Aegis Financial Corp.
AEGIS Financial Corp is a McLean, Virginia-based deep-value oriented investment adviser founded in 1994. The firm serves as the investment advisor to the Aegis Value Fund (AVALX) and has a long track record of focusing on securities trading at substantial discounts to assessed fundamental value. The firm remains internally owned, emphasizes long-term growth over short-term asset accumulation, and has approximately 28 clients. Aegis Financial is known for its experienced investment team and rigorous, fundamental bottom-up research process targeting undervalued small-cap equities. Employee count is small, reflecting its specialized boutique nature.
Investment Strategy
Aegis Financial employs a deep-value, contrarian investment strategy focused on identifying equities—primarily in the small-cap segment—trading at sizable discounts to intrinsic value. The investment approach is rooted in rigorous fundamental and bottom-up research to uncover market inefficiencies, particularly where company valuations deviate from their true worth. The firm emphasizes patience, long-term holding periods, and robust downside protection by purchasing companies with attractive price-to-book ratios and strong asset bases. Aegis systematically seeks to exploit equity pricing volatility driven by investor emotion, buying when sentiment is poor and selling as valuations recover, always maintaining a dispassionate, fact-driven evaluation of company fundamentals.
Top Holdings
Equity Positions (24)
| Ticker | Security | Weight | Market Value | Shares | Avg Cost | Price | Change (QoQ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H HNRG | HALLADOR ENERGY COMPANY | 18.74% | $31.8M | 2,010,994 | $9.98 | $15.83 | +$7.0M |
E EQX | EQUINOX GOLD CORP | 16.37% | $27.8M | 4,828,363 | $4.45 | $5.75 | +$10.2M |
N NGS | NATURAL GAS SVCS GROUP INC | 10.20% | $17.3M | 671,112 | $9.90 | $25.81 | +$2.6M |
P PBF | PBF ENERGY INC | 7.91% | $13.4M | 620,460 | $21.67 | $21.67 | +$13.4M |
T TDW | TIDEWATER INC NEW | 7.51% | $12.8M | 276,529 | $43.31 | $46.13 | +$4.2M |