Q3 2026 13F · SEC CIK 1329883

Sterling Capital Management LLC

Wealth managerFiled 2026-10-22 for Q3 2026. Open the filing ↗ · All SEC filings ↗

Reported 13F value: $4.9B
Reported positions: 3,236
Top holdings a year, 3 yrs: +13.4%
Assets under management: $296.9M

Sterling Capital Management LLC is a wealth manager that reported 3,236 positions worth $4.9B in its Q3 2026 13F, filed 2026-10-22. Its largest holdings were Vanguard Index Fds (VOO, 4.4%), Nvidia Corporation (NVDA, 4.2%), Microsoft Corp (MSFT, 2.9%). A portfolio copying its top holdings returned 13.4% a year over the last 3 years, against 22.3% for the S&P 500.

Sterling Capital Management LLC holdings largest 50 of 3,236 positions.

Weights are shares of the filer's total reported 13F value, compared with Q2 2026. Share changes may reflect splits; weight changes also reflect price moves. A 13F shows long US-listed positions only, up to 135 days after the fact.

Sterling Capital Management LLC 13F holdings
Stock	% of 13F value	Q2 2026	Shares	Share change	Reported value
VOOVanguard Index Fds	4.4%	3.6%	308,567	+0.5%	$216.3M
NVDANvidia Corporation	4.2%	3.3%	910,138	-7.2%	$207.9M
MSFTMicrosoft Corp	2.9%	2.0%	281,619	-10.7%	$144.4M
AAPLApple Inc	1.9%	1.6%	274,627	-13.9%	$91.5M
AVGOBroadcom Inc	1.6%	1.1%	217,216	+32.4%	$76.3M
GOOGAlphabet Inc	1.5%	1.4%	215,121	-5.8%	$73.3M
GOOGLAlphabet Inc	1.4%	1.5%	205,867	-16.9%	$70.8M
SCHWCharles Schwab Corp (the)	1.4%	1.1%	697,259	-4.7%	$68.2M
JPMJpmorgan Chase & Co	1.2%	1.2%	182,669	-17.4%	$60.4M
ADIAnalog Devices Inc	1.2%	1.0%	146,898	-1.2%	$58.3M
AMZNAmazon Com Inc	1.1%	1.0%	221,047	-11.0%	$55.1M
MUMicron Technology Inc	1.1%	0.9%	48,851	+3.6%	$52.0M
LLYEli Lilly & Co	1.0%	1.1%	43,974	-18.5%	$50.9M
METAMeta Platforms Inc	1.0%	0.7%	68,950	-3.7%	$50.0M
ETNEaton Corp PLC	0.9%	0.8%	104,649	-7.6%	$45.0M
DEDeere & Co	0.9%	0.8%	66,036	-13.6%	$44.3M
PMPhilip Morris Intl Inc	0.9%	0.8%	232,010	-9.3%	$44.3M
ABBVAbbvie Inc	0.9%	0.8%	169,132	-5.2%	$44.2M
MSIMotorola Solutions Inc	0.9%	0.8%	98,638	-7.4%	$44.0M
AMPAmeriprise Finl Inc	0.9%	0.7%	88,286	-6.6%	$43.5M
WMWaste Mgmt Inc Del	0.9%	0.9%	208,754	-13.0%	$42.6M
VVisa Inc	0.9%	0.8%	116,874	-10.6%	$42.0M
LINLinde PLC	0.8%	0.8%	85,757	-7.2%	$40.7M
SOSouthern Co	0.8%	0.8%	465,069	-4.1%	$38.5M
FERGFerguson Enterprises Inc Common Stock Ne	0.8%	0.7%	169,716	-7.1%	$37.8M
NTRANatera Inc	0.8%	0.5%	91,154	-9.4%	$37.7M
IWXIshares Tr	0.7%	0.6%	334,344	+5.7%	$36.6M
CBChubb Limited	0.7%	—	111,356	—	$36.2M
IWYIshares Tr	0.7%	0.7%	122,269	-9.2%	$36.1M
AXPAmerican Express Co	0.7%	0.7%	114,693	-8.3%	$34.9M
AMGNAmgen Inc	0.7%	—	80,862	—	$34.1M
TSLATesla Inc	0.7%	0.7%	93,221	-4.6%	$33.1M
AFLAflac Inc	0.6%	0.7%	281,193	-22.4%	$31.4M
IEMGIshares Inc	0.6%	0.6%	384,931	-14.6%	$31.2M
IDEVIshares Tr	0.6%	0.5%	340,298	+4.6%	$30.4M
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc	0.6%	0.5%	49,466	-4.2%	$30.3M
DHID R Horton Inc	0.6%	0.7%	221,233	-7.3%	$30.2M
PEPPepsico Inc	0.6%	0.6%	236,685	-12.4%	$30.0M
MRSHMarsh & Mclennan Cos	0.6%	0.5%	168,280	-8.3%	$28.7M
MAL526000Rreef Core Plus Residential Fu	0.6%	4.8%	28,239,628	+0.0%	$28.2M
METMetlife Inc	0.6%	—	294,619	—	$27.7M
RJFRaymond James Finl Inc	0.5%	0.5%	169,079	-7.0%	$26.7M
TJXTjx Cos Inc New	0.5%	—	198,527	—	$26.3M
UNHUnitedhealth Group Inc	0.5%	0.5%	71,385	-0.5%	$26.2M
MRVLMarvell Technology Inc	0.5%	—	96,391	—	$25.5M
CVXChevron Corporation	0.5%	—	124,653	—	$25.5M
AGEMAbrdn Emerging Mar Div A ETF	0.5%	0.5%	527,170	-4.3%	$25.4M
ROKRockwell Automation Inc	0.5%	0.7%	57,166	-33.3%	$24.9M
NOWServicenow Inc	0.5%	—	182,881	—	$24.5M
VTVanguard Intl Equity Index F	0.5%	—	154,985	—	$24.5M

