Essential Planning, LLC.

In its 13F for Q4 2025 (holdings as of December 31, 2025, filed January 15, 2026), Essential Planning, LLC. reported 90 stock positions worth $313.6 million. Its top holding was Dimensional US Core Equity M (DFAU) at 17.4% of the portfolio, followed by Vanguard Total Bond Market (BND, 17.4%) and VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US (VTI, 6.7%). Compared with Q3 2025, it opened 7 new positions, sold out of 2, added to 35 and reduced 32. The biggest buy was JPMorgan Ltd. Duration ETF (JPLD, shares +67%) and the biggest sale Vanguard Total Bond Market (BND, shares −4%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
PORTSMOUTH, NH
CIK
0001949824
Portfolio Value
$313.6M (Q4 2025)
SEC Filing
0001949824-26-000001 ↗ filed Jan 15, 2026

Holdings Value

0$5.0B$10.0B$15.0B$20.0B Q1 2024: $199.7M Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $227.3M Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $243.8M Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $15.4B Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $248.2M Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $268.6M Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $290.5M Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $313.6M $313.6M Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $314.5M Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $353.9M Q2 2026

Holdings 90 stocks · $313.6M

DFAU Dimensional US Core Equity M 17.41% 1,166,386 $54.6M Reduce -4.7%
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market 17.39% 736,279 $54.5M Reduce -3.5%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 6.74% 63,036 $21.1M Add +9.1%
DFAI Dimensional International Co. 6.21% 510,887 $19.5M Reduce -2.3%
DFCF Dimensional Core Fixed Inc. 3.34% 246,127 $10.5M Add +9.4%
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. 3.33% 9,724 $10.4M No change
DFSD Dimensional Short Duration 3.14% 205,188 $9.8M Add +43.1%
JPLD JPMorgan Ltd. Duration ETF 2.70% 161,716 $8.5M Add +66.8%
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq 2.54% 244,098 $8.0M Reduce -3.0%
DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 2.53% 200,754 $7.9M Add +30.1%
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF 2.41% 95,869 $7.6M Add +5.2%
DCOR Dimensional US Core Eq 1 ETF 2.38% 101,515 $7.5M Add +42.0%
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 2.21% 10,143 $6.9M Add +39.8%
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 2.04% 9,352 $6.4M Add +5.3%
VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Tips 1.82% 115,356 $5.7M Reduce -3.5%
MBB iShares MBS ETF 1.62% 53,431 $5.1M Reduce -5.1%
VBK Van Morst SML-Cap Gro-Usd Inc. 1.56% 16,203 $4.9M Reduce -0.4%
FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF 1.35% 91,614 $4.2M Add +59.9%
BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-T 1.28% 43,141 $4.0M Reduce -0.7%
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF 1.20% 60,308 $3.8M Add +37.4%
DFIC Dimensional International Co. 1.20% 108,912 $3.8M Add +38.0%
FREL Fidelity MSCI RL Est Indx 1.15% 133,781 $3.6M Add +1.4%
SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bo 0.95% 36,132 $3.0M Reduce -10.2%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 0.77% 5,013 $2.4M Add +10.2%
IBTI iShares Ibonds Dec 2028 Term 0.68% 95,604 $2.1M Add +664.9%
MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturit 0.61% 19,168 $1.9M Add +66.0%
AAPL Apple Inc. 0.60% 6,910 $1.9M Add +0.1%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.55% 3,441 $1.7M No change
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging 0.51% 23,767 $1.6M Add +37.0%
DFEM Dimensional Emrg MRKT Core 0.50% 47,830 $1.6M Add +38.0%
IBTG iShares Ibonds Dec 2026 Term 0.41% 56,142 $1.3M Reduce -1.7%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.37% 3,682 $1.2M Add +1.8%
STPZ PIMCO 1-5 Year US Tips Index 0.36% 20,776 $1.1M Reduce -0.6%
DBND Doubleline Oppor Cor BND-Usd 0.35% 23,761 $1.1M Reduce -6.7%
VMBS Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Sec 0.34% 22,877 $1.1M Reduce -2.6%
WMT Walmart Inc. 0.31% 8,848 $986K No change
IUSB Ishr CR Unvrse Usd BD ETF-Ui 0.28% 18,663 $869K Reduce -8.4%
VXUS Vanguard Total Intl Stock 0.27% 11,207 $846K Reduce -4.0%
EPS Wisdomtree US Large Cap Fund 0.24% 10,424 $739K Reduce -4.5%
IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF 0.23% 8,697 $736K Add +1.9%
VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U 0.22% 3,243 $687K Add +224.3%
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF 0.21% 3,053 $671K Add +0.1%
BNDX Vanguard Total Intl Bond ETF 0.21% 13,319 $644K Reduce -44.8%
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 0.19% 967 $606K Reduce -8.1%
IBTH iShares Ibonds Dec 2027 Term 0.19% 26,143 $587K Reduce -3.7%
EUSB Ishr ESG Advn Universal BD-$ 0.19% 13,301 $584K Add +0.1%
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 0.17% 9,775 $526K Add +77.8%
VHT Vanguard Health Care ETF 0.17% 1,823 $525K Reduce -19.7%
DFSV Dimensional US Small Cap Val 0.15% 14,497 $477K Reduce -8.6%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 0.15% 2,013 $465K Add +0.3%
DUSB Dimension Ultrashort Fi ETF 0.15% 9,169 $464K Add +66.9%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.14% 1,399 $451K Add +2.4%
LOW Lowe's Cos Inc. 0.14% 1,833 $442K No change
VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 0.14% 7,525 $442K No change
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 0.14% 500 $440K No change
DFUS Dimensional US Eq MKT ETF 0.14% 5,862 $435K Reduce -10.9%
EES Wisdomtree US Smallcap Fund 0.14% 7,538 $429K Reduce -3.4%
DSI iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF 0.14% 3,316 $427K Reduce -3.2%
ESGV Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF 0.14% 3,513 $425K Reduce -3.0%
VCSH Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF 0.13% 5,063 $404K Reduce -26.7%
VCEB Vanguard ESG US Corp. Bond 0.13% 6,335 $403K Add +0.2%
IDXX Idexx Laboratories Inc. 0.12% 559 $378K New
WDAY Workday Inc. Class A 0.12% 1,749 $376K No change
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui 0.12% 1,931 $369K New
VUSB Vanguard Ultra Short Bond Et 0.12% 7,328 $365K New
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. 0.11% 2,409 $358K New
DFGR Dim Global Real Estate ETF 0.11% 13,439 $355K Add +43.4%
VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd 0.11% 1,356 $350K Reduce -10.0%
HON Honeywell International Inc. 0.11% 1,768 $345K No change
IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 GR 0.11% 2,429 $343K Reduce -11.3%
DFIP Dimensional Inflation-Protec 0.11% 8,202 $341K New
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 0.11% 1,824 $340K Add +0.8%
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight 0.11% 1,765 $338K Reduce -11.8%
RTX RTX Corp. 0.10% 1,747 $320K Add +1.2%
DTD Wisdomtree US Total Dividend 0.10% 3,749 $318K Reduce -12.0%
DFAX Dimensional World Ex US Core 0.09% 8,962 $293K Add +0.0%
TT Trane Technologies PLC 0.09% 738 $287K No change
DFUV Dimensional US Marketwide Va 0.09% 6,152 $287K Add +0.3%
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate 0.09% 2,827 $282K Add +23.6%
SUB iShares Short-Term National 0.09% 2,640 $282K No change
T AT&T Inc. 0.09% 11,127 $276K Reduce -5.4%
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 0.09% 418 $276K No change
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui 0.09% 559 $273K No change
ANET Arista Networks Inc. 0.08% 2,000 $262K No change
VDC Vanguard Consumer Staple ETF 0.08% 1,174 $248K Reduce -3.1%
WFC Wells Fargo & Co. 0.08% 2,596 $242K No change
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 0.08% 682 $236K No change
KO The Coca-Cola Co. 0.07% 3,233 $226K New
COF Capital One Financial Corp. 0.07% 858 $208K New
HYPR Hyperfine Inc. 0.01% 42,398 $42K No change

