Essex Financial Services, Inc.
In its 13F for Q4 2025 (holdings as of December 31, 2025, filed February 10, 2026), Essex Financial Services, Inc. reported 783 stock positions worth $1.8 billion. Its top holding was Apple (AAPL) at 5.0% of the portfolio, followed by Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ, 3.5%) and Microsoft (MSFT, 2.9%). Compared with Q3 2025, it opened 66 new positions, sold out of 31, added to 394 and reduced 268. The biggest buy was Alphabet Class A (GOOGL, shares +1%) and the biggest sale Microsoft (MSFT, shares −2%).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- ESSEX, CT
- CIK
- 0001315785
- Portfolio Value
- $1.8B (Q4 2025)
- SEC Filing
- 0001951757-26-000399 ↗ filed Feb 10, 2026
Holdings Value
Holdings 783 stocks · $1.8B
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 4.98% | 322,076 | $87.6M | Reduce -1.0% |
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | 3.47% | 99,146 | $60.9M | Reduce -0.7% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 2.87% | 104,160 | $50.4M | Reduce -2.0% |
| VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF | 2.28% | 90,031 | $40.0M | Reduce -1.3% |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | 2.01% | 112,610 | $35.2M | Add +1.3% |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | 1.94% | 182,659 | $34.1M | Reduce -2.7% |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | 1.86% | 47,956 | $32.7M | Add +0.2% |
| GLD SPDR Gold Shares | 1.85% | 82,047 | $32.5M | Reduce -2.0% |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.52% | 39,103 | $26.8M | Add +0.2% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 1.44% | 109,480 | $25.3M | Reduce -11.1% |
| LLY Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.42% | 23,220 | $25.0M | Reduce -0.9% |
| VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF | 1.39% | 170,596 | $24.5M | Add +3.0% |
| PYLD PIMCO Multisector Bond Actv | 1.23% | 811,717 | $21.7M | Add +29.4% |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.18% | 64,499 | $20.8M | Add +0.5% |
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. | 1.12% | 132,814 | $19.7M | Reduce -0.6% |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 0.96% | 33,573 | $16.9M | Reduce -0.3% |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | 0.94% | 137,532 | $16.6M | Add +6.3% |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | 0.93% | 52,049 | $16.3M | Reduce -0.2% |
| VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui | 0.92% | 84,849 | $16.2M | Add +1.9% |
| RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight | 0.91% | 83,159 | $15.9M | Add +1.1% |
| JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income | 0.89% | 309,877 | $15.7M | Add +29.9% |
| RECS Columbia Resear Enh Cor ETF | 0.83% | 357,115 | $14.6M | Add +20.7% |
| RTX RTX Corp. | 0.76% | 73,051 | $13.4M | Reduce -3.8% |
| PHYS Sprott Physical Gold Trust | 0.76% | 402,254 | $13.3M | Reduce -0.3% |
| TPL Texas Pacific Land Corp. | 0.74% | 45,515 | $13.1M | Reduce -0.1% |
| MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturit | 0.74% | 129,807 | $13.0M | Reduce -13.3% |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 0.73% | 61,751 | $12.8M | Add +4.2% |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | 0.71% | 27,932 | $12.6M | Reduce -2.9% |
