Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC

In its 13F for Q3 2025 (holdings as of September 30, 2025, filed October 16, 2025), Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC reported 1,525 stock positions worth $885.5 million. Its top holding was SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US (SPY) at 9.0% of the portfolio, followed by iShares Russell 1000 Growth (IWF, 7.7%) and VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US (VTI, 3.9%). Compared with Q2 2025, it opened 53 new positions, sold out of 59, added to 264 and reduced 214. The biggest buy was VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US (VTI, shares +28%) and the biggest sale iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Fac (USMV, shares −1%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH
CIK
0001597878
Portfolio Value
$885.5M (Q3 2025)
SEC Filing
0001597878-25-000006 ↗ filed Oct 16, 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 Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $810.5M Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $885.5M $885.5M Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $886.7M Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $879.8M Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $991.1M Q2 2026

Holdings 1,525 stocks · $885.5M
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 9.01% 119,804 $79.8M Add +0.4%
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth 7.73% 146,073 $68.4M Reduce -0.9%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 3.87% 104,488 $34.3M Add +27.7%
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF 3.65% 149,949 $32.4M Reduce -0.5%
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac 3.63% 165,220 $32.1M Add +0.1%
IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value E 2.95% 128,245 $26.1M Add +1.3%
USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Fac 2.65% 246,179 $23.4M Reduce -0.9%
CZR Caesars Entertainment Inc. 2.55% 835,343 $22.6M No change
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight 2.45% 114,405 $21.7M Add +1.7%
DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth 2.34% 303,723 $20.7M Add +4.3%
IJK iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Grow 2.33% 215,172 $20.6M Reduce -0.4%
SDY SS SPDR S&P Dividend ETF 2.32% 146,482 $20.5M Reduce -0.0%
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 2.21% 32,556 $19.5M Add +1.6%
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF 2.13% 156,068 $18.8M Add +0.8%
BIL SS SPDR BB 1-3M T-Bill ETF 1.85% 178,730 $16.4M Add +79.1%
VV Vngrd Mrgstr LRG-Cap ETF-Usd 1.72% 49,605 $15.3M Add +1.1%
IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Valu 1.66% 113,040 $14.7M Reduce -0.1%
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui 1.64% 30,291 $14.5M Add +0.3%
SPLV Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatili 1.53% 184,895 $13.6M Reduce -4.6%
GSLC Goldman Activebeta US LC ETF 1.40% 94,993 $12.4M Add +0.4%
AAPL Apple Inc. 1.13% 39,381 $10.0M Add +7.5%
IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 GR 1.10% 68,886 $9.7M Reduce -0.6%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 1.09% 18,677 $9.7M Add +6.3%
IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF 0.99% 42,307 $8.7M Add +2.0%
OEF iShares S&P 100 ETF 0.95% 25,341 $8.4M Reduce -0.2%
IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Va 0.90% 72,072 $8.0M Reduce -0.0%
IOO iShares Global 100 ETF 0.68% 50,223 $6.0M Reduce -0.4%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 0.68% 32,180 $6.0M Add +76.0%
DKNG Draftkings Inc. Class A 0.67% 158,240 $5.9M No change
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. 0.66% 40,148 $5.8M Add +2.4%
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui 0.64% 30,555 $5.7M Reduce -3.0%
GSY Invesco Ultra Short Duration 0.63% 111,908 $5.6M Reduce -2.4%
REGL Prshrs S&P Mid 400 DVD Arist 0.52% 54,070 $4.6M Reduce -2.0%
HDV iShares Core High Dividend E 0.51% 36,935 $4.5M Add +1.7%
EFA iShares MSCI Eafe ETF 0.50% 47,260 $4.4M Add +5.2%
TDIV FT Nasdaq Tech DVD Index FD 0.47% 42,200 $4.2M Add +6.5%
PPA Invesco Aerospace & Defense 0.46% 26,133 $4.1M Add +10.7%
PEY Invesco High Yield Equity Di 0.43% 179,779 $3.8M Reduce -1.4%
JHMM John Hancock Multi Fact Mid 0.41% 56,373 $3.6M Reduce -2.6%
TCHP T Rowe Price Blue Chip Growt 0.41% 74,605 $3.6M Add +2.1%
