Ardent Capital Management, Inc.
In its 13F for Q2 2026 (holdings as of June 30, 2026, filed July 20, 2026), Ardent Capital Management, Inc. reported 47 stock positions worth $240.6 million. Its top holding was Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) at 32.9% of the portfolio, followed by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, 15.5%) and Alphabet Class C (GOOG, 14.3%). Compared with Q1 2026, it opened 4 new positions, sold out of 4, added to 3 and reduced 21. The biggest buy was a new position in Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) and the biggest sale an exit from Alphabet Class A (GOOGL).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH
- CIK
- 0001888792
- Portfolio Value
- $240.6M (Q2 2026)
- SEC Filing
- 0001172661-26-002677 ↗ filed Jul 20, 2026
Holdings Value
Holdings 47 stocks · $240.6M
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 32.92% | 158,324 | $79.2M | Reduce -0.8% |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 15.48% | 146,697 | $37.3M | Reduce -0.3% |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | 14.34% | 97,666 | $34.5M | Reduce -0.3% |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 6.52% | 54,178 | $15.7M | Reduce -0.8% |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | 5.77% | 24,657 | $13.9M | Add +0.4% |
| SYK Stryker Corp. | 4.63% | 35,359 | $11.1M | Add +10.2% |
| PM Philip Morris International | 3.30% | 43,836 | $7.9M | Reduce -3.1% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | 2.61% | 6,710 | $6.3M | Add +2.9% |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | 1.82% | 29,813 | $4.4M | Reduce -0.0% |
| ARTY iShares Future AI & Tech ETF | 1.28% | 40,567 | $3.1M | Reduce -0.9% |
| IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF | 0.92% | 5,427 | $2.2M | Reduce -8.1% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 0.92% | 9,248 | $2.2M | No change |
| RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight | 0.61% | 6,920 | $1.5M | Reduce -9.6% |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.61% | 1,966 | $1.5M | No change |
| QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac | 0.57% | 6,249 | $1.4M | Reduce -9.1% |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 0.53% | 3,902 | $1.3M | Reduce -0.1% |
| VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui | 0.52% | 5,790 | $1.3M | Reduce -8.3% |
| IAUM iShares Gold Trust Micro | 0.47% | 28,500 | $1.1M | No change |
| VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd | 0.45% | 13,480 | $1.1M | Reduce -8.4% |
| MO Altria Group Inc. | 0.42% | 13,910 | $1.0M | Reduce -5.3% |
| ACRE Ares Commercial Real Estate | 0.41% | 218,089 | $981K | New |
| BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 0.38% | 15,675 | $903K | No change |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | 0.36% | 1,146 | $856K | No change |
| IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E | 0.34% | 5,493 | $815K | Reduce -11.2% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 0.32% | 2,067 | $771K | No change |
| IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth | 0.31% | 6,040 | $750K | No change |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. | 0.28% | 35,403 | $677K | Reduce -0.1% |
| ABBV Abbvie Inc. | 0.26% | 2,530 | $637K | No change |
| PLD Prologis Inc. | 0.22% | 3,990 | $541K | No change |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF | 0.22% | 6,920 | $534K | No change |
| GLD SPDR Gold Shares | 0.21% | 1,400 | $516K | No change |
| MDY State Street SPDR S&P Midcap | 0.21% | 730 | $513K | No change |
| SLV iShares Silver Trust | 0.21% | 9,500 | $508K | No change |
| CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. | 0.16% | 3,318 | $390K | No change |
| ADP Automatic Data Processing | 0.15% | 1,631 | $365K | No change |
| EVLV Evolv Technologies Holdings | 0.15% | 61,995 | $360K | Reduce -0.8% |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | 0.13% | 917 | $315K | No change |
| VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US | 0.11% | 721 | $267K | No change |
| MCD McDonald's Corp. | 0.11% | 951 | $257K | No change |
| SO The Southern Co. | 0.11% | 2,648 | $253K | Reduce -1.0% |
| VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U | 0.10% | 2,850 | $239K | No change |
| CEF Sprott Physical Gold and Sil | 0.10% | 5,930 | $239K | Reduce -8.8% |
| EMLP First Trust North American E | 0.10% | 5,280 | $230K | Reduce -10.1% |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | 0.09% | 1,100 | $220K | New |
| XME SS SPDR S&P Metals Mining | 0.09% | 1,970 | $211K | Reduce -10.3% |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 0.09% | 550 | $208K | New |
| SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp Inc. | 0.08% | 2,649 | $203K | New |
Portfolio Sells Q1 2026 → Q2 2026
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | Sold out | 0.00% | −2.93 |
| BIDU Baidu Inc. - Spon ADR | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.61 |
| ADBE Adobe Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.46 |
| UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.23 |
| CEF Sprott Physical Gold and Sil | Reduce -8.8% | 0.10% | −0.03 |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | Reduce -0.0% | 1.82% | −0.03 |
| RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight | Reduce -9.6% | 0.61% | −0.02 |
| EMLP First Trust North American E | Reduce -10.1% | 0.10% | −0.01 |
| XME SS SPDR S&P Metals Mining | Reduce -10.3% | 0.09% | −0.01 |
| EVLV Evolv Technologies Holdings | Reduce -0.8% | 0.15% | −0.01 |
| VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui | Reduce -8.3% | 0.52% | −0.01 |
| SO The Southern Co. | Reduce -1.0% | 0.11% | −0.01 |
| VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd | Reduce -8.4% | 0.45% | −0.00 |
| MO Altria Group Inc. | Reduce -5.3% | 0.42% | +0.00 |
| QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac | Reduce -9.1% | 0.57% | +0.01 |
| IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E | Reduce -11.2% | 0.34% | +0.01 |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. | Reduce -0.1% | 0.28% | +0.02 |
| IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF | Reduce -8.1% | 0.92% | +0.02 |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Reduce -0.1% | 0.53% | +0.04 |
| PM Philip Morris International | Reduce -3.1% | 3.30% | +0.09 |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | Reduce -0.3% | 15.48% | +0.09 |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | Reduce -0.8% | 32.92% | +0.20 |
| ARTY iShares Future AI & Tech ETF | Reduce -0.9% | 1.28% | +0.47 |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | Reduce -0.8% | 6.52% | +0.59 |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | Reduce -0.3% | 14.34% | +2.32 |
Portfolio Buys Q1 2026 → Q2 2026
| ACRE Ares Commercial Real Estate | New | 0.41% | +0.41 |
| SYK Stryker Corp. | Add +10.2% | 4.63% | +0.11 |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | New | 0.09% | +0.09 |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | New | 0.09% | +0.09 |
| SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp Inc. | New | 0.08% | +0.08 |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | Add +2.9% | 2.61% | −0.17 |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | Add +0.4% | 5.77% | −0.24 |
All Filings
| Quarter | Positions | 13F Reported Value | Top Holdings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 47 | $240.6M | BRK.B, JNJ, GOOG, AAPL, META |
| Q1 2026 | 47 | $233.6M | BRK.B, JNJ, GOOG, META, AAPL |
| Q4 2025 | 50 | $252.8M | BRK.B, GOOG, JNJ, META, AAPL |
| Q3 2025 | 51 | $236.0M | BRK.B, JNJ, GOOG, META, AAPL |
| Q2 2025 | 43 | $208.5M | BRK.B, JNJ, META, GOOG, SYK |
| Q1 2025 | 44 | $231.1M | BRK.B, AAPL, JNJ, GOOG, META |
| Q4 2024 | 42 | $219.8M | BRK.B, AAPL, JNJ, GOOG, META |
| Q3 2024 | 45 | $220.1M | BRK.B, AAPL, JNJ, GOOG, META |
| Q2 2024 | 42 | $204.0M | BRK.B, AAPL, JNJ, GOOG, META |
| Q1 2024 | 46 | $199.2M | BRK.B, AAPL, JNJ, GOOG, META |