Estate Counselors, LLC

In its 13F for Q4 2025 (holdings as of December 31, 2025, filed February 2, 2026), Estate Counselors, LLC reported 90 stock positions worth $1.2 billion. Its top holding was Brinsmere Fund Growth ETF (TBFG) at 31.0% of the portfolio, followed by Brinsmere Fund Conservative (TBFC, 28.9%) and Vanguard Total Intl Stock (VXUS, 3.3%). Compared with Q3 2025, it opened 19 new positions, sold out of 18, added to 24 and reduced 29. The biggest buy was a new position in iShares 10-20 Year Treasury (TLH) and the biggest sale Brinsmere Fund Growth ETF (TBFG, shares −2%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
Thiensville, WI
CIK
0001559832
Portfolio Value
$1.2B (Q4 2025)
SEC Filing
0001172661-26-000425 ↗ filed Feb 2, 2026

Holdings Value

0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B Q1 2024: $873.2M Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $913.1M Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $965.2M Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $935.4M Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $964.7M Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $1.0B Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $1.2B Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $1.2B $1.2B Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $1.1B Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $1.2B Q2 2026

Holdings 90 stocks · $1.2B

TBFG Brinsmere Fund Growth ETF 31.02% 12,380,359 $370.4M Reduce -2.3%
TBFC Brinsmere Fund Conservative 28.92% 12,264,277 $345.4M Add +3.4%
VXUS Vanguard Total Intl Stock 3.33% 527,003 $39.8M Add +1.9%
XLV SS Health Care Select Sector 1.37% 105,633 $16.4M Add +4.7%
XLB SS Materials Select Sector 1.33% 350,837 $15.9M Add +6.1%
XLP SS Consumer Staples Sel Sect 1.31% 201,067 $15.6M Reduce -19.9%
XLK SS Technology Select Sector 1.30% 107,575 $15.5M Add +135.2%
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market 1.24% 200,440 $14.8M Add +2.8%
VDE Vanguard Energy ETF 1.20% 113,420 $14.3M Reduce -0.5%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 1.16% 41,486 $13.9M Reduce -30.6%
TLH iShares 10-20 Year Treasury 1.00% 117,565 $12.0M New
CWB SS SPDR BB Conv Sec ETF 1.00% 133,300 $11.9M Add +3.6%
IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury B 0.94% 116,190 $11.2M New
MBB iShares MBS ETF 0.93% 116,565 $11.1M New
VFH Vanguard Financials ETF 0.92% 82,403 $11.0M Add +61.6%
EMB iShares JP Morgan Usd Emergi 0.91% 112,530 $10.8M Reduce -2.1%
VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corp. Bond 0.90% 141,405 $10.7M New
XLY SS Consumer Disc Select Sect 0.86% 85,610 $10.2M Add +6.6%
XLC SS Comm Select Sector SPDR 0.82% 83,221 $9.8M Reduce -16.1%
XLI SS Industrial Select Sector 0.79% 60,770 $9.4M New
VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 0.73% 147,532 $8.7M Add +19.9%
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF 0.69% 105,311 $8.3M Add +6.9%
GLD SPDR Gold Shares 0.67% 20,115 $8.0M Add +840.0%
SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bo 0.66% 71,420 $7.9M Add +9.3%
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 0.63% 12,280 $7.5M Reduce -6.5%
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui 0.58% 14,191 $6.9M Reduce -3.5%
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth 0.55% 13,756 $6.5M Add +0.9%
AVDV Avantis Intl S/C Value ETF 0.54% 68,510 $6.4M Add +2.0%
DFEV Dimensional Emrg MRKT Val 0.52% 184,115 $6.2M Add +1.6%
GM General Motors Co. 0.51% 74,960 $6.1M No change
PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A 0.50% 33,600 $6.0M No change
EFAV iShares MSCI Eafe Min Vol Fa 0.50% 68,766 $5.9M Add +2.5%
DFIV Dimensional International Va 0.49% 116,640 $5.8M Add +2.0%
