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Bristlecone Advisors, LLC Historical SEC 13F Holdings & Archive (Q3 2025)
Bristlecone Advisors, LLCCIK: 0001671716
Diversified strategyMomentum followerSector-focused
Total reported value
$1.2B
Reporting period: 2025-09-30 · Number of holdings: 233
Bristlecone Advisors, LLC disclosed 233 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2025-09-30, with total reported value of $1.2B and a quarterly turnover rate of 28.5%.
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Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 10.4
- Portfolio Stability
- 28.49
- Momentum
- 100
- Sector conviction
- 94.39
- Diversification
- 100
- Sizing Uniformity
- 77.47
Bristlecone Advisors, LLC's disclosed holdings carry a Herfindahl concentration index of 0.026 — mathematically equivalent to about 38 equally-sized positions, well below its 233 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 2.25), with a handful of outsized bets alongside many smaller positions.
No strong tilt toward either adding to existing winners or initiating outsized new positions was observed in the latest reported quarter.
Sector classification currently covers about 39% 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.govTrim USFR
-32.8% -$19.9M
Add NVDA
-1.0% $15.9M
Add IVV
+3.7% $14.6M
Trim VTI
-92.2% -$9.3M
Add SPDW
+2.5% $8.2M
Trim AMZN
-22.3% -$8.5M
Holdings Map
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Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
Showing top 200 holdings (of 233 total)
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | Stock-Tech | 9.80% | -0.27% | -28.42% | |
| 2 | IVV | Ishares Core S&p 500 ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 5.60% | +1.32% | +3.69% | |
| 3 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | Stock-Tech | 4.05% | +1.39% | -1.05% | |
| 4 | AAPL | Apple Inc | Stock-Tech | 3.78% | — | -10.56% | |
| 5 | SPDW | Ste Str Spdr Pt Dw EU ETF | ETF-Other | 3.49% | +0.74% | +2.50% | |
| 6 | AGG | Ishares Core U.s. Aggregate | ETF-Other | 3.23% | -0.12% | -1.08% | |
| 7 | IJH | Ishares Core S&p Midcap ETF | ETF-Other | 2.72% | +0.36% | +1.37% | |
| 8 | SCHX | Schwab US Large-cap ETF | ETF-Other | 2.70% | +0.43% | -0.55% | |
| 9 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 2.24% | -0.64% | -22.32% | |
| 10 | VV | Vanguard Large-cap ETF | ETF-Other | 2.15% | +0.36% | +0.20% | |
| 11 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | Stock-Comm Services | 2.11% | +0.53% | -2.02% | |
| 12 | COST | Costco Wholesale CORP | Stock-Consumer Staples | 2.05% | -0.16% | -0.57% | |
| 13 | SPAB | Ss Spdr P Agg Bond ETF | ETF-Other | 1.90% | — | -3.01% | |
| 14 | BND | Vanguard Total Bond Market | ETF-Other | 1.88% | +0.41% | +24.35% | |
| 15 | XLK | Ss Technology Select Sector | ETF-Tech | 1.81% | +0.50% | +0.26% | |
| 16 | AJG | Arthur J Gallagher & Co | Stock-Financials | 1.75% | -0.17% | — | |
| 17 | DLN | Wisdomtree US Largecap Divid | ETF-Other | 1.65% | +0.23% | +1.41% | |
| 18 | IJR | Ishares Core S&p Small-cap E | ETF-Small Cap | 1.62% | +0.32% | +5.15% | |
| 19 | JPST | Jpmorgan Ultra-short Income | ETF-Other | 1.46% | +0.58% | +24.80% | |
| 20 | VB | Vanguard Small-cap ETF | ETF-Other | 1.36% | +0.20% | +1.13% | |
| 21 | SPY | Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 1.34% | +0.23% | +2.48% | |
| 22 | VUG | Vanguard Growth ETF | ETF-Other | 1.33% | +0.31% | +0.37% | |
| 23 | VEA | Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | ETF-Other | 1.33% | +0.30% | +1.67% | |
| 24 | IWR | Ishares Russell Mid-cap ETF | ETF-Other | 1.32% | — | +0.10% | |
