Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC

In its 13F for Q4 2025 (holdings as of December 31, 2025, filed February 13, 2026), Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC reported 1,629 stock positions worth $11.8 billion. Its top holding was Aptus Collared Invest Opp (ACIO) at 5.7% of the portfolio, followed by Aptus Defined Risk ETF (DRSK, 3.8%) and Vanguard Total Intl Stock (VXUS, 3.3%). Compared with Q3 2025, it opened 147 new positions, sold out of 82, added to 837 and reduced 354. The biggest buy was Vanguard Total Intl Stock (VXUS, shares +5133%) and the biggest sale iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF (IEFA, shares −98%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
FAIRHOPE, AL
CIK
0001664193
Portfolio Value
$11.8B (Q4 2025)
SEC Filing
0001398344-26-003004 ↗ filed Feb 13, 2026

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 Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $11.8B $11.8B Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $11.9B Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $13.7B Q2 2026

Holdings 1,629 stocks · $11.8B

ACIO Aptus Collared Invest Opp 5.66% 15,251,275 $666.5M Add +10.6%
DRSK Aptus Defined Risk ETF 3.78% 15,627,811 $444.9M Add +16.2%
VXUS Vanguard Total Intl Stock 3.30% 5,152,926 $388.7M Add +5133.0%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 2.81% 1,775,434 $331.1M Add +1.8%
AAPL Apple Inc. 2.71% 1,173,172 $318.9M Add +3.8%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 2.31% 561,464 $271.5M Add +2.8%
OSCV Opus Small Cap Value ETF 1.82% 5,772,879 $213.8M Add +12.3%
BSCW Invesco Bulletshares 2032 CB 1.52% 8,589,639 $179.3M Add +5.5%
BSCV Invesco Bulletshares 2031 CB 1.48% 10,453,481 $174.5M Add +5.5%
IDUB Aptus Intl Enhan YLD ETF 1.47% 7,120,889 $173.3M Add +22.4%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 1.46% 742,852 $171.5M Add +4.8%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 1.36% 510,817 $160.3M Reduce -1.5%
IBDX iShares Ibonds Dec 2032 TC 1.35% 6,229,049 $159.0M Add +35.0%
IBDU iShares Ibonds Dec 2029 Term 1.32% 6,659,628 $155.9M Add +22.3%
IBDW iShares Ibonds Dec 2031 Corp. 1.30% 7,260,585 $153.6M Add +5.5%
BSCU Invesco Bulletshares 2030 CB 1.30% 9,060,043 $153.3M Add +5.6%
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF 1.30% 2,447,979 $152.9M Add +13.0%
BSCX Invesco Bulletshares 2033 CB 1.25% 6,878,553 $147.6M Add +5.5%
ADME Aptus Drwdwn MGD Eqty ETF 1.22% 2,788,842 $143.1M Add +14.6%
IBDV iShares Ibonds Dec 2030 Corp. 1.11% 5,933,256 $130.9M Add +5.5%
SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF 1.10% 1,620,149 $130.0M Add +28.0%
DUBS Aptus LRG Cap Enh YLD ETF 0.98% 3,047,455 $114.8M Add +19.0%
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight 0.92% 565,821 $108.4M Add +24.9%
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 0.92% 311,609 $107.8M Add +0.9%
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 0.91% 174,698 $107.3M Add +136.6%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.86% 312,903 $100.8M Add +2.2%
JUCY Aptus Enhanced Yield ETF 0.82% 4,343,634 $96.4M Add +7.6%
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 0.79% 140,181 $92.5M Add +1.5%
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 0.76% 143,165 $89.8M Add +11.2%
TSLA Tesla Inc. 0.73% 191,865 $86.3M Add +5.4%
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.71% 238,520 $83.7M Add +5.3%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.63% 236,544 $74.0M Add +1.2%
WMT Walmart Inc. 0.62% 657,666 $73.3M Add +4.3%
SCHX Schwab US Large-Cap ETF 0.61% 2,676,224 $72.0M Add +4.1%
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 0.61% 1,324,531 $71.2M Add +11.1%
BSCT Invesco Bulletshares 2029 CB 0.59% 3,667,652 $69.1M Add +5.2%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.58% 136,666 $68.7M Add +0.6%
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.53% 518,603 $62.4M Reduce -2.8%
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.52% 89,947 $61.3M Add +16.0%
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. 0.52% 56,671 $60.9M Add +3.4%
CGDV Cap Group Dividend Value filed as CAPITAL GROUP DIVIDEND VALUE 0.51% 1,372,295 $59.9M Add +4.4%
