Burns J W & Co. Inc.

In its 13F for Q4 2024 (holdings as of December 31, 2024, filed January 13, 2025), Burns J W & Co. Inc. reported 188 stock positions worth $783.2 million. Its top holding was Apple (AAPL) at 10.3% of the portfolio, followed by Microsoft (MSFT, 7.2%) and Visa Class A (V, 4.6%). Compared with Q3 2024, it opened 6 new positions, sold out of 4, added to 49 and reduced 98. The biggest buy was Alphabet Class C (GOOG, shares +0%) and the biggest sale Microsoft (MSFT, shares −1%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
DEWITT, NY
CIK
0001047339
Portfolio Value
$783.2M (Q4 2024)
SEC Filing
0001047339-25-000001 ↗ filed Jan 13, 2025

Holdings Value

0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M$800.0M$1.0B Q1 2024: $718.4M Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $740.5M Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $769.3M Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $783.2M $783.2M Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $771.5M Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $823.8M Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $883.7M Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $903.3M Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $872.8M Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $959.5M Q2 2026

Holdings 188 stocks · $783.2M

AAPL Apple Inc. 10.31% 322,369 $80.7M Reduce -3.0%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 7.16% 132,982 $56.1M Reduce -1.4%
V Visa Inc. Class A 4.56% 112,886 $35.7M Reduce -4.2%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 3.79% 135,183 $29.7M Reduce 0.0%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 3.41% 140,430 $26.7M Add +0.5%
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 3.04% 46,532 $23.8M Reduce -0.0%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 2.44% 42,183 $19.1M Reduce -0.5%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.28% 74,622 $17.9M Reduce -2.4%
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF 2.20% 88,110 $17.3M Add +11.1%
IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF 2.14% 268,608 $16.7M Add +6.5%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 2.11% 122,959 $16.5M Add +6.0%
PEP Pepsico Inc. 2.03% 104,705 $15.9M Reduce -0.2%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 1.97% 53,295 $15.4M Add +17.8%
NFLX Netflix Inc. 1.71% 15,064 $13.4M Reduce -0.2%
MCD McDonald's Corp. 1.68% 45,420 $13.2M Reduce -1.9%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 1.66% 14,176 $13.0M Reduce -0.4%
CVX Chevron Corp. 1.43% 77,215 $11.2M Add +3.7%
VYMI Vanguard Int High DVD YLD Inc. 1.42% 164,385 $11.2M Add +10.2%
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 1.31% 17,476 $10.2M Add +3.1%
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. 1.28% 59,726 $10.0M Reduce -1.3%
SYK Stryker Corp. 1.21% 26,316 $9.5M Reduce -2.8%
RTX RTX Corp. 1.18% 79,673 $9.2M Reduce -0.9%
WM Waste Management Inc. 1.15% 44,633 $9.0M Add +1.6%
DHR Danaher Corp. 1.15% 39,085 $9.0M Reduce -0.1%
MS Morgan Stanley 1.12% 69,537 $8.7M Reduce -2.2%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 1.07% 58,042 $8.4M Reduce -5.8%
PAYX Paychex Inc. 1.01% 56,368 $7.9M Reduce -1.0%
IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Va 0.93% 67,158 $7.3M Reduce -2.6%
UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. 0.93% 14,343 $7.3M Reduce -1.7%
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.92% 13,912 $7.2M Add +0.1%
DE Deere & Co. 0.90% 16,675 $7.1M Reduce -2.7%
XLI SS Industrial Select Sector 0.86% 51,142 $6.7M Reduce -3.0%
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.83% 11,068 $6.5M Reduce -1.6%
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E 0.83% 56,123 $6.5M Add +19.6%
LOW Lowe's Cos Inc. 0.82% 26,030 $6.4M Reduce -0.3%
XLF SS Financial Select Sector 0.77% 124,425 $6.0M Reduce -0.3%
XLK SS Technology Select Sector 0.76% 25,626 $6.0M Reduce -2.8%
SBUX Starbucks Corp. 0.75% 64,589 $5.9M Reduce -7.5%
AMGN Amgen Inc. 0.74% 22,349 $5.8M Add +0.5%
