Ardent Capital Management, Inc. — 13F Holdings & Portfolio
CIK 1888792 · latest 13F-HR filed 2026-10-16
Ardent Capital Management, Inc. manages $237.2M in 13F-reported U.S. long-equity assets across 32 reported positions as of its 2026-09-30 13F-HR filing. Its largest disclosed positions are BRK.B (32.66%), JNJ (16.21%), GOOG (13.78%). Quarter over quarter (versus its 2026-06-30 filing) the fund opened 2 new positions and exited 17; 7 existing positions rose in reported value and 9 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.
Long-equity book
Distinct positions
Filed 2026-10-16
vs 2026-06-30
Portfolio charts
Latest quarter's book, what changed, and how the portfolio has evolved across filings.
Portfolio map
Q3 26Box 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 valueSectors from each company's SIC code; funds and ETFs grouped separately.
Biggest buys and sells
Q2 26 → Q3 26Estimated 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
5 quartersTotal reported 13F value (bars) and number of positions (line) each quarter. Value changes include market moves.
Top positions over time
reported valueThe eight largest current positions, valued at each quarter end.
Concentration
top 10 = 93.2%Cumulative share of the portfolio held in the largest N positions.
As of the firm’s regulatory filing dated Jul 29, 2026.
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| Name | Title / Status | Ownership | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONABEDIAN, CHRISTOPHER, JAMES Control | PRINCIPAL, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER since Jan 2017 | 75% or more | Individual |
| WADE, BRIAN, GORDON Control | MANAGING DIRECTOR since Jan 2017 | Less than 5% | Individual |
Ownership & leadership changes · 3 filings with changes since Jan 26, 2012
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.
- AddedWADE, BRIAN, GORDON · MANAGING DIRECTOR · Less than 5% · control person
- No longer listedDONABEDIAN, CHARLES, ARTHUR · CONSULTANT · 25–50% · control person · listed since Jan 2017
- ChangedDONABEDIAN, CHRISTOPHER, JAMES · ownership 50–75% → 75% or more
- ChangedDONABEDIAN, CHARLES, ARTHUR · title PRINCIPAL/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER → CONSULTANT
- ChangedDONABEDIAN, CHRISTOPHER, JAMES · title PRINCIPAL → PRINCIPAL, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
- ListedDONABEDIAN, CHARLES, ARTHUR · PRINCIPAL/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER · 25–50% · control person
- ListedDONABEDIAN, CHRISTOPHER, JAMES · PRINCIPAL · 50–75% · control person
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)
- META PLATFORMS INC$4.3M +30.7%
- APPLE INC$2.1M +13.6%
- MICROSOFT CORP$289.1K +37.5%
- ARES COML REAL ESTATE CORP$170.2K +17.3%
- BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO$74.9K +8.3%
Top Trims
- ALPHABET INC-$1.8M -5.3%
- STRYKER CORPORATION-$1.6M -14.1%
- INVESCO EXCHANGE TRADED FD T-$491.6K -33.4%
- EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HLDNGS IN-$75.4K -21.0%
- ALTRIA GROUP INC-$73.9K -7.4%
Exited Positions
- ISHARES TR$3.1M
- ISHARES TR$2.2M
- ISHARES TR$1.5M
- ISHARES TR$1.4M
- VANGUARD INDEX FDS$1.3M
Ardent Capital Management, Inc. Holdings (2026-09-30)
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 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL | BRK.B | 084670702 | $77.5M | 32.66% | 155,557 | SH |
| 2 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | JNJ | 478160104 | $38.4M | 16.21% | 145,220 | SH |
| 3 | ALPHABET INC | GOOG | 02079K107 | $32.7M | 13.78% | 95,881 | SH |
| 4 | META PLATFORMS INC | META | 30303M102 | $18.1M | 7.65% | 25,024 | SH |
| 5 | APPLE INC | AAPL | 037833100 | $17.8M | 7.51% | 53,492 | SH |
| 6 | STRYKER CORPORATION | SYK | 863667101 | $9.6M | 4.03% | 34,743 | SH |
| 7 | PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC | PM | 718172109 | $8.2M | 3.47% | 43,147 | SH |
| 8 | ALPHABET INC | GOOGL | 02079K305 | $8.0M | 3.37% | 23,258 | SH |
| 9 | COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION | COST | 22160K105 | $6.4M | 2.71% | 7,069 | SH |
| 10 | PROCTER & GAMBLE CO | PG | 742718109 | $4.3M | 1.81% | 29,612 | SH |
| 11 | AMAZON COM INC | AMZN | 023135106 | $2.3M | 0.96% | 9,170 | SH |
| 12 | OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP | OXY | 674599105 | $1.4M | 0.58% | 24,958 | SH |
| 13 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | JPM | 46625H100 | $1.3M | 0.54% | 3,886 | SH |
| 14 | ISHARES GOLD TRUST MICRO | IAUM | 46436F103 | $1.2M | 0.50% | 28,500 | SH |
| 15 | ARES COML REAL ESTATE CORP | ACRE | 04013V108 | $1.2M | 0.49% | 299,905 | SH |
| 16 | MICROSOFT CORP | MSFT | 594918104 | $1.1M | 0.45% | 2,067 | SH |
| 17 | INVESCO EXCHANGE TRADED FD T | RSP | 46137V357 | $980.8K | 0.41% | 4,715 | SH |
| 18 | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO | BMY | 110122108 | $978.1K | 0.41% | 15,675 | SH |
| 19 | ALTRIA GROUP INC | MO | 02209S103 | $926.9K | 0.39% | 13,765 | SH |
| 20 | ABBVIE INC | ABBV | 00287Y109 | $661.8K | 0.28% | 2,530 | SH |
| 21 | KENVUE INC | KVUE | 49177J102 | $620.5K | 0.26% | 35,134 | SH |
| 22 | SPDR GOLD TR | GLD | 78463V107 | $533.2K | 0.22% | 1,400 | SH |
| 23 | PROLOGIS INC. | PLD | 74340W103 | $518.1K | 0.22% | 3,990 | SH |
| 24 | AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING IN | ADP | 053015103 | $420.9K | 0.18% | 1,631 | SH |
| 25 | CISCO SYS INC | CSCO | 17275R102 | $357.1K | 0.15% | 3,318 | SH |
| 26 | VISA INC | V | 92826C839 | $329.5K | 0.14% | 917 | SH |
| 27 | EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HLDNGS IN | EVLV | 30049H102 | $284.2K | 0.12% | 61,120 | SH |
| 28 | NVIDIA CORPORATION | NVDA | 67066G104 | $251.2K | 0.11% | 1,100 | SH |
| 29 | VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F | VEU | 922042775 | $236.5K | 0.10% | 2,850 | SH |
| 30 | MCDONALDS CORP | MCD | 580135101 | $219.6K | 0.09% | 951 | SH |
| 31 | SOUTHERN CO | SO | 842587107 | $219.5K | 0.09% | 2,648 | SH |
| 32 | STOCK YDS BANCORP INC | SYBT | 861025104 | $204.2K | 0.09% | 2,649 | SH |
| Period | Filed | AUM | Holdings | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-16 | $237.2M | 32 | 0001172661-26-004568 |
| 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-20 | $240.6M | 47 | 0001172661-26-002677 |
| 2026-03-31 | 2026-05-14 | $233.6M | 47 | 0001172661-26-001931 |
| 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | $252.8M | 50 | 0001172661-26-000674 |
| 2025-09-30 | 2025-10-30 | $236.0M | 51 | 0001172661-25-004518 |
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