Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC

In its 13F for Q4 2024 (holdings as of December 31, 2024, filed February 14, 2025), Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC reported 1,401 stock positions worth $8.4 billion. Its top holding was Aptus Collared Invest Opp (ACIO) at 6.2% of the portfolio, followed by Aptus Defined Risk ETF (DRSK, 3.7%) and Apple (AAPL, 3.0%). Compared with Q3 2024, it opened 233 new positions, sold out of 62, added to 791 and reduced 193. The biggest buy was Invesco Bulletshares 2031 CB (BSCV, shares +177%) and the biggest sale Invesco Bulletshares 2026 CB (BSCQ, shares −98%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
FAIRHOPE, AL
CIK
0001664193
Portfolio Value
$8.4B (Q4 2024)
SEC Filing
0001398344-25-002922 ↗ filed Feb 14, 2025

Holdings Value

0$5.0B$10.0B$15.0B Q1 2024: $4.7B Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $5.3B Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $6.6B Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $8.4B $8.4B Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $8.8B Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $10.1B Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $11.0B Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $11.8B Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $11.9B Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $13.7B Q2 2026

Holdings 1,401 stocks · $8.4B

ACIO Aptus Collared Invest Opp 6.16% 12,851,467 $517.1M Add +28.6%
DRSK Aptus Defined Risk ETF 3.74% 11,448,430 $314.0M Add +46.6%
AAPL Apple Inc. 2.97% 997,698 $249.8M Add +33.5%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 2.41% 479,391 $202.1M Add +28.8%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 2.26% 1,412,777 $189.7M Add +16.2%
OSCV Opus Small Cap Value ETF 1.99% 4,510,847 $166.9M Add +4.3%
JUCY Aptus Enhanced Yield ETF 1.55% 5,723,802 $130.3M Add +2.2%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 1.54% 591,497 $129.8M Add +27.7%
ADME Aptus Drwdwn MGD Eqty ETF 1.48% 2,661,634 $124.3M Add +30.3%
IDEV iShares Core MSCI Dev MKTS 1.47% 1,917,437 $123.6M Add +15.7%
SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF 1.31% 1,595,653 $110.0M Add +24.9%
BSCU Invesco Bulletshares 2030 CB 1.29% 6,625,611 $108.5M Add +97.7%
BSCV Invesco Bulletshares 2031 CB 1.29% 6,749,178 $108.3M Add +176.8%
IBDW iShares Ibonds Dec 2031 Corp. 1.29% 5,312,844 $108.1M Add +49.7%
IDUB Aptus Intl Enhan YLD ETF 1.27% 5,329,284 $107.1M Add +10.6%
DUBS Aptus LRG Cap Enh YLD ETF 1.21% 3,145,169 $101.6M Add +1.0%
IBDU iShares Ibonds Dec 2029 Term 1.14% 4,201,680 $95.8M Add +32.3%
BSCW Invesco Bulletshares 2032 CB 1.11% 4,620,491 $92.9M Add +90.5%
IBDV iShares Ibonds Dec 2030 Corp. 1.10% 4,341,723 $92.7M Add +66.8%
IBDX iShares Ibonds Dec 2032 TC 1.04% 3,559,880 $87.5M Add +67.8%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 1.03% 455,286 $86.7M Add +23.3%
