Head-to-head comparison

Stephen Mandel vs Chuck Akre

Stephen Mandel

Lone Pine Capital

Q9/10

"Long-only growth at a reasonable price. Deep research. Tiger Cub."

5 positionsSince 1997

Chuck Akre

Akre Capital Management

Q9/10

"The three-legged stool: great business, great management, great reinvestment."

6 positionsSince 1989

Shared conviction

Stocks both managers hold as a top position. Overlap in conviction is a strong consensus signal.

Ticker	Company	Price · Today	Stephen %	Chuck %
META	Meta Platforms		6.4%	3.1%

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Recent moves — Q2 2026

Latest quarter activity for each manager.

Stephen Mandel

CVNAADD +500%
NBISNEW
STXNEW
HDNEW
AMATNEW
LINNEW
STRLNEW
TTMINEW
ONONNEW
BTDRNEW
SHAZNEW
KGSNEW
IBKRNEW
SENEW
VADD +79%
MDLNADD +78%
PFGCADD +47%
USFDADD +29%
NUADD +24%
WULFADD +21%

+ 28 more moves this quarter (showing the 20 highest-conviction)

Chuck Akre

NOWADD +14%
CSGPADD +13%
ORLYREDUCE -44%
ABNBREDUCE -42%
AMTREDUCE -42%
VREDUCE -32%
BNREDUCE -29%
KKRREDUCE -26%
BRK.BREDUCE -21%
MAREDUCE -13%
MCOREDUCE -7%
ROPREDUCE -6%

Data sourced from 13F filings with the SEC. Overlap in top positions is a concrete consensus signal, not investment advice.

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Reading for your research

Optional background reading on interpreting company disclosures and investing methods. These books do not validate a signal or predict returns.

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Benjamin Graham

The Intelligent Investor

The foundational text. Buffett calls it 'by far the best book about investing ever written.'

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Benjamin Graham & David Dodd

Security Analysis

The deep dive behind The Intelligent Investor — how to actually read a filing and value a business.

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