Hills Bank & Trust Co

Wealth advisor Mechanical CIK 1309148
League rank
#2379
in Wealth advisor · #5698 overall
Long book
$2.07B
Q1 2026
Positions
355
Top-10 weight
50%
concentration
Last quarter
+9.3%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
12%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

Hills Bank & Trust Co is a wealth-management firm allocating client money, running a $2.07B US long book across 355 positions.

The portfolio is concentrated: the top 10 names carry 50% of the portfolio. Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: STE STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF, VANGUARD FTSE DEVELOPED ETF, SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST-US, AVANTIS US LG CAP EQ ETF, SS SPDR P S&P 400 MIDCAP ETF.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 1.5pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 3 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
+1.1%
Q2 2024
+5.9%
Q3 2024
-1.5%
Q4 2024
-1.0%
Q1 2025
+6.7%
Q2 2025
+5.4%
Q3 2025
+1.6%
Q4 2025
-0.7%
Q1 2026
+9.3%

Sector allocation

Technology
37%
Consumer discretionary
14%
Financials
11%
Industrials
8%
Healthcare
7%
Other
6%
Services media
5%
Energy
4%

Long book by quarter

$1.18B
Q1 2024
$1.23B
Q2 2024
$1.32B
Q3 2024
$1.33B
Q4 2024
$1.42B
Q1 2025
$1.59B
Q2 2025
$1.70B
Q3 2025
$1.72B
Q4 2025
$2.07B
Q1 2026

What does Hills Bank own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
NVDA NVIDIA CORPTechnology226.7K$39.5M1.9%-2.5%
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CTechnology114.9K$33.0M1.6%-2.5%
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology128.3K$32.6M1.6%+0.3%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology70.6K$26.1M1.3%-4.9%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials53.8K$15.8M0.8%-3.6%
FAST FASTENAL COConsumer discretionary337.7K$15.7M0.8%-4.4%
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THEOther104.8K$15.1M0.7%-1.6%
AMZN AMAZON.COM INCConsumer discretionary65.9K$13.7M0.7%-4.3%
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer discretionary29.7K$9.8M0.5%-2.2%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare33.9K$8.3M0.4%-0.7%
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPConsumer discretionary8.0K$8.0M0.4%-5.3%
MA MASTERCARD INC - AServices media15.9K$8.0M0.4%-6.8%
ICE INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INFinancials47.8K$7.5M0.4%-4.1%
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS ATechnology13.0K$7.4M0.4%-3.7%
XOM EXXON MOBIL CORPEnergy43.2K$7.3M0.4%-1.6%
MCD MCDONALD'S CORPConsumer discretionary20.0K$6.2M0.3%-1.1%
KLAC KLA CORPOther4.1K$6.0M0.3%+0.9%
ITW ILLINOIS TOOL WORKSIndustrials23.0K$6.0M0.3%-1.8%
PANW PALO ALTO NETWORKS INCTechnology37.4K$6.0M0.3%-4.7%
TJX TJX COMPANIES INCConsumer discretionary35.4K$5.7M0.3%-5.4%
TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCOther10.7K$5.3M0.3%-1.1%
ORCL ORACLE CORPTechnology35.0K$5.1M0.2%-4.8%
LNT ALLIANT ENERGY CORPUtilities71.7K$5.1M0.2%-0.4%
CVX CHEVRON CORPEnergy23.3K$4.8M0.2%-3.5%
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer staples30.1K$4.7M0.2%-1.6%
V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARESServices media15.0K$4.5M0.2%+4.1%
DE DEERE & COIndustrials7.2K$4.0M0.2%-0.5%
CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS INCTechnology50.8K$3.9M0.2%-5.0%
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare35.8K$3.7M0.2%-12.9%
CATX PERSPECTIVE THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare872.2K$3.6M0.2%-7.0%
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL AFinancials5$3.6M0.2%Held
CVS CVS HEALTH CORPHealthcare45.8K$3.3M0.2%-9.9%
DHR DANAHER CORPTechnology17.1K$3.2M0.2%-2.9%
NSC NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPIndustrials11.0K$3.2M0.2%-11.2%
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare3.4K$3.1M0.2%+7.6%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL BFinancials6.4K$3.1M0.1%+19.2%
KO COCA-COLA CO/THEConsumer staples37.8K$2.9M0.1%-4.9%
CBOE CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS INCFinancials10.1K$2.8M0.1%Held
GWW WW GRAINGER INCConsumer discretionary2.5K$2.8M0.1%-1.2%
USB US BANCORPFinancials50.7K$2.6M0.1%-0.2%
ISRG INTUITIVE SURGICAL INCHealthcare5.3K$2.4M0.1%+2.9%
ADI ANALOG DEVICES INCTechnology7.4K$2.3M0.1%-12.2%
CRM SALESFORCE INCTechnology12.3K$2.3M0.1%-26.3%
IBM INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPTechnology9.4K$2.3M0.1%-4.5%
FISV FISERV INCServices media39.2K$2.2M0.1%-5.4%
EMR EMERSON ELECTRIC COIndustrials16.1K$2.1M0.1%-6.7%
COR CENCORA INCConsumer discretionary6.7K$2.1M0.1%-10.5%
GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPIndustrials6.0K$2.1M0.1%-9.0%
DIS WALT DISNEY CO/THEServices media21.2K$2.0M0.1%-9.6%
AMD ADVANCED MICRO DEVICESTechnology9.9K$2.0M0.1%-10.3%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 1, 2026525$2.07B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 5, 2026508$1.72B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 13, 2025471$1.70B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 5, 2025477$1.59B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRApr 25, 2025460$1.42B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 10, 2025466$1.33B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HROct 28, 2024468$1.32B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRJul 25, 2024443$1.23B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 8, 2024440$1.18B canonicalSEC ↗