Essex Financial Services, Inc.
In its 13F for Q4 2024 (holdings as of December 31, 2024, filed January 29, 2025), Essex Financial Services, Inc. reported 628 stock positions worth $1.4 billion. Its top holding was Apple (AAPL) at 5.9% of the portfolio, followed by Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ, 3.5%) and Microsoft (MSFT, 3.2%). Compared with Q3 2024, it opened 43 new positions, sold out of 37, added to 301 and reduced 234. The biggest buy was Apple (AAPL, shares +3%) and the biggest sale Eli Lilly (LLY, shares −0%).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- ESSEX, CT
- CIK
- 0001315785
- Portfolio Value
- $1.4B (Q4 2024)
- SEC Filing
- 0001951757-25-000141 ↗ filed Jan 29, 2025
Holdings Value
Holdings 628 stocks · $1.4B
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 5.86% | 330,874 | $82.9M | Add +2.6% |
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | 3.49% | 96,455 | $49.3M | Add +1.3% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 3.15% | 105,855 | $44.6M | Add +0.4% |
| VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF | 2.34% | 90,592 | $33.2M | Add +1.7% |
| CODI Compass Diversified Holdings | 2.13% | 1,305,545 | $30.1M | Add +0.3% |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | 1.88% | 197,759 | $26.6M | Add +3.3% |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | 1.86% | 44,864 | $26.3M | Reduce -94.5% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 1.85% | 119,560 | $26.2M | Add +2.5% |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.61% | 38,670 | $22.8M | Reduce -4.6% |
| GLD SPDR Gold Shares | 1.53% | 89,358 | $21.6M | Reduce -1.1% |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | 1.49% | 111,454 | $21.1M | Reduce -0.1% |
| VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF | 1.45% | 161,290 | $20.6M | Add +2.1% |
| LLY Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.42% | 26,029 | $20.1M | Reduce -0.3% |
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. | 1.23% | 135,568 | $17.4M | Add +8.7% |
| TPL Texas Pacific Land Corp. | 1.21% | 15,538 | $17.2M | Reduce -2.2% |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.16% | 68,188 | $16.3M | Add +2.4% |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 1.13% | 35,140 | $15.9M | Add +1.1% |
| MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturit | 1.05% | 147,476 | $14.8M | Add +7.5% |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | 1.01% | 132,752 | $14.3M | Add +2.0% |
| RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight | 1.00% | 80,647 | $14.1M | Add +0.8% |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | 0.94% | 32,988 | $13.3M | Reduce -0.9% |
| VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui | 0.94% | 78,531 | $13.3M | Reduce -1.3% |
| NOBL Proshares S&P 500 Dividend A | 0.93% | 131,726 | $13.1M | Reduce -5.0% |
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | 0.88% | 63,877 | $12.5M | Add +8.9% |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | 0.78% | 65,591 | $11.0M | Reduce -1.2% |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | 0.71% | 53,024 | $10.1M | Add +4.0% |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | 0.71% | 17,132 | $10.0M | Add +10.1% |
| VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US | 0.68% | 33,071 | $9.6M | Reduce -0.1% |
| DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth | 0.63% | 145,562 | $8.9M | Add +4.8% |
| RTX RTX Corp. | 0.63% | 76,578 | $8.9M | Add +1.1% |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 0.61% | 60,082 | $8.7M | Reduce -4.1% |
| PHYS Sprott Physical Gold Trust | 0.59% | 415,685 | $8.4M | Add +0.1% |
| CGUS Cap Group Core Equity filed as CAPITAL GROUP CORE EQUITY ET | 0.59% | 237,082 | $8.3M | Add +6.6% |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | 0.57% | 25,705 | $8.1M | Add +4.5% |
| JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income | 0.57% | 158,745 | $8.0M | Reduce -12.0% |
| PRF Invesco Rafi US 1000 ETF | 0.56% | 196,278 | $7.9M | Add +14.3% |
| IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. filed as INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS | 0.53% | 34,179 | $7.5M | Reduce -4.5% |
| MOAT Vaneck Morningstar Wide Moat | 0.53% | 80,290 | $7.4M | Reduce -5.4% |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | 0.51% | 50,088 | $7.3M | Add +1.3% |
| VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui | 0.50% | 17,207 | $7.1M | Add +7.6% |
| ABBV Abbvie Inc. | 0.49% | 38,715 | $6.9M | Add +2.7% |
| CGDV Cap Group Dividend Value filed as CAPITAL GROUP DIVIDEND VALUE | 0.48% | 193,017 | $6.8M | Reduce -0.2% |
| SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF | 0.48% | 101,253 | $6.8M | Add +2.8% |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF | 0.47% | 106,505 | $6.6M | Reduce -0.8% |
| VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd | 0.46% | 24,585 | $6.5M | Add +2.9% |