| 25 | META | Meta Platforms Inc-class A | Stock-Comm Services | 1.22% | — | +0.69% | |
| 26 | SCHF | Schwab Intl Equity ETF | ETF-Other | 1.10% | — | -6.13% | |
| 27 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc-a | Stock-Tech | 0.94% | +0.26% | -0.41% | |
| 28 | JPM | Jpmorgan Chase & Co | Stock-Financials | 0.91% | — | -2.18% | |
| 29 | BRK-B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B | Stock-Other | 0.83% | — | -1.98% | |
| 30 | TSLA | Tesla Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 0.81% | +0.22% | -5.27% | |
| 31 | QQQ | Invesco Qqq Trust Series 1 | ETF-Tech | 0.78% | — | -0.60% | |
| 32 | SPYG | Ss Spdr P S&p 500 Growth ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 0.71% | +0.23% | +9.46% | |
| 33 | VWO | Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke | ETF-Emerging Markets | 0.71% | — | +3.31% | |
| 34 | GSST | Goldman Sachs Ultra Short Bo | ETF-Commodities | 0.66% | — | +7.13% | |
| 35 | V | Visa Inc-class A Shares | Stock-Financials | 0.63% | — | -2.56% | |
| 36 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | Stock-Healthcare | 0.61% | — | -3.30% | |
| 37 | VO | Vanguard Mid-cap ETF | ETF-Other | 0.60% | — | -0.04% | |
| 38 | EFA | Ishares Msci Eafe ETF | ETF-Other | 0.58% | — | +0.32% | |
| 39 | NFLX | Netflix Inc | Stock-Comm Services | 0.57% | — | +3.52% | |
| 40 | GCOR | Goldman Sachs Access US Agg | ETF-Commodities | 0.55% | — | +13.59% | |
| 41 | HD | Home Depot Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 0.54% | — | -2.79% | |
| 42 | ✓ | Fortinet Inc | Stock-Other | 0.52% | +0.52% | NEW | |
| 43 | USFR | Wisdomtree Floating Rate Tre | ETF-Other | 0.48% | -1.61% | -32.83% | |
| 44 | TRV | Travelers Cos Inc/the | Stock-Financials | 0.45% | — | -3.36% | |
| 45 | LRCX | Lam Research CORP | Stock-Tech | 0.44% | — | -3.27% | |
| 46 | SOXX | Ishares Semiconductor ETF | ETF-Other | 0.44% | — | -0.24% | |
| 47 | ITA | Ishares U.s. Aerospace & Def | ETF-Other | 0.41% | — | -0.67% | |
| 48 | NKE | Nike Inc -cl B | Stock-Consumer Disc | 0.41% | -0.13% | -12.52% | |
| 49 | SPEM | State Street Sp Ptf Em ETF | ETF-Other | 0.41% | — | +0.86% | |
| 50 | AMGN | Amgen Inc | Stock-Healthcare | 0.39% | — | -2.46% |
1–50 of 200
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Portfolio Performance
Performance for Q3 2026
+3.7%
Performance Last 4 Quarters
+17.5%
- Stdev
- +11.8%
- Beta
- +0.9
- Alpha
- -0.6%
- Max Drawdown
- -6.4%
- Annualized Perf
- +18%
- Batting Avg vs S&P
- +36.1%
- Sortino
- +3.03
- Stutzer
- +0.43
- Treynor
- +0.19
- Sterling
- +1.18
- Calmar
- +2.79
- Information Ratio
- -1.03
- Tracking Error
- +2.6%
- Stdev Down
- +5.7%
- Winning Months %
- +66.7%
- Losing Months %
- +33.3%
- Best 12 Months
- +30%
- Worst 12 Months
- +5%
- Efficiency Ratio
- +0.6
- Sharpe
- +1.47
- Stdev Sectors
- +15%
- Skewness
- +0.1
- Kurtosis
- -0.02
- Upside Potential
- +4.62
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
| Period | Holdings | Total value | Stability | Top holdings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q3 | 233 | $1.2B | 28 | ||
| 2025 Q2 | 296 | $1.2B | 0 | ||
| 2025 Q1 | 380 | $1.2B | 100 | ||
