Founders Capital Management
SEC Form 13F institutional filer · CIK 0001704300
13F-HR · 152 reported holdings · 2026-03-31
Reported long-US-equity value
$0.18B
Top-10 concentration
62.1%
Founders Capital Management — $177M AUM allocation strategy
Founders Capital Management files SEC Form 13F and reports $177M of long US equity value across 152 reported holdings for 2026-03-31.
Its largest sector bet is Information Technology 23.8%, followed by Industrials 14.3% and Health Care 11.9%.
The top 10 holdings account for 62% 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.
Founders Capital Management — latest SEC 13F insights
Reported long-US-equity value (13F AUM)
$177M
total across 152 reported holdings · 2026-03-31 · excludes shorts, cash, non-US
Top-10 concentration
62% of value
higher = narrower conviction; lower = spread / hedging
Biggest adds (shares)
+$SCHW +67.5K sh · +$2.24M+$MSFT +5.01K sh · −$1.26M+$HBAN +2.97K sh · +$43.1K
Biggest trims (shares)
−$GLW −37.5K sh · +$1.88M−$SLB −7.28K sh · +$134K−$WFC −2.88K sh · −$293K
Exited to nil (held last quarter, gone now)
$VTRS ($12.4K last qtr)$IP ($11.8K last qtr)$MDT ($2.4K last qtr)$FRT ($2.02K 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)
- Aerospace & Defense12.5%—
- Integrated Oil & Gas10.0%—
- Pharmaceuticals8.9%—
- Electronic Components8.2%—
- Systems Software6.8%—
- Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals5.6%—
- Diversified Banks5.5%—
- Interactive Media & Services3.6%—
- Other holdings39.0%—
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
9 of 9 rows · sorted by Value ↓
| Ticker | Holding | Shares | Value | Δ QoQ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $GLW | Corning Incorporated | 107K | $14.5M | -37.5K | 8.2% |
| $MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | 32.5K | $12M | +5.01K | 6.8% |
| $JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | 46.3K | $11.3M | -765 | 6.4% |
| $XOM | ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation | 59K | $10M | +297 | 5.6% |
| $AAPL | Apple Inc | 39.1K | $9.92M | +462 | 5.6% |
| $RTX | RTX Corporation | 51.2K | $9.87M | -2.55K | 5.6% |
| $JPM | JP Morgan Chase & Co | 32.8K | $9.66M | -644 | 5.4% |
| $LMT | Lockheed Martin Corporation | 15K | $9.05M | +277 | 5.1% |
| $CVX | Chevron Corporation | 37.4K | $7.73M | -34 | 4.4% |
…and 143 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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