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF 1.03% 1,803,086 $86.2M Add +37.8%
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight 0.95% 455,912 $79.9M Add +24.0%
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 0.91% 330,054 $76.5M Reduce -3.3%
SPEM State Street SP PTF Em ETF 0.87% 1,895,200 $72.7M Add +13.0%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.86% 301,558 $72.3M Add +27.4%
IBDY iShares Ibonds Dec 2033 Corp. 0.84% 2,800,202 $70.3M Add +86.5%
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 0.82% 118,214 $69.2M Add +20.8%
TSLA Tesla Inc. 0.76% 158,841 $64.1M Add +25.4%
SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF 0.72% 2,217,267 $60.6M Add +19.9%
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.69% 182,658 $57.7M Add +19.8%
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.68% 532,914 $57.3M Add +45.9%
SCHX Schwab US Large-Cap ETF 0.66% 2,395,256 $55.5M No change
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.62% 115,687 $52.4M Add +33.6%
IBDT iShares Ibonds Dec 2028 ETF 0.61% 2,075,033 $51.7M Reduce -37.7%
IBDS Ishrs Ibnds Dec 27 Corp. ETF 0.61% 2,156,096 $51.7M Reduce -31.0%
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 0.61% 95,789 $51.6M Add +125.3%
WMT Walmart Inc. 0.60% 556,132 $50.3M Add +20.3%
BSCT Invesco Bulletshares 2029 CB 0.59% 2,715,053 $49.8M Add +25.5%
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.59% 83,738 $49.2M Add +12.9%
BUFR FT Vest Lad Buffervetf-Usd I 0.58% 1,596,265 $48.6M Add +22.7%
FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF 0.56% 1,043,318 $47.0M Add +19.8%
UCON First Trust Smith Unconstrai 0.55% 1,858,338 $45.8M Add +22.3%
SCHB Schwab US Broad Market ETF 0.54% 1,990,981 $45.2M Add +17.6%
PGR Progressive Corp. 0.52% 181,723 $43.5M Add +14.2%
CGDV Cap Group Dividend Value filed as CAPITAL GROUP DIVIDEND VALUE 0.49% 1,162,524 $41.0M Add +3.9%
NOW ServiceNow Inc. 0.49% 38,596 $40.9M Add +14.0%
UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. 0.47% 77,467 $39.2M Add +24.4%
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 0.46% 875,315 $38.5M Add +13.0%
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. 0.43% 214,651 $36.0M Add +19.3%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.43% 189,485 $35.9M Add +73.6%
GSEW Goldman Sachs Eql WGHT Large 0.42% 456,306 $35.2M Add +67.1%
CAT Caterpillar Inc. 0.41% 96,109 $34.9M Add +19.3%
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. 0.41% 44,180 $34.1M Add +24.5%
BSCS Invesco Bulletshares 2028 CB 0.41% 1,693,856 $34.1M Add +27.7%
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 0.40% 65,796 $33.6M Add +12.7%
SYK Stryker Corp. 0.40% 92,715 $33.4M Add +14.8%
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp. 0.38% 65,547 $31.9M Add +21.7%
