Arax Advisory Partners
In its 13F for Q4 2024 (holdings as of December 31, 2024, filed February 5, 2025), Arax Advisory Partners reported 2,411 stock positions worth $1.6 billion. Its top holding was Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui (VUG) at 4.7% of the portfolio, followed by Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui (VTV, 2.9%) and Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd (VO, 2.8%). Compared with Q3 2024, it opened 210 new positions, sold out of 415, added to 1,025 and reduced 627. The biggest buy was First Trust Capital Strength (FTCS, shares +1793%) and the biggest sale Schwab U.S. Tips ETF (SCHP, shares −1%).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- NEW YORK, NY
- CIK
- 0001586767
- Portfolio Value
- $1.6B (Q4 2024)
- SEC Filing
- 0001586767-25-000001 ↗ filed Feb 5, 2025
Holdings Value
Holdings 2,411 stocks · $1.6B
| VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui | 4.66% | 180,403 | $74.0M | Add +84.5% |
| VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui | 2.95% | 276,465 | $46.8M | Add +22.8% |
| VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd | 2.75% | 165,493 | $43.7M | Add +52.6% |
| RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend | 2.64% | 708,953 | $41.9M | Add +128.3% |
| IGSB iShares 1-5Y Inv Grade Corp. | 2.50% | 766,930 | $39.7M | Add +2.9% |
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | 2.43% | 75,380 | $38.5M | Add +5.6% |
| SCHP Schwab U.S. Tips ETF | 2.26% | 1,390,147 | $35.9M | Reduce -0.8% |
| FPE FT-Preferred Secur & Inc. ETF | 2.15% | 1,928,594 | $34.1M | Add +25.9% |
| AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate | 2.07% | 340,028 | $32.9M | Add +4.1% |
| DFCF Dimensional Core Fixed Inc. | 1.86% | 714,888 | $29.5M | Add +6.6% |
| FTCS First Trust Capital Strength | 1.81% | 326,589 | $28.7M | Add +1793.2% |
| SCHG Schwab US Large-Cap Growth | 1.75% | 997,059 | $27.8M | Reduce -3.5% |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 1.69% | 107,036 | $26.8M | Add +53.2% |
| LQD Ishr Ibx Usd Invgd CB ETF-Ui | 1.65% | 244,986 | $26.2M | Add +4.2% |
| VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | 1.60% | 530,821 | $25.4M | Add +6.7% |
| VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd | 1.59% | 105,172 | $25.3M | Add +3.8% |
| RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achi | 1.58% | 1,037,951 | $25.2M | Add +15567.2% |
| VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US | 1.47% | 80,661 | $23.4M | Add +26.6% |
| IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth | 1.47% | 80,887 | $23.3M | Add +3.1% |
| VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke | 1.45% | 521,956 | $23.0M | Add +2.1% |
| IWP iShares Russell Mid-Cap Grow | 1.41% | 176,945 | $22.4M | Add +4.4% |
| IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | 1.37% | 113,651 | $21.7M | Reduce -1.4% |
| IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Valu | 1.36% | 173,522 | $21.7M | Reduce -1.7% |
| IWN iShares Russell 2000 Value E | 1.34% | 130,003 | $21.3M | Reduce -1.0% |
| DFIC Dimensional International Co. | 1.30% | 797,893 | $20.6M | Add +3.8% |
| MUB iShares National Muni Bond E | 1.25% | 187,125 | $19.9M | Add +2.7% |
| DFLV Dim US Large Cap Value ETF | 1.22% | 643,527 | $19.3M | Add +1.7% |
| FIXD First Trust Smith Opportunis | 1.16% | 428,021 | $18.4M | Add +297136.8% |
| DFAS Dimensional US Small Cap ETF | 1.13% | 275,808 | $17.9M | Add +0.8% |
| FIW First Trust Water ETF | 1.11% | 172,605 | $17.6M | Add +2.4% |
