Sterling Investment Management, LLC

In its 13F for Q1 2024 (holdings as of March 31, 2024, filed April 22, 2024), Sterling Investment Management, LLC reported 62 stock positions worth $141.8 million. Its top holding was Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) at 7.5% of the portfolio, followed by Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A, 7.2%) and SS SPDR BB 1-3M T-Bill ETF (BIL, 7.1%). Compared with Q4 2023, it opened 1 new position, sold out of 3, added to 19 and reduced 39. The biggest buy was Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A, shares +14%) and the biggest sale an exit from Schwab (charles) (SCHW).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
TUCSON, AZ
CIK
0001509873
Portfolio Value
$141.8M (Q1 2024)
SEC Filing
0001509873-24-000003 ↗ filed Apr 22, 2024

Holdings Value

0$50.0M$100.0M$150.0M$200.0M Q1 2024: $141.8M $141.8M Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $131.6M Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $131.8M Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $127.4M Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $140.5M Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $151.0M Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $166.5M Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $176.3M Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $166.7M Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $182.3M Q2 2026

Holdings 62 stocks · $141.8M

BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 7.49% 25,267 $10.6M Reduce -0.1%
BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A 7.16% 16 $10.2M Add +14.3%
BIL SS SPDR BB 1-3M T-Bill ETF 7.09% 109,481 $10.1M Reduce -5.9%
GLD SPDR Gold Shares 5.57% 38,406 $7.9M Reduce -1.2%
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market 5.50% 107,467 $7.8M Reduce -2.0%
PROSHARES SHORT S&P500 3.94% 471,752 $5.6M Reduce -1.6%
CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City 3.88% 62,455 $5.5M Reduce -1.7%
OXY Occidental Petroleum Corp. 3.77% 82,236 $5.3M Add +16.6%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 3.23% 10,887 $4.6M Reduce -0.2%
ABBV Abbvie Inc. 2.59% 20,174 $3.7M Reduce -1.4%
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 2.56% 6,251 $3.6M Reduce -0.5%
CNI Canadian Natl Railway Co. 2.46% 26,524 $3.5M Reduce -0.8%
AAPL Apple Inc. 2.25% 18,618 $3.2M Reduce -1.6%
PXD Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 2.12% 11,443 $3.0M Reduce -0.6%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 1.91% 17,140 $2.7M Reduce -0.1%
CMCSA Comcast Corp. Class A 1.90% 62,004 $2.7M Reduce -0.6%
CVX Chevron Corp. 1.86% 16,688 $2.6M Reduce -0.0%
UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. 1.84% 5,264 $2.6M Add +0.0%
CCJ Cameco Corp. 1.79% 58,451 $2.5M Add +0.8%
SPGI S&P Global Inc. 1.76% 5,874 $2.5M Add +1.8%
