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HighTower Advisors, LLC — 13F Portfolio Changes & Top Buys (Q2 2026)
HighTower Advisors, LLCCIK: 0001462245
Diversified strategyLong-term holder
Total reported value
$103.2B
Reporting period: 2026-06-30 · Number of holdings: 3797
HighTower Advisors, LLC disclosed 3797 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2026-06-30, with total reported value of $103.2B and a quarterly turnover rate of 0.0%.
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Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 2.47
- Portfolio Stability
- 0
- Momentum
- 50
- Sector conviction
- 45.13
- Diversification
- 100
- Sizing Uniformity
- 52.57
HighTower Advisors, LLC's disclosed holdings carry a Herfindahl concentration index of 0.006 — mathematically equivalent to about 162 equally-sized positions, well below its 3797 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 4.74), 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 47% 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 XOM
Add MU
-12.2% $335.0M
Trim JNJ
-5.6% -$50.3M
Trim CVX
-9.6% -$183.8M
Add SN
-4.4% $263.0M
Add IUSG
+215.2% $203.6M
Holdings Map
New buyAddUnchangedTrim
Institutional Game-State Analysis
Core Intent
The filing shows HighTower fully exited XOM (previously a 1.29% weight) while adding to two S&P 500 vehicles, IVV and VOO, alongside AMZN. On the other side it cut share counts in MU, AAPL, SN, and GOOGL — yet all four still saw portfolio weights rise (MU from 0.18% to 0.49%), implying price appreciation outran the selling, a pattern consistent with profit-taking into strength. Net direction: capital rotation out of single-name exposure and into broad index beta.
Macro & Fundamentals
By sector, Information Technology sits at 28.8% of the book, followed by Health Care (13.5%) and Financials (11.8%); after the XOM exit, Energy is down to just 3.65%. Funding index ETFs while lightening individual large-caps appears to line up with the prevailing regime of passive inflows and mega-cap-led index performance — though this remains an inference from a single quarter and a partially mapped book (roughly 47% of reported value), and should not be read as a confirmed causal stance on either energy or tech.
Blind Spots / Risks
The sharpest structural risk is layered mega-cap tech exposure: AAPL alone is 3.22% of the portfolio, direct IT holdings run 28.8%, and the newly added IVV/VOO sleeve (~4.2% combined) is itself dominated by the same handful of index heavyweights — so the diversification optics (3,797 line items, HHI of 0.0062) may materially overstate true risk dispersion. A further caveat: with under half of reported value mapped and an aggregate turnover ratio printed at 0.0 despite clearly active trades in the detail, the summary metrics deserve skepticism.
The summary above is AI-generated directly from this institution's Form 13F filings on the SEC's EDGAR system and reflects historical holdings only. It is not investment advice — verify the details against the original filing linked below. View the original 2026-06-30 Form 13F filing on SEC.gov
Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
Showing top 200 holdings (of 3797 total)
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AAPL | Apple Inc | Stock-Tech | 3.22% | +0.05% | -2.59% | |