SCHB Schwab US Broad Market ETF 0.49% 2,182,505 $57.2M Add +1.9%
FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF 0.48% 1,216,624 $56.0M Add +2.7%
BUFR FT Vest Lad Buffervetf-Usd I 0.47% 1,599,145 $54.8M Add +0.9%
UPSD Aptus Large Cap Upside ETF 0.45% 1,993,040 $53.4M Add +11.6%
CAT Caterpillar Inc. 0.45% 92,625 $53.1M Add +2.4%
LRCX Lam Research Corp. 0.44% 304,674 $52.2M Add +1.0%
GSEW Goldman Sachs Eql WGHT Large 0.43% 588,483 $50.1M Add +4.5%
BKAG BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF 0.39% 1,084,875 $46.0M Add +13.2%
DEFR Aptus Deferred Income ETF 0.39% 1,702,804 $45.5M Add +46.4%
MS Morgan Stanley 0.38% 254,311 $45.1M Add +2.4%
PGR Progressive Corp. 0.38% 197,961 $45.1M Reduce -12.8%
RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend 0.38% 647,858 $45.0M Add +6.0%
BBIN JPM Betabuilders Intl Eqty filed as J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F 0.37% 594,360 $43.0M Add +9.7%
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. 0.35% 287,770 $41.2M Reduce -3.4%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 0.35% 199,225 $41.2M Add +21.2%
SPYG SS SPDR P S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.34% 371,648 $39.7M Add +3.6%
IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF 0.33% 461,177 $39.0M New
LQTI FT Vest Invst GRD TRGT I ETF 0.32% 1,890,415 $38.0M Add +23.1%
SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF 0.32% 1,356,938 $37.2M Reduce -1.7%
BSCY Invesco Bulletshares 2034 CB 0.31% 1,738,078 $36.5M New
VCSH Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF 0.31% 456,427 $36.4M Add +2.6%
BLK BlackRock Inc. 0.30% 33,139 $35.5M Add +3.4%
SPDW Ste STR SPDR PT DW Eu ETF 0.30% 788,646 $35.0M Add +22.2%
LOW Lowe's Cos Inc. 0.29% 143,084 $34.5M Add +4.0%
IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF 0.29% 204,362 $34.5M Add +9664.1%
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc. 0.29% 60,844 $34.5M Add +4.8%
FRDM Freedom 100 Emeging MRKT ETF 0.29% 670,142 $34.4M Add +0.3%
SO The Southern Co. 0.29% 391,245 $34.1M Add +2.6%
FANG Diamondback Energy Inc. 0.29% 226,457 $34.0M Add +3.8%
IQLT iShares MSCI International Q 0.29% 743,158 $33.8M Add +5.8%
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.29% 57,944 $33.6M Add +3.1%
NOW ServiceNow Inc. 0.29% 219,056 $33.6M Reduce -18.5%
UCON First Trust Smith Unconstrai 0.28% 1,302,870 $32.8M Add +318.7%
NFLX Netflix Inc. 0.27% 340,986 $32.0M Reduce -15.4%
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 0.27% 46,274 $31.7M Add +0.6%
PNC PNC Financial Services Group 0.27% 151,110 $31.5M Reduce -3.2%
ABBV Abbvie Inc. 0.27% 137,505 $31.4M Add +1.7%
PEP Pepsico Inc. 0.27% 218,391 $31.3M Reduce -1.2%
DFAI Dimensional International Co. 0.25% 784,645 $29.9M Reduce -0.4%
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac 0.25% 149,836 $29.8M Add +0.2%
ORCL Oracle Corp. 0.25% 152,204 $29.7M Add +3.1%
MAR Marriott International Class A 0.25% 93,685 $29.1M Reduce -7.3%
SYK Stryker Corp. 0.25% 82,692 $29.1M Reduce -26.6%
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF 0.25% 117,814 $29.0M Add +380.3%
NOC Northrop Grumman Corp. 0.24% 49,157 $28.0M Add +2.2%
BR Broadridge Financial Solutio 0.24% 124,953 $27.9M Add +9.3%
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. 0.24% 186,957 $27.8M Reduce -6.0%
CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. Class A 0.23% 58,831 $27.6M Add +4.3%
ADI Analog Devices Inc. 0.23% 101,541 $27.5M Add +2.5%
MCD McDonald's Corp. 0.23% 89,970 $27.5M Reduce -5.8%
LIN Linde PLC 0.23% 64,350 $27.4M Add +1.3%
JCPB JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF 0.23% 575,252 $27.2M Add +1.3%
BKLC BNY Mellon US LRG Cap Cor 0.23% 207,657 $27.2M Add +5.1%
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco 0.23% 466,040 $26.7M Reduce -0.4%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.23% 30,914 $26.7M Add +2.6%
PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A 0.22% 147,248 $26.2M Add +5.7%
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth 0.22% 55,163 $26.1M Reduce -0.2%
PWR Quanta Services Inc. 0.22% 60,643 $25.6M Add +9.5%
DUK Duke Energy Corp. 0.22% 216,439 $25.4M Add +4.6%

