COUNTRY TRUST BANK

Other Low signal CIK 1209324
League rank
#709
in Other · #2426 overall
Long book
$5.26B
Q1 2026
Positions
572
Top-10 weight
51%
concentration
Last quarter
+13.3%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
17%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

COUNTRY TRUST BANK is an institutional manager, running a $5.26B US long book across 572 positions.

The portfolio is concentrated: the top 10 names carry 51% of the portfolio. Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: VANGUARD S&P 500 ETF, VANGUARD FTSE DEVELOPED ETF, FIDELITY TOTAL BOND ETF, NVIDIA CORP, MICROSOFT CORP.

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. Signal value of individual moves is limited — treat changes as weak evidence.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
+3.0%
Q2 2024
+4.9%
Q3 2024
+0.5%
Q4 2024
-3.0%
Q1 2025
+8.6%
Q2 2025
+7.0%
Q3 2025
+2.6%
Q4 2025
-2.1%
Q1 2026
+13.3%

Sector allocation

Technology
43%
Financials
11%
Industrials
11%
Consumer discretionary
10%
Healthcare
8%
Energy
4%
Utilities
3%
Services media
3%

Long book by quarter

$3.86B
Q1 2024
$3.96B
Q2 2024
$4.09B
Q3 2024
$4.00B
Q4 2024
$3.97B
Q1 2025
$4.46B
Q2 2025
$4.57B
Q3 2025
$5.52B
Q4 2025
$5.26B
Q1 2026

What does COUNTRY TRUST own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
NVDA NVIDIA CORPTechnology1.4M$235.9M4.5%+1.4%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology496.0K$183.6M3.5%+9.3%
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology663.4K$168.4M3.2%+4.3%
AMZN AMAZON.COM INCConsumer discretionary713.2K$148.5M2.8%+10.1%
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CTechnology393.0K$112.7M2.1%-2.9%
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS ATechnology183.6K$105.1M2.0%+13.2%
V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARESServices media282.1K$85.3M1.6%+4.3%
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare90.8K$83.5M1.6%+12.3%
AMAT APPLIED MATERIALS INCTechnology239.9K$82.0M1.6%-12.7%
APH AMPHENOL CORP-CL ATechnology630.1K$79.6M1.5%-6.8%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials256.4K$75.4M1.4%+8.1%
ASML ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHSIndustrials54.9K$72.5M1.4%-19.1%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology234.6K$67.5M1.3%+6.9%
NOC NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPTechnology79.8K$54.4M1.0%-8.4%
CAT CATERPILLAR INCIndustrials72.4K$51.3M1.0%-8.2%
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THEOther349.1K$50.4M1.0%+5.1%
BKNG BOOKING HOLDINGS INCIndustrials11.8K$49.9M0.9%+29.7%
VRTX VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare105.1K$46.9M0.9%+4.5%
CVX CHEVRON CORPEnergy222.1K$46.0M0.9%+10.9%
LIN LINDE PLCMaterials91.1K$45.2M0.9%+26.6%
XYL XYLEM INCIndustrials362.5K$43.3M0.8%+23.0%
HON HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INCIndustrials189.2K$42.8M0.8%-1.7%
MTZ MASTEC INCIndustrials131.7K$42.4M0.8%-31.5%
BLK BLACKROCK INCFinancials43.7K$42.1M0.8%+3.5%
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancials136.7K$41.4M0.8%+12.3%
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCFinancials151.5K$41.0M0.8%+5.3%
VLO VALERO ENERGY CORPEnergy164.5K$40.6M0.8%-1.2%
TMUS T-MOBILE US INCCommunications191.3K$40.2M0.8%-4.9%
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancials20.6K$39.4M0.7%+1.4%
BX BLACKSTONE INCFinancials339.5K$39.0M0.7%+24.9%
CB CHUBB LTDFinancials119.2K$38.8M0.7%-8.1%
IQV IQVIA HOLDINGS INCHealthcare223.6K$38.1M0.7%+13.2%
SYY SYSCO CORPConsumer discretionary497.9K$35.5M0.7%+14.5%
NOW SERVICENOW INCTechnology313.4K$32.8M0.6%+11.7%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare129.3K$31.6M0.6%+6.4%
NEE NEXTERA ENERGY INCUtilities339.0K$31.5M0.6%+1.4%
WEC WEC ENERGY GROUP INCUtilities262.9K$30.4M0.6%+2.8%
FIVE FIVE BELOWConsumer discretionary127.3K$29.1M0.6%-23.9%
COP CONOCOPHILLIPSEnergy216.2K$28.5M0.5%+7.3%
DPZ DOMINO'S PIZZA INCConsumer discretionary79.2K$28.4M0.5%+12.6%
DDOG DATADOG INC - CLASS ATechnology234.5K$27.7M0.5%+2.2%
LOW LOWE'S COS INCConsumer discretionary113.9K$26.9M0.5%-9.9%
AWK AMERICAN WATER WORKS CO INCUtilities191.8K$26.1M0.5%+7.4%
FTNT FORTINET INCTechnology307.3K$25.1M0.5%-1.7%
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer staples153.0K$23.8M0.5%-8.1%
ALGN ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INCHealthcare128.3K$22.0M0.4%+22.9%
AVGO BROADCOM INCTechnology64.8K$20.0M0.4%+4.7%
NSIT INSIGHT ENTERPRISES INCConsumer discretionary298.9K$20.0M0.4%+7.0%
WDAY WORKDAY INC-CLASS ATechnology142.1K$18.5M0.4%New
FRPT FRESHPET INCConsumer staples243.5K$14.4M0.3%+2.8%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRApr 10, 2026682$5.26B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRJan 21, 2026729$5.52B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HROct 28, 2025775$4.57B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 12, 2025674$4.46B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HR/ARESTATEMENTMay 14, 2025367$3.97B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRApr 22, 2025367$3.97B SEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRJan 23, 2025369$4.00B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HROct 8, 2024376$4.09B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRJul 12, 2024378$3.96B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRApr 16, 2024309$3.86B canonicalSEC ↗