Essex Financial Services, Inc.
In its 13F for Q3 2025 (holdings as of September 30, 2025, filed November 7, 2025), Essex Financial Services, Inc. reported 747 stock positions worth $1.7 billion. Its top holding was Apple (AAPL) at 5.0% of the portfolio, followed by Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ, 3.6%) and Microsoft (MSFT, 3.3%). Compared with Q2 2025, it opened 81 new positions, sold out of 20, added to 343 and reduced 267. The biggest buy was Alphabet Class A (GOOGL, shares +0%) and the biggest sale Microsoft (MSFT, shares −1%).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- ESSEX, CT
- CIK
- 0001315785
- Portfolio Value
- $1.7B (Q3 2025)
- SEC Filing
- 0001951757-25-001347 ↗ filed Nov 7, 2025
Holdings Value
Holdings 747 stocks · $1.7B
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 4.96% | 325,362 | $82.8M | Reduce -0.8% |
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | 3.59% | 99,865 | $60.0M | Add +0.0% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 3.29% | 106,239 | $55.0M | Reduce -0.9% |
| VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF | 2.38% | 91,191 | $39.7M | Add +1.2% |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | 2.10% | 187,762 | $35.0M | Reduce -1.5% |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | 1.91% | 47,844 | $31.9M | Reduce -1.1% |
| GLD SPDR Gold Shares | 1.78% | 83,767 | $29.8M | Reduce -5.8% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 1.62% | 123,079 | $27.0M | Reduce -0.1% |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | 1.62% | 111,131 | $27.0M | Add +0.5% |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.56% | 39,013 | $26.1M | Add +3.5% |
| VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF | 1.40% | 165,641 | $23.3M | Add +2.2% |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.21% | 64,159 | $20.2M | Reduce -2.1% |
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. | 1.16% | 133,614 | $19.5M | Reduce -5.8% |
| LLY Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.07% | 23,423 | $17.9M | Reduce -3.1% |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 1.01% | 33,657 | $16.9M | Reduce -3.5% |
| PYLD PIMCO Multisector Bond Actv | 1.01% | 627,088 | $16.8M | Add +26.1% |
| RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight | 0.93% | 82,263 | $15.6M | Reduce -4.2% |
| VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui | 0.93% | 83,223 | $15.5M | Add +2.2% |
| MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturit | 0.90% | 149,783 | $15.1M | Add +12.4% |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | 0.87% | 129,342 | $14.6M | Reduce -3.4% |
| TPL Texas Pacific Land Corp. | 0.85% | 15,192 | $14.2M | Reduce -0.4% |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | 0.77% | 28,763 | $12.8M | Reduce -1.2% |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | 0.76% | 52,154 | $12.7M | Add +1.2% |
| RTX RTX Corp. | 0.76% | 75,901 | $12.7M | Reduce -0.2% |
| JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income | 0.72% | 238,505 | $12.1M | Add +13.7% |
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | 0.72% | 55,480 | $12.0M | Reduce -8.9% |
| PHYS Sprott Physical Gold Trust | 0.72% | 403,612 | $12.0M | Reduce -0.4% |
| RECS Columbia Resear Enh Cor ETF | 0.71% | 295,964 | $11.9M | Add +38.7% |
