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Central Securities Corp

CET
Exchange
NYSE
SEC CIK
0000018748

No open-market purchases or sales by Central Securities Corp insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 99 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $222.1M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q4 2025

Institutional positions in Central Securities Corp as of Dec 31, 2025. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
90
+2 vs. Q3 2025
Shares held
4.00M
+102.9K (+2.6%) vs. Q3 2025
Total value
$203.6M
+$2.69M (+1.3%) vs. Q3 2025
New holders
11
43 more added
Sold out
9
17 more reduced

Compare with Q3 2025: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting CET on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ4 2025: 90 institutions
Q1 2021: 58 institutionsQ2 2021: 58 institutionsQ3 2021: 60 institutionsQ4 2021: 74 institutionsQ1 2022: 62 institutionsQ2 2022: 63 institutionsQ3 2022: 64 institutionsQ4 2022: 65 institutionsQ1 2023: 67 institutionsQ2 2023: 64 institutionsQ3 2023: 66 institutionsQ4 2023: 73 institutionsQ1 2024: 79 institutionsQ2 2024: 82 institutionsQ3 2024: 83 institutionsQ4 2024: 86 institutionsQ1 2025: 82 institutionsQ2 2025: 82 institutionsQ3 2025: 88 institutionsQ4 2025: 90 institutionsQ1 2026: 90 institutionsQ2 2026: 99 institutions
Value heldQ4 2025: $203.6M
Q1 2021: $120.4MQ2 2021: $135.7MQ3 2021: $135.3MQ4 2021: $122.7MQ1 2022: $98.5MQ2 2022: $76.4MQ3 2022: $80.1MQ4 2022: $97.9MQ1 2023: $102.5MQ2 2023: $107.0MQ3 2023: $105.2MQ4 2023: $95.7MQ1 2024: $109.8MQ2 2024: $136.6MQ3 2024: $131.1MQ4 2024: $135.7MQ1 2025: $133.4MQ2 2025: $147.2MQ3 2025: $200.9MQ4 2025: $203.6MQ1 2026: $190.3MQ2 2026: $222.1M
Institutions holding CET and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 202699$222.1M
Q1 202690$190.3M
Q4 202590$203.6M
Q3 202588$200.9M
Q2 202582$147.2M
Q1 202582$133.4M
Q4 202486$135.7M
Q3 202483$131.1M
Q2 202482$136.6M
Q1 202479$109.8M
Q4 202373$95.7M
Q3 202366$105.2M
Q2 202364$107.0M
Q1 202367$102.5M
Q4 202265$97.9M
Q3 202264$80.1M
Q2 202263$76.4M
Q1 202262$98.5M
Q4 202174$122.7M
Q3 202160$135.3M
Q2 202158$135.7M
Q1 202158$120.4M

Institutions, Q4 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Central Securities Corp; share changes are against Q3 2025.

