J.W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.
SEC Form 13F institutional filer · CIK 0001404763
13F-HR · 224 reported holdings · 2026-03-31
SEC-registered institutional investment manager.
Reported long-US-equity value
$1.93B
Top-10 concentration
53.0%
J.W. COLE ADVISORS, INC. — $1.93B AUM allocation strategy
J.W. COLE ADVISORS, INC. files SEC Form 13F and reports $1.93B of long US equity value across 224 reported holdings for 2026-03-31.
Its largest sector bet is Information Technology 23.6%, followed by Financials 8.2% and Communication Services 6.9%.
The top 10 holdings account for 53% 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.
J.W. COLE ADVISORS, INC. — latest SEC 13F insights
Reported long-US-equity value (13F AUM)
$1.93B
total across 224 reported holdings · 2026-03-31 · excludes shorts, cash, non-US
Top-10 concentration
53% of value
higher = narrower conviction; lower = spread / hedging
Biggest adds (shares)
+$XLE +23.6K sh · +$6.38M+$MDT +19.7K sh · +$3.85M+$XLU +19.5K sh · +$4.59M
Biggest trims (shares)
−$IVZ −1.29M sh · −$8.06M−$BLK −784K sh · −$41.2M−$IVV −609K sh · −$63.4M
Exited to nil (held last quarter, gone now)
$MSFT ($90.6M last qtr)$IWM ($59.5M last qtr)$IYY ($40.5M last qtr)$SCHW ($34.5M last qtr)$LLY ($23.7M 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)
- Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals14.3%—
- Semiconductors9.3%—
- Interactive Media & Services6.0%—
- Broadline Retail4.5%—
- Asset Management & Custody Banks3.7%—
- Integrated Oil & Gas3.0%—
- Multi-Sector Holdings2.8%—
- Diversified Banks1.8%—
- Other holdings54.6%—
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.
Top S&P 500 holdings
7 of 7 rows · sorted by Value ↓
| Ticker | Holding | Shares | Value | Δ QoQ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $AAPL | Apple Inc | 1.09M | $277M | -8.94K | 14.3% |
| $NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 908K | $158M | -12.3K | 8.2% |
| $AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | 420K | $87.5M | -8.68K | 4.5% |
| $IVZ | Invesco Ltd | 716K | $70.6M | -1.29M | 3.7% |
| $XOM | ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation | 343K | $58.3M | -1.67K | 3.0% |
| $BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc.-Class B | 112K | $53.8M | -1.33K | 2.8% |
| $GOOGL | Alphabet Inc | 179K | $51.5M | -2.4K | 2.7% |
…and 217 more holdings in the full 13F filing (top positions only shown).
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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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