Ardent Capital Management, Inc.

In its 13F for Q3 2024 (holdings as of September 30, 2024, filed November 14, 2024), Ardent Capital Management, Inc. reported 45 stock positions worth $220.1 million. Its top holding was Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) at 31.6% of the portfolio, followed by Apple (AAPL, 15.1%) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, 10.8%). Compared with Q2 2024, it opened 5 new positions, sold out of 2, added to 1 and reduced 18. The biggest buy was a new position in United States Steel (X) and the biggest sale Alphabet Class A (GOOGL, shares −1%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
Cincinnati, OH
CIK
0001888792
Portfolio Value
$220.1M (Q3 2024)
SEC Filing
0001172661-24-004996 ↗ filed Nov 14, 2024

Holdings Value

0$100.0M$200.0M$300.0M Q1 2024: $199.2M Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $204.0M Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $220.1M $220.1M Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $219.8M Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $231.1M Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $208.5M Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $236.0M Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $252.8M Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $233.6M Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $240.6M Q2 2026

Holdings 45 stocks · $220.1M

BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 31.63% 151,220 $69.6M Reduce -2.5%
AAPL Apple Inc. 15.08% 142,416 $33.2M Reduce -2.3%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 10.82% 146,859 $23.8M Reduce -3.7%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 7.87% 103,596 $17.3M Add +5.7%
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 7.14% 27,460 $15.7M Reduce -3.7%
SYK Stryker Corp. 5.10% 31,049 $11.2M Reduce -0.5%
PYPL PayPal Holdings Inc. 4.06% 114,534 $8.9M Reduce -3.1%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 1.91% 25,370 $4.2M Reduce -1.2%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 1.70% 4,210 $3.7M Reduce -3.1%
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. 1.67% 21,161 $3.7M Reduce -0.9%
PM Philip Morris International 1.34% 24,325 $3.0M Reduce -0.5%
IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF 0.85% 5,929 $1.9M No change
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight 0.63% 7,755 $1.4M No change
ZBH Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. 0.62% 12,625 $1.4M Reduce -3.8%
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 0.61% 25,983 $1.3M No change
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 0.60% 7,074 $1.3M Reduce -9.0%
CPRI Capri Holdings Ltd. 0.58% 30,158 $1.3M Reduce -8.1%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.57% 5,920 $1.2M Reduce -1.0%
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac 0.56% 6,874 $1.2M No change
VXUS Vanguard Total Intl Stock 0.56% 18,865 $1.2M No change
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 0.52% 1,966 $1.1M No change
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui 0.50% 6,315 $1.1M No change
KVUE Kenvue Inc. 0.46% 43,785 $1.0M Reduce -6.0%
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd 0.44% 3,680 $971K No change
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E 0.41% 7,646 $894K No change
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 0.40% 2,067 $889K Reduce -0.3%
IAUM iShares Gold Trust Micro 0.34% 28,500 $748K No change
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.30% 1,161 $666K No change
ADBE Adobe Inc. 0.30% 1,270 $658K No change
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth 0.28% 1,651 $620K No change
ABBV Abbvie Inc. 0.23% 2,585 $510K No change
PLD Prologis Inc. 0.23% 3,990 $504K No change
ADP Automatic Data Processing 0.21% 1,631 $451K No change
MDY State Street SPDR S&P Midcap 0.20% 780 $444K No change
IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF 0.20% 7,120 $444K No change
X United States Steel Corp. 0.16% 10,000 $353K New
MCD McDonald's Corp. 0.13% 951 $290K No change
SO The Southern Co. 0.13% 3,100 $280K Reduce -17.1%
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.11% 917 $252K No change
GLD SPDR Gold Shares 0.11% 1,000 $243K No change
KR Kroger Co. 0.10% 3,828 $219K Reduce -9.3%
SLV iShares Silver Trust 0.10% 7,500 $213K New
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 0.10% 744 $211K New
B Barrick Gold Corp. 0.09% 7,500 $202K New
EVLV Evolv Technologies Holdings 0.07% 37,011 $150K New

Portfolio Sells Q2 2024 → Q3 2024

GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A Reduce -1.2% 1.91% −0.38
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp Sold out 0.00% −0.20
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. Reduce -9.0% 0.60% −0.14
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. Reduce -3.1% 1.70% −0.12
JNJ Johnson & Johnson Reduce -3.7% 10.82% −0.11
SYK Stryker Corp. Reduce -0.5% 5.10% −0.10
CRWS Crown Crafts Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.10
ZBH Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. Reduce -3.8% 0.62% −0.08
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. Reduce -0.9% 1.67% −0.06
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Reduce -0.3% 0.40% −0.05
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. Reduce -1.0% 0.57% −0.03
SO The Southern Co. Reduce -17.1% 0.13% −0.02
KR Kroger Co. Reduce -9.3% 0.10% −0.00
AAPL Apple Inc. Reduce -2.3% 15.08% +0.03
KVUE Kenvue Inc. Reduce -6.0% 0.46% +0.04
CPRI Capri Holdings Ltd. Reduce -8.1% 0.58% +0.05
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A Reduce -3.7% 7.14% +0.09
PM Philip Morris International Reduce -0.5% 1.34% +0.13
PYPL PayPal Holdings Inc. Reduce -3.1% 4.06% +0.70
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B Reduce -2.5% 31.63% +0.71

Portfolio Buys Q2 2024 → Q3 2024

X United States Steel Corp. New 0.16% +0.16
SLV iShares Silver Trust New 0.10% +0.10
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US New 0.10% +0.10
B Barrick Gold Corp. New 0.09% +0.09
EVLV Evolv Technologies Holdings New 0.07% +0.07
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C Add +5.7% 7.87% −0.94

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 47$240.6MBRK.B, JNJ, GOOG, AAPL, META
Q1 2026 47$233.6MBRK.B, JNJ, GOOG, META, AAPL
Q4 2025 50$252.8MBRK.B, GOOG, JNJ, META, AAPL
Q3 2025 51$236.0MBRK.B, JNJ, GOOG, META, AAPL
Q2 2025 43$208.5MBRK.B, JNJ, META, GOOG, SYK
Q1 2025 44$231.1MBRK.B, AAPL, JNJ, GOOG, META
Q4 2024 42$219.8MBRK.B, AAPL, JNJ, GOOG, META
Q3 2024 45$220.1MBRK.B, AAPL, JNJ, GOOG, META
Q2 2024 42$204.0MBRK.B, AAPL, JNJ, GOOG, META
Q1 2024 46$199.2MBRK.B, AAPL, JNJ, GOOG, META