| BLFY Blue Foundry Bancorp | 0.45% | 654,231 | $6.4M | Add +5.4% |
| USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Fac | 0.45% | 72,120 | $6.4M | Reduce -1.7% |
| UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. | 0.45% | 12,564 | $6.4M | Reduce -5.0% |
| BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | 0.43% | 9 | $6.1M | Reduce -10.0% |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. | 0.43% | 230,335 | $6.1M | Add +9.0% |
| SPLV Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatili | 0.43% | 86,188 | $6.0M | Reduce -1.5% |
| PYLD PIMCO Multisector Bond Actv | 0.42% | 229,048 | $5.9M | Add +41.2% |
| JBND JPMorgan Active Bond ETF | 0.42% | 113,271 | $5.9M | Add +215.7% |
| JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco | 0.41% | 101,837 | $5.9M | Add +6.3% |
| BAC Bank of America Corp. filed as BANK AMERICA CORP | 0.41% | 131,093 | $5.8M | Add +7.1% |
| KO The Coca-Cola Co. | 0.40% | 91,675 | $5.7M | Reduce -3.1% |
| IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF | 0.40% | 63,751 | $5.6M | Add +0.1% |
| SDY SS SPDR S&P Dividend ETF | 0.39% | 41,831 | $5.5M | Reduce -1.2% |
| HD Home Depot Inc. | 0.38% | 13,788 | $5.4M | Reduce -0.8% |
| STXF Strive 500 ETF | 0.36% | 136,528 | $5.2M | Add +3.7% |
| VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd | 0.36% | 21,405 | $5.1M | Add +4.2% |
| TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 0.36% | 9,875 | $5.1M | Reduce -1.9% |
| FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF | 0.35% | 111,350 | $5.0M | Reduce -4.3% |
| PEP Pepsico Inc. | 0.34% | 31,714 | $4.8M | Reduce -8.9% |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 0.34% | 20,707 | $4.8M | Add +0.1% |
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | 0.34% | 13,212 | $4.8M | Add +8.4% |
| BX Blackstone Inc. | 0.34% | 27,553 | $4.8M | Add +2.2% |
| VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 0.33% | 8,790 | $4.7M | Add +0.7% |
| ROP Roper Technologies Inc. | 0.33% | 9,082 | $4.7M | Reduce -1.7% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | 0.33% | 51,878 | $4.7M | Reduce -1.1% |
| RECS Columbia Resear Enh Cor ETF | 0.33% | 134,852 | $4.7M | Add +234.0% |
| CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. | 0.32% | 75,941 | $4.5M | Add +3.1% |
| GE General Electric filed as GE AEROSPACE | 0.31% | 26,512 | $4.4M | Add +3.7% |
| TJX TJX Companies Inc. filed as TJX COS INC NEW | 0.31% | 36,350 | $4.4M | Reduce -2.0% |
| IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth | 0.30% | 10,541 | $4.2M | Reduce -3.7% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | 0.30% | 4,582 | $4.2M | Add +5.7% |
| IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth | 0.29% | 29,705 | $4.1M | Add +4.2% |
| GD General Dynamics Corp. | 0.29% | 15,410 | $4.1M | Reduce -4.2% |
| DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF | 0.29% | 30,765 | $4.0M | Add +38.6% |
| MRK Merck & Co. Inc. | 0.28% | 40,477 | $4.0M | Add +4.3% |
| REGL Prshrs S&P Mid 400 DVD Arist | 0.28% | 48,581 | $3.9M | Reduce -4.0% |
| MCD McDonald's Corp. | 0.27% | 13,415 | $3.9M | Add +5.4% |
| ORCL Oracle Corp. | 0.27% | 22,564 | $3.8M | Add +0.6% |
| IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E | 0.27% | 32,627 | $3.8M | Reduce -1.5% |
| UNP Union Pacific Corp. | 0.26% | 16,395 | $3.7M | Add +25.9% |
| AMLP Alerian MLP ETF | 0.26% | 75,844 | $3.7M | Add +1.8% |
| FBCG Fidelity Blue Chip Grow ETF | 0.26% | 78,605 | $3.6M | Add +24.9% |
| VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | 0.25% | 73,143 | $3.5M | Add +2.0% |
| SO The Southern Co. | 0.25% | 42,188 | $3.5M | Add +3.9% |
| VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U | 0.24% | 17,378 | $3.4M | Reduce -98.6% |
| PM Philip Morris International | 0.24% | 28,346 | $3.4M | Add +5.3% |
| FTCS First Trust Capital Strength | 0.24% | 38,836 | $3.4M | Reduce -1.8% |
| VZ Verizon Communications Inc. | 0.24% | 84,949 | $3.4M | Reduce -5.9% |
| ADBE Adobe Inc. | 0.24% | 7,605 | $3.4M | Reduce -1.8% |
| LMT Lockheed Martin Corp. | 0.23% | 6,813 | $3.3M | Add +6.5% |
| ALAB Astera Labs Inc. | 0.23% | 24,939 | $3.3M | Add +1.9% |
| DE Deere & Co. | 0.23% | 7,702 | $3.3M | Add +12.4% |
| FDVV Fidelity High Dividend ETF | 0.23% | 64,655 | $3.2M | Add +12.4% |
| DIS The Walt Disney Co. filed as DISNEY WALT CO | 0.23% | 28,721 | $3.2M | Add +2.0% |
| LDUR PIMCO Enhanced Low Duration | 0.23% | 33,589 | $3.2M | Add +10.1% |
Other holdings (2): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $1.1M (not counted above)
| Security | Class | Shares / Principal | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEXTERA ENERGY INC (NEE 6.926 09/01/25) | UNIT 09/01/2025 | 21,085 | $863K | Reduce -3.3% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP (BAC 7.25 PERP L) | 7.25%CNV PFD L | 165 | $201K | No change |
Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $1.4B.
