Essex Financial Services, Inc.
In its 13F for Q3 2024 (holdings as of September 30, 2024, filed October 24, 2024), Essex Financial Services, Inc. reported 622 stock positions worth $1.4 billion. Its top holding was Apple (AAPL) at 5.5% of the portfolio, followed by Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ, 3.4%) and Microsoft (MSFT, 3.2%). Compared with Q2 2024, it opened 43 new positions, sold out of 33, added to 197 and reduced 333. The biggest buy was Compass Diversified (CODI, shares +20%) and the biggest sale Pfizer (PFE, shares −29%).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- ESSEX, CT
- CIK
- 0001315785
- Portfolio Value
- $1.4B (Q3 2024)
- SEC Filing
- 0001951757-24-001121 ↗ filed Oct 24, 2024
Holdings Value
Holdings 622 stocks · $1.4B
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 5.47% | 322,522 | $76.1M | Reduce -6.3% |
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | 3.40% | 95,260 | $47.2M | Reduce -0.8% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 3.24% | 105,404 | $45.1M | Reduce -4.3% |
| VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF | 2.27% | 89,110 | $31.5M | Reduce -0.7% |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | 1.98% | 191,435 | $27.5M | Reduce -3.9% |
| CODI Compass Diversified Holdings | 1.97% | 1,302,174 | $27.4M | Add +20.1% |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | 1.86% | 819,581 | $25.9M | Reduce -0.3% |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.71% | 40,547 | $23.8M | Add +1.6% |
| LLY Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.71% | 26,107 | $23.7M | Reduce -7.6% |
| GLD SPDR Gold Shares | 1.65% | 90,305 | $22.9M | Add +1.9% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 1.59% | 116,634 | $22.1M | Reduce -6.6% |
| VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF | 1.48% | 157,928 | $20.6M | Reduce -6.2% |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | 1.33% | 111,535 | $18.4M | Reduce -7.8% |
| TPL Texas Pacific Land Corp. | 1.25% | 15,885 | $17.4M | Reduce -9.4% |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 1.15% | 34,773 | $16.0M | Reduce -7.3% |
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. | 1.15% | 124,693 | $15.9M | Reduce -15.2% |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | 1.13% | 130,197 | $15.7M | Reduce -11.7% |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.07% | 66,592 | $14.9M | Reduce -9.7% |
| NOBL Proshares S&P 500 Dividend A | 1.06% | 138,722 | $14.7M | Reduce -3.9% |
| RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight | 1.03% | 80,002 | $14.4M | Reduce -5.1% |
| VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui | 1.01% | 79,595 | $14.0M | Add +3.1% |
| MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturit | 0.99% | 137,180 | $13.8M | Add +4.7% |
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | 0.84% | 58,664 | $11.7M | Reduce -10.3% |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | 0.81% | 66,361 | $11.3M | Reduce -12.0% |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 0.74% | 62,667 | $10.2M | Reduce -13.3% |
| VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US | 0.68% | 33,086 | $9.5M | Reduce -0.2% |
| RTX RTX Corp. | 0.68% | 75,748 | $9.5M | Reduce -5.9% |
| JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income | 0.66% | 180,352 | $9.1M | Reduce -11.9% |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | 0.65% | 15,563 | $9.1M | Reduce -6.1% |
| PHYS Sprott Physical Gold Trust | 0.64% | 415,345 | $8.9M | Reduce -1.9% |
| DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth | 0.63% | 138,881 | $8.8M | Reduce -11.3% |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | 0.61% | 51,011 | $8.5M | Reduce -10.3% |
| IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. filed as INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS | 0.60% | 35,779 | $8.3M | Reduce -19.4% |
| MOAT Vaneck Morningstar Wide Moat | 0.59% | 84,845 | $8.2M | Add +3.0% |
| CGUS Cap Group Core Equity filed as CAPITAL GROUP CORE EQUITY ET | 0.56% | 222,462 | $7.7M | Add +0.6% |
| UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. | 0.54% | 13,219 | $7.5M | Reduce -4.2% |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | 0.54% | 49,434 | $7.5M | Reduce -8.3% |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | 0.52% | 33,273 | $7.3M | Add +0.4% |
| ABBV Abbvie Inc. | 0.51% | 37,704 | $7.1M | Reduce -0.5% |
| CGDV Cap Group Dividend Value filed as CAPITAL GROUP DIVIDEND VALUE | 0.51% | 193,470 | $7.1M | Add +1.7% |
| PRF Invesco Rafi US 1000 ETF | 0.51% | 171,699 | $7.0M | Add +9.4% |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | 0.50% | 24,596 | $7.0M | Reduce -11.8% |
| BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | 0.50% | 10 | $6.9M | No change |
| USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Fac | 0.49% | 73,347 | $6.8M | Reduce -2.3% |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF | 0.48% | 107,400 | $6.7M | Reduce -4.2% |
| SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF | 0.48% | 98,509 | $6.6M | Reduce -7.3% |
| KO The Coca-Cola Co. | 0.47% | 94,633 | $6.6M | Reduce -4.4% |
| VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd | 0.46% | 23,898 | $6.4M | Reduce -4.0% |
| SPLV Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatili | 0.46% | 87,525 | $6.3M | Reduce -5.7% |
| VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui | 0.45% | 15,998 | $6.3M | Add +2.9% |
| BLFY Blue Foundry Bancorp | 0.45% | 620,472 | $6.2M | Reduce -1.4% |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. | 0.44% | 211,388 | $6.1M | Reduce -28.5% |
| PEP Pepsico Inc. | 0.44% | 34,805 | $6.1M | Reduce -18.8% |
| SDY SS SPDR S&P Dividend ETF | 0.43% | 42,324 | $6.0M | Reduce -2.2% |
| TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 0.42% | 10,069 | $5.9M | Reduce -0.6% |
| JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco | 0.41% | 95,774 | $5.7M | Reduce -1.8% |
| IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF | 0.41% | 63,721 | $5.7M | Reduce -1.9% |
| VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U | 0.41% | 1,222,165 | $5.7M | Add +0.1% |
| HD Home Depot Inc. | 0.40% | 13,904 | $5.6M | Reduce -30.7% |
| FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF | 0.38% | 116,353 | $5.3M | Add +81.2% |
| BAC Bank of America Corp. filed as BANK AMERICA CORP | 0.37% | 122,354 | $5.2M | Reduce -8.2% |
| ROP Roper Technologies Inc. | 0.37% | 9,239 | $5.1M | Reduce -1.4% |
| STXF Strive 500 ETF | 0.36% | 131,683 | $4.9M | Add +6.4% |
| GD General Dynamics Corp. | 0.35% | 16,082 | $4.9M | Reduce -1.0% |
| VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd | 0.35% | 20,548 | $4.9M | Reduce -8.3% |
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | 0.34% | 12,189 | $4.7M | Reduce -22.5% |
| VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 0.34% | 8,730 | $4.7M | Add +4.6% |
| BX Blackstone Inc. | 0.33% | 26,959 | $4.5M | Reduce -2.6% |
| GE General Electric filed as GE AEROSPACE | 0.32% | 25,561 | $4.5M | Reduce -4.9% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | 0.31% | 52,432 | $4.3M | Reduce -12.7% |
| TJX TJX Companies Inc. filed as TJX COS INC NEW | 0.31% | 37,087 | $4.3M | Reduce -1.6% |
