Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC

In its 13F for Q3 2025 (holdings as of September 30, 2025, filed November 12, 2025), Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC reported 1,562 stock positions worth $11.0 billion. Its top holding was Aptus Collared Invest Opp (ACIO) at 5.5% of the portfolio, followed by Aptus Defined Risk ETF (DRSK, 3.5%) and Nvidia (NVDA, 3.0%). Compared with Q2 2025, it opened 123 new positions, sold out of 78, added to 658 and reduced 477. The biggest buy was Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQM, shares +488%) and the biggest sale Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ, shares −57%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
FAIRHOPE, AL
CIK
0001664193
Portfolio Value
$11.0B (Q3 2025)
SEC Filing
0001398344-25-020792 ↗ filed Nov 12, 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 Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $8.8B Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $10.1B Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $11.0B $11.0B Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $11.8B Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $11.9B Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $13.7B Q2 2026

Holdings 1,562 stocks · $11.0B

ACIO Aptus Collared Invest Opp 5.47% 13,795,139 $599.1M Reduce -1.7%
DRSK Aptus Defined Risk ETF 3.54% 13,444,334 $387.6M Add +1.6%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 2.97% 1,744,537 $325.5M Add +2.5%
AAPL Apple Inc. 2.63% 1,130,520 $287.9M Add +1.9%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 2.58% 546,457 $283.0M Add +1.1%
OSCV Opus Small Cap Value ETF 1.79% 5,141,508 $196.6M Reduce -2.0%
IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF 1.68% 2,108,714 $184.1M Add +5.6%
BSCW Invesco Bulletshares 2032 CB 1.55% 8,144,763 $170.1M Add +8.2%
BSCV Invesco Bulletshares 2031 CB 1.51% 9,912,068 $165.3M Add +8.2%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 1.42% 708,556 $155.6M Add +2.0%
IBDW iShares Ibonds Dec 2031 Corp. 1.33% 6,883,950 $146.1M Add +8.2%
BSCU Invesco Bulletshares 2030 CB 1.32% 8,582,313 $145.0M Add +8.2%
BSCX Invesco Bulletshares 2033 CB 1.28% 6,521,763 $140.0M Add +8.2%
IDUB Aptus Intl Enhan YLD ETF 1.25% 5,815,398 $137.0M Reduce -8.7%
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF 1.19% 2,166,807 $129.8M Add +4.9%
IBDU iShares Ibonds Dec 2029 Term 1.17% 5,444,286 $127.8M Add +8.2%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 1.15% 518,636 $126.3M Reduce -0.9%
IBDV iShares Ibonds Dec 2030 Corp. 1.14% 5,625,501 $124.6M Add +8.2%
ADME Aptus Drwdwn MGD Eqty ETF 1.13% 2,432,924 $124.2M Reduce -9.0%
SPEM State Street SP PTF Em ETF 1.10% 2,572,966 $120.4M Add +2.7%
IBDX iShares Ibonds Dec 2032 TC 1.08% 4,612,394 $118.2M Add +8.2%
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 0.93% 308,806 $101.9M Add +0.9%
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 0.93% 138,114 $101.4M Reduce -0.1%
SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF 0.91% 1,265,622 $99.1M Reduce -5.5%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.88% 306,067 $96.5M Reduce -2.6%
DUBS Aptus LRG Cap Enh YLD ETF 0.85% 2,560,880 $93.6M Reduce -10.4%
JUCY Aptus Enhanced Yield ETF 0.82% 4,037,920 $90.0M Reduce -33.1%
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight 0.78% 452,873 $85.9M Reduce -4.0%
TSLA Tesla Inc. 0.74% 182,096 $81.0M Reduce -1.6%
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 0.72% 128,797 $78.9M Add +6.3%
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.71% 226,458 $77.3M Add +2.6%
QQQM Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 0.63% 281,155 $69.5M Add +488.0%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.62% 135,865 $68.3M Add +58.1%
IBDS Ishrs Ibnds Dec 27 Corp. ETF 0.62% 2,798,193 $68.1M Add +8.4%
SCHX Schwab US Large-Cap ETF 0.62% 2,570,721 $67.7M Add +0.7%
BSCT Invesco Bulletshares 2029 CB 0.60% 3,487,529 $65.6M Add +8.0%
WMT Walmart Inc. 0.59% 630,477 $65.0M Reduce -2.6%
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 0.59% 1,192,101 $64.6M Add +1.5%
IDEV iShares Core MSCI Dev MKTS 0.57% 783,503 $62.8M Add +0.6%
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.55% 533,326 $60.1M Add +1.9%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.52% 233,775 $56.8M Add +0.1%
