Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.
In its 13F for Q1 2024 (holdings as of March 31, 2024, filed May 3, 2024), Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. reported 319 stock positions worth $728.6 million. Its top holding was Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHYS) at 9.5% of the portfolio, followed by Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B, 2.8%) and Cameco (CCJ, 2.5%). Compared with Q4 2023, it opened 42 new positions, sold out of 17, added to 103 and reduced 129. The biggest buy was a new position in Humana (HUM) and the biggest sale Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK, shares −94%).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- CHICAGO, IL
- CIK
- 0001020317
- Portfolio Value
- $728.6M (Q1 2024)
- SEC Filing
- 0001085146-24-002196 ↗ filed May 3, 2024
Holdings Value
Holdings 319 stocks · $728.6M
| PHYS Sprott Physical Gold Trust | 9.48% | 3,992,811 | $69.1M | Reduce -3.9% |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 2.78% | 48,251 | $20.3M | Reduce -3.0% |
| CCJ Cameco Corp. | 2.47% | 415,730 | $18.0M | Add +9.3% |
| WCC Wesco International Inc. | 1.75% | 74,288 | $12.7M | Add +134.6% |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | 1.68% | 105,284 | $12.2M | Reduce -0.3% |
| DG Dollar General Corp. | 1.59% | 74,371 | $11.6M | Add +15.9% |
| DVN Devon Energy Corp. | 1.58% | 229,655 | $11.5M | Add +7.0% |
| CF CF Industries Holdings Inc. filed as CF INDS HLDGS INC | 1.54% | 135,055 | $11.2M | Add +4.1% |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 1.53% | 65,033 | $11.2M | Reduce -5.9% |
| MOS The Mosaic Co. | 1.50% | 336,812 | $10.9M | Add +5.4% |
| SM SM Energy Co. | 1.50% | 218,539 | $10.9M | Reduce -3.3% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 1.40% | 24,325 | $10.2M | Reduce -4.1% |
| HUM Humana Inc. | 1.30% | 27,407 | $9.5M | New |
| CEF Sprott Physical Gold and Sil | 1.29% | 462,172 | $9.4M | Reduce -3.2% |
| OUNZ Vaneck Merk Gold ETF | 1.26% | 428,251 | $9.2M | Reduce -1.4% |
| AER Aercap Holdings NV | 1.22% | 102,460 | $8.9M | Reduce -9.5% |
| AGNC AGNC Investment Corp. | 1.19% | 874,831 | $8.7M | Add +4.2% |
| SU Suncor Energy Inc. | 1.14% | 224,869 | $8.3M | Reduce -3.4% |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | 1.10% | 53,230 | $8.0M | Reduce -0.8% |
| MRK Merck & Co. Inc. | 1.09% | 60,346 | $8.0M | Reduce -1.5% |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | 1.08% | 51,769 | $7.9M | Reduce -2.7% |
| GDX Vaneck Gold Miners ETF | 1.05% | 242,261 | $7.7M | Add +0.1% |
| ITRN Ituran Location and Control | 0.98% | 255,109 | $7.1M | Add +4.8% |
| MTBA Simplify MBS ETF | 0.94% | 134,890 | $6.9M | Add +45.8% |
| ET Energy Transfer LP | 0.93% | 431,570 | $6.8M | Add +2.0% |
| MRC MRC Global Inc. | 0.92% | 534,897 | $6.7M | Reduce -28.4% |
| SFM Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. | 0.91% | 103,315 | $6.7M | Reduce -10.2% |
| MDT Medtronic PLC | 0.88% | 73,919 | $6.4M | Reduce -6.3% |
| ABBV Abbvie Inc. | 0.88% | 35,233 | $6.4M | Reduce -0.8% |
| SNV Synovus Financial Corp. | 0.86% | 157,247 | $6.3M | Reduce -5.1% |
| EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF | 0.86% | 194,119 | $6.3M | Add +7.1% |
| SONY Sony Group Corp. - SP ADR | 0.84% | 71,129 | $6.1M | Reduce -9.8% |
| CEG Constellation Energy | 0.81% | 31,885 | $5.9M | Reduce -3.4% |