HD Home Depot Inc. 0.74% 14,904 $5.8M Reduce -1.8%
ABBV Abbvie Inc. 0.74% 32,441 $5.8M Reduce -0.3%
PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc. 0.73% 31,428 $5.7M Add +14.7%
NSC Norfolk Southern Corp. 0.68% 22,794 $5.3M Reduce -6.4%
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc. 0.67% 10,090 $5.3M Add +2.7%
ZTS Zoetis Inc. 0.57% 27,265 $4.4M Reduce -9.1%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.54% 22,141 $4.2M Reduce -3.2%
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.52% 38,194 $4.1M Add +0.6%
VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF 0.52% 31,662 $4.0M Add +4.1%
LQD Ishr Ibx Usd Invgd CB ETF-Ui 0.50% 36,752 $3.9M Add +27.3%
IGSB iShares 1-5Y Inv Grade Corp. 0.48% 72,582 $3.8M Add +38.6%
KO The Coca-Cola Co. 0.47% 59,340 $3.7M Reduce -2.7%
DIS The Walt Disney Co. filed as DISNEY WALT CO 0.46% 32,606 $3.6M Reduce -11.3%
URI United Rentals Inc. 0.42% 4,649 $3.3M Reduce -30.1%
VXUS Vanguard Total Intl Stock 0.40% 53,195 $3.1M Add +4.8%
CRM Salesforce Inc. 0.38% 8,995 $3.0M Reduce -1.6%
XCHYX Calamos Convert & High Inc. 0.38% 247,096 $3.0M Add +11.8%
CME Cme Group Inc. 0.38% 12,827 $3.0M Reduce -1.5%
YUM Yum! Brands Inc. 0.35% 20,144 $2.7M Reduce -5.8%
IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF 0.33% 19,519 $2.6M Reduce -0.7%
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. 0.33% 3,331 $2.6M Reduce -4.1%
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market 0.32% 34,517 $2.5M Add +4.0%
CHD Church & Dwight Co. Inc. 0.30% 22,813 $2.4M Reduce -9.3%
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight 0.30% 13,426 $2.4M Reduce -0.2%
TJX TJX Companies Inc. filed as TJX COS INC NEW 0.29% 18,944 $2.3M Reduce -0.2%
PM Philip Morris International 0.28% 18,272 $2.2M Reduce -2.2%
SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF 0.27% 32,071 $2.1M Reduce -1.1%
AMAT Applied Materials Inc. 0.27% 13,218 $2.1M Add +0.1%
WCN Waste Connections Inc. 0.27% 12,500 $2.1M No change
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 0.27% 9,180 $2.1M Add +31.3%
BA The Boeing Co. 0.27% 11,932 $2.1M Add +131.5%
XLE SS Energy Select Sector 0.27% 24,376 $2.1M Reduce -0.4%
ABT Abbott Laboratories 0.25% 16,972 $1.9M Reduce -6.9%
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 0.24% 32,738 $1.9M Reduce -2.2%
ICE Intercontinental Exchange Inc. 0.23% 12,121 $1.8M No change
ANGL Vaneck Fallen Angel High YLD 0.23% 62,385 $1.8M Add +20.0%
ADSK Autodesk Inc. 0.22% 5,904 $1.7M Add +0.1%
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth 0.22% 4,297 $1.7M Reduce -0.5%
VZ Verizon Communications Inc. 0.21% 41,511 $1.7M Reduce -14.0%
CLX Clorox Company 0.21% 10,076 $1.6M Reduce -1.5%
DFS Discover Financial Services 0.21% 9,421 $1.6M No change
BDX Becton Dickinson and Co. 0.21% 7,158 $1.6M Reduce -8.7%
CWB SS SPDR BB Conv Sec ETF 0.20% 19,915 $1.6M Add +0.2%
NEE Nextera Energy Inc. 0.19% 20,255 $1.5M Add +2.9%
SO The Southern Co. 0.18% 17,311 $1.4M Reduce -3.0%
TSLA Tesla Inc. 0.18% 3,461 $1.4M Reduce -0.3%
UNP Union Pacific Corp. 0.17% 5,692 $1.3M Reduce -0.5%
DELL Dell Technologies -C 0.16% 11,035 $1.3M New
PWR Quanta Services Inc. 0.16% 3,860 $1.2M No change
ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Def 0.15% 8,172 $1.2M Reduce -0.4%
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corp. 0.15% 8,996 $1.2M Reduce -9.0%
HSY The Hershey Co. 0.15% 6,825 $1.2M Reduce -7.2%
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui 0.15% 6,799 $1.2M Reduce -0.3%
IAU iShares Gold Trust 0.14% 21,983 $1.1M Add +0.3%
MO Altria Group Inc. 0.13% 20,156 $1.1M Reduce -4.7%
PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A 0.13% 13,875 $1.0M Add +103.7%
ADP Automatic Data Processing 0.13% 3,561 $1.0M No change
MTB M & T Bank Corp. filed as M & T BK CORP 0.13% 5,364 $1.0M Reduce -1.4%
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 0.12% 1,786 $962K Add +6.7%
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.12% 9,362 $951K No change
PFE Pfizer Inc. 0.12% 35,740 $948K Reduce -18.4%