What Sterling Capital Management LLC bought and sold in Q3 2026, against Q2 2026.

New positions

Q2 2026's filing was too long to tell new positions apart.

Added to

AVGO Broadcom Inc+32.4% shares
IWX Ishares Tr+5.7% shares

Reduced

ROK Rockwell Automation Inc-33.3% shares
AFL Aflac Inc-22.4% shares
LLY Eli Lilly & Co-18.5% shares
JPM Jpmorgan Chase & Co-17.4% shares
GOOGL Alphabet Inc-16.9% shares
IEMG Ishares Inc-14.6% shares
AAPL Apple Inc-13.9% shares
DE Deere & Co-13.6% shares

Left the top 50

Manulife Co-Investment Partnerwas 2.6%
Tq Db Pension Priv Inv Admwas 1.6%
HD Home Depot Incwas 0.8%
Stepstone Vc Micro V LPwas 0.7%
ORCL Oracle Corpwas 0.6%
Fds REIT Holding I LLCwas 0.5%
Harbert Growth Partners Vi LPwas 0.5%
NXPI Nxp Semiconductors N Vwas 0.5%

Share counts compared with the Q2 2026 13F; a split also changes share counts. The latest filing lists more than 50 positions, so a position that left the top 50 may still be held.

How the holdings did against the S&P 500.

1 year: +11.1% /yr; S&P 500 +11.7%
3 years: +13.4% /yr; S&P 500 +22.3%
5 years: +3.7% /yr; S&P 500 +10.6%

A portfolio of the filer's 20 largest 13F positions, weighted by value, bought the trading day after each 13F was filed and held until the next one was: what copying this filer could have earned. 13Fs show long US-listed positions only, so this is an estimate of the stock picks, not the fund's reported returns.

Reported 13F value by quarter.

13F value by quarter
Quarter	13F value	Positions
Q3 2026	$4.9B	3,236
Q2 2026	$5.9B	3,281
Q1 2026	$5.3B	3,208
Q4 2025	$6.2B	3,232
Q3 2025	$6.8B	3,243
Q2 2025	$7.0B	3,263
Q1 2025	$6.4B	3,212
Q4 2024	$7.3B	3,239
Q3 2024	$7.7B	3,269
Q3 2019	$10.5B	831
Q2 2019	$10.4B	837
Q1 2019	$10.1B	817

Questions about Sterling Capital Management LLC's portfolio

What stocks does Sterling Capital Management LLC own?

Sterling Capital Management LLC's latest 13F, for Q3 2026 and filed Oct 22, 2026, lists 3,236 positions worth $4.9B. The largest are Vanguard Index Fds (VOO) at 4.4%, Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) at 4.2%, Microsoft Corp (MSFT) at 2.9%, Apple Inc (AAPL) at 1.9% and Broadcom Inc (AVGO) at 1.6%.

What did Sterling Capital Management LLC buy last quarter?

In Q3 2026, Sterling Capital Management LLC added Broadcom Inc (AVGO) (+32.4% shares) and Ishares Tr (IWX) (+5.7% shares), compared with its Q2 2026 filing.

What did Sterling Capital Management LLC sell last quarter?

In Q3 2026, Sterling Capital Management LLC cut from its top 50 Manulife Co-Investment Partner, cut from its top 50 Tq Db Pension Priv Inv Adm, cut from its top 50 Home Depot Inc (HD), cut from its top 50 Stepstone Vc Micro V LP, cut from its top 50 Oracle Corp (ORCL), Rockwell Automation Inc (ROK) (-33.3% shares), Aflac Inc (AFL) (-22.4% shares) and Eli Lilly & Co (LLY) (-18.5% shares), compared with its Q2 2026 filing.

How has Sterling Capital Management LLC's portfolio performed?

A portfolio copying Sterling Capital Management LLC's 20 largest 13F holdings each quarter, from the day each filing was public, returned +13.4% a year over the last 3 years, against +22.3% for the S&P 500. Over 1 year: +11.1% against +11.7%. Over 5 years: +3.7% a year against +10.6%.

When is Sterling Capital Management LLC's next 13F filing due?

13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends. Sterling Capital Management LLC's filing for the quarter ending Dec 31, 2026 is due by Feb 14, 2027; this page updates the day after it is published.

How much money does Sterling Capital Management LLC manage?

Sterling Capital Management LLC reported $296.9M of regulatory assets under management on its latest SEC Form ADV. Its 13F, which covers only US-listed stocks and options, totals $4.9B.