North Star Investment Management Corp.
In its 13F for Q4 2024 (holdings as of December 31, 2024, filed February 10, 2025), North Star Investment Management Corp. reported 1,214 stock positions worth $1.4 billion. Its top holding was JPMorgan Chase (JPM) at 4.5% of the portfolio, followed by Apple (AAPL, 4.4%) and iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW, 3.7%). Compared with Q3 2024, it opened 95 new positions, sold out of 64, added to 288 and reduced 222. The biggest buy was Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF (VCSH, shares +46%) and the biggest sale Vanguard Total Bond Market (BND, shares −67%).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- CHICAGO, IL
- CIK
- 0001342857
- Portfolio Value
- $1.4B (Q4 2024)
- SEC Filing
- 0001062993-25-001923 ↗ filed Feb 10, 2025
Holdings Value
Holdings 1,214 stocks · $1.4B
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 4.49% | 268,859 | $64.4M | Reduce -1.0% |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 4.41% | 252,989 | $63.4M | Reduce -2.3% |
| IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF | 3.69% | 522,269 | $53.0M | Reduce -1.5% |
| VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US | 2.97% | 147,212 | $42.7M | Add +2.3% |
| VCSH Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF | 2.92% | 536,436 | $41.8M | Add +45.5% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 2.89% | 98,415 | $41.5M | Reduce -0.1% |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | 2.74% | 67,114 | $39.3M | Add +4.1% |
| IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | 2.37% | 178,004 | $34.0M | Reduce -1.8% |
| BX Blackstone Inc. | 1.98% | 164,836 | $28.4M | Reduce -6.4% |
| ORI Old Republic Intl Corp. | 1.95% | 774,886 | $28.0M | Add +0.0% |
| VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 1.49% | 39,730 | $21.4M | Add +1.6% |
| KKR KKR & Co. Inc. | 1.33% | 129,540 | $19.2M | Reduce -9.8% |
| ORCL Oracle Corp. | 1.09% | 93,749 | $15.6M | Add +0.6% |
| ABBV Abbvie Inc. | 1.06% | 85,305 | $15.2M | Reduce -0.1% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 1.01% | 65,943 | $14.5M | Add +0.1% |
| MUB iShares National Muni Bond E | 0.98% | 131,460 | $14.0M | Add +39.0% |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | 0.97% | 73,741 | $14.0M | Add +0.5% |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.94% | 22,879 | $13.5M | Add +1.4% |
| UNP Union Pacific Corp. | 0.90% | 56,643 | $12.9M | Reduce -0.8% |
| PEP Pepsico Inc. | 0.79% | 74,383 | $11.3M | Add +0.5% |
| ACU Acme United Corp. filed as ACME UTD CORP | 0.78% | 299,403 | $11.2M | Reduce -1.1% |
| PAYX Paychex Inc. | 0.74% | 75,655 | $10.6M | Reduce -5.1% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | 0.73% | 11,515 | $10.6M | Add +1.2% |
| DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF | 0.73% | 79,634 | $10.5M | Add +2.3% |
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | 0.72% | 20,305 | $10.4M | Add +1.2% |
| AMLP Alerian MLP ETF | 0.66% | 197,283 | $9.5M | Add +2.8% |
| AJG Arthur J Gallagher & Co. filed as GALLAGHER ARTHUR J & CO | 0.64% | 32,479 | $9.2M | No change |
| IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF | 0.63% | 28,220 | $9.1M | No change |
| BAC Bank of America Corp. filed as BANK AMERICA CORP | 0.62% | 203,344 | $8.9M | Reduce -1.6% |
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | 0.61% | 45,084 | $8.8M | Reduce -6.3% |
| VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF | 0.60% | 45,237 | $8.6M | Add +1.1% |
| VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Tips | 0.58% | 173,166 | $8.4M | Reduce -1.8% |
| XLF SS Financial Select Sector | 0.58% | 172,456 | $8.3M | Reduce -1.5% |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 0.58% | 57,538 | $8.3M | Reduce -8.6% |
| CODI Compass Diversified Holdings | 0.57% | 354,809 | $8.2M | Add +0.1% |
| BBW Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. | 0.56% | 175,025 | $8.1M | No change |
| BOOT Boot Barn Holdings Inc. | 0.56% | 52,900 | $8.0M | No change |
| TGT Target Corp. | 0.53% | 56,565 | $7.6M | Reduce -1.2% |
| ABT Abbott Laboratories | 0.52% | 65,383 | $7.4M | Reduce -1.4% |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | 0.50% | 66,917 | $7.2M | Add +0.7% |
| ESCA Escalade Inc. | 0.50% | 497,713 | $7.1M | Add +0.3% |
| IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 0.49% | 31,562 | $7.0M | Reduce -0.7% |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | 0.48% | 41,175 | $6.9M | Add +0.2% |
| GLD SPDR Gold Shares | 0.47% | 28,056 | $6.8M | Reduce -0.9% |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 0.46% | 14,553 | $6.6M | Add +0.0% |
| LLY Eli Lilly & Co. | 0.46% | 8,483 | $6.5M | Reduce -4.2% |
| SGC Superior Group of Cos Inc. | 0.45% | 389,775 | $6.4M | No change |
| QCOM Qualcomm Inc. | 0.45% | 41,801 | $6.4M | Reduce -0.1% |
| BLBD Blue Bird Corp. | 0.45% | 166,176 | $6.4M | No change |
| PSTL Postal Realty Trust Inc. Class A | 0.45% | 491,390 | $6.4M | Reduce -0.4% |
| AMGN Amgen Inc. | 0.44% | 24,423 | $6.4M | Reduce -3.0% |
| USLM United States Lime & Mineral | 0.44% | 47,850 | $6.4M | Reduce -28.4% |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | 0.42% | 31,862 | $6.1M | Add +3.6% |
| SII Sprott Inc. | 0.42% | 143,833 | $6.1M | Reduce -5.7% |
| CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. | 0.42% | 101,200 | $6.0M | Reduce -5.3% |
| MRK Merck & Co. Inc. | 0.41% | 58,640 | $5.8M | Reduce -0.6% |
| BND Vanguard Total Bond Market | 0.39% | 78,263 | $5.6M | Reduce -67.3% |
| LQDT Liquidity Services Inc. | 0.39% | 173,175 | $5.6M | No change |
| EFV iShares MSCI Eafe Value ETF | 0.39% | 106,145 | $5.6M | Reduce -2.2% |
| TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 0.38% | 10,454 | $5.4M | Reduce -0.2% |
| SPHR Sphere Entertainment Co. | 0.38% | 134,005 | $5.4M | Reduce -0.3% |
| MCD McDonald's Corp. | 0.37% | 18,560 | $5.4M | Reduce -8.2% |
| WHG Westwood Holdings Group Inc. | 0.37% | 361,996 | $5.3M | Add +0.8% |
| KEX Kirby Corp. | 0.36% | 48,291 | $5.1M | No change |
| BBSI Barrett Business SVCS Inc. | 0.35% | 116,000 | $5.0M | No change |
| ETD Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. | 0.35% | 179,050 | $5.0M | No change |
| FITB Fifth Third Bancorp | 0.35% | 117,440 | $5.0M | Reduce -1.7% |
| RCKY Rocky Brands Inc. | 0.34% | 214,625 | $4.9M | Add +16.1% |
| HCKT The Hackett Group Inc. | 0.34% | 157,186 | $4.8M | No change |
| MA Mastercard Inc. Class A | 0.33% | 9,089 | $4.8M | No change |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. | 0.33% | 180,126 | $4.8M | Reduce -37.7% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | 0.33% | 52,164 | $4.7M | Add +0.8% |
| LYTS Lsi Industries Inc. | 0.32% | 239,284 | $4.6M | Add +0.0% |
| AMD Advanced Micro Devices | 0.32% | 37,912 | $4.6M | Add +1.9% |
