Ballast Financial Advisors LLC
In its 13F for Q1 2026 (holdings as of March 31, 2026, filed May 14, 2026), Ballast Financial Advisors LLC reported 68 stock positions worth $97.5 million. Its top holding was iShares Core 1-5 Year Usd Bo (ISTB) at 11.2% of the portfolio, followed by Schwab US Aggregate Bond ETF (SCHZ, 11.1%) and Schwab US Large-Cap ETF (SCHX, 11.1%). Compared with Q4 2025, it opened 2 new positions, sold out of 4, added to 35 and reduced 24. The biggest buy was iShares Core 1-5 Year Usd Bo (ISTB, shares +5%) and the biggest sale Vanguard 0-3M T-Bill ETF (VBIL, shares −56%).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- WEST CHESTER, PA
- CIK
- 0002109821
- Portfolio Value
- $97.5M (Q1 2026)
- SEC Filing
- 0001172661-26-001850 ↗ filed May 14, 2026
Holdings Value
Holdings 68 stocks · $97.5M
| ISTB iShares Core 1-5 Year Usd Bo | 11.16% | 224,625 | $10.9M | Add +5.4% |
| SCHZ Schwab US Aggregate Bond ETF | 11.11% | 466,685 | $10.8M | Add +3.3% |
| SCHX Schwab US Large-Cap ETF | 11.09% | 421,792 | $10.8M | Add +1.6% |
| FNDF Schwab Fndmn Intl LRG Co. ETF | 6.08% | 121,167 | $5.9M | Reduce -0.8% |
| AVUV Avantis US Small Cap Value | 4.51% | 39,820 | $4.4M | Reduce -0.2% |
| AVLV Avantis US Large Cap Value | 4.27% | 51,720 | $4.2M | Reduce -0.2% |
| JQUA JPMorgan US Quality Factor | 3.69% | 58,755 | $3.6M | Add +4.4% |
| SCHF Schwab Intl Equity ETF | 3.52% | 138,588 | $3.4M | Reduce -0.1% |
| VBK Van Morst SML-Cap Gro-Usd Inc. | 2.40% | 7,758 | $2.3M | Reduce -0.1% |
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | 2.29% | 10,374 | $2.2M | Add +4.8% |
| SCHG Schwab US Large-Cap Growth | 2.19% | 73,195 | $2.1M | Reduce -1.1% |
| VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui | 2.09% | 4,666 | $2.0M | Add +2.0% |
| DFEM Dimensional Emrg MRKT Core | 1.83% | 51,598 | $1.8M | Add +0.0% |
| DFIS Dimensional International SM | 1.79% | 51,750 | $1.7M | Reduce -0.6% |
| BND Vanguard Total Bond Market | 1.63% | 21,612 | $1.6M | Reduce -1.5% |
| FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF | 1.63% | 34,744 | $1.6M | Add +11.1% |
| SCHV Schwab US Large-Cap Value | 1.53% | 49,082 | $1.5M | Reduce -5.9% |
| FNDX Schwab Fndmntl US LRG Co. ETF | 1.30% | 45,676 | $1.3M | Reduce -2.4% |
| DFAR Dimensional US Real Est ETF | 1.14% | 47,011 | $1.1M | Add +0.9% |
| VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U | 1.10% | 4,926 | $1.1M | Reduce -2.7% |
| VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui | 1.09% | 5,396 | $1.1M | Add +0.7% |
| DISV Dimensional International SM | 1.07% | 26,516 | $1.0M | Reduce -0.6% |
| VCIT Vanguard Int-Term Corporate | 1.04% | 12,312 | $1.0M | Add +8.8% |
| VCSH Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF | 1.00% | 12,329 | $977K | Add +1.6% |
| GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF | 0.96% | 17,761 | $937K | Reduce -7.3% |
| FNDC Schwab Fndmnt Intl SM Eq ETF | 0.92% | 19,444 | $901K | Reduce -1.0% |
| VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd | 0.92% | 3,438 | $901K | Add +7.2% |
| VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 0.79% | 1,296 | $774K | No change |
| JCPB JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF | 0.76% | 15,766 | $742K | Add +8.0% |
| BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF | 0.72% | 9,008 | $706K | Reduce -0.8% |
| IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF | 0.70% | 7,879 | $683K | Add +22.0% |
| FVAL Fidelity Value Factor ETF | 0.66% | 9,304 | $646K | Add +15.3% |
| VIGI Vanguard Int Div App Indx FD | 0.60% | 6,610 | $585K | Add +9.5% |
| VV Vngrd Mrgstr LRG-Cap ETF-Usd | 0.58% | 1,905 | $569K | Add +8.2% |
| DFAI Dimensional International Co. | 0.58% | 14,521 | $566K | Add +1.7% |
| IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF | 0.55% | 5,563 | $541K | Add +11.0% |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | 0.52% | 776 | $505K | Add +15.1% |
| VT Vanguard Tot World STK ETF | 0.51% | 3,617 | $500K | Add +28.3% |
| SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF | 0.50% | 1,481 | $487K | Add +0.9% |
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | 0.49% | 823 | $475K | Add +3.0% |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | 0.48% | 1,613 | $464K | Add +5.1% |
| DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth | 0.47% | 6,464 | $454K | Add +11.3% |
| TOTL SS Doubleline TR Tact ETF | 0.44% | 10,771 | $428K | No change |
| SCHC Schwab Intl Small-Cap Equity | 0.39% | 8,197 | $383K | Reduce -3.9% |
| DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 | 0.39% | 9,735 | $378K | Add +0.0% |
| VBIL Vanguard 0-3M T-Bill ETF | 0.38% | 4,844 | $366K | Reduce -56.4% |
| JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income | 0.37% | 7,210 | $365K | Reduce -10.7% |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 0.37% | 1,428 | $363K | Add +2.7% |
| VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF | 0.35% | 2,295 | $340K | Reduce -1.4% |
| TJX TJX Companies Inc. filed as TJX COS INC NEW | 0.33% | 2,035 | $325K | Add +0.3% |
| VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke | 0.31% | 5,656 | $306K | Reduce -2.2% |
| IONQ Ionq Inc. | 0.30% | 10,000 | $288K | No change |
| VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd | 0.29% | 976 | $280K | Add +8.8% |
| FNDE Schwab Fndmntl Em MRK Eq ETF | 0.29% | 7,276 | $278K | Reduce -3.1% |
| DFUS Dimensional US Eq MKT ETF | 0.29% | 3,924 | $278K | Add +0.3% |
| LLY Eli Lilly & Co. | 0.28% | 300 | $276K | No change |
| XLU St Sr Utl SL SE SPDR ETF-Usd | 0.28% | 5,853 | $269K | Add +10.9% |
| NEM Newmont Corp. | 0.27% | 2,406 | $260K | New |
| SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF | 0.26% | 8,391 | $257K | Add +2.8% |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 0.26% | 874 | $257K | Add +4.0% |
| SPDW Ste STR SPDR PT DW Eu ETF | 0.25% | 5,384 | $246K | Reduce -5.2% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 0.24% | 641 | $237K | Add +2.2% |
| EWX State Street SPDR S&P Emergi | 0.24% | 3,571 | $236K | Reduce -1.9% |
| BAC Bank of America Corp. filed as BANK AMERICA CORP | 0.24% | 4,784 | $233K | No change |
| VXUS Vanguard Total Intl Stock | 0.24% | 3,007 | $232K | No change |
| TBIL F/M US Treasury 3 Month Bill | 0.23% | 4,416 | $220K | Reduce -3.9% |
| SMR Nuscale Power Corp. | 0.22% | 20,200 | $219K | No change |
| SMMD iShares Russell 2500 ETF | 0.21% | 2,737 | $209K | New |
Portfolio Sells Q4 2025 → Q1 2026
| VBIL Vanguard 0-3M T-Bill ETF | Reduce -56.4% | 0.38% | −0.49 |
| GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF | Reduce -7.3% | 0.96% | −0.39 |
| SMCI Super Micro Computer Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.30 |
| SCHG Schwab US Large-Cap Growth | Reduce -1.1% | 2.19% | −0.30 |
| NNE Nano Nuclear Energy Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.25 |
| BTC Grayscale Bitcoin Mini ETF | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.22 |
| DFAU Dimensional US Core Equity M | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.21 |
| SCHV Schwab US Large-Cap Value | Reduce -5.9% | 1.53% | −0.06 |
| JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income | Reduce -10.7% | 0.37% | −0.05 |
| BND Vanguard Total Bond Market | Reduce -1.5% | 1.63% | −0.04 |
| BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF | Reduce -0.8% | 0.72% | −0.01 |
| VBK Van Morst SML-Cap Gro-Usd Inc. | Reduce -0.1% | 2.40% | −0.01 |
| TBIL F/M US Treasury 3 Month Bill | Reduce -3.9% | 0.23% | −0.01 |
| SPDW Ste STR SPDR PT DW Eu ETF | Reduce -5.2% | 0.25% | −0.01 |
| VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U | Reduce -2.7% | 1.10% | −0.01 |
| SCHC Schwab Intl Small-Cap Equity | Reduce -3.9% | 0.39% | −0.01 |
| VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke | Reduce -2.2% | 0.31% | −0.01 |
| FNDX Schwab Fndmntl US LRG Co. ETF | Reduce -2.4% | 1.30% | −0.01 |
| EWX State Street SPDR S&P Emergi | Reduce -1.9% | 0.24% | −0.00 |
| VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF | Reduce -1.4% | 0.35% | +0.00 |
| FNDE Schwab Fndmntl Em MRK Eq ETF | Reduce -3.1% | 0.29% | +0.01 |
| DFIS Dimensional International SM | Reduce -0.6% | 1.79% | +0.02 |
| FNDC Schwab Fndmnt Intl SM Eq ETF | Reduce -1.0% | 0.92% | +0.02 |
| DISV Dimensional International SM | Reduce -0.6% | 1.07% | +0.03 |
| SCHF Schwab Intl Equity ETF | Reduce -0.1% | 3.52% | +0.08 |
| AVLV Avantis US Large Cap Value | Reduce -0.2% | 4.27% | +0.23 |
| AVUV Avantis US Small Cap Value | Reduce -0.2% | 4.51% | +0.32 |
| FNDF Schwab Fndmn Intl LRG Co. ETF | Reduce -0.8% | 6.08% | +0.39 |
Portfolio Buys Q4 2025 → Q1 2026
| ISTB iShares Core 1-5 Year Usd Bo | Add +5.4% | 11.16% | +0.46 |
| NEM Newmont Corp. | New | 0.27% | +0.27 |
| SCHZ Schwab US Aggregate Bond ETF | Add +3.3% | 11.11% | +0.24 |
| SMMD iShares Russell 2500 ETF | New | 0.21% | +0.21 |
| FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF | Add +11.1% | 1.63% | +0.14 |
| IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF | Add +22.0% | 0.70% | +0.14 |
| VT Vanguard Tot World STK ETF | Add +28.3% | 0.51% | +0.10 |
| VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd | Add +7.2% | 0.92% | +0.07 |
| DFEM Dimensional Emrg MRKT Core | Add +0.0% | 1.83% | +0.07 |
| VCIT Vanguard Int-Term Corporate | Add +8.8% | 1.04% | +0.07 |
| FVAL Fidelity Value Factor ETF | Add +15.3% | 0.66% | +0.06 |
| IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF | Add +11.0% | 0.55% | +0.06 |
| DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth | Add +11.3% | 0.47% | +0.05 |
| JCPB JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF | Add +8.0% | 0.76% | +0.05 |
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | Add +4.8% | 2.29% | +0.05 |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | Add +15.1% | 0.52% | +0.04 |
| SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF | Add +0.9% | 0.50% | +0.04 |
| XLU St Sr Utl SL SE SPDR ETF-Usd | Add +10.9% | 0.28% | +0.04 |
| DFAR Dimensional US Real Est ETF | Add +0.9% | 1.14% | +0.04 |
| SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF | Add +2.8% | 0.26% | +0.03 |
| JQUA JPMorgan US Quality Factor | Add +4.4% | 3.69% | +0.03 |
| VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui | Add +0.7% | 1.09% | +0.03 |
| VIGI Vanguard Int Div App Indx FD | Add +9.5% | 0.60% | +0.03 |
| DFAI Dimensional International Co. | Add +1.7% | 0.58% | +0.02 |
| VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd | Add +8.8% | 0.29% | +0.02 |
| VV Vngrd Mrgstr LRG-Cap ETF-Usd | Add +8.2% | 0.58% | +0.01 |
| TJX TJX Companies Inc. | Add +0.3% | 0.33% | +0.01 |
| VCSH Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF | Add +1.6% | 1.00% | +0.01 |
| DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 | Add +0.0% | 0.39% | −0.01 |
| DFUS Dimensional US Eq MKT ETF | Add +0.3% | 0.29% | −0.01 |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Add +4.0% | 0.26% | −0.02 |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | Add +2.7% | 0.37% | −0.02 |
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | Add +3.0% | 0.49% | −0.02 |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | Add +5.1% | 0.48% | −0.02 |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | Add +2.2% | 0.24% | −0.07 |
| VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui | Add +2.0% | 2.09% | −0.21 |
| SCHX Schwab US Large-Cap ETF | Add +1.6% | 11.09% | −0.42 |