Kesler, Norman & Wride, LLC
SEC Form 13F institutional filer · CIK 0001840455
13F-HR · 159 reported holdings · 2026-03-31
Reported long-US-equity value
$0.47B
Top-10 concentration
26.2%
Kesler, Norman & Wride, LLC — $468M AUM allocation strategy
Kesler, Norman & Wride, LLC files SEC Form 13F and reports $468M of long US equity value across 159 reported holdings for 2026-03-31.
Its largest sector bet is Information Technology 15.1%, followed by Consumer Staples 8.3% and Industrials 5.9%.
The top 10 holdings account for 26% of reported value — a broadly spread portfolio. 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.
Kesler, Norman & Wride, LLC — latest SEC 13F insights
Reported long-US-equity value (13F AUM)
$468M
total across 159 reported holdings · 2026-03-31 · excludes shorts, cash, non-US
Top-10 concentration
26% of value
higher = narrower conviction; lower = spread / hedging
Biggest adds (shares)
+$BLK +11.5K sh · +$197K+$TPR +6.18K sh · +$912K+$SCHW +5.12K sh · +$285K
Biggest trims (shares)
−$MDLZ −6.4K sh · −$291K−$SPY −5.26K sh · −$4.01M−$ICE −3.57K sh · −$810K
Exited to nil (held last quarter, gone now)
$CMS ($786K last qtr)$HPQ ($728K last qtr)$AXON ($301K last qtr)$BDX ($224K last qtr)$UPS ($200K 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)
- Semiconductors6.9%—
- Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail4.3%—
- Food Retail4.1%—
- Aerospace & Defense4.0%—
- Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals3.7%—
- Systems Software2.8%—
- Health Care Distributors2.2%—
- Asset Management & Custody Banks2.2%—
- Other holdings69.8%—
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
10 of 10 rows · sorted by Value ↓
| Ticker | Holding | Shares | Value | Δ QoQ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $KR | Kroger Company | 265K | $19.2M | +0 | 4.1% |
| $AAPL | Apple Inc | 68.5K | $17.4M | -2.06K | 3.7% |
| $MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | 35.8K | $13.3M | +240 | 2.8% |
| $ADI | Analog Devices Inc | 37.9K | $12.1M | +617 | 2.6% |
| $AVGO | Broadcom Inc | 33.5K | $10.4M | -899 | 2.2% |
| $COR | Cencora Inc | 32.8K | $10.3M | -482 | 2.2% |
| $COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | 10.3K | $10.2M | -83 | 2.2% |
| $BLK | BlackRock Inc | 52.2K | $10.1M | +11.5K | 2.2% |
| $LHX | L3Harris Technologies Inc | 29.1K | $10.1M | -213 | 2.2% |
| $NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 55.8K | $9.73M | -2.55K | 2.1% |
…and 149 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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