{"id":952349,"date":"2026-04-16T17:47:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/adams-natural-resources-fund-announces-first-quarter-2026-performance\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:47:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:47:04","slug":"adams-natural-resources-fund-announces-first-quarter-2026-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/adams-natural-resources-fund-announces-first-quarter-2026-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Adams Natural Resources Fund Announces First Quarter 2026 Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p>BALTIMORE, April  16, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc. (NYSE: PEO) today announced the Fund\u2019s investment returns for the first quarter of 2026. The total return on the Fund\u2019s net asset value for the first quarter of 2026 was 32.3%, with dividends and capital gains reinvested. The comparable figures for the S&amp;P 500 Energy Sector and the S&amp;P 500 Materials Sector were 38.3% and 9.7%, respectively. Our benchmark, which is comprised of the S&amp;P 500 Energy Sector (80%) and the S&amp;P 500 Materials Sector (20%), returned 32.6%. The total return on the Fund\u2019s market price for the same period was 30.3%.<\/p>\n<p>The First Quarter Report to Shareholders is expected to be released on or about April 22, 2026.<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"9\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>ANNUALIZED COMPARATIVE RETURNS (3\/31\/2026)<br \/><\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"9\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>1 Year<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>3 Year<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>5 Year<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>10 Year<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:52%;width:52%;min-width:52%;vertical-align: bottom\">Adams Natural Resources Fund (NAV)<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">33.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">17.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">21.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">11.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Adams Natural Resources Fund (market price)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">33.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">20.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">22.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">12.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">S&amp;P 500 Energy Sector<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">36.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">18.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">25.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">11.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">S&amp;P 500 Materials Sector<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">18.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">9.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">6.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">10.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        \n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:99.6419%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>NET ASSET VALUE ANNOUNCED<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n        <br \/>The Fund\u2019s net asset value at March 31, 2026, compared with the year earlier, was:<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:75%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:60%;width:60%;min-width:60%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:20%;width:20%;min-width:20%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>3\/31\/2026<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:20%;width:20%;min-width:20%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>3\/31\/2025<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:52%;min-width:52%;vertical-align: bottom\">Net assets<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$868,407,390<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"max-width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$684,022,125<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Shares outstanding<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">27,761,521<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">26,575,646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Net asset value per share<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$31.28<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$25.74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        \n      <\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:75%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>TEN LARGEST EQUITY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS (3\/31\/2026)<br \/><\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>% of Net Assets<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:65%;width:65%;min-width:65%;vertical-align: bottom\">Exxon Mobil Corporation<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:34%;width:34%;min-width:34%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">26.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Chevron Corporation<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">14.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">ConocoPhillips<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">5.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Williams Companies, Inc.<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">SLB Ltd.<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Phillips 66<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Linde plc<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Valero Energy Corporation<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Targa Resources Corp.<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Marathon Petroleum Corporation<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 25.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Total<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">67.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        \n      <\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:75%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>INDUSTRY WEIGHTINGS (3\/31\/2026)<br \/><\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>% of Net Assets<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Energy<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:65%;width:65%;min-width:65%;vertical-align: bottom\">Integrated Oil &amp; Gas<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:34%;width:34%;min-width:34%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">42.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Exploration &amp; Production<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">15.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Storage &amp; Transportation<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">9.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Refining &amp; Marketing<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">8.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Equipment &amp; Services<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">6.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Materials<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Chemicals<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">8.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Metals &amp; Mining<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">4.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Construction Materials<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Containers &amp; Packaging<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <br \/>About Adams Funds<br \/><\/strong>Since 1929, Adams Funds has consistently helped generations of investors reach their investment goals. Adams Funds is comprised of two closed-end funds, Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ADX) and Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc. (NYSE: PEO). The Funds are actively managed by an experienced team with a disciplined approach and have paid dividends for more than 90 years across many market cycles. The Funds are committed to paying a minimum annual distribution rate of 8% of NAV paid evenly each quarter throughout the year, providing reliability for long-term shareholders. A portion of any distribution may be treated as paid from sources other than net income, including but not limited to short-term capital gain, long-term capital gain, and return of capital. The final determination of the source of all distributions for tax reporting purposes in a calendar year, including the percentage of qualified dividend income, will be made after year-end. Shares can be purchased through our transfer agent or through a broker. For more information about Adams Funds, please visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=K3MHQvUHfEQdrhlYd5NO39jrrxtBBUMZWJcYVWcFX9xHF1ro-CDilh4E24dvfxrTe4s47_Z6TS9TzrcebE2uLw8h0OUmdgGvCQJzan5q0hU=\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>adamsfunds.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>For further information please contact:\u00a0<\/strong>adamsfunds.com\/about\/contact \u2502800.638.2479\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=OTY5MTY4MCM3NTM5OTQzIzUwMDA5NzY5NQ==\" \/><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/media\/ZWE0OWI2ZmMtYjcwOS00OTgwLWIzZWEtNTAyZDliZDA1MmNkLTUwMDA5NzY5NS0yMDI2LTA0LTE2LWVu\/tiny\/Adams-Natural-Resources-Fund-I.png\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"mw_contactinfo\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BALTIMORE, April 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc. (NYSE: PEO) today announced the Fund\u2019s investment returns for the first quarter of 2026. The total return on the Fund\u2019s net asset value for the first quarter of 2026 was 32.3%, with dividends and capital gains reinvested. The comparable figures for the S&amp;P 500 Energy Sector and the S&amp;P 500 Materials Sector were 38.3% and 9.7%, respectively. Our benchmark, which is comprised of the S&amp;P 500 Energy Sector (80%) and the S&amp;P 500 Materials Sector (20%), returned 32.6%. The total return on the Fund\u2019s market price for the same period was 30.3%. 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