Financial Alternatives, Inc

In its 13F for Q1 2024 (holdings as of March 31, 2024, filed May 10, 2024), Financial Alternatives, Inc reported 82 stock positions worth $129.3 million. Its top holding was Dimensional US Core Equity 2 (DFAC) at 14.8% of the portfolio, followed by Dimensional International (DFAI, 9.6%) and Vanguard Emerg MKTS Gov BND (VWOB, 7.8%). Compared with Q4 2023, it opened 3 new positions, sold out of 1, added to 18 and reduced 18. The biggest buy was Dimensional US Core Equity 2 (DFAC, shares +7%) and the biggest sale iShares JP Morgan Usd Emergi (EMB, shares −2%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
LA JOLLA, CA
CIK
0001967227
Portfolio Value
$129.3M (Q1 2024)
SEC Filing
0001085146-24-002380 ↗ filed May 10, 2024

Holdings Value

0$50.0M$100.0M$150.0M$200.0M$250.0M Q1 2024: $129.3M $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 Q2 2026

Holdings 82 stocks · $129.3M

DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 14.77% 597,629 $19.1M Add +6.7%
DFAI Dimensional International Co. 9.57% 409,454 $12.4M Add +7.2%
VWOB Vanguard Emerg MKTS Gov BND 7.78% 157,647 $10.1M Add +8.0%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 6.24% 31,047 $8.1M Add +13.7%
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco 4.60% 102,823 $5.9M Add +8.1%
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq 4.43% 231,496 $5.7M Add +4.6%
EMB iShares JP Morgan Usd Emergi 4.10% 59,061 $5.3M Reduce -1.7%
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF 3.61% 53,935 $4.7M Add +4.7%
VNQI Vanguard GLBL Ex-US Real Est 2.58% 79,056 $3.3M Add +7.3%
HYG Ishr Ibx Usd Hiyld CB ETF-Ui 2.38% 39,538 $3.1M Reduce -0.9%
IAU iShares Gold Trust 2.26% 69,609 $2.9M Reduce -0.1%
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui 2.22% 8,349 $2.9M No change
ETJ Eaton Vance RSK-MGD Divers 1.90% 294,184 $2.5M Reduce -8.4%
VV Vngrd Mrgstr LRG-Cap ETF-Usd 1.80% 9,723 $2.3M No change
HD Home Depot Inc. 1.72% 5,806 $2.2M Reduce -4.7%
DFAU Dimensional US Core Equity M 1.56% 55,109 $2.0M Reduce -1.5%
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth 1.55% 23,135 $2.0M Reduce -8.7%
DFIC Dimensional International Co. 1.39% 67,329 $1.8M Reduce -0.8%
DFEM Dimensional Emrg MRKT Core 1.20% 60,703 $1.5M Reduce -1.8%
SPGP Invesco S&P 500 Garp ETF 1.11% 13,450 $1.4M Reduce -0.7%
BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A 0.98% 2 $1.3M No change
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.89% 9,945 $1.2M No change
AAPL Apple Inc. 0.87% 6,572 $1.1M Add +0.0%
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U 0.85% 18,839 $1.1M Reduce -2.6%
IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 GR 0.84% 8,264 $1.1M No change
IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF 0.77% 14,708 $998K No change
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC Inc. 0.74% 63,853 $957K Reduce -5.4%
DIA SS SPDR Dow Jones Indus Avg filed as SPDR DOW JONES INDL AVERAGE 0.74% 2,395 $953K No change
VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U 0.68% 4,556 $874K No change
IJK iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Grow 0.64% 9,084 $829K No change
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.60% 1,836 $772K No change
VBK Van Morst SML-Cap Gro-Usd Inc. 0.57% 2,843 $741K No change
IWP iShares Russell Mid-Cap Grow 0.57% 6,421 $733K No change
VOE Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap Val ETF 0.55% 4,582 $714K No change
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.54% 1,341 $701K No change
IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Va 0.47% 5,970 $613K No change
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF 0.45% 3,154 $576K Reduce -4.0%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 0.44% 3,120 $563K No change
XFOFX Cohen & Steers Closed-End Op 0.42% 46,487 $543K No change
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. 0.41% 4,610 $532K No change
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd 0.41% 2,110 $527K No change
TSLA Tesla Inc. 0.40% 2,927 $515K Add +1.7%
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.38% 1,783 $498K Add +0.1%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.38% 666 $488K No change
IWS iShares Russell Mid-Cap Valu 0.35% 3,662 $459K No change
IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Valu 0.35% 3,806 $450K No change
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF 0.34% 8,639 $433K Add +9.8%
O Realty Income Corp. 0.33% 7,851 $425K Reduce -9.8%
DFAX Dimensional World Ex US Core 0.31% 15,847 $403K Add +39.0%
ESGV Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF 0.29% 4,056 $378K Add +0.1%
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 0.29% 717 $377K Add +24.3%
SRE Sempra 0.28% 5,038 $362K Reduce -21.1%
PRFZ Inv Rafi US 1500 SM-Usd Inc. 0.28% 9,141 $359K No change
IFGL iShares International Develo 0.27% 16,431 $350K Add +0.0%
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. 0.27% 2,062 $349K No change
EFA iShares MSCI Eafe ETF 0.26% 4,200 $335K No change
PDI PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund 0.26% 17,255 $333K Reduce -11.3%
PRF Invesco Rafi US 1000 ETF 0.26% 8,652 $333K No change
EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF 0.25% 6,400 $327K No change
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 0.25% 7,817 $326K Add +5.9%
CGBD Carlyle Secured Lending Inc. 0.25% 19,991 $325K Reduce -4.6%
MGV Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP VL ETF-Ui 0.25% 2,702 $323K No change
IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF 0.25% 3,814 $321K No change
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 0.23% 336 $304K New
VPL Vanguard Ftse Pacific ETF 0.21% 3,649 $277K No change
APH Amphenol Corp. Class A 0.21% 2,400 $277K No change
DFAT Dimensional US Target Value 0.21% 4,946 $269K No change
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 0.19% 589 $248K No change
IEUS iShares MSCI Europe Small-Ca 0.19% 4,360 $247K No change
IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF 0.19% 851 $245K No change
MGK Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP GR ETF-Ui 0.18% 832 $239K No change
SPGI S&P Global Inc. 0.18% 548 $233K No change
IYF iShares US Financials ETF 0.18% 2,406 $230K No change
CHD Church & Dwight Co. Inc. 0.18% 2,204 $230K New
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 0.18% 1,490 $227K No change
ROP Roper Technologies Inc. 0.17% 400 $224K No change
VSGX Vanguard ESG Intl Stock ETF 0.17% 3,897 $224K Add +0.1%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.16% 1,350 $204K New
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income 0.16% 4,000 $202K No change
PFN PIMCO Income Strategy FD II 0.16% 26,977 $201K Reduce -21.9%
ETW Eaton Vance T/M GLBL Buy-WR 0.10% 15,091 $124K No change
TELL Tellurian Inc. 0.01% 22,000 $15K No change

