1y return+19.6%S&P 500 +20.9%
3y return+54.2%S&P 500 +68.5%
5y return+52.7%S&P 500 +74.5%
10y return+169.6%S&P 500 +256.5%
These returns are for its stock picks as disclosed on Form 13F: last quarter's holdings, valued at this quarter's prices. They miss trades within each quarter, short positions, options, bonds, cash and fees, so they aren't the returns its clients got.
$100 invested in its stock picks
Since June 30, 2016: $270 against $357 in the S&P 500.2
Essex Financial Services, Inc.S&P 500 (SPY)
Top holdings
At the end of June 30, 2026. Change is in shares since the quarter before.2
| Stock | Value | Share of portfolio | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAPLApple Inc | $92.7M | 4.6% | −1.0% |
| QQQInvesco Qqq Tr | $71.2M | 3.5% | −2.5% |
| VOOGVanguard Admiral Fds Inc | $44.2M | 2.2% | |
| MSFTMicrosoft Corp | $39.7M | 2.0% | +1.1% |
| GOOGLAlphabet Inc | $39.2M | 2.0% | −1.8% |
| NVDANvidia Corporation | $35.8M | 1.8% | −3.1% |
| SPYState Str Spdr S&p 500 Etf T | $34.8M | 1.7% | −1.4% |
| IVVIshares Tr | $31.0M | 1.5% | +4.9% |
| GLDSpdr Gold Tr | $28.9M | 1.4% | −1.5% |
| VYMVanguard Whitehall Fds | $27.3M | 1.4% | |
| LLYEli Lilly & Co | $27.3M | 1.4% | −2.2% |
| AMZNAmazon Com Inc | $27.1M | 1.3% | +1.5% |
| PYLDPimco Etf Tr | $26.5M | 1.3% | +5.0% |
| ITOTIshares Tr | $21.6M | 1.1% | |
| JPMJpmorgan Chase & Co | $20.8M | 1.0% | |
| TPLTexas Pacific Land Corporati | $20.7M | 1.0% | |
| Exxon Mobil CorpCUSIP 30231G102 | $19.0M | 0.9% | |
| JPSTJ P Morgan Exchange Traded F | $19.0M | 0.9% | +4.7% |
| VTVVanguard Index Fds | $18.5M | 0.9% | −1.3% |
| RSPInvesco Exchange Traded Fd T | $18.0M | 0.9% | +1.4% |
| GOOGAlphabet Inc | $17.9M | 0.9% | −1.4% |
| RECSColumbia Etf Tr I | $17.0M | 0.8% | −7.2% |
| BRK/BBerkshire Hathaway Inc Del | $16.9M | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| JNJJohnson & Johnson | $15.3M | 0.8% | −1.7% |
| PRFInvesco Exchange Traded Fd T | $15.0M | 0.7% |
Best picks still held
How each current holding has done since the quarter it first appeared in its filings (up to six years back).
| Stock | Held since | Return since | Now worth |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDANvidia Corporation | June 30, 2020 | +2006.7% | $35.8M |
| CATCaterpillar Inc | June 30, 2020 | +741.8% | $13.2M |
| LLYEli Lilly & Co | June 30, 2020 | +630.6% | $27.3M |
| GOOGLAlphabet Inc | June 30, 2020 | +404.0% | $39.2M |
| GOOGAlphabet Inc | June 30, 2020 | +399.9% | $17.9M |
| GEGe Aerospace | December 31, 2021 | +295.6% | $11.7M |
| JPMJpmorgan Chase & Co | June 30, 2020 | +248.0% | $20.8M |
| RTXRtx Corporation | September 30, 2020 | +229.7% | $13.5M |
| AAPLApple Inc | June 30, 2020 | +217.3% | $92.7M |
| Exxon Mobil CorpCUSIP 30231G102 | June 30, 2020 | +205.7% | $19.0M |
Sold off last quarter
- BLFYBlue Foundry Bancorp was $4.3M
- Honeywell Intl IncCUSIP 438516106 was $2.7M
- Clearway Energy IncCUSIP 18539C105 was $1.0M
- FENYFidelity Covington Trust was $739K
- SHLDGlobal X Fds was $619K
- Lyondellbasell Industries NvCUSIP N53745100 was $487K
- Dupont De Nemours IncCUSIP 26614N102 was $468K
- TANInvesco Exch Traded Fd Tr II was $429K
- OXYOccidental Pete Corp was $384K
- KRKroger Co was $318K
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Its picks | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2026 | +9.6% | +14.8% |
| March 31, 2026 | −1.0% | −4.6% |
| December 31, 2025 | +2.5% | +2.4% |
| September 30, 2025 | +7.6% | +7.8% |
| June 30, 2025 | +5.2% | +10.5% |
| March 31, 2025 | −2.1% | −4.6% |
| December 31, 2024 | +0.7% | +2.1% |
| September 30, 2024 | +6.3% | +5.4% |
| June 30, 2024 | +2.7% | +4.0% |
| March 31, 2024 | +7.7% | +10.0% |
| December 31, 2023 | +8.7% | +11.2% |
| September 30, 2023 | −2.8% | −3.6% |
| June 30, 2023 | +4.0% | +8.3% |
| March 31, 2023 | +0.6% | +7.0% |
| December 31, 2022 | +9.6% | +7.1% |
| September 30, 2022 | −3.9% | −5.3% |
| June 30, 2022 | −13.6% | −16.5% |
| March 31, 2022 | −2.1% | −4.9% |
| December 31, 2021 | +9.2% | +10.7% |
| September 30, 2021 | −2.6% | +0.3% |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1SEC EDGAR: Essex Financial Services, Inc. Form 13F filingshttps://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=1315785&type=13F-HR&dateb=&owner=include&count=40CIK 1315785
- 2SEC: 13F for the quarter ended June 30, 2026https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1315785/000195175726001201/Filed August 10, 2026 · accession 0001951757-26-001201