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income 0.38% 630,764 $31.8M Add +379.0%
VCSH Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF 0.36% 385,557 $30.1M Reduce -7.5%
RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend 0.35% 503,604 $29.8M Add +3.1%
SPYG SS SPDR P S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.35% 337,608 $29.7M Add +10.8%
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac 0.35% 165,602 $29.5M Add +43.7%
NFLX Netflix Inc. 0.35% 32,589 $29.0M Add +20.7%
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco 0.35% 502,733 $29.0M Add +10.7%
BAC Bank of America Corp. filed as BANK AMERICA CORP 0.34% 649,775 $28.6M Add +37.5%
IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF 0.34% 428,620 $28.3M Add +4.0%
FANG Diamondback Energy Inc. 0.31% 161,067 $26.4M Add +33.4%
LOW Lowe's Cos Inc. 0.31% 106,305 $26.2M Add +14.1%
SO The Southern Co. 0.30% 309,304 $25.5M Add +15.7%
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 0.30% 43,080 $25.4M Add +118.6%
BKAG BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF 0.30% 611,236 $25.3M Add +12.3%
BLK BlackRock Inc. 0.30% 24,640 $25.3M Add +15.5%
ACN Accenture PLC Class A 0.30% 71,785 $25.3M Add +18.1%
AMAT Applied Materials Inc. 0.30% 155,012 $25.2M Add +15.7%
ET Energy Transfer LP 0.30% 1,276,127 $25.0M Add +14.1%
KO The Coca-Cola Co. 0.30% 400,083 $24.9M Add +739.4%
LIN Linde PLC 0.29% 59,118 $24.8M Add +14.1%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 0.29% 169,259 $24.5M Add +15.5%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.29% 26,562 $24.3M Add +15.7%
MS Morgan Stanley 0.28% 190,347 $23.9M Add +26.6%
MCD McDonald's Corp. 0.28% 80,365 $23.3M Add +22.6%
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth 0.28% 57,883 $23.2M Add +2.2%
DFAI Dimensional International Co. 0.27% 782,425 $22.8M Add +2.8%
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc. 0.27% 43,517 $22.7M Add +44.3%
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.27% 42,980 $22.4M Add +13.8%
HON Honeywell International Inc. 0.26% 96,851 $21.9M Add +28.7%
TMUS T-Mobile US Inc. 0.26% 98,750 $21.8M Add +13.0%
BR Broadridge Financial Solutio 0.26% 96,086 $21.8M Add +15.5%
MAR Marriott International Class A 0.26% 77,479 $21.6M Add +13.1%
CHE Chemed Corp. 0.26% 40,695 $21.6M Add +22.0%
FISV Fiserv Inc. 0.25% 103,720 $21.3M Add +14.8%
SPDW Ste STR SPDR PT DW Eu ETF 0.25% 607,611 $20.7M Add +6.7%
IUSB Ishr CR Unvrse Usd BD ETF-Ui 0.25% 457,535 $20.7M Add +583.8%
JCPB JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF 0.25% 448,534 $20.7M Add +27.8%
ABBV Abbvie Inc. 0.24% 113,315 $20.1M Add +36.0%
ABT Abbott Laboratories 0.23% 172,761 $19.5M Add +33.4%
INTU Intuit Inc. 0.23% 30,533 $19.2M Add +11.9%
CSX CSX Corp. 0.21% 552,342 $17.8M Add +12.8%
TJX TJX Companies Inc. filed as TJX COS INC NEW 0.21% 146,798 $17.7M Add +15.1%