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | 0.31% | 12,313 | $4.5M | Add +0.1% |
| UPS United Parcel Service Class B | 0.31% | 35,411 | $4.5M | Reduce -4.0% |
| BHB Bar Harbor Bankshares filed as BAR HBR BANKSHARES | 0.31% | 145,580 | $4.5M | No change |
| GRBK Green Brick Partners Inc. | 0.31% | 78,675 | $4.4M | No change |
| HD Home Depot Inc. | 0.31% | 11,321 | $4.4M | Reduce -0.9% |
| EPM Evolution Petroleum Corp. | 0.30% | 833,264 | $4.4M | Add +1.2% |
| PGF Invesco Financial Preferred | 0.30% | 298,002 | $4.3M | Reduce -1.1% |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | 0.30% | 32,237 | $4.3M | Add +4.8% |
| ODC Oil-Dri Corp. of America | 0.30% | 49,200 | $4.3M | No change |
| LAKE Lakeland Industries Inc. | 0.30% | 166,181 | $4.2M | Add +0.0% |
| MDY State Street SPDR S&P Midcap | 0.29% | 7,376 | $4.2M | Reduce -0.3% |
| ALG Alamo Group Inc. | 0.29% | 22,150 | $4.1M | Reduce -2.0% |
| SBUX Starbucks Corp. | 0.28% | 44,614 | $4.1M | Add +0.4% |
| DCI Donaldson Co. Inc. | 0.28% | 60,356 | $4.1M | Reduce -1.6% |
| GWW WW Grainger Inc. filed as GRAINGER W W INC | 0.27% | 3,705 | $3.9M | Add +0.8% |
| ZTS Zoetis Inc. | 0.27% | 23,434 | $3.8M | No change |
| KO The Coca-Cola Co. | 0.26% | 60,795 | $3.8M | Reduce -1.6% |
| MSGE Madison Square Garden Entert | 0.26% | 106,196 | $3.8M | Reduce -0.2% |
| TILE Interface Inc. | 0.26% | 151,075 | $3.7M | No change |
| EML The Eastern Co. | 0.26% | 137,921 | $3.7M | No change |
| KMI Kinder Morgan Inc. | 0.25% | 132,166 | $3.6M | Add +3.4% |
| HBB Hamilton Beach Brand-A | 0.25% | 214,200 | $3.6M | Add +39.6% |
| XHB SS SPDR S&P Homebldrs ETF | 0.25% | 34,149 | $3.6M | Reduce -3.4% |
| VOOV Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF | 0.25% | 19,307 | $3.6M | Reduce -3.0% |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | 0.25% | 6,012 | $3.5M | No change |
| FFA First Trust Enhan Eqty Inc. | 0.24% | 169,842 | $3.5M | Reduce -5.7% |
Other holdings (4): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $685K (not counted above)
| Security | Class | Shares / Principal | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPR PROPERTIES (EPR 5.75 PERP C) | PFD C CV 5.75% | 32,200 | $670K | Add +19.3% |
| HP ENTERPRISE CO (HPE 7.625 09/01/27) | 7.625 MAND CONV | 124 | $8K | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP (BAC 7.25 PERP L) | 7.25%CNV PFD L | 4 | $5K | No change |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY (WFC 7.5 PERP L) | PERP PFD CNV A | 2 | $2K | No change |
Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $1.4B.
Portfolio Sells Q3 2024 → Q4 2024
| BND Vanguard Total Bond Market | Reduce -67.3% | 0.39% | −0.85 |
| KRE SS SPDR S&P Regional Bank | Reduce -97.0% | 0.01% | −0.39 |
| ARC Arc Document Solutions Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.35 |
| KBE SS SPDR S&P Bank ETF | Reduce -99.1% | 0.00% | −0.28 |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. | Reduce -37.7% | 0.33% | −0.25 |
| WEN The Wendy's Co. | Reduce -82.0% | 0.04% | −0.18 |
| DENN Denny's Corp. | Reduce -95.5% | 0.01% | −0.14 |
| UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. | Reduce -62.0% | 0.07% | −0.13 |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | Reduce -8.6% | 0.58% | −0.13 |
| CVS CVS Health Corp. | Reduce -62.7% | 0.05% | −0.12 |
| AMGN Amgen Inc. | Reduce -3.0% | 0.44% | −0.12 |
| ABBV Abbvie Inc. | Reduce -0.1% | 1.06% | −0.11 |
| IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | Reduce -1.8% | 2.37% | −0.10 |
| ACU Acme United Corp. | Reduce -1.1% | 0.78% | −0.09 |
| LLY Eli Lilly & Co. | Reduce -4.2% | 0.46% | −0.09 |
| TGT Target Corp. | Reduce -1.2% | 0.53% | −0.08 |
| ALOT Astronova Inc. | Reduce -93.0% | 0.01% | −0.08 |
| UNP Union Pacific Corp. | Reduce -0.8% | 0.90% | −0.07 |
| TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | Reduce -0.2% | 0.38% | −0.07 |
| MRK Merck & Co. Inc. | Reduce -0.6% | 0.41% | −0.06 |
| XHB SS SPDR S&P Homebldrs ETF | Reduce -3.4% | 0.25% | −0.06 |
| PSTL Postal Realty Trust Inc. Class A | Reduce -0.4% | 0.45% | −0.05 |
| MCD McDonald's Corp. | Reduce -8.2% | 0.37% | −0.05 |
| MSGE Madison Square Garden Entert | Reduce -0.2% | 0.26% | −0.05 |
| NEM Newmont Corp. | Reduce -13.5% | 0.07% | −0.05 |
| PRTS Carparts.com Inc. | Reduce -65.2% | 0.03% | −0.04 |
| QCOM Qualcomm Inc. | Reduce -0.1% | 0.45% | −0.04 |
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | Reduce -6.3% | 0.61% | −0.04 |
| EFV iShares MSCI Eafe Value ETF | Reduce -2.2% | 0.39% | −0.04 |
| O Realty Income Corp. | Reduce -2.3% | 0.21% | −0.04 |
| KO The Coca-Cola Co. | Reduce -1.6% | 0.26% | −0.04 |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | Reduce -0.1% | 2.89% | −0.04 |
| AZZ Azz Inc. | Reduce -38.1% | 0.07% | −0.04 |
| UPS United Parcel Service Class B | Reduce -4.0% | 0.31% | −0.04 |
| MCHP Microchip Technology Inc. | Reduce -88.2% | 0.00% | −0.03 |
| SPHR Sphere Entertainment Co. | Reduce -0.3% | 0.38% | −0.03 |
| SII Sprott Inc. | Reduce -5.7% | 0.42% | −0.03 |
| CME Cme Group Inc. | Reduce -38.8% | 0.06% | −0.03 |
| BGSF BGSF Inc. | Reduce -83.9% | 0.00% | −0.03 |
| DCI Donaldson Co. Inc. | Reduce -1.6% | 0.28% | −0.03 |
| FLTR Vaneck Ig Floating Rate ETF | Reduce -20.6% | 0.12% | −0.03 |
| LAZRQ Luminar Technologies Inc. | Reduce -2.6% | 0.02% | −0.03 |
| AEP American Electric Power | Reduce -1.1% | 0.23% | −0.03 |
| OESX Orion Energy Systems Inc. | Reduce -5.6% | 0.21% | −0.03 |
| PGF Invesco Financial Preferred | Reduce -1.1% | 0.30% | −0.02 |
| PARAA Paramount Global Class B | Reduce -41.3% | 0.03% | −0.02 |
| MDLZ Mondelez International Inc. Class A | Reduce -0.2% | 0.10% | −0.02 |
| NEE Nextera Energy Inc. | Reduce -0.1% | 0.13% | −0.02 |
| VZ Verizon Communications Inc. | Reduce -18.5% | 0.06% | −0.02 |
| INTC Intel Corp. | Reduce -1.7% | 0.11% | −0.02 |
Portfolio Buys Q3 2024 → Q4 2024
| VCSH Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF | Add +45.5% | 2.92% | +0.89 |
| MUB iShares National Muni Bond E | Add +39.0% | 0.98% | +0.27 |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | Add +4.1% | 2.74% | +0.18 |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | Add +0.1% | 1.01% | +0.16 |
| VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US | Add +2.3% | 2.97% | +0.15 |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | Add +0.5% | 0.97% | +0.13 |
| HTO H2O America | Add +62400.0% | 0.12% | +0.12 |
| NVO Novo-Nordisk A/S-Spons ADR | Add +3465.4% | 0.11% | +0.10 |
| LINC Lincoln Educational Services | New | 0.09% | +0.09 |
| PENG Penguin Solutions Inc. | New | 0.09% | +0.09 |
| TBCH Turtle Beach Corp. | Add +7100.0% | 0.09% | +0.09 |
| HCSG Healthcare Services Group | Add +50450.0% | 0.08% | +0.08 |
| LGTY Logility Supply Chain Soluti | Add +87.3% | 0.15% | +0.07 |
| CRD.A Crawford & Company Class A | New | 0.07% | +0.07 |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | Add +3.6% | 0.42% | +0.07 |