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | 0.69% | 54,790 | $12.0M | Reduce -1.2% |
| PRF Invesco Rafi US 1000 ETF | 0.68% | 255,830 | $12.0M | Add +8.5% |
| NOBL Proshares S&P 500 Dividend A | 0.67% | 112,733 | $11.7M | Reduce -2.5% |
| VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US | 0.66% | 34,584 | $11.6M | Reduce -0.5% |
| CGDV Cap Group Dividend Value filed as CAPITAL GROUP DIVIDEND VALUE | 0.64% | 258,693 | $11.3M | Add +9.3% |
| VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui | 0.62% | 22,165 | $10.8M | Add +5.2% |
| DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth | 0.60% | 151,323 | $10.5M | Reduce -1.5% |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | 0.58% | 15,387 | $10.2M | Reduce -2.2% |
| CGUS Cap Group Core Equity filed as CAPITAL GROUP CORE EQUITY ET | 0.57% | 251,051 | $10.1M | Reduce -5.7% |
| IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. filed as INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS | 0.57% | 33,522 | $9.9M | Add +0.8% |
| SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF | 0.56% | 132,253 | $9.9M | Reduce -1.2% |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | 0.50% | 25,148 | $8.8M | Reduce -0.1% |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | 0.50% | 60,905 | $8.7M | Add +1.6% |
| GE General Electric filed as GE AEROSPACE | 0.49% | 27,955 | $8.6M | Add +0.6% |
| ABBV Abbvie Inc. | 0.49% | 37,494 | $8.6M | Add +0.5% |
| JBND JPMorgan Active Bond ETF | 0.49% | 158,290 | $8.6M | Add +11.4% |
| VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | 0.48% | 135,920 | $8.5M | Add +16.9% |
| TCAF T Rowe PRC Cap Appreciation | 0.47% | 217,414 | $8.3M | Add +8.5% |
| VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd | 0.47% | 28,628 | $8.3M | Add +6.2% |
| BILZ PIMCO Ultra SHRT Govt Active | 0.47% | 81,416 | $8.2M | Reduce -4.3% |
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | 0.42% | 12,790 | $7.3M | Add +3.8% |
| USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Fac | 0.41% | 76,258 | $7.2M | Reduce -0.3% |
| VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 0.41% | 11,362 | $7.1M | Add +12.6% |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | 0.40% | 46,416 | $7.1M | Reduce -2.3% |
| BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | 0.39% | 9 | $6.8M | Add +12.5% |
| STXF Strive 500 ETF | 0.38% | 152,187 | $6.7M | Add +3.6% |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 0.38% | 19,140 | $6.6M | Reduce -5.8% |
| BAC Bank of America Corp. filed as BANK AMERICA CORP | 0.37% | 118,891 | $6.5M | Add +1.6% |
| VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd | 0.37% | 25,258 | $6.5M | Add +6.1% |
| KO The Coca-Cola Co. | 0.37% | 92,964 | $6.5M | Reduce -2.6% |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF | 0.36% | 97,062 | $6.4M | Reduce -0.8% |
| CODI Compass Diversified Holdings | 0.34% | 1,254,308 | $6.0M | Reduce -0.6% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | 0.34% | 53,906 | $6.0M | Add +8.0% |
| IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF | 0.34% | 61,737 | $5.9M | Add +0.7% |
| IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth | 0.33% | 12,397 | $5.9M | Reduce -0.4% |
| GLDM SPDR Gold Minishares Trust | 0.33% | 68,417 | $5.8M | Reduce -1.7% |