Show all 1,401 holdings

Options reported separately and not counted above: TLT calls ($262.0M), JNJ calls ($173.5M), AMZN calls ($153.6M), NVDA calls ($134.3M), MSFT calls ($126.5M), OXY calls ($123.5M), UBER calls ($90.5M), FCX calls ($83.8M).

Other holdings (1): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $35K (not counted above)
SecurityClassShares / PrincipalValueChange
OXY.WS Occidental Petroleum-CW27 *W EXP 08/03/202 1,279$35KAdd +51.2%

Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $8.4B.

Portfolio Sells Q3 2024 → Q4 2024

BSCQ Invesco Bulletshares 2026 CB Reduce -98.0% 0.02% −1.46
IBDT iShares Ibonds Dec 2028 ETF Reduce -37.7% 0.61% −0.68
IBDS Ishrs Ibnds Dec 27 Corp. ETF Reduce -31.0% 0.61% −0.54
BSCP Invesco Bulletshares 2025 CB Reduce -94.4% 0.02% −0.53
QQQM Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF Reduce -77.6% 0.10% −0.43
XHLF Bondbloxx BBG 6 MTH US Treas Reduce -64.8% 0.13% −0.35
XLU St Sr Utl SL SE SPDR ETF-Usd Reduce -97.1% 0.01% −0.24
PEP Pepsico Inc. Reduce -51.0% 0.12% −0.23
ELV Elevance Health Inc. Reduce -88.4% 0.02% −0.23
MDLZ Mondelez International Inc. Class A Reduce -77.1% 0.03% −0.17
ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Def Reduce -98.9% 0.00% −0.17
XLC SS Comm Select Sector SPDR Reduce -98.5% 0.00% −0.16
VCSH Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF Reduce -7.5% 0.36% −0.14
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. Reduce -37.4% 0.11% −0.14
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Reduce -21.0% 0.15% −0.09
XMAR FT Vest US Equity Enhance & Reduce -37.8% 0.07% −0.07
OSBC Old Second Bancorp Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.07
ASH Ashland Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.06
LECO Lincoln Electric Holdings Sold out 0.00% −0.06
FIXD First Trust Smith Opportunis Reduce -44.3% 0.04% −0.06
DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 Reduce -39.2% 0.05% −0.05
EVTC Evertec Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.05
WASH Washington Trust Bancorp Sold out 0.00% −0.05
IOT Samsara Inc. Class A Reduce -0.0% 0.12% −0.05
SCTXX Schwab Amt Tax FR MNY-Ultra Sold out 0.00% −0.05
QEFA STSR SPD MSC Eaf Stgfs-US Inc. Reduce -0.3% 0.11% −0.05
BRKR Bruker Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.04
ILCG iShares Morningstar Growth E Reduce -24.8% 0.07% −0.04
ON On Semiconductor Sold out 0.00% −0.04
BNDX Vanguard Total Intl Bond ETF Reduce -56.2% 0.02% −0.03
IVLU iShares MSCI International V Reduce -2.0% 0.06% −0.03
GSLC Goldman Activebeta US LC ETF Reduce -63.2% 0.01% −0.03
DFIC Dimensional International Co. Reduce -83.6% 0.00% −0.02
SOFI Sofi Technologies Inc. Reduce -86.8% 0.01% −0.02
VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Facto Reduce -2.7% 0.07% −0.02
NXH Neighborhood Intelligence Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.02
IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF Reduce -1.1% 0.07% −0.02
SAMT Strategas Macro Them Opps Reduce -0.6% 0.09% −0.02
BSMO Invesco Bulletshares 2024 MB Sold out 0.00% −0.02
TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury BD Reduce -0.3% 0.04% −0.02
IEV iShares Europe ETF Reduce -2.5% 0.04% −0.02
QJUN FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer Et Reduce -4.1% 0.06% −0.02
SLYV SS SPDR S&P 600 SC Val ETF Reduce -10.3% 0.04% −0.02
SKX Skechers USA Inc. Class A Sold out 0.00% −0.02
INFL Horizon Kinetics Infl Benef Reduce -8.4% 0.04% −0.02
FJUN FT Vest US Equity Buff ETF-J Reduce -6.5% 0.05% −0.02
GLDM SPDR Gold Minishares Trust Reduce -4.7% 0.04% −0.02
VOE Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap Val ETF Reduce -6.3% 0.04% −0.02
SUSL iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders Reduce -0.6% 0.05% −0.01
LCTU iShares U.S. Carbon Transiti Reduce -26.6% 0.02% −0.01

