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Ascent Capital Management, LLC — 13F Holdings & Portfolio

CIK 1702492 · latest 13F-HR filed 2025-11-12

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Ascent Capital Management, LLC manages $125.3M in 13F-reported U.S. long-equity assets across 63 reported positions as of its 2025-09-30 13F-HR filing. Its largest disclosed positions are IVV (26.30%), IVW (11.28%), AAPL (5.83%). Quarter over quarter (versus its 2025-06-30 filing) the fund opened 5 new positions and exited 4; 32 existing positions rose in reported value and 11 fell.

AUM is the long-equity portion reported on Form 13F-HR. Excludes short positions, cash, foreign holdings, and non-13F assets. For informational purposes only — not investment advice.

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AUM
$125.3M

Long-equity book

Holdings
63

Distinct positions

Period
2025-09-30

Filed 2025-11-12

Q/Q Activity
+5 / −4 / ↑32 / ↓11

vs 2025-06-30

Portfolio charts

Latest quarter's book, what changed, and how the portfolio has evolved across filings.

Portfolio map

Q3 25
IVV26.3% · +1%IVW11.3% · -0%AAPL5.8% · +1%VEA5.8% · +30%EFV5.7% · -4%IEFA4.9% · -7%AMZN3.4% · +1%VWO3.0% · +19%NVDA2.9% · +4%MSFT2.5% · +2%IVE2.3% · +6%IWM2.1% · +13%VOOV1.8% · -0%IEMG1.7% · -3%IJR1.7% · -0%AVGO1.4% · +2%META1.2% · +2%GBIL0.9% · +1%GOOGL0.9% · +4%TSLA0.8% · +3%COST0.8% · 0%TSM0.7% · +4%GOOG0.7% · +0%GII0.6% · 0%ARCC0.6% · +2%IBIT0.5% · +123%JPM0.5% · +2%BXSL0.5% · +2%BRK.B0.5% · +3%GE0.5% · -15%NFLX0.4% · +2%XOM0.4% · -3%XBI0.4% · 0%WMT0.4% · +2%PM0.4% · -2%V0.3% · +2%ORCL0.3% · +4%LLY0.3% · +6%JNJ0.3% · +19%UNH0.3% · +34%GSBD0.3% · +2%MA0.2% · +2%FSK0.2% · +2%IBM0.2% · +1%BAC0.2% · +3%GEV0.2% · -26%ABBV0.2% · newHD0.2% · +2%GNL0.2% · 0%LIN0.2% · +3%ESGD0.2% · +1%ASML0.2% · -8%AVY0.2% · -2%ANET0.2% · newACWI0.2% · 0%KO0.2% · -3%ABT0.2% · -6%PG0.2% · -3%APH0.2% · newMO0.2% · new

Box size = position value; colour = change in share count vs the prior quarter (green added, red trimmed, blue new). Rows split across managers or share classes are combined. Click a box for the stock.

Sector mix

% of 13F value

Sectors from each company's SIC code; funds and ETFs grouped separately.

Biggest buys and sells

Q2 25 → Q3 25

Estimated from the change in shares held × the quarter-end price, so price moves alone don't count as buying. New and exited positions are included.

13F assets and positions

2 quarters

Total reported 13F value (bars) and number of positions (line) each quarter. Value changes include market moves.

Top positions over time

reported value

The eight largest current positions, valued at each quarter end.

Concentration

top 10 = 71.6%

Cumulative share of the portfolio held in the largest N positions.

Firm Profile & Key People

As of the firm’s regulatory filing dated Mar 30, 2026.

