ADAMS DIVERSIFIED EQUITY FUND, INC. — 13F Holdings & Portfolio
CIK 2230 · latest 13F-HR filed 2026-10-21
ADAMS DIVERSIFIED EQUITY FUND, INC. manages $3.30B in 13F-reported U.S. long-equity assets across 100 reported positions as of its 2026-09-30 13F-HR filing. Its largest disclosed positions are NVDA (8.59%), AAPL (7.45%), MSFT (6.22%). Quarter over quarter (versus its 2026-06-30 filing) the fund opened 9 new positions and exited 12; 31 existing positions rose in reported value and 40 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
$3.30B
Long-equity book
Holdings
100
Distinct positions
Period
2026-09-30
Filed 2026-10-21
Q/Q Activity
+9 / −12 / ↑31 / ↓40
vs 2026-06-30
Portfolio charts
Latest quarter's book, what changed, and how the portfolio has evolved across filings.
Portfolio map
Q3 26NVDA8.6% · -1%AAPL7.4% · -3%MSFT6.2% · -1%GOOGL5.6% · 0%AMZN4.0% · -1%AVGO2.7% · 0%META2.4% · 0%PEO2.3% · +2%AMD2.3% · -5%JPM2.1% · 0%LRCX2.0% · 0%LLY1.8% · -1%MU1.7% · +7%V1.5% · +24%BAC1.4% · -9%TSLA1.4% · -1%ABBV1.4% · -1%PANW1.3% · 0%CSCO1.3% · +13%MRK1.2% · -2%PM1.1% · 0%BRK.B1.1% · -11%COST1.0% · +155%GEV1.0% · -3%ADI0.9% · 0%ANET0.8% · 0%JNJ0.8% · 0%UNH0.8% · 0%MTB0.8% · 0%CAT0.8% · 0%GS0.8% · -22%IEX0.8% · +10%ABNB0.8% · 0%VRTX0.7% · 0%CSX0.7% · +8%PFG0.7% · 0%PLD0.7% · +12%PLTR0.7% · 0%JCI0.7% · +8%BIIB0.7% · -3%HWM0.6% · +11%COP0.6% · 0%UBER0.6% · -3%NEE0.6% · 0%MA0.6% · 0%FCX0.6% · 0%ETR0.6% · -3%MSCI0.6% · 0%HIG0.6% · 0%INTC0.5% · 0%SNDK0.5% · 0%MCD0.5% · 0%MNST0.5% · newXLK0.5% · +44%EG0.5% · 0%SPG0.5% · 0%NOW0.5% · newCTAS0.5% · newCVS0.5% · -3%MDT0.5% · 0%
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 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
4 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 = 43.5%Cumulative share of the portfolio held in the largest N positions.
Firm Profile & Key People
As of the firm’s regulatory filing dated Mar 27, 2026.