| 2 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | Stock-Healthcare | 2.43% | -0.29% | -5.64% | |
| 3 | IVV | Ishares Core S&p 500 ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 2.37% | +0.16% | +2.74% | |
| 4 | SPY | Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 1.96% | +0.03% | -3.31% | |
| 5 | VOO | Vanguard S&p 500 ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 1.84% | +0.16% | +4.01% | |
| 6 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | Stock-Tech | 1.81% | -0.18% | -1.00% | |
| 7 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | Stock-Tech | 1.44% | +0.01% | -3.96% | |
| 8 | BRK-A | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl A | Stock-Other | 1.41% | -0.12% | -2.99% | |
| 9 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 1.39% | +0.12% | +4.66% | |
| 10 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | Stock-Comm Services | 1.26% | +0.11% | -3.09% | |
| 11 | BRK-B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B | Stock-Other | 1.19% | -0.05% | +1.02% | |
| 12 | SN | SharkNinja, Inc. | Stock-Consumer Disc | 0.93% | +0.20% | -4.39% | |
| 13 | QQQ | Invesco Qqq Trust Series 1 | ETF-Tech | 0.88% | +0.15% | +3.09% | |
| 14 | JPM | Jpmorgan Chase & Co | Stock-Financials | 0.83% | — | -1.35% | |
| 15 | AVGO | Broadcom Inc | Stock-Tech | 0.82% | +0.08% | -0.95% | |
| 16 | VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Mkt ETF | ETF-Other | 0.81% | +0.05% | +0.57% | |
| 17 | VUG | Vanguard Growth ETF | ETF-Other | 0.80% | +0.06% | +505.79% | |
| 18 | VEA | Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | ETF-Other | 0.80% | +0.01% | -0.47% | |
| 19 | VTV | Vanguard Value ETF | ETF-Other | 0.77% | +0.04% | +4.02% | |
| 20 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc-cl C | Stock-Comm Services | 0.72% | +0.07% | -1.81% | |
| 21 | META | Meta Platforms Inc-class A | Stock-Comm Services | 0.71% | -0.13% | -6.23% | |
| 22 | IWF | Ishares Russell 1000 Growth | ETF-Other | 0.60% | +0.02% | +290.00% | |
| 23 | CAT | Caterpillar Inc | Stock-Industrials | 0.58% | +0.13% | -4.64% | |
| 24 | SCHF | Schwab Intl Equity ETF | ETF-Other | 0.58% | +0.02% | +1.99% | |
| 25 | IEFA | Ishares Core Msci Eafe ETF | ETF-Other | 0.58% | +0.03% | +7.93% | |
| 26 | VIG | Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | ETF-Other | 0.54% | — | +0.23% | |
| 27 | IJH | Ishares Core S&p Midcap ETF | ETF-Other | 0.52% | -0.03% | -9.26% | |
| 28 | SIXH | Etc 6 Meridian Hedged Equity | ETF-Other | 0.51% | -0.05% | -0.64% | |
| 29 | LLY | Eli Lilly & Co | Stock-Healthcare | 0.51% | +0.08% | -0.96% | |
| 30 | GLD | Spdr Gold Shares | ETF-Commodities | 0.50% | -0.15% | -1.20% | |
| 31 | V | Visa Inc-class A Shares | Stock-Financials | 0.49% | +0.05% | +7.25% | |
| 32 | PEP | Pepsico Inc | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.49% | -0.12% | +1.63% | |
| 33 | MU | Micron Technology Inc | Stock-Tech | 0.49% | +0.31% | -12.23% | |
| 34 | ABBV | Abbvie Inc | Stock-Healthcare | 0.48% | +0.10% | +18.66% | |
| 35 | IJR | Ishares Core S&p Small-cap E | ETF-Small Cap | 0.48% | +0.02% | -5.77% | |
| 36 | CVX | Chevron CORP | Stock-Energy | 0.47% | -0.24% | -9.60% | |
| 37 | IBM | Intl Business Machines CORP | Stock-Tech | 0.47% | +0.12% | +27.77% | |
| 38 | CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | Stock-Tech | 0.46% | +0.03% | -22.85% | |
