Ardent Capital Management, Inc.

In its 13F for Q2 2025 (holdings as of June 30, 2025, filed July 30, 2025), Ardent Capital Management, Inc. reported 43 stock positions worth $208.5 million. Its top holding was Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) at 38.1% of the portfolio, followed by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, 11.1%) and Meta Platforms Class A (META, 8.5%). Compared with Q1 2025, it opened 1 new position, sold out of 2, added to 2 and reduced 12. The biggest buy was Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, shares +3%) and the biggest sale Apple (AAPL, shares −56%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
Cincinnati, OH
CIK
0001888792
Portfolio Value
$208.5M (Q2 2025)
SEC Filing
0001172661-25-002788 ↗ filed Jul 30, 2025

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 Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $219.8M Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $231.1M Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $208.5M $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 43 stocks · $208.5M

BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 38.14% 163,680 $79.5M Reduce -0.6%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 11.13% 151,889 $23.2M Add +2.8%
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 8.48% 23,964 $17.7M Reduce -1.4%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 8.35% 98,143 $17.4M Reduce -4.1%
SYK Stryker Corp. 6.03% 31,766 $12.6M Reduce -1.3%
AAPL Apple Inc. 5.85% 59,461 $12.2M Reduce -56.5%
PM Philip Morris International 2.65% 30,284 $5.5M No change
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 2.27% 4,774 $4.7M No change
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 2.05% 24,229 $4.3M Reduce -0.4%
PYPL PayPal Holdings Inc. 1.85% 51,816 $3.9M Reduce -49.9%
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. 1.57% 20,495 $3.3M No change
IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF 0.97% 5,929 $2.0M No change
ARTY iShares Future AI & Tech ETF 0.75% 38,329 $1.6M Reduce -1.1%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 0.70% 6,654 $1.5M Reduce -0.9%
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight 0.67% 7,655 $1.4M No change
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac 0.60% 6,874 $1.3M No change
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 0.59% 1,966 $1.2M No change
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.55% 3,986 $1.2M No change
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui 0.54% 6,315 $1.1M No change
ZBH Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. 0.51% 11,715 $1.1M Reduce -0.2%
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd 0.49% 3,680 $1.0M No change
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 0.49% 2,067 $1.0M No change
IAUM iShares Gold Trust Micro 0.45% 28,500 $940K No change
KVUE Kenvue Inc. 0.38% 37,429 $783K Reduce -0.6%
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 0.35% 15,700 $727K No change
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.34% 1,146 $708K Add +2.2%
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E 0.32% 6,196 $677K No change
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth 0.31% 1,510 $641K No change
ADP Automatic Data Processing 0.24% 1,631 $503K No change
ADBE Adobe Inc. 0.24% 1,270 $491K No change
ABBV Abbvie Inc. 0.23% 2,530 $470K No change
IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF 0.21% 7,120 $442K No change
GLD SPDR Gold Shares 0.20% 1,400 $427K No change
PLD Prologis Inc. 0.20% 3,990 $419K No change
MDY State Street SPDR S&P Midcap 0.20% 730 $414K No change
EVLV Evolv Technologies Holdings 0.20% 65,356 $408K No change
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.16% 917 $326K No change
SLV iShares Silver Trust 0.15% 9,500 $312K No change
MCD McDonald's Corp. 0.13% 951 $278K No change
SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp Inc. 0.13% 3,380 $267K New
SO The Southern Co. 0.13% 2,842 $261K Reduce -4.7%
CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. 0.11% 3,318 $230K No change
EMLP First Trust North American E 0.11% 5,870 $220K No change

Portfolio Sells Q1 2025 → Q2 2025

AAPL Apple Inc. Reduce -56.5% 5.85% −7.28
PYPL PayPal Holdings Inc. Reduce -49.9% 1.85% −1.07
X United States Steel Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.18
B Barrick Gold Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.09
ZBH Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. Reduce -0.2% 0.51% −0.06
KVUE Kenvue Inc. Reduce -0.6% 0.38% −0.01
SO The Southern Co. Reduce -4.7% 0.13% +0.01
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. Reduce -0.9% 0.70% +0.15
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B Reduce -0.6% 38.14% +0.19
ARTY iShares Future AI & Tech ETF Reduce -1.1% 0.75% +0.23
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A Reduce -0.4% 2.05% +0.42
SYK Stryker Corp. Reduce -1.3% 6.03% +0.84
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C Reduce -4.1% 8.35% +1.43
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A Reduce -1.4% 8.48% +2.42

Portfolio Buys Q1 2025 → Q2 2025

JNJ Johnson & Johnson Add +2.8% 11.13% +0.53
SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp Inc. New 0.13% +0.13
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US Add +2.2% 0.34% +0.07

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