| 2024 Q4 | 376 | $1.3B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q3 | 365 | $1.2B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q2 | 291 | $1.2B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q1 | 270 | $1.1B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q4 | 272 | $989.6M | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q3 | 260 | $889.9M | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q2 | 278 | $995.1M | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q1 | 353 | $911.8M | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q4 | 256 | $815.7M | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q3 | 242 | $766.0M | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q2 | 248 | $809.8M | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q1 | 234 | $814.4M | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q4 | 236 | $833.1M | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q3 | 221 | $764.0M | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q2 | 220 | $739.0M | 95 | ||
| 2021 Q1 | 214 | $661.9M | 11 | ||
| 2020 Q4 | 201 | $628.6M | 17 | ||
| 2020 Q3 | 201 | $548.2M | 17 | ||
| 2020 Q2 | 165 | $494.0M | 36 | ||
| 2020 Q1 | 151 | $419.4M | 42 | ||
| 2019 Q4 | 200 | $498.1M | 26 | ||
| 2019 Q3 | 144 | $410.7M | 21 | ||
| 2019 Q2 | 178 | $421.3M | 24 | ||
| 2019 Q1 | 98 | $357.1M | 22 | ||
| 2018 Q4 | 142 | $333.2M | 20 | ||
| 2018 Q3 | 155 | $397.4M | 33 | ||
| 2018 Q2 | 141 | $300.4M | 12 | ||
| 2018 Q1 | 138 | $297.6M | 24 | ||
| 2017 Q4 | 152 | $315.4M | 12 | ||
| 2017 Q3 | 311 | $308.0M | 15 | ||
| 2017 Q2 | 154 | $295.0M | 11 | ||
| 2017 Q1 | 159 | $286.3M | 13 | ||
| 2016 Q4 | 162 | $280.5M | 12 | ||
| 2016 Q3 | 163 | $277.6M | 27 | ||
| 2016 Q2 | 164 | $271.0M | 37 | ||
| 2016 Q1 | 169 | $252.6M | 25 | ||
| 2015 Q4 | 176 | $236.6M | 0 |
Holding changes this quarter
Bristlecone Advisors, LLC's most significant position changes for 2025-09-30: Sold out: Fortinet Inc (FTNT); New buy: Fortinet Inc; New buy: Rtx Corporation; Sold out: Rtx CORP (RTX); Sold out: Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl A (BRK-A).
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | +1.4% | -1.05% | Trim |
| 2 | IVV | Ishares Core S&p 500 ETF | +1.3% | +3.69% | Add |
| 3 | SPDW | Ste Str Spdr Pt Dw EU ETF | +0.7% | +2.50% | Add |
| 4 | JPST | Jpmorgan Ultra-short Income | +0.6% | +24.80% | Add |
| 5 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | +0.5% | -2.02% | Trim |
| 6 | XLK | Ss Technology Select Sector | +0.5% | +0.26% | Trim |
| 7 | SCHX | Schwab US Large-cap ETF | +0.4% | -0.55% | Trim |
| 8 | BND | Vanguard Total Bond Market | +0.4% | +24.35% | Add |
| 9 | VV | Vanguard Large-cap ETF | +0.4% | +0.20% | Trim |
| 10 | IJH | Ishares Core S&p Midcap ETF | +0.4% | +1.37% | Add |
| 11 | IJR | Ishares Core S&p Small-cap E | +0.3% | +5.15% | Add |
| 12 | VUG | Vanguard Growth ETF | +0.3% | +0.37% | Trim |
| 13 | VEA | Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | +0.3% | +1.67% | Add |
| 14 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc-a | +0.3% | -0.41% | Trim |
| 15 | SPYG | Ss Spdr P S&p 500 Growth ETF | +0.2% | +9.46% | Add |
| 16 | SPY | Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us | +0.2% | +2.48% | Trim |
| 17 | DLN | Wisdomtree US Largecap Divid | +0.2% | +1.41% | Add |
| 18 | TSLA | Tesla Inc | +0.2% | -5.27% | Trim |
| 19 | VB | Vanguard Small-cap ETF | +0.2% | +1.13% | Add |
| 20 | MBB | Ishares Mbs ETF | +0.2% | +26.95% | Add |
| 21 | AGG | Ishares Core U.s. Aggregate | -0.1% | -1.08% | Trim |
| 22 | NKE | Nike Inc -cl B | -0.1% | -12.52% | Trim |
| 23 | VTEB | Vanguard Tax-exempt Bond ETF | -0.2% | -7.22% | Trim |
| 24 | MRK | Merck & Co. Inc. | -0.2% | -9.74% | Trim |
| 25 | COST | Costco Wholesale CORP | -0.2% | -0.57% | Trim |
| 26 | AJG | Arthur J Gallagher & Co | -0.2% | — | Trim |
| 27 | PYPL | Paypal Holdings Inc | -0.2% | -26.55% | Trim |
| 28 | CRM | Salesforce Inc | -0.2% | -38.35% | Trim |
| 29 | ALB | Albemarle CORP | -0.2% | -50.60% | Trim |
| 30 | ADBE | Adobe Inc | -0.2% | -21.86% | Trim |
| 31 | SBUX | Starbucks CORP | -0.2% | -3.24% | Trim |
