Aldebaran Financial Inc.

In its 13F for Q3 2024 (holdings as of September 30, 2024, filed November 21, 2024), Aldebaran Financial Inc. reported 68 stock positions worth $84.8 million. Its top holding was Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) at 8.6% of the portfolio, followed by Apple (AAPL, 8.1%) and Fortinet (FTNT, 7.2%). Compared with Q2 2024, it opened 5 new positions, sold out of 1, added to 31 and reduced 16. The biggest buy was Fortinet (FTNT, shares +0%) and the biggest sale Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ, shares −36%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
KINGSPORT, TN
CIK
0001353110
Portfolio Value
$84.8M (Q3 2024)
SEC Filing
0001062993-24-019448 ↗ filed Nov 21, 2024

Holdings Value

0$50.0M$100.0M$150.0M Q1 2024: $70.7M Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $76.3M Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $84.8M $84.8M Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $85.6M Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $81.8M Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $90.4M Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $100.0M Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $108.1M Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $105.3M Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $123.2M Q2 2026

Holdings 68 stocks · $84.8M

BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 8.62% 15,894 $7.3M Add +0.2%
AAPL Apple Inc. 8.05% 29,312 $6.8M Reduce -1.1%
FTNT Fortinet Inc. 7.18% 78,508 $6.1M Add +0.0%
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 5.69% 8,406 $4.8M Add +4.9%
SPTM SS SPDR P S&P 1500 Comp ETF 5.53% 66,915 $4.7M Add +1.0%
AMERICAN WELL CORP 4.81% 21,906 $4.1M Add +3.0%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 3.89% 7,663 $3.3M Add +5.8%
SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF 3.04% 38,155 $2.6M Add +14.8%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 2.97% 20,757 $2.5M Reduce -1.6%
WM Waste Management Inc. 2.74% 11,210 $2.3M Add +4.6%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.74% 11,021 $2.3M Add +3.2%
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. 2.70% 13,220 $2.3M Add +0.0%
WMT Walmart Inc. 2.12% 22,250 $1.8M Add +10.9%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 2.05% 10,401 $1.7M Add +4.4%
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 1.92% 2,853 $1.6M Add +10.2%
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 1.55% 2,693 $1.3M Reduce -36.0%
CRM Salesforce Inc. 1.53% 4,735 $1.3M No change
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 1.37% 7,187 $1.2M Reduce -15.8%
DIS The Walt Disney Co. filed as DISNEY WALT CO 1.27% 11,166 $1.1M Reduce -4.3%
NSC Norfolk Southern Corp. 1.25% 4,268 $1.1M Reduce -1.8%
LOW Lowe's Cos Inc. 1.25% 3,900 $1.1M Add +0.9%
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. 1.14% 1,093 $968K Add +51.2%
LNG Cheniere Energy Inc. 1.10% 5,195 $934K Add +26.1%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 1.07% 3,208 $908K Add +8.4%
HD Home Depot Inc. 1.02% 2,136 $866K Add +0.6%
CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. Class A 1.02% 3,079 $864K Reduce -6.5%
EMN Eastman Chemical Co. 1.01% 7,625 $854K Add +0.2%
KO The Coca-Cola Co. 0.99% 11,711 $842K Add +21.4%
SPSM SS SPDR P S&P 600 Small Cap 0.97% 18,090 $823K Reduce -1.8%
QQQM Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 0.92% 3,885 $780K New
PHM Pultegroup Inc. 0.91% 5,365 $770K Add +99.1%
MCD McDonald's Corp. 0.91% 2,522 $768K Add +0.1%
SPMD SS SPDR P S&P 400 Midcap ETF 0.87% 13,540 $740K Reduce -2.0%
COHR Coherent Corp. 0.80% 7,661 $681K No change
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.80% 5,794 $679K Add +0.1%
UNP Union Pacific Corp. 0.78% 2,701 $666K No change
VZ Verizon Communications Inc. 0.75% 14,177 $637K Reduce -1.9%
UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. 0.67% 978 $572K No change
FHN First Horizon Corp. 0.65% 35,289 $548K Reduce -3.3%
XSMO Invesco S&P Smallcap Momentu 0.61% 7,811 $517K New
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp. 0.60% 3,128 $510K No change
DLR Digital Realty Trust Inc. 0.60% 3,120 $505K Reduce -0.3%
ECL Ecolab Inc. 0.55% 1,837 $469K No change
ABBV Abbvie Inc. 0.55% 2,360 $466K New
SBUX Starbucks Corp. 0.53% 4,634 $452K Add +0.0%
NOC Northrop Grumman Corp. 0.49% 785 $415K Add +1.3%
DUK Duke Energy Corp. 0.48% 3,525 $406K Reduce -5.4%
CNC Centene Corp. 0.47% 5,241 $395K No change
ELV Elevance Health Inc. 0.42% 683 $355K Add +0.1%
DIA SS SPDR Dow Jones Indus Avg filed as SPDR DOW JONES INDL AVERAGE 0.40% 794 $336K Add +2.9%
ET Energy Transfer LP 0.38% 20,225 $325K No change
RF Regions Financial Corp. 0.38% 13,657 $319K Add +0.1%
XLK SS Technology Select Sector 0.37% 1,402 $317K Add +1.5%
SO The Southern Co. 0.37% 3,450 $311K No change
FDX FedEx Corp. 0.36% 1,120 $307K Add +8.7%
TFC Truist Financial Corp. 0.36% 7,088 $303K Reduce -3.1%
TSLA Tesla Inc. 0.35% 1,139 $298K Reduce -2.6%
SOFI Sofi Technologies Inc. 0.33% 35,600 $280K Reduce -10.1%
AMAT Applied Materials Inc. 0.31% 1,300 $263K No change
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth 0.31% 694 $261K No change
TJX TJX Companies Inc. filed as TJX COS INC NEW 0.31% 2,208 $259K Add +0.3%
CAT Caterpillar Inc. 0.30% 657 $257K No change
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.29% 1,500 $249K No change
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.26% 250 $222K No change
DG Dollar General Corp. 0.26% 2,594 $219K No change
PKG Packaging Corp. of America 0.25% 1,000 $215K New
PEP Pepsico Inc. 0.24% 1,213 $206K No change
SLV iShares Silver Trust 0.24% 7,125 $202K New

