Essex Financial Services, Inc.
In its 13F for Q2 2025 (holdings as of June 30, 2025, filed July 16, 2025), Essex Financial Services, Inc. reported 686 stock positions worth $1.5 billion. Its top holding was Apple (AAPL) at 4.4% of the portfolio, followed by Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ, 3.6%) and Microsoft (MSFT, 3.5%). Compared with Q1 2025, it opened 76 new positions, sold out of 20, added to 346 and reduced 221. The biggest buy was Microsoft (MSFT, shares +3%) and the biggest sale Compass Diversified (CODI, shares −2%).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- ESSEX, CT
- CIK
- 0001315785
- Portfolio Value
- $1.5B (Q2 2025)
- SEC Filing
- 0001951757-25-000875 ↗ filed Jul 16, 2025
Holdings Value
Holdings 686 stocks · $1.5B
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 4.42% | 327,819 | $67.3M | Add +1.4% |
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | 3.62% | 99,862 | $55.1M | Add +3.2% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 3.50% | 107,225 | $53.3M | Add +3.2% |
| VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF | 2.35% | 90,087 | $35.7M | Reduce -0.4% |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | 1.98% | 190,678 | $30.1M | Reduce -1.6% |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | 1.96% | 48,397 | $29.9M | Add +6.5% |
| GLD SPDR Gold Shares | 1.78% | 88,930 | $27.1M | Reduce -1.8% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 1.78% | 123,212 | $27.0M | Add +5.0% |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.54% | 37,706 | $23.4M | Reduce -4.8% |
| VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF | 1.42% | 162,038 | $21.6M | Add +1.8% |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | 1.28% | 110,623 | $19.5M | Add +1.3% |
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. | 1.26% | 141,794 | $19.1M | Add +7.9% |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.25% | 65,511 | $19.0M | Reduce -1.1% |
| LLY Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.24% | 24,170 | $18.8M | Reduce -3.7% |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 1.11% | 34,868 | $16.9M | Add +0.1% |
| TPL Texas Pacific Land Corp. | 1.06% | 15,250 | $16.1M | Reduce -0.3% |
| RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight | 1.02% | 85,874 | $15.6M | Add +0.4% |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | 0.95% | 133,888 | $14.4M | Add +5.2% |
| VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui | 0.94% | 81,402 | $14.4M | Add +0.2% |
| MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturit | 0.88% | 133,259 | $13.4M | Reduce -12.1% |
| PYLD PIMCO Multisector Bond Actv | 0.87% | 497,082 | $13.2M | Add +30.3% |
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | 0.82% | 60,883 | $12.5M | Add +5.6% |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | 0.80% | 16,504 | $12.2M | Add +7.9% |
| NOBL Proshares S&P 500 Dividend A | 0.78% | 118,445 | $11.9M | Reduce -8.6% |
| RTX RTX Corp. | 0.73% | 76,045 | $11.1M | Reduce -1.0% |
| JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income | 0.70% | 209,833 | $10.6M | Add +13.3% |
| PHYS Sprott Physical Gold Trust | 0.67% | 405,197 | $10.3M | Reduce -3.0% |
| IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. filed as INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS | 0.67% | 34,377 | $10.1M | Add +14.1% |
| DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth | 0.66% | 157,123 | $10.0M | Add +3.9% |
| VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US | 0.66% | 32,973 | $10.0M | Reduce -0.3% |
| CGUS Cap Group Core Equity filed as CAPITAL GROUP CORE EQUITY ET | 0.65% | 266,668 | $9.8M | Reduce -0.3% |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | 0.64% | 61,335 | $9.8M | Reduce -4.6% |
| PRF Invesco Rafi US 1000 ETF | 0.64% | 230,697 | $9.8M | Add +12.9% |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | 0.61% | 29,122 | $9.3M | Reduce -2.9% |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | 0.60% | 51,536 | $9.1M | Add +3.6% |
| SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF | 0.59% | 126,785 | $9.0M | Add +17.2% |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | 0.59% | 25,289 | $9.0M | Add +6.2% |
| VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui | 0.59% | 20,378 | $8.9M | Add +6.6% |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 0.59% | 58,431 | $8.9M | Reduce -0.8% |
| CGDV Cap Group Dividend Value filed as CAPITAL GROUP DIVIDEND VALUE | 0.58% | 223,224 | $8.8M | Add +1.6% |
| CODI Compass Diversified Holdings | 0.52% | 1,272,418 | $8.0M | Reduce -2.1% |
| RECS Columbia Resear Enh Cor ETF | 0.52% | 213,424 | $7.9M | Add +22.6% |
| BILZ PIMCO Ultra SHRT Govt Active | 0.50% | 75,418 | $7.6M | Add +701.5% |
| JBND JPMorgan Active Bond ETF | 0.48% | 135,131 | $7.2M | Add +5.3% |
| VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd | 0.46% | 25,153 | $7.0M | Add +2.9% |
| ABBV Abbvie Inc. | 0.46% | 37,466 | $7.0M | Reduce -0.7% |
| USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Fac | 0.45% | 73,609 | $6.9M | Reduce -1.4% |
| GE General Electric filed as GE AEROSPACE | 0.44% | 26,308 | $6.8M | Reduce -2.2% |
| KO The Coca-Cola Co. | 0.44% | 95,554 | $6.8M | Add +2.2% |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | 0.44% | 46,628 | $6.7M | Reduce -7.4% |
| BLFY Blue Foundry Bancorp | 0.41% | 659,823 | $6.3M | Add +5.8% |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF | 0.41% | 99,667 | $6.2M | Reduce -5.2% |
| BAC Bank of America Corp. filed as BANK AMERICA CORP | 0.40% | 127,580 | $6.0M | Add +8.5% |
| SPLV Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatili | 0.39% | 80,789 | $5.9M | Reduce -2.1% |
| JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco | 0.38% | 102,675 | $5.8M | Add +3.5% |
| BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | 0.38% | 8 | $5.8M | No change |
| IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF | 0.38% | 62,143 | $5.7M | Reduce -3.2% |
| STXF Strive 500 ETF | 0.37% | 141,686 | $5.7M | Add +0.9% |
| SDY SS SPDR S&P Dividend ETF | 0.37% | 41,416 | $5.6M | Reduce -0.6% |
| VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 0.37% | 9,847 | $5.6M | Add +2.5% |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 0.37% | 20,268 | $5.6M | Add +6.4% |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. | 0.36% | 228,372 | $5.5M | Add +14.6% |
| VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | 0.35% | 94,211 | $5.4M | Add +27.3% |
| IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth | 0.35% | 12,623 | $5.4M | Add +3.3% |
| PM Philip Morris International | 0.35% | 29,269 | $5.3M | Add +11.3% |
| VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd | 0.35% | 22,472 | $5.3M | Reduce -6.4% |
| CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. | 0.35% | 76,133 | $5.3M | Add +0.2% |
| TCAF T Rowe PRC Cap Appreciation | 0.34% | 147,281 | $5.2M | Add +15.7% |
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | 0.34% | 13,218 | $5.1M | Add +6.3% |
| ROP Roper Technologies Inc. | 0.33% | 8,953 | $5.1M | Reduce -0.1% |
| ORCL Oracle Corp. | 0.33% | 22,935 | $5.0M | Add +3.9% |
| HD Home Depot Inc. | 0.32% | 13,466 | $4.9M | Add +5.5% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | 0.32% | 50,448 | $4.9M | Add +4.5% |
| FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF | 0.31% | 102,234 | $4.7M | Reduce -5.4% |
| IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth | 0.30% | 30,716 | $4.6M | Add +1.5% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | 0.30% | 4,614 | $4.6M | Add +4.3% |
| TJX TJX Companies Inc. filed as TJX COS INC NEW | 0.29% | 36,222 | $4.5M | Reduce -0.2% |
| LDUR PIMCO Enhanced Low Duration | 0.28% | 44,380 | $4.3M | Add +1.4% |
| FDVV Fidelity High Dividend ETF | 0.27% | 80,332 | $4.2M | Add +5.5% |
| BX Blackstone Inc. | 0.27% | 27,716 | $4.1M | Add +3.1% |
| GD General Dynamics Corp. | 0.27% | 14,107 | $4.1M | Reduce -4.8% |
| VZ Verizon Communications Inc. | 0.27% | 93,771 | $4.1M | Add +11.9% |
| PAAA Pgim Aaa Clo ETF | 0.27% | 78,736 | $4.1M | Add +75.6% |
| DE Deere & Co. | 0.26% | 7,666 | $3.9M | Add +1.5% |
| REGL Prshrs S&P Mid 400 DVD Arist | 0.25% | 46,883 | $3.8M | Reduce -1.8% |
| MCD McDonald's Corp. | 0.24% | 12,768 | $3.7M | Reduce -3.5% |
| AMLP Alerian MLP ETF | 0.24% | 75,513 | $3.7M | Reduce -9.0% |
| FBCG Fidelity Blue Chip Grow ETF | 0.24% | 76,357 | $3.7M | Reduce -21.6% |
| SO The Southern Co. | 0.24% | 39,225 | $3.6M | Reduce -1.6% |
| UNP Union Pacific Corp. | 0.24% | 15,611 | $3.6M | Add +22.8% |
| T AT&T Inc. | 0.23% | 122,098 | $3.5M | Add +46.6% |
| MOAT Vaneck Morningstar Wide Moat | 0.23% | 37,419 | $3.5M | Reduce -50.7% |
| GEV GE Vernova Inc. | 0.23% | 6,529 | $3.5M | Add +1.7% |
| IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value E | 0.23% | 17,776 | $3.5M | Add +3.0% |
| FTCS First Trust Capital Strength | 0.22% | 37,225 | $3.4M | Add +1.5% |
| RWL Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF | 0.22% | 32,220 | $3.4M | Add +4.0% |
| ABT Abbott Laboratories | 0.22% | 24,599 | $3.3M | Add +1.5% |
| QUS SS SPDR MSCI U Stratfact ETF | 0.22% | 20,421 | $3.3M | Add +1.8% |
| GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | 0.22% | 4,670 | $3.3M | Add +6.5% |
| IWP iShares Russell Mid-Cap Grow | 0.22% | 23,706 | $3.3M | Add +6.6% |
Other holdings (2): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $1.7M (not counted above)
| Security | Class | Shares / Principal | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC (MCHP 7.5 03/15/28) | DEP SHS REPSTG | 13,130 | $875K | New |
| NEXTERA ENERGY INC (NEE 6.926 09/01/25) | UNIT 09/01/2025 | 20,375 | $810K | Reduce -0.6% |
Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $1.5B.
