Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC

In its 13F for Q1 2025 (holdings as of March 31, 2025, filed April 15, 2025), Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC reported 1,506 stock positions worth $759.1 million. Its top holding was SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US (SPY) at 9.1% of the portfolio, followed by iShares Russell 1000 Growth (IWF, 7.0%) and Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF (VIG, 4.0%). Compared with Q4 2024, it opened 98 new positions, sold out of 129, added to 324 and reduced 354. The biggest buy was Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight (RSP, shares +11%) and the biggest sale iShares Russell 1000 Growth (IWF, shares −2%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH
CIK
0001597878
Portfolio Value
$759.1M (Q1 2025)
SEC Filing
0001597878-25-000002 ↗ filed Apr 15, 2025

Holdings Value

0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M$800.0M$1.0B Q1 2024: $767.1M Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $770.5M Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $806.3M Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $793.3M Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $759.1M $759.1M Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $810.5M Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $885.5M Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $886.7M Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $879.8M Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $991.1M Q2 2026

Holdings 1,506 stocks · $759.1M

SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 9.07% 123,053 $68.8M Add +0.2%
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth 7.02% 147,603 $53.3M Reduce -2.0%
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF 3.96% 155,072 $30.1M Reduce -1.5%
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac 3.64% 161,627 $27.6M Add +2.5%
IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value E 3.18% 128,454 $24.2M Reduce -1.9%
USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Fac 3.06% 248,400 $23.3M Reduce -1.9%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 3.03% 83,647 $23.0M Add +0.1%
CZR Caesars Entertainment Inc. 2.75% 835,360 $20.9M Add +0.0%
SDY SS SPDR S&P Dividend ETF 2.61% 145,941 $19.8M Reduce -3.0%
IJK iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Grow 2.47% 224,967 $18.7M Reduce -3.6%
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight 2.44% 107,089 $18.6M Add +11.0%
DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth 2.32% 284,589 $17.6M Add +3.4%
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 1.93% 31,314 $14.7M Add +4.0%
IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Valu 1.90% 120,367 $14.4M Reduce -2.3%
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF 1.90% 155,130 $14.4M Add +0.4%
SPLV Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatili 1.85% 188,388 $14.1M Reduce -1.3%
VV Vngrd Mrgstr LRG-Cap ETF-Usd 1.66% 48,947 $12.6M Reduce -0.9%
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui 1.48% 30,278 $11.2M Reduce -2.8%
GSLC Goldman Activebeta US LC ETF 1.39% 96,012 $10.6M Reduce -0.6%
AAPL Apple Inc. 1.19% 40,528 $9.0M Add +1.7%
IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 GR 1.15% 69,817 $8.7M Reduce -3.6%
BIL SS SPDR BB 1-3M T-Bill ETF 1.10% 90,867 $8.3M Add +4.7%
IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF 1.04% 41,283 $7.9M Add +2.4%
IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Va 0.94% 73,160 $7.1M Reduce -3.5%
OEF iShares S&P 100 ETF 0.94% 26,208 $7.1M Reduce -1.5%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 0.84% 16,955 $6.4M Reduce -4.1%
GSY Invesco Ultra Short Duration 0.83% 126,383 $6.3M Add +0.3%
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui 0.71% 31,305 $5.4M Reduce -1.6%
DKNG Draftkings Inc. Class A 0.69% 158,240 $5.3M No change
XLE SS Energy Select Sector 0.67% 54,705 $5.1M Reduce -10.8%
IOO iShares Global 100 ETF 0.65% 50,915 $4.9M Reduce -1.8%
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. 0.61% 37,670 $4.6M Add +2.0%
REGL Prshrs S&P Mid 400 DVD Arist 0.59% 55,606 $4.5M Reduce -0.5%
HDV iShares Core High Dividend E 0.55% 34,669 $4.2M Reduce -1.9%
PEY Invesco High Yield Equity Di 0.53% 188,400 $4.0M Add +0.0%
EFA iShares MSCI Eafe ETF 0.48% 44,771 $3.7M Reduce -5.1%
MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturit 0.48% 36,135 $3.6M Reduce -2.4%
JHMM John Hancock Multi Fact Mid 0.44% 57,878 $3.3M No change