Assets Under Management
$3.03B
Discretionary
$3.03B
Employees
20
Accounts
1
Address
500 E. PRATT STREET, SUITE 1300
BALTIMORE, MD 21202-3580
BALTIMORE, MD 21202-3580
Phone
(410) 752-5900
| Name | Title / Status | Ownership | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chambers, Steven, Gary Control | DIRECTOR since Feb 2026 | Less than 5% | Individual |
| DALE, KENNETH, JAMES Control | DIRECTOR; NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIR since Jan 2008 | Less than 5% | Individual |
| ESCHERICH, FREDERIC, ALAN Control | DIRECTOR since Feb 2006 | Less than 5% | Individual |
| HAYNIE, JAMES, PHILLIP Control | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; DIRECTOR since Apr 2023 | Less than 5% | Individual |
| HOOK, BRIAN, STEPHEN Control | CFO since Mar 2012 | Less than 5% | Individual |
| JAMMET, MARY, CHRISTINE Control | DIRECTOR since Dec 2020 | Less than 5% | Individual |
| KERNS, JANIS, FONDA Control | GENERAL COUNSEL AND CCO since Jul 2018 | Less than 5% | Individual |
| KLOPPENBURG, LAURIANN, CRANDALL Control | DIRECTOR since Oct 2017 | Less than 5% | Individual |
| NELSON, JANE, M Control | DIRECTOR since Dec 2021 | Less than 5% | Individual |
| SWINDELL, DOUGLAS, COTTON Control | PRESIDENT since Apr 2023 | Less than 5% | Individual |
Ownership & leadership changes · 8 filings with changes since Aug 14, 2015
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 27, 2026 filing
- No longer listedSTOECKLE, MARK, EDWARD · DIRECTOR · Less than 5% · control person · listed since Feb 2013
- AddedChambers, Steven, Gary · DIRECTOR · Less than 5% · control person
Mar 31, 2025 filing
- ChangedDALE, KENNETH, JAMES · now a control person
- ChangedESCHERICH, FREDERIC, ALAN · now a control person
- ChangedHAYNIE, JAMES, PHILLIP · title CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER → CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; DIRECTOR; now a control person
- ChangedHOOK, BRIAN, STEPHEN · now a control person
- ChangedJAMMET, MARY, CHRISTINE · now a control person
- ChangedKERNS, JANIS, FONDA · now a control person
- ChangedKLOPPENBURG, LAURIANN, CRANDALL · now a control person
- ChangedNELSON, JANE, M · now a control person
- ChangedSTOECKLE, MARK, EDWARD · now a control person
- ChangedSWINDELL, DOUGLAS, COTTON · now a control person
Mar 27, 2024 filing
- No longer listedARZAC, ENRIQUE, ROGELIO · DIRECTOR · Less than 5% · listed since Jun 1983
- No longer listedGALE, ROGER, WILLIAM · DIRECTOR · Less than 5% · listed since Dec 2005
- No longer listedMCGAHRAN, KATHLEEN, THERESA · DIRECTOR; NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIR · Less than 5% · listed since Nov 2003
- ChangedDALE, KENNETH, JAMES · title DIRECTOR → DIRECTOR; NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIR
- ChangedHAYNIE, JAMES, PHILLIP · title EXECUTIVE V.P. → CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- ChangedSTOECKLE, MARK, EDWARD · title CEO & PRESIDENT → DIRECTOR
- ChangedSWINDELL, DOUGLAS, COTTON · title EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT → PRESIDENT
Mar 31, 2022 filing
- No longer listedSMITH, CRAIG, ROBERT · DIRECTOR · Less than 5% · listed since Dec 2005
- AddedNELSON, JANE, M · DIRECTOR · Less than 5%
Mar 31, 2021 filing
- AddedJAMMET, MARY, CHRISTINE · DIRECTOR · Less than 5%
Mar 29, 2019 filing
- No longer listedBONANNO, PHYLLIS, OLYMPIA · DIRECTOR · Less than 5% · listed since Nov 2003
- No longer listedHOOPER, JR., LAWRENCE, LEWIS · GENERAL COUNSEL & CCO · Less than 5% · listed since Apr 2004