| PYLD PIMCO Multisector Bond Actv | 0.31% | 162,259 | $4.3M | Add +37.8% |
| IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth | 0.30% | 10,943 | $4.2M | Reduce -17.6% |
| CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. | 0.30% | 73,674 | $4.2M | Reduce -3.8% |
| REGL Prshrs S&P Mid 400 DVD Arist | 0.30% | 50,628 | $4.1M | Reduce -12.4% |
| MRK Merck & Co. Inc. | 0.30% | 38,817 | $4.1M | Reduce -16.9% |
| MCD McDonald's Corp. | 0.29% | 12,732 | $4.0M | Reduce -22.3% |
| ORCL Oracle Corp. | 0.28% | 22,428 | $3.9M | Reduce -2.6% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | 0.28% | 4,337 | $3.9M | Reduce -14.2% |
| IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth | 0.28% | 28,498 | $3.8M | Reduce -1.4% |
| IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E | 0.28% | 33,117 | $3.8M | Reduce -9.8% |
| ADBE Adobe Inc. | 0.27% | 7,746 | $3.8M | Reduce -23.0% |
| SO The Southern Co. | 0.27% | 40,622 | $3.8M | Reduce -8.6% |
| NEE Nextera Energy Inc. | 0.27% | 44,820 | $3.8M | Reduce -0.8% |
| VZ Verizon Communications Inc. | 0.27% | 90,287 | $3.7M | Reduce -3.5% |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 0.27% | 20,692 | $3.7M | Reduce -89.5% |
| LMT Lockheed Martin Corp. | 0.27% | 6,398 | $3.7M | Reduce -4.1% |
| VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | 0.26% | 71,694 | $3.7M | Add +3.5% |
| FTCS First Trust Capital Strength | 0.26% | 39,553 | $3.6M | Reduce -3.2% |
| PM Philip Morris International | 0.25% | 26,930 | $3.5M | Reduce -5.0% |
| AMLP Alerian MLP ETF | 0.25% | 74,474 | $3.5M | Add +0.5% |
| CARR Carrier Global Corp. | 0.24% | 41,635 | $3.3M | Reduce -7.1% |
| IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value E | 0.23% | 17,057 | $3.3M | Add +0.0% |
| UNP Union Pacific Corp. | 0.23% | 13,017 | $3.1M | Reduce -23.1% |
| DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF | 0.22% | 22,200 | $3.0M | Reduce -0.9% |
| FDVV Fidelity High Dividend ETF | 0.21% | 57,538 | $3.0M | Reduce -9.1% |
| CI The Cigna Group | 0.21% | 9,312 | $3.0M | Reduce -13.8% |
| LDUR PIMCO Enhanced Low Duration | 0.21% | 30,521 | $2.9M | Add +12.2% |
| ABT Abbott Laboratories | 0.20% | 24,318 | $2.8M | Add +0.2% |
| DE Deere & Co. | 0.20% | 6,851 | $2.8M | Reduce -4.5% |
Other holdings (2): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $1.2M (not counted above)
| Security | Class | Shares / Principal | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEXTERA ENERGY INC (NEE 6.926 09/01/25) | UNIT 09/01/2025 | 21,795 | $1.0M | Reduce -1.2% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP (BAC 7.25 PERP L) | 7.25%CNV PFD L | 165 | $208K | New |
Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $1.4B.
Portfolio Sells Q2 2024 → Q3 2024
| PFE Pfizer Inc. | Reduce -28.5% | 0.44% | −0.19 |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | Reduce -11.7% | 1.13% | −0.16 |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | Reduce -12.0% | 0.81% | −0.15 |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | Reduce -7.8% | 1.33% | −0.13 |
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. | Reduce -15.2% | 1.15% | −0.12 |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | Reduce -13.3% | 0.74% | −0.12 |
| ADBE Adobe Inc. | Reduce -23.0% | 0.27% | −0.12 |
| HD Home Depot Inc. | Reduce -30.7% | 0.40% | −0.12 |
| PEP Pepsico Inc. | Reduce -18.8% | 0.44% | −0.11 |
| JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income | Reduce -11.9% | 0.66% | −0.11 |
| IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF | Reduce -39.0% | 0.16% | −0.10 |