| SPDW Ste STR SPDR PT DW Eu ETF | 1.08% | 501,841 | $17.1M | Add +42865.8% |
| VBK Van Morst SML-Cap Gro-Usd Inc. | 0.98% | 55,402 | $15.5M | Add +293.4% |
| DFGR Dim Global Real Estate ETF | 0.97% | 602,258 | $15.4M | Add +3.5% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 0.96% | 69,342 | $15.2M | Add +51.3% |
| DFEM Dimensional Emrg MRKT Core | 0.93% | 562,793 | $14.7M | Add +1.9% |
| TFI SS SPDR N Ice Muni Bond ETF | 0.86% | 300,610 | $13.7M | Add +11.0% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 0.80% | 29,967 | $12.6M | Add +57.8% |
| IMCG iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap | 0.77% | 162,754 | $12.3M | Add +102908.9% |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | 0.77% | 91,007 | $12.2M | Add +82.5% |
| LDSF First TR Low Duration St-ETF | 0.76% | 643,026 | $12.1M | New |
| MGV Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP VL ETF-Ui | 0.60% | 75,862 | $9.5M | New |
| VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF | 0.56% | 70,033 | $8.9M | Add +5.4% |
| BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF | 0.55% | 112,511 | $8.7M | Add +6.5% |
| SPEM State Street SP PTF Em ETF | 0.51% | 212,822 | $8.2M | Add +37567.6% |
| WCMI FT WCM International ETF | 0.51% | 609,775 | $8.0M | New |
| VOT Vngrd Mrngstr MC GRW ETF-Usd | 0.44% | 27,694 | $7.0M | Add +2055.2% |
| BUFR FT Vest Lad Buffervetf-Usd I | 0.41% | 215,293 | $6.6M | Add +499.3% |
| SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF | 0.41% | 238,967 | $6.5M | Add +22.5% |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | 0.39% | 32,382 | $6.1M | Add +83.9% |
| LMBS First Trust Low Duration Opp | 0.38% | 124,542 | $6.1M | Add +711.0% |
| LGOV First TR Long Duration O-ETF | 0.35% | 265,901 | $5.5M | New |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | 0.34% | 17,263 | $5.5M | Add +39.1% |
| SCHA Schwab US Small-Cap ETF | 0.34% | 209,760 | $5.4M | Add +190590.9% |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | 0.34% | 13,361 | $5.4M | Add +111.8% |
| VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U | 0.31% | 24,888 | $4.9M | Add +3.5% |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | 0.29% | 7,915 | $4.6M | Add +36.6% |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 0.29% | 19,158 | $4.6M | Add +99.6% |
| MA Mastercard Inc. Class A | 0.28% | 8,575 | $4.5M | Add +36.7% |
| IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth | 0.27% | 30,738 | $4.3M | Add +2913.5% |
| SPGI S&P Global Inc. | 0.27% | 8,596 | $4.3M | Add +9.7% |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | 0.27% | 7,254 | $4.3M | Add +28.5% |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | 0.27% | 39,210 | $4.2M | Add +179.0% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | 0.26% | 4,591 | $4.2M | Add +278.2% |
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. | 0.26% | 32,558 | $4.2M | Add +1.4% |
| NFLX Netflix Inc. | 0.26% | 4,696 | $4.2M | Add +315.6% |
| KNG FT Vest S&P 500 DVD Arst TRG | 0.25% | 80,463 | $4.0M | Add +1029.3% |
| SLYV SS SPDR S&P 600 SC Val ETF | 0.25% | 46,177 | $4.0M | Add +1.8% |
| SCHB Schwab US Broad Market ETF | 0.25% | 176,665 | $4.0M | Add +3.0% |
| SDVY First Trust Smid Cap Rising | 0.25% | 110,705 | $4.0M | New |
| XSOE Wisdmtree Emerg MKT Ex-St Ow | 0.25% | 129,068 | $3.9M | New |
| VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 0.24% | 7,225 | $3.9M | Add +646.4% |
| NORTHERN LTS FD TR IV | 0.24% | 130,292 | $3.9M | Reduce -1.6% |
| FTSM First Trust Enh Short Mat FD | 0.24% | 64,681 | $3.9M | New |
| VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF | 0.24% | 43,097 | $3.8M | Add +2.8% |