Show all 188 holdings

Portfolio Sells Q3 2024 → Q4 2024

MSFT Microsoft Corp. Reduce -1.4% 7.16% −0.38
PEP Pepsico Inc. Reduce -0.2% 2.03% −0.29
URI United Rentals Inc. Reduce -30.1% 0.42% −0.28
DHR Danaher Corp. Reduce -0.1% 1.15% −0.27
JNJ Johnson & Johnson Reduce -5.8% 1.07% −0.23
ZTS Zoetis Inc. Reduce -9.1% 0.57% −0.19
UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. Reduce -1.7% 0.93% −0.18
MCD McDonald's Corp. Reduce -1.9% 1.68% −0.15
SBUX Starbucks Corp. Reduce -7.5% 0.75% −0.13
NSC Norfolk Southern Corp. Reduce -6.4% 0.68% −0.10
ABBV Abbvie Inc. Reduce -0.3% 0.74% −0.10
LOW Lowe's Cos Inc. Reduce -0.3% 0.82% −0.10
KO The Coca-Cola Co. Reduce -2.7% 0.47% −0.10
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B Reduce -0.5% 2.44% −0.09
RTX RTX Corp. Reduce -0.9% 1.18% −0.09
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. Reduce -1.3% 1.28% −0.08
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. Reduce -4.1% 0.33% −0.07
VZ Verizon Communications Inc. Reduce -14.0% 0.21% −0.07
XLI SS Industrial Select Sector Reduce -3.0% 0.86% −0.07
SYK Stryker Corp. Reduce -2.8% 1.21% −0.06
HD Home Depot Inc. Reduce -1.8% 0.74% −0.06
PFE Pfizer Inc. Reduce -18.4% 0.12% −0.04
YUM Yum! Brands Inc. Reduce -5.8% 0.35% −0.04
IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF Reduce -0.7% 0.33% −0.04
TIP iShares Tips Bond ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.04
BDX Becton Dickinson and Co. Reduce -8.7% 0.21% −0.04
CHD Church & Dwight Co. Inc. Reduce -9.3% 0.30% −0.04
HSY The Hershey Co. Reduce -7.2% 0.15% −0.04
NVS Novartis AG-Sponsored ADR Reduce -15.3% 0.08% −0.04
STZ Constellation Brands Inc. Class A Reduce -12.7% 0.10% −0.04
IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Va Reduce -2.6% 0.93% −0.03
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corp. Reduce -9.0% 0.15% −0.03
MDT Medtronic PLC Sold out 0.00% −0.03
DE Deere & Co. Reduce -2.7% 0.90% −0.03
PYPL PayPal Holdings Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.03
CTAS Cintas Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.03
SO The Southern Co. Reduce -3.0% 0.18% −0.03
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp. Reduce -1.9% 0.10% −0.03
ABT Abbott Laboratories Reduce -6.9% 0.25% −0.03
SJM The JM Smucker Co. Reduce -24.7% 0.05% −0.02
CARR Carrier Global Corp. Reduce -2.1% 0.10% −0.02
ED Consolidated Edison Inc. Reduce -5.7% 0.07% −0.02
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. Reduce -1.1% 0.11% −0.02
UNP Union Pacific Corp. Reduce -0.5% 0.17% −0.02
IYW iShares Ustechnology ETF Reduce -17.5% 0.10% −0.02
HYS PIMCO 0-5 Year H/Y Corp. Bond Reduce -20.1% 0.06% −0.02
PM Philip Morris International Reduce -2.2% 0.28% −0.01
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Reduce -0.2% 0.30% −0.01
XLK SS Technology Select Sector Reduce -2.8% 0.76% −0.01
XLE SS Energy Select Sector Reduce -0.4% 0.27% −0.01