| MRK Merck & Co. Inc. | Reduce -16.9% | 0.30% | −0.10 |
| ADP Automatic Data Processing | Reduce -43.1% | 0.14% | −0.09 |
| JMST JPM Ultra-Short Muni Income | Reduce -65.3% | 0.04% | −0.09 |
| GWW WW Grainger Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.09 |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | Reduce -10.3% | 0.61% | −0.08 |
| UNP Union Pacific Corp. | Reduce -23.1% | 0.23% | −0.08 |
| NSC Norfolk Southern Corp. | Reduce -49.1% | 0.08% | −0.07 |
| AMX America Movil Sab DE CV | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.07 |
| LLY Eli Lilly & Co. | Reduce -7.6% | 1.71% | −0.07 |
| SYLD Cambria Shareholder Yield Et | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.06 |
| SON Sonoco Products Co. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.06 |
| MRSH Marsh & McLennan Cos | Reduce -51.0% | 0.05% | −0.06 |
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | Reduce -10.3% | 0.84% | −0.06 |
| CI The Cigna Group | Reduce -13.8% | 0.21% | −0.06 |
| BLK BlackRock Finance Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.06 |
| ELV Elevance Health Inc. | Reduce -4.3% | 0.15% | −0.05 |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | Reduce -4.3% | 3.24% | −0.05 |
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | Reduce -22.5% | 0.34% | −0.05 |
| DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth | Reduce -11.3% | 0.63% | −0.05 |
| COP Conocophillips | Reduce -26.9% | 0.11% | −0.05 |
| AMGN Amgen Inc. | Reduce -27.6% | 0.11% | −0.05 |
| ETN Eaton Corp. PLC | Reduce -36.5% | 0.13% | −0.05 |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | Reduce -7.3% | 1.15% | −0.05 |
| CALF PCR US SM CP CSH CWS ETF-Usd | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| CL Colgate-Palmolive Co. | Reduce -21.9% | 0.13% | −0.05 |
| CVS CVS Health Corp. | Reduce -30.4% | 0.09% | −0.04 |
| USFR Wisdomtree Floating Rate Tre | Reduce -26.9% | 0.11% | −0.04 |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Reduce -9.7% | 1.07% | −0.04 |
| DOV Dover Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.04 |
| MCD McDonald's Corp. | Reduce -22.3% | 0.29% | −0.04 |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | Reduce -8.3% | 0.54% | −0.04 |
| IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value | Reduce -54.6% | 0.04% | −0.04 |
| UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. | Reduce -4.2% | 0.54% | −0.04 |
| IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. | Reduce -19.4% | 0.60% | −0.04 |
| IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | Reduce -27.0% | 0.11% | −0.04 |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | Reduce -14.2% | 0.28% | −0.04 |
| MO Altria Group Inc. | Reduce -18.7% | 0.13% | −0.04 |
| DOW Dow Inc. | Reduce -22.6% | 0.10% | −0.04 |
| NVO Novo-Nordisk A/S-Spons ADR | Reduce -14.1% | 0.11% | −0.04 |
Portfolio Buys Q2 2024 → Q3 2024
| CODI Compass Diversified Holdings | Add +20.1% | 1.97% | +0.31 |
| GLD SPDR Gold Shares | Add +1.9% | 1.65% | +0.18 |
| FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF | Add +81.2% | 0.38% | +0.16 |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | Add +1.6% | 1.71% | +0.13 |
| PYLD PIMCO Multisector Bond Actv | Add +37.8% | 0.31% | +0.08 |
| VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui | Add +3.1% | 1.01% | +0.07 |
| XLI SS Industrial Select Sector | Add +129.7% | 0.12% | +0.07 |
| PRF Invesco Rafi US 1000 ETF | Add +9.4% | 0.51% | +0.06 |
| PAAA Pgim Aaa Clo ETF | New | 0.06% | +0.06 |
| USSH Wisdomtree 1-3 Y Lad TRY FD | New | 0.05% | +0.05 |
| ALAB Astera Labs Inc. | Add +9.5% | 0.12% | +0.05 |