DFIC Dimensional International Co. 0.48% 166,455 $5.7M Add +2.3%
FNDF Schwab Fndmn Intl LRG Co. ETF 0.47% 125,025 $5.7M Add +9.8%
HOOD Robinhood Markets Inc. Class A 0.47% 49,317 $5.6M Reduce -0.7%
NXT Nextpower Inc. 0.46% 62,622 $5.5M No change
XLU St Sr Utl SL SE SPDR ETF-Usd 0.44% 123,344 $5.3M Reduce -40.3%
NEM Newmont Corp. 0.41% 49,605 $5.0M No change
XLF SS Financial Select Sector 0.41% 88,635 $4.9M Add +101.8%
GEV GE Vernova Inc. 0.40% 7,296 $4.8M No change
ELAN Elanco Animal Health Inc. 0.40% 210,633 $4.8M No change
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 0.40% 13,711 $4.7M No change
FIX Comfort Systems USA Inc. 0.38% 4,918 $4.6M No change
WDC Western Digital Corp. 0.37% 25,587 $4.4M Reduce -0.9%
CIEN Ciena Corp. 0.37% 18,798 $4.4M New
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. 0.35% 11,500 $4.2M New
APH Amphenol Corp. Class A 0.35% 30,935 $4.2M Reduce -0.1%
CVNA Carvana Co. 0.34% 9,553 $4.0M New
FUTY Fidelity MSCI US Utilities 0.34% 72,975 $4.0M Reduce -72.9%
SOFI Sofi Technologies Inc. 0.32% 146,868 $3.8M No change
COHR Coherent Corp. 0.32% 20,448 $3.8M New
CI The Cigna Group 0.32% 13,678 $3.8M New
M Macy's Inc. 0.31% 168,713 $3.7M New
MU Micron Technology Inc. 0.30% 12,520 $3.6M New
STX Seagate Technology Holdings 0.25% 10,834 $3.0M No change
RNR Renaissancere Holdings Ltd. 0.25% 10,479 $2.9M New
OVV Ovintiv Inc. 0.24% 74,412 $2.9M New
CMCSA Comcast Corp. Class A 0.22% 89,500 $2.7M Reduce -17.2%
CRDO Credo Technology Group Holdi 0.21% 17,500 $2.5M No change
WBD Warner Bros Discovery Inc. 0.18% 75,852 $2.2M New
XLE SS Energy Select Sector 0.16% 41,420 $1.9M Add +74.5%
VCIT Vanguard Int-Term Corporate 0.12% 17,786 $1.5M Add +32.6%
SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF 0.09% 13,208 $1.1M Reduce -35.6%
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.09% 1,510 $1.0M Reduce -18.4%
BIV Vanguard Intermediate-Term B 0.08% 12,500 $974K Reduce -8.8%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 0.08% 4,960 $925K No change
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui 0.08% 4,728 $903K Reduce -12.6%
VPL Vanguard Ftse Pacific ETF 0.05% 7,045 $637K Reduce -17.9%
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 0.05% 11,780 $633K Reduce -18.1%
MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Fa 0.05% 2,400 $601K No change
VGK Vanguard Ftse Europe ETF 0.05% 7,080 $592K Reduce -17.9%
ESGU iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA 0.05% 3,700 $551K No change
EMXC iShares MSCI Emr MRK Ex Chna 0.05% 7,510 $546K Reduce -15.8%
NULG Nuveen ESG LRG-Cap GRW ETF 0.04% 4,960 $485K Reduce -34.0%
ESGV Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF 0.04% 3,975 $481K No change
EAGG iShares ESG Aware US Aggrega 0.04% 9,825 $470K No change
FMBH First Mid Bancshares Inc. 0.04% 11,385 $444K No change
TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury BD 0.03% 4,425 $386K Reduce -31.3%
PDBC Invesco Optimum Yield Divers 0.03% 28,920 $383K Reduce -12.3%
PFE Pfizer Inc. 0.03% 15,000 $374K Add +50.0%
VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF 0.03% 2,585 $371K New
MGK Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP GR ETF-Ui 0.03% 825 $341K New
VCSH Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF 0.03% 4,195 $334K Reduce -97.1%
DBMF Imgp Dbi MFT STR ETF-Usd Inc. 0.03% 11,850 $333K New
SPMD SS SPDR P S&P 400 Midcap ETF 0.02% 4,860 $281K Reduce -30.9%
COPX Global X Copper Miners ETF 0.02% 3,800 $273K No change
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.02% 780 $244K New
HYG Ishr Ibx Usd Hiyld CB ETF-Ui 0.02% 2,675 $216K Reduce -59.9%
XLRE SS Real Estate Select Sector 0.02% 5,055 $204K Reduce -25.4%

