Q2 2026 13F · SEC CIK 1536114
Alta Advisers Ltd
Asset managerFiled 2026-08-12 for Q2 2026. Open the filing ↗ · All SEC filings ↗
- Reported 13F value
- $441.2M
- Reported positions
- 219
- Top holdings a year, 3 yrs
- +17.0%
- Average holding period
- 3.2 yrs
Alta Advisers Ltd is an asset manager that reported 219 positions worth $441.2M in its Q2 2026 13F, filed 2026-08-12. Its largest holdings were Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund Et (VT, 20.0%), Nvidia Corporation Com (NVDA, 12.4%), Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Total (VGSH, 7.5%). A portfolio copying its top holdings returned 17.0% a year over the last 3 years, against 20.4% for the S&P 500.
Alta Advisers Ltd holdings largest 50 of 219 positions.
Weights are shares of the filer's total reported 13F value, compared with Q1 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.
What Alta Advisers Ltd bought and sold in Q2 2026, against Q1 2026.
New positions
Q1 2026's filing was too long to tell new positions apart.
Added to
- GOOG Alphabet Inc+228.1% shares
- NVDA Nvidia Corporation Com+186.4% shares
- AMZN Amazon Com Inc Com+146.8% shares
- VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Total+20.2% shares
- VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund Et+14.6% shares
- CAT Caterpillar Inc Com+7.0% shares
- ORCL Oracle Corp+6.8% shares
Reduced
No position shrank by more than 5%.
Left the top 50
- XOM Exxon Mobil Corpwas 1.0%
- LIN Linde PLCwas 0.3%
- IBM International Business Machswas 0.3%
- MCD Mcdonalds Corp Comwas 0.3%
- PEP Pepsico Incwas 0.3%
- VZ Verizon Communications Inc Comwas 0.3%
- C Citigroup Inc Com Newwas 0.3%
Share counts compared with the Q1 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
- +15.6% /yr
- S&P 500 +20.1%
- 3 years
- +17.0% /yr
- S&P 500 +20.4%
- 5 years
- +9.7% /yr
- S&P 500 +11.6%
A portfolio of the filer's 20 largest 13F positions, weighted by value and rebuilt each quarter on the day the filing became public. 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.
| Quarter | 13F value | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $441.2M | 219 |
| Q1 2026 | $276.4M | 206 |
| Q4 2025 | $276.0M | 199 |
| Q3 2025 | $326.9M | 248 |
| Q2 2025 | $281.0M | 246 |
| Q1 2025 | $234.9M | 229 |
| Q4 2024 | $158.4M | 153 |
| Q3 2024 | $218.9M | 413 |
| Q2 2024 | $207.9M | 399 |
| Q1 2024 | $201.7M | 392 |
| Q4 2023 | $187.2M | 392 |
| Q3 2023 | $172.6M | 388 |
Questions about Alta Advisers Ltd's portfolio
What stocks does Alta Advisers Ltd own?
Alta Advisers Ltd's latest 13F, for Q2 2026 and filed Aug 12, 2026, lists 219 positions worth $441.2M. The largest are Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund Et (VT) at 20.0%, Nvidia Corporation Com (NVDA) at 12.4%, Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Total (VGSH) at 7.5%, Amazon Com Inc Com (AMZN) at 5.1% and Alphabet Inc (GOOG) at 4.8%.
What did Alta Advisers Ltd buy last quarter?
In Q2 2026, Alta Advisers Ltd added Alphabet Inc (GOOG) (+228.1% shares), Nvidia Corporation Com (NVDA) (+186.4% shares) and Amazon Com Inc Com (AMZN) (+146.8% shares), compared with its Q1 2026 filing.
What did Alta Advisers Ltd sell last quarter?
In Q2 2026, Alta Advisers Ltd cut from its top 50 Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM), cut from its top 50 Linde PLC (LIN), cut from its top 50 International Business Machs (IBM), cut from its top 50 Mcdonalds Corp Com (MCD) and cut from its top 50 Pepsico Inc (PEP), compared with its Q1 2026 filing.
How has Alta Advisers Ltd's portfolio performed?
A portfolio copying Alta Advisers Ltd's 20 largest 13F holdings each quarter, from the day each filing was public, returned +17.0% a year over the last 3 years, against +20.4% for the S&P 500. Over 1 year: +15.6% against +20.1%. Over 5 years: +9.7% a year against +11.6%.
When is Alta Advisers Ltd's next 13F filing due?
13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends. Alta Advisers Ltd's filing for the quarter ending Sep 30, 2026 is due by Nov 14, 2026; this page updates the day after it is published.