| TJX TJX Companies Inc. filed as TJX COS INC NEW | 0.33% | 37,917 | $5.8M | Add +2.2% |
| CGBL Cap Group Core Balanced filed as CAPITAL GROUP CORE BALANCED | 0.33% | 163,619 | $5.8M | Add +21.3% |
| SPLV Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatili | 0.32% | 79,246 | $5.7M | Reduce -0.5% |
| SDY SS SPDR S&P Dividend ETF | 0.32% | 40,214 | $5.6M | Reduce -2.9% |
| CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. | 0.30% | 68,774 | $5.3M | Reduce -9.7% |
| PVAL Putnam Focused LRG Cap Value | 0.30% | 116,036 | $5.3M | Add +16.1% |
| IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth | 0.29% | 30,214 | $5.1M | Reduce -1.2% |
| PM Philip Morris International | 0.28% | 30,191 | $4.8M | Add +5.8% |
| GD General Dynamics Corp. | 0.27% | 14,285 | $4.8M | Reduce -0.2% |
| JMST JPM Ultra-Short Muni Income filed as J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F | 0.27% | 94,035 | $4.8M | Add +2.2% |
| FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF | 0.27% | 102,927 | $4.7M | Reduce -0.1% |
| FDVV Fidelity High Dividend ETF | 0.27% | 83,170 | $4.7M | Add +0.3% |
| LDUR PIMCO Enhanced Low Duration | 0.27% | 49,110 | $4.7M | Add +9.7% |
| HD Home Depot Inc. | 0.26% | 13,433 | $4.6M | Add +6.0% |
| CGGR Cap Group Growth Equity | 0.26% | 103,898 | $4.6M | Add +19.1% |
| MRK Merck & Co. Inc. | 0.26% | 43,707 | $4.6M | Add +3.4% |
| ORCL Oracle Corp. | 0.26% | 23,495 | $4.6M | Add +2.0% |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. | 0.26% | 183,189 | $4.6M | Reduce -1.7% |
| TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 0.26% | 7,842 | $4.5M | Add +1.2% |
| GEV GE Vernova Inc. | 0.26% | 6,950 | $4.5M | Add +1.7% |
| PAAA Pgim Aaa Clo ETF | 0.25% | 87,259 | $4.5M | Reduce -2.8% |
| RWL Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF | 0.25% | 38,198 | $4.4M | Add +5.8% |
| JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco | 0.25% | 76,307 | $4.4M | Reduce -24.5% |
| ALAB Astera Labs Inc. | 0.25% | 26,083 | $4.3M | Reduce -0.3% |
| FBCG Fidelity Blue Chip Grow ETF | 0.24% | 76,687 | $4.2M | Add +10.2% |
| BX Blackstone Inc. | 0.24% | 26,829 | $4.1M | Reduce -0.3% |
| BLFY Blue Foundry Bancorp | 0.23% | 326,231 | $4.1M | Reduce -48.1% |
| GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | 0.23% | 4,580 | $4.0M | Reduce -1.6% |
| PMBS PIMCO MBS Active ETF | 0.22% | 79,321 | $3.9M | Add +109.5% |
| ASML ASML Holding NV-NY Reg SHS | 0.22% | 3,663 | $3.9M | Reduce -0.2% |
| ROP Roper Technologies Inc. | 0.22% | 8,780 | $3.9M | Reduce -2.9% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | 0.22% | 4,449 | $3.8M | Add +0.8% |
| VYMI Vanguard Int High DVD YLD Inc. | 0.22% | 42,477 | $3.8M | Add +15.1% |
| MCD McDonald's Corp. | 0.22% | 12,456 | $3.8M | Add +4.3% |
| TMSL T.rowe PRC Small-Mid Cap ETF | 0.22% | 105,581 | $3.8M | Add +18.3% |
| JCPB JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF | 0.21% | 79,749 | $3.8M | Add +155.6% |
Other holdings (1): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $670K (not counted above)
| Security | Class | Shares / Principal | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC (MCHP 7.5 03/15/28) | DEP SHS REPSTG | 11,495 | $670K | Reduce -1.7% |
Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $1.8B.