| 39 | MRK | Merck & Co. Inc. | Stock-Healthcare | 0.46% | — | +1.22% | |
| 40 | SIXA | Etc 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equi | ETF-Other | 0.43% | — | +1.59% | |
| 41 | VGT | Vanguard Info Tech ETF | ETF-Tech | 0.42% | +0.11% | +762.77% | |
| 42 | PG | Procter & Gamble Co/the | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.42% | — | +6.95% | |
| 43 | COST | Costco Wholesale CORP | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.41% | -0.05% | +3.07% | |
| 44 | SPYM | Ste Str Spdr Pt S&p 500 ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 0.40% | +0.05% | +8.83% | |
| 45 | PLPC | Preformed Line Products Co | Stock-Other | 0.40% | +0.12% | +4.82% | |
| 46 | SCHX | Schwab US Large-cap ETF | ETF-Other | 0.40% | +0.02% | -0.40% | |
| 47 | VWO | Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke | ETF-Emerging Markets | 0.40% | -0.02% | -5.82% | |
| 48 | DGRO | Ishares Core Dividend Growth | ETF-Other | 0.39% | +0.01% | +3.05% | |
| 49 | TSLA | Tesla Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 0.39% | +0.01% | -1.10% | |
| 50 | MCD | Mcdonald's CORP | Stock-Consumer Disc | 0.39% | -0.06% | +7.06% |
1–50 of 200
Portfolio Performance
Performance for Q3 2026
+3.4%
Performance Last 4 Quarters
+20.7%
- Stdev
- +11.4%
- Beta
- +0.71
- Alpha
- -2.5%
- Max Drawdown
- -8.9%
- Annualized Perf
- +11.6%
- Batting Avg vs S&P
- +41.7%
- Sortino
- +1.82
- Stutzer
- +0.3
- Treynor
- +0.16
- Sterling
- +0.69
- Calmar
- +1.31
- Information Ratio
- -1.07
- Tracking Error
- +7.8%
- Stdev Down
- +6.4%
- Winning Months %
- +66.7%
- Losing Months %
- +33.3%
- Best 12 Months
- +28.4%
- Worst 12 Months
- +1.9%
- Efficiency Ratio
- +0.38
- Sharpe
- +1.02
- Stdev Sectors
- +7.4%
- Skewness
- -0.08
- Kurtosis
- -0.57
- Upside Potential
- +3.6
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
| Period | Holdings | Total value | Stability | Top holdings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 3797 | $103.2B | 0 | ||
| 2026 Q1 | 3796 | $94.2B | 16 | ||
| 2025 Q4 | 3644 | $91.4B | 12 | ||
| 2025 Q3 | 3830 | $88.1B | 25 | ||
| 2025 Q2 | 3752 | $79.8B | 0 | ||
| 2025 Q1 | 3723 | $73.7B | 100 | ||
| 2024 Q4 | 3803 | $73.1B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q3 | 3730 | $70.0B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q2 | 3667 | $64.7B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q1 | 3605 | $61.7B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q4 | 3685 | $59.6B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q3 | 3601 | $53.2B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q2 | 3457 | $50.8B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q1 | 3397 | $45.8B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q4 | 3385 | $43.7B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q3 | 3241 | $37.3B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q2 | 3254 | $38.7B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q1 | 3450 | $44.9B | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q4 | 3385 | $45.6B | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q3 | 3270 | $37.4B | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q2 | 3205 | $34.5B | 100 | ||
| 2021 Q1 | 3090 | $31.7B | 36 | ||
| 2020 Q4 | 2626 | $24.0B | 44 | ||
| 2020 Q3 | 2574 | $20.7B | 19 | ||
| 2020 Q2 | 2457 | $18.3B | 24 | ||
| 2020 Q1 | 2258 | $15.4B | 48 | ||
