Sterling Investment Counsel, LLC

Wealth advisor Mechanical CIK 1925853
League rank
#200
in Wealth advisor · #1578 overall
Long book
$356.9M
Q1 2026
Positions
196
Top-10 weight
50%
concentration
Last quarter
+15.0%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
18%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

Sterling Investment Counsel, LLC is a wealth-management firm allocating client money, running a $356.9M US long book across 196 positions.

The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 50% of the book). Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: ISHARES S&P 500 GROWTH ETF, JPMORGAN EQUITY PREMIUM INCO, INVESCO NASDAQ 100 ETF, CAP GROUP INTL FOCUS, APPLE INC.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0pp per quarter ahead of the S&P 500, beating the index in 6 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
+3.6%
Q2 2024
+5.9%
Q3 2024
+2.0%
Q4 2024
-4.1%
Q1 2025
+9.8%
Q2 2025
+8.4%
Q3 2025
+3.2%
Q4 2025
-3.1%
Q1 2026
+15.0%

Sector allocation

Technology
41%
Financials
15%
Consumer discretionary
13%
Industrials
8%
Healthcare
7%
Services media
5%
Utilities
3%
Consumer staples
3%

Long book by quarter

$216.5M
Q1 2024
$254.0M
Q2 2024
$280.7M
Q3 2024
$151.3M
Q4 2024
$292.2M
Q1 2025
$170.5M
Q2 2025
$311.9M
Q3 2025
$349.0M
Q4 2025
$356.9M
Q1 2026

What does Sterling Investment own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology60.6K$15.4M4.3%-7.2%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology32.1K$9.2M2.6%-4.5%
NVDA NVIDIA CORPTechnology46.1K$8.0M2.3%+3.6%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology17.4K$6.4M1.8%+3.0%
AMZN AMAZON.COM INCConsumer discretionary30.2K$6.3M1.8%+1.0%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL BFinancials11.1K$5.3M1.5%+0.8%
WMT WALMART INCConsumer discretionary35.5K$4.4M1.2%+0.2%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials14.9K$4.4M1.2%-3.6%
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS ATechnology7.2K$4.1M1.2%+6.2%
V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARESServices media11.4K$3.5M1.0%-4.3%
KO COCA-COLA CO/THEConsumer staples39.4K$3.0M0.8%-1.3%
GEV GE VERNOVA INCIndustrials3.0K$2.7M0.7%+2.0%
CAH CARDINAL HEALTH INCConsumer discretionary11.4K$2.4M0.7%0.0%
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CTechnology7.9K$2.3M0.6%-8.2%
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare2.3K$2.1M0.6%+0.8%
AVGO BROADCOM INCTechnology6.5K$2.0M0.6%+1.3%
PANW PALO ALTO NETWORKS INCTechnology12.5K$2.0M0.6%+10.8%
CFG CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUPFinancials32.3K$1.9M0.5%+1.2%
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare8.8K$1.9M0.5%+1.5%
ETN EATON CORP PLCIndustrials5.3K$1.9M0.5%+8.3%
NOW SERVICENOW INCTechnology16.9K$1.8M0.5%+65.6%
AEP AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWERUtilities13.0K$1.7M0.5%+0.1%
ADI ANALOG DEVICES INCTechnology5.2K$1.7M0.5%+4.5%
MCD MCDONALD'S CORPConsumer discretionary5.3K$1.6M0.5%+0.7%
MRK MERCK & CO. INC.Healthcare13.1K$1.6M0.4%+1.4%
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer discretionary4.8K$1.6M0.4%-5.0%
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPConsumer discretionary1.6K$1.6M0.4%-21.3%
C CITIGROUP INCFinancials13.6K$1.5M0.4%+1.3%
APH AMPHENOL CORP-CL ATechnology11.3K$1.4M0.4%+2.8%
TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCOther2.9K$1.4M0.4%+6.8%
UBER UBER TECHNOLOGIES INCServices media18.6K$1.3M0.4%-1.4%
PH PARKER HANNIFIN CORPIndustrials1.5K$1.3M0.4%-3.5%
GILD GILEAD SCIENCES INCHealthcare8.8K$1.2M0.3%+33.5%
CRM SALESFORCE INCTechnology6.3K$1.2M0.3%+24.9%
GLW CORNING INCIndustrials8.5K$1.2M0.3%-23.9%
BLK BLACKROCK INCFinancials1.1K$1.1M0.3%+3.1%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare4.2K$1.0M0.3%+1.1%
DE DEERE & COIndustrials1.6K$923K0.3%+2.4%
MA MASTERCARD INC - AServices media1.8K$910K0.3%-1.5%
MTB M & T BANK CORPFinancials4.2K$871K0.2%0.0%
TSLA TESLA INCIndustrials2.3K$861K0.2%-5.4%
SYK STRYKER CORPHealthcare2.5K$833K0.2%+5.4%
XOM EXXON MOBIL CORPEnergy4.7K$798K0.2%-17.9%
MELI MERCADOLIBRE INCServices media431$745K0.2%+1.2%
CVX CHEVRON CORPEnergy3.5K$728K0.2%-4.8%
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL AFinancials1$718K0.2%Held
STXN SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS1.8K$697K0.2%-8.2%
AMAT APPLIED MATERIALS INCTechnology2.0K$668K0.2%+3.2%
TMP TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORPFinancials8.3K$653K0.2%-10.8%
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer staples4.2K$650K0.2%+1.0%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRApr 16, 2026196$356.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRJan 27, 2026187$349.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HROct 21, 2025130$311.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRJul 21, 2025140$170.5M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRApr 21, 2025228$292.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRJan 22, 2025149$151.3M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HROct 22, 2024213$280.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRJul 25, 2024201$254.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRApr 26, 2024210$216.5M canonicalSEC ↗