1y return+15.8%S&P 500 +20.9%
3y return+46.8%S&P 500 +68.5%
5y return+41.9%S&P 500 +74.5%
10y return+131.8%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: $232 against $357 in the S&P 500.2
Stephens Inc /ar/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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VTIVanguard Index Fds | $244.0M | 2.7% | |
| AAPLApple Inc | $242.1M | 2.7% | +2.0% |
| QQQInvesco Qqq Tr | $196.9M | 2.2% | +1.7% |
| WMTWalmart Inc | $180.3M | 2.0% | +3.1% |
| NVDANvidia Corporation | $165.3M | 1.9% | +1.7% |
| AMZNAmazon Com Inc | $164.3M | 1.8% | +5.3% |
| AVGOBroadcom Inc | $150.8M | 1.7% | −3.1% |
| MSFTMicrosoft Corp | $145.8M | 1.6% | +2.1% |
| IWDIshares Tr | $144.0M | 1.6% | +1.9% |
| JPMJpmorgan Chase & Co | $144.0M | 1.6% | +3.5% |
| IWFIshares Tr | $132.2M | 1.5% | +1.5% |
| GOOGLAlphabet Inc | $125.7M | 1.4% | +2.6% |
| SPYState Str Spdr S&p 500 Etf T | $125.0M | 1.4% | |
| GOOGAlphabet Inc | $113.4M | 1.3% | +3.6% |
| IWSIshares Tr | $110.2M | 1.2% | −2.0% |
| VTVVanguard Index Fds | $92.4M | 1.0% | +1.4% |
| GSGoldman Sachs Group Inc | $86.4M | 1.0% | +4.9% |
| IOOIshares Tr | $82.6M | 0.9% | +14.5% |
| VOOVanguard Index Fds | $77.8M | 0.9% | +1.8% |
| IWVIshares Tr | $75.8M | 0.8% | +8.3% |
| VUGVanguard Index Fds | $75.4M | 0.8% | |
| VBRVanguard Index Fds | $73.6M | 0.8% | +10.7% |
| IWPIshares Tr | $71.1M | 0.8% | −7.3% |
| KRUSKura Sushi Usa Inc | $63.5M | 0.7% | |
| CATCaterpillar Inc | $60.5M | 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% | $165.3M |
| AVGOBroadcom Inc | June 30, 2020 | +1096.9% | $150.8M |
| CATCaterpillar Inc | June 30, 2020 | +741.8% | $60.5M |
| LLYEli Lilly & Co | June 30, 2020 | +630.6% | $44.7M |
| GSGoldman Sachs Group Inc | June 30, 2020 | +411.8% | $86.4M |
| GOOGLAlphabet Inc | June 30, 2020 | +404.0% | $125.7M |
| GOOGAlphabet Inc | June 30, 2020 | +399.9% | $113.4M |
| KRUSKura Sushi Usa Inc | June 30, 2020 | +303.1% | $63.5M |
| JPMJpmorgan Chase & Co | June 30, 2020 | +248.0% | $144.0M |
| AAPLApple Inc | June 30, 2020 | +217.3% | $242.1M |
Sold off last quarter
- Honeywell Intl IncCUSIP 438516106 was $7.2M
- Anglogold Ashanti PLCCUSIP G0378L100 was $4.0M
- Genpact LimitedCUSIP G3922B107 was $3.1M
- CTRACoterra Energy Inc was $974K
- FSLYFastly Inc was $967K
- Dupont De Nemours IncCUSIP 26614N102 was $903K
- FTGCFirst Tr Exchange Trad Fd Vi was $841K
- PSIXPower Solutions Intl Inc was $731K
- First Fndtn IncCUSIP 32026V104 was $708K
- RQICohen & Steers Quality Incom was $533K
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Its picks | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2026 | +9.2% | +14.8% |
| March 31, 2026 | −1.8% | −4.6% |
| December 31, 2025 | +1.9% | +2.4% |
| September 30, 2025 | +6.1% | +7.8% |
| June 30, 2025 | +7.5% | +10.5% |
| March 31, 2025 | −3.2% | −4.6% |
| December 31, 2024 | +0.9% | +2.1% |
| September 30, 2024 | +5.9% | +5.4% |
| June 30, 2024 | +0.1% | +4.0% |
| March 31, 2024 | +7.9% | +10.0% |
| December 31, 2023 | +9.3% | +11.2% |
| September 30, 2023 | −3.4% | −3.6% |
| June 30, 2023 | +5.2% | +8.3% |
| March 31, 2023 | +4.6% | +7.0% |
| December 31, 2022 | +6.3% | +7.1% |
| September 30, 2022 | −4.7% | −5.3% |
| June 30, 2022 | −13.7% | −16.5% |
| March 31, 2022 | −4.9% | −4.9% |
| December 31, 2021 | +6.6% | +10.7% |
| September 30, 2021 | −0.9% | +0.3% |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1SEC EDGAR: Stephens Inc /ar/ Form 13F filingshttps://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=757657&type=13F-HR&dateb=&owner=include&count=40CIK 757657
- 2SEC: 13F for the quarter ended June 30, 2026https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/757657/000075765726000017/Filed July 29, 2026 · accession 0000757657-26-000017