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Focused Alpha, LLC 13F Filing (Q3 2026) — Top Positions & Stock Picks
Focused Alpha, LLCCIK: 0002105062
Diversified strategyMomentum followerQuality / disciplined sizing
Total reported value
$402.0M
Reporting period: 2026-09-30 · Number of holdings: 249
FOCUSED ALPHA, LLC disclosed 249 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2026-09-30, with total reported value of $402.0M and a quarterly turnover rate of 32.2%.
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Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 7.02
- Portfolio Stability
- 32.24
- Momentum
- 100
- Sector conviction
- 57.65
- Diversification
- 100
- Sizing Uniformity
- 81.6
Focused Alpha, LLC's disclosed holdings carry a Herfindahl concentration index of 0.018 — mathematically equivalent to about 57 equally-sized positions, well below its 249 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 1.84), 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 37% 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.govNew buy PAYR
New buy JHCP
Trim FTRB
-93.7% -$7.0M
Trim FDV
-95.3% -$5.5M
Trim GPIX
-95.3% -$5.4M
Add MSFT
+2.5% $5.3M
Holdings Map
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Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
Showing top 200 holdings (of 249 total)
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IVV | Ishares Core S&p 500 ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 5.87% | +0.60% | +12.23% | |
| 2 | VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Mkt ETF | ETF-Other | 4.66% | +0.20% | +6.41% | |
| 3 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | Stock-Tech | 4.52% | +1.22% | +2.53% | |
| 4 | GROZ | Zacks Focus Growth ETF | ETF-Other | 2.95% | +0.52% | +17.57% | |
| 5 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | Stock-Comm Services | 2.81% | -0.46% | -8.08% | |
| 6 | AAPL | Apple Inc | Stock-Tech | 2.71% | +0.25% | -1.03% | |
| 7 | PULS | Pgim Ultra Short Bond ETF | ETF-Other | 2.69% | +0.56% | +30.13% | |
| 8 | SYFI | AB Shrt Duration Hgh Yld ETF | ETF-Other | 2.53% | -0.13% | +0.23% | |
| 9 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 2.38% | -0.03% | -2.83% | |
| 10 | VTV | Vanguard Value ETF | ETF-Other | 2.17% | +0.07% | +7.53% | |
| 11 | SEPI | Shelton Eqty Premium Inc ETF | ETF-Other | 2.15% | +0.33% | +18.19% | |
| 12 | PAYR | Fed Hrms Enhan Inc ETF | ETF-Other | 1.92% | +1.92% | NEW | |
| 13 | JHCP | Jhancock Core Plus Bond ETF | ETF-Other | 1.83% | +1.83% | NEW | |
| 14 | SPY | Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 1.72% | +0.06% | +4.76% | |
| 15 | FEGE | First Eagle Gl Equity ETF | ETF-Other | 1.66% | +0.14% | +9.82% | |
| 16 | UCON | First Trust Smith Unconstrai | ETF-Other | 1.52% | +0.18% | +22.79% | |
| 17 | BRK-B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B | Stock-Other | 1.52% | -0.05% | +0.52% | |
| 18 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | Stock-Tech | 1.48% | +0.04% | -6.96% | |
| 19 | SMOT | Vaneck Morningstar Smid Moat | ETF-Other | 1.42% | +0.05% | +10.85% | |
| 20 | JPM | Jpmorgan Chase & Co | Stock-Financials | 1.42% | +0.37% | +37.21% | |
| 21 | PREF | Pri Spe Pre Sec Acti-usd Inc | ETF-Other | 1.36% | -0.09% | +0.44% | |
| 22 | SCHD | Schwab US Dvd Equity ETF | ETF-Other | 1.30% | +0.09% | +7.88% | |
| 23 | MA | Mastercard Inc - A | Stock-Financials | 1.21% | +0.24% | +19.60% | |
| 24 | SCHG | Schwab US Large-cap Growth | ETF-Other | 1.16% | +0.09% | +4.98% | |
| 25 | DGRO | Ishares Core Dividend Growth | ETF-Other | 1.11% | -0.01% | +2.55% | |
| 26 | INEQ | Columbia Intl Eqty Inc ETF | ETF-Other | 1.10% | +1.10% | NEW | |
| 27 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc-cl C | Stock-Comm Services | 1.01% | -0.07% | -0.08% | |
| 28 | V | Visa Inc-class A Shares | Stock-Financials | 0.98% | +0.05% | +3.30% | |
| 29 | VYM | Vanguard High Dvd Yield ETF | ETF-Other | 0.84% | -0.02% | +1.77% | |
| 30 | VIG | Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | ETF-Other | 0.77% | -0.02% | +1.46% | |
| 31 | CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | Stock-Tech | 0.68% | +0.09% | +29.91% | |
