Adams Natural Resources Fund Reports 9.4% Return for 2025, Outperforming Benchmark
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Source: Globenewswire
- Investment Return Highlight: The Adams Natural Resources Fund achieved a net asset return of 9.4% in 2025, outperforming its benchmark return of 9.1%, demonstrating stability in a weak energy market and boosting investor confidence.
- Strong Market Performance: The fund's market price return was 9.9%, exceeding both the S&P 500 Energy and Materials sectors, while providing an annual distribution rate of 8.4%, further enhancing shareholder returns.
- Net Asset Value Growth: As of December 31, 2025, the fund's net assets reached $662,418,619, an increase from $636,334,398 in 2024, reflecting the effectiveness of the fund's management and investment strategies.
- Major Holdings Distribution: The fund's top ten holdings account for 64.1% of net assets, with Exxon Mobil representing 23.9%, indicating a concentrated investment strategy in the energy sector aimed at capitalizing on industry recovery opportunities.
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About PEO
Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a non-diversified investment company. The Fund is an internally managed closed-end fund specializing in energy and other natural resources stocks. The Fund's investment objectives are preservation of capital, the attainment of reasonable income from investments, and an opportunity for capital appreciation. The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in petroleum or natural resources industries or industries connected with, serving and/or supplying the petroleum or natural resources industries. The Fund has broad flexibility to invest in stocks of varying capitalizations, and primarily invests in stocks found in the S&P 500 Energy and S&P 500 Materials sectors. The Fund invests at least 25% of its assets in petroleum and petroleum-related industries. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets in commodities related to petroleum, minerals and related products, including swaps. The Fund may invest up to 10% of its assets in real property.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