Portfolio Sells Q1 2025 → Q2 2025
| CODI Compass Diversified Holdings | Reduce -2.1% | 0.52% | −1.22 |
| TPL Texas Pacific Land Corp. | Reduce -0.3% | 1.06% | −0.40 |
| LLY Eli Lilly & Co. | Reduce -3.7% | 1.24% | −0.26 |
| MOAT Vaneck Morningstar Wide Moat | Reduce -50.7% | 0.23% | −0.25 |
| UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. | Reduce -18.9% | 0.19% | −0.25 |
| MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturit | Reduce -12.1% | 0.88% | −0.22 |
| NOBL Proshares S&P 500 Dividend A | Reduce -8.6% | 0.78% | −0.17 |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | Reduce -7.4% | 0.44% | −0.17 |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | Reduce -4.6% | 0.64% | −0.15 |
| TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | Reduce -17.2% | 0.21% | −0.13 |
| PEP Pepsico Inc. | Reduce -21.5% | 0.21% | −0.13 |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | Reduce -0.8% | 0.59% | −0.12 |
| ABBV Abbvie Inc. | Reduce -0.7% | 0.46% | −0.11 |
| GLD SPDR Gold Shares | Reduce -1.8% | 1.78% | −0.10 |
| PICK iShares MSCI Global Metals & | Reduce -75.4% | 0.03% | −0.08 |
| BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | Reduce -2.0% | 0.16% | −0.08 |
| AMLP Alerian MLP ETF | Reduce -9.0% | 0.24% | −0.07 |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | Reduce -4.8% | 1.54% | −0.07 |
| SPLV Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatili | Reduce -2.1% | 0.39% | −0.06 |
| MCD McDonald's Corp. | Reduce -3.5% | 0.24% | −0.05 |
| OGN Organon & Co. | Reduce -80.7% | 0.01% | −0.05 |
| BABA Alibaba Group Holding-SP ADR | Reduce -1.7% | 0.17% | −0.05 |
| USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Fac | Reduce -1.4% | 0.45% | −0.05 |
| PHYS Sprott Physical Gold Trust | Reduce -3.0% | 0.67% | −0.05 |
| FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF | Reduce -5.4% | 0.31% | −0.05 |
| ROP Roper Technologies Inc. | Reduce -0.1% | 0.33% | −0.05 |
| VHT Vanguard Health Care ETF | Reduce -19.5% | 0.10% | −0.05 |
| DOW Dow Inc. | Reduce -51.6% | 0.02% | −0.04 |
| VDE Vanguard Energy ETF | Reduce -18.4% | 0.09% | −0.04 |
| CL Colgate-Palmolive Co. | Reduce -22.6% | 0.09% | −0.04 |
| QYLD Global X Nasd 100 Cov Call | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.04 |
| YUM Yum! Brands Inc. | Reduce -22.9% | 0.08% | −0.04 |
| FBCG Fidelity Blue Chip Grow ETF | Reduce -21.6% | 0.24% | −0.04 |
| SDY SS SPDR S&P Dividend ETF | Reduce -0.6% | 0.37% | −0.04 |
| VCSH Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF | Reduce -15.3% | 0.13% | −0.04 |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF | Reduce -5.2% | 0.41% | −0.04 |
| VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd | Reduce -6.4% | 0.35% | −0.03 |
| VTES Vanguard SH Term Tax-Ex Bond | Reduce -52.0% | 0.03% | −0.03 |
| CCI Crown Castle Inc. | Reduce -55.9% | 0.02% | −0.03 |
| DFS Discover Financial Services | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.03 |
| IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E | Reduce -9.0% | 0.20% | −0.03 |
| ELV Elevance Health Inc. | Reduce -0.3% | 0.13% | −0.03 |
| JMUB JPMorgan Municipal ETF | Reduce -53.9% | 0.02% | −0.03 |
| SO The Southern Co. | Reduce -1.6% | 0.24% | −0.03 |
| REGL Prshrs S&P Mid 400 DVD Arist | Reduce -1.8% | 0.25% | −0.03 |
| NEE Nextera Energy Inc. | Reduce -0.9% | 0.20% | −0.03 |
| DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF | Reduce -2.1% | 0.19% | −0.03 |
| TJX TJX Companies Inc. | Reduce -0.2% | 0.29% | −0.02 |
| CAG Conagra Brands Inc. | Reduce -3.0% | 0.05% | −0.02 |
| MDT Medtronic PLC | Reduce -10.4% | 0.08% | −0.02 |
Portfolio Buys Q1 2025 → Q2 2025