| NOBL Proshares S&P 500 Dividend A | 0.71% | 115,568 | $11.9M | Reduce -2.4% |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | 0.69% | 15,729 | $11.6M | Reduce -4.7% |
| VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US | 0.68% | 34,750 | $11.4M | Add +5.4% |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 0.66% | 59,259 | $11.0M | Add +1.4% |
| PRF Invesco Rafi US 1000 ETF | 0.64% | 235,720 | $10.7M | Add +2.2% |
| CGUS Cap Group Core Equity filed as CAPITAL GROUP CORE EQUITY ET | 0.63% | 266,268 | $10.5M | Reduce -0.1% |
| DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth | 0.63% | 153,568 | $10.5M | Reduce -2.3% |
| VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui | 0.60% | 21,065 | $10.1M | Add +3.4% |
| CGDV Cap Group Dividend Value filed as CAPITAL GROUP DIVIDEND VALUE | 0.60% | 236,655 | $9.9M | Add +6.0% |
| SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF | 0.59% | 133,806 | $9.8M | Add +5.5% |
| IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. filed as INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS | 0.56% | 33,238 | $9.4M | Reduce -3.3% |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | 0.55% | 59,945 | $9.2M | Reduce -2.3% |
| ABBV Abbvie Inc. | 0.52% | 37,312 | $8.6M | Reduce -0.4% |
| BILZ PIMCO Ultra SHRT Govt Active | 0.52% | 85,053 | $8.6M | Add +12.8% |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | 0.51% | 25,186 | $8.6M | Reduce -0.4% |
| GE General Electric filed as GE AEROSPACE | 0.50% | 27,784 | $8.4M | Add +5.6% |
| CODI Compass Diversified Holdings | 0.50% | 1,262,236 | $8.4M | Reduce -0.8% |
| VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd | 0.47% | 26,954 | $7.9M | Add +7.2% |
| JBND JPMorgan Active Bond ETF | 0.46% | 142,107 | $7.7M | Add +5.2% |
| TCAF T Rowe PRC Cap Appreciation | 0.45% | 200,418 | $7.6M | Add +36.1% |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | 0.44% | 47,515 | $7.4M | Add +1.9% |
| USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Fac | 0.44% | 76,529 | $7.3M | Add +4.0% |
| VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | 0.42% | 116,278 | $7.0M | Add +23.4% |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 0.40% | 20,314 | $6.7M | Add +0.2% |
| ORCL Oracle Corp. | 0.39% | 23,029 | $6.5M | Add +0.4% |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF | 0.38% | 97,817 | $6.4M | Reduce -1.9% |
| STXF Strive 500 ETF | 0.38% | 146,855 | $6.3M | Add +3.6% |
| KO The Coca-Cola Co. | 0.38% | 95,418 | $6.3M | Reduce -0.1% |
| VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 0.37% | 10,091 | $6.2M | Add +2.5% |
| VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd | 0.36% | 23,814 | $6.1M | Add +6.0% |
| BAC Bank of America Corp. filed as BANK AMERICA CORP | 0.36% | 117,042 | $6.0M | Reduce -8.3% |
| BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | 0.36% | 8 | $6.0M | No change |
| IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF | 0.35% | 61,339 | $5.9M | Reduce -1.3% |
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | 0.35% | 12,318 | $5.9M | Reduce -6.8% |
| SPLV Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatili | 0.35% | 79,645 | $5.9M | Reduce -1.4% |
| IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth | 0.35% | 12,452 | $5.8M | Reduce -1.4% |