| 32 | UNH | Unitedhealth Group Inc | -0.2% | -6.72% | Trim |
| 33 | UPS | United Parcel Service-cl B | -0.2% | -18.98% | Trim |
| 34 | KEL | Kellanova | -0.2% | -14.28% | Trim |
| 35 | CMCSA | Comcast Corp-class A | -0.2% | -15.01% | Trim |
| 36 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | -0.3% | -28.42% | Trim |
| 37 | PFE | Pfizer Inc | -0.3% | -34.67% | Trim |
| 38 | VGT | Vanguard Info Tech ETF | -0.3% | -63.79% | Trim |
| 39 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc-cl C | -0.5% | -9.34% | Trim |
| 40 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | -0.6% | -22.32% | Trim |
| 41 | VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Mkt ETF | -0.8% | -92.18% | Trim |
| 42 | USFR | Wisdomtree Floating Rate Tre | -1.6% | -32.83% | Trim |
| 43 | FTNT | Fortinet Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 44 | ✓ | Fortinet Inc | — | NEW | New buy |
| 45 | ✓ | Rtx Corporation | — | NEW | New buy |
| 46 | RTX | Rtx CORP | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 47 | BRK-A | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl A | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 48 | DG | Dollar General CORP | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 49 | TTD | Trade Desk Inc/the -class A | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 50 | TSN | Tyson Foods Inc-cl A | — | EXIT | Sold out |
Filing History
FAQ
What is Bristlecone Advisors, LLC and what type of investor is it?
Bristlecone Advisors, LLC 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 (2025-09-30), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $1.2B, spread across 233 disclosed positions.
What are Bristlecone Advisors, LLC's largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Bristlecone Advisors, LLC's top holdings by market value are:
1. Microsoft CORP (MSFT) — $117.2M (9.8%)
2. Ishares Core S&p 500 ETF (IVV) — $67.0M (5.6%)
3. Nvidia CORP (NVDA) — $48.5M (4.0%)
4. Apple Inc (AAPL) — $45.2M (3.8%)
5. Ste Str Spdr Pt Dw EU ETF (SPDW) — $41.8M (3.5%)
What changes did Bristlecone Advisors, LLC make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Bristlecone Advisors, LLC made 50 notable position adjustments: 2 new positions were initiated, 11 existing holdings were added to, 31 positions were partially reduced, and 6 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: Sold out: Fortinet Inc (FTNT); New buy: Fortinet Inc; New buy: Rtx Corporation; Sold out: Rtx CORP (RTX); Sold out: Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl A (BRK-A)
What sectors does Bristlecone Advisors, LLC focus on?
Bristlecone Advisors, LLC is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Information Technology: 52.1%
• Consumer Discretionary: 12.4%
• Communication Services: 11.7%
• Consumer Staples: 7.3%
• Financials: 6.7%
• Health Care: 5.6%
Investment Profile
Bristlecone Advisors, LLC returned an annualized 18.0% over the trailing 36 months — underperforming the S&P 500 by 0.6 points — based on a reconstructed track record of its disclosed 13F positions, with a beta of 0.90 (less volatile than the market) and a 36% quarterly batting average against the index.
Its portfolio is broadly diversified and moderately active, with 52.1% of the portfolio concentrated in Information Technology.
Its turnover score has risen from 0 to 28 over the past 4 quarters — a shift toward more active trading.
It has added to its NVDA position over the past two quarters (+$15.9M, now $48.5M), while trimming USFR over the same stretch (-$19.9M, still holding $5.7M).
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