WMT Walmart Inc. 1.55% 36,606 $2.2M Reduce -0.6%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 1.51% 14,045 $2.1M Add +0.3%
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 1.49% 50,503 $2.1M Reduce -3.4%
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 1.45% 4,926 $2.1M Reduce -1.5%
ELV Elevance Health Inc. 1.44% 3,951 $2.0M Add +0.1%
MCO Moody's Corp. 1.28% 4,605 $1.8M Add +3.2%
AVB Avalonbay Communities Inc. 1.18% 9,038 $1.7M Add +4.1%
WM Waste Management Inc. 1.15% 7,655 $1.6M Reduce -1.3%
INDA iShares MSCI India ETF 1.04% 28,585 $1.5M Reduce -2.0%
WFC Wells Fargo & Co. 1.04% 25,337 $1.5M Reduce -1.9%
V Visa Inc. Class A 1.03% 5,256 $1.5M Add +3.7%
CHTR Charter Communications Inc. Class A 0.99% 4,835 $1.4M Reduce -1.7%
RSG Republic Services Inc. 0.97% 7,181 $1.4M Reduce -1.6%
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. 0.96% 8,027 $1.4M Reduce -2.6%
SCHZ Schwab US Aggregate Bond ETF 0.93% 28,802 $1.3M Reduce -0.9%
AMLP Alerian MLP ETF 0.82% 24,419 $1.2M Add +5.2%
DHR Danaher Corp. 0.80% 4,525 $1.1M Add +0.3%
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 0.78% 20,343 $1.1M Reduce -2.1%
JD Jd.com Inc.-ADR 0.77% 39,895 $1.1M Add +313.6%
XLK SS Technology Select Sector 0.71% 4,818 $1.0M Reduce -0.2%
BA The Boeing Co. 0.69% 5,081 $981K New
BTI British American Tob-SP ADR 0.69% 31,960 $975K Reduce -2.2%
VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 0.69% 16,754 $973K Reduce -10.2%
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF 0.68% 19,354 $971K Reduce -13.2%
LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd. Class A 0.62% 51,615 $873K Reduce -1.8%
BABA Alibaba Group Holding-SP ADR 0.36% 7,115 $515K Add +92.2%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 0.36% 1,960 $509K No change
SCHE Schwab Emrg Mrkts Eqty ETF 0.34% 19,035 $481K Add +1.7%
XLF SS Financial Select Sector 0.34% 11,405 $480K Reduce -1.9%
XLV SS Health Care Select Sector 0.33% 3,180 $470K Reduce -2.1%
XLY SS Consumer Disc Select Sect 0.26% 1,979 $364K Reduce -3.4%
SCHF Schwab Intl Equity ETF 0.23% 8,500 $332K Add +14.0%
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. 0.23% 1,980 $321K Add +2.7%
XLC SS Comm Select Sector SPDR 0.22% 3,796 $310K Reduce -8.8%
XLI SS Industrial Select Sector 0.21% 2,376 $299K Reduce -6.0%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.20% 1,398 $280K Add +5.1%
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 0.19% 565 $272K Reduce -50.2%
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. 0.18% 1,908 $252K Add +2.8%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 0.17% 271 $245K Reduce -57.7%
PHO Invesco Water Resources ETF 0.16% 3,406 $227K No change
FDL First Trust Morn DVD Lead Inc. 0.16% 5,800 $223K No change
XLP SS Consumer Staples Sel Sect 0.16% 2,903 $222K Reduce -5.2%

