HOWLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
Long book
$2.53B
Q1 2026
Positions
262
Top-10 weight
39%
concentration
Last quarter
+8.9%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
6%
of book per quarter
Strategy in plain words
auto-generated from filingsHOWLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC is an institutional manager, running a $2.53B US long book across 262 positions.
The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 39% of the book). The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: VANGUARD FTSE ALL-WORLD EX-U, ALPHABET INC-CL A, APPLE INC, MICROSOFT CORP, NVIDIA CORP.
Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 1.1pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 3 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
+2.2%
Q2 2024
+6.9%
Q3 2024
-1.4%
Q4 2024
+0.7%
Q1 2025
+7.6%
Q2 2025
+6.9%
Q3 2025
+2.4%
Q4 2025
-4.2%
Q1 2026
+8.9%
Sector allocation
Technology 38%
Consumer discretionary 18%
Financials 11%
Services media 8%
Healthcare 7%
Other 6%
Industrials 5%
Energy 3%
Long book by quarter
What does HOWLAND CAPITAL own?
Q1 2026 13F| Company | Sector | Shares | Value | % of book | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL A | Technology | 526.0K | $151.3M | 6.0% | -7.3% |
| AAPL APPLE INC | Technology | 539.0K | $136.8M | 5.4% | +2.1% |
| MSFT MICROSOFT CORP | Technology | 278.8K | $103.2M | 4.1% | -0.8% |
| NVDA NVIDIA CORP | Technology | 544.8K | $95.0M | 3.8% | +2.2% |
| BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B | Financials | 182.1K | $87.3M | 3.4% | +0.2% |
| AMZN AMAZON.COM INC | Consumer discretionary | 337.5K | $70.3M | 2.8% | +9.5% |
| TJX TJX COMPANIES INC | Consumer discretionary | 425.8K | $68.0M | 2.7% | -1.0% |
| APH AMPHENOL CORP-CL A | Technology | 474.5K | $60.1M | 2.4% | -22.1% |
| META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A | Technology | 101.1K | $57.8M | 2.3% | +2.2% |
| V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES | Services media | 180.4K | $54.5M | 2.2% | +1.0% |
| ECL ECOLAB INC | Other | 180.6K | $48.2M | 1.9% | +0.2% |
| ORLY O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC | Consumer discretionary | 504.2K | $46.5M | 1.8% | +3.8% |
| SPGI S&P GLOBAL INC | Services media | 103.6K | $44.1M | 1.7% | +1.8% |
| WMT WALMART INC | Consumer discretionary | 348.9K | $43.4M | 1.7% | -3.7% |
| SYK STRYKER CORP | Healthcare | 122.0K | $40.2M | 1.6% | +19.5% |
| TEL TE CONNECTIVITY PLC | Consumer discretionary | 180.9K | $37.8M | 1.5% | -11.2% |
| TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC | Other | 72.7K | $35.8M | 1.4% | -4.6% |
| CVX CHEVRON CORP | Energy | 171.4K | $35.5M | 1.4% | +3.3% |
| DHR DANAHER CORP | Technology | 182.4K | $34.7M | 1.4% | +2.4% |
| CB CHUBB LTD | Financials | 98.1K | $32.1M | 1.3% | +0.1% |
| REGN REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS | Healthcare | 39.3K | $30.4M | 1.2% | +3.9% |
| WSO WATSCO INC | Consumer discretionary | 83.2K | $30.3M | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| AWK AMERICAN WATER WORKS CO INC | Utilities | 197.3K | $26.9M | 1.1% | -1.3% |
| IDXX IDEXX LABORATORIES INC | Materials | 47.5K | $26.7M | 1.1% | +2.5% |
| XOM EXXON MOBIL CORP | Energy | 153.1K | $26.0M | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | Consumer discretionary | 25.8K | $25.7M | 1.0% | +164.8% |
| MELI MERCADOLIBRE INC | Services media | 14.3K | $24.8M | 1.0% | +5.3% |
| TDG TRANSDIGM GROUP INC | Industrials | 20.8K | $24.1M | 1.0% | +6.9% |
| TPL TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP | Financials | 49.7K | $23.6M | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| KNSL KINSALE CAPITAL GROUP INC | Financials | 68.7K | $23.5M | 0.9% | -4.2% |
| ADP AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING | Technology | 106.1K | $21.7M | 0.9% | +9.9% |
| JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON | Healthcare | 88.1K | $21.5M | 0.9% | +5.5% |
| NOW SERVICENOW INC | Technology | 193.1K | $20.2M | 0.8% | +41.9% |
| PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THE | Other | 134.2K | $19.4M | 0.8% | -8.4% |
| UBER UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC | Services media | 258.8K | $18.6M | 0.7% | +2.2% |
| GE GENERAL ELECTRIC | Industrials | 64.8K | $18.4M | 0.7% | Held |
| GEV GE VERNOVA INC | Industrials | 15.8K | $13.8M | 0.5% | Held |
| GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL C | Technology | 47.0K | $13.5M | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| NBIS NEBIUS GROUP NV | Technology | 117.5K | $12.2M | 0.5% | -13.0% |
| JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Financials | 39.3K | $11.6M | 0.5% | +7.8% |
| SNPS SYNOPSYS INC | Technology | 21.9K | $8.7M | 0.3% | +47.2% |
| BX BLACKSTONE INC | Financials | 71.7K | $8.2M | 0.3% | -13.6% |
| KO COCA-COLA CO/THE | Consumer staples | 90.5K | $6.9M | 0.3% | +12.5% |
| ABBV ABBVIE INC | Healthcare | 29.7K | $6.5M | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| MRK MERCK & CO. INC. | Healthcare | 46.2K | $5.6M | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| PEP PEPSICO INC | Consumer staples | 35.3K | $5.5M | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| ACN ACCENTURE PLC-CL A | Services media | 25.1K | $5.0M | 0.2% | +47.6% |
| CAT CATERPILLAR INC | Industrials | 6.7K | $4.7M | 0.2% | Held |
| ETN EATON CORP PLC | Industrials | 13.1K | $4.7M | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIES | Healthcare | 45.4K | $4.7M | 0.2% | -1.3% |
13F filing history
| Period | Form | Filed | Entries | Reported value | Flags | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 13F-HR | Apr 14, 2026 | 262 | $2.53B | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q4 2025 | 13F-HR | Feb 13, 2026 | 270 | $2.63B | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q3 2025 | 13F-HR | Oct 29, 2025 | 274 | $2.62B | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q2 2025 | 13F-HR | Aug 15, 2025 | 272 | $2.45B | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q1 2025 | 13F-HR | May 8, 2025 | 267 | $2.24B | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q4 2024 | 13F-HR | Jan 28, 2025 | 283 | $2.28B | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q3 2024 | 13F-HR | Nov 12, 2024 | 277 | $2.31B | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q2 2024 | 13F-HR | Aug 12, 2024 | 272 | $2.09B | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q1 2024 | 13F-HR | May 3, 2024 | 263 | $2.07B | canonical | SEC ↗ |
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