North Star Investment Management Corp.
In its 13F for Q1 2026 (holdings as of March 31, 2026, filed April 23, 2026), North Star Investment Management Corp. reported 1,695 stock positions worth $1.6 billion. Its top holding was JPMorgan Chase (JPM) at 4.7% of the portfolio, followed by Apple (AAPL, 3.6%) and Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF (VCSH, 3.6%). Compared with Q4 2025, it opened 242 new positions, sold out of 114, added to 568 and reduced 315. The biggest buy was Schwab US DVD Equity ETF (SCHD, shares +155%) and the biggest sale JPMorgan Chase (JPM, shares −0%).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- CHICAGO, IL
- CIK
- 0001342857
- Portfolio Value
- $1.6B (Q1 2026)
- SEC Filing
- 0001062993-26-002110 ↗ filed Apr 23, 2026
Holdings Value
Holdings 1,695 stocks · $1.6B
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 4.72% | 264,089 | $77.7M | Reduce -0.3% |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 3.62% | 234,757 | $59.6M | Reduce -1.2% |
| VCSH Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF | 3.56% | 739,077 | $58.6M | Add +11.4% |
| IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF | 3.44% | 501,583 | $56.7M | Reduce -3.3% |
| VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US | 2.81% | 144,082 | $46.2M | Add +0.7% |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | 2.55% | 64,665 | $42.1M | Add +0.0% |
| IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | 2.49% | 193,952 | $41.0M | Add +3.9% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 2.17% | 96,546 | $35.7M | Add +0.9% |
| ORI Old Republic Intl Corp. | 1.94% | 799,237 | $31.9M | Add +2.3% |
| VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 1.61% | 44,431 | $26.5M | Reduce -0.6% |
| BX Blackstone Inc. | 1.19% | 170,012 | $19.5M | Add +6.2% |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | 1.15% | 65,994 | $19.0M | Reduce -2.6% |
| VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Tips | 1.00% | 330,205 | $16.5M | Add +0.5% |
| ABBV Abbvie Inc. | 0.99% | 75,363 | $16.4M | Reduce -1.4% |
| MUB iShares National Muni Bond E | 0.98% | 151,355 | $16.1M | Add +2.4% |
| AMLP Alerian MLP ETF | 0.91% | 286,205 | $15.1M | Add +28.4% |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 0.85% | 57,095 | $14.0M | Add +0.3% |
| ORCL Oracle Corp. | 0.83% | 93,252 | $13.7M | Add +0.3% |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.83% | 20,824 | $13.6M | Reduce -3.3% |
| UNP Union Pacific Corp. | 0.83% | 56,029 | $13.6M | Add +0.0% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 0.81% | 63,694 | $13.3M | Reduce -3.7% |
| DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF | 0.76% | 82,521 | $12.5M | Add +0.0% |
| GLD SPDR Gold Shares | 0.71% | 27,114 | $11.7M | Reduce -0.7% |
| ACU Acme United Corp. filed as ACME UTD CORP | 0.69% | 252,639 | $11.3M | Add +0.0% |
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | 0.68% | 19,330 | $11.2M | Add +2.8% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | 0.65% | 10,725 | $10.7M | Add +0.3% |
| IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF | 0.61% | 28,310 | $10.1M | No change |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | 0.61% | 35,112 | $10.1M | Reduce -3.5% |
| VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF | 0.60% | 48,028 | $9.9M | Add +2.7% |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | 0.59% | 57,732 | $9.8M | Reduce -0.6% |
| BAC Bank of America Corp. filed as BANK AMERICA CORP | 0.59% | 198,607 | $9.7M | Reduce -0.1% |
| PSTL Postal Realty Trust Inc. Class A | 0.58% | 513,342 | $9.5M | Reduce 0.0% |
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | 0.57% | 43,734 | $9.4M | Add +0.1% |
| VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | 0.57% | 145,515 | $9.3M | Add +11.8% |
| KKR KKR & Co. Inc. | 0.56% | 99,561 | $9.2M | Reduce -8.6% |
| SII Sprott Inc. | 0.56% | 64,258 | $9.2M | Reduce -8.5% |
| SPHR Sphere Entertainment Co. | 0.55% | 77,780 | $9.1M | Reduce -26.7% |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 0.54% | 18,552 | $8.9M | Add +3.0% |
| FITB Fifth Third Bancorp | 0.54% | 189,895 | $8.8M | Add +65.4% |
| SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF | 0.53% | 281,978 | $8.7M | Add +154.6% |
| EFV iShares MSCI Eafe Value ETF | 0.52% | 115,719 | $8.6M | Add +2.0% |
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | 0.51% | 11,792 | $8.4M | Add +0.3% |
| AMGN Amgen Inc. | 0.48% | 22,372 | $7.9M | Reduce -1.6% |
| LLY Eli Lilly & Co. | 0.47% | 8,365 | $7.7M | Reduce -2.1% |
| PEP Pepsico Inc. | 0.45% | 47,599 | $7.4M | Reduce -0.2% |
| CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. | 0.45% | 95,043 | $7.4M | Reduce -2.3% |
| ESCA Escalade Inc. | 0.44% | 422,345 | $7.3M | Reduce -1.4% |
| MRK Merck & Co. Inc. | 0.42% | 57,457 | $6.9M | Reduce -0.2% |
| LINC Lincoln Educational Services | 0.42% | 168,275 | $6.8M | Add +17.4% |
| PAYX Paychex Inc. | 0.41% | 72,817 | $6.7M | Reduce -0.1% |
| AJG Arthur J Gallagher & Co. filed as GALLAGHER ARTHUR J & CO | 0.40% | 30,382 | $6.6M | Reduce -0.0% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | 0.39% | 51,784 | $6.4M | Add +0.1% |
| ABT Abbott Laboratories | 0.39% | 62,632 | $6.4M | Reduce -2.1% |
| VPLS Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF | 0.39% | 82,363 | $6.4M | Add +32.7% |
| BLBD Blue Bird Corp. | 0.38% | 110,610 | $6.3M | Reduce -1.9% |
| WHG Westwood Holdings Group Inc. | 0.38% | 380,809 | $6.3M | Add +2.4% |
| RCKY Rocky Brands Inc. | 0.36% | 154,175 | $6.0M | Reduce -18.9% |
| VXUS Vanguard Total Intl Stock | 0.36% | 76,624 | $5.9M | Add +15.3% |
| MCD McDonald's Corp. | 0.35% | 18,758 | $5.8M | Add +0.6% |
| BOOT Boot Barn Holdings Inc. | 0.35% | 39,403 | $5.8M | Add +0.0% |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | 0.35% | 39,844 | $5.8M | Reduce -0.9% |
| SGC Superior Group of Cos Inc. | 0.33% | 537,475 | $5.5M | Add +8.6% |
| MDY State Street SPDR S&P Midcap | 0.33% | 8,729 | $5.4M | Add +5.2% |
| TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 0.32% | 10,703 | $5.3M | Reduce -0.2% |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | 0.32% | 30,007 | $5.2M | Add +0.3% |
| SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bo | 0.32% | 47,389 | $5.2M | Add +214.9% |