Assets Under Management
$4.76B
Discretionary
$4.75B
Employees
44
Accounts
8,449
Address
192 BALLARD COURT
SUITE 400
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23462
Phone
(757) 499-8300
Website
Name Title / Status Ownership Type
ALERA GROUP INC ControlMANAGING MEMBER/ PARENT COMPANY
since Dec 2022
75% or moreDomestic Entity
KIM, LYNDSAY, RACHEL ControlCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
since Apr 2025
Less than 5%Individual
KNIGHT, HOLLY ControlRETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES PRACTICE LEADER
since Aug 2025
Less than 5%Individual
MOSS, MICHAEL, JOHN ControlPRESIDENT OF WEALTH SERVICES
since Apr 2021
Less than 5%Individual
SILVERMAN, JEFFREY, MICHAEL ControlMANAGING PARTNER
since Apr 2021
Less than 5%Individual
ALERA GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. Control
Indirect owner via ALERA GROUP INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC
SHAREHOLDER
since Dec 2016
75% or moreDomestic Entity
ALERA GROUP INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC Control
Indirect owner via ALERA GROUP INC
SHAREHOLDER
since Dec 2016
75% or moreDomestic Entity
ALERA GROUP ULTIMATE HOLDINGS, LLC Control
Indirect owner via ALERA GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
SHAREHOLDER
since Jun 2021
75% or moreDomestic Entity
GENSTAR X ALERA GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC Control
Indirect owner via ALERA GROUP ULTIMATE HOLDINGS, LLC
SHAREHOLDER
since Sep 2021
25–50%Domestic Entity
Ownership & leadership changes · 8 filings with changes since Apr 9, 2021

From the firm’s regulatory filings, newest first. Dates are filing dates: a filing that no longer lists someone does not say when they left.

Mar 30, 2026 filing
  • ChangedALERA GROUP INC · title PARENT COMPANY → MANAGING MEMBER/ PARENT COMPANY
  • ChangedKNIGHT, HOLLY · title PRESIDENT OF RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES → RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES PRACTICE LEADER
Nov 24, 2025 filing
  • No longer listedBURES, JENNIFER, ANN · CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · Less than 5% · listed since Dec 2022
Aug 18, 2025 filing
  • No longer listedMANGO, CHRISTIAN · PRESIDENT OF RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES · Less than 5% · listed since Dec 2022
  • AddedKNIGHT, HOLLY · PRESIDENT OF RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES · Less than 5% · control person
Jun 30, 2025 filing
  • No longer listedGENSTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS X, L.P. · SHAREHOLDER · 25–50% · indirect via GENSTAR X ALERA GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC · control person · listed since Sep 2021
Mar 31, 2025 filing
  • AddedKIM, LYNDSAY, RACHEL · CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER · Less than 5% · control person
  • ChangedBURES, JENNIFER, ANN · title VICE PRESIDENT → CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
  • ChangedMANGO, CHRISTIAN · title VICE PRESIDENT → PRESIDENT OF RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES
  • ChangedMOSS, MICHAEL, JOHN · title CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER → PRESIDENT OF WEALTH SERVICES
Jul 30, 2024 filing