Portfolio Sells Q3 2025 → Q4 2025

BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Reduce -3.5% 17.39% −2.15
DFAU Dimensional US Core Equity M Reduce -4.7% 17.41% −1.86
IBTF iShares Ibonds Dec 2025 Term Sold out 0.00% −0.69
DFAI Dimensional International Co. Reduce -2.3% 6.21% −0.33
VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Tips Reduce -3.5% 1.82% −0.26
MBB iShares MBS ETF Reduce -5.1% 1.62% −0.22
BNDX Vanguard Total Intl Bond ETF Reduce -44.8% 0.21% −0.21
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq Reduce -3.0% 2.54% −0.20
SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bo Reduce -10.2% 0.95% −0.19
BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-T Reduce -0.7% 1.28% −0.12
VBK Van Morst SML-Cap Gro-Usd Inc. Reduce -0.4% 1.56% −0.10
IYC iShares US Consumer Discreti Sold out 0.00% −0.08
VCSH Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF Reduce -26.7% 0.13% −0.06
DBND Doubleline Oppor Cor BND-Usd Reduce -6.7% 0.35% −0.06
IUSB Ishr CR Unvrse Usd BD ETF-Ui Reduce -8.4% 0.28% −0.05
IBTG iShares Ibonds Dec 2026 Term Reduce -1.7% 0.41% −0.04
VMBS Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Sec Reduce -2.6% 0.34% −0.04
VHT Vanguard Health Care ETF Reduce -19.7% 0.17% −0.04
STPZ PIMCO 1-5 Year US Tips Index Reduce -0.6% 0.36% −0.03
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Reduce -8.1% 0.19% −0.03
T AT&T Inc. Reduce -5.4% 0.09% −0.03
DFUS Dimensional US Eq MKT ETF Reduce -10.9% 0.14% −0.03
VXUS Vanguard Total Intl Stock Reduce -4.0% 0.27% −0.03
IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 GR Reduce -11.3% 0.11% −0.02
EPS Wisdomtree US Large Cap Fund Reduce -4.5% 0.24% −0.02
IBTH iShares Ibonds Dec 2027 Term Reduce -3.7% 0.19% −0.02
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Reduce -11.8% 0.11% −0.02
DFSV Dimensional US Small Cap Val Reduce -8.6% 0.15% −0.02
DTD Wisdomtree US Total Dividend Reduce -12.0% 0.10% −0.02
VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd Reduce -10.0% 0.11% −0.02
EES Wisdomtree US Smallcap Fund Reduce -3.4% 0.14% −0.01
DSI iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF Reduce -3.2% 0.14% −0.01
ESGV Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF Reduce -3.0% 0.14% −0.01
VDC Vanguard Consumer Staple ETF Reduce -3.1% 0.08% −0.01