- AddedKERNS, JANIS, FONDA · GENERAL COUNSEL AND CCO · Less than 5%
Mar 29, 2018 filing
- AddedKLOPPENBURG, LAURIANN, CRANDALL · DIRECTOR · Less than 5%
Mar 22, 2016 filing
- AddedSWINDELL, DOUGLAS, COTTON · EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT · Less than 5%
Aug 14, 2015 filing (earliest on record)
- ListedARZAC, ENRIQUE, ROGELIO · DIRECTOR · Less than 5%
- ListedBONANNO, PHYLLIS, OLYMPIA · DIRECTOR · Less than 5%
- ListedDALE, KENNETH, JAMES · DIRECTOR · Less than 5%
- ListedESCHERICH, FREDERIC, ALAN · DIRECTOR · Less than 5%
- ListedGALE, ROGER, WILLIAM · DIRECTOR · Less than 5%
- ListedHAYNIE, JAMES, PHILLIP · EXECUTIVE V.P. · Less than 5%
- ListedHOOK, BRIAN, STEPHEN · CFO · Less than 5%
- ListedHOOPER, JR., LAWRENCE, LEWIS · GENERAL COUNSEL & CCO · Less than 5%
- ListedMCGAHRAN, KATHLEEN, THERESA · DIRECTOR; NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIR · Less than 5%
- ListedSMITH, CRAIG, ROBERT · DIRECTOR · Less than 5%
- ListedSTOECKLE, MARK, EDWARD · CEO & PRESIDENT · Less than 5%
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)
- Microsoft Corporation$54.5M +36.1%
- NVIDIA Corporation$32.5M +12.9%
- Apple Inc.$25.9M +11.8%
- Costco Wholesale Corporation$19.0M +147.9%
- Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A$17.9M +28.7%
Top Trims
- Walmart Inc.-$21.1M -62.3%
- Lam Research Corporation-$20.9M -24.2%
- Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.-$11.3M -30.7%
- PepsiCo, Inc.-$9.8M -66.7%
- Tesla, Inc.-$8.8M -16.4%
New Positions
- Monster Beverage Corporation$17.2M
- ServiceNow, Inc.$16.8M
- Cintas Corporation$16.7M
- Keysight Technologies, Inc.$16.0M
- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.$15.4M
Exited Positions
- Home Depot, Inc.$25.4M
- International Business Machines Corporation$17.4M
- Amphenol Corporation Class A$15.9M
- BlackRock, Inc.$15.7M
- Republic Services, Inc.$14.6M
ADAMS DIVERSIFIED EQUITY FUND, 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 | NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 67066G104 | $283.6M | 8.59% | 1,241,900 | SH |
| 2 | Apple Inc. | AAPL | 037833100 | $245.9M | 7.45% | 738,300 | SH |
| 3 | Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 594918104 | $205.4M | 6.22% | 400,400 | SH |
| 4 | Alphabet Inc. Class A | GOOGL | 02079K305 | $184.3M | 5.58% | 535,500 | SH |
| 5 | Amazon.com, Inc. | AMZN | 023135106 | $130.5M | 3.95% | 523,900 | SH |
| 6 | Broadcom Inc. | AVGO | 11135F101 | $87.8M | 2.66% | 250,000 | SH |
| 7 | Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A | META | 30303M102 | $80.1M | 2.43% | 110,500 | SH |
| 8 | Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc. | PEO | 00548F105 | $75.0M | 2.27% | 2,725,402 | SH |
| 9 | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | AMD | 007903107 | $74.6M | 2.26% | 122,000 | SH |
| 10 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | JPM | 46625H100 | $67.8M | 2.05% | 204,863 | SH |
| 11 | Lam Research Corporation | LRCX | 512807306 | $65.5M | 1.98% | 199,300 | SH |
| 12 | Eli Lilly and Company | LLY | 532457108 | $58.2M | 1.76% | 50,268 | SH |
| 13 | Micron Technology, Inc. | MU | 595112103 | $56.7M | 1.72% | 53,200 | SH |
| 14 | Visa Inc. Class A | V | 92826C839 | $50.4M | 1.53% | 140,361 | SH |
| 15 | Bank of America Corp. | BAC | 060505104 | $46.0M | 1.39% | 845,868 | SH |
| 16 | Tesla, Inc. | TSLA | 88160R101 | $44.7M | 1.36% | 126,100 | SH |
| 17 | AbbVie, Inc. | ABBV | 00287Y109 | $44.5M | 1.35% | 170,300 | SH |
| 18 | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | PANW | 697435105 | $43.7M | 1.32% | 110,000 | SH |
