Ardent Capital Management, Inc.
In its 13F for Q4 2024 (holdings as of December 31, 2024, filed February 3, 2025), Ardent Capital Management, Inc. reported 42 stock positions worth $219.8 million. Its top holding was Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) at 32.5% of the portfolio, followed by Apple (AAPL, 15.1%) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, 9.9%). Compared with Q3 2024, it opened 1 new position, sold out of 4, added to 10 and reduced 12. The biggest buy was Alphabet Class C (GOOG, shares +0%) and the biggest sale an exit from Capri (CPRI).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH
- CIK
- 0001888792
- Portfolio Value
- $219.8M (Q4 2024)
- SEC Filing
- 0001172661-25-000468 ↗ filed Feb 3, 2025
Holdings Value
Holdings 42 stocks · $219.8M
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 32.50% | 157,599 | $71.4M | Add +4.2% |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 15.15% | 132,958 | $33.3M | Reduce -6.6% |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 9.87% | 149,955 | $21.7M | Add +2.1% |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | 8.98% | 103,706 | $19.7M | Add +0.1% |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | 6.67% | 25,039 | $14.7M | Reduce -8.8% |
| SYK Stryker Corp. | 5.21% | 31,804 | $11.5M | Add +2.4% |
| PYPL PayPal Holdings Inc. | 4.10% | 105,667 | $9.0M | Reduce -7.7% |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | 2.17% | 25,148 | $4.8M | Reduce -0.9% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | 1.79% | 4,283 | $3.9M | Add +1.7% |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | 1.61% | 21,146 | $3.5M | Reduce -0.1% |
| PM Philip Morris International | 1.39% | 25,434 | $3.1M | Add +4.6% |
| IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF | 0.87% | 5,929 | $1.9M | No change |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 0.70% | 6,994 | $1.5M | Reduce -1.1% |
| RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight | 0.62% | 7,755 | $1.4M | No change |
| ZBH Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. | 0.60% | 12,443 | $1.3M | Reduce -1.4% |
| QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac | 0.56% | 6,874 | $1.2M | No change |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.53% | 1,966 | $1.2M | No change |
| VXUS Vanguard Total Intl Stock | 0.51% | 18,865 | $1.1M | No change |
| VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui | 0.49% | 6,315 | $1.1M | No change |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 0.45% | 4,120 | $988K | Reduce -30.4% |
| VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd | 0.44% | 3,680 | $972K | No change |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. | 0.43% | 44,101 | $942K | Add +0.7% |
| BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 0.40% | 15,700 | $888K | Reduce -39.6% |
| IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E | 0.40% | 7,646 | $881K | No change |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 0.40% | 2,067 | $871K | No change |
| IAUM iShares Gold Trust Micro | 0.34% | 28,500 | $746K | No change |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | 0.31% | 1,161 | $680K | No change |
| IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth | 0.28% | 1,510 | $606K | Reduce -8.5% |
| ADBE Adobe Inc. | 0.26% | 1,270 | $565K | No change |
| ADP Automatic Data Processing | 0.22% | 1,631 | $477K | No change |
| ABBV Abbvie Inc. | 0.21% | 2,585 | $459K | No change |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF | 0.20% | 7,120 | $444K | No change |
| PLD Prologis Inc. | 0.19% | 3,990 | $422K | No change |
| MDY State Street SPDR S&P Midcap | 0.19% | 730 | $416K | Reduce -6.4% |
| X United States Steel Corp. | 0.15% | 9,997 | $340K | Reduce -0.0% |
| GLD SPDR Gold Shares | 0.15% | 1,400 | $339K | Add +40.0% |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | 0.13% | 917 | $290K | No change |
| MCD McDonald's Corp. | 0.13% | 951 | $276K | No change |
| EVLV Evolv Technologies Holdings | 0.12% | 66,926 | $264K | Add +80.8% |
| SO The Southern Co. | 0.12% | 3,129 | $258K | Add +0.9% |
| VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US | 0.10% | 744 | $216K | No change |
| EMLP First Trust North American E | 0.10% | 5,870 | $209K | New |
Portfolio Sells Q3 2024 → Q4 2024
| CPRI Capri Holdings Ltd. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.58 |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | Reduce -8.8% | 6.67% | −0.47 |
| BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | Reduce -39.6% | 0.40% | −0.21 |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Reduce -30.4% | 0.45% | −0.12 |
| KR Kroger Co. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.10 |
| SLV iShares Silver Trust | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.10 |
| B Barrick Gold Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.09 |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | Reduce -0.1% | 1.61% | −0.05 |
| ZBH Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. | Reduce -1.4% | 0.60% | −0.02 |
| MDY State Street SPDR S&P Midcap | Reduce -6.4% | 0.19% | −0.01 |
| X United States Steel Corp. | Reduce -0.0% | 0.15% | −0.01 |
| IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth | Reduce -8.5% | 0.28% | −0.01 |
| PYPL PayPal Holdings Inc. | Reduce -7.7% | 4.10% | +0.04 |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | Reduce -6.6% | 15.15% | +0.07 |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | Reduce -1.1% | 0.70% | +0.10 |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | Reduce -0.9% | 2.17% | +0.25 |
Portfolio Buys Q3 2024 → Q4 2024
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | Add +0.1% | 8.98% | +1.11 |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | Add +4.2% | 32.50% | +0.87 |
| SYK Stryker Corp. | Add +2.4% | 5.21% | +0.11 |
| EMLP First Trust North American E | New | 0.10% | +0.10 |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | Add +1.7% | 1.79% | +0.09 |
| EVLV Evolv Technologies Holdings | Add +80.8% | 0.12% | +0.05 |
| PM Philip Morris International | Add +4.6% | 1.39% | +0.05 |
| GLD SPDR Gold Shares | Add +40.0% | 0.15% | +0.04 |
| SO The Southern Co. | Add +0.9% | 0.12% | −0.01 |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. | Add +0.7% | 0.43% | −0.03 |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | Add +2.1% | 9.87% | −0.95 |
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 |