Portfolio Sells Q3 2025 → Q4 2025

TBFG Brinsmere Fund Growth ETF Reduce -2.3% 31.02% −1.09
FUTY Fidelity MSCI US Utilities Reduce -72.9% 0.34% −0.97
VCSH Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF Reduce -97.1% 0.03% −0.96
STIP iShares 0-5 Year Tips Bond E Sold out 0.00% −0.92
TIP iShares Tips Bond ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.92
SJNK SS SPDR BB St Hi Yield ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.92
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Reduce -30.6% 1.16% −0.52
XLP SS Consumer Staples Sel Sect Reduce -19.9% 1.31% −0.38
TLN Talen Energy Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.35
ALAB Astera Labs Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.35
XLU St Sr Utl SL SE SPDR ETF-Usd Reduce -40.3% 0.44% −0.33
CHTR Charter Communications Inc. Class A Sold out 0.00% −0.33
ELF Elf Beauty Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.32
FIVE Five Below Sold out 0.00% −0.32
BA The Boeing Co. Sold out 0.00% −0.31
EIX Edison International Sold out 0.00% −0.31
CRBG Corebridge Financial Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.30
CELH Celsius Holdings Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.29
NFLX Netflix Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.29
XLC SS Comm Select Sector SPDR Reduce -16.1% 0.82% −0.19
HOOD Robinhood Markets Inc. Class A Reduce -0.7% 0.47% −0.14
CMCSA Comcast Corp. Class A Reduce -17.2% 0.22% −0.07
SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF Reduce -35.6% 0.09% −0.05
BLV Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.05
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 Reduce -6.5% 0.63% −0.05
VDE Vanguard Energy ETF Reduce -0.5% 1.20% −0.04
EMB iShares JP Morgan Usd Emergi Reduce -2.1% 0.91% −0.03
INTC Intel Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.03
HYG Ishr Ibx Usd Hiyld CB ETF-Ui Reduce -59.9% 0.02% −0.03
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui Reduce -3.5% 0.58% −0.03
NULG Nuveen ESG LRG-Cap GRW ETF Reduce -34.0% 0.04% −0.02
AOM iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Sold out 0.00% −0.02
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US Reduce -18.4% 0.09% −0.02
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E Sold out 0.00% −0.02
TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury BD Reduce -31.3% 0.03% −0.02
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke Reduce -18.1% 0.05% −0.01
VPL Vanguard Ftse Pacific ETF Reduce -17.9% 0.05% −0.01
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui Reduce -12.6% 0.08% −0.01
SPMD SS SPDR P S&P 400 Midcap ETF Reduce -30.9% 0.02% −0.01
TLRY Tilray Brands Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.01
BIV Vanguard Intermediate-Term B Reduce -8.8% 0.08% −0.01
VGK Vanguard Ftse Europe ETF Reduce -17.9% 0.05% −0.01
XLRE SS Real Estate Select Sector Reduce -25.4% 0.02% −0.01
EMXC iShares MSCI Emr MRK Ex Chna Reduce -15.8% 0.05% −0.01
PDBC Invesco Optimum Yield Divers Reduce -12.3% 0.03% −0.01
APH Amphenol Corp. Class A Reduce -0.1% 0.35% +0.02
WDC Western Digital Corp. Reduce -0.9% 0.37% +0.10

