RICHARDS, MERRILL & PETERSON, INC.
Long book
$272.6M
Q1 2026
Positions
283
Top-10 weight
32%
concentration
Last quarter
+12.1%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
12%
of book per quarter
Strategy in plain words
auto-generated from filingsRICHARDS, MERRILL & PETERSON, INC. is an institutional manager, running a $272.6M US long book across 283 positions.
The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 32% of the book). Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP, APPLE INC, MICROSOFT CORP, AMAZON.COM INC, INVESCO QQQ TRUST SERIES 1.
Over the last 6 quarters its long book ran on average 0.7pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 2 of 6 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
Q4 2024
-2.8%
Q1 2025
+8.0%
Q2 2025
+6.5%
Q3 2025
+1.8%
Q4 2025
-1.9%
Q1 2026
+12.1%
Sector allocation
Technology 37%
Consumer discretionary 19%
Industrials 9%
Healthcare 9%
Financials 8%
Energy 6%
Services media 3%
Utilities 3%
Long book by quarter
What does RICHARDS, MERRILL own?
Q1 2026 13F| Company | Sector | Shares | Value | % of book | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | Consumer discretionary | 12.8K | $12.7M | 4.7% | +0.7% |
| AAPL APPLE INC | Technology | 48.3K | $12.2M | 4.5% | +1.4% |
| MSFT MICROSOFT CORP | Technology | 31.7K | $11.7M | 4.3% | +17.7% |
| AMZN AMAZON.COM INC | Consumer discretionary | 48.0K | $10.0M | 3.7% | +14.6% |
| NVDA NVIDIA CORP | Technology | 47.2K | $8.2M | 3.0% | +6.3% |
| GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL A | Technology | 22.6K | $6.5M | 2.4% | +7.1% |
| CVX CHEVRON CORP | Energy | 30.3K | $6.3M | 2.3% | -12.8% |
| SYK STRYKER CORP | Healthcare | 16.2K | $5.3M | 1.9% | +8.2% |
| JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Financials | 15.7K | $4.6M | 1.7% | +2.3% |
| META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A | Technology | 7.8K | $4.5M | 1.6% | +15.1% |
| RTX RTX CORP | Industrials | 18.5K | $3.6M | 1.3% | -2.1% |
| AMAT APPLIED MATERIALS INC | Technology | 9.6K | $3.3M | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| HD HOME DEPOT INC | Consumer discretionary | 9.9K | $3.2M | 1.2% | +1.8% |
| XOM EXXON MOBIL CORP | Energy | 17.2K | $2.9M | 1.1% | -10.2% |
| BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B | Financials | 5.9K | $2.8M | 1.0% | +2.1% |
| CAT CATERPILLAR INC | Industrials | 3.9K | $2.7M | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| ISRG INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC | Healthcare | 5.9K | $2.7M | 1.0% | +4.6% |
| GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL C | Technology | 9.0K | $2.6M | 0.9% | -3.6% |
| V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES | Services media | 7.6K | $2.3M | 0.8% | -4.0% |
| LOW LOWE'S COS INC | Consumer discretionary | 9.5K | $2.2M | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| PLTR PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A | Technology | 14.9K | $2.2M | 0.8% | +4.9% |
| CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS INC | Technology | 27.7K | $2.1M | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | Technology | 6.3K | $2.1M | 0.8% | +4.9% |
| AVGO BROADCOM INC | Technology | 6.6K | $2.0M | 0.7% | +32.0% |
| IBM INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP | Technology | 8.0K | $1.9M | 0.7% | +5.1% |
| MCD MCDONALD'S CORP | Consumer discretionary | 6.0K | $1.9M | 0.7% | +6.3% |
| MRK MERCK & CO. INC. | Healthcare | 15.5K | $1.9M | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THE | Other | 12.6K | $1.8M | 0.7% | +7.5% |
| MS MORGAN STANLEY | Financials | 10.9K | $1.8M | 0.7% | +8.3% |
| WMT WALMART INC | Consumer discretionary | 13.8K | $1.7M | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| KO COCA-COLA CO/THE | Consumer staples | 21.9K | $1.7M | 0.6% | +2.5% |
| VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC | Communications | 31.7K | $1.6M | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| WM WASTE MANAGEMENT INC | Utilities | 6.7K | $1.5M | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| HON HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC | Industrials | 6.8K | $1.5M | 0.6% | -5.2% |
| CEG CONSTELLATION ENERGY | Utilities | 5.4K | $1.5M | 0.6% | +5.4% |
| MDT MEDTRONIC PLC | Healthcare | 17.1K | $1.5M | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| TMUS T-MOBILE US INC | Communications | 6.9K | $1.5M | 0.5% | +4.1% |
| ABBV ABBVIE INC | Healthcare | 6.7K | $1.5M | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON | Healthcare | 5.8K | $1.4M | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| FDX FEDEX CORP | Industrials | 3.9K | $1.4M | 0.5% | -6.7% |
| AVA AVISTA CORP | Utilities | 33.5K | $1.3M | 0.5% | -2.0% |
| USB US BANCORP | Financials | 25.2K | $1.3M | 0.5% | -2.9% |
| ORCL ORACLE CORP | Technology | 8.5K | $1.3M | 0.5% | +10.6% |
| PANW PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC | Technology | 7.7K | $1.2M | 0.5% | +17.7% |
| SBUX STARBUCKS CORP | Consumer discretionary | 12.2K | $1.1M | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| EMR EMERSON ELECTRIC CO | Industrials | 8.3K | $1.1M | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| TXN TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC | Technology | 5.6K | $1.1M | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| BX BLACKSTONE INC | Financials | 9.3K | $1.1M | 0.4% | +20.6% |
| ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIES | Healthcare | 10.4K | $1.1M | 0.4% | +9.1% |
| LHX L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | Technology | 3.1K | $1.1M | 0.4% | Held |
13F filing history
| Period | Form | Filed | Entries | Reported value | Flags | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 13F-HR | Apr 17, 2026 | 283 | $272.6M | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q4 2025 | 13F-HR | Jan 27, 2026 | 273 | $260.9M | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q3 2025 | 13F-HR | Oct 16, 2025 | 215 | $231.6M | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q2 2025 | 13F-HR | Jul 31, 2025 | 200 | $210.3M | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q1 2025 | 13F-HR | May 7, 2025 | 494 | $192.3M | canonical | SEC ↗ |
| Q4 2024 | 13F-HR | Feb 13, 2025 | 502 | $191.4M | canonical | SEC ↗ |
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