| LAKE Lakeland Industries Inc. | Add +0.0% | 0.30% | +0.06 |
| VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | Add +1.6% | 1.49% | +0.06 |
| ALEX Alexander & Baldwin Inc. | New | 0.06% | +0.06 |
| HMN Horace Mann Educators | New | 0.06% | +0.06 |
| VTS Vitesse Energy Inc. | New | 0.06% | +0.06 |
| SHOE Shoe Station Group Inc. | Add +152.8% | 0.13% | +0.06 |
| ACCO Acco Brands Corp. | Add +66.2% | 0.16% | +0.06 |
| KMI Kinder Morgan Inc. | Add +3.4% | 0.25% | +0.06 |
| LYTS Lsi Industries Inc. | Add +0.0% | 0.32% | +0.06 |
| ORI Old Republic Intl Corp. | Add +0.0% | 1.95% | +0.06 |
| RGP Resources Connection Inc. | Add +158.2% | 0.08% | +0.05 |
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | Add +1.2% | 0.72% | +0.05 |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | Add +4.8% | 0.30% | +0.04 |
| ENR Energizer Holdings Inc. | Add +15.6% | 0.20% | +0.04 |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | Add +0.8% | 0.33% | +0.04 |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | Add +1.4% | 0.94% | +0.04 |
| PUMP Propetro Holding Corp. | Add +5.2% | 0.17% | +0.04 |
| ALNT Allient Inc. | Add +6.5% | 0.14% | +0.04 |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | Add +1.2% | 0.73% | +0.04 |
| AMLP Alerian MLP ETF | Add +2.8% | 0.66% | +0.04 |
| ARAY Accuray Inc. | Add +20.3% | 0.14% | +0.04 |
| VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF | Add +1.1% | 0.60% | +0.04 |
| FISV Fiserv Inc. | Add +1.6% | 0.23% | +0.03 |
| CENT Central Garden & Pet Co. | Add +52.2% | 0.09% | +0.03 |
| CODI Compass Diversified Holdings | Add +0.1% | 0.57% | +0.03 |
| AES AES Corp. | Add +86.5% | 0.16% | +0.03 |
| WT Wisdomtree Inc. | Add +102.0% | 0.05% | +0.03 |
| GATX Gatx Corp. | Add +0.3% | 0.17% | +0.03 |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | Add +20.2% | 0.09% | +0.03 |
| EPR Epr Properties | Add +31.0% | 0.15% | +0.02 |
| WMB Williams Cos Inc. | Add +8.3% | 0.10% | +0.02 |
| NXT Nextpower Inc. | New | 0.02% | +0.02 |
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A | Add +14.6% | 0.03% | +0.02 |
| DIS The Walt Disney Co. | Add +0.4% | 0.13% | +0.02 |
| MTN Vail Resorts Inc. | Add +6.7% | 0.14% | +0.02 |
Notes & Other Activity Q3 2024 → Q4 2024
| EPR PROPERTIES (EPR 5.75 PERP C) | PFD C CV 5.75% | Add +19.3% | 32,200 | $670K |
| HP ENTERPRISE CO (HPE 7.625 09/01/27) | 7.625 MAND CONV | New | 124 | $8K |
| ADVENT CONVERTIBLE AND INCOM | RIGHT 10/17/2024 | Sold out | 419 | $8before exit |
| BIPC Brookfield Infrastructure-A | COM SUB VTG A | New | 0 | $0 |
| BEPC Brookfield Renewable Corp. | CL A EX SUB VTG | New | 0 | $0 |
| MTB M & T Bank Corp. | COM | New | 0 | $0 |
| MRTN Marten Transport Ltd. | COM | Sold out | 0 | $0before exit |
| NXPI NXP Semiconductors NV | COM | Sold out | 0 | $0before exit |
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 | 1,728 | $1.8B | JPM, IVW, AAPL, VCSH, VTI |
| Q1 2026 | 1,695 | $1.6B | JPM, AAPL, VCSH, IVW, VTI |
| Q4 2025 | 1,566 | $1.6B | JPM, AAPL, IVW, VCSH, VTI |
| Q3 2025 | 1,316 | $1.6B | JPM, IVW, AAPL, VCSH, MSFT |
| Q2 2025 | 1,209 | $1.4B | JPM, IVW, AAPL, MSFT, VCSH |
| Q1 2025 | 1,197 | $1.4B | JPM, AAPL, IVW, VCSH, VTI |
| Q4 2024 | 1,214 | $1.4B | JPM, AAPL, IVW, VTI, VCSH |
| Q3 2024 | 1,183 | $1.4B | AAPL, JPM, IVW, MSFT, VTI |
| Q2 2024 | 1,162 | $1.4B | JPM, AAPL, IVW, MSFT, VTI |
| Q1 2024 | 1,235 | $1.4B | JPM, AAPL, IVW, MSFT, VTI |