STEPHENS INC /AR/

Diversified mechanical Mechanical CIK 757657
League rank
#201
in Diversified mechanical · #4927 overall
Long book
$7.99B
Q1 2026
Positions
1311
Top-10 weight
20%
concentration
Last quarter
+10.3%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
15%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

STEPHENS INC /AR/ is a mechanically diversified allocator, running a $7.99B US long book across 1311 positions.

The portfolio is broadly diversified across 1311 positions (top 10 only 20%). Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MKT ETF, APPLE INC, WALMART INC, INVESCO QQQ TRUST SERIES 1, NVIDIA CORP.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0.9pp 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
+0.7%
Q2 2024
+6.6%
Q3 2024
+1.5%
Q4 2024
-2.8%
Q1 2025
+8.1%
Q2 2025
+6.6%
Q3 2025
+2.5%
Q4 2025
-1.4%
Q1 2026
+10.3%

Sector allocation

Technology
30%
Consumer discretionary
14%
Financials
14%
Industrials
10%
Healthcare
8%
Utilities
6%
Energy
4%
Other
4%

Long book by quarter

$6.45B
Q1 2024
$6.56B
Q2 2024
$7.05B
Q3 2024
$7.13B
Q4 2024
$6.82B
Q1 2025
$7.28B
Q2 2025
$7.85B
Q3 2025
$8.04B
Q4 2025
$7.99B
Q1 2026

What does STEPHENS INC own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology816.7K$207.9M2.6%-2.5%
WMT WALMART INCConsumer discretionary1.5M$191.5M2.4%+6.7%
NVDA NVIDIA CORPTechnology810.4K$141.9M1.8%+3.1%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology382.3K$141.7M1.8%+5.9%
AMZN AMAZON.COM INCConsumer discretionary652.5K$136.2M1.7%+9.0%
AVGO BROADCOM INCTechnology411.3K$127.6M1.6%+2.1%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials424.1K$125.1M1.6%+2.2%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology342.3K$98.7M1.2%+0.2%
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CTechnology309.6K$88.9M1.1%-5.5%
KRUS KURA SUSHI USA INC-CLASS AConsumer discretionary1.1M$77.3M1.0%+31.9%
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCFinancials81.3K$68.8M0.9%+6.7%
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS ATechnology101.2K$58.1M0.7%+8.4%
CVX CHEVRON CORPEnergy268.0K$55.5M0.7%+2.9%
XOM EXXON MOBIL CORPEnergy311.9K$53.0M0.7%-11.0%
MA MASTERCARD INC - AServices media91.6K$45.8M0.6%+0.7%
DUK DUKE ENERGY CORPUtilities345.7K$45.3M0.6%+12.5%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare174.3K$42.6M0.5%-8.3%
AMGN AMGEN INCHealthcare114.5K$40.6M0.5%+8.6%
CAT CATERPILLAR INCIndustrials56.3K$39.9M0.5%-3.3%
PLTR PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-ATechnology264.7K$39.1M0.5%+4.6%
CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS INCTechnology483.6K$37.7M0.5%-0.3%
V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARESServices media122.2K$37.0M0.5%-1.0%
NEM NEWMONT CORPMaterials324.4K$35.1M0.4%+6.1%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL BFinancials72.2K$34.7M0.4%+6.4%
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare36.9K$34.1M0.4%-1.3%
BX BLACKSTONE INCFinancials291.8K$33.6M0.4%-1.5%
MRK MERCK & CO. INC.Healthcare272.9K$33.2M0.4%-20.2%
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALSMaterials56.1K$33.0M0.4%+9.3%
APH AMPHENOL CORP-CL ATechnology246.4K$31.1M0.4%-1.4%
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare142.0K$30.9M0.4%-5.6%
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer staples173.3K$27.3M0.3%+29.5%
ET ENERGY TRANSFER LPUtilities1.4M$26.6M0.3%-0.1%
WM WASTE MANAGEMENT INCUtilities115.6K$26.6M0.3%-3.4%
LOW LOWE'S COS INCConsumer discretionary110.5K$26.1M0.3%-0.2%
MDT MEDTRONIC PLCHealthcare284.9K$24.8M0.3%+6.5%
EPD ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERSUtilities632.5K$23.9M0.3%+4.5%
JBHT HUNT (JB) TRANSPRT SVCS INCIndustrials109.9K$23.3M0.3%-0.2%
LMT LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPIndustrials38.5K$23.3M0.3%+0.2%
BAC BANK OF AMERICA CORPFinancials475.9K$23.3M0.3%-0.3%
MCD MCDONALD'S CORPConsumer discretionary72.4K$22.8M0.3%+2.6%
KO COCA-COLA CO/THEConsumer staples292.5K$22.7M0.3%-2.4%
APO APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INCFinancials197.2K$22.0M0.3%+0.8%
KTOS KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITYIndustrials304.4K$21.5M0.3%-10.5%
ARCC ARES CAPITAL CORP1.2M$21.3M0.3%+4.2%
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer discretionary63.7K$21.1M0.3%-0.2%
ETN EATON CORP PLCIndustrials58.5K$21.1M0.3%+6.2%
TSLA TESLA INCIndustrials51.1K$20.3M0.3%-4.2%
GE GENERAL ELECTRICIndustrials69.4K$19.7M0.2%+25.1%
QCOM QUALCOMM INCTechnology150.9K$19.6M0.2%-1.2%
RTX RTX CORPIndustrials100.5K$19.5M0.2%-3.2%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRApr 28, 20261311$7.99B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 5, 20261300$8.04B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HROct 27, 20251321$7.85B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRJul 29, 20251274$7.28B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 1, 20251236$6.82B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRJan 28, 20251269$7.13B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HROct 28, 20241291$7.05B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 6, 20241272$6.56B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 15, 20241310$6.45B canonicalSEC ↗