PGR Progressive Corp. 0.51% 227,014 $56.1M Add +5.7%
CGDV Cap Group Dividend Value filed as CAPITAL GROUP DIVIDEND VALUE 0.50% 1,314,763 $55.3M Add +9.5%
SCHB Schwab US Broad Market ETF 0.50% 2,141,423 $55.1M Add +0.4%
FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF 0.50% 1,184,713 $54.8M Add +5.0%
BUFR FT Vest Lad Buffervetf-Usd I 0.48% 1,584,027 $52.9M Reduce -7.5%
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.47% 77,565 $51.7M Reduce -7.6%
NOW ServiceNow Inc. 0.45% 53,771 $49.5M Add +22.8%
NFLX Netflix Inc. 0.44% 40,298 $48.3M Add +5.9%
GSEW Goldman Sachs Eql WGHT Large 0.44% 563,283 $47.9M Add +4.2%
UPSD Aptus Large Cap Upside ETF 0.43% 1,786,448 $47.6M Add +1.7%
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. 0.42% 297,752 $45.7M Add +11.7%
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 0.40% 73,836 $44.3M Reduce -57.4%
CAT Caterpillar Inc. 0.39% 90,431 $43.1M Reduce -4.7%
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. 0.38% 54,794 $41.8M Add +2.5%
SYK Stryker Corp. 0.38% 112,736 $41.7M Add +4.9%
ORCL Oracle Corp. 0.38% 147,583 $41.5M Reduce -1.9%
RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend 0.38% 611,322 $41.1M Add +12.8%
BKAG BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF 0.37% 958,189 $40.8M Add +17.4%
LRCX Lam Research Corp. 0.37% 301,531 $40.4M Add +663.6%
MS Morgan Stanley 0.36% 248,397 $39.5M Add +5.7%
BBIN JPM Betabuilders Intl Eqty filed as J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F 0.35% 541,897 $38.0M Add +38.5%
SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF 0.34% 1,380,271 $37.7M Reduce -41.1%
SPYG SS SPDR P S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.34% 358,711 $37.5M Reduce -3.3%
BLK BlackRock Inc. 0.34% 32,051 $37.4M Add +4.9%
IDYN iShares Inte Equ Fac R A ETF 0.34% 445,893 $36.8M New
SO The Southern Co. 0.33% 381,350 $36.1M Add +2.1%
VCSH Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF 0.32% 444,871 $35.6M Add +3.2%
LOW Lowe's Cos Inc. 0.32% 137,609 $34.6M Add +320.3%
PNC PNC Financial Services Group 0.29% 156,174 $31.4M Add +328.8%
LQTI FT Vest Invst GRD TRGT I ETF 0.29% 1,535,246 $31.3M Add +996.8%
ABBV Abbvie Inc. 0.29% 135,147 $31.3M Reduce -0.9%
FANG Diamondback Energy Inc. 0.29% 218,207 $31.2M Reduce -1.9%
IQLT iShares MSCI International Q 0.28% 702,733 $31.1M Add +64.1%
PEP Pepsico Inc. 0.28% 220,944 $31.0M Add +4.3%
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 0.28% 45,999 $30.8M Reduce -3.2%
DEFR Aptus Deferred Income ETF 0.28% 1,163,346 $30.5M Reduce -14.6%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 0.28% 164,394 $30.5M Add +1.2%
LIN Linde PLC 0.28% 63,547 $30.2M Add +8.1%
ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Def 0.27% 142,509 $29.8M Add +14023.8%
FRDM Freedom 100 Emeging MRKT ETF 0.27% 668,218 $29.6M Add +1.5%
NOC Northrop Grumman Corp. 0.27% 48,098 $29.3M Add +6.4%
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac 0.27% 149,530 $29.1M Reduce -0.4%
MCD McDonald's Corp. 0.26% 95,456 $29.0M Add +3.5%
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. 0.26% 198,780 $29.0M Add +91.8%
AMT American Tower Corp. 0.26% 149,633 $28.8M Add +3.2%
PULS Pgim Ultra Short Bond ETF 0.26% 576,714 $28.7M Add +6.3%
DFAI Dimensional International Co. 0.26% 787,708 $28.6M Add +1.4%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.25% 30,143 $27.9M Reduce -11.1%
CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. Class A 0.25% 56,394 $27.7M Add +9.1%
SPDW Ste STR SPDR PT DW Eu ETF 0.25% 645,427 $27.6M Reduce -11.9%
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.25% 56,187 $27.3M Add +380.1%
BR Broadridge Financial Solutio 0.25% 114,375 $27.2M Add +2.6%
JCPB JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF 0.25% 568,093 $27.0M Add +11.4%
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco 0.24% 467,845 $26.7M Reduce -8.9%
MAR Marriott International Class A 0.24% 101,094 $26.3M Add +22.8%
TJX TJX Companies Inc. filed as TJX COS INC NEW 0.24% 180,513 $26.1M Add +2.9%
HON Honeywell International Inc. 0.24% 123,812 $26.1M Add +2.6%
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc. 0.24% 58,028 $26.0M Add +8.7%
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth 0.24% 55,289 $25.9M Add +2.4%

