COUNTRY TRUST BANK
SEC Form 13F institutional filer · CIK 0001209324
13F-HR · 320 reported holdings · 2026-03-31
Bank trust company.
Reported long-US-equity value
$3.78B
Top-10 concentration
54.1%
COUNTRY TRUST BANK — $3.78B AUM allocation strategy
COUNTRY TRUST BANK files SEC Form 13F and reports $3.78B of long US equity value across 320 reported holdings for 2026-03-31.
Its largest sector bet is Information Technology 19.8%, followed by Communication Services 7.5% and Consumer Discretionary 5.3%.
The top 10 holdings account for 54% of reported value — a conviction-weighted book concentrated in its best ideas. 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.
COUNTRY TRUST BANK — latest SEC 13F insights
Reported long-US-equity value (13F AUM)
$3.78B
total across 320 reported holdings · 2026-03-31 · excludes shorts, cash, non-US
Top-10 concentration
54% of value
higher = narrower conviction; lower = spread / hedging
Biggest adds (shares)
+$VB +136K sh · +$37.7M+$XYL +67.8K sh · +$3.19M+$BX +67.6K sh · −$2.87M
Biggest trims (shares)
−$IVV −1.46M sh · −$152M−$XLB −110K sh · −$5M−$ADBE −74.4K sh · −$26.1M
Exited to nil (held last quarter, gone now)
$LNT ($32.5K last qtr)$GNRC ($13.6K last qtr)$GPC ($12.8K last qtr)$TGT ($11.7K last qtr)$DOC ($10.6K last qtr)
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)
- Interactive Media & Services7.5%—
- Semiconductors6.3%—
- Systems Software4.8%—
- Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals4.5%—
- Broadline Retail3.9%—
- Transaction & Payment Processing Services2.3%—
- Pharmaceuticals2.2%—
- Semiconductor Materials & Equipment2.2%—
- Other holdings66.3%—
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.
Top S&P 500 holdings
7 of 7 rows · sorted by Value ↓
| Ticker | Holding | Shares | Value | Δ QoQ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 1.35M | $236M | +18.3K | 6.2% |
| $MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | 496K | $184M | +42.1K | 4.9% |
| $AAPL | Apple Inc | 663K | $168M | +27.4K | 4.5% |
| $AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | 713K | $149M | +65.5K | 3.9% |
| $GOOGL | Alphabet Inc | 393K | $113M | -11.8K | 3.0% |
| $META | Meta Platforms Inc | 184K | $105M | +21.4K | 2.8% |
| $V | Visa Inc | 282K | $85.3M | +11.6K | 2.3% |
…and 313 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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