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Bristlecone Advisors, LLC

CIK:0001671716
Investment Adviser
$2B AUM
293 holdings
Bellevue, WA, United States
Founded:1999
19 employees
Latest filing:Jun 30, 2025

Bristlecone Advisors, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. Founded in April 1999, the firm specializes in providing investment advisory and family office services, primarily serving high net worth individuals, their families, charitable organizations, and select businesses. As of July 2025, the firm manages approximately $2.1 billion in assets and employs around 19 people, with a significant portion devoted to investment functions.

Investment Strategy

Bristlecone Advisors focuses on tailored investment advisory and family office solutions for high net worth individuals and families. Their strategy emphasizes diversified, long-term portfolio construction featuring core equity (including major holdings in Microsoft, Nvidia, Apple, and Amazon), fixed income, and other asset classes. They prioritize personalized, discretionary portfolio management, risk management, and alignment with each client's goals and values, seeking to preserve and grow wealth responsibly.

Latest 13F Filing Activity

Bristlecone Advisors, LLC filed their most recent 13F report on Jun 30, 2025 disclosing 292 equity positions with a total 13F market value of $1B. The fund increased holdings in Microsoft Corp., Nvidia Corporation, Ishares TR among other positions. Bristlecone Advisors, LLC reduced exposure to Wisdomtree TR, Alphabet Inc., Apple Inc. among others.

Top Buys
M
MSFTMICROSOFT CORP
+$34.0M
N
NVDANVIDIA CORPORATION
+$8.9M
I
IVVISHARES TR
+$7.6M
S
SPDWSPDR INDEX SHS FDS
+$4.9M
X
XLKSELECT SECTOR SPDR TR
+$3.5M
Top Sells
U
USFRWISDOMTREE TR
-$17.1M
G
GOOGALPHABET INC
-$6.7M
A
AAPLAPPLE INC
-$4.6M
P
PFEPFIZER INC
-$3.3M
U
UNHUNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC
-$2.6M

Top Holdings

M
MSFTMICROSOFT CORP
+13.2%$157.3M
I
IVVISHARES TR
+5.0%$60.0M
N
NVDANVIDIA CORPORATION
+3.5%$41.5M
A
AAPLAPPLE INC
+3.4%$40.7M
A
AGGISHARES TR
+3.2%$38.7M

Equity Positions (292)

TickerSecurityWeightMarket ValueSharesAvg CostPriceChange (QoQ)
MICROSOFT CORP13.21%$157.3M316,184$125.84$497.41+$34.0M
ISHARES TR5.03%$60.0M96,559$351.91$620.90+$7.6M
NVIDIA CORPORATION3.49%$41.5M262,753$15.24$157.99+$8.9M
APPLE INC3.42%$40.7M198,490$63.19$205.17-$4.6M
ISHARES TR3.25%$38.7M389,736$99.64$99.20-$2.3M

Industry Allocation

SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE
+14.7%
SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES
+3.9%
ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS
+3.4%
SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC.
+3.2%
RETAIL-CATALOG & MAIL-ORDER HOUSES
+2.9%

Investment Team (6)

NameRoleLocationLinkedIn
C
Chris Taylor
PartnerBellevue, WA , United States
Jeff Parker
Jeff Parker
PartnerSeattle, WA , United States
Kevin Mccandlish
Kevin Mccandlish
PartnerLynnwood, WA , United States
T
Tony Waltier
Partner - Portfolio ManagerBothell, WA , United States
Joseph Winkler
Joseph Winkler
PartnerBellevue, WA , United States
K
Keith Vernon
PrincipalSeattle, WA , United States