XLF SS Financial Select Sector 0.40% 60,502 $3.0M Reduce -7.4%
TDIV FT Nasdaq Tech DVD Index FD 0.39% 39,969 $2.9M Add +0.8%
SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bo 0.38% 26,404 $2.9M Reduce -3.4%
TCHP T Rowe Price Blue Chip Growt 0.37% 73,252 $2.8M Add +6.4%
VFQY Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor 0.36% 20,341 $2.7M Add +3.2%
PPA Invesco Aerospace & Defense 0.35% 22,865 $2.7M Add +11.6%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.34% 10,490 $2.6M Add +0.7%
VOT Vngrd Mrngstr MC GRW ETF-Usd 0.33% 10,282 $2.5M Add +0.3%
VIGI Vanguard Int Div App Indx FD 0.33% 29,976 $2.5M Reduce -18.4%
IGHG Proshares Ig Hedged 0.33% 32,154 $2.5M Add +12.5%
IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF 0.32% 41,149 $2.4M Add +1.4%
DIA SS SPDR Dow Jones Indus Avg filed as SPDR DOW JONES INDL AVERAGE 0.32% 5,699 $2.4M No change
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 0.31% 12,540 $2.4M Add +2.2%
LEAD Siren Divcon Leaders Dividen 0.29% 34,542 $2.2M Reduce -4.8%
IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF 0.29% 29,450 $2.2M Add +2.7%
ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Def 0.29% 14,157 $2.2M Reduce -22.7%
GSIE Goldman Sachs Activebeta Int 0.28% 59,628 $2.1M Reduce -5.2%
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 0.28% 3,653 $2.1M Add +0.9%
EQAL Invesco Russell 1000 Equal W 0.27% 43,417 $2.1M Add +3.5%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 0.27% 18,821 $2.0M Add +8.4%
XLI SS Industrial Select Sector 0.27% 15,433 $2.0M Reduce -34.8%
NOC Northrop Grumman Corp. 0.26% 3,925 $2.0M Reduce -0.6%
BILS SS Spdrb B 3-12M T-Bill ETF 0.26% 19,589 $1.9M Reduce -2.3%
VDE Vanguard Energy ETF 0.25% 14,862 $1.9M Reduce -24.6%
SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF 0.25% 28,972 $1.9M Add +2.9%
BIV Vanguard Intermediate-Term B 0.25% 25,053 $1.9M Add +13.8%
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E 0.24% 17,631 $1.8M Add +2.7%
XLK SS Technology Select Sector 0.24% 8,679 $1.8M Add +6.6%
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF 0.23% 22,367 $1.8M Reduce -4.1%
DON Wisdomtree US Midcap Dividen 0.22% 33,803 $1.7M Reduce -0.3%
SCHF Schwab Intl Equity ETF 0.21% 80,840 $1.6M No change
AMLP Alerian MLP ETF 0.20% 28,551 $1.5M Add +8.8%
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U 0.19% 24,111 $1.5M Reduce -14.8%
SCHX Schwab US Large-Cap ETF 0.19% 66,021 $1.5M No change
FMQQ FMQQ the Next Fron Int-Usd I filed as EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRU 0.19% 113,105 $1.4M No change
ILCG iShares Morningstar Growth E 0.19% 17,355 $1.4M No change
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 0.18% 8,956 $1.4M Reduce -0.3%
PAVE Global X US Infrastructure 0.18% 36,599 $1.4M Add +2.0%
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.18% 3,839 $1.3M Add +0.8%
MA Mastercard Inc. Class A 0.17% 2,379 $1.3M Add +0.5%
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 0.17% 2,270 $1.3M Add +0.2%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.17% 1,347 $1.3M Add +0.3%
NEAR iShares SH Dba ETF Usd Inc. 0.16% 24,205 $1.2M No change
MLPX Global X MLP & Energy Infras 0.16% 18,921 $1.2M Add +70.4%
DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF 0.16% 8,903 $1.2M No change
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 0.16% 7,105 $1.2M Add +3.5%
VOE Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap Val ETF 0.16% 7,353 $1.2M Reduce -0.3%
TPYP Managed Portfolio Series 0.15% 32,184 $1.2M Add +0.1%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.15% 2,197 $1.2M Add +3.0%
IGF iShares Global Infrastructur 0.15% 21,332 $1.2M No change
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. filed as INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS 0.15% 4,679 $1.2M Add +0.3%
QEFA STSR SPD MSC Eaf Stgfs-US Inc. 0.15% 14,536 $1.1M Reduce -1.1%
ORCL Oracle Corp. 0.15% 7,899 $1.1M Add +0.4%
EFAV iShares MSCI Eafe Min Vol Fa 0.14% 13,926 $1.1M Reduce -6.5%
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. 0.14% 1,308 $1.1M Reduce -0.8%
IXN iShares Global Tech ETF 0.14% 14,244 $1.1M No change
HD Home Depot Inc. 0.14% 2,907 $1.1M Add +0.5%
TDVG T Rowe Price Dividend Growth 0.14% 26,386 $1.1M Add +0.1%
JPEF JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF 0.14% 16,498 $1.1M Add +17.7%
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF 0.13% 19,928 $1.0M Reduce -3.8%
MUB iShares National Muni Bond E 0.13% 9,410 $992K Reduce -1.4%
XLU St Sr Utl SL SE SPDR ETF-Usd 0.13% 12,420 $979K Add +2.1%

