Financial Alternatives, Inc

In its 13F for Q2 2026 (holdings as of June 30, 2026, filed August 11, 2026), Financial Alternatives, Inc reported 84 stock positions worth $202.9 million. Its top holding was Dimensional US Core Equity 2 (DFAC) at 18.2% of the portfolio, followed by Dimensional International (DFAI, 17.0%) and Vanguard Emerg MKTS Gov BND (VWOB, 8.4%). Compared with Q1 2026, it opened 6 new positions, sold out of 1, added to 22 and reduced 21. The biggest buy was Dimensional US Core Equity 2 (DFAC, shares +0%) and the biggest sale JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco (JEPI, shares −3%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
LA JOLLA, CA
CIK
0001967227
Portfolio Value
$202.9M (Q2 2026)
SEC Filing
0001967227-26-000003 ↗ filed Aug 11, 2026

Holdings Value

0$50.0M$100.0M$150.0M$200.0M$250.0M Q1 2024: $129.3M Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $133.1M Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $142.1M Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $141.8M Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $140.3M Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $153.6M Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $165.1M Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $172.0M Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $185.5M Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $202.9M $202.9M Q2 2026

Holdings 84 stocks · $202.9M

DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 18.25% 834,859 $37.0M Add +0.2%
DFAI Dimensional International Co. 17.00% 836,269 $34.5M Add +0.8%
VWOB Vanguard Emerg MKTS Gov BND 8.36% 252,253 $17.0M Add +3.6%
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq 6.30% 317,955 $12.8M Reduce -0.4%
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco 3.61% 129,653 $7.3M Reduce -2.6%
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF 3.33% 70,071 $6.8M Add +2.1%
IAU iShares Gold Trust 2.55% 68,562 $5.2M Add +0.9%
EMB iShares JP Morgan Usd Emergi 2.50% 52,613 $5.1M Reduce -0.5%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 2.47% 13,547 $5.0M Reduce -5.1%
VNQI Vanguard GLBL Ex-US Real Est 2.38% 107,792 $4.8M Add +3.2%
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui 2.11% 49,686 $4.3M Reduce -0.7%
DFAU Dimensional US Core Equity M 1.75% 68,638 $3.5M Reduce -0.1%
AAPL Apple Inc. 1.67% 11,739 $3.4M Add +6.5%
VV Vngrd Mrgstr LRG-Cap ETF-Usd 1.65% 9,723 $3.3M No change
HYG Ishr Ibx Usd Hiyld CB ETF-Ui 1.37% 34,825 $2.8M No change
DFIC Dimensional International Co. 1.18% 64,369 $2.4M Reduce -0.1%
DFEM Dimensional Emrg MRKT Core 1.09% 54,329 $2.2M Reduce -0.7%
HD Home Depot Inc. 1.05% 6,039 $2.1M Add +1.6%
SRE Sempra 0.90% 19,741 $1.8M Reduce -0.1%
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth 0.77% 12,225 $1.6M Reduce -17.9%
SPGP Invesco S&P 500 Garp ETF 0.74% 12,301 $1.5M No change
IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 GR 0.74% 8,407 $1.5M No change
BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A 0.74% 2 $1.5M No change
ETJ Eaton Vance RSK-MGD Divers 0.73% 180,120 $1.5M Reduce -4.5%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.66% 2,681 $1.3M Reduce -5.7%
TSLA Tesla Inc. 0.65% 3,121 $1.3M Add +6.8%
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.64% 9,451 $1.3M No change
IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF 0.62% 13,175 $1.3M Reduce -2.3%
DIA SS SPDR Dow Jones Indus Avg filed as STATE STR SPDR DOW JONES IND 0.62% 2,407 $1.3M No change
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U 0.61% 14,845 $1.2M Reduce -4.4%
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.60% 1,630 $1.2M Reduce -15.2%
VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U 0.54% 4,489 $1.1M No change