| 2019 Q4 | 2305 | $16.9B | 31 | ||
| 2019 Q3 | 2436 | $18.4B | 20 | ||
| 2019 Q2 | 2395 | $16.8B | 21 | ||
| 2019 Q1 | 2321 | $15.0B | 22 | ||
| 2018 Q4 | 2220 | $13.0B | 29 | ||
| 2018 Q3 | 2300 | $13.9B | 18 | ||
| 2018 Q2 | 2253 | $12.8B | 20 | ||
| 2018 Q1 | 2197 | $11.9B | 19 | ||
| 2017 Q4 | 2297 | $12.2B | 15 | ||
| 2017 Q3 | 2265 | $11.7B | 19 | ||
| 2017 Q2 | 2248 | $11.2B | 20 | ||
| 2017 Q1 | 2112 | $10.4B | 23 | ||
| 2016 Q4 | 1951 | $9.2B | 20 | ||
| 2016 Q3 | 1869 | $8.6B | 22 | ||
| 2016 Q2 | 1771 | $7.9B | 100 | ||
| 2016 Q1 | 2059 | $30.7B | 100 | ||
| 2015 Q4 | 2052 | $8.4B | 33 | ||
| 2015 Q3 | 1870 | $7.6B | 46 | ||
| 2015 Q2 | 1509 | $6.2B | 43 | ||
| 2015 Q1 | 1606 | $6.7B | 29 | ||
| 2014 Q4 | 1588 | $6.5B | 27 | ||
| 2014 Q3 | 1530 | $5.9B | 24 | ||
| 2014 Q2 | 1598 | $5.8B | 24 | ||
| 2014 Q1 | 1624 | $5.1B | 26 | ||
| 2013 Q4 | 1537 | $4.9B | 34 | ||
| 2013 Q3 | 1344 | $4.0B | 25 | ||
| 2013 Q2 | 1285 | $3.7B | — |
* This report is exclusively curated by the AlphaSMO team. AlphaSMO is the web's most authoritative 13F / Inside Trader database, delivering precise insider trading and institutional holdings insights.
Holding changes this quarter
HighTower Advisors, LLC's most significant position changes for 2026-06-30: Sold out: Exxon Mobil CORP (XOM); Sold out: Honeywell International Inc (HON); New buy: ; New buy: ; New buy: .
Showing top 200 changes by size (of 4064 total)
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MU | Micron Technology Inc | +0.3% | -12.23% | Trim |
| 2 | SN | SharkNinja, Inc. | +0.2% | -4.39% | Trim |
| 3 | IUSG | Ishares Core S&p U.s. Growth | +0.2% | +215.18% | Add |
| 4 | IVV | Ishares Core S&p 500 ETF | +0.2% | +2.74% | Add |
| 5 | VOO | Vanguard S&p 500 ETF | +0.2% | +4.01% | Add |
| 6 | QQQ | Invesco Qqq Trust Series 1 | +0.2% | +3.09% | Add |
| 7 | LRCX | Lam Research CORP | +0.2% | -5.28% | Trim |
| 8 | AMAT | Applied Materials Inc | +0.1% | -4.01% | Trim |
| 9 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | +0.1% | -4.82% | Trim |
| 10 | CAT | Caterpillar Inc | +0.1% | -4.64% | Trim |
| 11 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | +0.1% | +4.66% | Add |
| 12 | IBM | Intl Business Machines CORP | +0.1% | +27.77% | Add |
| 13 | PLPC | Preformed Line Products Co | +0.1% | +4.82% | Add |
| 14 | PANW | Palo Alto Networks Inc | +0.1% | -8.33% | Trim |
| 15 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | +0.1% | -3.09% | Trim |
| 16 | VGT | Vanguard Info Tech ETF | +0.1% | +762.77% | Add |
| 17 | KLAC | Kla CORP | +0.1% | +1015.69% | Add |
| 18 | ABBV | Abbvie Inc | +0.1% | +18.66% | Add |
| 19 | UNH | Unitedhealth Group Inc | +0.1% | +11.97% | Add |
| 20 | AVGO | Broadcom Inc | +0.1% | -0.95% | Trim |
| 21 | LLY | Eli Lilly & Co | +0.1% | -0.96% | Trim |
| 22 | TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor-sp Adr | +0.1% | +0.57% | Add |
| 23 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc-cl C | +0.1% | -1.81% | Trim |
| 24 | VXUS | Vanguard Total Intl Stock | +0.1% | +22.18% | Add |
| 25 | XLK | Ss Technology Select Sector | +0.1% | -0.94% | Trim |
| 26 | QQQM | Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF | +0.1% | +33.88% | Add |
| 27 | INTC | Intel CORP | +0.1% | +6.64% | Add |
| 28 | CI | THE Cigna Group | +0.1% | +402.69% | Add |
| 29 | MRVL | Marvell Technology Inc | +0.1% | +99.27% | Add |
