Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC

In its 13F for Q4 2024 (holdings as of December 31, 2024, filed January 15, 2025), Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC reported 870 stock positions worth $2.9 billion. Its top holding was Apple (AAPL) at 3.5% of the portfolio, followed by Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ, 2.5%) and Wisdomtree International Hed (IHDG, 2.5%). Compared with Q3 2024, it opened 94 new positions, sold out of 67, added to 482 and reduced 264. The biggest buy was Apple (AAPL, shares +149%) and the biggest sale Vanguard Intermediate-Term T (VGIT, shares −49%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
Lincoln, NE
CIK
0001901275
Portfolio Value
$2.9B (Q4 2024)
SEC Filing
0001901275-25-000003 ↗ filed Jan 15, 2025

Holdings Value

0$1.0B$2.0B$3.0B$4.0B$5.0B Q1 2024: $2.4B Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $2.7B Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $2.3B Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $2.9B $2.9B Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $2.5B Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $1.9B Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $1.5B Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $2.7B Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $2.6B Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $4.9B Q2 2026

Holdings 870 stocks · $2.9B

AAPL Apple Inc. 3.47% 401,479 $100.5M Add +148.6%
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 2.54% 144,169 $73.7M Add +20.4%
IHDG Wisdomtree International Hed 2.53% 1,682,409 $73.1M Add +26.4%
SPYG SS SPDR P S&P 500 Growth ETF 2.25% 740,951 $65.1M Add +34.3%
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 2.07% 102,070 $60.1M Add +119.9%
SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF 2.05% 2,173,729 $59.4M Add +5.7%
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac 1.94% 315,093 $56.1M Add +27.9%
FDRR Fidelity Div ETF Rise Rates 1.75% 987,768 $50.8M Add +18.7%
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth 1.63% 117,694 $47.3M Add +74.6%
FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF 1.59% 1,029,253 $46.2M Add +50.6%
IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF 1.58% 734,677 $45.8M Add +17.3%
JAAA Janus Henderson Aaa Clo ETF 1.54% 881,852 $44.7M Add +60.8%
MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Fa 1.54% 216,000 $44.7M Add +16.3%
PAAA Pgim Aaa Clo ETF 1.37% 775,546 $39.7M Add +344.1%
AGOX Adaptive Alpha Opportunities 1.35% 1,440,708 $39.1M Add +2.8%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 1.19% 81,553 $34.4M Add +35.3%
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 1.13% 56,074 $32.9M Add +54.6%
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 1.11% 59,406 $32.0M Add +175.5%
SRLN SS Blackstone Sr Loan ETF 1.05% 728,454 $30.4M Reduce -2.8%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.98% 62,486 $28.3M Add +83.5%
PULS Pgim Ultra Short Bond ETF 0.93% 545,784 $27.0M Add +62.2%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 0.89% 117,912 $25.9M Add +9.9%
STPZ PIMCO 1-5 Year US Tips Index 0.89% 490,624 $25.7M Add +2.9%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 0.88% 189,752 $25.5M Add +32.7%
JQUA JPMorgan US Quality Factor 0.82% 415,597 $23.8M Add +70.2%
TSLA Tesla Inc. 0.80% 57,553 $23.2M Add +104.8%
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui 0.75% 127,965 $21.7M Add +52.2%
DSI iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF 0.73% 190,531 $21.0M Add +56.8%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 0.71% 70,703 $20.5M Add +55.0%
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E 0.67% 168,605 $19.4M Add +15.4%
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui 0.65% 45,924 $18.8M Add +57.4%
XLK SS Technology Select Sector 0.64% 80,194 $18.6M Reduce -2.1%
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.64% 183,279 $18.6M Add +18.2%
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF 0.64% 94,026 $18.4M Add +58.4%
PAVE Global X US Infrastructure 0.59% 419,810 $17.0M Add +3.8%
IOO iShares Global 100 ETF 0.58% 167,201 $16.8M Add +3.1%
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value 0.57% 177,379 $16.4M Add +41.5%
FDLO Fidelity Low Volat Fact ETF 0.55% 261,960 $15.9M Reduce -13.7%
VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd 0.55% 65,792 $15.8M Reduce -4.2%
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income 0.53% 307,131 $15.5M Reduce -10.3%
DIA SS SPDR Dow Jones Indus Avg filed as SPDR DOW JONES INDL AVERAGE 0.51% 34,486 $14.7M Add +98.4%
