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Robert F. Bierig

Partner and Portfolio Manager

Robert Bierig has been a manager of the Oakmark Fund and the Oakmark Select Fund since 2022 and the Oakmark U.S. Large Cap ETF since 2024. He is also a portfolio manager and U.S. investment analyst at Harris | Oakmark as well as a vice president of the Oakmark Funds.

He joined Harris | Oakmark in 2012 after serving as managing principal at Amethyst Capital, managing director at GEICO Investments, investor at Frist Capital, investment analyst at ESL Investments and investment banking analyst at Morgan Stanley.

Mr. Bierig earned a B.A. in economics from Duke University (2000).

Commentary

Oakmark Fund: Second Quarter 2026

June 30, 2026

Quarterly update on performance, key contributors and detractors, and portfolio positioning.

Oakmark Select Fund: Second Quarter 2026

June 30, 2026

Quarterly update on performance, key contributors and detractors, and portfolio positioning.

Oakmark Fund: First Quarter 2026

March 31, 2026

Quarterly update on performance, key contributors and detractors, and portfolio positioning.

News + Insights

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Insights

U.S. Equities: Finding value in a momentum market

January 21, 2026

Robert Bierig highlights how recent market strength has been driven by a small group of high-momentum stocks, creating unique challenges - and opportunities -...

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Insights

U.S. equities: Could the Russell 1000 Value be a less risky diversifier?

October 15, 2025

Today’s S&P 500 is increasingly concentrated. Robert Bierig highlights how the Russell 1000 Value offers diversification—and why value stocks may be a compelling option...

We do value investing differently

At Oakmark, we don’t have an opinion about how equities will perform this year, if a recession will start or if the political parties will produce pro-growth candidates during the next election cycle. As long-term investors, we don’t think it matters.