Show all 1,629 holdings

Options reported separately and not counted above: HYG puts ($806.3M), XLF calls ($547.7M), CRM calls ($198.7M), MRK calls ($157.9M), IEF calls ($85.8M), SNAP calls ($80.7M), SPY puts ($73.0M), SPY calls ($73.0M), QQQ puts ($57.9M), QQQ calls ($57.9M), AAPL puts ($15.4M), IWF puts ($13.4M), and 19 more.

Other holdings (2): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $120K (not counted above)
SecurityClassShares / PrincipalValueChange
STRATEGY INC (MSTR 8 PERP) SERIES A PERP PF 1,260$99KAdd +0.2%
OXY.WS Occidental Petroleum-CW27 *W EXP 08/03/202 1,061$20KAdd +3.3%

Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $11.8B.

Portfolio Sells Q3 2025 → Q4 2025

IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF Reduce -97.7% 0.04% −1.64
SPEM State Street SP PTF Em ETF Reduce -88.9% 0.11% −0.99
IBDS Ishrs Ibnds Dec 27 Corp. ETF Reduce -99.8% 0.00% −0.62
IDEV iShares Core MSCI Dev MKTS Reduce -99.4% 0.00% −0.57
QQQM Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF Reduce -76.5% 0.14% −0.49
IDYN iShares Inte Equ Fac R A ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.34
ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Def Reduce -97.3% 0.01% −0.27
PULS Pgim Ultra Short Bond ETF Reduce -89.7% 0.03% −0.24
XLK SS Technology Select Sector Reduce -89.1% 0.02% −0.19
XLI SS Industrial Select Sector Reduce -95.3% 0.01% −0.18
NFLX Netflix Inc. Reduce -15.4% 0.27% −0.17
NOW ServiceNow Inc. Reduce -18.5% 0.29% −0.17
AMT American Tower Corp. Reduce -47.7% 0.12% −0.15
SYK Stryker Corp. Reduce -26.6% 0.25% −0.13
PGR Progressive Corp. Reduce -12.8% 0.38% −0.13
TYL Tyler Technologies Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.11
MSI Motorola Solutions Inc. Reduce -49.9% 0.07% −0.10
FISV Fiserv Inc. Reduce -89.9% 0.01% −0.10
ROP Roper Technologies Inc. Reduce -69.7% 0.03% −0.10
HON Honeywell International Inc. Reduce -26.5% 0.15% −0.09
TMUS T-Mobile US Inc. Reduce -17.4% 0.14% −0.07
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. Reduce -3.4% 0.35% −0.07
ADP Automatic Data Processing Reduce -61.9% 0.03% −0.07
HCKT The Hackett Group Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.05
AMH American Homes 4 Rent- A Sold out 0.00% −0.05
GPK Graphic Packaging Holding Co. Sold out 0.00% −0.05
DOX Amdocs Ltd. Sold out 0.00% −0.05
HD Home Depot Inc. Reduce -3.7% 0.14% −0.04
BIL SS SPDR BB 1-3M T-Bill ETF Reduce -16.1% 0.15% −0.04
CRDO Credo Technology Group Holdi Sold out 0.00% −0.04
MRVL Marvell Technology Inc. Reduce -93.8% 0.00% −0.04
XDEC FT Vest US Equity Enhance & Reduce -97.2% 0.00% −0.03
PRIM Primoris Services Corp. Reduce -3.7% 0.14% −0.03
VRT Vertiv Holdings Co. Class A Reduce -91.6% 0.00% −0.03
MCD McDonald's Corp. Reduce -5.8% 0.23% −0.03
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Reduce -6.0% 0.24% −0.03
SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF Reduce -1.7% 0.32% −0.03
MDLZ Mondelez International Inc. Class A Reduce -2.4% 0.10% −0.03
ENSG The Ensign Group Inc. Reduce -9.4% 0.15% −0.03
TJX TJX Companies Inc. Reduce -10.0% 0.21% −0.03
XHLF Bondbloxx BBG 6 MTH US Treas Reduce -23.3% 0.05% −0.02
CMCSA Comcast Corp. Class A Reduce -17.5% 0.05% −0.02
CW Curtiss-Wright Corp. Reduce -5.6% 0.16% −0.02
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. Reduce -2.8% 0.53% −0.02