Portfolio Buys Q3 2024 → Q4 2024

BSCV Invesco Bulletshares 2031 CB Add +176.8% 1.29% +0.67
SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF Add +19.9% 0.72% +0.46
BSCU Invesco Bulletshares 2030 CB Add +97.7% 1.29% +0.43
DRSK Aptus Defined Risk ETF Add +46.6% 3.74% +0.38
SCHB Schwab US Broad Market ETF Add +17.6% 0.54% +0.35
BSCW Invesco Bulletshares 2032 CB Add +90.5% 1.11% +0.33
AAPL Apple Inc. Add +33.5% 2.97% +0.33
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income Add +379.0% 0.38% +0.28
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Add +125.3% 0.61% +0.27
TSLA Tesla Inc. Add +25.4% 0.76% +0.26
KO The Coca-Cola Co. Add +739.4% 0.30% +0.24
IBDY iShares Ibonds Dec 2033 Corp. Add +86.5% 0.84% +0.23
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. Add +27.7% 1.54% +0.23
IBDV iShares Ibonds Dec 2030 Corp. Add +66.8% 1.10% +0.23
IBDX iShares Ibonds Dec 2032 TC Add +67.8% 1.04% +0.21
IUSB Ishr CR Unvrse Usd BD ETF-Ui Add +583.8% 0.25% +0.20
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Add +1221.2% 0.19% +0.18
SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bo Add +5315.1% 0.17% +0.17
FUTY Fidelity MSCI US Utilities New 0.16% +0.16
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A Add +73.6% 0.43% +0.15
XLF SS Financial Select Sector Add +1183.2% 0.17% +0.15
MKC McCormick & Co.-Non VTG SHRS Add +3162.8% 0.15% +0.15
IBDW iShares Ibonds Dec 2031 Corp. Add +49.7% 1.29% +0.14
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Add +857.8% 0.15% +0.13
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Add +118.6% 0.30% +0.13
ACIO Aptus Collared Invest Opp Add +28.6% 6.16% +0.12
FRDM Freedom 100 Emeging MRKT ETF Add +7547.6% 0.12% +0.12
SDVY First Trust Smid Cap Rising Add +412.3% 0.16% +0.12
IGLD FT Vest Gold Strategy Target New 0.11% +0.11
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Add +1432.8% 0.12% +0.11
DBEF Xtrackers MSCI Eafe Hedged E New 0.11% +0.11
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. Add +27.4% 0.86% +0.10
UITB Victoryshares Core Intermedi New 0.10% +0.10
GSEW Goldman Sachs Eql WGHT Large Add +67.1% 0.42% +0.10
BKLC BNY Mellon US LRG Cap Cor Add +980.5% 0.11% +0.10
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C Add +23.3% 1.03% +0.09
XONE Bondbloxx BBG 1 Dur US Treas Add +478.6% 0.12% +0.09
EFV iShares MSCI Eafe Value ETF Add +698.4% 0.11% +0.09
PAVE Global X US Infrastructure Add +5661.9% 0.09% +0.09
BIV Vanguard Intermediate-Term B Add +3040.7% 0.09% +0.09
WTFC Wintrust Financial Corp. New 0.09% +0.09
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Add +229.3% 0.16% +0.09
PRIM Primoris Services Corp. New 0.09% +0.09
CASH Pathward Financial Inc. New 0.09% +0.09
IGSB iShares 1-5Y Inv Grade Corp. Add +946.4% 0.10% +0.09
ORCL Oracle Corp. Add +231.5% 0.14% +0.08
HCA HCA Healthcare Inc. Add +1093.7% 0.10% +0.08
EFG iShares MSCI Eafe Growth ETF Add +193.0% 0.14% +0.07
SCHG Schwab US Large-Cap Growth Add +93.9% 0.08% +0.07
AIQ Global X Art Intel & Tech Add +468.5% 0.09% +0.07

Options Activity Q3 2024 → Q4 2024

TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury BD call New 3,000,000 $262.0M
JNJ Johnson & Johnson call New 1,200,000 $173.5M
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. call New 700,000 $153.6M
NVDA Nvidia Corp. call New 1,000,000 $134.3M
MSFT Microsoft Corp. call New 300,000 $126.5M
OXY Occidental Petroleum Corp. call New 2,500,000 $123.5M
AVGO Broadcom Inc. call Sold out 700,000 $120.8Mbefore exit
UBER Uber Technologies Inc. call New 1,500,000 $90.5M
FCX Freeport-McMoran Inc. call New 2,200,000 $83.8M

Calls and puts are listed by the shares they cover; their value is not part of the stock holdings above.

Notes & Other Activity Q3 2024 → Q4 2024

OXY.WS Occidental Petroleum-CW27 *W EXP 08/03/202 Add +51.2% 1,279 $35K

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

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 1,744$13.7BACIO, DRSK, VXUS, SPYM, NVDA
Q1 2026 1,657$11.9BACIO, DRSK, VXUS, SPYM, NVDA
Q4 2025 1,629$11.8BACIO, DRSK, VXUS, NVDA, AAPL
Q3 2025 1,562$11.0BACIO, DRSK, NVDA, AAPL, MSFT
Q2 2025 1,517$10.1BACIO, DRSK, NVDA, MSFT, AAPL
Q1 2025 1,430$8.8BACIO, DRSK, AAPL, MSFT, NVDA
Q4 2024 1,401$8.4BACIO, DRSK, AAPL, MSFT, NVDA
Q3 2024 1,230$6.6BACIO, DRSK, AAPL, OSCV, MSFT
Q2 2024 1,158$5.3BACIO, DRSK, MSFT, OSCV, AAPL
Q1 2024 1,160$4.7BACIO, DRSK, OSCV, JUCY, MSFT