Portfolio Buys Q3 2024 → Q4 2024

GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C Add +0.5% 3.41% +0.38
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Add +17.8% 1.97% +0.31
NVDA Nvidia Corp. Add +6.0% 2.11% +0.28
BA The Boeing Co. Add +131.5% 0.27% +0.17
DELL Dell Technologies -C New 0.16% +0.16
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF Add +11.1% 2.20% +0.16
PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc. Add +14.7% 0.73% +0.12
IGSB iShares 1-5Y Inv Grade Corp. Add +38.6% 0.48% +0.12
AVGO Broadcom Inc. Add +31.3% 0.27% +0.12
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E Add +19.6% 0.83% +0.11
LRCX Lam Research Corp. New 0.10% +0.10
PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Add +103.7% 0.13% +0.10
IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF Add +6.5% 2.14% +0.09
LQD Ishr Ibx Usd Invgd CB ETF-Ui Add +27.3% 0.50% +0.08
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. Add +75.4% 0.12% +0.05
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc. Add +2.7% 0.67% +0.04
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A Add +3.1% 1.31% +0.04
XCHYX Calamos Convert & High Inc. Add +11.8% 0.38% +0.04
APD Air Products & Chemicals Inc. New 0.04% +0.04
HYG Ishr Ibx Usd Hiyld CB ETF-Ui Add +48.1% 0.11% +0.03
ANET Arista Networks Inc. New 0.03% +0.03
ANGL Vaneck Fallen Angel High YLD Add +20.0% 0.23% +0.03
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc. New 0.03% +0.03
ADSK Autodesk Inc. Add +0.1% 0.22% +0.01
VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF Add +4.1% 0.52% +0.01
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Add +6.7% 0.12% +0.01
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. Add +3.9% 0.03% +0.01
TMP Tompkins Financial Corp. Add +0.4% 0.04% +0.00
CASY Casey's General Stores Inc. Add +3.5% 0.06% +0.00
SPYX SS SPDR S&P 500 Foss FL ETF Add +6.4% 0.06% +0.00
PDSB PDS Biotechnology Corp. New 0.00% +0.00
CVX Chevron Corp. Add +3.7% 1.43% +0.00
VYMI Vanguard Int High DVD YLD Inc. Add +10.2% 1.42% +0.00
CWB SS SPDR BB Conv Sec ETF Add +0.2% 0.20% +0.00
DUK Duke Energy Corp. Add +8.9% 0.05% 0.00
GWW WW Grainger Inc. Add +0.5% 0.03% 0.00
ORCL Oracle Corp. Add +3.5% 0.04% −0.00
GLD SPDR Gold Shares Add +1.9% 0.10% −0.00
ETN Eaton Corp. PLC Add +0.5% 0.04% −0.00
IAU iShares Gold Trust Add +0.3% 0.14% −0.00
LHX L3HARRIS Technologies Inc. Add +0.4% 0.03% −0.00
FSLR First Solar Inc. Add +27.5% 0.03% −0.00
SHW The Sherwin-Williams Co. Add +0.5% 0.03% −0.00
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. Add +1.6% 0.06% −0.01
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Add +4.0% 0.32% −0.01
GD General Dynamics Corp. Add +0.9% 0.05% −0.01
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp. Add +8.4% 0.12% −0.01
NVO Novo-Nordisk A/S-Spons ADR Add +3.2% 0.06% −0.02
VXUS Vanguard Total Intl Stock Add +4.8% 0.40% −0.03
NEE Nextera Energy Inc. Add +2.9% 0.19% −0.03

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 189$959.5MAAPL, GOOG, MSFT, VTI, V
Q1 2026 183$872.8MAAPL, MSFT, GOOG, V, VYMI
Q4 2025 183$903.3MAAPL, MSFT, GOOG, V, AMZN
Q3 2025 184$883.7MAAPL, MSFT, V, GOOG, VTI
Q2 2025 184$823.8MMSFT, AAPL, V, AMZN, VTI
Q1 2025 187$771.5MAAPL, MSFT, V, AMZN, BRK.B
Q4 2024 188$783.2MAAPL, MSFT, V, AMZN, GOOG
Q3 2024 186$769.3MAAPL, MSFT, V, AMZN, GOOG
Q2 2024 184$740.5MAAPL, MSFT, V, GOOG, AMZN
Q1 2024 188$718.4MMSFT, AAPL, V, AMZN, GOOG