sources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG). EOG Sources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) is a US-based oil and pure fuel exploration and manufacturing firm that gives crude oil and condensate, gathering, processing, and advertising and marketing. On Could 22, 2026, EOG Sources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) closed at $141.22 per share. One-month return of EOG Sources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) was 6.01%, and its shares gained 23.42% over the previous 52 weeks. EOG Sources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) has a market capitalization of $75.22 billion.
Yacktman Targeted Fund said the next concerning EOG Sources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) in its Q1 2026 investor letter:
“The power firms within the portfolio contributed strongly to efficiency within the quarter: Canadian Pure Sources Restricted (CNQ), ConocoPhillips Firm, Diamondback Power, and EOG Sources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) All had been beneficiaries of the oil worth shocks related to the battle within the Center East. In 2022 we added the opposite power names at a time when the market cap of the whole sector was a fraction of the entire market. These power investments had been designed partly to function a pure hedge within the face of geopolitical dangers ought to they come up.”
EOG Sources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) shouldn’t be on our record of 40 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds Heading Into 2026. In response to our database, 59 hedge fund portfolios held EOG Sources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) on the finish of the fourth quarter, in comparison with 61 within the earlier quarter. Whereas we acknowledge the potential of EOG Sources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) as an funding, we imagine sure AI shares supply larger upside potential and carry much less draw back danger. In case you’re searching for an especially undervalued AI inventory that additionally stands to profit considerably from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring development, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock.
