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VAN DEN Berg Management I is based out of Austin. VAN DEN Berg Management I is a large advisory firm with 665 clients and discretionary assets under management (AUM) of $500,531,825 (Form ADV from 2024-10-17). Their last reported 13F filing for Q4 2024 included $346,996,138 in managed 13F securities
and a top 10 holdings concentration of 41.52%. VAN DEN Berg Management I's largest holding is Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B with shares held of 44,149. Whalewisdom has at least 99 13F filings, 29 13D filings, and 281 13G filings
Business Description
Van Den Berg Management I, Inc. (the "Company" or "Advisor") offers a comprehensive suite of wealth management and financial planning services under the name Century Management Financial Advisors. The Advisor also serves as the investment adviser to The CM Advisors Family of Funds under the name CM Fund Advisors. Additionally, the Advisor conducts business under the names Century Management and Century Management Investment Advisors. The Advisor's principal owner is Arnold Van Den Berg.
The Advisor provides various advisory services to clients, including:
* Investment management and financial planning
* Business succession and exit planning consulting
* General consulting services (as requested by the client)
* Non-discretionary investment advisory services
* Seminars, information analyses, and reports on various topics
* Access to research analysts, corporate management personnel, and other experts
* Comparative performance evaluation and technical measurement services
* Online trading systems for executing trades
* Products and services that assist the Advisor in carrying out its responsibilities, such as third-party publications, reports, analyses, and computer and electronic access
Investment Strategy
The advisor has developed five general investment strategies: Aggressive, Moderately Aggressive, Moderate, Moderately Conservative, and Conservative. Each strategy is designed to match a specific risk tolerance and investment objective common among investors. The advisor will match a client with a specific investment strategy based on the client's risk tolerance and investment objective.
For 401(k) plan clients, the advisor will typically provide plan sponsors with a mutual fund line-up that will allow for broad diversification so that a plan participant can actualize a specific investment objective. The advisor will use an investment method selected by the client to implement these investment strategies.
Owners
- VAN DEN BERG, SCOTT, SCHAIN - PRESIDENT AND COO
- STROUD, LISA, ANNETTE - CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
- BRILLIANT, JAMES, DAVID - CO-CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER AND CFO
- VAN DEN BERG, ARNOLD - CHAIRMAN AND CO-CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
- VAUGHN, JUSTIN, BENTON - SHAREHOLDER
- VAN DEN BERG, REBECCA - SHAREHOLDER Click on the Ownership/Private Fund Data tab for more details.
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2024-12-31
Top Buys (13F)
Name | % Change |
---|---|
INTC Intel Corp | 1.39% |
DELL Dell Technologies In | 1.16% |
TMO Thermo Fisher Scient | 0.63% |
CI Cigna Holding Co | 0.58% |
ACGL Arch Capital Group L | 0.14% |

2024-12-31
Top Sells (13F)
Name | % Change |
---|---|
SA Seabridge Gold Inc | 1.35% |
LUMN Lumen Technologies, | 1.29% |
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | 0.56% |
META Meta Platforms Inc | 0.47% |
CRI Carters Inc | 0.47% |

2024-12-31
13F Holdings Summary
Name | $ Change |
---|---|
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway I | 5.77% |
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | 5.19% |
PHYS Sprott Physical Gold | 5.14% |
COHR Coherent Corp | 4.24% |
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class | 4% |

2024-12-31
13F Activity
Market Value | $347m, Prior: $346m |
Inflows (Outflows) as % of Total MV | +2.5604% |
New Purchases | 5 stocks |
Added To | 28 stocks |
Sold out of | 3 stocks |
Reduced holdings in | 50 stocks |
Top 10 Holdings % | 41.52% |
Turnover %[1] | 7.14% |
Turnover Alt %[2] | 2.57% |
Time Held Top 20 | 12.25 quarters |
Time Held Top 10 | 9.6 quarters |
Time Held All | 11.82 quarters |
[1]: Turnover is calculated by taking the # of new holdings (initial purchases) + the # of positions sold out of (not just reduced) divided by the total # of holdings for the quarter.
[2]: Alt Turnover is calculated by taking either the total MV of new purchases or the MV of securities sold, whichever is less, divided by the total MV of the fund.

2024-12-31
13F Sector Allocation Over Time
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2024-12-31
Analysis

Top 20 equal-weighted holdings. Performance numbers calculated through 2024-12-31