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | Add +3.2% | 3.50% | +0.69 |
| BILZ PIMCO Ultra SHRT Govt Active | Add +701.5% | 0.50% | +0.43 |
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | Add +3.2% | 3.62% | +0.35 |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | Add +5.0% | 1.78% | +0.17 |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | Add +7.9% | 0.80% | +0.16 |
| PYLD PIMCO Multisector Bond Actv | Add +30.3% | 0.87% | +0.14 |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | Add +6.4% | 0.37% | +0.14 |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | Add +6.5% | 1.96% | +0.13 |
| IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. | Add +14.1% | 0.67% | +0.13 |
| ORCL Oracle Corp. | Add +3.9% | 0.33% | +0.11 |
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. | Add +7.9% | 1.26% | +0.10 |
| PAAA Pgim Aaa Clo ETF | Add +75.6% | 0.27% | +0.10 |
| RECS Columbia Resear Enh Cor ETF | Add +22.6% | 0.52% | +0.10 |
| JMST JPM Ultra-Short Muni Income | Add +101.6% | 0.21% | +0.09 |
| ETN Eaton Corp. PLC | Add +51.4% | 0.20% | +0.09 |
| FBTC Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin | Add +277.7% | 0.11% | +0.09 |
| GEV GE Vernova Inc. | Add +1.7% | 0.23% | +0.09 |
| CGGR Cap Group Growth Equity | Add +121.3% | 0.15% | +0.08 |
| VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | Add +27.3% | 0.35% | +0.08 |
| VAW Vanguard Materials ETF | Add +306.4% | 0.11% | +0.08 |
| SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF | Add +17.2% | 0.59% | +0.08 |
| VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui | Add +6.6% | 0.59% | +0.08 |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | Add +1.3% | 1.28% | +0.06 |
| XLV SS Health Care Select Sector | New | 0.06% | +0.06 |
| T AT&T Inc. | Add +46.6% | 0.23% | +0.06 |
| AMX America Movil Sab DE CV | New | 0.06% | +0.06 |
| NFLX Netflix Inc. | Add +11.3% | 0.19% | +0.06 |
| CGBL Cap Group Core Balanced | Add +48.8% | 0.19% | +0.06 |
| TMSL T.rowe PRC Small-Mid Cap ETF | Add +56.1% | 0.17% | +0.06 |
| PREF Pri Spe Pre Sec Acti-Usd Inc. | New | 0.06% | +0.06 |
| PMBS PIMCO MBS Active ETF | Add +284.7% | 0.08% | +0.06 |
| BUXX Strive Enhanced Income Short | Add +274.3% | 0.08% | +0.06 |
| LYB Lyondellbasell Indu Class A | New | 0.05% | +0.05 |
| RHP Ryman Hospitality Properties | New | 0.05% | +0.05 |
| PM Philip Morris International | Add +11.3% | 0.35% | +0.05 |
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A | Add +5.9% | 0.14% | +0.05 |
| FEOE First Eagle Overseas Eq ETF | New | 0.05% | +0.05 |
| VICI Vici Properties Inc. | New | 0.05% | +0.05 |
| ALAB Astera Labs Inc. | Add +2.4% | 0.16% | +0.05 |
| PRF Invesco Rafi US 1000 ETF | Add +12.9% | 0.64% | +0.05 |
| TCAF T Rowe PRC Cap Appreciation | Add +15.7% | 0.34% | +0.05 |
| TBUX T Rowe Price Ultra Short-Ter | Add +187.5% | 0.07% | +0.04 |
| GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | Add +6.5% | 0.22% | +0.04 |
| BAC Bank of America Corp. | Add +8.5% | 0.40% | +0.04 |
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | Add +6.3% | 0.34% | +0.04 |
| TCAL T Rowe Pre CPT Apr PR in ETF | New | 0.04% | +0.04 |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | Add +3.6% | 0.60% | +0.04 |
| CRWV Coreweave Inc. Class A | New | 0.04% | +0.04 |
| TCHP T Rowe Price Blue Chip Growt | Add +38.9% | 0.11% | +0.04 |
| VONV Vanguard Russell 1000 Value | New | 0.04% | +0.04 |
Notes & Other Activity Q1 2025 → Q2 2025
| MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC (MCHP 7.5 03/15/28) | DEP SHS REPSTG | New | 13,130 | $875K |
| NEXTERA ENERGY INC (NEE 6.926 09/01/25) | UNIT 09/01/2025 | Reduce -0.6% | 20,375 | $810K |
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 |