Show all 1,562 holdings

Options reported separately and not counted above: HYG puts ($852.5M), DASH calls ($544.0M), TMO calls ($291.0M), CRM calls ($237.0M), TSLA calls ($155.7M), LLY calls ($152.6M), GTLB calls ($135.2M), QQQ puts ($90.4M), QQQ calls ($90.4M), SNAP calls ($77.1M), IEF calls ($69.7M), MARA calls ($63.9M), and 16 more.

Other holdings (2): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $141K (not counted above)
SecurityClassShares / PrincipalValueChange
STRATEGY INC (MSTR 8 PERP) SERIES A PERP PF 1,257$115KAdd +7.0%
OXY.WS Occidental Petroleum-CW27 *W EXP 08/03/202 1,027$26KAdd +2.8%

Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $11.0B.

Portfolio Sells Q2 2025 → Q3 2025

QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 Reduce -57.4% 0.40% −0.54
JUCY Aptus Enhanced Yield ETF Reduce -33.1% 0.82% −0.50
IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.34
SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF Reduce -41.1% 0.34% −0.27
ACIO Aptus Collared Invest Opp Reduce -1.7% 5.47% −0.27
IGLD FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Sold out 0.00% −0.25
BAC Bank of America Corp. Reduce -68.0% 0.11% −0.22
HD Home Depot Inc. Reduce -54.9% 0.18% −0.21
AMAT Applied Materials Inc. Reduce -77.1% 0.07% −0.21
SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bo Reduce -67.2% 0.08% −0.19
DHR Danaher Corp. Reduce -92.1% 0.01% −0.17
FIX Comfort Systems USA Inc. Reduce -98.6% 0.00% −0.17
CASY Casey's General Stores Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.16
IDUB Aptus Intl Enhan YLD ETF Reduce -8.7% 1.25% −0.15
USDU Wisdomtree BBG Usd Bullish Sold out 0.00% −0.14
ADME Aptus Drwdwn MGD Eqty ETF Reduce -9.0% 1.13% −0.14
IUSB Ishr CR Unvrse Usd BD ETF-Ui Reduce -90.2% 0.01% −0.14
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Reduce -51.9% 0.13% −0.14
ELV Elevance Health Inc. Reduce -44.1% 0.09% −0.12
VNOM Viper Energy Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.12
ACN Accenture PLC Class A Reduce -67.1% 0.04% −0.11
DUBS Aptus LRG Cap Enh YLD ETF Reduce -10.4% 0.85% −0.10
EFG iShares MSCI Eafe Growth ETF Reduce -66.0% 0.04% −0.10
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A Reduce -0.1% 0.93% −0.08
OSCV Opus Small Cap Value ETF Reduce -2.0% 1.79% −0.08
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. Reduce -11.1% 0.25% −0.08
CARR Carrier Global Corp. Reduce -90.2% 0.01% −0.07
SPNS Sapiens International Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.07
DEFR Aptus Deferred Income ETF Reduce -14.6% 0.28% −0.07
KMPR Kemper Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.06
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Reduce -4.0% 0.78% −0.06
SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF Reduce -5.5% 0.91% −0.06
BUFR FT Vest Lad Buffervetf-Usd I Reduce -7.5% 0.48% −0.05
STR Sitio Royalties Corp. Class A Sold out 0.00% −0.05
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco Reduce -8.9% 0.24% −0.04
SPDW Ste STR SPDR PT DW Eu ETF Reduce -11.9% 0.25% −0.04
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US Reduce -7.6% 0.47% −0.04
CLS Celestica Inc. Reduce -93.7% 0.00% −0.04
HIMU iShares High Yild Muni A ETF Reduce -89.7% 0.00% −0.03
FIXD First Trust Smith Opportunis Reduce -97.2% 0.00% −0.03
NSA National Storage Affiliates Sold out 0.00% −0.03
WMT Walmart Inc. Reduce -2.6% 0.59% −0.03