| KEX Kirby Corp. | 0.32% | 39,291 | $5.2M | Reduce -18.6% |
| AMD Advanced Micro Devices | 0.32% | 25,573 | $5.2M | Reduce -20.3% |
| IBIE iShares Ibonds Oct 2028 TT | 0.31% | 196,038 | $5.1M | Add +55.5% |
| LYTS Lsi Industries Inc. | 0.31% | 276,463 | $5.1M | Add +40.7% |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. | 0.31% | 181,035 | $5.1M | Add +12.2% |
| QCOM Qualcomm Inc. | 0.31% | 39,136 | $5.0M | Add +0.5% |
| AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate | 0.30% | 49,933 | $5.0M | Add +379.1% |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | 0.30% | 23,549 | $4.9M | Add +3.8% |
| MDST Westwd Sat Encd Mdstr in ETF | 0.29% | 169,686 | $4.9M | Add +136.4% |
| DCI Donaldson Co. Inc. | 0.29% | 56,332 | $4.8M | No change |
| KO The Coca-Cola Co. | 0.29% | 62,421 | $4.7M | Add +2.0% |
| BHB Bar Harbor Bankshares filed as BAR HBR BANKSHARES | 0.29% | 145,580 | $4.7M | No change |
| BND Vanguard Total Bond Market | 0.28% | 63,501 | $4.7M | Reduce -5.1% |
| AEP American Electric Power | 0.28% | 35,160 | $4.6M | Add +0.3% |
| OESX Orion Energy Systems Inc. | 0.28% | 525,552 | $4.6M | Add +29.0% |
| MSGE Madison Square Garden Entert | 0.28% | 77,736 | $4.6M | No change |
| KMI Kinder Morgan Inc. | 0.28% | 136,421 | $4.6M | Add +3.0% |
| ETD Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. | 0.27% | 201,250 | $4.5M | Add +0.5% |
| GRBK Green Brick Partners Inc. | 0.27% | 68,275 | $4.4M | No change |
| PGF Invesco Financial Preferred | 0.27% | 318,191 | $4.4M | Add +19.0% |
| ET Energy Transfer LP | 0.26% | 224,439 | $4.3M | Add +39.0% |
| BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | 0.26% | 6 | $4.3M | No change |
| TGT Target Corp. | 0.26% | 35,202 | $4.3M | Reduce -1.0% |
| USLM United States Lime & Mineral | 0.26% | 32,550 | $4.3M | Reduce -15.6% |
| MA Mastercard Inc. Class A | 0.26% | 8,447 | $4.2M | Reduce -0.8% |
| LQDT Liquidity Services Inc. | 0.26% | 137,975 | $4.2M | Reduce -0.7% |
| IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF | 0.25% | 45,693 | $4.1M | Add +5.9% |
| DE Deere & Co. | 0.25% | 7,281 | $4.1M | Add +0.3% |
| GWW WW Grainger Inc. | 0.25% | 3,711 | $4.0M | Add +0.1% |
| XHB SS SPDR S&P Homebldrs ETF | 0.24% | 40,482 | $4.0M | Add +5.3% |
| SBUX Starbucks Corp. | 0.24% | 44,345 | $4.0M | Reduce -0.6% |
| KRE SS SPDR S&P Regional Bank | 0.24% | 59,508 | $3.9M | Add +2733.7% |
| GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | 0.23% | 4,565 | $3.9M | Add +0.3% |
| WTFC Wintrust Financial Corp. | 0.23% | 27,209 | $3.8M | No change |
Other holdings (5): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $3.1M (not counted above)
| Security | Class | Shares / Principal | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LXP INDUSTRIAL TRUST (LXP 6.5 PERP C) | PFD CONV SER C | 35,000 | $1.6M | Add +23.2% |
| EPR PROPERTIES (EPR 5.75 PERP C) | PFD C CV 5.75% | 65,000 | $1.5M | Add +4.9% |
| 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 |
| XRXDW Xerox Holdings Corp. | *W EXP 02/11/202 | 282 | $26 | No change |
Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $1.7B.
