GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC ARCO Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. -

Ownership history in GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC  ·  6 quarters on record

AI Ownership Summary

GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC reported Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. - (ARCO) in 6 quarterly 13F filings from 2025 Q1 through 2026 Q2. Peak portfolio weight reached 0.52% in 2026 Q1. The latest visible filing shows ARCO at 0.41% of the fund.

This page tracks quarterly shares, estimated market value, portfolio weight, filing dates, and disclosure-aligned stock prices directly from SEC EDGAR 13F filings.

What this ARCO ownership page tells you

This page is designed to answer the real investor question behind a 13F filing: how meaningful was GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC's position in Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. -, and how did that conviction change over time? You can read the holding window, peak weight, latest reported size, disclosure timing, and quarter-by-quarter changes without piecing the story together from raw SEC rows.

Freshest filing
Latest Reported Filing
2026 Q2

ARCO was reported at 0.41% of portfolio in the most recent visible filing.

High-water mark
Peak Conviction
0.52% in 2026 Q1

Peak weight helps separate a token disclosure from a real conviction holding the fund genuinely cared about.

Time in book
Holding Window
2025 Q1 to 2026 Q2

Longer holding windows often tell a very different story from short-lived tactical trades or one-quarter experiments.

Decision context
Why It Matters
Position size beats headlines

Knowing that a fund owned a stock is useful. Knowing whether it was a 0.20% placeholder or a true high-conviction position is where the signal actually starts.

How GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC held ARCO — position size vs. price
% of Fund (quarterly)    ARCO price (quarter-end, indexed to 100)    SPY (indexed to 100)    QQQ (indexed to 100)
📋 Quarterly Holdings History 6 quarters  
Quarter Action Sold % After 3M Timing Shares Change Chg % % of Fund Mkt Value Filed Price (Filed)
2026 Q2 REDUCED 860,178 -90,000 -9.5% 0.41% $6.9M 2026-07-31 $8.17
2026 Q1 UNCHANGED 950,178 0% 0.52% $7.8M 2026-05-01 $8.71
2025 Q4 ADDED 950,178 +250,000 +35.7% 0.39% $7.0M 2026-02-13 $8.22
2025 Q3 ADDED 700,178 +268,484 +62.2% 0.27% $4.7M 2025-10-31 $6.99
2025 Q2 ADDED 431,694 +50,000 +13.1% 0.22% $3.4M 2025-08-01 $6.32
2025 Q1 INITIATED 381,694 0.22% $3.1M 2025-05-02 $7.37

FAQ About GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC and ARCO

These are the practical questions this page is built to answer before you even open the full history table.

How long has GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC reported owning ARCO?

GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC reported ARCO across 6 quarterly 13F filings, from 2025 Q1 through 2026 Q2.

What was the largest reported ARCO position in GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC's portfolio?

The largest reported portfolio weight for ARCO was 0.52% in 2026 Q1.

What is the latest reported ARCO position on this page?

The most recent filing on this page is 2026 Q2, when GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC reported 860,178 shares, equal to 0.41% of portfolio, with an estimated market value of $6.9M.

What does the chart on this ARCO ownership page compare?

The chart compares GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC's quarterly ARCO portfolio weight with the stock's indexed share price, so you can see whether the fund was building, trimming, or holding the position as price moved.

How well did GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC time their ARCO position?

Based on 13F filing dates vs. subsequent ARCO price moves, GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC correctly timed 3 out of 4 reported position changes (75%). The annualised alpha on ARCO relative to SPY over the holding period was -13.9%.

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