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. Reduce -3.6% 0.18% −0.03
BSCS Invesco Bulletshares 2028 CB Reduce -59.1% 0.02% −0.03
ABT Abbott Laboratories Reduce -1.5% 0.20% −0.02
CSX CSX Corp. Reduce -11.8% 0.19% −0.02
XHLF Bondbloxx BBG 6 MTH US Treas Reduce -16.6% 0.07% −0.02
DECK Deckers Outdoor Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.02
MUB iShares National Muni Bond E Reduce -6.0% 0.15% −0.02
CMCSA Comcast Corp. Class A Reduce -2.5% 0.07% −0.02

Portfolio Buys Q2 2025 → Q3 2025

QQQM Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF Add +488.0% 0.63% +0.53
AAPL Apple Inc. Add +1.9% 2.63% +0.38
IDYN iShares Inte Equ Fac R A ETF New 0.34% +0.34
LRCX Lam Research Corp. Add +663.6% 0.37% +0.33
NVDA Nvidia Corp. Add +2.5% 2.97% +0.32
ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Def Add +14023.8% 0.27% +0.27
LQTI FT Vest Invst GRD TRGT I ETF Add +996.8% 0.29% +0.26
LOW Lowe's Cos Inc. Add +320.3% 0.32% +0.24
PNC PNC Financial Services Group Add +328.8% 0.29% +0.22
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B Add +58.1% 0.62% +0.21
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Add +380.1% 0.25% +0.20
XLK SS Technology Select Sector Add +1170.7% 0.22% +0.20
XLI SS Industrial Select Sector Add +2245.4% 0.19% +0.18
VNOM Viper Energy Inc. Class A New 0.15% +0.15
DBND Doubleline Oppor Cor BND-Usd New 0.13% +0.13
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Add +91.8% 0.26% +0.13
DIVB iShares Core Dividend ETF Add +5273.9% 0.13% +0.13
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A Add +0.1% 0.52% +0.11
IQLT iShares MSCI International Q Add +64.1% 0.28% +0.10
AVGO Broadcom Inc. Add +0.9% 0.93% +0.10
PSMT Pricesmart Inc. New 0.09% +0.09
AXP American Express Co. Add +300.4% 0.12% +0.09
BBIN JPM Betabuilders Intl Eqty Add +38.5% 0.35% +0.09
FTI Technipfmc PLC Add +1406.8% 0.09% +0.08
PRIM Primoris Services Corp. Add +15.1% 0.17% +0.08
FTSM First Trust Enh Short Mat FD Add +707.5% 0.08% +0.07
MCY Mercury General Corp. New 0.06% +0.06
CRM Salesforce Inc. Add +186.1% 0.10% +0.06
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income Add +9140.6% 0.06% +0.06
BSX Boston Scientific Corp. Add +507.9% 0.07% +0.05
GILD Gilead Sciences Inc. Add +241.8% 0.08% +0.05
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui Add +1191.4% 0.06% +0.05
CRWV Coreweave Inc. Class A New 0.05% +0.05
HWKN Hawkins Inc. Add +15.2% 0.18% +0.05
BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 MNTH Box New 0.05% +0.05
NOC Northrop Grumman Corp. Add +6.4% 0.27% +0.04
SPEM State Street SP PTF Em ETF Add +2.7% 1.10% +0.04
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Add +6.3% 0.72% +0.04
RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Add +12.8% 0.38% +0.04
CRDO Credo Technology Group Holdi New 0.04% +0.04
USFR Wisdomtree Floating Rate Tre Add +37.6% 0.18% +0.04
CGDV Cap Group Dividend Value Add +9.5% 0.50% +0.04
VRT Vertiv Holdings Co. Class A New 0.04% +0.04
IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF Add +5.6% 1.68% +0.03
MS Morgan Stanley Add +5.7% 0.36% +0.03
CLMB Climb Global Solutions Inc. Add +97.2% 0.06% +0.03
TT Trane Technologies PLC Add +169.8% 0.06% +0.03
JNJ Johnson & Johnson Add +1.2% 0.28% +0.03
NEM Newmont Corp. Add +1.9% 0.12% +0.03
BKAG BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF Add +17.4% 0.37% +0.03