| CIBR First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecu | 0.24% | 59,206 | $3.8M | Add +263.7% |
| DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF | 0.24% | 28,568 | $3.8M | Reduce -5.0% |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | 0.23% | 19,519 | $3.7M | Add +13.5% |
| FDL First Trust Morn DVD Lead Inc. | 0.23% | 92,002 | $3.7M | New |
| IAU iShares Gold Trust | 0.23% | 73,271 | $3.6M | Reduce -4.3% |
| TFX Teleflex Inc. | 0.22% | 19,560 | $3.5M | Reduce -0.1% |
| SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury B | 0.22% | 34,209 | $3.4M | Add +11496.3% |
| USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Fac | 0.21% | 38,384 | $3.4M | Add +16.0% |
| DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 | 0.21% | 95,882 | $3.3M | New |
| HD Home Depot Inc. | 0.20% | 8,355 | $3.3M | Add +169.0% |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.20% | 5,379 | $3.2M | Add +110.3% |
| BIV Vanguard Intermediate-Term B | 0.19% | 40,347 | $3.0M | Reduce -24.8% |
| MCD McDonald's Corp. | 0.19% | 10,400 | $3.0M | Add +40.8% |
| FEMS First Trust Emerging Markets | 0.19% | 79,399 | $3.0M | New |
| BNDX Vanguard Total Intl Bond ETF | 0.18% | 58,846 | $2.9M | Add +10.3% |
| TIP iShares Tips Bond ETF | 0.18% | 26,351 | $2.8M | Add +24.2% |
| AFGR First Trust Active Factor La | 0.17% | 91,909 | $2.8M | Add +2.6% |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 0.17% | 11,568 | $2.7M | Add +39.2% |
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | 0.17% | 13,395 | $2.6M | Reduce -3.4% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | 0.16% | 28,790 | $2.6M | Add +167.0% |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 0.16% | 17,161 | $2.5M | Add +10.9% |
| PEP Pepsico Inc. | 0.16% | 16,278 | $2.5M | Add +244.7% |
| UPS United Parcel Service Class B | 0.16% | 19,624 | $2.5M | Add +489.8% |
| SHW The Sherwin-Williams Co. | 0.15% | 6,873 | $2.3M | Add +7.8% |
| VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF | 0.14% | 45,616 | $2.3M | Add +160.2% |
| BAC Bank of America Corp. filed as BANK AMERICA CORP | 0.14% | 50,627 | $2.2M | Add +227.9% |
Other holdings (2): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $9K (not counted above)
| Security | Class | Shares / Principal | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOEING CO/THE (BA 6 10/15/27) | DEP CONV PFD A | 77 | $5K | New |
| OXY.WS Occidental Petroleum-CW27 | *W EXP 08/03/202 | 156 | $4K | Add +8.3% |
Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $1.6B.
Portfolio Sells Q3 2024 → Q4 2024
| SCHP Schwab U.S. Tips ETF | Reduce -0.8% | 2.26% | −1.09 |
| IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | Reduce -1.4% | 1.37% | −0.66 |
| SCHG Schwab US Large-Cap Growth | Reduce -3.5% | 1.75% | −0.65 |
| IWN iShares Russell 2000 Value E | Reduce -1.0% | 1.34% | −0.61 |
| IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Valu | Reduce -1.7% | 1.36% | −0.58 |
| VOE Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap Val ETF | Reduce -66.0% | 0.10% | −0.32 |
| TFX Teleflex Inc. | Reduce -0.1% | 0.22% | −0.21 |
| BIV Vanguard Intermediate-Term B | Reduce -24.8% | 0.19% | −0.19 |
| HDV iShares Core High Dividend E | Reduce -48.9% | 0.08% | −0.15 |
| IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF | Reduce -76.6% | 0.03% | −0.13 |
| DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF | Reduce -5.0% | 0.24% | −0.13 |
| IAU iShares Gold Trust | Reduce -4.3% | 0.23% | −0.11 |
| NORTHERN LTS FD TR IV | Reduce -1.6% | 0.24% | −0.10 |
| VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term T | Reduce -65.3% | 0.03% | −0.08 |
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | Reduce -3.4% | 0.17% | −0.08 |
| VHT Vanguard Health Care ETF | Reduce -1.0% | 0.13% | −0.08 |
| GWRE Guidewire Software Inc. | Reduce -9.0% | 0.09% | −0.06 |
| BIL SS SPDR BB 1-3M T-Bill ETF | Reduce -29.7% | 0.06% | −0.06 |
| HEI.A Heico Corp. Class A | Reduce -0.1% | 0.09% | −0.05 |
| WSC Willscot Holdings Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bo | Reduce -7.7% | 0.08% | −0.05 |
| WPC WP Carey Inc. | Reduce -23.6% | 0.04% | −0.04 |
| CBRE CBRE Group Inc. Class A | Reduce -12.5% | 0.08% | −0.04 |
| MKL Markel Group Inc. | Reduce -63.3% | 0.02% | −0.04 |
| XDSQ Innovator US Eqy Accl-Quart | Reduce -2.7% | 0.10% | −0.04 |
| WCN Waste Connections Inc. | Reduce -2.2% | 0.08% | −0.04 |
| FXL First Trust Technology Alpha | Reduce -4.7% | 0.09% | −0.04 |
| SITE Siteone Landscape Supply Inc. | Reduce -27.2% | 0.03% | −0.04 |
| ELV Elevance Health Inc. | Reduce -16.2% | 0.02% | −0.03 |
| MBB iShares MBS ETF | Reduce -8.3% | 0.06% | −0.03 |
| VRT Vertiv Holdings Co. Class A | Reduce -86.5% | 0.00% | −0.03 |
| DHI D.R. Horton Inc. | Reduce -10.9% | 0.03% | −0.03 |
| GE General Electric | Reduce -1.9% | 0.05% | −0.03 |
| FISV Fiserv Inc. | Reduce -6.0% | 0.10% | −0.03 |
| FPX First Trust US Equity Opport | Reduce -18.4% | 0.05% | −0.03 |
| CNI Canadian Natl Railway Co. | Reduce -67.5% | 0.01% | −0.03 |
| CARR Carrier Global Corp. | Reduce -6.9% | 0.03% | −0.03 |
| HAS Hasbro Inc. | Reduce -74.2% | 0.00% | −0.02 |
| WST West Pharmaceutical Services | Reduce -3.4% | 0.07% | −0.02 |
| XUSP Innovator Uncapped Acc US Eq | Reduce -0.9% | 0.05% | −0.02 |
| HIGH Simplify Enhanced Income ETF | Reduce -10.2% | 0.04% | −0.02 |
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials | Reduce -27.0% | 0.02% | −0.02 |
| BLDR Builders Firstsource Inc. | Reduce -17.8% | 0.01% | −0.02 |
| DOCU Docusign Inc. | Reduce -81.2% | 0.00% | −0.02 |
| SNPS Synopsys Inc. | Reduce -18.4% | 0.02% | −0.02 |
| CI The Cigna Group | Reduce -80.9% | 0.00% | −0.02 |
| AOA iShares Core 80/20 Aggressiv | Reduce -19.8% | 0.02% | −0.02 |
| NPKI NPK International Inc. | Reduce -68.9% | 0.01% | −0.02 |
| BAUG Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer | Reduce -0.4% | 0.04% | −0.02 |
| TRV The Travelers Cos Inc. | Reduce -7.6% | 0.03% | −0.02 |
Portfolio Buys Q3 2024 → Q4 2024
| FTCS First Trust Capital Strength | Add +1793.2% | 1.81% | +1.67 |
| RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achi | Add +15567.2% | 1.58% | +1.57 |
| VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui | Add +84.5% | 4.66% | +1.31 |
| FIXD First Trust Smith Opportunis | Add +297136.8% | 1.16% | +1.16 |
| SPDW Ste STR SPDR PT DW Eu ETF | Add +42865.8% | 1.08% | +1.07 |
| RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend | Add +128.3% | 2.64% | +1.00 |
| IMCG iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap | Add +102908.9% | 0.77% | +0.77 |
| LDSF First TR Low Duration St-ETF | New | 0.76% | +0.76 |
| VBK Van Morst SML-Cap Gro-Usd Inc. | Add +293.4% | 0.98% | +0.64 |
| MGV Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP VL ETF-Ui | New | 0.60% | +0.60 |
| SPEM State Street SP PTF Em ETF | Add +37567.6% | 0.51% | +0.51 |
| WCMI FT WCM International ETF | New | 0.51% | +0.51 |
| VOT Vngrd Mrngstr MC GRW ETF-Usd | Add +2055.2% | 0.44% | +0.41 |
| LGOV First TR Long Duration O-ETF | New | 0.35% | +0.35 |
| SCHA Schwab US Small-Cap ETF | Add +190590.9% | 0.34% | +0.34 |
