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HighTower Advisors, LLC

Portfolio Profile

CIK: 0001462245 | CHICAGO, IL

Investment Profile

Style

Index

Turnover

Low

Orientation

Index / Passive
Investment Commentary

HighTower Advisors employs an active, growth-oriented style with very low turnover, reflecting a long-term, conviction-driven philosophy. The portfolio is highly concentrated at the top, with Apple, Johnson & Johnson, and iShares ETFs representing over 8% of assets, yet this concentration is moderated by a broad 3,796-position portfolio. Notably, 52.7% of assets are classified as unclassified, potentially indicating significant holdings in non-traditional or pooled vehicles, while Technology (11.7%) and Healthcare (6.4%) are the largest defined sectors. The sizable positions in broad market ETFs like IVV, SPY, and VOO, alongside individual mega-caps, suggest a core-satellite strategy that blends passive market exposure with high-conviction active bets. This positioning, combined with 1.5% and 1.2% allocations to Berkshire Hathaway’s dual share classes, underscores a pragmatic approach that prioritizes liquidity and long-term compounding over aggressive sector rotation.

$104.1B
AUM
3,792
Positions
18.96%
Top 10 Conc.
30.8%
Top 25 Conc.

Top Holdings

#SecuritySharesValue% of Portfolio
1Apple Inc(AAPL)11,467,783$3.3B3.19%
2Johnson & Johnson(JNJ)9,892,767$2.5B2.41%
3Ishares TR(IVV)3,272,035$2.5B2.35%
4State STR Spdr S&P 500 ETF T(SPY)2,709,844$2.0B1.94%

Sector Allocation

Latest filing, equity positions only

Unclassified50.66% · $52.7B
Technology13.2% · $13.7B
Financial Services8.24% · $8.6B
Healthcare6.2% · $6.5B
Industrials4.71% · $4.9B
Consumer Cyclical4.3% · $4.5B
Communication Services3.66% · $3.8B

AUM History

$53.2B | 3601 pos.
$59.6B | 3685 pos.
$61.7B | 3605 pos.
$64.7B | 3667 pos.
$70.0B | 3730 pos.
$73.1B | 3803 pos.
5
Vanguard Index FDS(VOO)
2,758,297
$1.9B
1.82%
6Microsoft Corp(MSFT)5,008,045$1.9B1.79%
7Nvidia Corporation(NVDA)7,407,961$1.5B1.42%
8Berkshire Hathaway Inc del(BRK/A)1,946$1.5B1.40%
9Amazon COM Inc(AMZN)6,013,605$1.4B1.38%
10Alphabet Inc(GOOGL)3,643,071$1.3B1.25%
Consumer Defensive2.77% · $2.9B
Energy2.65% · $2.8B
Utilities1.47% · $1.5B
Real Estate1.14% · $1.2B
Basic Materials0.99% · $1.0B

Sector Rotation

Quarter-over-quarter weight changes

SectorPrev %Curr %Change
Technology11.81%13.2%+1.39%
Unclassified49.5%50.66%+1.16%
Energy3.53%2.65%-0.88%
Consumer Defensive3.22%2.77%-0.45%
Financial Services8.58%8.24%-0.34%
Communication Services3.93%3.66%-0.27%
Healthcare6.46%6.2%-0.26%
Consumer Cyclical4.54%4.3%-0.24%
Utilities1.57%1.47%-0.1%
Industrials4.65%4.71%+0.06%
Basic Materials1.05%0.99%-0.06%
Real Estate1.16%1.14%-0.02%

Cap Size Rotation

Quarter-over-quarter weight changes by market cap

Cap SizePrev %Curr %Change
Unclassified49.52%50.67%+1.15%
Mega Cap30.57%30.22%-0.35%
Large Cap16.92%16.02%-0.9%
Mid Cap2.03%1.94%-0.09%
Small Cap0.9%1.1%+0.2%
Micro Cap0.05%0.04%-0.01%
$73.7B | 3723 pos.
$79.8B | 3752 pos.
$88.1B | 3830 pos.
$91.4B | 3644 pos.
$94.2B | 3796 pos.
$104.1B | 3798 pos.
Q3
23
Q4
23
Q1
24
Q2
24
Q3
24
Q4
24
Q1
25
Q2
25
Q3
25
Q4
25
Q1
26
Q2
26

Recent Activity

Quarter-over-quarter position changes

263
New
261
Closed
1461
Increased
1896
Decreased
178
Unchanged