Portfolio Sells Q3 2024 → Q4 2024
| LLY Eli Lilly & Co. | Reduce -0.3% | 1.42% | −0.29 |
| VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U | Reduce -98.6% | 0.24% | −0.16 |
| NOBL Proshares S&P 500 Dividend A | Reduce -5.0% | 0.93% | −0.13 |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | Reduce -4.1% | 0.61% | −0.12 |
| GLD SPDR Gold Shares | Reduce -1.1% | 1.53% | −0.12 |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | Reduce -4.6% | 1.61% | −0.10 |
| PEP Pepsico Inc. | Reduce -8.9% | 0.34% | −0.10 |
| UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. | Reduce -5.0% | 0.45% | −0.09 |
| JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income | Reduce -12.0% | 0.57% | −0.09 |
| XLI SS Industrial Select Sector | Reduce -64.7% | 0.04% | −0.08 |
| KO The Coca-Cola Co. | Reduce -3.1% | 0.40% | −0.07 |
| GAP The Gap Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.07 |
| VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui | Reduce -1.3% | 0.94% | −0.07 |
| GD General Dynamics Corp. | Reduce -4.2% | 0.29% | −0.07 |
| IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. | Reduce -4.5% | 0.53% | −0.07 |
| BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | Reduce -10.0% | 0.43% | −0.07 |
| MOAT Vaneck Morningstar Wide Moat | Reduce -5.4% | 0.53% | −0.06 |
| TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | Reduce -1.9% | 0.36% | −0.06 |
| NEE Nextera Energy Inc. | Reduce -1.8% | 0.22% | −0.05 |
| BABA Alibaba Group Holding-SP ADR | Reduce -9.3% | 0.14% | −0.04 |
| KSS Kohls Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.04 |
| OKE Oneok Inc. | Reduce -32.7% | 0.09% | −0.04 |
| SDY SS SPDR S&P Dividend ETF | Reduce -1.2% | 0.39% | −0.04 |
| CARR Carrier Global Corp. | Reduce -0.1% | 0.20% | −0.04 |
| LRGE Clearbridge Large Cap Growth | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.04 |
| XBI SS SPDR S&P Biotech ETF | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.04 |
| ADBE Adobe Inc. | Reduce -1.8% | 0.24% | −0.04 |
| TPL Texas Pacific Land Corp. | Reduce -2.2% | 1.21% | −0.04 |
| CI The Cigna Group | Reduce -2.3% | 0.18% | −0.04 |
| ISTB iShares Core 1-5 Year Usd Bo | Reduce -26.3% | 0.09% | −0.03 |
| USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Fac | Reduce -1.7% | 0.45% | −0.03 |
| ROP Roper Technologies Inc. | Reduce -1.7% | 0.33% | −0.03 |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | Reduce -1.2% | 0.78% | −0.03 |
| NVO Novo-Nordisk A/S-Spons ADR | Reduce -1.3% | 0.08% | −0.03 |
| CGDV Cap Group Dividend Value | Reduce -0.2% | 0.48% | −0.03 |
| FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF | Reduce -4.3% | 0.35% | −0.03 |
| USFR Wisdomtree Floating Rate Tre | Reduce -26.9% | 0.08% | −0.03 |
| SPLV Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatili | Reduce -1.5% | 0.43% | −0.03 |
| VZ Verizon Communications Inc. | Reduce -5.9% | 0.24% | −0.03 |
| GXO Gxo Logistics Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.03 |
| BGS B&G Foods Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.03 |
| AGR Avangrid Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.03 |
| NEM Newmont Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.03 |
| DOW Dow Inc. | Reduce -1.9% | 0.08% | −0.03 |
| INTC Intel Corp. | Reduce -13.8% | 0.08% | −0.03 |
| MTB M & T Bank Corp. | Reduce -13.6% | 0.12% | −0.03 |
| IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF | Reduce -8.0% | 0.14% | −0.03 |
| SHOP Shopify Inc. Class A | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.03 |
| XLE SS Energy Select Sector | Reduce -26.3% | 0.05% | −0.02 |
| USSH Wisdomtree 1-3 Y Lad TRY FD | Reduce -43.5% | 0.03% | −0.02 |
