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Ardent Capital Management, Inc. — 13F Portfolio Breakdown & Top Holdings (Q2 2026)
Ardent Capital Management, Inc.CIK: 0001888792
Momentum followerSector-focusedLong-term holder
Total reported value
$240.6M
Reporting period: 2026-06-30 · Number of holdings: 47
Ardent Capital Management, Inc. disclosed 47 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2026-06-30, with total reported value of $240.6M and a quarterly turnover rate of 12.1%.
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Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 66.18
- Portfolio Stability
- 12.14
- Momentum
- 100
- Sector conviction
- 83.91
- Diversification
- 94
- Sizing Uniformity
- 73.69
Ardent Capital Management, Inc.'s disclosed holdings carry a Herfindahl concentration index of 0.165 — mathematically equivalent to about 6 equally-sized positions, well below its 47 actual disclosed holdings. That gap points to a strategy built around a small core of high-conviction bets rather than broad diversification.
Position sizes vary widely across the portfolio (a coefficient of variation of 2.63), with a handful of outsized bets alongside many smaller positions.
Recent activity leans toward adding more aggressively to already-large existing positions than to newly initiated ones (a 2.6 percentage-point tilt) — a pattern consistent with a momentum-following approach.
Sector classification currently covers about 59% of this portfolio's disclosed value; the remainder includes holdings (e.g. unmapped tickers, options, or other security types) not yet covered by our sector mapping.
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Recent moves
View source Form 13F filing on SEC.govSold out GOOGL
Add GOOG
-0.3% $6.4M
Sold out BIDU
Add AAPL
-0.8% $1.8M
Add ARTY
-0.9% $1.2M
Sold out ADBE
Holdings Map
New buyAddUnchangedTrim
Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRK-B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B | Stock-Other | 32.92% | +0.19% | -0.78% | |
| 2 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | Stock-Healthcare | 15.48% | +0.09% | -0.27% | |
| 3 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc-cl C | Stock-Comm Services | 14.34% | +2.32% | -0.26% | |
| 4 | AAPL | Apple Inc | Stock-Tech | 6.52% | +0.59% | -0.76% | |
| 5 | META | Meta Platforms Inc-class A | Stock-Comm Services | 5.77% | -0.24% | +0.40% | |
| 6 | SYK | Stryker CORP | Stock-Healthcare | 4.63% | +0.12% | +10.20% | |
| 7 | PM | Philip Morris International | Stock-Consumer Staples | 3.30% | +0.10% | -3.14% | |
| 8 | COST | Costco Wholesale CORP | Stock-Consumer Staples | 2.61% | -0.17% | +2.91% | |
| 9 | PG | Procter & Gamble Co/the | Stock-Consumer Staples | 1.82% | -0.02% | -0.04% | |
| 10 | ARTY | Ishares Future Ai & Tech ETF | ETF-Tech | 1.28% | +0.46% | -0.87% | |
| 11 | IWB | Ishares Russell 1000 ETF | ETF-Other | 0.92% | +0.02% | -8.05% | |
| 12 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 0.92% | +0.10% | — | |
| 13 | RSP | Invesco S&p 500 Equal Weight | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 0.61% | -0.02% | -9.60% | |
| 14 | IVV | Ishares Core S&p 500 ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 0.61% | +0.06% | — | |
| 15 | QUAL | Ishares Msci USA Quality Fac | ETF-Other | 0.57% | +0.01% | -9.09% | |
| 16 | JPM | Jpmorgan Chase & Co | Stock-Financials | 0.53% | +0.04% | -0.13% | |
| 17 | VTV | Vanguard Value ETF | ETF-Other | 0.52% | -0.01% | -8.31% | |
| 18 | IAUM | Ishares Gold Trust Micro | ETF-Commodities | 0.47% | -0.10% | — | |
| 19 | VO | Vanguard Mid-cap ETF | ETF-Other | 0.45% | — | +266.30% | |
| 20 | MO | Altria Group Inc | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.42% | +0.01% | -5.28% | |
| 21 | ACRE | Ares Commercial Real Estate | Stock-Other | 0.41% | +0.41% | NEW | |
| 22 | BMY | Bristol-myers Squibb Co | Stock-Healthcare | 0.38% | -0.03% | — | |
| 23 | SPY | Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 0.36% | +0.04% | — | |
| 24 | IJR | Ishares Core S&p Small-cap E | ETF-Small Cap | 0.34% | +0.01% | -11.16% | |
| 25 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | Stock-Tech | 0.32% | -0.01% | — | |