  • No longer listedHOHMAN, TINA, MARIE · VICE PRESIDENT · Less than 5% · listed since Dec 2022
May 16, 2023 filing
  • No longer listedBATZEL, MARK, STEPHEN · PARTNER, BOARD MEMBER · Less than 5% · listed since Apr 2021
  • No longer listedCRAFT, JUSTIN, RANDALL · MANAGING PARTNER, BOARD MEMBER · Less than 5% · listed since Apr 2021
  • No longer listedWALSH, BRIAN, PATRICK · MANAGING PARTNER,BOARD MEMBER · Less than 5% · listed since Apr 2021
Mar 30, 2023 filing
  • No longer listedNICHOLSON, KEVIN, PATRICK · PARTNER · Less than 5% · listed since Apr 2021
  • No longer listedSTANLEY, CRAIG, MATTHEW · PARTNER · 5–10% · listed since Apr 2021
  • No longer listedSTOCKMEIER, DAVID, WAYNE · PARTNER · 5–10% · listed since Apr 2021
  • No longer listedWALSH, BRIAN · PARTNER · Less than 5% · listed since Apr 2021
  • AddedALERA GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. · SHAREHOLDER · 75% or more · indirect via ALERA GROUP INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC · control person
  • AddedALERA GROUP INC · PARENT COMPANY · 75% or more · control person
  • AddedALERA GROUP INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC · SHAREHOLDER · 75% or more · indirect via ALERA GROUP INC · control person
  • AddedALERA GROUP ULTIMATE HOLDINGS, LLC · SHAREHOLDER · 75% or more · indirect via ALERA GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. · control person
  • AddedBURES, JENNIFER, ANN · VICE PRESIDENT · Less than 5%
  • AddedGENSTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS X, L.P. · SHAREHOLDER · 25–50% · indirect via GENSTAR X ALERA GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC · control person
  • AddedGENSTAR X ALERA GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC · SHAREHOLDER · 25–50% · indirect via ALERA GROUP ULTIMATE HOLDINGS, LLC · control person
  • AddedHOHMAN, TINA, MARIE · VICE PRESIDENT · Less than 5%
  • AddedMANGO, CHRISTIAN · VICE PRESIDENT · Less than 5%
  • ChangedBATZEL, MARK, STEPHEN · ownership 10–25% → Less than 5%
  • ChangedCRAFT, JUSTIN, RANDALL · ownership 10–25% → Less than 5%
  • ChangedMOSS, MICHAEL, JOHN · title MANAGING MEMBER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER & BOARD MEMBER → CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER; ownership 10–25% → Less than 5%
  • ChangedSILVERMAN, JEFFREY, MICHAEL · title CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD → MANAGING PARTNER; ownership 10–25% → Less than 5%
  • ChangedWALSH, BRIAN, PATRICK · ownership 10–25% → Less than 5%
Apr 9, 2021 filing (earliest on record)
  • ListedBATZEL, MARK, STEPHEN · PARTNER, BOARD MEMBER · 10–25%
  • ListedCRAFT, JUSTIN, RANDALL · MANAGING PARTNER, BOARD MEMBER · 10–25%
  • ListedMOSS, MICHAEL, JOHN · MANAGING MEMBER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER & BOARD MEMBER · 10–25% · control person
  • ListedNICHOLSON, KEVIN, PATRICK · PARTNER · Less than 5%
  • ListedSILVERMAN, JEFFREY, MICHAEL · CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD · 10–25% · control person
  • ListedSTANLEY, CRAIG, MATTHEW · PARTNER · 5–10%
  • ListedSTOCKMEIER, DAVID, WAYNE · PARTNER · 5–10%
  • ListedWALSH, BRIAN · PARTNER · Less than 5%
  • ListedWALSH, BRIAN, PATRICK · MANAGING PARTNER,BOARD MEMBER · 10–25%