| 32 | COST | Costco Wholesale CORP | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.63% | -0.07% | -3.79% | |
| 33 | JSMD | Janus Small Mid Cap Gr Alp | ETF-Other | 0.60% | +0.34% | +171.62% | |
| 34 | EMLP | First Trust North American E | ETF-Other | 0.59% | -0.03% | +4.20% | |
| 35 | URTH | Ishares Msci World ETF | ETF-Other | 0.59% | — | — | |
| 36 | IVE | Ishares S&p 500 Value ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 0.57% | -0.03% | -1.70% | |
| 37 | BRK-A | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl A | Stock-Other | 0.56% | -0.02% | — | |
| 38 | EFA | Ishares Msci Eafe ETF | ETF-Other | 0.56% | -0.01% | — | |
| 39 | IVW | Ishares S&p 500 Growth ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 0.54% | -0.08% | -12.12% | |
| 40 | SMIZ | Zacks Small/mid Cap ETF | ETF-Other | 0.54% | -0.08% | -1.97% | |
| 41 | RSP | Invesco S&p 500 Equal Weight | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 0.53% | — | +4.99% | |
| 42 | VUG | Vanguard Growth ETF | ETF-Other | 0.52% | +0.01% | +0.67% | |
| 43 | TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor-sp Adr | Stock-Tech | 0.50% | -0.02% | +5.20% | |
| 44 | IWM | Ishares Russell 2000 ETF | ETF-Small Cap | 0.50% | -0.05% | +0.53% | |
| 45 | XYLD | Global X S&p 500 Cove Call E | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 0.45% | +0.22% | +95.11% | |
| 46 | IEFA | Ishares Core Msci Eafe ETF | ETF-Other | 0.42% | +0.03% | +11.96% | |
| 47 | AMGN | Amgen Inc | Stock-Healthcare | 0.40% | +0.07% | +8.14% | |
| 48 | BIO | Bio-rad Laboratories-a | Stock-Healthcare | 0.40% | +0.08% | — | |
| 49 | GE | General Electric | Stock-Industrials | 0.39% | +0.02% | +31.74% | |
| 50 | QQQ | Invesco Qqq Trust Series 1 | ETF-Tech | 0.38% | -0.03% | -5.84% |
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Portfolio Performance
Performance for Q4 2026
+1.3%
Performance Last 4 Quarters
+11.6%
- Stdev
- +14.5%
- Beta
- +0.89
- Alpha
- +1%
- Max Drawdown
- -1.1%
- Annualized Perf
- +17.8%
- Batting Avg vs S&P
- +50%
- Sortino
- +3.17
- Stutzer
- +0.39
- Treynor
- +0.2
- Sterling
- —
- Calmar
- +16.16
- Information Ratio
- -0.39
- Tracking Error
- +2.6%
- Stdev Down
- +5.5%
- Winning Months %
- +62.5%
- Losing Months %
- +37.5%
- Best 12 Months
- —
- Worst 12 Months
- —
- Efficiency Ratio
- +0.5
- Sharpe
- +1.2
- Stdev Sectors
- +9.6%
- Skewness
- +0.79
- Kurtosis
- +0.18
- Upside Potential
- +4.74
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
Holding changes this quarter
Focused Alpha, LLC's most significant position changes for 2026-09-30: New buy: Fed Hrms Enhan Inc ETF (PAYR); New buy: Jhancock Core Plus Bond ETF (JHCP); New buy: Columbia Intl Eqty Inc ETF (INEQ); Sold out: Corning Inc (GLW); Sold out: Lam Research CORP (LRCX).
Showing top 200 changes by size (of 290 total)
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAYR | Fed Hrms Enhan Inc ETF | +1.9% | NEW | New buy |
| 2 | JHCP | Jhancock Core Plus Bond ETF | +1.8% | NEW | New buy |
| 3 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | +1.2% | +2.53% | Add |
| 4 | INEQ | Columbia Intl Eqty Inc ETF | +1.1% | NEW | New buy |
| 5 | IVV | Ishares Core S&p 500 ETF | +0.6% | +12.23% | Add |
| 6 | PULS | Pgim Ultra Short Bond ETF | +0.6% | +30.13% | Add |
| 7 | GROZ | Zacks Focus Growth ETF | +0.5% | +17.57% | Add |
| 8 | JPM | Jpmorgan Chase & Co | +0.4% | +37.21% | Add |
| 9 | JSMD | Janus Small Mid Cap Gr Alp | +0.3% | +171.62% | Add |
| 10 | SEPI | Shelton Eqty Premium Inc ETF | +0.3% | +18.19% | Add |
| 11 | AAPL | Apple Inc | +0.3% | -1.03% | Trim |
| 12 | MA | Mastercard Inc - A | +0.2% | +19.60% | Add |
| 13 | XYLD | Global X S&p 500 Cove Call E | +0.2% | +95.11% | Add |
| 14 | VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Mkt ETF | +0.2% | +6.41% | Add |
| 15 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc-a | +0.2% | NEW | New buy |
| 16 | TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | +0.2% | NEW | New buy |
| 17 | UCON | First Trust Smith Unconstrai | +0.2% | +22.79% | Add |
| 18 | BAC | Bank Of America CORP | +0.2% | NEW | New buy |
| 19 | NOW | Servicenow Inc | +0.2% | NEW | New buy |