| 26 | IWF | Ishares Russell 1000 Growth | ETF-Other | 0.31% | +0.03% | +300.00% | |
| 27 | KVUE | Kenvue Inc | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.28% | +0.02% | -0.14% | |
| 28 | ABBV | Abbvie Inc | Stock-Healthcare | 0.26% | +0.02% | — | |
| 29 | PLD | Prologis Inc | Stock-Real Estate | 0.22% | -0.01% | — | |
| 30 | IJH | Ishares Core S&p Midcap ETF | ETF-Other | 0.22% | +0.02% | — | |
| 31 | GLD | Spdr Gold Shares | ETF-Commodities | 0.21% | -0.05% | — | |
| 32 | MDY | State Street Spdr S&p Midcap | ETF-Other | 0.21% | +0.02% | — | |
| 33 | SLV | Ishares Silver Trust | ETF-Commodities | 0.21% | -0.07% | — | |
| 34 | CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | Stock-Tech | 0.16% | +0.05% | — | |
| 35 | ADP | Automatic Data Processing | Stock-Tech | 0.15% | +0.01% | — | |
| 36 | EVLV | Evolv Technologies Holdings | Stock-Other | 0.15% | -0.01% | -0.76% | |
| 37 | V | Visa Inc-class A Shares | Stock-Financials | 0.13% | +0.01% | — | |
| 38 | VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Mkt ETF | ETF-Other | 0.11% | +0.01% | — | |
| 39 | MCD | Mcdonald's CORP | Stock-Consumer Disc | 0.11% | -0.02% | — | |
| 40 | SO | Southern Co/the | Stock-Utilities | 0.11% | — | -0.97% | |
| 41 | VEU | Vanguard Ftse All-world Ex-u | ETF-Other | 0.10% | +0.01% | — | |
| 42 | CEF | Sprott Physical Gold And Sil | Stock-Other | 0.10% | -0.03% | -8.84% | |
| 43 | EMLP | First Trust North American E | ETF-Other | 0.10% | -0.01% | -10.05% | |
| 44 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | Stock-Tech | 0.09% | +0.09% | NEW | |
| 45 | XME | Ss Spdr S&p Metals Mining | ETF-Other | 0.09% | -0.01% | -10.25% | |
| 46 | AVGO | Broadcom Inc | Stock-Tech | 0.09% | +0.09% | NEW | |
| 47 | SYBT | Stock Yards Bancorp Inc | Stock-Other | 0.08% | +0.08% | NEW |
Portfolio Performance
Performance for Q3 2026
+2.2%
Performance Last 4 Quarters
+24.7%
Based on 67% of reported portfolio value with available pricing
- Stdev
- +12.8%
- Beta
- +0.86
- Alpha
- +3%
- Max Drawdown
- -9.7%
- Annualized Perf
- +21.1%
- Batting Avg vs S&P
- +41.7%
- Sortino
- +3.03
- Stutzer
- +0.45
- Treynor
- +0.24
- Sterling
- +1.27
- Calmar
- +2.17
- Information Ratio
- +0.02
- Tracking Error
- +6.6%
- Stdev Down
- +6.6%
- Winning Months %
- +72.2%
- Losing Months %
- +27.8%
- Best 12 Months
- +38.6%
- Worst 12 Months
- +11.9%
- Efficiency Ratio
- +0.64
- Sharpe
- +1.58
- Stdev Sectors
- +13.9%
- Skewness
- -0.31
- Kurtosis
- -0.03
- Upside Potential
- +4.56
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
| Period | Holdings | Total value | Stability | Top holdings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 47 | $240.6M | 12 | ||
| 2026 Q1 | 47 | $233.6M | 13 | ||
| 2025 Q4 | 50 | $252.8M | 10 | ||
| 2025 Q3 | 51 | $236.0M | 24 | ||
| 2025 Q2 | 43 | $208.5M | 0 | ||
| 2025 Q1 | 44 | $231.1M | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q4 | 42 | $219.8M | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q3 | 45 | $220.1M | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q2 | 42 | $204.0M | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q1 | 46 | $199.2M | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q4 | 45 | $190.8M | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q3 | 44 | $177.2M | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q2 | 30 | $162.8M | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q1 | 29 | $139.1M | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q4 | 27 | $128.8M | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q3 | 14 | $112.2M | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q2 | 21 | $81.2M | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q1 | 25 | $150.0M | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q4 | 28 | $150.6M | 0 |
Holding changes this quarter
Ardent Capital Management, Inc.'s most significant position changes for 2026-06-30: Sold out: Alphabet Inc-cl A (GOOGL); Sold out: Baidu Inc - Spon Adr (BIDU); Sold out: Adobe Inc (ADBE); New buy: Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE); Sold out: Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH).