Portfolio Sells Q3 2025 → Q4 2025
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | Reduce -2.0% | 2.87% | −0.43 |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | Reduce -11.1% | 1.44% | −0.18 |
| MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturit | Reduce -13.3% | 0.74% | −0.16 |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | Reduce -2.7% | 1.94% | −0.16 |
| CODI Compass Diversified Holdings | Reduce -0.6% | 0.34% | −0.16 |
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | Reduce -0.7% | 3.47% | −0.12 |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | Reduce -2.2% | 0.58% | −0.11 |
| BLFY Blue Foundry Bancorp | Reduce -48.1% | 0.23% | −0.11 |
| TPL Texas Pacific Land Corp. | Reduce -0.1% | 0.74% | −0.10 |
| VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF | Reduce -1.3% | 2.28% | −0.10 |
| JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco | Reduce -24.5% | 0.25% | −0.10 |
| BABA Alibaba Group Holding-SP ADR | Reduce -15.5% | 0.16% | −0.08 |
| T AT&T Inc. | Reduce -19.9% | 0.12% | −0.06 |
| ALAB Astera Labs Inc. | Reduce -0.3% | 0.25% | −0.06 |
| CGUS Cap Group Core Equity | Reduce -5.7% | 0.57% | −0.06 |
| AMLP Alerian MLP ETF | Reduce -26.9% | 0.12% | −0.05 |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | Reduce -0.3% | 0.96% | −0.05 |
| MOAT Vaneck Morningstar Wide Moat | Reduce -38.4% | 0.08% | −0.05 |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | Reduce -2.9% | 0.71% | −0.05 |
| BILZ PIMCO Ultra SHRT Govt Active | Reduce -4.3% | 0.47% | −0.05 |
| ROP Roper Technologies Inc. | Reduce -2.9% | 0.22% | −0.05 |
| ETN Eaton Corp. PLC | Reduce -4.5% | 0.16% | −0.05 |
| NOBL Proshares S&P 500 Dividend A | Reduce -2.5% | 0.67% | −0.04 |
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. | Reduce -0.6% | 1.12% | −0.04 |
| FNCL Fidelity MSCI Financial Indx | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.04 |
| BX Blackstone Inc. | Reduce -0.3% | 0.24% | −0.04 |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | Reduce -2.3% | 0.40% | −0.04 |
| REGL Prshrs S&P Mid 400 DVD Arist | Reduce -10.8% | 0.19% | −0.04 |
| VZ Verizon Communications Inc. | Reduce -6.9% | 0.16% | −0.04 |
| OKLO Oklo Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.03 |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRU | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.03 |
| FETH Fidelity Ethereum Fund | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.03 |
| VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Tips | Reduce -66.9% | 0.01% | −0.03 |
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | Reduce -1.2% | 0.69% | −0.03 |
| FBTC Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin | Reduce -2.1% | 0.07% | −0.03 |
| ADBE Adobe Inc. | Reduce -10.8% | 0.15% | −0.03 |
| COP Conocophillips | Reduce -22.2% | 0.08% | −0.03 |
| SDY SS SPDR S&P Dividend ETF | Reduce -2.9% | 0.32% | −0.03 |
| SPLV Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatili | Reduce -0.5% | 0.32% | −0.03 |
| DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth | Reduce -1.5% | 0.60% | −0.03 |
| UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. | Reduce -6.9% | 0.15% | −0.03 |
| USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Fac | Reduce -0.3% | 0.41% | −0.03 |
| NEE Nextera Energy Inc. | Reduce -13.1% | 0.19% | −0.03 |
| FISV Fiserv Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.03 |
| ARCC Ares Capital Corp. | Reduce -12.5% | 0.12% | −0.03 |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. | Reduce -1.7% | 0.26% | −0.02 |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | Reduce -5.8% | 0.38% | −0.02 |
| VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US | Reduce -0.5% | 0.66% | −0.02 |