| 20 | BIL | Ss Spdr Bb 1-3m T-bill ETF | +0.2% | NEW | New buy |
| 21 | PM | Philip Morris International | +0.2% | NEW | New buy |
| 22 | ABBV | Abbvie Inc | +0.2% | +109.02% | Add |
| 23 | LLY | Eli Lilly & Co | +0.2% | +142.12% | Add |
| 24 | KO | Coca-cola Co/the | +0.2% | +249.15% | Add |
| 25 | UNP | Union Pacific CORP | +0.2% | NEW | New buy |
| 26 | FEGE | First Eagle Gl Equity ETF | +0.1% | +9.82% | Add |
| 27 | UNH | Unitedhealth Group Inc | +0.1% | NEW | New buy |
| 28 | ACI | Albertsons Cos Inc - Class A | +0.1% | NEW | New buy |
| 29 | UTHR | United Therapeutics CORP | +0.1% | NEW | New buy |
| 30 | USB | US Bancorp | +0.1% | +269.44% | Add |
| 31 | CRM | Salesforce Inc | +0.1% | NEW | New buy |
| 32 | SPG | Simon Property Group Inc | +0.1% | NEW | New buy |
| 33 | ✓ | +0.1% | NEW | New buy | |
| 34 | SYY | Sysco CORP | +0.1% | NEW | New buy |
| 35 | IMAX | Imax CORP | +0.1% | NEW | New buy |
| 36 | NTRA | Natera Inc | +0.1% | +20.60% | Add |
| 37 | SCHD | Schwab US Dvd Equity ETF | +0.1% | +7.88% | Add |
| 38 | SCHG | Schwab US Large-cap Growth | +0.1% | +4.98% | Add |
| 39 | CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | +0.1% | +29.91% | Add |
| 40 | RTX | Rtx CORP | +0.1% | +59.71% | Add |
| 41 | IBDY | Ishares Ibonds Dec 2033 CORP | +0.1% | NEW | New buy |
| 42 | CRS | Carpenter Technology | +0.1% | NEW | New buy |
| 43 | BIO | Bio-rad Laboratories-a | +0.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 44 | VXUS | Vanguard Total Intl Stock | +0.1% | +69.49% | Add |
| 45 | VLO | Valero Energy CORP | +0.1% | -2.57% | Trim |
| 46 | EC | Ecopetrol Sa-sponsored Adr | +0.1% | NEW | New buy |
| 47 | VTV | Vanguard Value ETF | +0.1% | +7.53% | Add |
| 48 | AMGN | Amgen Inc | +0.1% | +8.14% | Add |
| 49 | STX | Seagate Technology Holdings plc | +0.1% | +45.90% | Add |
| 50 | IBIT | Ishares Bitcoin Trust ETF | +0.1% | NEW | New buy |
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Filing History
FAQ
What is Focused Alpha, LLC and what type of investor is it?
Focused Alpha, 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 (2026-09-30), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $402.0M, spread across 249 disclosed positions.
What are Focused Alpha, LLC's largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Focused Alpha, LLC's top holdings by market value are:
1. Ishares Core S&p 500 ETF (IVV) — $23.6M (5.9%)
2. Vanguard Total Stock Mkt ETF (VTI) — $18.7M (4.7%)
3. Microsoft CORP (MSFT) — $18.2M (4.5%)
4. Zacks Focus Growth ETF (GROZ) — $11.9M (3.0%)
5. Alphabet Inc-cl A (GOOGL) — $11.3M (2.8%)
What changes did Focused Alpha, LLC make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Focused Alpha, LLC made 198 notable position adjustments: 25 new positions were initiated, 79 existing holdings were added to, 53 positions were partially reduced, and 41 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: New buy: Fed Hrms Enhan Inc ETF (PAYR); New buy: Jhancock Core Plus Bond ETF (JHCP); New buy: Columbia Intl Eqty Inc ETF (INEQ); Sold out: Corning Inc (GLW); Sold out: Lam Research CORP (LRCX)
What sectors does Focused Alpha, LLC focus on?
Focused Alpha, LLC is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Information Technology: 35.4%
• Financials: 16.6%
• Communication Services: 11.6%
• Health Care: 10.8%
• Consumer Discretionary: 8.8%
• Consumer Staples: 5.5%
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Investment Profile
Focused Alpha, LLC returned an annualized 17.8% over the trailing 8 months — outperforming the S&P 500 by 1.0 points — based on a reconstructed track record of its disclosed 13F positions, with a beta of 0.89 (less volatile than the market) and a 50% quarterly batting average against the index.
Its portfolio is broadly diversified and moderately active, with 35.4% of the portfolio concentrated in Information Technology.
Its turnover score has risen from 0 to 32 over the past 3 quarters — a shift toward more active trading.
It has added to its IVV position over the past two quarters (+$10.8M, now $23.6M), while trimming FTRB over the same stretch (-$7.5M, still holding $449.3K).
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