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Burns J W & Co. Inc/ny

CIK:0001047339
Investment Adviser
$550M AUM
184 holdings
DeWitt, NY, United States
Founded:1974
10 employees
Latest filing:Sep 30, 2025

J.W. Burns & Company, founded in 1974, is an independent, SEC-registered, fee-only investment counseling and wealth management firm headquartered in DeWitt, New York. The firm serves both individual and institutional clients primarily in Syracuse, Central New York, and the greater Northeast, and has a longstanding record spanning over 50 years. J.W. Burns provides comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and investment advisory services. The firm emphasizes integrity, client service, and results, with a small, dedicated expert team offering personalized investment strategies. Estimated employee count is around 10.

Investment Strategy

J.W. Burns & Company employs a disciplined, long-term investment strategy focusing on investing in high-quality companies with strong management teams and attractive valuations. The firm avoids market timing, maintains a low-turnover approach, and refines portfolio construction to minimize costs. Investment decisions are based on in-depth proprietary research and a commitment to fiduciary standards, ensuring that client portfolios are aligned with individual financial goals while filtering out short-term market 'noise.' They offer separately managed accounts tailored to growth, balance, income, and tax-exempt value needs, with a commitment to avoiding conflicts of interest and providing broad-based financial planning.

Top Buys
A
AAPLAPPLE INC
+$14.1M
G
GOOGALPHABET CLASS C
+$9.2M
V
VTIVANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET ETF
+$4.5M
N
NVDANVIDIA CORPORATION COM
+$4.3M
V
VYMIVANGUARD INTERNATIONAL DIVIDEND ETF
+$3.1M
Top Sells
N
NFLXNETFLIX INC COM
-$2.2M
I
ISRGINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC COM NEW
-$1.6M
V
VVISA INC
-$1.6M
P
PAYXPAYCHEX INC COM
-$1.4M
D
DEDEERE & CO COM
-$1.2M

Top Holdings

A
AAPLAPPLE INC
+8.9%$79.0M
M
MSFTMICROSOFT CORP
+7.6%$66.9M
V
VVISA INC
+4.2%$36.8M
G
GOOGALPHABET CLASS C
+3.9%$34.3M
V
VTIVANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET ETF
+3.4%$30.4M

Equity Positions (184)

TickerSecurityWeightMarket ValueSharesAvg CostPriceChange (QoQ)
A
AAPL
APPLE INC8.94%$79.0M310,198$21.97$254.63+$14.1M
M
MSFT
MICROSOFT CORP7.57%$66.9M129,222$36.92$517.95+$1.8M
V
V
VISA INC4.17%$36.8M107,892$47.40$341.38-$1.6M
G
GOOG
ALPHABET CLASS C3.88%$34.3M140,713$51.06$243.55+$9.2M
V
VTI
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET ETF3.44%$30.4M92,640$252.28$328.17+$4.5M

Industry Allocation

SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC.
+9.9%
ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS
+9.2%
SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE
+8.6%
SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC
+4.2%
SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES
+3.8%