Portfolio Sells Q4 2025 → Q1 2026
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Reduce -0.3% | 4.72% | −0.65 |
| IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF | Reduce -3.3% | 3.44% | −0.57 |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | Reduce -1.2% | 3.62% | −0.44 |
| XLF SS Financial Select Sector | Reduce -56.5% | 0.23% | −0.38 |
| KKR KKR & Co. Inc. | Reduce -8.6% | 0.56% | −0.31 |
| CMA Comerica Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.22 |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | Reduce -2.6% | 1.15% | −0.18 |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | Reduce -3.7% | 0.81% | −0.15 |
| VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | Reduce -0.6% | 1.61% | −0.15 |
| AMD Advanced Micro Devices | Reduce -20.3% | 0.32% | −0.12 |
| ABT Abbott Laboratories | Reduce -2.1% | 0.39% | −0.11 |
| LLY Eli Lilly & Co. | Reduce -2.1% | 0.47% | −0.11 |
| PAYX Paychex Inc. | Reduce -0.1% | 0.41% | −0.11 |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | Reduce -3.5% | 0.61% | −0.11 |
| EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF | Reduce -75.1% | 0.03% | −0.10 |
| EUFN iShares MSCI Europe Financia | Reduce -25.9% | 0.21% | −0.10 |
| ABBV Abbvie Inc. | Reduce -1.4% | 0.99% | −0.10 |
| GIS General Mills Inc. | Reduce -43.5% | 0.08% | −0.10 |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | Reduce -3.3% | 0.83% | −0.10 |
| DENN Denny's Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.10 |
| BAC Bank of America Corp. | Reduce -0.1% | 0.59% | −0.10 |
| PENG Penguin Solutions Inc. | Reduce -100.0% | 0.00% | −0.10 |
| AJG Arthur J Gallagher & Co. | Reduce -0.0% | 0.40% | −0.09 |
| TILE Interface Inc. | Reduce -27.0% | 0.16% | −0.09 |
| SPHR Sphere Entertainment Co. | Reduce -26.7% | 0.55% | −0.08 |
| TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | Reduce -0.2% | 0.32% | −0.07 |
| OWL Blue Owl Capital Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.07 |
| ALG Alamo Group Inc. | Reduce -23.2% | 0.17% | −0.06 |
| DIS The Walt Disney Co. | Reduce -32.5% | 0.07% | −0.06 |
| THR Thermon Group Holdings Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.06 |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | Reduce -4.6% | 0.21% | −0.05 |
| MA Mastercard Inc. Class A | Reduce -0.8% | 0.26% | −0.05 |
| NEM Newmont Corp. | Reduce -27.8% | 0.15% | −0.05 |
| NATH Nathan's Famous Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.04 |
| FFA First Trust Enhan Eqty Inc. | Reduce -3.3% | 0.22% | −0.03 |
| USLM United States Lime & Mineral | Reduce -15.6% | 0.26% | −0.03 |
| ARAY Accuray Inc. | Reduce -75.9% | 0.00% | −0.03 |
| ADBE Adobe Inc. | Reduce -83.1% | 0.00% | −0.03 |
| UMH Umh Properties Inc. | Reduce -4.9% | 0.15% | −0.03 |
| VOOV Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF | Reduce -7.9% | 0.22% | −0.03 |
| AXP American Express Co. | Reduce -0.3% | 0.10% | −0.03 |
| BND Vanguard Total Bond Market | Reduce -5.1% | 0.28% | −0.03 |
| JHG Janus Henderson Group PLC | Reduce -84.3% | 0.01% | −0.03 |
| CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. | Reduce -2.3% | 0.45% | −0.02 |
| YELP Yelp Inc. | Reduce -37.7% | 0.02% | −0.02 |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | Reduce -6.9% | 0.07% | −0.02 |
| ACCO Acco Brands Corp. | Reduce -0.8% | 0.08% | −0.02 |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | Reduce -7.9% | 0.07% | −0.02 |
| INTU Intuit Inc. | Reduce -0.7% | 0.03% | −0.02 |
| FARM Farmer Bros Co. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.02 |