| 19 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | CSCO | 17275R102 | $43.0M | 1.30% | 399,400 | SH |
| 20 | Merck & Co., Inc. | MRK | 58933Y105 | $38.6M | 1.17% | 265,400 | SH |
| 21 | Philip Morris International Inc. | PM | 718172109 | $37.4M | 1.13% | 196,235 | SH |
| 22 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | BRK.B | 084670702 | $37.0M | 1.12% | 74,343 | SH |
| 23 | Costco Wholesale Corporation | COST | 22160K105 | $31.8M | 0.96% | 34,900 | SH |
| 24 | GE Vernova Inc. | GEV | 36828A101 | $31.7M | 0.96% | 33,400 | SH |
| 25 | Analog Devices, Inc. | ADI | 032654105 | $31.3M | 0.95% | 79,000 | SH |
| 26 | Arista Networks, Inc. | ANET | 040413205 | $27.6M | 0.84% | 135,464 | SH |
| 27 | Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 478160104 | $27.2M | 0.82% | 102,800 | SH |
| 28 | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | UNH | 91324P102 | $26.2M | 0.80% | 71,500 | SH |
| 29 | M&T Bank Corporation | MTB | 55261F104 | $26.1M | 0.79% | 119,900 | SH |
| 30 | Caterpillar Inc. | CAT | 149123101 | $25.9M | 0.79% | 32,000 | SH |
| 31 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | GS | 38141G104 | $25.6M | 0.77% | 28,400 | SH |
| 32 | IDEX Corporation | IEX | 45167R104 | $25.0M | 0.76% | 109,600 | SH |
| 33 | Airbnb, Inc. Class A | ABNB | 009066101 | $24.9M | 0.75% | 155,000 | SH |
| 34 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | VRTX | 92532F100 | $24.7M | 0.75% | 47,300 | SH |
| 35 | CSX Corporation | CSX | 126408103 | $24.0M | 0.73% | 516,000 | SH |
| 36 | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | PFG | 74251V102 | $23.4M | 0.71% | 209,100 | SH |
| 37 | Prologis, Inc. | PLD | 74340W103 | $23.0M | 0.70% | 177,300 | SH |
| 38 | Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A | PLTR | 69608A108 | $22.2M | 0.67% | 118,700 | SH |
| 39 | Johnson Controls International plc | JCI | G51502105 | $22.0M | 0.67% | 147,700 | SH |
| 40 | Biogen Inc. | BIIB | 09062X103 | $21.9M | 0.66% | 97,100 | SH |
| 41 | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | HWM | 443201108 | $20.9M | 0.63% | 92,300 | SH |
| 42 | ConocoPhillips | COP | 20825C104 | $20.5M | 0.62% | 164,100 | SH |
| 43 | Uber Technologies, Inc. | UBER | 90353T100 | $20.3M | 0.62% | 296,400 | SH |
| 44 | NextEra Energy, Inc. | NEE | 65339F101 | $19.6M | 0.60% | 259,400 | SH |
| 45 | Mastercard Incorporated Class A | MA | 57636Q104 | $19.3M | 0.59% | 35,062 | SH |
| 46 | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | FCX | 35671D857 | $19.3M | 0.58% | 275,500 | SH |
| 47 | Entergy Corporation | ETR | 29364G103 | $18.8M | 0.57% | 188,900 | SH |
| 48 | MSCI Inc. Class A | MSCI | 55354G100 | $18.6M | 0.56% | 34,600 | SH |
| 49 | Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. | HIG | 416515104 | $18.4M | 0.56% | 150,500 | SH |
| 50 | Intel Corporation | INTC | 458140100 | $17.5M | 0.53% | 145,900 | SH |
Filing History
| Period | Filed | AUM | Holdings | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-21 | $3.30B | 100 | 0001104659-26-117771 |
| 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-22 | $3.27B | 103 | 0001104659-26-085614 |
| 2026-03-31 | 2026-04-22 | $2.84B | 99 | 0001104659-26-046751 |
| 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-13 | $3.01B | 89 | 0001104659-26-014835 |
Filer Information
Address
500 EAST PRATT STREETSUITE 1300
BALTIMORE, MD 21202
Phone
(410) 752-5900
Filing Manager
ADAMS DIVERSIFIED EQUITY FUND, INC.
BALTIMORE, MD
Signatory
Christine M. Sloan
Treasurer