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