VFQY Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor 0.38% 22,251 $3.4M Add +0.1%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.38% 10,539 $3.3M No change
MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturit 0.37% 32,809 $3.3M Reduce -3.0%
VOT Vngrd Mrngstr MC GRW ETF-Usd 0.34% 10,204 $3.0M Reduce -1.0%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 0.33% 13,447 $3.0M Add +10.0%
XLF SS Financial Select Sector 0.32% 53,377 $2.9M Add +9.6%
IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF 0.32% 32,151 $2.8M Add +4.1%
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 0.30% 3,674 $2.7M Reduce -0.3%
DIA SS SPDR Dow Jones Indus Avg filed as SPDR DOW JONES INDL AVERAGE 0.30% 5,699 $2.6M No change
XLE SS Energy Select Sector 0.29% 28,958 $2.6M Add +0.0%
IGHG Proshares Ig Hedged 0.29% 32,563 $2.6M Add +3.4%
XLK SS Technology Select Sector 0.29% 9,086 $2.6M Add +3.5%
IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF 0.29% 39,148 $2.6M Reduce -0.1%
GSIE Goldman Sachs Activebeta Int 0.28% 61,246 $2.5M Add +2.4%
EQAL Invesco Russell 1000 Equal W 0.28% 46,957 $2.4M Add +3.1%
NOC Northrop Grumman Corp. 0.28% 3,996 $2.4M Add +0.7%
VIGI Vanguard Int Div App Indx FD 0.27% 26,936 $2.4M Reduce -2.7%
XLI SS Industrial Select Sector 0.27% 15,369 $2.4M Add +1.1%
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 0.26% 7,102 $2.3M Add +0.3%
SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF 0.24% 29,574 $2.2M Add +2.6%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 0.24% 8,889 $2.2M Add +0.1%
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E 0.24% 17,852 $2.1M Add +3.8%
ORCL Oracle Corp. 0.24% 7,426 $2.1M Add +0.3%
BIV Vanguard Intermediate-Term B 0.23% 26,249 $2.0M Add +3.3%
MLPX Global X MLP & Energy Infras 0.23% 32,091 $2.0M Add +54.5%
HD Home Depot Inc. 0.21% 4,698 $1.9M Add +71.0%
LEAD Siren Divcon Leaders Dividen 0.21% 24,960 $1.9M Reduce -18.8%
BILS SS Spdrb B 3-12M T-Bill ETF 0.21% 19,005 $1.9M Reduce -1.4%
SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bo 0.21% 16,893 $1.9M Reduce -1.1%
ILCG iShares Morningstar Growth E 0.21% 17,884 $1.9M Add +1.7%
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 0.21% 2,778 $1.9M Reduce -1.7%
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF 0.21% 23,327 $1.8M Add +5.1%
SCHF Schwab Intl Equity ETF 0.20% 76,525 $1.8M Add +0.9%
PAVE Global X US Infrastructure 0.20% 37,336 $1.8M Add +5.5%
ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Def 0.20% 8,280 $1.7M No change
FMQQ FMQQ the Next Fron Int-Usd I filed as EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRU 0.19% 113,349 $1.7M No change
DON Wisdomtree US Midcap Dividen 0.19% 32,152 $1.7M Reduce -4.9%
SCHX Schwab US Large-Cap ETF 0.19% 63,684 $1.7M Reduce -3.5%
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U 0.19% 23,307 $1.7M Add +8.1%
AIQ Global X Art Intel & Tech 0.19% 33,334 $1.6M Add +62.9%
TOTL SS Doubleline TR Tact ETF 0.18% 38,906 $1.6M Add +136.6%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.17% 1,646 $1.5M Add +23.4%
IXN iShares Global Tech ETF 0.17% 14,249 $1.5M No change
AMLP Alerian MLP ETF 0.16% 30,177 $1.4M Add +1.6%
MA Mastercard Inc. Class A 0.15% 2,385 $1.4M Reduce -0.2%
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. filed as INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS 0.15% 4,681 $1.3M Reduce -0.2%
XLU St Sr Utl SL SE SPDR ETF-Usd 0.15% 15,086 $1.3M Add +5.8%
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.15% 3,848 $1.3M Reduce -0.2%
VOE Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap Val ETF 0.15% 7,492 $1.3M Add +0.0%
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF 0.15% 21,750 $1.3M Add +0.9%
IGF iShares Global Infrastructur 0.15% 21,085 $1.3M Reduce -1.4%
DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF 0.15% 9,044 $1.3M Add +2.0%
QEFA STSR SPD MSC Eaf Stgfs-US Inc. 0.14% 14,406 $1.3M No change
EFAV iShares MSCI Eafe Min Vol Fa 0.14% 14,511 $1.2M Add +0.6%
TDVG T Rowe Price Dividend Growth 0.14% 27,824 $1.2M Add +4.4%
JPEF JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF 0.14% 16,292 $1.2M Reduce -6.2%
TPYP Tortoise North American Pipe 0.13% 32,755 $1.2M No change
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.13% 4,793 $1.2M Reduce -0.3%
NEAR iShares SH Dba ETF Usd Inc. 0.13% 22,610 $1.2M Reduce -6.7%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.13% 2,300 $1.2M Reduce -1.8%