Portfolio Sells Q4 2023 → Q1 2024

EMB iShares JP Morgan Usd Emergi Reduce -1.7% 4.10% −0.42
HYG Ishr Ibx Usd Hiyld CB ETF-Ui Reduce -0.9% 2.38% −0.23
ETJ Eaton Vance RSK-MGD Divers Reduce -8.4% 1.90% −0.23
PFE Pfizer Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.18
SRE Sempra Reduce -21.1% 0.28% −0.12
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Reduce -8.7% 1.55% −0.12
DFEM Dimensional Emrg MRKT Core Reduce -1.8% 1.20% −0.11
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC Inc. Reduce -5.4% 0.74% −0.10
O Realty Income Corp. Reduce -9.8% 0.33% −0.09
DFIC Dimensional International Co. Reduce -0.8% 1.39% −0.07
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U Reduce -2.6% 0.85% −0.06
HD Home Depot Inc. Reduce -4.7% 1.72% −0.06
PFN PIMCO Income Strategy FD II Reduce -21.9% 0.16% −0.06
PDI PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund Reduce -11.3% 0.26% −0.04
IAU iShares Gold Trust Reduce -0.1% 2.26% −0.04
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF Reduce -4.0% 0.45% −0.03
DFAU Dimensional US Core Equity M Reduce -1.5% 1.56% −0.01
SPGP Invesco S&P 500 Garp ETF Reduce -0.7% 1.11% −0.01
CGBD Carlyle Secured Lending Inc. Reduce -4.6% 0.25% −0.01

Portfolio Buys Q4 2023 → Q1 2024

DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 Add +6.7% 14.77% +0.94
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Add +13.7% 6.24% +0.77
DFAI Dimensional International Co. Add +7.2% 9.57% +0.33
NVDA Nvidia Corp. New 0.23% +0.23
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco Add +8.1% 4.60% +0.18
CHD Church & Dwight Co. Inc. New 0.18% +0.18
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A New 0.16% +0.16
DFAX Dimensional World Ex US Core Add +39.0% 0.31% +0.08
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Add +24.3% 0.29% +0.06
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF Add +9.8% 0.34% +0.02
ESGV Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF Add +0.1% 0.29% +0.00
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke Add +5.9% 0.25% −0.00
V Visa Inc. Class A Add +0.1% 0.38% −0.01
VSGX Vanguard ESG Intl Stock ETF Add +0.1% 0.17% −0.01
IFGL iShares International Develo Add +0.0% 0.27% −0.03
VNQI Vanguard GLBL Ex-US Real Est Add +7.3% 2.58% −0.08
VWOB Vanguard Emerg MKTS Gov BND Add +8.0% 7.78% −0.08
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq Add +4.6% 4.43% −0.08
AAPL Apple Inc. Add +0.0% 0.87% −0.20
TSLA Tesla Inc. Add +1.7% 0.40% −0.21
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF Add +4.7% 3.61% −0.24

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