Ardent Capital Management, Inc.
In its 13F for Q3 2025 (holdings as of September 30, 2025, filed October 30, 2025), Ardent Capital Management, Inc. reported 51 stock positions worth $236.0 million. Its top holding was Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) at 35.2% of the portfolio, followed by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, 11.9%) and Alphabet Class C (GOOG, 10.4%). Compared with Q2 2025, it opened 9 new positions, sold out of 1, added to 9 and reduced 12. The biggest buy was Alphabet Class C (GOOG, shares +2%) and the biggest sale an exit from Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH
- CIK
- 0001888792
- Portfolio Value
- $236.0M (Q3 2025)
- SEC Filing
- 0001172661-25-004518 ↗ filed Oct 30, 2025
Holdings Value
Holdings 51 stocks · $236.0M
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 35.21% | 165,280 | $83.1M | Add +1.0% |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 11.92% | 151,701 | $28.1M | Reduce -0.1% |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | 10.37% | 100,485 | $24.5M | Add +2.4% |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | 7.48% | 24,040 | $17.7M | Add +0.3% |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 6.41% | 59,403 | $15.1M | Reduce -0.1% |
| SYK Stryker Corp. | 5.09% | 32,467 | $12.0M | Add +2.2% |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | 2.50% | 24,227 | $5.9M | Reduce -0.0% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | 2.40% | 6,119 | $5.7M | Add +28.2% |
| PM Philip Morris International | 2.39% | 34,726 | $5.6M | Add +14.7% |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | 1.66% | 25,495 | $3.9M | Add +24.4% |
| PYPL PayPal Holdings Inc. | 1.58% | 55,716 | $3.7M | Add +7.5% |
| IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF | 0.91% | 5,902 | $2.2M | Reduce -0.5% |
| ARTY iShares Future AI & Tech ETF | 0.74% | 38,222 | $1.7M | Reduce -0.3% |
| ADBE Adobe Inc. | 0.64% | 4,264 | $1.5M | Add +235.8% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 0.62% | 6,654 | $1.5M | No change |
| RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight | 0.62% | 7,655 | $1.5M | No change |
| QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac | 0.57% | 6,874 | $1.3M | No change |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.56% | 1,966 | $1.3M | No change |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 0.53% | 3,984 | $1.3M | Reduce -0.1% |
| VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui | 0.50% | 6,315 | $1.2M | No change |
| ZBH Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. | 0.49% | 11,686 | $1.2M | Reduce -0.3% |
| BIDU Baidu Inc. - Spon ADR | 0.47% | 8,501 | $1.1M | New |
| IAUM iShares Gold Trust Micro | 0.47% | 28,500 | $1.1M | No change |
| VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd | 0.46% | 3,680 | $1.1M | No change |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 0.45% | 2,067 | $1.1M | No change |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | 0.32% | 1,146 | $763K | No change |
| HBAN Huntington Bancshares Inc. | 0.32% | 31,656 | $758K | New |
| IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E | 0.31% | 6,183 | $735K | Reduce -0.2% |
| IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth | 0.30% | 1,510 | $707K | No change |
| BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 0.30% | 15,675 | $707K | Reduce -0.2% |
| UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. | 0.30% | 2,027 | $700K | New |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. | 0.26% | 37,200 | $604K | Reduce -0.6% |
| ABBV Abbvie Inc. | 0.25% | 2,530 | $586K | No change |
| MO Altria Group Inc. | 0.24% | 8,416 | $556K | New |
| GLD SPDR Gold Shares | 0.21% | 1,400 | $498K | No change |
| EVLV Evolv Technologies Holdings | 0.21% | 65,289 | $493K | Reduce -0.1% |
| ADP Automatic Data Processing | 0.20% | 1,631 | $479K | No change |
| PLD Prologis Inc. | 0.19% | 3,990 | $457K | No change |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF | 0.19% | 6,920 | $452K | Reduce -2.8% |
| MDY State Street SPDR S&P Midcap | 0.18% | 730 | $435K | No change |
| SLV iShares Silver Trust | 0.17% | 9,500 | $403K | No change |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | 0.13% | 917 | $313K | No change |
| MCD McDonald's Corp. | 0.12% | 951 | $289K | No change |
| SO The Southern Co. | 0.11% | 2,842 | $269K | No change |
| CEF Sprott Physical Gold and Sil | 0.10% | 6,505 | $239K | New |
| VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US | 0.10% | 721 | $237K | New |
| CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. | 0.10% | 3,318 | $227K | No change |
| EMLP First Trust North American E | 0.10% | 5,870 | $225K | No change |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | 0.09% | 1,100 | $205K | New |
| XME SS SPDR S&P Metals Mining | 0.09% | 2,195 | $205K | New |
| VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U | 0.09% | 2,850 | $203K | New |
Portfolio Sells Q2 2025 → Q3 2025
| SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.13 |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. | Reduce -0.6% | 0.26% | −0.12 |
| IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF | Reduce -0.5% | 0.91% | −0.05 |
| BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | Reduce -0.2% | 0.30% | −0.05 |
| ZBH Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. | Reduce -0.3% | 0.49% | −0.02 |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Reduce -0.1% | 0.53% | −0.02 |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF | Reduce -2.8% | 0.19% | −0.02 |
| IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E | Reduce -0.2% | 0.31% | −0.01 |
| ARTY iShares Future AI & Tech ETF | Reduce -0.3% | 0.74% | −0.01 |
| EVLV Evolv Technologies Holdings | Reduce -0.1% | 0.21% | +0.01 |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | Reduce -0.0% | 2.50% | +0.45 |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | Reduce -0.1% | 6.41% | +0.56 |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | Reduce -0.1% | 11.92% | +0.79 |
Portfolio Buys Q2 2025 → Q3 2025
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | Add +2.4% | 10.37% | +2.02 |
| BIDU Baidu Inc. - Spon ADR | New | 0.47% | +0.47 |
| ADBE Adobe Inc. | Add +235.8% | 0.64% | +0.40 |
| HBAN Huntington Bancshares Inc. | New | 0.32% | +0.32 |
| UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. | New | 0.30% | +0.30 |
| MO Altria Group Inc. | New | 0.24% | +0.24 |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | Add +28.2% | 2.40% | +0.13 |
| CEF Sprott Physical Gold and Sil | New | 0.10% | +0.10 |
| VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US | New | 0.10% | +0.10 |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | Add +24.4% | 1.66% | +0.09 |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | New | 0.09% | +0.09 |
| XME SS SPDR S&P Metals Mining | New | 0.09% | +0.09 |
| VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U | New | 0.09% | +0.09 |
| PM Philip Morris International | Add +14.7% | 2.39% | −0.26 |
| PYPL PayPal Holdings Inc. | Add +7.5% | 1.58% | −0.26 |
| SYK Stryker Corp. | Add +2.2% | 5.09% | −0.94 |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | Add +0.3% | 7.48% | −1.00 |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | Add +1.0% | 35.21% | −2.93 |
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 |