Portfolio Sells Q2 2024 → Q3 2024

QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 Reduce -36.0% 1.55% −1.09
CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. Class A Reduce -6.5% 1.02% −0.64
NVDA Nvidia Corp. Reduce -1.6% 2.97% −0.44
JNJ Johnson & Johnson Reduce -15.8% 1.37% −0.26
PSX Phillips 66 Sold out 0.00% −0.26
DIS The Walt Disney Co. Reduce -4.3% 1.27% −0.25
AAPL Apple Inc. Reduce -1.1% 8.05% −0.13
FHN First Horizon Corp. Reduce -3.3% 0.65% −0.11
SPMD SS SPDR P S&P 400 Midcap ETF Reduce -2.0% 0.87% −0.06
SPSM SS SPDR P S&P 600 Small Cap Reduce -1.8% 0.97% −0.03
VZ Verizon Communications Inc. Reduce -1.9% 0.75% −0.03
DLR Digital Realty Trust Inc. Reduce -0.3% 0.60% −0.03
TFC Truist Financial Corp. Reduce -3.1% 0.36% −0.02
SOFI Sofi Technologies Inc. Reduce -10.1% 0.33% −0.01
DUK Duke Energy Corp. Reduce -5.4% 0.48% −0.01
NSC Norfolk Southern Corp. Reduce -1.8% 1.25% +0.03
TSLA Tesla Inc. Reduce -2.6% 0.35% +0.05

Portfolio Buys Q2 2024 → Q3 2024

FTNT Fortinet Inc. Add +0.0% 7.18% +0.98
QQQM Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF New 0.92% +0.92
XSMO Invesco S&P Smallcap Momentu New 0.61% +0.61
ABBV Abbvie Inc. New 0.55% +0.55
PHM Pultegroup Inc. Add +99.1% 0.91% +0.52
WMT Walmart Inc. Add +10.9% 2.12% +0.34
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. Add +51.2% 1.14% +0.28
PKG Packaging Corp. of America New 0.25% +0.25
SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF Add +14.8% 3.04% +0.25
SLV iShares Silver Trust New 0.24% +0.24
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A Add +10.2% 1.92% +0.21
KO The Coca-Cola Co. Add +21.4% 0.99% +0.19
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B Add +0.2% 8.62% +0.16
LNG Cheniere Energy Inc. Add +26.1% 1.10% +0.16
LOW Lowe's Cos Inc. Add +0.9% 1.25% +0.13
MCD McDonald's Corp. Add +0.1% 0.91% +0.06
HD Home Depot Inc. Add +0.6% 1.02% +0.06
SBUX Starbucks Corp. Add +0.0% 0.53% +0.06
NOC Northrop Grumman Corp. Add +1.3% 0.49% +0.05
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Add +8.4% 1.07% +0.03
EMN Eastman Chemical Co. Add +0.2% 1.01% +0.03
RF Regions Financial Corp. Add +0.1% 0.38% +0.02
DIA SS SPDR Dow Jones Indus Avg Add +2.9% 0.40% +0.00
TJX TJX Companies Inc. Add +0.3% 0.31% −0.01
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US Add +4.9% 5.69% −0.03
XLK SS Technology Select Sector Add +1.5% 0.37% −0.04
FDX FedEx Corp. Add +8.7% 0.36% −0.04
ELV Elevance Health Inc. Add +0.1% 0.42% −0.07
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. Add +0.1% 0.80% −0.07
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. Add +3.2% 2.74% −0.09
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. Add +0.0% 2.70% −0.16
SPTM SS SPDR P S&P 1500 Comp ETF Add +1.0% 5.53% −0.24
WM Waste Management Inc. Add +4.6% 2.74% −0.25
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C Add +4.4% 2.05% −0.35
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Add +5.8% 3.89% −0.35
AMERICAN WELL CORP Add +3.0% 4.81% −0.57

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 82$123.2MSPTM, FTNT, BRK.B, AAPL, SPYM
Q1 2026 76$105.3MSPTM, BRK.B, AAPL, SPYM, FTNT
Q4 2025 77$108.1MSPTM, BRK.B, AAPL, FTNT, SPYM
Q3 2025 77$100.0MBRK.B, SPTM, AAPL, FTNT, SPY
Q2 2025 73$90.4MFTNT, BRK.B, SPTM, AAPL, SPY
Q1 2025 70$81.8MBRK.B, FTNT, AAPL, SPTM, SPY
Q4 2024 73$85.6MBRK.B, FTNT, AAPL, SPTM, SPY
Q3 2024 68$84.8MBRK.B, AAPL, FTNT, SPY, SPTM
Q2 2024 64$76.3MBRK.B, AAPL, FTNT, SPTM, SPY
Q1 2024 62$70.7MBRK.B, FTNT, AAPL, AMERICAN WELL CORP, SPTM