Financial Alternatives, Inc

In its 13F for Q2 2024 (holdings as of June 30, 2024, filed August 8, 2024), Financial Alternatives, Inc reported 82 stock positions worth $133.1 million. Its top holding was Dimensional US Core Equity 2 (DFAC) at 14.8% of the portfolio, followed by Dimensional International (DFAI, 9.3%) and Vanguard Emerg MKTS Gov BND (VWOB, 7.8%). Compared with Q1 2024, it opened 2 new positions, sold out of 2, added to 20 and reduced 19. The biggest buy was Apple (AAPL, shares +103%) and the biggest sale an exit from Realty Income (O).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
LA JOLLA, CA
CIK
0001967227
Portfolio Value
$133.1M (Q2 2024)
SEC Filing
0001085146-24-003568 ↗ filed Aug 8, 2024

Holdings Value

0$50.0M$100.0M$150.0M$200.0M$250.0M Q1 2024: $129.3M Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $133.1M $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 · $133.1M

DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 14.83% 612,308 $19.7M Add +2.5%
DFAI Dimensional International Co. 9.27% 415,547 $12.3M Add +1.5%
VWOB Vanguard Emerg MKTS Gov BND 7.78% 164,570 $10.4M Add +4.4%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 6.12% 30,431 $8.1M Reduce -2.0%
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq 4.61% 236,949 $6.1M Add +2.4%
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco 4.53% 106,403 $6.0M Add +3.5%
EMB iShares JP Morgan Usd Emergi 3.88% 58,320 $5.2M Reduce -1.3%
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF 3.59% 57,068 $4.8M Add +5.8%
VNQI Vanguard GLBL Ex-US Real Est 2.51% 82,375 $3.3M Add +4.2%
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui 2.35% 8,349 $3.1M No change
HYG Ishr Ibx Usd Hiyld CB ETF-Ui 2.29% 39,511 $3.0M Reduce -0.1%
IAU iShares Gold Trust 2.26% 68,394 $3.0M Reduce -1.8%
AAPL Apple Inc. 2.12% 13,363 $2.8M Add +103.3%
VV Vngrd Mrgstr LRG-Cap ETF-Usd 1.82% 9,723 $2.4M No change
ETJ Eaton Vance RSK-MGD Divers 1.80% 272,906 $2.4M Reduce -7.2%
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth 1.61% 22,891 $2.1M Reduce -1.1%
HD Home Depot Inc. 1.58% 6,124 $2.1M Add +5.5%
DFAU Dimensional US Core Equity M 1.49% 52,967 $2.0M Reduce -3.9%
DFIC Dimensional International Co. 1.33% 67,218 $1.8M Reduce -0.2%
DFEM Dimensional Emrg MRKT Core 1.20% 59,959 $1.6M Reduce -1.2%
SPGP Invesco S&P 500 Garp ETF 1.04% 13,450 $1.4M No change
BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A 0.92% 2 $1.2M No change
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.84% 9,712 $1.1M Reduce -2.3%
IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 GR 0.80% 8,264 $1.1M No change
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U 0.78% 17,613 $1.0M Reduce -6.5%
IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF 0.75% 14,708 $994K No change
DIA SS SPDR Dow Jones Indus Avg filed as SPDR DOW JONES INDL AVERAGE 0.70% 2,395 $937K No change
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC Inc. 0.67% 59,409 $893K Reduce -7.0%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.65% 2,111 $859K Add +15.0%
VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U 0.62% 4,556 $832K No change
IJK iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Grow 0.60% 9,084 $800K No change
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.55% 1,341 $730K No change
VBK Van Morst SML-Cap Gro-Usd Inc. 0.53% 2,843 $711K No change
IWP iShares Russell Mid-Cap Grow 0.53% 6,421 $709K No change
VOE Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap Val ETF 0.50% 4,402 $662K Reduce -3.9%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 0.47% 3,264 $631K Add +4.6%
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. 0.44% 2,962 $590K Add +43.6%
IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Va 0.44% 5,970 $581K No change
TSLA Tesla Inc. 0.44% 2,927 $579K No change
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.43% 681 $579K Add +2.3%
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF 0.43% 3,154 $576K No change
XFOFX Cohen & Steers Closed-End Op 0.42% 46,487 $556K No change
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. 0.41% 4,610 $548K No change
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd 0.38% 2,110 $511K No change
ADBE Adobe Inc. 0.36% 865 $481K New
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.36% 1,817 $477K Add +1.9%
DFAX Dimensional World Ex US Core 0.36% 18,645 $474K Add +17.7%
IWS iShares Russell Mid-Cap Valu 0.33% 3,662 $442K No change
IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Valu 0.32% 3,806 $432K No change
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF 0.32% 8,639 $427K No change
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 0.29% 717 $392K No change
ESGV Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF 0.29% 4,036 $390K Reduce -0.5%
SRE Sempra 0.29% 5,038 $383K No change
CGBD Carlyle Secured Lending Inc. 0.27% 19,991 $355K No change
PRFZ Inv Rafi US 1500 SM-Usd Inc. 0.26% 9,141 $349K No change
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 0.26% 7,834 $343K Add +0.2%
EFA iShares MSCI Eafe ETF 0.25% 4,200 $329K No change
PRF Invesco Rafi US 1000 ETF 0.25% 8,652 $328K No change
IFGL iShares International Develo 0.24% 16,439 $325K Add +0.1%
APH Amphenol Corp. Class A 0.24% 4,800 $323K No change
MGV Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP VL ETF-Ui 0.24% 2,702 $320K No change
EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF 0.23% 6,400 $312K No change
IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF 0.23% 3,814 $309K No change
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 0.23% 679 $303K Add +15.3%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 0.23% 2,455 $303K Reduce -26.9%
PDI PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund 0.22% 15,303 $288K Reduce -11.3%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.21% 1,507 $275K Add +11.6%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 0.21% 1,490 $273K No change
MGK Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP GR ETF-Ui 0.20% 828 $260K Reduce -0.5%
DFAT Dimensional US Target Value 0.19% 4,946 $257K No change
VPL Vanguard Ftse Pacific ETF 0.19% 3,458 $257K Reduce -5.2%
IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF 0.19% 851 $253K No change
SPGI S&P Global Inc. 0.18% 548 $244K No change
IEUS iShares MSCI Europe Small-Ca 0.18% 4,360 $244K No change
IYF iShares US Financials ETF 0.17% 2,406 $228K No change
ROP Roper Technologies Inc. 0.17% 400 $225K No change
VSGX Vanguard ESG Intl Stock ETF 0.17% 3,906 $224K Add +0.2%
VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.16% 620 $207K New
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income 0.15% 4,000 $202K No change
PFN PIMCO Income Strategy FD II 0.13% 24,248 $174K Reduce -10.1%
ETW Eaton Vance T/M GLBL Buy-WR 0.09% 15,091 $125K No change
TELL Tellurian Inc. 0.01% 22,000 $15K No change