Show all 1,506 holdings

Other holdings (2): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $6K (not counted above)
SecurityClassShares / PrincipalValueChange
CORZZ Core Scientific Inc. - 29 *W EXP 01/23/202 531$4KNo change
CORZW Core Scientific Inc. - 27 *W EXP 01/23/202 637$2KNo change

Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $759.1M.

Portfolio Sells Q4 2024 → Q1 2025

IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth Reduce -2.0% 7.02% −0.60
IJK iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Grow Reduce -3.6% 2.47% −0.21
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui Reduce -2.8% 1.48% −0.13
XLI SS Industrial Select Sector Reduce -34.8% 0.27% −0.13
XLB SS Materials Select Sector Reduce -70.7% 0.05% −0.11
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Reduce -4.1% 0.84% −0.10
IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Va Reduce -3.5% 0.94% −0.10
IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 GR Reduce -3.6% 1.15% −0.09
XLY SS Consumer Disc Select Sect Reduce -50.2% 0.08% −0.09
ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Def Reduce -22.7% 0.29% −0.05
VDE Vanguard Energy ETF Reduce -24.6% 0.25% −0.05
VIGI Vanguard Int Div App Indx FD Reduce -18.4% 0.33% −0.04
IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Valu Reduce -2.3% 1.90% −0.04
OEF iShares S&P 100 ETF Reduce -1.5% 0.94% −0.03
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C Reduce -0.3% 0.18% −0.03
VV Vngrd Mrgstr LRG-Cap ETF-Usd Reduce -0.9% 1.66% −0.02
GBIL Goldman Sachs Access Treasur Reduce -36.0% 0.04% −0.02
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A Reduce -2.8% 0.09% −0.02
IHDG Wisdomtree International Hed Reduce -18.6% 0.10% −0.02
IOO iShares Global 100 ETF Reduce -1.8% 0.65% −0.01
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U Reduce -14.8% 0.19% −0.01
CALF PCR US SM CP CSH CWS ETF-Usd Reduce -0.7% 0.09% −0.01
GSLC Goldman Activebeta US LC ETF Reduce -0.6% 1.39% −0.01
INMU iShares Intermediate Muni Inc. Reduce -43.9% 0.01% −0.01
BX Blackstone Inc. Reduce -0.1% 0.05% −0.01
LRGF iShares US Equity Factor ETF Reduce -19.4% 0.04% −0.01
LEAD Siren Divcon Leaders Dividen Reduce -4.8% 0.29% −0.01
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. Reduce -7.7% 0.06% −0.01
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp. Reduce -7.5% 0.06% −0.01
SCHB Schwab US Broad Market ETF Reduce -5.3% 0.11% −0.01
DHR Danaher Corp. Reduce -5.1% 0.05% −0.01
XYZ Block Inc. Reduce -23.3% 0.01% −0.01
HEFA Isha Curr Hedged MSCI Eafe Reduce -19.4% 0.04% −0.01
HRL Hormel Foods Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.01
IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth Reduce -11.1% 0.03% −0.01
CRM Salesforce Inc. Reduce -1.6% 0.03% −0.01
IYT iShares US Transportation Et Reduce -4.2% 0.11% −0.01
GIS General Mills Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.01
ADBE Adobe Inc. Reduce -1.8% 0.04% −0.00
FLOT iShares Floating Rate Bond E Reduce -18.2% 0.03% −0.00
LULU Lululemon Athletica Inc. Reduce -8.6% 0.01% −0.00
SCZ iShares MSCI Eafe Small-Cap Reduce -35.2% 0.01% −0.00
SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury B Reduce -10.6% 0.07% −0.00
ACLS Axcelis Technologies Inc. Reduce -99.4% 0.00% −0.00
IMCG iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Reduce -50.0% 0.00% −0.00
HON Honeywell International Inc. Reduce -3.6% 0.07% −0.00
OMFL Invesco Russell 1000 DYN M/F Sold out 0.00% −0.00
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. Reduce -4.0% 0.02% −0.00
AMAT Applied Materials Inc. Reduce -2.7% 0.04% −0.00
CDNS Cadence Design SYS Inc. Reduce -0.8% 0.03% −0.00