Portfolio Buys Q3 2025 → Q4 2025

TLH iShares 10-20 Year Treasury New 1.00% +1.00
IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury B New 0.94% +0.94
MBB iShares MBS ETF New 0.93% +0.93
VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corp. Bond New 0.90% +0.90
XLI SS Industrial Select Sector New 0.79% +0.79
XLK SS Technology Select Sector Add +135.2% 1.30% +0.74
GLD SPDR Gold Shares Add +840.0% 0.67% +0.60
TBFC Brinsmere Fund Conservative Add +3.4% 28.92% +0.38
CIEN Ciena Corp. New 0.37% +0.37
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. New 0.35% +0.35
VFH Vanguard Financials ETF Add +61.6% 0.92% +0.35
CVNA Carvana Co. New 0.34% +0.34
COHR Coherent Corp. New 0.32% +0.32
CI The Cigna Group New 0.32% +0.32
M Macy's Inc. New 0.31% +0.31
MU Micron Technology Inc. New 0.30% +0.30
RNR Renaissancere Holdings Ltd. New 0.25% +0.25
OVV Ovintiv Inc. New 0.24% +0.24
XLF SS Financial Select Sector Add +101.8% 0.41% +0.20
WBD Warner Bros Discovery Inc. New 0.18% +0.18
XLV SS Health Care Select Sector Add +4.7% 1.37% +0.16
VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Add +19.9% 0.73% +0.10
VXUS Vanguard Total Intl Stock Add +1.9% 3.33% +0.07
XLE SS Energy Select Sector Add +74.5% 0.16% +0.06
XLB SS Materials Select Sector Add +6.1% 1.33% +0.06
FNDF Schwab Fndmn Intl LRG Co. ETF Add +9.8% 0.47% +0.05
SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bo Add +9.3% 0.66% +0.04
DFIV Dimensional International Va Add +2.0% 0.49% +0.03
VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF New 0.03% +0.03
XLY SS Consumer Disc Select Sect Add +6.6% 0.86% +0.03
MGK Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP GR ETF-Ui New 0.03% +0.03
DBMF Imgp Dbi MFT STR ETF-Usd Inc. New 0.03% +0.03
VCIT Vanguard Int-Term Corporate Add +32.6% 0.12% +0.03
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Add +6.9% 0.69% +0.03
AVDV Avantis Intl S/C Value ETF Add +2.0% 0.54% +0.03
DFEV Dimensional Emrg MRKT Val Add +1.6% 0.52% +0.02
DFIC Dimensional International Co. Add +2.3% 0.48% +0.02
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A New 0.02% +0.02
PFE Pfizer Inc. Add +50.0% 0.03% +0.01
EFAV iShares MSCI Eafe Min Vol Fa Add +2.5% 0.50% +0.01
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Add +2.8% 1.24% −0.00
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth Add +0.9% 0.55% −0.00
CWB SS SPDR BB Conv Sec ETF Add +3.6% 1.00% −0.00

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 91$1.2BTBFG, TBFC, VXUS, CWB, EMB
Q1 2026 97$1.1BTBFG, TBFC, VXUS, TLH, BND
Q4 2025 90$1.2BTBFG, TBFC, VXUS, XLV, XLB
Q3 2025 89$1.2BTBFG, TBFC, VXUS, XLP, VTI
Q2 2025 82$1.0BTBFC, TBFG, VXUS, XLP, BSV
Q1 2025 91$964.7MTBFC, TBFG, SHV, VFH, XLP
Q4 2024 101$935.4MTBFC, TBFG, VXUS, VFH, XLP
Q3 2024 108$965.2MTBFC, TBFG, VXUS, XLB, VFH
Q2 2024 112$913.1MTBFC, TBFG, VXUS, XLB, VFH
Q1 2024 113$873.2MTBFC, TBFG, VXUS, XLC, VFH