BALLAST ADVISORS LLC

Wealth advisor Mechanical CIK 1803415
League rank
#942
in Wealth advisor · #3389 overall
Long book
$343.6M
Q1 2026
Positions
400
Top-10 weight
61%
concentration
Last quarter
+12.0%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
59%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

BALLAST ADVISORS LLC is a wealth-management firm allocating client money, running a $343.6M US long book across 400 positions.

The portfolio is concentrated: the top 10 names carry 61% of the portfolio. Turnover is high — positions rotate quickly, so individual names matter less than the process. Current anchor positions: SCHWAB US LARGE-CAP VALUE, SCHWAB US LARGE-CAP ETF, SCHWAB INTL EQUITY ETF, SCHWAB US LARGE-CAP GROWTH, ISHARES CORE U.S. AGGREGATE.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0.6pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 2 of 9 quarters. Its holdings are mechanical (indexing / client flows), so position changes carry no stock-picking signal.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
+4.0%
Q2 2024
+5.7%
Q3 2024
+0.9%
Q4 2024
-2.1%
Q1 2025
+7.9%
Q2 2025
+7.2%
Q3 2025
+2.1%
Q4 2025
-2.6%
Q1 2026
+12.0%

Sector allocation

Technology
36%
Financials
16%
Utilities
10%
Services media
8%
Consumer discretionary
8%
Industrials
7%
Energy
4%
Healthcare
4%

Long book by quarter

$296.7M
Q1 2024
$315.1M
Q2 2024
$323.6M
Q3 2024
$324.5M
Q4 2024
$313.8M
Q1 2025
$339.4M
Q2 2025
$363.1M
Q3 2025
$362.5M
Q4 2025
$343.6M
Q1 2026

What does BALLAST ADVISORS own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology82.0K$19.3M5.6%-1.8%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials41.0K$12.1M3.5%+0.3%
EPD ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERSUtilities310.5K$11.8M3.4%+0.5%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology25.9K$9.6M2.8%+1.7%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL BFinancials12.3K$5.9M1.7%+2.8%
NVDA NVIDIA CORPTechnology33.0K$5.8M1.7%+0.2%
UBER UBER TECHNOLOGIES INCServices media64.9K$4.7M1.4%+0.6%
AMZN AMAZON.COM INCConsumer discretionary21.3K$4.4M1.3%+4.1%
SLB SLB LTDEnergy82.6K$4.2M1.2%+2.3%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology14.6K$4.2M1.2%+5.4%
V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARESServices media8.6K$2.6M0.8%+1.9%
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPConsumer discretionary2.4K$2.4M0.7%+0.3%
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS ATechnology3.9K$2.3M0.7%+1.6%
BX BLACKSTONE INCFinancials19.0K$2.2M0.6%-0.9%
TSLA TESLA INCIndustrials4.8K$1.8M0.5%-1.4%
NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NVTechnology9.1K$1.8M0.5%+0.7%
ECL ECOLAB INCOther6.5K$1.7M0.5%-5.0%
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer staples10.0K$1.5M0.5%+9.3%
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CTechnology5.2K$1.5M0.4%+0.2%
NTIC NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTLIndustrials171.0K$1.4M0.4%Held
SYK STRYKER CORPHealthcare4.2K$1.4M0.4%+2.5%
MCO MOODY'S CORPServices media3.1K$1.4M0.4%+0.7%
ITW ILLINOIS TOOL WORKSIndustrials5.1K$1.3M0.4%-1.0%
KO COCA-COLA CO/THEConsumer staples16.5K$1.3M0.4%-3.6%
TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCOther2.4K$1.2M0.3%-0.5%
DHR DANAHER CORPTechnology5.4K$1.0M0.3%+2.0%
MMM 3M COHealthcare6.4K$923K0.3%-5.1%
XOM EXXON MOBIL CORPEnergy5.4K$909K0.3%-6.5%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare3.6K$879K0.3%+1.2%
ACN ACCENTURE PLC-CL AServices media4.3K$860K0.3%-16.4%
CVX CHEVRON CORPEnergy4.0K$838K0.2%-0.6%
WMT WALMART INCConsumer discretionary6.6K$815K0.2%-1.7%
CMG CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INCConsumer discretionary23.4K$749K0.2%-7.5%
ADP AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSINGTechnology3.7K$748K0.2%-9.0%
MAR MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL -CL AServices media2.3K$745K0.2%+2.6%
FAST FASTENAL COConsumer discretionary15.7K$727K0.2%-6.5%
ORCL ORACLE CORPTechnology4.9K$720K0.2%+3.6%
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer discretionary2.1K$707K0.2%-2.2%
GE GENERAL ELECTRICIndustrials2.4K$694K0.2%+9.4%
ROP ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INCTechnology1.9K$687K0.2%-5.6%
NFLX NETFLIX INCServices media6.2K$593K0.2%0.0%
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancials1.9K$583K0.2%-1.3%
IBM INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPTechnology2.3K$555K0.2%-7.2%
LMT LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPIndustrials874$528K0.2%+1.2%
CP CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITYIndustrials6.7K$524K0.2%-5.9%
ADBE ADOBE INCTechnology2.0K$486K0.1%-8.1%
CAT CATERPILLAR INCIndustrials676$479K0.1%-4.1%
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare2.1K$465K0.1%-1.1%
AMGN AMGEN INCHealthcare1.3K$456K0.1%-2.0%
HLT HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INServices media1.4K$439K0.1%-7.7%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HR/ARESTATEMENTJun 23, 2026401$343.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202613F-HRMay 13, 2026394$343.8M SEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 3, 2026175$362.5M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 12, 2025180$363.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRJul 31, 2025168$339.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 7, 2025164$313.8M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 11, 2025161$324.5M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HROct 30, 2024163$323.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRJul 26, 2024163$315.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 1, 2024172$296.7M canonicalSEC ↗