| ALEX Alexander & Baldwin Inc. | 0.79% | 347,517 | $5.7M | Add +23.1% |
| SSNC Ss&c Technologies Holdings | 0.78% | 88,184 | $5.7M | Reduce -16.8% |
| VFC VF Corp. | 0.76% | 362,055 | $5.6M | Add +0.6% |
| XLE SS Energy Select Sector | 0.76% | 58,318 | $5.5M | Reduce -3.3% |
| CCNE CNB Financial Corp. | 0.75% | 266,653 | $5.4M | Add +2.4% |
| IVOL Quadratic Int Rte Vol Infl H | 0.73% | 282,039 | $5.3M | Reduce -7.9% |
| PEP Pepsico Inc. | 0.73% | 30,490 | $5.3M | Reduce -1.5% |
| SWK Stanley Black & Decker Inc. | 0.71% | 53,174 | $5.2M | Reduce -1.3% |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | 0.71% | 32,578 | $5.1M | Reduce -10.5% |
| EMLC Vaneck JPM Em Local Curr BND | 0.69% | 204,428 | $5.0M | Add +32.3% |
| AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | 0.68% | 83,481 | $5.0M | Reduce -0.5% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 0.65% | 26,344 | $4.8M | Add +13.0% |
| EPD Enterprise Products Partners | 0.64% | 159,653 | $4.7M | Add +5.8% |
| GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF | 0.63% | 72,273 | $4.6M | New |
| EOG EOG Resources Inc. | 0.60% | 34,237 | $4.4M | Reduce -0.4% |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 0.59% | 27,233 | $4.3M | Reduce -1.8% |
| PSLV Sprott Physical Silver Trust | 0.58% | 510,170 | $4.2M | Add +1.6% |
| PFIX Simplify Interest Rate Hedge | 0.58% | 93,895 | $4.2M | New |
| IAU iShares Gold Trust | 0.57% | 98,198 | $4.1M | Reduce -2.5% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | 0.56% | 67,798 | $4.1M | Add +4.3% |
| TECK Teck Resources Ltd.-CLS B | 0.56% | 88,503 | $4.1M | Reduce -4.7% |
| TUA Sim St Treas Fut Strat ETF filed as SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUN | 0.54% | 181,249 | $4.0M | Add +12.2% |
| ARDX Ardelyx Inc. | 0.54% | 542,660 | $4.0M | Reduce -29.6% |
| EMXC iShares MSCI Emr MRK Ex Chna | 0.54% | 67,864 | $3.9M | Add +7.7% |
| NVS Novartis AG-Sponsored ADR | 0.53% | 39,970 | $3.9M | Reduce -1.4% |
| IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF | 0.53% | 94,745 | $3.8M | New |
| LNG Cheniere Energy Inc. | 0.52% | 23,606 | $3.8M | Reduce -0.4% |
| CNI Canadian Natl Railway Co. | 0.49% | 27,300 | $3.6M | No change |
| MP MP Materials Corp. | 0.48% | 243,435 | $3.5M | Add +36.5% |
| EWW iShares MSCI Mexico ETF | 0.46% | 48,360 | $3.4M | Add +2.6% |
| LYB Lyondellbasell Indu Class A | 0.45% | 32,207 | $3.3M | Reduce -24.6% |
| INDA iShares MSCI India ETF | 0.45% | 63,705 | $3.3M | Add +13.8% |
| FCX Freeport-McMoran Inc. | 0.42% | 64,390 | $3.0M | Add +0.8% |
| ETN Eaton Corp. PLC | 0.41% | 9,650 | $3.0M | Reduce -20.1% |
| VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF | 0.41% | 24,651 | $3.0M | Add +0.9% |
| HLF Herbalife Ltd. | 0.41% | 296,463 | $3.0M | Add +9.5% |
| EXC Exelon Corp. | 0.40% | 78,325 | $2.9M | Reduce -4.4% |
| WBD Warner Bros Discovery Inc. | 0.40% | 333,460 | $2.9M | Add +20.1% |
| AGI Alamos Gold Inc. Class A | 0.40% | 197,355 | $2.9M | Add +2.4% |
| EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF | 0.39% | 39,698 | $2.8M | Add +24.4% |
| CME Cme Group Inc. | 0.38% | 12,962 | $2.8M | Reduce -1.0% |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 0.38% | 13,871 | $2.8M | Add +23.1% |
| AMLP Alerian MLP ETF | 0.38% | 57,962 | $2.8M | Add +0.5% |
| PXD Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 0.37% | 10,234 | $2.7M | Reduce -2.8% |
| PM Philip Morris International | 0.36% | 28,814 | $2.6M | Reduce -1.7% |