IJK iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Grow 0.53% 9,084 $1.1M No change
VBK Van Morst SML-Cap Gro-Usd Inc. 0.51% 2,843 $1.0M No change
IWP iShares Russell Mid-Cap Grow 0.44% 6,140 $899K No change
VOE Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap Val ETF 0.43% 4,402 $870K No change
APH Amphenol Corp. Class A 0.42% 4,813 $849K No change
IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Va 0.40% 5,970 $816K No change
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd 0.39% 9,944 $801K No change
ESGV Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF 0.39% 5,953 $787K Add +0.7%
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. 0.37% 4,610 $757K No change
EAGG iShares ESG Aware US Aggrega 0.34% 14,341 $680K Add +36.6%
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF 0.32% 2,773 $656K No change
DFAX Dimensional World Ex US Core 0.32% 17,648 $650K Reduce -4.8%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 0.31% 3,192 $639K Add +24.9%
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF 0.31% 8,869 $632K Add +5.3%
XFOFX Cohen & Steers Closed-End Op 0.30% 43,796 $608K No change
IWS iShares Russell Mid-Cap Valu 0.30% 3,662 $603K No change
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.28% 1,676 $575K Add +0.1%
IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Valu 0.28% 3,806 $562K No change
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.26% 1,468 $525K Add +17.4%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.25% 541 $506K Add +8.0%
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 0.22% 7,492 $447K Add +3.5%
EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF 0.22% 6,400 $445K No change
MGV Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP VL ETF-Ui 0.22% 2,705 $442K Add +0.1%
EFA iShares MSCI Eafe ETF 0.21% 4,200 $436K No change
VPL Vanguard Ftse Pacific ETF 0.20% 3,458 $400K No change
PRFZ Inv Rafi US 1500 SM-Usd Inc. 0.18% 6,463 $360K Reduce -1.5%
MGK Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP GR ETF-Ui 0.17% 4,015 $353K No change
PRF Invesco Rafi US 1000 ETF 0.17% 6,524 $352K Add +0.7%
IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF 0.17% 851 $348K No change
IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value E 0.17% 1,436 $348K No change
IFGL iShares International Develo 0.17% 15,510 $346K Add +0.9%
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 0.17% 450 $337K Reduce -13.1%
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. 0.16% 1,780 $329K Reduce -39.9%
VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.15% 3,720 $307K Reduce -0.3%
IYF iShares US Financials ETF 0.15% 2,406 $307K No change
IEUS iShares MSCI Europe Small-Ca 0.15% 4,360 $302K No change
IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF 0.15% 2,707 $299K Reduce -4.3%
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 0.13% 392 $269K New
VSGX Vanguard ESG Intl Stock ETF 0.12% 3,040 $250K Add +0.8%
BAC Bank of America Corp. 0.12% 4,309 $246K No change
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 0.12% 1,000 $238K No change
SDY SS SPDR S&P Dividend ETF 0.12% 1,549 $236K No change
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth 0.12% 1,888 $234K No change
GLD SPDR Gold Shares 0.12% 636 $234K Add +14.4%
VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 0.11% 1,900 $231K New
SPGI S&P Global Inc. 0.11% 548 $223K No change
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor-SP ADR 0.11% 467 $223K New
ESGE iShares Inc. iShares ESG Awar 0.11% 4,047 $221K New
COHR Coherent Corp. 0.11% 546 $215K New
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 0.10% 198 $201K New
PDI PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund 0.09% 10,437 $174K No change
ETW Eaton Vance T/M GLBL Buy-WR 0.06% 12,466 $120K No change