Show all 1,525 holdings

Other holdings (3): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $18K (not counted above)
SecurityClassShares / PrincipalValueChange
CORZZ Core Scientific Inc. - 29 *W EXP 01/23/202 531$10KNo change
CORZW Core Scientific Inc. - 27 *W EXP 01/23/202 637$7KNo change
COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRU RIGHT 10/16/2025 6,836$1KReduce -2.3%

Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $885.5M.

Portfolio Sells Q2 2025 → Q3 2025
USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Fac Reduce -0.9% 2.65% −0.23
SPLV Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatili Reduce -4.6% 1.53% −0.21
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF Reduce -0.5% 3.65% −0.15
SDY SS SPDR S&P Dividend ETF Reduce -0.0% 2.32% −0.14
IJK iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Grow Reduce -0.4% 2.33% −0.09
GSY Invesco Ultra Short Duration Reduce -2.4% 0.63% −0.07
IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Valu Reduce -0.1% 1.66% −0.07
LEAD Siren Divcon Leaders Dividen Reduce -18.8% 0.21% −0.06
MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturit Reduce -3.0% 0.37% −0.05
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui Reduce -3.0% 0.64% −0.04
IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 GR Reduce -0.6% 1.10% −0.04
VIGI Vanguard Int Div App Indx FD Reduce -2.7% 0.27% −0.04
REGL Prshrs S&P Mid 400 DVD Arist Reduce -2.0% 0.52% −0.03
PEY Invesco High Yield Equity Di Reduce -1.4% 0.43% −0.03
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A Reduce -0.3% 0.30% −0.03
PM Philip Morris International Reduce -5.1% 0.09% −0.03
JHMM John Hancock Multi Fact Mid Reduce -2.6% 0.41% −0.02
BILS SS Spdrb B 3-12M T-Bill ETF Reduce -1.4% 0.21% −0.02
ACN Accenture PLC Class A Reduce -35.7% 0.02% −0.02
VOT Vngrd Mrngstr MC GRW ETF-Usd Reduce -1.0% 0.34% −0.02
XLV SS Health Care Select Sector Reduce -37.0% 0.03% −0.02
XLB SS Materials Select Sector Reduce -44.5% 0.02% −0.02
NEAR iShares SH Dba ETF Usd Inc. Reduce -6.7% 0.13% −0.02
SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bo Reduce -1.1% 0.21% −0.02
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. Reduce -0.2% 0.15% −0.02
V Visa Inc. Class A Reduce -0.2% 0.15% −0.02
USFR Wisdomtree Floating Rate Tre Reduce -15.3% 0.07% −0.02
CALF PCR US SM CP CSH CWS ETF-Usd Reduce -26.1% 0.06% −0.02
DON Wisdomtree US Midcap Dividen Reduce -4.9% 0.19% −0.02
ICSH iShares Ultra Short Duration Reduce -10.4% 0.09% −0.02
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco Reduce -9.2% 0.09% −0.02
PFF iShares Preferred & Income S Reduce -13.7% 0.07% −0.02
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. Reduce -2.3% 0.11% −0.02
COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF Reduce -19.5% 0.05% −0.02
HON Honeywell International Inc. Reduce -1.8% 0.06% −0.01
SJNK SS SPDR BB St Hi Yield ETF Reduce -5.6% 0.10% −0.01
JPEF JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF Reduce -6.2% 0.14% −0.01
NFLX Netflix Inc. Reduce -1.4% 0.06% −0.01
IYT iShares US Transportation Et Reduce -11.5% 0.08% −0.01
VNLA Janus Henderson Short Durati Reduce -4.8% 0.09% −0.01
MA Mastercard Inc. Class A Reduce -0.2% 0.15% −0.01
SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury B Reduce -8.4% 0.06% −0.01
IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF Reduce -0.1% 0.29% −0.01
SBUX Starbucks Corp. Reduce -2.2% 0.05% −0.01
RISR Foliobe Altr In&in H ETF-Usd Reduce -1.1% 0.09% −0.01
IGF iShares Global Infrastructur Reduce -1.4% 0.15% −0.01
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B Reduce -1.8% 0.13% −0.01
SCHX Schwab US Large-Cap ETF Reduce -3.5% 0.19% −0.01
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. Reduce -0.4% 0.07% −0.01
ADP Automatic Data Processing Reduce -0.7% 0.06% −0.01