| 30 | ITW | Illinois Tool Works | +0.1% | +170.37% | Add |
| 31 | SPGM | State Street Spdr Portfolio | +0.1% | +3477.46% | Add |
| 32 | ✓ | +0.1% | NEW | New buy | |
| 33 | VUG | Vanguard Growth ETF | +0.1% | +505.79% | Add |
| 34 | VCIT | Vanguard Int-term Corporate | +0.1% | +36.77% | Add |
| 35 | ASML | ASML Holding N.V. | +0.1% | +0.40% | Add |
| 36 | CRWD | Crowdstrike Holdings Inc - A | +0.1% | -5.55% | Trim |
| 37 | MXL | Maxlinear Inc | +0.1% | -11.15% | Trim |
| 38 | LEN | Lennar Corp-a | +0.1% | +2463.24% | Add |
| 39 | AAPL | Apple Inc | +0.1% | -2.59% | Trim |
| 40 | VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Mkt ETF | +0.1% | +0.57% | Add |
| 41 | V | Visa Inc-class A Shares | +0.1% | +7.25% | Add |
| 42 | SPYM | Ste Str Spdr Pt S&p 500 ETF | +0.1% | +8.83% | Add |
| 43 | IEMG | Ishares Core Msci Emerging | +0.1% | +12.50% | Add |
| 44 | MS | Morgan Stanley | +0.1% | +5.81% | Add |
| 45 | VTV | Vanguard Value ETF | 0% | +4.02% | Add |
| 46 | BAC | Bank Of America CORP | 0% | +5.49% | Add |
| 47 | TXN | Texas Instruments Inc | 0% | -11.87% | Trim |
| 48 | GE | General Electric | 0% | +7.80% | Add |
| 49 | IWM | Ishares Russell 2000 ETF | 0% | +10.95% | Add |
| 50 | SPEM | State Street Sp Ptf Em ETF | 0% | +23.65% | Add |
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Filing History
FAQ
What is HighTower Advisors, LLC and what type of investor is it?
HighTower 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 (2026-06-30), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $103.2B, spread across 3797 disclosed positions.
What are HighTower Advisors, LLC's largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, HighTower Advisors, LLC's top holdings by market value are:
1. Apple Inc (AAPL) — $3.3B (3.2%)
2. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) — $2.5B (2.4%)
3. Ishares Core S&p 500 ETF (IVV) — $2.5B (2.4%)
4. Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us (SPY) — $2.0B (2.0%)
5. Vanguard S&p 500 ETF (VOO) — $1.9B (1.8%)
What changes did HighTower Advisors, LLC make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, HighTower Advisors, LLC made 200 notable position adjustments: 8 new positions were initiated, 103 existing holdings were added to, 86 positions were partially reduced, and 3 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: Sold out: Exxon Mobil CORP (XOM); Sold out: Honeywell International Inc (HON); New buy: ; New buy: ; New buy:
What sectors does HighTower Advisors, LLC focus on?
HighTower Advisors, LLC is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Information Technology: 28.8%
• Health Care: 13.5%
• Financials: 11.8%
• Consumer Discretionary: 11.4%
• Industrials: 9.7%
• Communication Services: 7.8%
Investment Profile
HighTower Advisors, LLC returned an annualized 11.6% over the trailing 36 months — underperforming the S&P 500 by 2.5 points — based on a reconstructed track record of its disclosed 13F positions, with a beta of 0.71 (less volatile than the market) and a 42% quarterly batting average against the index.
Its portfolio is broadly diversified and long-term-holding.
It has added to its SPY position over the past two quarters (+$654.7M, now $2.0B), while trimming MSFT over the same stretch (-$552.5M, still holding $1.9B).
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