Dearborn Partners LLC
Dearborn Partners LLC is an independent, privately held investment management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1997, the firm manages assets for financial advisors, private clients, and institutions, delivering tailored investment advisory services including financial planning and asset management. The firm employs 23 professionals and serves both institutional and individual client needs, with decades of investment management experience through various market cycles.
Investment Strategy
Dearborn Partners employs a diversified investment approach with a focus on rising dividend companies for defensive ballast and wealth-building. Their strategies include the Rising Dividend Portfolio, aiming for a higher average yield than the S&P 500 and annual dividend growth, and small-cap value portfolios, utilizing disciplined, bottom-up fundamental research to find companies trading at significant discounts to intrinsic value. The firm seeks current income, income growth, and long-term capital appreciation, emphasizing companies likely to raise dividends and a mix of diversification and risk management across market sectors.
Latest 13F Filing Activity
Dearborn Partners LLC filed their most recent 13F report on Jun 30, 2025 disclosing 248 equity positions with a total 13F market value of $2B. The fund increased holdings in Microsoft Corp., Intuit, Casey's General Stores Inc. among other positions. Dearborn Partners LLC reduced exposure to Apple Inc., Becton Dickinson and Co., United Parcel Service Inc. CL B among others.
Top Holdings
Equity Positions (248)
| Ticker | Security | Weight | Market Value | Shares | Avg Cost | Price | Change (QoQ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A AAPL | Apple Inc. | 4.55% | $96.2M | 468,754 | $32.46 | $205.17 | -$14.9M |
M MSFT | Microsoft Corp | 4.43% | $93.6M | 188,211 | $160.29 | $497.41 | +$20.7M |
A ADP | Automatic Data Processing | 2.85% | $60.2M | 195,122 | $93.76 | $308.40 | -$9.0M |
M MCD | McDonalds Corp | 2.35% | $49.6M | 169,682 | $126.05 | $292.17 | -$2.9M |
R RSG | Republic Services Inc | 2.10% | $44.3M | 179,819 | $47.98 | $246.61 | +$654.2K |