Portfolio Buys Q4 2025 → Q1 2026
| SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF | Add +154.6% | 0.53% | +0.33 |
| AMLP Alerian MLP ETF | Add +28.4% | 0.91% | +0.26 |
| AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate | Add +379.1% | 0.30% | +0.24 |
| VCSH Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF | Add +11.4% | 3.56% | +0.23 |
| KRE SS SPDR S&P Regional Bank | Add +2733.7% | 0.24% | +0.23 |
| SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bo | Add +214.9% | 0.32% | +0.21 |
| LINC Lincoln Educational Services | Add +17.4% | 0.42% | +0.20 |
| FITB Fifth Third Bancorp | Add +65.4% | 0.54% | +0.20 |
| MDST Westwd Sat Encd Mdstr in ETF | Add +136.4% | 0.29% | +0.18 |
| BELFB Bel Fuse Inc. Class B | Add +2181.8% | 0.15% | +0.14 |
| OKE Oneok Inc. | Add +414.3% | 0.16% | +0.14 |
| ASM Avino Silver & Gold Mines | New | 0.12% | +0.12 |
| EZPW Ezcorp Inc. Class A | New | 0.11% | +0.11 |
| IBIE iShares Ibonds Oct 2028 TT | Add +55.5% | 0.31% | +0.11 |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | Add +0.3% | 0.85% | +0.11 |
| NPKI NPK International Inc. | New | 0.11% | +0.11 |
| RLGT Radiant Logistics Inc. | New | 0.10% | +0.10 |
| VTS Vitesse Energy Inc. | Add +230.9% | 0.15% | +0.10 |
| MITK Mitek Systems Inc. | Add +2930.4% | 0.10% | +0.10 |
| ET Energy Transfer LP | Add +39.0% | 0.26% | +0.10 |
| NWPX NWPX Infrastructure Inc. | New | 0.09% | +0.09 |
| GENC Gencor Industries Inc. | Add +631.3% | 0.11% | +0.09 |
| ASUR Asure Software Inc. | New | 0.09% | +0.09 |
| SAMG Silvercrest Asset Manageme-A | New | 0.09% | +0.09 |
| MLR Miller Industries Inc. | Add +73.2% | 0.17% | +0.09 |
| LYTS Lsi Industries Inc. | Add +40.7% | 0.31% | +0.09 |
| INFU Infusystem Holdings Inc. | Add +527.6% | 0.10% | +0.09 |
| EXK Endeavour Silver Corp. | New | 0.09% | +0.09 |
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | Add +0.3% | 0.51% | +0.08 |
| LEGH Legacy Housing Corp. | Add +239.3% | 0.12% | +0.08 |
| VPLS Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF | Add +32.7% | 0.39% | +0.08 |
| MUX McEwen Inc. | Add +6081.8% | 0.08% | +0.08 |
| EGY Vaalco Energy Inc. | Add +159.4% | 0.11% | +0.08 |
| MTN Vail Resorts Inc. | Add +384.5% | 0.10% | +0.08 |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | Add +3.8% | 0.30% | +0.08 |
| KRT Karat Packaging Inc. | Add +59.0% | 0.16% | +0.08 |
| FLTR Vaneck Ig Floating Rate ETF | Add +68.6% | 0.20% | +0.08 |
| CSV Carriage Services Inc. | Add +207.7% | 0.11% | +0.08 |
| PESI Perma-Fix Environmental SVCS | Add +2639.4% | 0.08% | +0.07 |
| NTIC Northern Technologies Intl | New | 0.07% | +0.07 |
| PLAB Photronics Inc. | New | 0.07% | +0.07 |
| MOV Movado Group Inc. | Add +39.4% | 0.19% | +0.07 |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | Add +0.3% | 0.65% | +0.07 |
| BKTI BK Technologies Corp. | New | 0.06% | +0.06 |
| GROW U.S. Global Investors Inc. Class A | Add +3590.9% | 0.06% | +0.06 |
| JOUT Johnson Outdoors Inc. Class A | Add +51.4% | 0.15% | +0.06 |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. | Add +12.2% | 0.31% | +0.06 |
| VMD Viemed Healthcare Inc. | New | 0.06% | +0.06 |
| BWMN Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. | New | 0.06% | +0.06 |
| AIOT Powerfleet Inc. | Add +21085.7% | 0.06% | +0.06 |
Notes & Other Activity Q4 2025 → Q1 2026
| LXP INDUSTRIAL TRUST (LXP 6.5 PERP C) | PFD CONV SER C | Add +23.2% | 35,000 | $1.6M |
| EPR PROPERTIES (EPR 5.75 PERP C) | PFD C CV 5.75% | Add +4.9% | 65,000 | $1.5M |
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 |