WADDELL & ASSOCIATES, LLC

Wealth advisor Mechanical industrials specialist (66%) CIK 1776757
League rank
#1286
in Wealth advisor · #3975 overall
Long book
$1.77B
Q1 2026
Positions
449
Top-10 weight
69%
concentration
Last quarter
+11.3%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
31%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

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WADDELL & ASSOCIATES, LLC is a wealth-management firm allocating client money, specialised in industrials (66% of the long book), running a $1.77B US long book across 449 positions.

The portfolio is concentrated: the top 10 names carry 69% of the portfolio. The portfolio is actively managed, with meaningful quarterly turnover. Current anchor positions: FEDEX CORP, GLOBAL X US INFRASTRUCTURE, PACER GLOBAL CASH COWS DIVID, STATE STREET SPDR S&P MIDCAP, SCHWAB FNDMNTL US SM CO ETF.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0.8pp 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
+1.9%
Q2 2024
+6.1%
Q3 2024
-0.9%
Q4 2024
-10.7%
Q1 2025
+8.7%
Q2 2025
+7.3%
Q3 2025
+4.1%
Q4 2025
+5.7%
Q1 2026
+11.3%

Sector allocation

Industrials
67%
Technology
12%
Financials
6%
Consumer discretionary
4%
Healthcare
4%
Services media
2%
Energy
2%
Other
1%

Long book by quarter

$739.8M
Q1 2024
$760.0M
Q2 2024
$822.1M
Q3 2024
$981.0M
Q4 2024
$823.6M
Q1 2025
$936.8M
Q2 2025
$1.18B
Q3 2025
$1.48B
Q4 2025
$1.77B
Q1 2026

What does WADDELL & own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
FDX FEDEX CORPIndustrials1.4M$499.4M28.2%+18.0%
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology65.5K$16.6M0.9%+5.6%
NVDA NVIDIA CORPTechnology67.4K$11.8M0.7%+22.2%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology28.0K$10.4M0.6%+45.2%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL BFinancials14.6K$7.0M0.4%+0.1%
WMT WALMART INCConsumer discretionary54.7K$6.8M0.4%+1.0%
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CTechnology23.1K$6.6M0.4%+12.5%
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare5.5K$5.0M0.3%-3.5%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials13.9K$4.1M0.2%+8.1%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology14.0K$4.0M0.2%+21.6%
XOM EXXON MOBIL CORPEnergy22.2K$3.8M0.2%+14.5%
AMZN AMAZON.COM INCConsumer discretionary16.3K$3.4M0.2%+15.8%
AVGO BROADCOM INCTechnology9.7K$3.0M0.2%+67.9%
AZO AUTOZONE INCConsumer discretionary806$2.7M0.2%+7.5%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare11.0K$2.7M0.2%+5.1%
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCTechnology7.6K$2.6M0.1%+31.1%
MRK MERCK & CO. INC.Healthcare20.9K$2.5M0.1%+3.6%
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS ATechnology4.3K$2.5M0.1%+21.6%
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THEOther16.9K$2.4M0.1%+46.0%
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare39.7K$2.4M0.1%+66.9%
RCAT RED CAT HOLDINGS INCTechnology181.6K$2.4M0.1%+3.9%
GE GENERAL ELECTRICIndustrials8.3K$2.3M0.1%+47.0%
GEV GE VERNOVA INCIndustrials2.6K$2.3M0.1%+39.1%
FIX COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INCIndustrials1.6K$2.3M0.1%+43.1%
NEM NEWMONT CORPMaterials20.0K$2.2M0.1%+22.9%
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer discretionary6.6K$2.2M0.1%+0.5%
PCG P G & E CORPUtilities115.0K$2.0M0.1%+73.8%
EIX EDISON INTERNATIONALUtilities26.2K$1.9M0.1%+34.5%
TSLA TESLA INCIndustrials5.1K$1.9M0.1%+5.7%
VRT VERTIV HOLDINGS CO-ATechnology7.5K$1.9M0.1%+29.9%
CVX CHEVRON CORPEnergy8.6K$1.8M0.1%+21.1%
COHR COHERENT CORPOther7.2K$1.7M0.1%+0.1%
CB CHUBB LTDFinancials5.1K$1.7M0.1%+2.6%
INTC INTEL CORPTechnology37.3K$1.6M0.1%-8.5%
NFLX NETFLIX INCServices media16.4K$1.6M0.1%+10.8%
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPConsumer discretionary1.6K$1.6M0.1%+512.4%
ORCL ORACLE CORPTechnology10.7K$1.6M0.1%+6.4%
FTI TECHNIPFMC PLCIndustrials22.7K$1.6M0.1%+22.6%
ABNB AIRBNB INC-CLASS AServices media12.2K$1.5M0.1%+69.2%
GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPIndustrials4.4K$1.5M0.1%+10.3%
CMI CUMMINS INCIndustrials2.8K$1.5M0.1%+31.2%
BKNG BOOKING HOLDINGS INCIndustrials354$1.5M0.1%+76.1%
DHR DANAHER CORPTechnology7.9K$1.5M0.1%+268.5%
AFL AFLAC INCFinancials13.2K$1.5M0.1%-5.1%
JBHT HUNT (JB) TRANSPRT SVCS INCIndustrials6.8K$1.4M0.1%+29.2%
WDC WESTERN DIGITAL CORPTechnology5.3K$1.4M0.1%+44.8%
LMT LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPIndustrials2.3K$1.4M0.1%+35.3%
PSX PHILLIPS 66Energy7.6K$1.4M0.1%+42.6%
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer staples8.7K$1.4M0.1%-20.4%
REGN REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALSHealthcare1.7K$1.3M0.1%+45.9%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 11, 2026451$1.77B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 11, 2026379$1.48B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 10, 2025325$1.18B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 12, 2025243$936.8M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HR/ARESTATEMENTMay 14, 2025159$823.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 7, 2025159$823.6M SEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HR/ARESTATEMENTMay 14, 2025154$981.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 13, 2025154$981.0M SEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 12, 2024150$822.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 6, 2024138$760.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 8, 2024140$739.8M canonicalSEC ↗