CGGR Cap Group Growth Equity 0.50% 390,714 $14.5M Add +30.4%
VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF 0.48% 109,018 $13.9M Add +10.7%
XLRE SS Real Estate Select Sector 0.47% 335,195 $13.6M Reduce -6.8%
MGK Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP GR ETF-Ui 0.45% 37,676 $12.9M Add +131.7%
IQLT iShares MSCI International Q 0.43% 334,291 $12.4M Add +34.6%
HEQT Simplify Hedged Equity ETF 0.42% 415,541 $12.3M Add +27.9%
FIXD First Trust Smith Opportunis 0.41% 277,843 $11.9M Add +16.2%
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 0.40% 50,032 $11.6M Add +132.1%
CGDV Cap Group Dividend Value filed as CAPITAL GROUP DIVIDEND VALUE 0.39% 320,207 $11.3M Add +17.4%
DYNF Ishrs US E F R A ETF-Usd Inc. 0.37% 209,504 $10.7M Add +63.5%
BIL SS SPDR BB 1-3M T-Bill ETF 0.37% 117,102 $10.7M Add +46.1%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.37% 44,508 $10.7M Add +29.4%
GLD SPDR Gold Shares 0.35% 42,029 $10.2M Add +40.1%
WMT Walmart Inc. 0.35% 111,987 $10.1M Add +18.9%
LMBS First Trust Low Duration Opp 0.35% 206,671 $10.1M Reduce -4.0%
JMUB JPMorgan Municipal ETF 0.34% 193,660 $9.7M Add +89.3%
VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term T 0.33% 163,917 $9.5M Reduce -48.6%
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth 0.33% 68,031 $9.5M Add +476.4%
FIW First Trust Water ETF 0.33% 92,560 $9.4M Add +28.2%
QQQM Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 0.32% 43,842 $9.2M Add +90.1%
QGRO American Century US Quality 0.32% 91,691 $9.1M Add +49.3%
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. 0.31% 11,757 $9.1M Add +43.1%
VGT Vanguard Info Tech ETF 0.30% 13,947 $8.7M Add +37.3%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.29% 44,572 $8.4M Add +18.7%
AVUV Avantis US Small Cap Value 0.29% 87,012 $8.4M Add +10.2%
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco 0.29% 145,666 $8.4M Add +18.9%
COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF 0.29% 147,790 $8.3M Add +26.4%
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 0.28% 14,059 $8.2M Add +8.3%
VV Vngrd Mrgstr LRG-Cap ETF-Usd 0.28% 30,339 $8.2M Add +37.0%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 0.28% 42,599 $8.1M Reduce -10.4%
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. 0.27% 46,961 $7.9M Add +26.1%
BUFR FT Vest Lad Buffervetf-Usd I 0.27% 256,945 $7.8M Add +15.6%
UCON First Trust Smith Unconstrai 0.27% 314,947 $7.8M Reduce -4.7%
GSY Invesco Ultra Short Duration 0.26% 151,740 $7.6M Reduce -45.3%
VHT Vanguard Health Care ETF 0.26% 29,672 $7.5M Add +35.5%
UPS United Parcel Service Class B 0.25% 58,465 $7.4M Add +636.8%
TBIL F/M US Treasury 3 Month Bill 0.24% 142,025 $7.1M Add +42.5%
OUNZ Vaneck Merk Gold ETF 0.24% 278,903 $7.1M Add +23.9%
NULV Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Val ETF 0.24% 173,753 $6.8M Reduce -31.0%
VDE Vanguard Energy ETF 0.23% 55,996 $6.8M Reduce -13.2%
IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value E 0.23% 36,334 $6.7M Add +25.1%
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.23% 21,117 $6.7M Add +25.1%
DGRW Wisdomtree U.S. Quality Divi 0.23% 82,198 $6.7M Reduce -5.6%
XLE SS Energy Select Sector 0.23% 77,342 $6.6M Reduce -25.3%
CAT Caterpillar Inc. 0.23% 18,189 $6.6M Add +10.5%
FTHI Fthi/First Trust Exchange-TR 0.23% 282,648 $6.6M Reduce -8.4%
HELO JPMorgan Hedged Equity ETF 0.23% 105,687 $6.6M Add +74.7%
FBT First Trust Nyse Arca Biotec 0.23% 39,409 $6.6M Reduce -19.5%
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd 0.22% 24,588 $6.5M Reduce -44.1%
FICO Fair Isaac Corp. 0.22% 3,220 $6.4M Add +1152.9%
PHYS Sprott Physical Gold Trust 0.22% 316,762 $6.4M Add +27.7%
SDY SS SPDR S&P Dividend ETF 0.22% 47,654 $6.3M Add +1.7%
RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend 0.22% 105,723 $6.3M Reduce -9.0%
OKE Oneok Inc. 0.22% 62,196 $6.2M Add +0.1%
QUS SS SPDR MSCI U Stratfact ETF 0.21% 39,923 $6.2M New
HD Home Depot Inc. 0.21% 15,802 $6.1M Add +10.3%
SCHG Schwab US Large-Cap Growth 0.21% 218,271 $6.1M Reduce -5.2%
FTQI First Trust Nasdaq Buywrite 0.21% 290,074 $6.0M Add +14.1%
RWL Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF 0.21% 61,664 $6.0M Add +22.7%

Show all 870 holdings

Other holdings (2): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $928K (not counted above)
SecurityClassShares / PrincipalValueChange
BANK OF AMERICA CORP (BAC 7.25 PERP L) 7.25%CNV PFD L 570$695KNo change
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY (WFC 7.5 PERP L) PERP PFD CNV A 195$233KNew

Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $2.9B.

