Ardent Capital Management, Inc.
In its 13F for Q1 2025 (holdings as of March 31, 2025, filed May 12, 2025), Ardent Capital Management, Inc. reported 44 stock positions worth $231.1 million. Its top holding was Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) at 38.0% of the portfolio, followed by Apple (AAPL, 13.1%) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, 10.6%). Compared with Q4 2024, it opened 4 new positions, sold out of 2, added to 5 and reduced 17. The biggest buy was Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B, shares +5%) and the biggest sale Alphabet Class C (GOOG, shares −1%).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH
- CIK
- 0001888792
- Portfolio Value
- $231.1M (Q1 2025)
- SEC Filing
- 0001172661-25-001647 ↗ filed May 12, 2025
Holdings Value
Holdings 44 stocks · $231.1M
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 37.96% | 164,695 | $87.7M | Add +4.5% |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 13.13% | 136,628 | $30.3M | Add +2.8% |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 10.60% | 147,774 | $24.5M | Reduce -1.4% |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | 6.92% | 102,359 | $16.0M | Reduce -1.3% |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | 6.06% | 24,309 | $14.0M | Reduce -2.9% |
| SYK Stryker Corp. | 5.19% | 32,194 | $12.0M | Add +1.2% |
| PYPL PayPal Holdings Inc. | 2.92% | 103,402 | $6.7M | Reduce -2.1% |
| PM Philip Morris International | 2.08% | 30,284 | $4.8M | Add +19.1% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | 1.95% | 4,774 | $4.5M | Add +11.5% |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | 1.63% | 24,329 | $3.8M | Reduce -3.3% |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | 1.51% | 20,495 | $3.5M | Reduce -3.1% |
| IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF | 0.79% | 5,929 | $1.8M | No change |
| ZBH Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. | 0.57% | 11,738 | $1.3M | Reduce -5.7% |
| RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight | 0.57% | 7,655 | $1.3M | Reduce -1.3% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 0.55% | 6,714 | $1.3M | Reduce -4.0% |
| ARTY iShares Future AI & Tech ETF | 0.53% | 38,761 | $1.2M | New |
| QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac | 0.51% | 6,874 | $1.2M | No change |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.48% | 1,966 | $1.1M | No change |
| VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui | 0.47% | 6,315 | $1.1M | No change |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 0.42% | 3,986 | $978K | Reduce -3.3% |
| BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 0.41% | 15,700 | $958K | No change |
| VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd | 0.41% | 3,680 | $952K | No change |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. | 0.39% | 37,644 | $903K | Reduce -14.6% |
| IAUM iShares Gold Trust Micro | 0.38% | 28,500 | $888K | No change |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 0.34% | 2,067 | $776K | No change |
| IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E | 0.28% | 6,196 | $648K | Reduce -19.0% |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | 0.27% | 1,121 | $627K | Reduce -3.5% |
| IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth | 0.24% | 1,510 | $545K | No change |
| ABBV Abbvie Inc. | 0.23% | 2,530 | $530K | Reduce -2.1% |
| ADP Automatic Data Processing | 0.22% | 1,631 | $498K | No change |
| ADBE Adobe Inc. | 0.21% | 1,270 | $487K | No change |
| PLD Prologis Inc. | 0.19% | 3,990 | $446K | No change |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF | 0.18% | 7,120 | $415K | No change |
| X United States Steel Corp. | 0.18% | 9,658 | $408K | Reduce -3.4% |
| GLD SPDR Gold Shares | 0.17% | 1,400 | $403K | No change |
| MDY State Street SPDR S&P Midcap | 0.17% | 730 | $389K | No change |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | 0.14% | 917 | $321K | No change |
| MCD McDonald's Corp. | 0.13% | 951 | $297K | No change |
| SLV iShares Silver Trust | 0.13% | 9,500 | $294K | New |
| SO The Southern Co. | 0.12% | 2,982 | $274K | Reduce -4.7% |
| EMLP First Trust North American E | 0.10% | 5,870 | $220K | No change |
| B Barrick Gold Corp. | 0.09% | 7,500 | $210K | New |
| CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. | 0.09% | 3,318 | $205K | New |
| EVLV Evolv Technologies Holdings | 0.09% | 65,356 | $204K | Reduce -2.4% |
Portfolio Sells Q4 2024 → Q1 2025
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | Reduce -1.3% | 6.92% | −2.06 |
| PYPL PayPal Holdings Inc. | Reduce -2.1% | 2.92% | −1.18 |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | Reduce -2.9% | 6.06% | −0.61 |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | Reduce -3.3% | 1.63% | −0.54 |
| VXUS Vanguard Total Intl Stock | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.51 |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | Reduce -4.0% | 0.55% | −0.15 |
| IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E | Reduce -19.0% | 0.28% | −0.12 |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | Reduce -3.1% | 1.51% | −0.10 |
| VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.10 |
| RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight | Reduce -1.3% | 0.57% | −0.04 |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | Reduce -3.5% | 0.27% | −0.04 |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. | Reduce -14.6% | 0.39% | −0.04 |
| EVLV Evolv Technologies Holdings | Reduce -2.4% | 0.09% | −0.03 |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Reduce -3.3% | 0.42% | −0.03 |
| ZBH Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. | Reduce -5.7% | 0.57% | −0.02 |
| SO The Southern Co. | Reduce -4.7% | 0.12% | +0.00 |
| ABBV Abbvie Inc. | Reduce -2.1% | 0.23% | +0.02 |
| X United States Steel Corp. | Reduce -3.4% | 0.18% | +0.02 |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | Reduce -1.4% | 10.60% | +0.74 |
Portfolio Buys Q4 2024 → Q1 2025
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | Add +4.5% | 37.96% | +5.46 |
| PM Philip Morris International | Add +19.1% | 2.08% | +0.69 |
| ARTY iShares Future AI & Tech ETF | New | 0.53% | +0.53 |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | Add +11.5% | 1.95% | +0.17 |
| SLV iShares Silver Trust | New | 0.13% | +0.13 |
| B Barrick Gold Corp. | New | 0.09% | +0.09 |
| CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. | New | 0.09% | +0.09 |
| SYK Stryker Corp. | Add +1.2% | 5.19% | −0.02 |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | Add +2.8% | 13.13% | −2.01 |
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 |