Portfolio Buys Q2 2025 → Q3 2025
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Add +27.7% 3.87% +0.80
BIL SS SPDR BB 1-3M T-Bill ETF Add +79.1% 1.85% +0.72
NVDA Nvidia Corp. Add +76.0% 0.68% +0.32
AAPL Apple Inc. Add +7.5% 1.13% +0.21
DTCR Global X Data Center & Digit Add +1093.8% 0.13% +0.12
TOTL SS Doubleline TR Tact ETF Add +136.6% 0.18% +0.10
HD Home Depot Inc. Add +71.0% 0.21% +0.09
NLR Vaneck Urani & Nuclr ETF-Usd Add +283.1% 0.10% +0.08
AIQ Global X Art Intel & Tech Add +62.9% 0.19% +0.08
MLPX Global X MLP & Energy Infras Add +54.5% 0.23% +0.07
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C Add +0.1% 0.24% +0.05
PPA Invesco Aerospace & Defense Add +10.7% 0.46% +0.05
AMGN Amgen Inc. Add +68.1% 0.12% +0.04
MCK McKesson Corp. Add +419.6% 0.05% +0.04
DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth Add +4.3% 2.34% +0.04
ORCL Oracle Corp. Add +0.3% 0.24% +0.04
NOC Northrop Grumman Corp. Add +0.7% 0.28% +0.03
TDIV FT Nasdaq Tech DVD Index FD Add +6.5% 0.47% +0.03
IHAK iShares Cybersecurity & Tech Add +281.4% 0.04% +0.03
HACK Amplify Cybersecurity ETF New 0.03% +0.03
NUKZ Range Nuclear Renaissance Add +1612.4% 0.03% +0.03
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 Add +1.6% 2.21% +0.03
RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Add +214.5% 0.04% +0.02
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF Add +0.8% 2.13% +0.02
AVGO Broadcom Inc. Add +0.3% 0.26% +0.02
DE Deere & Co. Add +292.9% 0.03% +0.02
GBIL Goldman Sachs Access Treasur Add +31.5% 0.12% +0.02
VRT Vertiv Holdings Co. Class A Add +1174.4% 0.02% +0.02
LRCX Lam Research Corp. Add +3.5% 0.07% +0.02
MGMT Ballast Small/Mid Cap ETF Add +62.5% 0.04% +0.02
ABBV Abbvie Inc. Add +0.7% 0.12% +0.02
JNJ Johnson & Johnson Add +7.4% 0.09% +0.02
XLK SS Technology Select Sector Add +3.5% 0.29% +0.01
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Add +6.3% 1.09% +0.01
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Add +40.4% 0.06% +0.01
MGC Vngrd Mrngstr MG Cap ETF-Usd Add +22.5% 0.07% +0.01
DSTL Distillate US Fundamental St New 0.01% +0.01
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Add +13.7% 0.09% +0.01
SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF Add +33.1% 0.05% +0.01
PAVE Global X US Infrastructure Add +5.5% 0.20% +0.01
IGM iShares Expanded Tech Sector Add +220.6% 0.01% +0.01
XLF SS Financial Select Sector Add +9.6% 0.32% +0.01
GLD SPDR Gold Shares Add +1.6% 0.13% +0.01
PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Add +1.2% 0.05% +0.01
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. Add +23.4% 0.17% +0.01
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U Add +8.1% 0.19% +0.01
JHPI John Hancock Preferred Incom Add +93.2% 0.02% +0.01
PH Parker Hannifin Corp. Add +62.2% 0.02% +0.01
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E Add +3.8% 0.24% +0.01
MEAR Ishrs Short Mat Muni Act ETF Add +52.1% 0.03% +0.01

Notes & Other Activity Q2 2025 → Q3 2025
COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRU RIGHT 10/16/2025 Reduce -2.3% 6,836 $1K

Bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants; not part of the stock holdings or percentages above.

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