Portfolio Sells Q3 2024 → Q4 2024

VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term T Reduce -48.6% 0.33% −0.50
GSY Invesco Ultra Short Duration Reduce -45.3% 0.26% −0.34
SRLN SS Blackstone Sr Loan ETF Reduce -2.8% 1.05% −0.30
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd Reduce -44.1% 0.22% −0.28
FTCS First Trust Capital Strength Reduce -45.4% 0.20% −0.27
FDLO Fidelity Low Volat Fact ETF Reduce -13.7% 0.55% −0.26
XLRE SS Real Estate Select Sector Reduce -6.8% 0.47% −0.22
NULV Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Val ETF Reduce -31.0% 0.24% −0.22
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income Reduce -10.3% 0.53% −0.22
SUSA iShares ESG Optimized MSCI U Reduce -81.5% 0.04% −0.21
DBEM Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Mark Reduce -39.7% 0.14% −0.17
USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Fac Reduce -31.3% 0.19% −0.17
ICVT iShares Convertible Bond ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.16
XLE SS Energy Select Sector Reduce -25.3% 0.23% −0.16
VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd Reduce -4.2% 0.55% −0.16
XLK SS Technology Select Sector Reduce -2.1% 0.64% −0.15
MXI iShares Global Materials ETF Reduce -46.7% 0.08% −0.14
QLTA iShares Aaa - A Rated Corpor Reduce -54.0% 0.08% −0.14
FAN First Trust Global Wind Ener Reduce -55.4% 0.06% −0.14
FBT First Trust Nyse Arca Biotec Reduce -19.5% 0.23% −0.14
VUSB Vanguard Ultra Short Bond Et Reduce -72.4% 0.04% −0.13
RSPS Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Reduce -58.4% 0.06% −0.13
STIP iShares 0-5 Year Tips Bond E Reduce -53.9% 0.07% −0.12
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Reduce -36.0% 0.12% −0.12
LMBS First Trust Low Duration Opp Reduce -4.0% 0.35% −0.11
NUSC Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF Reduce -22.3% 0.17% −0.11
VDE Vanguard Energy ETF Reduce -13.2% 0.23% −0.11
EFG iShares MSCI Eafe Growth ETF Reduce -62.0% 0.04% −0.11
UCON First Trust Smith Unconstrai Reduce -4.7% 0.27% −0.09
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. Reduce -6.1% 0.20% −0.09
UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. Reduce -7.1% 0.16% −0.09
FVD First Trust Value Line DVD Reduce -10.7% 0.19% −0.09
AGZD Wisdomtree Trust Wisdomtree Reduce -75.1% 0.02% −0.09
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. Reduce -12.0% 0.14% −0.08
DGRW Wisdomtree U.S. Quality Divi Reduce -5.6% 0.23% −0.08
RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Reduce -9.0% 0.22% −0.08
FTHI Fthi/First Trust Exchange-TR Reduce -8.4% 0.23% −0.08
PBD Invesco Global Clean Energy Reduce -55.9% 0.03% −0.08
JPIB JPMorgan Intl BND ETF Reduce -42.3% 0.06% −0.07
FJUN FT Vest US Equity Buff ETF-J Reduce -50.5% 0.05% −0.07
PECO Phillips Edison & Company Inc. Reduce -23.2% 0.11% −0.07
TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury BD Reduce -25.1% 0.08% −0.07
MDIV FT Multi-Asset Divers Inc. Reduce -60.9% 0.03% −0.07
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C Reduce -10.4% 0.28% −0.06
ANGL Vaneck Fallen Angel High YLD Reduce -57.7% 0.03% −0.06
SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF Reduce -7.3% 0.19% −0.06
XMMO Invesco S&P Midcap Momentum Reduce -8.6% 0.17% −0.06
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Reduce -19.8% 0.07% −0.06
SDVY First Trust Smid Cap Rising Reduce -42.1% 0.05% −0.06
JNJ Johnson & Johnson Reduce -8.9% 0.10% −0.06