Portfolio Buys Q3 2025 → Q4 2025

JPLD JPMorgan Ltd. Duration ETF Add +66.8% 2.70% +0.95
DFSD Dimensional Short Duration Add +43.1% 3.14% +0.76
DCOR Dimensional US Core Eq 1 ETF Add +42.0% 2.38% +0.61
IBTI iShares Ibonds Dec 2028 Term Add +664.9% 0.68% +0.59
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US Add +39.8% 2.21% +0.54
DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 Add +30.1% 2.53% +0.48
FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF Add +59.9% 1.35% +0.43
DFIC Dimensional International Co. Add +38.0% 1.20% +0.31
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF Add +37.4% 1.20% +0.30
MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturit Add +66.0% 0.61% +0.21
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Add +9.1% 6.74% +0.21
VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U Add +224.3% 0.22% +0.15
DFEM Dimensional Emrg MRKT Core Add +38.0% 0.50% +0.12
IDXX Idexx Laboratories Inc. New 0.12% +0.12
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui New 0.12% +0.12
VUSB Vanguard Ultra Short Bond Et New 0.12% +0.12
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Add +37.0% 0.51% +0.12
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. New 0.11% +0.11
DFIP Dimensional Inflation-Protec New 0.11% +0.11
KO The Coca-Cola Co. New 0.07% +0.07
COF Capital One Financial Corp. New 0.07% +0.07
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke Add +77.8% 0.17% +0.07
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A Add +1.8% 0.37% +0.06
DUSB Dimension Ultrashort Fi ETF Add +66.9% 0.15% +0.05
DFCF Dimensional Core Fixed Inc. Add +9.4% 3.34% +0.03
DFGR Dim Global Real Estate ETF Add +43.4% 0.11% +0.03
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Add +23.6% 0.09% +0.01
RTX RTX Corp. Add +1.2% 0.10% +0.00
DFUV Dimensional US Marketwide Va Add +0.3% 0.09% −0.00
DFAX Dimensional World Ex US Core Add +0.0% 0.09% −0.00
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. Add +0.3% 0.15% −0.00
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Add +5.3% 2.04% −0.00
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. Add +2.4% 0.14% −0.00
AAPL Apple Inc. Add +0.1% 0.60% −0.01
NVDA Nvidia Corp. Add +0.8% 0.11% −0.01
IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF Add +1.9% 0.23% −0.01
VCEB Vanguard ESG US Corp. Bond Add +0.2% 0.13% −0.01
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF Add +0.1% 0.21% −0.01
EUSB Ishr ESG Advn Universal BD-$ Add +0.1% 0.19% −0.01
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Add +10.2% 0.77% −0.04
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Add +5.2% 2.41% −0.07
FREL Fidelity MSCI RL Est Indx Add +1.4% 1.15% −0.12

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 87$353.9MDFAU, BND, VTI, DFAI, DFSD
Q1 2026 85$314.5MBND, DFAU, VTI, DFAI, DFSD
Q4 2025 90$313.6MDFAU, BND, VTI, DFAI, DFCF
Q3 2025 85$290.5MBND, DFAU, DFAI, VTI, DFCF
Q2 2025 82$268.6MBND, DFAU, DFAI, VTI, DFCF
Q1 2025 81$248.2MBND, DFAU, DFAI, VTI, DFCF
Q4 2024 313$15.4BBND, DFAU, DFAI, VTI, LLY
Q3 2024 83$243.8MBND, DFAU, DFAI, VTI, LLY
Q2 2024 71$227.3MBND, DFAU, DFAI, VTI, LLY
Q1 2024 65$199.7MBOND, DFAU, DFAI, VTI, DFCF