Cevian Capital

Christer Gardell

Christer Gardell co-founded Cevian Capital, a European activist investor that takes large minority stakes and seeks board representation. Cevian focuses on long-term operational and governance improvements.

SEC filings, CIK 0001365341

Public rank, Oct 1: #5
13F portfolio value: $3.7B
13F positions: 3
Recent 13D / Form 4: 2

Rank history

Rank in each edition. Locked editions hide their top 5 until they unlock.

Disclosed moves in public editions

The most recent moves from editions free readers can see, newest first.

Christer Gardell: disclosed moves in public editions
Date Invested	Company	Symbol	Shares	Value	Filing
Sep 22, 2026	Pearson PLCUpdateStake updateBoard settlement	PSO	—	—	13D/AFiled Sep 23, 2026

Pearson PLC
PSO
UpdateStake update
Board settlement
Shares
—
Value
—
Date invested
Sep 22, 2026
13D/AFiled Sep 23, 2026

Top 13F holdings

13F for Q2 2026, filed Aug 14, 2026 (holdings as of Jun 30, 2026). Total reported value $3,697,388,724 across 3 positions.

The latest 13F filed by Sep 30, 2026; newer 13Fs appear as each edition unlocks.

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UBS Group AG
UBS
$2,384,711,97364.5% of portfolio48,117,675 shunchanged
Autoliv Inc
ALV
$731,697,67419.8% of portfolio6,298,508 shunchanged
CRH PLC
CRH
$580,979,07715.7% of portfolio5,429,711 shtrimmed

Christer Gardell: top 13F holdings
Company	Symbol	Shares	Value	% of portfolio	vs. prior 13F
UBS Group AG	UBS	48,117,675	$2,384,711,973	64.5%	unchanged
Autoliv Inc	ALV	6,298,508	$731,697,674	19.8%	unchanged
CRH PLC	CRH	5,429,711	$580,979,077	15.7%	trimmed

Recent filings

Schedule 13D, 13D/A and Form 4 filings, newest first. Filings through Sep 30, 2026; newer filings appear as each edition unlocks.

Sep 23, 202613D/APearson PLC(PSO)13D/A19.4% of classEDGAR ↗
Jul 27, 202613D/ASmith & Nephew plc(SNN)13D/A14.2% of classEDGAR ↗

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