Institutions holding CET in Q4 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.803,728$40.8M0.07%+17,776+2.3%Added
Bulldog Investors, LLP390,946$19.8M4.42%+4,900+1.3%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc323,256$16.4M0.01%+11,040+3.5%Added
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC311,489$15.8M2.32%+23,696+8.2%Added
Morgan Stanley212,816$10.8M0.00%+19,445+10.1%Added
1607 Capital Partners, LLC188,713$9.57M0.65%00.0%Unchanged
Brasada Capital Management, LP122,996$6.24M1.07%+12,716+11.5%Added
Shaker Financial Services, LLC107,720$5.46M1.73%−25,185−18.9%Reduced
Chilton Investment Co LLC107,162$5.43M0.11%+4,908+4.8%Added
Third Avenue Management LLC101,812$5.16M0.94%00.0%Unchanged
Pathstone Holdings, LLC88,320$4.48M0.02%+12,733+16.8%Added
Matisse Capital65,000$3.30M1.47%00.0%Unchanged
Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC59,439$3.01M0.05%+2,781+4.9%Added
UBS Group AG57,336$2.91M0.00%−1,389−2.4%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP54,855$2.78M0.00%+5,184+10.4%Added
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc.54,569$2.77M0.94%+2,341+4.5%Added
Pinnacle Associates Ltd52,590$2.67M0.03%+2,721+5.5%Added
Colonial Trust Advisors50,542$2.56M0.19%+1,610+3.3%Added
Evolve Private Wealth, LLC49,712$2.52M0.15%+49,712New
Royal Bank of Canada45,132$2.29M0.00%−1,545−3.3%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers44,764$2.27M0.00%+762+1.7%Added
CSS LLC42,607$2.16M0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Roberts Glore & Co Inc35,070$1.78M0.47%+773+2.3%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC31,159$1.58M0.00%+92+0.3%Added
LPL Financial LLC30,927$1.57M0.00%+12,258+65.7%Added
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC30,855$1.56M0.02%−2,421−7.3%Reduced
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC30,842$1.56M0.02%−1,576−4.9%Reduced
Uncommon Cents Investing LLC29,655$1.50M0.36%+1,210+4.3%Added
Wells Fargo & Company23,087$1.17M0.00%−30,598−57.0%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp21,900$1.11M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
FFT Wealth Management LLC21,596$1.10M0.21%00.0%Unchanged
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co18,353$930.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.17,028$863.5K0.01%−280−1.6%Reduced
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.16,460$834.7K0.09%−148−0.9%Reduced
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC16,134$818.2K0.00%+70.0%Added
Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc16,000$811.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
First Manhattan Co15,799$801.2K0.00%+728+4.8%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.15,718$797.0K0.00%+256+1.7%Added
S&CO Inc15,473$784.0K0.05%+724+4.9%Added
Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc.15,124$766.9K0.33%+1,485+10.9%Added
Mercer Global Advisors Inc14,979$759.6K0.00%+116+0.8%Added
Diversified Trust Co13,960$707.9K0.01%+653+4.9%Added
Parkwoods Wealth Partners, LLC13,678$693.6K0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Joel Isaacson & Co., LLC13,210$669.9K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of Montreal11,834$600.1K0.00%−36−0.3%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.11,723$594.5K0.00%+1,768+17.8%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.10,957$555.6K0.00%+512+4.9%Added
Closed-End Fund Advisors, Inc.10,927$554.1K0.33%+10,927New
Envestnet Asset Management Inc10,854$550.4K0.00%+1,753+19.3%Added
Formidable Asset Management, LLC10,167$522.3K0.08%+10,167New
Meridian Investment Counsel Inc.10,175$516.0K0.12%+90+0.9%Added
King Luther Capital Management Corp–$491.3K0.00%––
Wolverine Asset Management LLC9,305$471.9K0.01%−7,025−43.0%Reduced
Accel Wealth Management8,704$441.4K0.12%+341+4.1%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC7,663$388.6K0.00%+343+4.7%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC7,004$355.2K0.00%−4,913−41.2%Reduced
Nitor Capital Management LLC6,241$316.5K0.28%+6,241New
Park Avenue Securities LLC6,203$315.0K0.00%+289+4.9%Added
Confluence Wealth Services, Inc.6,065$307.5K0.01%−80−1.3%Reduced
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC5,976$303.1K0.13%−421−6.6%Reduced
Beck Mack & Oliver LLC5,862$297.3K0.01%+8+0.1%Added
Evanson Asset Management, LLC5,653$286.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Wittenberg Investment Management, Inc.5,186$263.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Approach Retirement Advisors, LLC4,967$251.9K0.22%+4,967New
Walled Lake Planning & Wealth Management, LLC4,875$247.2K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Jane Street Group, LLC4,529$229.7K0.00%+4,529New
Smithfield Trust Co4,480$228.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Stolper Co4,477$227.0K0.07%+186+4.3%Added
Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC.4,376$221.9K0.00%+204+4.9%Added
Robotti Robert4,376$221.9K0.04%+4,376New
Advisory Advocates, LLC4,345$220.4K0.22%+4,345New
Level Four Advisory Services, LLC4,331$219.6K0.01%+202+4.9%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC4,220$214.0K0.00%−566−11.8%Reduced
Vista Investment Partners II, LLC3,954$200.5K0.09%−6−0.2%Reduced
Lummis Asset Management, LP3,036$154.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Analysts, LLC1,699$86.0K0.00%+79+4.9%Added
Noble Wealth Management PBC1,435$72.8K0.04%+1,435New
NBC Securities, Inc.1,211$61.4K0.00%+24+2.0%Added
Bank of America Corp1,170$59.3K0.00%+670+134.0%Added
Harbor Investment Advisory, LLC742$37.6K0.00%−63−7.8%Reduced
Assetmark, Inc699$35.4K0.00%+699New
Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc543$27.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC515$26.1K0.00%−74−12.6%Reduced
MAI Capital Management500$25.4K0.00%+400+400.0%Added
Dunhill Financial, LLC407$20.6K0.01%+407New
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp345$17.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
GWM Advisors LLC268$13.6K0.00%+12+4.7%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC157$7.96K0.00%+7+4.7%Added
Signaturefd, LLC95$4.82K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
St Germain D J Co Inc56$2.83K0.00%+3+5.7%Added
CNH Partners LLC0$00.00%−44,081−100.0%Sold out
Sippican Capital Advisors0$00.00%−6,000−100.0%Sold out
Vident Advisory, LLC0$00.00%−4,478−100.0%Sold out
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.0$00.00%−4,250−100.0%Sold out
Johnson Investment Counsel Inc0$00.00%−4,205−100.0%Sold out
TruNorth Capital Management, LLC0$00.00%−2,589−100.0%Sold out
Wealthspire Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−800−100.0%Sold out
Comerica Bank0$00.00%−7−100.0%Sold out
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC0$00.00%0Sold out