| SDY SS SPDR S&P Dividend ETF | 0.35% | 41,421 | $5.8M | Add +0.0% |
| JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco | 0.35% | 101,105 | $5.8M | Reduce -1.5% |
| BLFY Blue Foundry Bancorp | 0.34% | 628,855 | $5.7M | Reduce -4.7% |
| TJX TJX Companies Inc. filed as TJX COS INC NEW | 0.32% | 37,112 | $5.4M | Add +2.5% |
| GLDM SPDR Gold Minishares Trust | 0.32% | 69,613 | $5.3M | Add +39.4% |
| CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. | 0.31% | 76,130 | $5.2M | Reduce 0.0% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | 0.31% | 49,919 | $5.1M | Reduce -1.1% |
| HD Home Depot Inc. | 0.31% | 12,668 | $5.1M | Reduce -5.9% |
| ALAB Astera Labs Inc. | 0.31% | 26,159 | $5.1M | Reduce -0.8% |
| IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth | 0.30% | 30,569 | $5.0M | Reduce -0.5% |
| GD General Dynamics Corp. | 0.29% | 14,310 | $4.9M | Add +1.4% |
| FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF | 0.28% | 102,995 | $4.8M | Add +0.7% |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. | 0.28% | 186,284 | $4.7M | Reduce -18.4% |
| JMST JPM Ultra-Short Muni Income filed as J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F | 0.28% | 91,984 | $4.7M | Add +48.6% |
| CGBL Cap Group Core Balanced filed as CAPITAL GROUP CORE BALANCED | 0.28% | 134,904 | $4.7M | Add +57.8% |
| PM Philip Morris International | 0.28% | 28,537 | $4.6M | Reduce -2.5% |
| PAAA Pgim Aaa Clo ETF | 0.28% | 89,763 | $4.6M | Add +14.0% |
| FDVV Fidelity High Dividend ETF | 0.28% | 82,888 | $4.6M | Add +3.2% |
| BX Blackstone Inc. | 0.28% | 26,903 | $4.6M | Reduce -2.9% |
| ROP Roper Technologies Inc. | 0.27% | 9,045 | $4.5M | Add +1.0% |
| LDUR PIMCO Enhanced Low Duration | 0.26% | 44,772 | $4.3M | Add +0.9% |
| PVAL Putnam Focused LRG Cap Value | 0.26% | 99,948 | $4.3M | Add +29.9% |
| GEV GE Vernova Inc. | 0.25% | 6,835 | $4.2M | Add +4.7% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | 0.24% | 4,415 | $4.1M | Reduce -4.3% |
| BABA Alibaba Group Holding-SP ADR | 0.24% | 22,681 | $4.1M | Add +0.2% |
| RWL Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF | 0.24% | 36,094 | $4.0M | Add +12.0% |
| CGGR Cap Group Growth Equity | 0.23% | 87,267 | $3.8M | Add +60.5% |
| REGL Prshrs S&P Mid 400 DVD Arist | 0.23% | 44,220 | $3.8M | Reduce -5.7% |
| TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 0.22% | 7,747 | $3.8M | Reduce -2.6% |
| FBCG Fidelity Blue Chip Grow ETF | 0.22% | 69,581 | $3.7M | Reduce -8.9% |
| SO The Southern Co. | 0.22% | 39,303 | $3.7M | Add +0.2% |
| GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | 0.22% | 4,656 | $3.7M | Reduce -0.3% |
| NEE Nextera Energy Inc. | 0.22% | 48,572 | $3.7M | Add +10.7% |
| DE Deere & Co. | 0.22% | 8,001 | $3.7M | Add +4.4% |
| IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value E | 0.22% | 17,845 | $3.6M | Add +0.4% |
| MCD McDonald's Corp. | 0.22% | 11,947 | $3.6M | Reduce -6.4% |
Other holdings (1): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $690K (not counted above)
| Security | Class | Shares / Principal | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC (MCHP 7.5 03/15/28) | DEP SHS REPSTG | 11,695 | $690K | Reduce -10.9% |
Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $1.7B.