| BILZ PIMCO Ultra SHRT Govt Active | New | 0.05% | +0.05 |
| QUS SS SPDR MSCI U Stratfact ETF | Add +28.4% | 0.19% | +0.05 |
| RECS Columbia Resear Enh Cor ETF | Add +76.9% | 0.10% | +0.05 |
| JBND JPMorgan Active Bond ETF | Add +57.7% | 0.14% | +0.05 |
| VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui | Add +2.9% | 0.45% | +0.05 |
| ARCC Ares Capital Corp. | Add +30.1% | 0.18% | +0.05 |
| MOAT Vaneck Morningstar Wide Moat | Add +3.0% | 0.59% | +0.05 |
| STXF Strive 500 ETF | Add +6.4% | 0.36% | +0.04 |
| CGBL Cap Group Core Balanced | New | 0.04% | +0.04 |
| BABA Alibaba Group Holding-SP ADR | Add +5.0% | 0.18% | +0.04 |
| MPLX MPLX LP | New | 0.04% | +0.04 |
| FBCG Fidelity Blue Chip Grow ETF | Add +11.2% | 0.20% | +0.04 |
| RWL Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF | Add +25.3% | 0.16% | +0.04 |
| SLV iShares Silver Trust | Add +54.6% | 0.08% | +0.04 |
| GLDM SPDR Gold Minishares Trust | Add +13.3% | 0.19% | +0.04 |
| VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | Add +4.6% | 0.34% | +0.03 |
| BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-T | Add +26.5% | 0.19% | +0.03 |
| CGDV Cap Group Dividend Value | Add +1.7% | 0.51% | +0.03 |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | Add +0.4% | 0.52% | +0.03 |
| CGUS Cap Group Core Equity | Add +0.6% | 0.56% | +0.03 |
| IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF | Add +26.0% | 0.15% | +0.03 |
| STOT SS DL St Dur TR Tact ETF | Add +135.3% | 0.06% | +0.03 |
| WPM Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | Add +0.0% | 0.17% | +0.03 |
| VTES Vanguard SH Term Tax-Ex Bond | Add +99.5% | 0.06% | +0.03 |
| TCAF T Rowe PRC Cap Appreciation | Add +17.3% | 0.16% | +0.03 |
| VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U | Add +0.1% | 0.41% | +0.03 |
| GBDC Golub Capital BDC Inc. | New | 0.03% | +0.03 |
| DXCM Dexcom Inc. | Add +98.3% | 0.05% | +0.02 |
| JMUB JPMorgan Municipal ETF | Add +85.5% | 0.05% | +0.02 |
| TEVA Teva Pharmaceutical-SP ADR | New | 0.02% | +0.02 |
| ICE Intercontinental Exchange Inc. | New | 0.02% | +0.02 |
| IWP iShares Russell Mid-Cap Grow | Add +4.3% | 0.19% | +0.02 |
| USIN WT 7-10 YR LDR TRSY FD | New | 0.02% | +0.02 |
| OBDC Blue Owl Capital Corp. | Add +194.2% | 0.03% | +0.02 |
| DTE DTE Energy Company | New | 0.02% | +0.02 |
| QQQM Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF | Add +14.0% | 0.12% | +0.02 |
| BXSL Blackstone Secured Lending F | Add +127.9% | 0.04% | +0.02 |
| FUTY Fidelity MSCI US Utilities | New | 0.02% | +0.02 |
| GILD Gilead Sciences Inc. | Add +73.0% | 0.04% | +0.02 |
Notes & Other Activity Q2 2024 → Q3 2024
| NEXTERA ENERGY INC (NEE 6.926 09/01/25) | UNIT 09/01/2025 | Reduce -1.2% | 21,795 | $1.0M |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP (BAC 7.25 PERP L) | 7.25%CNV PFD L | New | 165 | $208K |
Bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants; not part of the stock holdings or percentages above.
All Filings
| Quarter | Positions | 13F Reported Value | Top Holdings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 834 | $2.0B | AAPL, QQQ, VOOG, MSFT, GOOGL |
| Q1 2026 | 793 | $1.8B | AAPL, QQQ, MSFT, VOOG, GLD |
| Q4 2025 | 783 | $1.8B | AAPL, QQQ, MSFT, VOOG, GOOGL |
| Q3 2025 | 747 | $1.7B | AAPL, QQQ, MSFT, VOOG, NVDA |
| Q2 2025 | 686 | $1.5B | AAPL, QQQ, MSFT, VOOG, NVDA |
| Q1 2025 | 630 | $1.4B | AAPL, QQQ, MSFT, VOOG, GLD |
| Q4 2024 | 628 | $1.4B | AAPL, QQQ, MSFT, VOOG, CODI |
| Q3 2024 | 622 | $1.4B | AAPL, QQQ, MSFT, VOOG, NVDA |
| Q2 2024Amended | 611 | $1.3B | AAPL, MSFT, QQQ, VOOG, SPY |
| Q1 2024 | 538 | $1.1B | AAPL, MSFT, QQQ, VOOG, SPY |