Portfolio Sells Q1 2026 → Q2 2026

JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco Reduce -2.6% 3.61% −0.46
EMB iShares JP Morgan Usd Emergi Reduce -0.5% 2.50% −0.18
SRE Sempra Reduce -0.1% 0.90% −0.13
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Reduce -17.9% 0.77% −0.11
ADBE Adobe Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.11
ETJ Eaton Vance RSK-MGD Divers Reduce -4.5% 0.73% −0.10
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US Reduce -15.2% 0.60% −0.07
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B Reduce -5.7% 0.66% −0.07
DFIC Dimensional International Co. Reduce -0.1% 1.18% −0.05
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. Reduce -39.9% 0.16% −0.04
DFAX Dimensional World Ex US Core Reduce -4.8% 0.32% −0.02
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Reduce -13.1% 0.17% −0.02
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U Reduce -4.4% 0.61% −0.02
IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF Reduce -2.3% 0.62% −0.01
IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF Reduce -4.3% 0.15% −0.00
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Reduce -5.1% 2.47% +0.00
VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Reduce -0.3% 0.15% +0.01
PRFZ Inv Rafi US 1500 SM-Usd Inc. Reduce -1.5% 0.18% +0.02
DFEM Dimensional Emrg MRKT Core Reduce -0.7% 1.09% +0.07
DFAU Dimensional US Core Equity M Reduce -0.1% 1.75% +0.08
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui Reduce -0.7% 2.11% +0.14
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq Reduce -0.4% 6.30% +0.47

Portfolio Buys Q1 2026 → Q2 2026

DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 Add +0.2% 18.25% +0.80
AAPL Apple Inc. Add +6.5% 1.67% +0.17
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF New 0.13% +0.13
VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF New 0.11% +0.11
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor-SP ADR New 0.11% +0.11
ESGE iShares Inc. iShares ESG Awar New 0.11% +0.11
COHR Coherent Corp. New 0.11% +0.11
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc. New 0.10% +0.10
NVDA Nvidia Corp. Add +24.9% 0.31% +0.07
EAGG iShares ESG Aware US Aggrega Add +36.6% 0.34% +0.07
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A Add +17.4% 0.26% +0.06
TSLA Tesla Inc. Add +6.8% 0.65% +0.06
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF Add +2.1% 3.33% +0.05
ESGV Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF Add +0.7% 0.39% +0.03
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF Add +5.3% 0.31% +0.02
V Visa Inc. Class A Add +0.1% 0.28% +0.01
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke Add +3.5% 0.22% +0.01
PRF Invesco Rafi US 1000 ETF Add +0.7% 0.17% +0.01
VSGX Vanguard ESG Intl Stock ETF Add +0.8% 0.12% +0.01
MGV Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP VL ETF-Ui Add +0.1% 0.22% +0.01
HD Home Depot Inc. Add +1.6% 1.05% −0.00
GLD SPDR Gold Shares Add +14.4% 0.12% −0.01
IFGL iShares International Develo Add +0.9% 0.17% −0.01
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. Add +8.0% 0.25% −0.02
VNQI Vanguard GLBL Ex-US Real Est Add +3.2% 2.38% −0.12
VWOB Vanguard Emerg MKTS Gov BND Add +3.6% 8.36% −0.26
DFAI Dimensional International Co. Add +0.8% 17.00% −0.43
IAU iShares Gold Trust Add +0.9% 2.55% −0.68

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 84$202.9MDFAC, DFAI, VWOB, DFAE, JEPI
Q1 2026 79$185.5MDFAC, DFAI, VWOB, DFAE, JEPI
Q4 2025 87$172.0MDFAC, DFAI, VWOB, VTI, DFAE
Q3 2025 86$165.1MDFAC, DFAI, VWOB, VTI, DFAE
Q2 2025 86$153.6MDFAC, DFAI, VWOB, VTI, JEPI
Q1 2025 81$140.3MDFAC, DFAI, VWOB, VTI, JEPI
Q4 2024 81$141.8MDFAC, DFAI, VWOB, VTI, JEPI
Q3 2024 85$142.1MDFAC, DFAI, VWOB, VTI, JEPI
Q2 2024 82$133.1MDFAC, DFAI, VWOB, VTI, DFAE
Q1 2024 82$129.3MDFAC, DFAI, VWOB, VTI, JEPI