BSMP Invesco Bulletshares 2025 MB Sold out 0.00% −0.02
PNC PNC Financial Services Group Reduce -3.2% 0.27% −0.02
BSCP Invesco Bulletshares 2025 CB Sold out 0.00% −0.02
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco Reduce -0.4% 0.23% −0.02
PEP Pepsico Inc. Reduce -1.2% 0.27% −0.02
IGSB iShares 1-5Y Inv Grade Corp. Reduce -16.3% 0.05% −0.02

Portfolio Buys Q3 2025 → Q4 2025

VXUS Vanguard Total Intl Stock Add +5133.0% 3.30% +3.24
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 Add +136.6% 0.91% +0.51
IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF New 0.33% +0.33
BSCY Invesco Bulletshares 2034 CB New 0.31% +0.31
IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF Add +9664.1% 0.29% +0.29
IBDX iShares Ibonds Dec 2032 TC Add +35.0% 1.35% +0.27
DRSK Aptus Defined Risk ETF Add +16.2% 3.78% +0.24
IDUB Aptus Intl Enhan YLD ETF Add +22.4% 1.47% +0.22
UCON First Trust Smith Unconstrai Add +318.7% 0.28% +0.21
SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF Add +28.0% 1.10% +0.20
ACIO Aptus Collared Invest Opp Add +10.6% 5.66% +0.19
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF Add +380.3% 0.25% +0.19
XLY SS Consumer Disc Select Sect Add +4552.2% 0.19% +0.19
IBDU iShares Ibonds Dec 2029 Term Add +22.3% 1.32% +0.16
APH Amphenol Corp. Class A Add +756.3% 0.18% +0.16
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Add +24.9% 0.92% +0.14
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. Add +3.4% 0.52% +0.14
DUBS Aptus LRG Cap Enh YLD ETF Add +19.0% 0.98% +0.12
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF Add +13.0% 1.30% +0.11
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A Add +1.2% 0.63% +0.11
CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. Add +108.6% 0.20% +0.11
DEFR Aptus Deferred Income ETF Add +46.4% 0.39% +0.11
AAPL Apple Inc. Add +3.8% 2.71% +0.08
ADME Aptus Drwdwn MGD Eqty ETF Add +14.6% 1.22% +0.08
LRCX Lam Research Corp. Add +1.0% 0.44% +0.07
JNJ Johnson & Johnson Add +21.2% 0.35% +0.07
BALT Inn Defined Wealth Shield New 0.07% +0.07
EQIX Equinix Inc. Add +1114.2% 0.07% +0.06
COF Capital One Financial Corp. Add +331.2% 0.08% +0.06
DIS The Walt Disney Co. Add +135.8% 0.11% +0.06
T AT&T Inc. Add +180.4% 0.10% +0.06
SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bo Add +84.5% 0.14% +0.06
CAT Caterpillar Inc. Add +2.4% 0.45% +0.06
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc. Add +4.8% 0.29% +0.06
IDA Idacorp Inc. New 0.05% +0.05
APP AppLovin Corp. Class A Add +59.0% 0.19% +0.05
FTSM First Trust Enh Short Mat FD Add +80.8% 0.13% +0.05
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US Add +16.0% 0.52% +0.05
SPDW Ste STR SPDR PT DW Eu ETF Add +22.2% 0.30% +0.05
CB Chubb Ltd. Add +200.6% 0.07% +0.04
PLD Prologis Inc. Add +494.5% 0.05% +0.04
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Add +11.2% 0.76% +0.04
PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc. Add +268.5% 0.06% +0.04
WINA Winmark Corp. New 0.04% +0.04
COIN Coinbase Global Inc. Class A Add +1832.4% 0.04% +0.04
DCI Donaldson Co. Inc. New 0.04% +0.04
AGX Argan Inc. New 0.04% +0.04
FHEQ Fidelity Hedged Equity ETF New 0.04% +0.04
PKG Packaging Corp. of America New 0.04% +0.04
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Add +2.4% 0.18% +0.04

