Argent Advisors, Inc.
SEC Form 13F institutional filer · CIK 0001426851
13F-HR · 116 reported holdings · 2026-03-31
Reported long-US-equity value
$0.28B
Top-10 concentration
52.1%
Argent Advisors, Inc. — $285M AUM allocation strategy
Argent Advisors, Inc. files SEC Form 13F and reports $285M of long US equity value across 116 reported holdings for 2026-03-31.
Its largest sector bet is Financials 9.4%, followed by Information Technology 7.4% and Energy 6.7%.
The top 10 holdings account for 52% 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.
Argent Advisors, Inc. — latest SEC 13F insights
Reported long-US-equity value (13F AUM)
$285M
total across 116 reported holdings · 2026-03-31 · excludes shorts, cash, non-US
Top-10 concentration
52% of value
higher = narrower conviction; lower = spread / hedging
Biggest adds (shares)
+$HBAN +36.5K sh · +$540K+$FIS +20K sh · +$634K+$IVV +10.5K sh · +$2.03M
Biggest trims (shares)
−$IWM −50.1K sh · −$12.4M−$PNC −7.84K sh · −$1.64M−$ORCL −4.42K sh · −$928K
Exited to nil (held last quarter, gone now)
$MA ($450K last qtr)$NSC ($336K last qtr)$TJX ($333K last qtr)$RF ($205K 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)
- Integrated Oil & Gas6.7%—
- Asset Management & Custody Banks4.0%—
- Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals3.5%—
- Pharmaceuticals3.1%—
- Diversified Banks2.9%—
- Systems Software2.0%—
- Semiconductors1.8%—
- Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment1.8%—
- Other holdings74.2%—
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
8 of 8 rows · sorted by Value ↓
| Ticker | Holding | Shares | Value | Δ QoQ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $XOM | ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation | 83.2K | $14.1M | -802 | 5.0% |
| $IVZ | Invesco Ltd | 96.8K | $11.4M | +3.46K | 4.0% |
| $AAPL | Apple Inc | 39.4K | $9.99M | -835 | 3.5% |
| $JPM | JP Morgan Chase & Co | 27.8K | $8.17M | -143 | 2.9% |
| $MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | 15.2K | $5.63M | -461 | 2.0% |
| $NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 30.5K | $5.33M | +878 | 1.9% |
| $CAT | Caterpillar Inc | 7.25K | $5.14M | -715 | 1.8% |
| $JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | 20K | $4.88M | -433 | 1.7% |
…and 108 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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