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc-cl C | +2.3% | -0.26% | Trim |
| 2 | AAPL | Apple Inc | +0.6% | -0.76% | Trim |
| 3 | ARTY | Ishares Future Ai & Tech ETF | +0.5% | -0.87% | Trim |
| 4 | ACRE | Ares Commercial Real Estate | +0.4% | NEW | New buy |
| 5 | BRK-B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B | +0.2% | -0.78% | Trim |
| 6 | SYK | Stryker CORP | +0.1% | +10.20% | Add |
| 7 | PM | Philip Morris International | +0.1% | -3.14% | Trim |
| 8 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | +0.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 9 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | +0.1% | -0.27% | Trim |
| 10 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | +0.1% | NEW | New buy |
| 11 | AVGO | Broadcom Inc | +0.1% | NEW | New buy |
| 12 | SYBT | Stock Yards Bancorp Inc | +0.1% | NEW | New buy |
| 13 | IVV | Ishares Core S&p 500 ETF | +0.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 14 | CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | +0.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 15 | JPM | Jpmorgan Chase & Co | 0% | -0.13% | Trim |
| 16 | SPY | Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 17 | IWF | Ishares Russell 1000 Growth | 0% | +300.00% | Add |
| 18 | IWB | Ishares Russell 1000 ETF | 0% | -8.05% | Trim |
| 19 | ABBV | Abbvie Inc | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 20 | IJH | Ishares Core S&p Midcap ETF | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 21 | KVUE | Kenvue Inc | 0% | -0.14% | Trim |
| 22 | MDY | State Street Spdr S&p Midcap | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 23 | QUAL | Ishares Msci USA Quality Fac | 0% | -9.09% | Trim |
| 24 | IJR | Ishares Core S&p Small-cap E | 0% | -11.16% | Trim |
| 25 | V | Visa Inc-class A Shares | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 26 | VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Mkt ETF | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 27 | ADP | Automatic Data Processing | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 28 | MO | Altria Group Inc | 0% | -5.28% | Trim |
| 29 | VEU | Vanguard Ftse All-world Ex-u | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 30 | VO | Vanguard Mid-cap ETF | — | +266.30% | Add |
| 31 | SO | Southern Co/the | — | -0.97% | Trim |
| 32 | EMLP | First Trust North American E | 0% | -10.05% | Trim |
| 33 | XME | Ss Spdr S&p Metals Mining | 0% | -10.25% | Trim |
| 34 | VTV | Vanguard Value ETF | 0% | -8.31% | Trim |
| 35 | EVLV | Evolv Technologies Holdings | 0% | -0.76% | Trim |
| 36 | PLD | Prologis Inc | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 37 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 38 | PG | Procter & Gamble Co/the | 0% | -0.04% | Trim |
| 39 | MCD | Mcdonald's CORP | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 40 | RSP | Invesco S&p 500 Equal Weight | 0% | -9.60% | Trim |
| 41 | CEF | Sprott Physical Gold And Sil | 0% | -8.84% | Trim |
| 42 | BMY | Bristol-myers Squibb Co | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 43 | GLD | Spdr Gold Shares | -0.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 44 | SLV | Ishares Silver Trust | -0.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 45 | IAUM | Ishares Gold Trust Micro | -0.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 46 | COST | Costco Wholesale CORP | -0.2% | +2.91% | Add |
| 47 | UNH | Unitedhealth Group Inc | -0.2% | EXIT | Sold out |
| 48 | META | Meta Platforms Inc-class A | -0.2% | +0.40% | Add |
| 49 | ADBE | Adobe Inc | -0.5% | EXIT | Sold out |
| 50 | BIDU | Baidu Inc - Spon Adr | -0.6% | EXIT | Sold out |
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Filing History
FAQ
What is Ardent Capital Management, Inc. and what type of investor is it?
Ardent Capital Management, Inc. is an investment manager that files SEC Form 13F quarterly, disclosing its U.S. public equity holdings to regulators. As of the most recent reporting period (2026-06-30), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $240.6M, spread across 47 disclosed positions.
What are Ardent Capital Management, Inc.'s largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Ardent Capital Management, Inc.'s top holdings by market value are:
1. Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B (BRK-B) — $79.2M (32.9%)
2. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) — $37.3M (15.5%)
3. Alphabet Inc-cl C (GOOG) — $34.5M (14.3%)
4. Apple Inc (AAPL) — $15.7M (6.5%)
5. Meta Platforms Inc-class A (META) — $13.9M (5.8%)
What changes did Ardent Capital Management, Inc. make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Ardent Capital Management, Inc. made 33 notable position adjustments: 4 new positions were initiated, 5 existing holdings were added to, 20 positions were partially reduced, and 4 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: Sold out: Alphabet Inc-cl A (GOOGL); Sold out: Baidu Inc - Spon Adr (BIDU); Sold out: Adobe Inc (ADBE); New buy: Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE); Sold out: Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH)
What sectors does Ardent Capital Management, Inc. focus on?
Ardent Capital Management, Inc. is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Health Care: 35.4%
• Communication Services: 34.3%
• Consumer Staples: 14.4%
• Information Technology: 12.5%
• Consumer Discretionary: 1.7%
• Financials: 1.1%
Investment Profile
Ardent Capital Management, Inc. returned an annualized 21.1% over the trailing 36 months — outperforming the S&P 500 by 3.0 points — based on a reconstructed track record of its disclosed 13F positions, with a beta of 0.86 (less volatile than the market) and a 42% quarterly batting average against the index.
Its portfolio is concentrated and long-term-holding, with 35.4% of the portfolio concentrated in Health Care.
It has added to its JNJ position over the past two quarters (+$6.0M, now $37.3M), while trimming META over the same stretch (-$2.7M, still holding $13.9M).
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