Portfolio Sells Q2 2025 → Q3 2025
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | Reduce -0.9% | 3.29% | −0.21 |
| TPL Texas Pacific Land Corp. | Reduce -0.4% | 0.85% | −0.21 |
| LLY Eli Lilly & Co. | Reduce -3.1% | 1.07% | −0.17 |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | Reduce -0.1% | 1.62% | −0.16 |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | Reduce -4.7% | 0.69% | −0.11 |
| IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. | Reduce -3.3% | 0.56% | −0.10 |
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | Reduce -8.9% | 0.72% | −0.10 |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | Reduce -3.5% | 1.01% | −0.10 |
| MOAT Vaneck Morningstar Wide Moat | Reduce -40.3% | 0.13% | −0.10 |
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. | Reduce -5.8% | 1.16% | −0.09 |
| RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight | Reduce -4.2% | 0.93% | −0.09 |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | Reduce -2.3% | 0.55% | −0.09 |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. | Reduce -18.4% | 0.28% | −0.08 |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | Reduce -3.4% | 0.87% | −0.08 |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | Reduce -0.4% | 0.51% | −0.08 |
| PM Philip Morris International | Reduce -2.5% | 0.28% | −0.07 |
| BLFY Blue Foundry Bancorp | Reduce -4.7% | 0.34% | −0.07 |
| NOBL Proshares S&P 500 Dividend A | Reduce -2.4% | 0.71% | −0.07 |
| VZ Verizon Communications Inc. | Reduce -20.3% | 0.20% | −0.07 |
| KO The Coca-Cola Co. | Reduce -0.1% | 0.38% | −0.07 |
| AMLP Alerian MLP ETF | Reduce -16.4% | 0.18% | −0.07 |
| UNP Union Pacific Corp. | Reduce -21.4% | 0.17% | −0.06 |
| NFLX Netflix Inc. | Reduce -14.4% | 0.13% | −0.06 |
| ELV Elevance Health Inc. | Reduce -26.1% | 0.07% | −0.06 |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | Reduce -1.1% | 1.91% | −0.06 |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | Reduce -4.3% | 0.24% | −0.06 |
| CARR Carrier Global Corp. | Reduce -1.9% | 0.14% | −0.05 |
| MRSH Marsh & McLennan Cos | Reduce -44.6% | 0.04% | −0.05 |
| T AT&T Inc. | Reduce -10.2% | 0.19% | −0.05 |
| DEA Easterly Government Properti | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| AWR American States Water Co. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.04 |
| DFLV Dim US Large Cap Value ETF | Reduce -21.6% | 0.12% | −0.04 |
| CRWV Coreweave Inc. Class A | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.04 |
| JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco | Reduce -1.5% | 0.35% | −0.04 |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Reduce -2.1% | 1.21% | −0.04 |
| SPLV Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatili | Reduce -1.4% | 0.35% | −0.04 |
| SBLK Star Bulk Carriers Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.04 |
| BAC Bank of America Corp. | Reduce -8.3% | 0.36% | −0.04 |
| CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. | Reduce 0.0% | 0.31% | −0.04 |
| DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth | Reduce -2.3% | 0.63% | −0.03 |
| SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury B | Reduce -44.1% | 0.03% | −0.03 |
| BIL SS SPDR BB 1-3M T-Bill ETF | Reduce -26.1% | 0.06% | −0.03 |
| BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-T | Reduce -7.5% | 0.17% | −0.03 |
| SHOP Shopify Inc. Class A | Reduce -70.9% | 0.01% | −0.03 |
| ARCC Ares Capital Corp. | Reduce -0.9% | 0.15% | −0.03 |
| MCD McDonald's Corp. | Reduce -6.4% | 0.22% | −0.03 |
| REGL Prshrs S&P Mid 400 DVD Arist | Reduce -5.7% | 0.23% | −0.03 |
| CODI Compass Diversified Holdings | Reduce -0.8% | 0.50% | −0.02 |
| LNG Cheniere Energy Inc. | Reduce -2.7% | 0.15% | −0.02 |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF | Reduce -1.9% | 0.38% | −0.02 |
