HighTower Advisors, LLC

Diversified mechanical Mechanical CIK 1462245
League rank
#188
in Diversified mechanical · #4103 overall
Long book
$94.14B
Q1 2026
Positions
3788
Top-10 weight
19%
concentration
Last quarter
+11.2%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
14%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

HighTower Advisors, LLC is a mechanically diversified allocator, running a $94.14B US long book across 3788 positions.

The portfolio is broadly diversified across 3788 positions (top 10 only 19%). Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: APPLE INC, JOHNSON & JOHNSON, ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF, MICROSOFT CORP, SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST-US.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0.6pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 4 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
+2.0%
Q2 2024
+7.0%
Q3 2024
+0.3%
Q4 2024
-1.3%
Q1 2025
+7.0%
Q2 2025
+7.1%
Q3 2025
+2.7%
Q4 2025
-0.8%
Q1 2026
+11.2%

Sector allocation

Technology
27%
Financials
15%
Industrials
13%
Healthcare
12%
Consumer discretionary
9%
Energy
5%
Services media
5%
Utilities
4%

Long book by quarter

$61.59B
Q1 2024
$64.55B
Q2 2024
$67.81B
Q3 2024
$72.99B
Q4 2024
$73.67B
Q1 2025
$79.81B
Q2 2025
$88.05B
Q3 2025
$91.43B
Q4 2025
$94.14B
Q1 2026

What does HighTower Advisors, own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology11.8M$2.99B3.2%+6.9%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare10.5M$2.56B2.7%+165.5%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology5.1M$1.87B2.0%+1.1%
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL AFinancials2.0K$1.44B1.5%-3.5%
NVDA NVIDIA CORPTechnology7.7M$1.35B1.4%+7.0%
XOM EXXON MOBIL CORPEnergy7.2M$1.22B1.3%-11.0%
AMZN AMAZON.COM INCConsumer discretionary5.7M$1.20B1.3%+2.3%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL BFinancials2.4M$1.17B1.2%-2.8%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology3.8M$1.08B1.1%-3.2%
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS ATechnology1.4M$789.9M0.8%+1.2%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials2.7M$783.2M0.8%-0.4%
SN SHARKNINJA INCIndustrials6.6M$701.8M0.7%+4.7%
AVGO BROADCOM INCTechnology2.3M$697.2M0.7%+4.3%
CVX CHEVRON CORPEnergy3.2M$666.6M0.7%+7.8%
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CTechnology2.1M$614.9M0.7%+0.8%
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer staples3.7M$574.0M0.6%+8.0%
MRK MERCK & CO. INC.Healthcare3.6M$437.3M0.5%-4.8%
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPConsumer discretionary434.9K$433.4M0.5%+3.7%
MCD MCDONALD'S CORPConsumer discretionary1.4M$427.3M0.5%+1.6%
CAT CATERPILLAR INCIndustrials592.4K$419.7M0.4%-6.4%
V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARESServices media1.4M$418.2M0.4%-1.6%
CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS INCTechnology5.3M$408.0M0.4%-6.8%
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare440.8K$405.5M0.4%-9.6%
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THEOther2.7M$396.2M0.4%+10.7%
WMT WALMART INCConsumer discretionary2.9M$366.3M0.4%+0.6%
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare1.7M$360.6M0.4%+1.8%
TSLA TESLA INCIndustrials963.0K$358.0M0.4%+3.3%
RTX RTX CORPIndustrials1.8M$342.9M0.4%-8.8%
IBM INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPTechnology1.3M$325.6M0.3%-5.4%
BAC BANK OF AMERICA CORPFinancials6.6M$320.5M0.3%-4.6%
VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCCommunications6.3M$318.1M0.3%-5.1%
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer discretionary946.2K$311.2M0.3%+2.4%
AMGN AMGEN INCHealthcare820.3K$288.7M0.3%+4.3%
BX BLACKSTONE INCFinancials2.4M$274.1M0.3%+40.8%
MA MASTERCARD INC - AServices media534.3K$267.0M0.3%-0.3%
PLPC PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COIndustrials968.1K$262.1M0.3%+0.2%
AEP AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWERUtilities2.0M$259.9M0.3%+0.4%
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancials3.2M$257.4M0.3%-5.1%
NFLX NETFLIX INCServices media2.6M$245.7M0.3%+45.3%
LMT LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPIndustrials393.6K$238.0M0.3%-7.3%
NEE NEXTERA ENERGY INCUtilities2.5M$236.7M0.3%+3.5%
TJX TJX COMPANIES INCConsumer discretionary1.4M$228.8M0.2%0.0%
KO COCA-COLA CO/THEConsumer staples3.0M$225.4M0.2%+1.6%
MS MORGAN STANLEYFinancials1.3M$215.1M0.2%-13.6%
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer staples3.1M$204.4M0.2%+10.1%
DIS WALT DISNEY CO/THEServices media2.1M$204.0M0.2%-5.4%
GILD GILEAD SCIENCES INCHealthcare1.5M$202.1M0.2%-12.7%
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCFinancials237.7K$201.1M0.2%-9.6%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 5, 20263796$94.22B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 6, 20263644$91.44B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 7, 20253830$88.08B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 11, 20253752$79.83B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 13, 20253723$73.69B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 7, 20253803$73.13B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 14, 20243730$70.00B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 13, 20243667$64.69B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 6, 20243605$61.73B canonicalSEC ↗