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Harris Associates Concentrated Strategy 2026 Q3 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q3 2026 Letter Analysis

Harris Associates Concentrated Strategy Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD+11.6%

YTD+12.19%

Annualized+13.07%

Positioning StanceCONSTRUCTIVE

GeographyUS

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Constructive on high-quality value compounders, capitalizing on recent market mispricings to initiate new stakes in Meta Platforms and Rocket Companies while completely divesting Molina Healthcare and Phillips 66."

Executive Summary

Harris Oakmark U.S. Concentrated Strategy generated an 11.60% net return during the third quarter of 2026, significantly outpacing the benchmark Russell 1000 Value Index, which returned 2.61% over the same duration. For the year-to-date period, the fund registered a 12.19% net return. Market breadth broadened beyond a narrow cohort of mega-cap technology names, even as information technology and healthcare served as primary market performance drivers while industrials and consumer discretionary lagged. Macroeconomic crosscurrents continue to shape the broader operating landscape, characterized by uncertainty regarding the path of benchmark interest rates, persistent inflation dynamics, elevated energy pricing, and ongoing investor scrutiny regarding the durability of extensive enterprise AI-related capital spending. The strategy maintains an investment posture centered on taking advantage of market dislocations by targeting high-quality business franchises selling at sizable discounts to long-term intrinsic value. During the quarter, portfolio actions included establishing new long equity positions in Meta Platforms and Rocket Companies at attractive valuation multiples. Conversely, the manager fully exited holdings in Molina Healthcare, following sustained operating margin degradation in its individual Marketplace segment, and Phillips 66. Key quarterly performance contributors included software and analytics providers Paycom, Salesforce, and IQVIA Holdings, while Keurig Dr Pepper and Brunswick Corporation detracted from absolute results.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

82%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (82%)

The portfolio maintains high conviction through a concentrated mandate with decisive portfolio activity, including establishing high-conviction longs in Meta Platforms and Rocket Companies. The team also showed swift decisiveness by fully exiting underperforming or thesis-challenged holdings such as Molina Healthcare and Phillips 66. The commentary articulates explicit fundamental and valuation criteria across every major holding.

Growth Outlook

65%

BearishBullish

Bullish (65%)

The manager remains constructive as equity market leadership broadens beyond mega-cap tech into wider value segments. While acknowledging crosscurrents including persistent inflation, high interest rates, and elevated energy costs, the manager sees strong opportunities in businesses trading at significant discounts to intrinsic value.

Risk Appetite

72%

DefensiveAggressive

Aggressive (72%)

Capital is actively deployed into cyclical and growth-oriented franchises such as mortgage originator Rocket Companies and technology platform Meta Platforms near historically depressed valuation multiples. Eliminating struggling positions demonstrates active portfolio curation rather than broad defensive retreat.

Capital Deployment

72%

De-riskingDeploying

Deploying (72%)

The fund engaged in active capital rotation during the quarter, deploying capital into two new equity holdings (META and RKT) financed in part by liquidating two positions (MOH and PSX).

Forward Guidance

75%

CautiousExpansionary

Expansionary (75%)

The fund displays an active bias toward initiating new value positions when market mispricings arise from short-term investor concerns, such as AI capex fears. Management plans to continue identifying high-quality businesses trading at attractive valuations as market leadership expands.

Language Signal

70%

BearishBullish

Bullish (70%)

Commentary incorporates distinctly constructive terminology such as accelerating growth, significant margin expansion, attractive risk-reward, and meaningful discounts to intrinsic value. Acknowledged headwinds are largely framed as cyclical or localized to specific operating segments like coffee pods and managed care.

Perceived Risk

52%

Low RiskElevated

Moderate Risk (52%)

Macroeconomic risks are recognized as notable headwinds, specifically unpredictable interest rate paths, persistent inflation, elevated energy prices, and heavy AI capital spending. However, the tone remains balanced rather than alarmed, viewing volatility as a source of mispricing.

Opportunity Density

68%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (68%)

The team finds selective, high-conviction ideas across fragmented and cyclical industries, evidenced by recent initiations in mortgage finance and enterprise technology. However, broader macroeconomic crosscurrents require disciplined underwriting, maintaining high selectivity.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

Investment theses are explicitly framed around multi-year normalization and long-term earnings power, such as Keurig Dr Pepper's planned 2027 separation and Rocket Companies' normalized mortgage earnings. The manager is willing to endure cyclical downturns to capture full cycle value realization.