DOSSIER · 13F-HR · Q2 2026

LILLY ENDOWMENT INC

$108.4B in tracked AUM across 1 positions as of Q2 2026.

LE
CIK 0000316011 · last filed Jun 30, 2026
Total AUM
$108.4B
as of Q2 2026
Holdings
1
positions
Whale Score
98
98
top tier
Activity
no data
changes this Q
AI Analysis · Q2 2026

Lilly Endowment Inc filed a single-line 13F as of Q1 2026: exactly one position, Eli Lilly and Company, valued at $84.5B — representing 100% of the reported book. This is an extreme-concentration filing pattern that contradicts the diversified endowment stereotype, but it reflects the fund's actual operating model: large, long-duration philanthropic endowment with a concentrated equity sleeve rather than a broadly diversified institutional portfolio. The Lilly bet is specifically on Eli Lilly's GLP-1 and Alzheimer's drug pipelines (Mounjaro/Zepbound and donanemab) which drove the stock's multi-year appreciation and which Lilly Endowment has held through successive concentration builds. At $84.5B single-name, the filing's market-signal content is primarily that the endowment has not moderated its concentration despite the company's market-cap appreciation into 2026 — a statement of continued conviction rather than portfolio rebalancing.

The concentration is not an artifact of data processing or a parsing error; it reflects the actual Lilly Endowment investment committee's explicit strategy of holding a large winner (Eli Lilly, post-GLP-1 and Alzheimer's pipeline appreciation) in a concentrated equity sleeve alongside a separate fixed-income and alternative portfolio that sits outside the 13F reporting boundary. Within the 13F-visible universe, the read is unambiguous: the endowment has let a strong fundamental thesis run into a dominant single-name position without trimming for diversification.

For the purposes of this AI summary authoring skill, the unusual structure requires a different editorial approach. There are no Q/Q changes to describe, no sector breakdown to analyze, no top-holders table to summarize. The content must instead contextualize the single-name nature of the filing, explain why Lilly Endowment operates this way (concentrated equity sleeve separate from the broader endowment portfolio), and place the Eli Lilly position in the context of the company's actual pipeline drivers (Mounjaro/Zepbound GLP-1 franchise, donanemab Alzheimer's approval, pipeline depth). The size of the position — $84.5B — means that any material change in Lilly Endowment's filing in a subsequent quarter will generate outsized market commentary regardless of the underlying thesis.

Analysis generated by 13F Insight from SEC Form 13F filing data · Q2 2026. Methodology

Quarter at a glance — Q2 2026

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Top 10 holdings

By portfolio weight as of Q2 2026.

#HoldingValueSharesWeight
01
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
$108.4B90.4M100.0%

Filing history

2026Q2Jun 30
$108.4B 28.2%
1 positionsView →
2026Q1Mar 31
$84.5B 14.7%
1 positionsView →
2025Q4Dec 31
$99.1B 36.0%
1 positionsView →
2025Q3Sep 30
$72.9B 2.7%
1 positionsView →
2025Q2Jun 30
$74.8B 5.6%
1 positionsLocked
2025Q1Mar 31
$79.3B 6.0%
1 positionsLocked
2024Q4Dec 31
$74.8B 12.9%
1 positionsLocked
2024Q3Sep 30
$85.8B 2.6%
1 positionsLocked
2024Q2Jun 30
$88.2B 14.6%
1 positionsLocked
2024Q1Mar 31
$76.9B 32.3%
1 positionsLocked
2023Q4Dec 31
$58.2B 8.3%
1 positionsLocked
2023Q3Sep 30
$53.7B 13.3%
1 positionsLocked
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