Ardent Capital Management, Inc.

In its 13F for Q4 2025 (holdings as of December 31, 2025, filed February 12, 2026), Ardent Capital Management, Inc. reported 50 stock positions worth $252.8 million. Its top holding was Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) at 32.6% of the portfolio, followed by Alphabet Class C (GOOG, 12.4%) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, 12.3%). Compared with Q3 2025, it sold out of 1, added to 9 and reduced 11. The biggest buy was Baidu Inc. - Spon ADR (BIDU, shares +364%) and the biggest sale Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B, shares −1%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
Cincinnati, OH
CIK
0001888792
Portfolio Value
$252.8M (Q4 2025)
SEC Filing
0001172661-26-000674 ↗ filed Feb 12, 2026

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 Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $236.0M Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $252.8M $252.8M Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $233.6M Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $240.6M Q2 2026

Holdings 50 stocks · $252.8M

BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 32.60% 163,973 $82.4M Reduce -0.8%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 12.43% 100,111 $31.4M Reduce -0.4%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 12.35% 150,806 $31.2M Reduce -0.6%
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 6.55% 25,083 $16.6M Add +4.3%
AAPL Apple Inc. 6.36% 59,154 $16.1M Reduce -0.4%
SYK Stryker Corp. 4.49% 32,266 $11.3M Reduce -0.6%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 2.98% 24,040 $7.5M Reduce -0.8%
PM Philip Morris International 2.88% 45,440 $7.3M Add +30.9%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 2.27% 6,651 $5.7M Add +8.7%
BIDU Baidu Inc. - Spon ADR 2.04% 39,438 $5.2M Add +363.9%
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. 1.70% 29,983 $4.3M Add +17.6%
PYPL PayPal Holdings Inc. 1.28% 55,312 $3.2M Reduce -0.7%
IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF 0.87% 5,902 $2.2M No change
ARTY iShares Future AI & Tech ETF 0.80% 42,062 $2.0M Add +10.1%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 0.78% 8,554 $2.0M Add +28.6%
ADBE Adobe Inc. 0.62% 4,465 $1.6M Add +4.7%
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight 0.58% 7,655 $1.5M No change
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac 0.54% 6,874 $1.4M No change
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 0.53% 1,966 $1.3M No change
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.51% 3,984 $1.3M No change
IAUM iShares Gold Trust Micro 0.48% 28,500 $1.2M No change
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui 0.48% 6,315 $1.2M No change
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd 0.42% 3,680 $1.1M No change
ZBH Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. 0.40% 11,376 $1.0M Reduce -2.6%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 0.40% 2,067 $1000K No change
MO Altria Group Inc. 0.34% 14,883 $858K Add +76.8%
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 0.33% 15,675 $846K No change
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.31% 1,146 $781K No change
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E 0.29% 6,183 $743K No change
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth 0.28% 1,510 $715K No change
UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. 0.26% 1,995 $659K Reduce -1.6%
KVUE Kenvue Inc. 0.25% 36,830 $635K Reduce -1.0%
SLV iShares Silver Trust 0.24% 9,500 $612K No change
ABBV Abbvie Inc. 0.23% 2,530 $578K No change
GLD SPDR Gold Shares 0.22% 1,400 $555K No change
PLD Prologis Inc. 0.20% 3,990 $509K No change
EVLV Evolv Technologies Holdings 0.18% 65,289 $467K No change
IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF 0.18% 6,920 $457K No change
MDY State Street SPDR S&P Midcap 0.17% 730 $440K No change
ADP Automatic Data Processing 0.17% 1,631 $420K No change
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.13% 917 $322K No change
CEF Sprott Physical Gold and Sil 0.12% 6,505 $298K No change
MCD McDonald's Corp. 0.12% 951 $291K No change
CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. 0.10% 3,318 $256K No change
SO The Southern Co. 0.10% 2,815 $245K Reduce -0.9%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 0.10% 721 $242K No change
XME SS SPDR S&P Metals Mining 0.09% 2,195 $227K No change
EMLP First Trust North American E 0.09% 5,870 $222K No change
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U 0.08% 2,850 $210K No change
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 0.08% 1,100 $205K No change

Portfolio Sells Q3 2025 → Q4 2025

BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B Reduce -0.8% 32.60% −2.61
SYK Stryker Corp. Reduce -0.6% 4.49% −0.60
HBAN Huntington Bancshares Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.32
PYPL PayPal Holdings Inc. Reduce -0.7% 1.28% −0.31
ZBH Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. Reduce -2.6% 0.40% −0.08
AAPL Apple Inc. Reduce -0.4% 6.36% −0.05
UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. Reduce -1.6% 0.26% −0.04
SO The Southern Co. Reduce -0.9% 0.10% −0.02
KVUE Kenvue Inc. Reduce -1.0% 0.25% −0.00
JNJ Johnson & Johnson Reduce -0.6% 12.35% +0.43
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A Reduce -0.8% 2.98% +0.48
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C Reduce -0.4% 12.43% +2.06

Portfolio Buys Q3 2025 → Q4 2025

BIDU Baidu Inc. - Spon ADR Add +363.9% 2.04% +1.56
PM Philip Morris International Add +30.9% 2.88% +0.50
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. Add +28.6% 0.78% +0.16
MO Altria Group Inc. Add +76.8% 0.34% +0.10
ARTY iShares Future AI & Tech ETF Add +10.1% 0.80% +0.06
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. Add +17.6% 1.70% +0.04
ADBE Adobe Inc. Add +4.7% 0.62% −0.02
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. Add +8.7% 2.27% −0.13
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A Add +4.3% 6.55% −0.93

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