Portfolio Sells Q1 2024 → Q2 2024

O Realty Income Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.33
EMB iShares JP Morgan Usd Emergi Reduce -1.3% 3.88% −0.22
CHD Church & Dwight Co. Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.18
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Reduce -2.0% 6.12% −0.12
ETJ Eaton Vance RSK-MGD Divers Reduce -7.2% 1.80% −0.10
HYG Ishr Ibx Usd Hiyld CB ETF-Ui Reduce -0.1% 2.29% −0.09
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U Reduce -6.5% 0.78% −0.08
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC Inc. Reduce -7.0% 0.67% −0.07
DFAU Dimensional US Core Equity M Reduce -3.9% 1.49% −0.07
DFIC Dimensional International Co. Reduce -0.2% 1.33% −0.06
VOE Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap Val ETF Reduce -3.9% 0.50% −0.05
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. Reduce -2.3% 0.84% −0.05
PDI PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund Reduce -11.3% 0.22% −0.04
PFN PIMCO Income Strategy FD II Reduce -10.1% 0.13% −0.03
VPL Vanguard Ftse Pacific ETF Reduce -5.2% 0.19% −0.02
NVDA Nvidia Corp. Reduce -26.9% 0.23% −0.01
IAU iShares Gold Trust Reduce -1.8% 2.26% −0.00
ESGV Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF Reduce -0.5% 0.29% +0.00
DFEM Dimensional Emrg MRKT Core Reduce -1.2% 1.20% +0.01
MGK Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP GR ETF-Ui Reduce -0.5% 0.20% +0.01
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Reduce -1.1% 1.61% +0.06

Portfolio Buys Q1 2024 → Q2 2024

AAPL Apple Inc. Add +103.3% 2.12% +1.24
ADBE Adobe Inc. New 0.36% +0.36
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq Add +2.4% 4.61% +0.18
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. Add +43.6% 0.44% +0.17
VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF New 0.16% +0.16
DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 Add +2.5% 14.83% +0.07
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. Add +2.3% 0.43% +0.06
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A Add +11.6% 0.21% +0.05
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B Add +15.0% 0.65% +0.05
DFAX Dimensional World Ex US Core Add +17.7% 0.36% +0.04
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. Add +4.6% 0.47% +0.04
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Add +15.3% 0.23% +0.04
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke Add +0.2% 0.26% +0.01
VWOB Vanguard Emerg MKTS Gov BND Add +4.4% 7.78% −0.00
VSGX Vanguard ESG Intl Stock ETF Add +0.2% 0.17% −0.01
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF Add +5.8% 3.59% −0.02
IFGL iShares International Develo Add +0.1% 0.24% −0.03
V Visa Inc. Class A Add +1.9% 0.36% −0.03
VNQI Vanguard GLBL Ex-US Real Est Add +4.2% 2.51% −0.07
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco Add +3.5% 4.53% −0.07
HD Home Depot Inc. Add +5.5% 1.58% −0.14
DFAI Dimensional International Co. Add +1.5% 9.27% −0.30

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