Quarter-over-quarter changes

Changes in reported position value vs the prior 13F, so price moves count too, not just shares bought or sold.

Top Adds (vs prior quarter)

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Top Trims

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New Positions

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Exited Positions

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Ascent Capital Management, LLC Holdings (2025-09-30)

Rows tagged Call or Put are options positions, not stock. Per SEC Form 13F-HR, Value shows the notional value of the underlying (shares covered × underlying price), not the option premium. Shares is the number of underlying shares covered (divide by 100 for contract count).

# Issuer Symbol CUSIP Value Weight Shares Type
1 ISHARES TR IVV 464287200 $33.0M 26.30% 49,232 SH
2 ISHARES TR IVW 464287309 $14.1M 11.28% 117,036 SH
3 APPLE INC AAPL 037833100 $7.3M 5.83% 28,675 SH
4 VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FDS VEA 921943858 $7.3M 5.83% 121,810 SH
5 ISHARES TR EFV 464288877 $7.1M 5.66% 104,592 SH
6 ISHARES TR IEFA 46432F842 $6.1M 4.87% 69,817 SH
7 AMAZON COM INC AMZN 023135106 $4.3M 3.40% 19,378 SH
8 VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F VWO 922042858 $3.8M 3.00% 69,254 SH
9 NVIDIA CORPORATION NVDA 67066G104 $3.7M 2.92% 19,596 SH
10 MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 594918104 $3.1M 2.48% 6,007 SH
11 ISHARES TR IVE 464287408 $2.9M 2.34% 14,179 SH
12 ISHARES TR IWM 464287655 $2.7M 2.14% 11,064 SH
13 VANGUARD ADMIRAL FDS INC VOOV 921932703 $2.2M 1.75% 11,003 SH
14 ISHARES INC IEMG 46434G103 $2.1M 1.71% 32,534 SH
15 ISHARES TR IJR 464287804 $2.1M 1.69% 17,776 SH
16 BROADCOM INC AVGO 11135F101 $1.8M 1.40% 5,316 SH
17 META PLATFORMS INC META 30303M102 $1.5M 1.23% 2,098 SH
18 GOLDMAN SACHS ETF TR GBIL 381430529 $1.1M 0.89% 11,157 SH
19 ALPHABET INC GOOGL 02079K305 $1.1M 0.86% 4,430 SH
20 TESLA INC TSLA 88160R101 $964.2K 0.77% 2,168 SH
21 COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COST 22160K105 $943.0K 0.75% 1,019 SH
22 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG LTD TSM 874039100 $899.9K 0.72% 3,222 SH
23 ALPHABET INC GOOG 02079K107 $890.2K 0.71% 3,655 SH
24 SPDR INDEX SHS FDS GII 78463X855 $755.0K 0.60% 10,849 SH
25 ARES CAPITAL CORP ARCC 04010L103 $725.4K 0.58% 35,541 SH
26 ISHARES BITCOIN TRUST ETF IBIT 46438F101 $684.4K 0.55% 10,529 SH
27 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. JPM 46625H100 $649.3K 0.52% 2,058 SH
28 BLACKSTONE SECD LENDING FD BXSL 09261X102 $633.3K 0.51% 24,291 SH
29 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL BRK.B 084670702 $621.4K 0.50% 1,236 SH
30 GE AEROSPACE GE 369604301 $580.1K 0.46% 1,928 SH
31 NETFLIX INC NFLX 64110L106 $537.1K 0.43% 448 SH
32 EXXON MOBIL CORP XOM 30231G102 $531.3K 0.42% 4,712 SH
33 SPDR SERIES TRUST XBI 78464A870 $494.7K 0.39% 4,937 SH
34 WALMART INC WMT 931142103 $470.9K 0.38% 4,569 SH
35 PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC PM 718172109 $468.6K 0.37% 2,889 SH
36 VISA INC V 92826C839 $426.5K 0.34% 1,249 SH
37 ORACLE CORP ORCL 68389X105 $401.0K 0.32% 1,426 SH
38 ELI LILLY & CO LLY 532457108 $397.8K 0.32% 521 SH
39 JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ 478160104 $368.9K 0.29% 1,990 SH
40 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC UNH 91324P102 $347.2K 0.28% 1,005 SH
41 GOLDMAN SACHS BDC INC GSBD 38147U107 $328.8K 0.26% 32,330 SH
42 MASTERCARD INCORPORATED MA 57636Q104 $311.2K 0.25% 547 SH
43 FS KKR CAP CORP FSK 302635206 $302.6K 0.24% 20,271 SH
44 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS IBM 459200101 $298.9K 0.24% 1,059 SH
45 BANK AMERICA CORP BAC 060505104 $292.9K 0.23% 5,678 SH
46 GE VERNOVA INC GEV 36828A101 $282.0K 0.23% 459 SH
47 ABBVIE INC ABBV 00287Y109 $261.0K 0.21% 1,127 SH
48 HOME DEPOT INC HD 437076102 $259.6K 0.21% 641 SH
49 GLOBAL NET LEASE INC GNL 379378201 $258.2K 0.21% 31,753 SH
50 LINDE PLC LIN G54950103 $255.1K 0.20% 537 SH
Filing History
Period Filed AUM Holdings Accession
2025-09-30 2025-11-12 $125.3M 63 0001702492-25-000006
2025-06-30 2025-07-16 $112.6M 62 0001831187-25-000003