Portfolio Buys Q3 2024 → Q4 2024
| AAPL Apple Inc. | Add +2.6% | 5.86% | +0.38 |
| JBND JPMorgan Active Bond ETF | Add +215.7% | 0.42% | +0.28 |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | Add +2.5% | 1.85% | +0.26 |
| RECS Columbia Resear Enh Cor ETF | Add +234.0% | 0.33% | +0.23 |
| CODI Compass Diversified Holdings | Add +0.3% | 2.13% | +0.16 |
| PYLD PIMCO Multisector Bond Actv | Add +41.2% | 0.42% | +0.11 |
| ALAB Astera Labs Inc. | Add +1.9% | 0.23% | +0.11 |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | Add +4.0% | 0.71% | +0.10 |
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. | Add +8.7% | 1.23% | +0.09 |
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | Add +1.3% | 3.49% | +0.09 |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Add +2.4% | 1.16% | +0.08 |
| VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF | Add +1.7% | 2.34% | +0.08 |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | Add +0.1% | 0.34% | +0.07 |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | Add +4.5% | 0.57% | +0.07 |
| DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF | Add +38.6% | 0.29% | +0.07 |
| ETN Eaton Corp. PLC | Add +55.3% | 0.20% | +0.06 |
| TCAF T Rowe PRC Cap Appreciation | Add +40.4% | 0.22% | +0.06 |
| BLK BlackRock Inc. | New | 0.06% | +0.06 |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | Add +10.1% | 0.71% | +0.06 |
| FBCG Fidelity Blue Chip Grow ETF | Add +24.9% | 0.26% | +0.06 |
| IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF | Add +48.4% | 0.20% | +0.05 |
| PRF Invesco Rafi US 1000 ETF | Add +14.3% | 0.56% | +0.05 |
| MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturit | Add +7.5% | 1.05% | +0.05 |
| AMX America Movil Sab DE CV | New | 0.05% | +0.05 |
| CGBL Cap Group Core Balanced | Add +134.4% | 0.09% | +0.05 |
| CAG Conagra Brands Inc. | Add +307.6% | 0.07% | +0.05 |
| VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui | Add +7.6% | 0.50% | +0.05 |
| PAAA Pgim Aaa Clo ETF | Add +75.6% | 0.11% | +0.05 |
| MRSH Marsh & McLennan Cos | Add +91.3% | 0.10% | +0.04 |
| IONQ Ionq Inc. | Add +68.0% | 0.06% | +0.04 |
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | Add +8.9% | 0.88% | +0.04 |
| DFLV Dim US Large Cap Value ETF | Add +31.8% | 0.20% | +0.04 |
| RWL Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF | Add +28.2% | 0.20% | +0.04 |
| UNP Union Pacific Corp. | Add +25.9% | 0.26% | +0.04 |
| BAC Bank of America Corp. | Add +7.1% | 0.41% | +0.04 |
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A | Add +17.6% | 0.06% | +0.03 |
| QQQM Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF | Add +25.6% | 0.15% | +0.03 |
| ASML ASML Holding NV-NY Reg SHS | Add +31.6% | 0.16% | +0.03 |
| FBTC Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin | New | 0.03% | +0.03 |
| DE Deere & Co. | Add +12.4% | 0.23% | +0.03 |
| DIS The Walt Disney Co. | Add +2.0% | 0.23% | +0.03 |
| IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF | Add +13.9% | 0.22% | +0.03 |
| CGUS Cap Group Core Equity | Add +6.6% | 0.59% | +0.03 |
| IWY iShares Russell Top 200 Grow | Add +183.3% | 0.04% | +0.03 |
| JGRO JPMorgan Active Growth ETF | New | 0.03% | +0.03 |
| LNG Cheniere Energy Inc. | Add +6.2% | 0.16% | +0.03 |
| AIRR First Trust Rba American Ind | Add +39.9% | 0.10% | +0.03 |
| LRCX Lam Research Corp. | New | 0.03% | +0.03 |
| TSLX Sixth Street Specialty Lendi | New | 0.03% | +0.03 |
| TOTL SS Doubleline TR Tact ETF | New | 0.03% | +0.03 |
Notes & Other Activity Q3 2024 → Q4 2024
| NEXTERA ENERGY INC (NEE 6.926 09/01/25) | UNIT 09/01/2025 | Reduce -3.3% | 21,085 | $863K |
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 |