Portfolio Sells Q4 2023 → Q1 2024

SCHW Schwab (charles) Corp. Sold out 0.00% −1.59
PROSHARES SHORT QQQ Sold out 0.00% −1.24
BIL SS SPDR BB 1-3M T-Bill ETF Reduce -5.9% 7.09% −0.72
PROSHARES SHORT S&P500 Reduce -1.6% 3.94% −0.62
AAPL Apple Inc. Reduce -1.6% 2.25% −0.42
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Reduce -2.0% 5.50% −0.41
CHTR Charter Communications Inc. Class A Reduce -1.7% 0.99% −0.41
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Reduce -50.2% 0.19% −0.17
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd Sold out 0.00% −0.16
VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Reduce -10.2% 0.69% −0.11
CMCSA Comcast Corp. Class A Reduce -0.6% 1.90% −0.11
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF Reduce -13.2% 0.68% −0.10
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke Reduce -3.4% 1.49% −0.09
LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd. Class A Reduce -1.8% 0.62% −0.07
JNJ Johnson & Johnson Reduce -0.1% 1.91% −0.06
SCHZ Schwab US Aggregate Bond ETF Reduce -0.9% 0.93% −0.06
NVDA Nvidia Corp. Reduce -57.7% 0.17% −0.06
BTI British American Tob-SP ADR Reduce -2.2% 0.69% −0.01
XLY SS Consumer Disc Select Sect Reduce -3.4% 0.26% −0.01
XLP SS Consumer Staples Sel Sect Reduce -5.2% 0.16% −0.01
INDA iShares MSCI India ETF Reduce -2.0% 1.04% −0.00
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Reduce -2.1% 0.78% −0.00
XLC SS Comm Select Sector SPDR Reduce -8.8% 0.22% −0.00
XLI SS Industrial Select Sector Reduce -6.0% 0.21% −0.00
CNI Canadian Natl Railway Co. Reduce -0.8% 2.46% +0.00
XLV SS Health Care Select Sector Reduce -2.1% 0.33% +0.01
XLF SS Financial Select Sector Reduce -1.9% 0.34% +0.02
XLK SS Technology Select Sector Reduce -0.2% 0.71% +0.03
CVX Chevron Corp. Reduce -0.0% 1.86% +0.03
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Reduce -1.5% 1.45% +0.04
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. Reduce -2.6% 0.96% +0.08
RSG Republic Services Inc. Reduce -1.6% 0.97% +0.09
WFC Wells Fargo & Co. Reduce -1.9% 1.04% +0.10
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Reduce -0.5% 2.56% +0.12
GLD SPDR Gold Shares Reduce -1.2% 5.57% +0.12
WM Waste Management Inc. Reduce -1.3% 1.15% +0.13
WMT Walmart Inc. Reduce -0.6% 1.55% +0.13
CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Reduce -1.7% 3.88% +0.20
PXD Pioneer Natural Resources Co. Reduce -0.6% 2.12% +0.22
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Reduce -0.2% 3.23% +0.22
ABBV Abbvie Inc. Reduce -1.4% 2.59% +0.26
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B Reduce -0.1% 7.49% +0.87

Portfolio Buys Q4 2023 → Q1 2024

BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A Add +14.3% 7.16% +1.59
BA The Boeing Co. New 0.69% +0.69
OXY Occidental Petroleum Corp. Add +16.6% 3.77% +0.68
JD Jd.com Inc.-ADR Add +313.6% 0.77% +0.57
BABA Alibaba Group Holding-SP ADR Add +92.2% 0.36% +0.15
AMLP Alerian MLP ETF Add +5.2% 0.82% +0.09
ELV Elevance Health Inc. Add +0.1% 1.44% +0.08
V Visa Inc. Class A Add +3.7% 1.03% +0.07
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C Add +0.3% 1.51% +0.06
SCHF Schwab Intl Equity ETF Add +14.0% 0.23% +0.03
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. Add +5.1% 0.20% +0.03
DHR Danaher Corp. Add +0.3% 0.80% +0.03
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. Add +2.8% 0.18% +0.03
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. Add +2.7% 0.23% +0.02
SCHE Schwab Emrg Mrkts Eqty ETF Add +1.7% 0.34% −0.00
MCO Moody's Corp. Add +3.2% 1.28% −0.00
AVB Avalonbay Communities Inc. Add +4.1% 1.18% −0.01
CCJ Cameco Corp. Add +0.8% 1.79% −0.05
SPGI S&P Global Inc. Add +1.8% 1.76% −0.10
UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. Add +0.0% 1.84% −0.20

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 66$182.3MVMBS, BRK.B, GLD, GE, JAAA
Q1 2026 65$166.7MVMBS, GLD, BRK.B, SPGI, GE
Q4 2025 69$176.3MVMBS, BRK.B, GLD, GE, GOOG
Q3 2025 66$166.5MVMBS, BRK.B, GLD, BIL, SPGI
Q2 2025 56$151.0MBRK.B, GLD, VMBS, BIL, CNI
Q1 2025 54$140.5MBRK.B, VMBS, GLD, BIL, BRK.A
Q4 2024 56$127.4MBRK.B, GLD, BIL, GOOG, BRK.A
Q3 2024 57$131.8MBRK.B, BIL, GLD, BND, BRK.A
Q2 2024 58$131.6MBRK.B, BIL, GLD, BND, MSFT
Q1 2024 62$141.8MBRK.B, BRK.A, BIL, GLD, BND