BAHL & GAYNOR INC
SEC Form 13F institutional filer · CIK 0000872259
13F-HR · 220 reported holdings · 2026-03-31
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Reported long-US-equity value
$17.37B
Top-10 concentration
34.1%
BAHL & GAYNOR INC — $17.4B AUM allocation strategy
BAHL & GAYNOR INC files SEC Form 13F and reports $17.4B of long US equity value across 220 reported holdings for 2026-03-31.
Its largest sector bet is Health Care 10.8%, followed by Information Technology 10.6% and Energy 9.3%.
The top 10 holdings account for 34% of reported value — a broadly spread portfolio. The sector and industry splits below are of the same reported value. Track quarter-over-quarter adds, trims, new positions and exits below — sourced from SEC 13F filings, public domain.
BAHL & GAYNOR INC — latest SEC 13F insights
Reported long-US-equity value (13F AUM)
$17.4B
total across 220 reported holdings · 2026-03-31 · excludes shorts, cash, non-US
Top-10 concentration
34% of value
higher = narrower conviction; lower = spread / hedging
Biggest adds (shares)
+$FAST +1.26M sh · +$70.2M+$DRI +687K sh · +$139M+$APO +372K sh · +$4.24M
Biggest trims (shares)
−$PAYX −1.21M sh · −$145M−$MDLZ −1.16M sh · −$46.5M−$MRSH −852K sh · −$163M
Sector allocation (share of reported value)
each slice is a share of the reported long-US-equity value — smaller sectors and the rest of the book roll into “Other holdings”
Qtr shift = share-point change vs the prior quarter's filing — first period tracked for this filer; the column fills in with the next quarterly refresh.
Industry allocation (share of reported value)
- Pharmaceuticals7.4%—
- Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation5.4%—
- Diversified Banks5.2%—
- Semiconductors5.1%—
- Multi-Utilities4.7%—
- Systems Software4.0%—
- Integrated Oil & Gas4.0%—
- Property & Casualty Insurance3.8%—
- Other holdings60.6%—
the finer GICS cut of the same book — same denominator — smaller industries roll into “Other holdings”
Qtr shift = share-point change vs the prior quarter's filing — first period tracked for this filer; the column fills in with the next quarterly refresh.
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| Ticker | Holding | Shares | Value | Δ QoQ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $AVGO | Broadcom Inc | 2.83M | $877M | +241 | 5.0% |
| $MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | 1.87M | $693M | +34.9K | 4.0% |
| $JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | 2.72M | $665M | -16.8K | 3.8% |
| $LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | 666K | $613M | -121K | 3.5% |
| $ABBV | AbbVie Inc | 2.74M | $596M | -354K | 3.4% |
| $JPM | JP Morgan Chase & Co | 1.93M | $568M | +3.74K | 3.3% |
| $WMB | Williams Companies Inc | 6.86M | $499M | -134K | 2.9% |
| $NEE | NextEra Energy Inc | 5.25M | $488M | -110K | 2.8% |
| $PG | Procter & Gamble Company | 3.31M | $478M | -651K | 2.8% |
| $CVX | Chevron Corporation | 2.12M | $439M | -77K | 2.5% |
…and 210 more holdings in the full 13F filing (top positions only shown).
SEC Form 13F data sets · public domain · 45-day filing lag · >$100M AUM managers · as reported
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How to read Δ QoQ — the five insight categories, and the caveats
The categories. Analysts, quants and retail traders look past total portfolio value to isolate actionable signals. Five categories matter.
Conviction & concentration shifts
New positions vs complete exits — a brand-new stock signals high conviction; a full liquidation suggests a broken thesis or tax-loss harvesting. Aggressive sizing — look at share count, not dollars: a 20% share increase during a drawdown is strong dip-buying. Concentration — a narrowing top-5/10 means conviction; spreading capital across more names means hedging.
Sector & macro allocation rotations
Aggregating Δ QoQ moves across sectors shows where smart money is leaning in or sneaking out — rotating out of growth into defensives or energy, for example. The fund's total long equity exposure quarter-over-quarter is a proxy for overall institutional risk appetite.
Crowding & smart-money consensus
When several managers initiate or expand the same stock in the same quarter, that is institutional consensus. Contrarian reads: top pickers buying hard into a beaten-down name the market is selling.
Derivative & option overlays
Reported call/put changes indicate whether managers are adding downside hedges or leveraging upside exposure. Note: a long increase may be half of a market-neutral pair trade.
Who reads this
| Retail "cloners" | High-conviction ideas to replicate ~45 days after quarter-end. |
| Corporate IR | Which funds bought or dumped the stock, before the next call. |
| Quant / algo traders | Cross-sectional factor inputs: flow, momentum, ownership. |
Four caveats before you trade on it
- 45-day lag — holdings are quarter-end; positions may already be closed.
- Long-only — 13Fs miss shorts, pair trades and cash.
- No non-US / fixed income — the picture is US equities plus options.
- Corporate actions — splits and spinoffs distort raw share deltas.
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