Advisors Preferred, LLC
SEC Form 13F institutional filer · CIK 0001598841
13F-HR · 78 reported holdings · 2026-03-31
Reported long-US-equity value
$0.39B
Top-10 concentration
58.3%
Advisors Preferred, LLC — $392M AUM allocation strategy
Advisors Preferred, LLC files SEC Form 13F and reports $392M of long US equity value across 78 reported holdings for 2026-03-31.
Its largest sector bet is Financials 14.5%, followed by Information Technology 9.3% and Industrials 3.3%.
The top 10 holdings account for 58% 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.
Advisors Preferred, LLC — latest SEC 13F insights
Reported long-US-equity value (13F AUM)
$392M
total across 78 reported holdings · 2026-03-31 · excludes shorts, cash, non-US
Top-10 concentration
58% of value
higher = narrower conviction; lower = spread / hedging
Biggest adds (shares)
+$IVZ +347K sh · +$2.75M+$SPY +102K sh · +$65.6M+$GS +62.6K sh · +$5.08M
Biggest trims (shares)
−$IWM −210K sh · −$41.8M−$SCHW −66.7K sh · +$965K−$APH −32K sh · −$4.82M
Exited to nil (held last quarter, gone now)
$XLF ($30.8M last qtr)$XLK ($9.73M last qtr)$XLY ($9.57M last qtr)$PGR ($5.6M last qtr)$WELL ($4.76M 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)
- Investment Banking & Brokerage8.9%—
- Semiconductors4.5%—
- Asset Management & Custody Banks4.3%—
- Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals2.7%—
- Systems Software2.0%—
- Interactive Media & Services2.0%—
- Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment2.0%—
- Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail1.9%—
- Other holdings71.7%—
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
5 of 5 rows · sorted by Value ↓
| Ticker | Holding | Shares | Value | Δ QoQ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $SCHW | Charles Schwab Corporation | 785K | $24.1M | -66.7K | 6.1% |
| $IVZ | Invesco Ltd | 575K | $16.8M | +347K | 4.3% |
| $NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 66K | $11.5M | +0 | 2.9% |
| $AAPL | Apple Inc | 42.3K | $10.7M | +2.06K | 2.7% |
| $GS | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 103K | $10.7M | +62.6K | 2.7% |
…and 73 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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