| BUFR FT Vest Lad Buffervetf-Usd I | Add +499.3% | 0.41% | +0.32 |
| LMBS First Trust Low Duration Opp | Add +711.0% | 0.38% | +0.31 |
| IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth | Add +2913.5% | 0.27% | +0.26 |
| SDVY First Trust Smid Cap Rising | New | 0.25% | +0.25 |
| XSOE Wisdmtree Emerg MKT Ex-St Ow | New | 0.25% | +0.25 |
| FTSM First Trust Enh Short Mat FD | New | 0.24% | +0.24 |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | Add +53.2% | 1.69% | +0.23 |
| FDL First Trust Morn DVD Lead Inc. | New | 0.23% | +0.23 |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | Add +82.5% | 0.77% | +0.23 |
| KNG FT Vest S&P 500 DVD Arst TRG | Add +1029.3% | 0.25% | +0.22 |
| SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury B | Add +11496.3% | 0.22% | +0.21 |
| DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 | New | 0.21% | +0.21 |
| VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | Add +646.4% | 0.24% | +0.20 |
| VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd | Add +52.6% | 2.75% | +0.20 |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | Add +51.3% | 0.96% | +0.20 |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | Add +111.8% | 0.34% | +0.19 |
| NFLX Netflix Inc. | Add +315.6% | 0.26% | +0.19 |
| FEMS First Trust Emerging Markets | New | 0.19% | +0.19 |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | Add +278.2% | 0.26% | +0.17 |
| CIBR First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecu | Add +263.7% | 0.24% | +0.15 |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | Add +83.9% | 0.39% | +0.13 |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | Add +179.0% | 0.27% | +0.12 |
| UPS United Parcel Service Class B | Add +489.8% | 0.16% | +0.12 |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Add +99.6% | 0.29% | +0.11 |
| VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Tips | New | 0.11% | +0.11 |
| FSTA Fidelity MSCI Cons Stap Indx | New | 0.11% | +0.11 |
| FTHI Fthi/First Trust Exchange-TR | New | 0.10% | +0.10 |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | Add +462.2% | 0.13% | +0.10 |
| HD Home Depot Inc. | Add +169.0% | 0.20% | +0.09 |
| VCIT Vanguard Int-Term Corporate | New | 0.09% | +0.09 |
| FHLC Fidelity MSCI Health Care | New | 0.09% | +0.09 |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | Add +167.0% | 0.16% | +0.09 |
| BAC Bank of America Corp. | Add +227.9% | 0.14% | +0.09 |
| PEP Pepsico Inc. | Add +244.7% | 0.16% | +0.08 |
| CRM Salesforce Inc. | Add +426.0% | 0.11% | +0.08 |
Notes & Other Activity Q3 2024 → Q4 2024
| BOEING CO/THE (BA 6 10/15/27) | DEP CONV PFD A | New | 77 | $5K |
| OXY.WS Occidental Petroleum-CW27 | *W EXP 08/03/202 | Add +8.3% | 156 | $4K |
| XMVTX BlackRock Munivest Fund II | COM | Sold out | 0 | $2before exit |
Bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants; not part of the stock holdings or percentages above.
All Filings
| Quarter | Positions | 13F Reported Value | Top Holdings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 5,078 | $15.1B | SPY, AAPL, IVV, VUG, NVDA |
| Q1 2026 | 3,760 | $3.5B | VUG, VTV, IVV, QQQ, DYNF |
| Q4 2025 | 4,066 | $3.4B | VUG, VTV, AAPL, QQQ, SPY |
| Q3 2025 | 3,596 | $7.0B | OEF, VOO, DFAI, KORP, QQQ |
| Q2 2025 | 3,022 | $2.2B | VUG, VTV, QQQ, VO, IGSB |
| Q1 2025 | 2,654 | $1.6B | VUG, VTV, IGSB, SCHP, QQQ |
| Q4 2024 | 2,411 | $1.6B | VUG, VTV, VO, RDVY, IGSB |
| Q3 2024 | 2,612 | $1.1B | VTV, IGSB, SCHP, VUG, QQQ |
| Q2 2024 | 2,537 | $1.0B | IGSB, VUG, QQQ, VTV, SCHP |
| Q1 2024 | 1,310 | $948.1M | IGSB, VUG, VTV, QQQ, SCHP |