Options Activity Q3 2025 → Q4 2025

HYG Ishr Ibx Usd Hiyld CB ETF-Ui put Reduce -4.8% 10,000,000 $806.3M
XLF SS Financial Select Sector call New 10,000,000 $547.7M
DASH DoorDash Inc. Class A call Sold out 2,000,000 $544.0Mbefore exit
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. call Sold out 600,000 $291.0Mbefore exit
CRM Salesforce Inc. call Reduce -25.0% 750,000 $198.7M
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. call New 1,500,000 $157.9M
TSLA Tesla Inc. call Sold out 350,000 $155.7Mbefore exit
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. call Sold out 200,000 $152.6Mbefore exit
GTLB Gitlab Inc. Class A call Sold out 3,000,000 $135.2Mbefore exit
IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury B call Add +23.5% 892,500 $85.8M
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US call New 107,000 $73.0M
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US put Add +106900.0% 107,000 $73.0M
MARA Mara Holdings Inc. call Sold out 3,500,000 $63.9Mbefore exit
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 put Reduce -37.5% 94,200 $57.9M
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 call Reduce -37.5% 94,200 $57.9M
AAPL Apple Inc. put Add +177.0% 56,500 $15.4M
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth put New 28,300 $13.4M
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C call Sold out 40,000 $9.7Mbefore exit
NVDA Nvidia Corp. put Add +45.9% 40,700 $7.6M
IOT Samsara Inc. Class A put Reduce -40.2% 100,000 $3.5M
MSFT Microsoft Corp. put Add +2150.0% 4,500 $2.2M
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. put Add +62.5% 6,500 $1.5M
MA Mastercard Inc. Class A put New 1,800 $1.0M
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A put Add +28.0% 3,200 $1.0M
AVGO Broadcom Inc. put New 2,100 $727K
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C put Reduce -12.0% 2,200 $690K
AR Antero Resources Corp. put New 10,000 $345K
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. put New 900 $290K
TSLA Tesla Inc. put Sold out 500 $222Kbefore exit
MET Metlife Inc. call New 800 $63K
STLD Steel Dynamics Inc. call New 300 $51K
DELL Dell Technologies -C call New 400 $50K
IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF call Add +80.0% 900 $45K
GLD SPDR Gold Shares call Sold out 100 $36Kbefore exit
KHC The Kraft Heinz Co. call New 600 $15K

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

Notes & Other Activity Q3 2025 → Q4 2025

STRATEGY INC (MSTR 8 PERP) SERIES A PERP PF Add +0.2% 1,260 $99K
OXY.WS Occidental Petroleum-CW27 *W EXP 08/03/202 Add +3.3% 1,061 $20K

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