Options Activity Q2 2025 → Q3 2025

HYG Ishr Ibx Usd Hiyld CB ETF-Ui put New 10,500,000 $852.5M
DASH DoorDash Inc. Class A call New 2,000,000 $544.0M
TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury BD call Sold out 5,000,000 $441.3Mbefore exit
NVDA Nvidia Corp. call Sold out 2,500,000 $395.0Mbefore exit
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. call Reduce -25.0% 600,000 $291.0M
CRM Salesforce Inc. call New 1,000,000 $237.0M
NOW ServiceNow Inc. call Sold out 230,000 $236.5Mbefore exit
CORZ Core Scientific Inc. call Sold out 10,000,000 $170.7Mbefore exit
TSLA Tesla Inc. call Reduce -12.5% 350,000 $155.7M
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. call Reduce -50.0% 200,000 $152.6M
GTLB Gitlab Inc. Class A call New 3,000,000 $135.2M
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 put Add +58.2% 150,600 $90.4M
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 call Add +58.2% 150,600 $90.4M
SNAP Snap Inc. Class A call New 10,000,000 $77.1M
IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury B call Add +80.1% 722,600 $69.7M
MARA Mara Holdings Inc. call New 3,500,000 $63.9M
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C call New 40,000 $9.7M
IOT Samsara Inc. Class A put New 167,100 $6.2M
NVDA Nvidia Corp. put New 27,900 $5.2M
AAPL Apple Inc. put New 20,400 $5.2M
HD Home Depot Inc. put New 10,600 $4.3M
V Visa Inc. Class A put New 6,500 $2.2M
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. put New 8,400 $947K
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. put New 4,000 $878K
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C put New 2,500 $609K
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A put New 2,500 $608K
UNP Union Pacific Corp. put New 1,200 $284K
TSLA Tesla Inc. put New 500 $222K
MSFT Microsoft Corp. put New 200 $104K
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US put New 100 $67K
GLD SPDR Gold Shares call New 100 $36K
IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF call New 500 $33K

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

Notes & Other Activity Q2 2025 → Q3 2025

STRATEGY INC (MSTR 8 PERP) SERIES A PERP PF Add +7.0% 1,257 $115K
OXY.WS Occidental Petroleum-CW27 *W EXP 08/03/202 Add +2.8% 1,027 $26K

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