| UTES Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.02 |
| PAAA Pgim Aaa Clo ETF | Reduce -2.8% | 0.25% | −0.02 |
Portfolio Buys Q3 2025 → Q4 2025
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | Add +1.3% | 2.01% | +0.39 |
| PYLD PIMCO Multisector Bond Actv | Add +29.4% | 1.23% | +0.23 |
| AKRE Akre Focus ETF | New | 0.21% | +0.21 |
| JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income | Add +29.9% | 0.89% | +0.17 |
| JCPB JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF | Add +155.6% | 0.21% | +0.13 |
| RECS Columbia Resear Enh Cor ETF | Add +20.7% | 0.83% | +0.12 |
| PMBS PIMCO MBS Active ETF | Add +109.5% | 0.22% | +0.11 |
| ISPY Proshares S&P High Incom ETF | Add +203.0% | 0.14% | +0.10 |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | Add +4.2% | 0.73% | +0.07 |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | Add +6.3% | 0.94% | +0.07 |
| VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | Add +16.9% | 0.48% | +0.07 |
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | Add +3.8% | 0.42% | +0.07 |
| GQGU GQG US Equity ETF | Add +340.7% | 0.08% | +0.06 |
| TCAL T Rowe Pre CPT Apr PR in ETF | Add +75.5% | 0.16% | +0.06 |
| VGK Vanguard Ftse Europe ETF | Add +119.5% | 0.10% | +0.06 |
| SLV iShares Silver Trust | Add +8.1% | 0.15% | +0.05 |
| MRK Merck & Co. Inc. | Add +3.4% | 0.26% | +0.05 |
| CGBL Cap Group Core Balanced | Add +21.3% | 0.33% | +0.05 |
| CGDV Cap Group Dividend Value | Add +9.3% | 0.64% | +0.05 |
| FTSD Franklin Short Duration U.S. | New | 0.05% | +0.05 |
| PRF Invesco Rafi US 1000 ETF | Add +8.5% | 0.68% | +0.05 |
| PVAL Putnam Focused LRG Cap Value | Add +16.1% | 0.30% | +0.05 |
| ZM Zoom Communications Inc. | New | 0.04% | +0.04 |
| IQQQ Proshares NDX High Incom ETF | Add +210.8% | 0.06% | +0.04 |
| FEOE First Eagle Overseas Eq ETF | Add +43.4% | 0.13% | +0.04 |
| INFL Horizon Kinetics Infl Benef | Add +225.7% | 0.05% | +0.04 |
| AMGN Amgen Inc. | Add +25.4% | 0.13% | +0.04 |
| CGMM Cap Group Small and Mid Cap | Add +35.5% | 0.15% | +0.04 |
| VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | Add +12.6% | 0.41% | +0.04 |
| AMCR Amcor PLC | New | 0.03% | +0.03 |
| ANET Arista Networks Inc. | Add +195.6% | 0.06% | +0.03 |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | Add +8.0% | 0.34% | +0.03 |
| TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | Add +1.2% | 0.26% | +0.03 |
| CGGR Cap Group Growth Equity | Add +19.1% | 0.26% | +0.03 |
| BCTK Baron Technology ETF | New | 0.03% | +0.03 |
| BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | Add +8.4% | 0.17% | +0.03 |
| MRSH Marsh & McLennan Cos | Add +95.4% | 0.07% | +0.03 |
| VYMI Vanguard Int High DVD YLD Inc. | Add +15.1% | 0.22% | +0.03 |
| NFLT Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector | Add +46.5% | 0.11% | +0.03 |
| IDMO Invesco S&P International DE | Add +251.1% | 0.04% | +0.03 |
| PINK Simplify Health Care ETF | New | 0.03% | +0.03 |
| TMSL T.rowe PRC Small-Mid Cap ETF | Add +18.3% | 0.22% | +0.03 |
| BITQ Bitwise Crypto Indu Inno ETF | New | 0.03% | +0.03 |
| VOT Vngrd Mrngstr MC GRW ETF-Usd | Add +118.8% | 0.05% | +0.03 |
| JBND JPMorgan Active Bond ETF | Add +11.4% | 0.49% | +0.03 |
| MU Micron Technology Inc. | Add +22.1% | 0.05% | +0.03 |
| PULS Pgim Ultra Short Bond ETF | Add +131.5% | 0.05% | +0.03 |
| CNC Centene Corp. | New | 0.03% | +0.03 |
| BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | Add +12.5% | 0.39% | +0.03 |
| DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 | Add +128.3% | 0.04% | +0.02 |
Notes & Other Activity Q3 2025 → Q4 2025
| MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC (MCHP 7.5 03/15/28) | DEP SHS REPSTG | Reduce -1.7% | 11,495 | $670K |
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 |