Portfolio Buys Q3 2024 → Q4 2024

AAPL Apple Inc. Add +148.6% 3.47% +1.85
PAAA Pgim Aaa Clo ETF Add +344.1% 1.37% +0.98
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Add +119.9% 2.07% +0.92
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Add +175.5% 1.11% +0.61
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth Add +74.6% 1.63% +0.54
TSLA Tesla Inc. Add +104.8% 0.80% +0.49
JAAA Janus Henderson Aaa Clo ETF Add +60.8% 1.54% +0.34
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B Add +83.5% 0.98% +0.30
SPYG SS SPDR P S&P 500 Growth ETF Add +34.3% 2.25% +0.27
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth Add +476.4% 0.33% +0.26
AVGO Broadcom Inc. Add +132.1% 0.40% +0.24
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US Add +54.6% 1.13% +0.24
JQUA JPMorgan US Quality Factor Add +70.2% 0.82% +0.23
MGK Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP GR ETF-Ui Add +131.7% 0.45% +0.22
FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF Add +50.6% 1.59% +0.22
QUS SS SPDR MSCI U Stratfact ETF New 0.21% +0.21
PULS Pgim Ultra Short Bond ETF Add +62.2% 0.93% +0.21
UPS United Parcel Service Class B Add +636.8% 0.25% +0.21
FICO Fair Isaac Corp. Add +1152.9% 0.22% +0.20
DIA SS SPDR Dow Jones Indus Avg Add +98.4% 0.51% +0.19
CWB SS SPDR BB Conv Sec ETF New 0.18% +0.18
JMST JPM Ultra-Short Muni Income New 0.17% +0.17
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui Add +57.4% 0.65% +0.17
DSI iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF Add +56.8% 0.73% +0.15
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Add +55.0% 0.71% +0.15
CAVA Cava Group Inc. New 0.14% +0.14
SHW The Sherwin-Williams Co. Add +700.4% 0.16% +0.14
NVDA Nvidia Corp. Add +32.7% 0.88% +0.13
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF Add +58.4% 0.64% +0.13
BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 MNTH Box New 0.13% +0.13
QQQM Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF Add +90.1% 0.32% +0.12
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui Add +52.2% 0.75% +0.11
JMUB JPMorgan Municipal ETF Add +89.3% 0.34% +0.11
LULU Lululemon Athletica Inc. New 0.10% +0.10
MSTR Strategy Inc. Add +353.5% 0.12% +0.10
PPG PPG Industries Inc. Add +941.8% 0.11% +0.10
DYNF Ishrs US E F R A ETF-Usd Inc. Add +63.5% 0.37% +0.10
DFAI Dimensional International Co. Add +324.2% 0.13% +0.09
NUDM Nuveen ESG Intl Devel MRK Eq New 0.09% +0.09
QGRO American Century US Quality Add +49.3% 0.32% +0.07
INTC Intel Corp. Add +365.1% 0.10% +0.07
IETC iShares U.S. Tech Independen New 0.07% +0.07
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Add +35.3% 1.19% +0.07
HELO JPMorgan Hedged Equity ETF Add +74.7% 0.23% +0.07
BA The Boeing Co. Add +68.4% 0.18% +0.07
JEPQ JPM Nasdaq Equity Premium Add +80.8% 0.20% +0.07
QQQE Dirx Nasdaq-100EQ Wi ETF-Usd Add +148.4% 0.13% +0.06
IWY iShares Russell Top 200 Grow Add +524.4% 0.07% +0.06
DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth Add +111.5% 0.14% +0.06
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. Add +29.4% 0.37% +0.06

Notes & Other Activity Q3 2024 → Q4 2024

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY (WFC 7.5 PERP L) PERP PFD CNV A New 195 $233K

Bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants; not part of the stock holdings or percentages above.

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 1,934$4.9BAAPL, JAAA, SPYG, IVV, IWF
Q1 2026 1,073$2.6BAAPL, JAAA, IHDG, QQQ, VOO
Q4 2025 924$2.7BAAPL, QQQ, IHDG, JAAA, SPYG
Q3 2025 2,098$1.5BQQQ, IVV, AAPL, IWF, MSFT
Q2 2025 2,829$1.9BIHDG, SPYG, JAAA, IWF, QQQ
Q1 2025 856$2.5BIHDG, QQQ, SPYG, QUAL, JAAA
Q4 2024 870$2.9BAAPL, QQQ, IHDG, SPYG, IVV
Q3 2024 843$2.3BIHDG, QQQ, SCHD, SPYG, QUAL
Q2 2024 895$2.7BAAPL, QQQ, SCHD, IHDG, IVV
Q1 2024 870$2.4BAAPL, QQQ, SCHD, IHDG, IVV