Portfolio Buys Q4 2024 → Q1 2025

RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Add +11.0% 2.44% +0.31
DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth Add +3.4% 2.32% +0.19
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac Add +2.5% 3.64% +0.10
BIL SS SPDR BB 1-3M T-Bill ETF Add +4.7% 1.10% +0.10
MLPX Global X MLP & Energy Infras Add +70.4% 0.16% +0.07
IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF Add +2.4% 1.04% +0.07
PPA Invesco Aerospace & Defense Add +11.6% 0.35% +0.05
BIV Vanguard Intermediate-Term B Add +13.8% 0.25% +0.05
IGHG Proshares Ig Hedged Add +12.5% 0.33% +0.04
IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF Add +2.7% 0.29% +0.04
GSY Invesco Ultra Short Duration Add +0.3% 0.83% +0.04
JNJ Johnson & Johnson Add +39.0% 0.10% +0.04
AMLP Alerian MLP ETF Add +8.8% 0.20% +0.04
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B Add +3.0% 0.15% +0.03
ABBV Abbvie Inc. Add +9.7% 0.12% +0.03
PEY Invesco High Yield Equity Di Add +0.0% 0.53% +0.03
V Visa Inc. Class A Add +0.8% 0.18% +0.03
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. Add +0.7% 0.34% +0.02
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. Add +0.3% 0.15% +0.02
AMGN Amgen Inc. Add +6.7% 0.09% +0.02
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. Add +7.3% 0.11% +0.02
JPEF JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF Add +17.7% 0.14% +0.02
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. Add +18.7% 0.09% +0.02
ABT Abbott Laboratories Add +15.8% 0.06% +0.02
TPYP Managed Portfolio Series Add +0.1% 0.15% +0.02
TOTL SS Doubleline TR Tact ETF Add +63.7% 0.04% +0.02
SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF Add +2.9% 0.25% +0.02
EQAL Invesco Russell 1000 Equal W Add +3.5% 0.27% +0.01
MA Mastercard Inc. Class A Add +0.5% 0.17% +0.01
NLR Vaneck Urani & Nuclr ETF-Usd New 0.01% +0.01
ICE Intercontinental Exchange Inc. Add +0.0% 0.08% +0.01
VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF Add +10.3% 0.10% +0.01
RTX RTX Corp. Add +14.2% 0.05% +0.01
XLU St Sr Utl SL SE SPDR ETF-Usd Add +2.1% 0.13% +0.01
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. Add +0.3% 0.17% +0.01
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco Add +8.1% 0.11% +0.01
IQLT iShares MSCI International Q Add +1.2% 0.10% +0.01
SO The Southern Co. Add +67.9% 0.02% +0.01
AMT American Tower Corp. Add +6.8% 0.04% +0.01
UNP Union Pacific Corp. Add +11.9% 0.06% +0.01
ROL Rollins Inc. Add +0.0% 0.06% +0.01
CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. Add +13.9% 0.05% +0.01
KO The Coca-Cola Co. Add +11.8% 0.04% +0.01
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A Add +0.9% 0.28% +0.01
VBIL Vanguard 0-3M T-Bill ETF New 0.01% +0.01
MET Metlife Inc. Add +282.2% 0.01% +0.01
FEZ State Street SPDR Euro Stoxx New 0.01% +0.01
TDVG T Rowe Price Dividend Growth Add +0.1% 0.14% +0.01
ROP Roper Technologies Inc. Add +1.1% 0.05% +0.01
ETN Eaton Corp. PLC Add +31.6% 0.07% +0.01

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 1,515$991.1MSPY, IWF, QUAL, VTI, VIG
Q1 2026 1,552$879.8MSPY, IWF, QUAL, VIG, VTI
Q4 2025 1,534$886.7MSPY, EAGG, QUAL, VIG, VTI
Q3 2025 1,525$885.5MSPY, IWF, VTI, VIG, QUAL
Q2 2025 1,529$810.5MSPY, IWF, VIG, QUAL, VTI
Q1 2025 1,506$759.1MSPY, IWF, VIG, QUAL, IWD
Q4 2024 1,535$793.3MSPY, IWF, VIG, QUAL, CZR
Q3 2024 1,552$806.3MSPY, IWF, CZR, VIG, QUAL
Q2 2024 1,582$770.5MSPY, IWF, CZR, VIG, QUAL
Q1 2024 1,546$767.1MSPY, IWF, CZR, VIG, QUAL