Portfolio Buys Q2 2025 → Q3 2025
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | Add +0.5% | 1.62% | +0.34 |
| RECS Columbia Resear Enh Cor ETF | Add +38.7% | 0.71% | +0.20 |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | Add +1.2% | 0.76% | +0.16 |
| PYLD PIMCO Multisector Bond Actv | Add +26.1% | 1.01% | +0.14 |
| TCAF T Rowe PRC Cap Appreciation | Add +36.1% | 0.45% | +0.11 |
| GLDM SPDR Gold Minishares Trust | Add +39.4% | 0.32% | +0.10 |
| CGBL Cap Group Core Balanced | Add +57.8% | 0.28% | +0.09 |
| CGGR Cap Group Growth Equity | Add +60.5% | 0.23% | +0.08 |
| CGMM Cap Group Small and Mid Cap | Add +194.3% | 0.12% | +0.08 |
| JMST JPM Ultra-Short Muni Income | Add +48.6% | 0.28% | +0.07 |
| BABA Alibaba Group Holding-SP ADR | Add +0.2% | 0.24% | +0.07 |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | Add +1.4% | 0.66% | +0.07 |
| VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | Add +23.4% | 0.42% | +0.06 |
| JCPB JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF | Add +270.9% | 0.09% | +0.06 |
| TCAL T Rowe Pre CPT Apr PR in ETF | Add +173.7% | 0.10% | +0.06 |
| ORCL Oracle Corp. | Add +0.4% | 0.39% | +0.06 |
| GE General Electric | Add +5.6% | 0.50% | +0.06 |
| PVAL Putnam Focused LRG Cap Value | Add +29.9% | 0.26% | +0.05 |
| FEOE First Eagle Overseas Eq ETF | Add +93.9% | 0.09% | +0.04 |
| BILS SS Spdrb B 3-12M T-Bill ETF | Add +44.3% | 0.17% | +0.04 |
| TCHP T Rowe Price Blue Chip Growt | Add +40.1% | 0.15% | +0.04 |
| ASML ASML Holding NV-NY Reg SHS | Add +12.0% | 0.21% | +0.04 |
| FMDE Fidelity Enhanced Mid Cap Co. | New | 0.04% | +0.04 |
| MRP Millrose Properties | New | 0.04% | +0.04 |
| CLOZ Eldridge BBB-B Clo ETF | New | 0.04% | +0.04 |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | Add +0.2% | 0.40% | +0.03 |
| FETH Fidelity Ethereum Fund | New | 0.03% | +0.03 |
| TBUX T Rowe Price Ultra Short-Ter | Add +57.1% | 0.10% | +0.03 |
| PMBS PIMCO MBS Active ETF | Add +49.4% | 0.11% | +0.03 |
| APP AppLovin Corp. Class A | Add +45.1% | 0.05% | +0.03 |
| VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF | Add +1.2% | 2.38% | +0.03 |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corp. | Add +89.8% | 0.07% | +0.03 |
| SLV iShares Silver Trust | Add +21.9% | 0.09% | +0.03 |
| GDX Vaneck Gold Miners ETF | Add +46.0% | 0.06% | +0.03 |
| CMI Cummins Inc. | Add +2.5% | 0.16% | +0.03 |
| TJX TJX Companies Inc. | Add +2.5% | 0.32% | +0.03 |
| VYMI Vanguard Int High DVD YLD Inc. | Add +21.0% | 0.19% | +0.03 |
| JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income | Add +13.7% | 0.72% | +0.03 |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | Add +3.5% | 1.56% | +0.02 |
| GEV GE Vernova Inc. | Add +4.7% | 0.25% | +0.02 |
| VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US | Add +5.4% | 0.68% | +0.02 |
| GRNY Fundstr Gran SH US LRG Cap | Add +176.7% | 0.04% | +0.02 |
| MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp. | New | 0.02% | +0.02 |
| MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturit | Add +12.4% | 0.90% | +0.02 |
| GD General Dynamics Corp. | Add +1.4% | 0.29% | +0.02 |
| GQGU GQG US Equity ETF | New | 0.02% | +0.02 |
| FIX Comfort Systems USA Inc. | New | 0.02% | +0.02 |
| CRM Salesforce Inc. | Add +70.9% | 0.08% | +0.02 |
| IQQQ Proshares NDX High Incom ETF | New | 0.02% | +0.02 |
| FEGE First Eagle GL Equity ETF | New | 0.02% | +0.02 |
Notes & Other Activity Q2 2025 → Q3 2025
| NEXTERA ENERGY INC (NEE 6.926 09/01/25) | UNIT 09/01/2025 | Sold out | 20,375 | $810Kbefore exit |
| MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC (MCHP 7.5 03/15/28) | DEP SHS REPSTG | Reduce -10.9% | 11,695 | $690K |
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 |