Ardent Capital Management, Inc. — 13F Holdings & Portfolio

CIK 1888792 · latest 13F-HR filed 2026-07-20

Ardent Capital Management, Inc. manages $240.6M in 13F-reported U.S. long-equity assets across 47 reported positions as of its 2026-06-30 13F-HR filing. Its largest disclosed positions are BRK.B (32.92%), JNJ (15.48%), GOOG (14.34%). Quarter over quarter (versus its 2026-03-31 filing) the fund opened 4 new positions, exited 4, added to 21, and trimmed 7.

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.

Filer Information
Address
7864 CAMARGO RD
SUITE 100
CINCINNATI, OH 45243
Phone
(513) 831-9393
Filing Manager
Ardent Capital Management, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
Signatory
Brian G. Wade
Investment Adviser Representative
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AUM

$240.6M

Long-equity book

Holdings

47

Distinct positions

Period

2026-06-30

Filed 2026-07-20

Q/Q Activity

+4 / −4 / ↑21 / ↓7

vs 2026-03-31

Firm Profile & Key People
Name Title / Status Ownership Type

Top Adds (vs prior quarter)

  • ALPHABET INC$6.4M +22.9%
  • APPLE INC$1.8M +13.1%
  • ISHARES TR$1.2M +62.2%
  • STRYKER CORPORATION$589.3K +5.6%
  • PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC$447.7K +6.0%
Show all 21

Top Trims

  • ISHARES GOLD TRUST MICRO-$190.7K -14.3%
  • ISHARES SILVER TR-$139.4K -21.5%
  • SPDR GOLD TR-$86.7K -14.4%
  • SPROTT ASSET MANAGEMENT LP-$71.9K -23.1%
  • MCDONALDS CORP-$38.5K -13.0%
Show all 7

New Positions

  • ARES COML REAL ESTATE CORP$981.4K
  • NVIDIA CORPORATION$220.1K
  • BROADCOM INC$207.8K
  • STOCK YDS BANCORP INC$202.6K
Show all 4

Exited Positions

  • ALPHABET INC$6.8M
  • BAIDU INC$1.4M
  • ADOBE INC$1.1M
  • UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC$533.1K
Show all 4
All Holdings

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 $79.2M 32.92% 158,324 SH
2 JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ 478160104 $37.3M 15.48% 146,697 SH
3 ALPHABET INC GOOG 02079K107 $34.5M 14.34% 97,666 SH
4 APPLE INC AAPL 037833100 $15.7M 6.52% 54,178 SH
5 META PLATFORMS INC META 30303M102 $13.9M 5.77% 24,657 SH
6 STRYKER CORPORATION SYK 863667101 $11.1M 4.63% 35,359 SH
7 PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC PM 718172109 $7.9M 3.30% 43,836 SH
8 COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION COST 22160K105 $6.3M 2.61% 6,710 SH
9 PROCTER & GAMBLE CO PG 742718109 $4.4M 1.82% 29,813 SH
10 ISHARES TR ARTY 46435U556 $3.1M 1.28% 40,567 SH
11 ISHARES TR IWB 464287622 $2.2M 0.92% 5,427 SH
12 AMAZON COM INC AMZN 023135106 $2.2M 0.92% 9,248 SH
13 INVESCO EXCHANGE TRADED FD T RSP 46137V357 $1.5M 0.61% 6,920 SH
14 ISHARES TR IVV 464287200 $1.5M 0.61% 1,966 SH
15 ISHARES TR QUAL 46432F339 $1.4M 0.57% 6,249 SH
16 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO JPM 46625H100 $1.3M 0.53% 3,902 SH
17 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VTV 922908744 $1.3M 0.52% 5,790 SH
18 ISHARES GOLD TRUST MICRO IAUM 46436F103 $1.1M 0.47% 28,500 SH
19 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VO 922908629 $1.1M 0.45% 13,480 SH
20 ALTRIA GROUP INC MO 02209S103 $1.0M 0.42% 13,910 SH
21 ARES COML REAL ESTATE CORP ACRE 04013V108 $981.4K 0.41% 218,089 SH
22 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO BMY 110122108 $903.2K 0.38% 15,675 SH
23 STATE STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T SPY 78462F103 $855.8K 0.36% 1,146 SH
24 ISHARES TR IJR 464287804 $814.7K 0.34% 5,493 SH
25 MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 594918104 $771.0K 0.32% 2,067 SH
26 ISHARES TR IWF 464287614 $750.0K 0.31% 6,040 SH
27 KENVUE INC KVUE 49177J102 $676.6K 0.28% 35,403 SH
28 ABBVIE INC ABBV 00287Y109 $636.6K 0.26% 2,530 SH
29 PROLOGIS INC. PLD 74340W103 $540.5K 0.22% 3,990 SH
30 ISHARES TR IJH 464287507 $533.6K 0.22% 6,920 SH
31 SPDR GOLD TR GLD 78463V107 $515.7K 0.21% 1,400 SH
32 STATE STR SPDR S&P MIDCAP 40 MDY 78467Y107 $513.4K 0.21% 730 SH
33 ISHARES SILVER TR SLV 46428Q109 $508.0K 0.21% 9,500 SH
34 CISCO SYS INC CSCO 17275R102 $389.7K 0.16% 3,318 SH
35 AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING IN ADP 053015103 $365.3K 0.15% 1,631 SH
36 EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HLDNGS IN EVLV 30049H102 $359.6K 0.15% 61,995 SH
37 VISA INC V 92826C839 $314.6K 0.13% 917 SH
38 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VTI 922908769 $266.8K 0.11% 721 SH
39 MCDONALDS CORP MCD 580135101 $257.1K 0.11% 951 SH
40 SOUTHERN CO SO 842587107 $253.4K 0.11% 2,648 SH
41 VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F VEU 922042775 $238.7K 0.10% 2,850 SH
42 SPROTT ASSET MANAGEMENT LP CEF 85208R101 $238.6K 0.10% 5,930 SH
43 FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD EMLP 33738D101 $229.7K 0.10% 5,280 SH
44 NVIDIA CORPORATION NVDA 67066G104 $220.1K 0.09% 1,100 SH
45 SPDR SERIES TRUST XME 78464A755 $210.7K 0.09% 1,970 SH
46 BROADCOM INC AVGO 11135F101 $207.8K 0.09% 550 SH
47 STOCK YDS BANCORP INC SYBT 861025104 $202.6K 0.08% 2,649 SH
Filing History
Period Filed AUM Holdings Accession
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