| MLPA Global X MLP ETF | 0.36% | 53,887 | $2.6M | Add +18.3% |
| BX Blackstone Inc. | 0.32% | 18,016 | $2.4M | Reduce -8.3% |
| NEM Newmont Corp. | 0.31% | 63,849 | $2.3M | Add +18.1% |
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | 0.31% | 12,353 | $2.3M | Add +6.0% |
| MO Altria Group Inc. | 0.30% | 50,654 | $2.2M | Reduce -15.4% |
| CNC Centene Corp. | 0.30% | 27,688 | $2.2M | No change |
| INFL Horizon Kinetics Infl Benef | 0.29% | 64,270 | $2.1M | Reduce -35.8% |
| MUFG Mitsubishi Ufj Finl-Spon ADR | 0.28% | 202,900 | $2.1M | Reduce -1.9% |
| MCD McDonald's Corp. | 0.28% | 7,316 | $2.1M | Reduce -0.5% |
| FNV Franco-Nevada Corp. | 0.28% | 17,210 | $2.1M | Add +1.7% |
| OXY Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 0.27% | 30,635 | $2.0M | Reduce -5.5% |
| CBOE Cboe Global Markets Inc. | 0.26% | 10,487 | $1.9M | Reduce -1.2% |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | 0.26% | 6,761 | $1.9M | Reduce -7.3% |
| KWEB Kranesh Csi China Internet | 0.26% | 71,765 | $1.9M | Add +4.9% |
| BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 0.25% | 34,226 | $1.9M | Add +2.8% |
| VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US | 0.25% | 7,106 | $1.8M | Reduce -3.4% |
| NTR Nutrien Ltd. | 0.25% | 33,531 | $1.8M | Add +5.1% |
| SGOL Abrdn Physical Gold Shares | 0.25% | 84,902 | $1.8M | No change |
| XME SS SPDR S&P Metals Mining | 0.25% | 29,780 | $1.8M | Reduce -2.0% |
| HIGH Simplify Enhanced Income ETF | 0.24% | 72,827 | $1.8M | Add +33.8% |
| VGR Vector Group Ltd. | 0.24% | 162,000 | $1.8M | Reduce -1.2% |
| SE Sea Ltd.-ADR | 0.24% | 32,302 | $1.7M | Reduce -8.5% |
Options reported separately and not counted above: BX calls ($197K), ET calls ($157K).
Other holdings (3): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $2.8M (not counted above)
| Security | Class | Shares / Principal | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC (LITE 0.5 12/15/26) | NOTE 0.500%12/1 · principal | 2,000,000 | $1.8M | No change |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY (WFC 7.5 PERP L) | PERP PFD CNV A | 439 | $535K | Reduce -1.4% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP (BAC 7.25 PERP L) | 7.25%CNV PFD L | 427 | $510K | Reduce -6.4% |
Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $731.4M.
Portfolio Sells Q4 2023 → Q1 2024
| GNK Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. | Reduce -94.0% | 0.07% | −0.91 |
| PHYS Sprott Physical Gold Trust | Reduce -3.9% | 9.48% | −0.52 |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | Reduce -5.9% | 1.53% | −0.48 |
| MRC MRC Global Inc. | Reduce -28.4% | 0.92% | −0.32 |
| SONY Sony Group Corp. - SP ADR | Reduce -9.8% | 0.84% | −0.29 |
| IVOL Quadratic Int Rte Vol Infl H | Reduce -7.9% | 0.73% | −0.22 |
| EVR Evercore Inc. Class A | Reduce -67.8% | 0.10% | −0.20 |
| SSNC Ss&c Technologies Holdings | Reduce -16.8% | 0.78% | −0.20 |
| INFL Horizon Kinetics Infl Benef | Reduce -35.8% | 0.29% | −0.19 |
| ARDX Ardelyx Inc. | Reduce -29.6% | 0.54% | −0.18 |
| DLTR Dollar Tree Inc. | Reduce -81.3% | 0.03% | −0.17 |
| LYB Lyondellbasell Indu Class A | Reduce -24.6% | 0.45% | −0.16 |
| B Barrick Gold Corp. | Reduce -38.0% | 0.14% | −0.13 |
| MS Morgan Stanley | Reduce -64.5% | 0.06% | −0.12 |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | Reduce -10.5% | 0.71% | −0.12 |
| MDT Medtronic PLC | Reduce -6.3% | 0.88% | −0.10 |
| CEF Sprott Physical Gold and Sil | Reduce -3.2% | 1.29% | −0.09 |
| LNG Cheniere Energy Inc. | Reduce -0.4% | 0.52% | −0.09 |
| NVS Novartis AG-Sponsored ADR | Reduce -1.4% | 0.53% | −0.09 |
| SLB SLB Ltd. | Reduce -32.8% | 0.16% | −0.09 |
| SWK Stanley Black & Decker Inc. | Reduce -1.3% | 0.71% | −0.08 |
| BTU Peabody Energy Corp. | Reduce -40.3% | 0.10% | −0.08 |
| SNV Synovus Financial Corp. | Reduce -5.1% | 0.86% | −0.08 |
| NRP Natural Resource Partners LP | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.07 |
| EQT Eqt Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.07 |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | Reduce -1.8% | 0.59% | −0.07 |
| BX Blackstone Inc. | Reduce -8.3% | 0.32% | −0.06 |
| PROSHARES SHORT QQQ | Reduce -47.5% | 0.05% | −0.06 |
| PEP Pepsico Inc. | Reduce -1.5% | 0.73% | −0.06 |
| MO Altria Group Inc. | Reduce -15.4% | 0.30% | −0.06 |
| HDB HDFC Bank Ltd.-ADR | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.06 |
| VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Tips | Reduce -12.6% | 0.22% | −0.06 |
| HL Hecla Mining Co. | Reduce -23.2% | 0.13% | −0.05 |
| PM Philip Morris International | Reduce -1.7% | 0.36% | −0.05 |
| MORN Morningstar Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| EWY iShares MSCI South Korea ETF | Reduce -11.9% | 0.24% | −0.05 |
| MU Micron Technology Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | Reduce -2.7% | 1.08% | −0.05 |
| AER Aercap Holdings NV | Reduce -9.5% | 1.22% | −0.05 |
| NTNX Nutanix Inc. Class A | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| OUNZ Vaneck Merk Gold ETF | Reduce -1.4% | 1.26% | −0.05 |
| MCD McDonald's Corp. | Reduce -0.5% | 0.28% | −0.05 |
| ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| RIG Transocean Ltd. | Reduce -59.1% | 0.03% | −0.05 |
| VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke | Reduce -9.5% | 0.22% | −0.04 |
| STRW Strawberry Fields REIT Inc. | Reduce -70.5% | 0.02% | −0.04 |
| CPRI Capri Holdings Ltd. | Reduce -8.1% | 0.12% | −0.04 |
| EXC Exelon Corp. | Reduce -4.4% | 0.40% | −0.04 |
| BABA Alibaba Group Holding-SP ADR | Reduce -32.3% | 0.05% | −0.04 |
| SD Sandridge Energy Inc. | Reduce -27.1% | 0.09% | −0.04 |
Portfolio Buys Q4 2023 → Q1 2024
| HUM Humana Inc. | New | 1.30% | +1.30 |
| WCC Wesco International Inc. | Add +134.6% | 1.75% | +0.91 |
| GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF | New | 0.63% | +0.63 |
| PFIX Simplify Interest Rate Hedge | New | 0.58% | +0.58 |
| IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF | New | 0.53% | +0.53 |
| DG Dollar General Corp. | Add +15.9% | 1.59% | +0.28 |
| MTBA Simplify MBS ETF | Add +45.8% | 0.94% | +0.22 |
| VST Vistra Corp. | New | 0.19% | +0.19 |
| TSM Taiwan Semiconductor-SP ADR | Add +171.8% | 0.21% | +0.14 |
| BITB Bitwise Bitcoin ETF | New | 0.12% | +0.12 |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | Add +13.0% | 0.65% | +0.12 |
| DVN Devon Energy Corp. | Add +7.0% | 1.58% | +0.11 |
| CONSOL ENERGY INC | New | 0.11% | +0.11 |
| SILJ Amplify Junior Silver Miners | New | 0.11% | +0.11 |
| EMLC Vaneck JPM Em Local Curr BND | Add +32.3% | 0.69% | +0.10 |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Add +23.1% | 0.38% | +0.09 |
| LPG Dorian LPG Ltd. | New | 0.09% | +0.09 |
| VTRS Viatris Inc. | New | 0.09% | +0.09 |
| EWH iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF | New | 0.08% | +0.08 |
| EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF | Add +24.4% | 0.39% | +0.08 |
| BLDR Builders Firstsource Inc. | New | 0.08% | +0.08 |
| GTX Garrett Motion Inc. | Add +157.9% | 0.13% | +0.07 |
| ALIT Alight Inc. Class A | New | 0.07% | +0.07 |
| GE General Electric | Add +155.8% | 0.11% | +0.07 |
| ORCL Oracle Corp. | New | 0.07% | +0.07 |
| DAVA Endava PLC- Spon ADR | New | 0.07% | +0.07 |
| BA The Boeing Co. | New | 0.07% | +0.07 |
| NVO Novo-Nordisk A/S-Spons ADR | Add +133.0% | 0.11% | +0.07 |
| LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp. | New | 0.06% | +0.06 |
| VTS Vitesse Energy Inc. | New | 0.06% | +0.06 |
| ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Def | New | 0.06% | +0.06 |
| LXU LSB Industries Inc. | New | 0.06% | +0.06 |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | New | 0.06% | +0.06 |
| PAVE Global X US Infrastructure | New | 0.06% | +0.06 |
| GEO The Geo Group Inc. | New | 0.05% | +0.05 |
| MLPA Global X MLP ETF | Add +18.3% | 0.36% | +0.05 |
| ET Energy Transfer LP | Add +2.0% | 0.93% | +0.05 |
| BTI British American Tob-SP ADR | Add +37.9% | 0.21% | +0.05 |
| JD Jd.com Inc.-ADR | New | 0.05% | +0.05 |
| YUMC Yum China Holdings Inc. | New | 0.04% | +0.04 |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | Add +4.3% | 0.56% | +0.04 |
| HIGH Simplify Enhanced Income ETF | Add +33.8% | 0.24% | +0.04 |
| APD Air Products & Chemicals Inc. | New | 0.04% | +0.04 |
| DSGR Distribution Solutions Group | Add +58.6% | 0.10% | +0.04 |
| CERE Cerevel Therapeutics Holding | New | 0.04% | +0.04 |
| EPD Enterprise Products Partners | Add +5.8% | 0.64% | +0.04 |
| INDA iShares MSCI India ETF | Add +13.8% | 0.45% | +0.04 |
| INTC Intel Corp. | Add +167.0% | 0.07% | +0.04 |
| CAAP Corp. America Airports SA | New | 0.04% | +0.04 |
| VLO Valero Energy Corp. | Add +7.9% | 0.16% | +0.04 |
Options Activity Q4 2023 → Q1 2024
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | put | Sold out | 52,500 | $25.0Mbefore exit |
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | put | Sold out | 47,500 | $19.5Mbefore exit |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | call | Sold out | 200 | $39Kbefore exit |
Calls and puts are listed by the shares they cover; their value is not part of the stock holdings above.
Notes & Other Activity Q4 2023 → Q1 2024
| HERBALIFE LTD (HLF 2.625 03/15/24) | NOTE 2.625% 3/1 · principal | Sold out | 2,250,000 | $2.2Mbefore exit |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY (WFC 7.5 PERP L) | PERP PFD CNV A | Reduce -1.4% | 439 | $535K |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP (BAC 7.25 PERP L) | 7.25%CNV PFD L | Reduce -6.4% | 427 | $510K |
| ALTERYX INC (AYX 0.5 08/01/24) | NOTE 0.500% 8/0 · principal | Sold out | 255,000 | $248Kbefore 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 | 509 | $1.1B | PHYS, EWY, CCJ, MTBA, BRK.B |
| Q1 2026 | 475 | $955.9M | CCJ, MTBA, XOM, BRK.B, EWZ |
| Q4 2025 | 452 | $1.1B | PHYS, PSLV, CEF, BRK.B, GDX |
| Q3 2025 | 403 | $990.6M | PHYS, BRK.B, GDX, CCJ, CEF |
| Q2 2025 | 355 | $873.7M | PHYS, BRK.B, CCJ, CEF, MTBA |
| Q1 2025 | 355 | $821.1M | PHYS, BRK.B, XOM, CCJ, AAPL |
| Q4 2024 | 355 | $784.6M | PHYS, BRK.B, CCJ, AAPL, XOM |
| Q3 2024 | 334 | $780.2M | PHYS, BRK.B, CCJ, XOM, AAPL |
| Q2 2024 | 319 | $725.3M | PHYS, BRK.B, CCJ, XOM, AAPL |
| Q1 2024 | 319 | $728.6M | PHYS, BRK.B, CCJ, WCC, XOM |