Financial Alternatives, Inc

In its 13F for Q3 2024 (holdings as of September 30, 2024, filed November 14, 2024), Financial Alternatives, Inc reported 85 stock positions worth $142.1 million. Its top holding was Dimensional US Core Equity 2 (DFAC) at 14.7% of the portfolio, followed by Dimensional International (DFAI, 9.2%) and Vanguard Emerg MKTS Gov BND (VWOB, 7.7%). Compared with Q2 2024, it opened 3 new positions, added to 13 and reduced 25. The biggest buy was Home Depot (HD, shares +5%) and the biggest sale VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US (VTI, shares −2%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
LA JOLLA, CA
CIK
0001967227
Portfolio Value
$142.1M (Q3 2024)
SEC Filing
0001085146-24-005795 ↗ filed Nov 14, 2024

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 $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 85 stocks · $142.1M

DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 14.72% 610,322 $20.9M Reduce -0.3%
DFAI Dimensional International Co. 9.22% 412,289 $13.1M Reduce -0.8%
VWOB Vanguard Emerg MKTS Gov BND 7.73% 165,552 $11.0M Add +0.6%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 5.91% 29,682 $8.4M Reduce -2.5%
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco 4.58% 109,483 $6.5M Add +2.9%
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq 4.50% 233,566 $6.4M Reduce -1.4%
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF 3.91% 56,982 $5.6M Reduce -0.1%
EMB iShares JP Morgan Usd Emergi 3.84% 58,322 $5.5M Add +0.0%
VNQI Vanguard GLBL Ex-US Real Est 2.70% 81,938 $3.8M Reduce -0.5%
IAU iShares Gold Trust 2.38% 67,949 $3.4M Reduce -0.7%
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui 2.26% 8,349 $3.2M No change
HYG Ishr Ibx Usd Hiyld CB ETF-Ui 2.23% 39,511 $3.2M No change
AAPL Apple Inc. 2.19% 13,363 $3.1M No change
HD Home Depot Inc. 1.83% 6,424 $2.6M Add +4.9%
VV Vngrd Mrgstr LRG-Cap ETF-Usd 1.80% 9,723 $2.6M No change
ETJ Eaton Vance RSK-MGD Divers 1.69% 260,487 $2.4M Reduce -4.5%
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth 1.47% 21,659 $2.1M Reduce -5.4%
DFAU Dimensional US Core Equity M 1.44% 51,534 $2.0M Reduce -2.7%
DFIC Dimensional International Co. 1.33% 67,175 $1.9M Reduce -0.1%
DFEM Dimensional Emrg MRKT Core 1.15% 57,815 $1.6M Reduce -3.6%
SPGP Invesco S&P 500 Garp ETF 0.99% 13,450 $1.4M No change
BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A 0.97% 2 $1.4M No change
IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 GR 0.81% 8,264 $1.2M No change
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.80% 9,712 $1.1M No change
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U 0.77% 17,462 $1.1M Reduce -0.9%
IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF 0.75% 14,708 $1.1M No change
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.72% 2,211 $1.0M Add +4.7%
DIA SS SPDR Dow Jones Indus Avg filed as SPDR DOW JONES INDL AVERAGE 0.71% 2,395 $1.0M No change
VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U 0.64% 4,556 $915K No change
IJK iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Grow 0.59% 9,084 $835K No change
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.54% 1,341 $769K No change
TSLA Tesla Inc. 0.54% 2,927 $766K No change
VBK Van Morst SML-Cap Gro-Usd Inc. 0.53% 2,843 $760K No change
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC Inc. 0.53% 54,785 $754K Reduce -7.8%
VOE Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap Val ETF 0.52% 4,402 $738K No change
IWP iShares Russell Mid-Cap Grow 0.51% 6,140 $720K Reduce -4.4%
IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Va 0.45% 5,970 $643K No change
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF 0.44% 3,146 $623K Reduce -0.3%
XFOFX Cohen & Steers Closed-End Op 0.43% 46,487 $604K No change
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.42% 681 $604K No change
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. 0.41% 4,610 $579K No change
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd 0.39% 2,110 $557K No change
DFAX Dimensional World Ex US Core 0.37% 19,447 $525K Add +4.3%
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. 0.35% 2,962 $504K No change
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.35% 1,817 $500K No change
IWS iShares Russell Mid-Cap Valu 0.34% 3,662 $484K No change
IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Valu 0.33% 3,806 $470K No change
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF 0.32% 8,639 $456K No change
ADBE Adobe Inc. 0.32% 865 $448K No change
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 0.31% 2,349 $438K Reduce -28.0%
SRE Sempra 0.30% 5,038 $421K No change
ESGV Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF 0.29% 4,014 $408K Reduce -0.6%
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 0.26% 7,848 $376K Add +0.2%
IFGL iShares International Develo 0.26% 16,133 $368K Reduce -1.9%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.25% 2,131 $353K Add +41.4%
PRFZ Inv Rafi US 1500 SM-Usd Inc. 0.25% 8,495 $353K Reduce -7.1%
EFA iShares MSCI Eafe ETF 0.25% 4,200 $351K No change
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 0.25% 2,090 $349K Add +40.3%
MGV Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP VL ETF-Ui 0.24% 2,702 $347K No change
CGBD Carlyle Secured Lending Inc. 0.24% 19,991 $339K No change
IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF 0.24% 3,814 $336K No change
SPGI S&P Global Inc. 0.24% 648 $335K Add +18.3%
EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF 0.24% 6,400 $334K No change
PRF Invesco Rafi US 1000 ETF 0.23% 8,200 $333K Reduce -5.2%
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 0.23% 566 $326K Reduce -21.1%
APH Amphenol Corp. Class A 0.22% 4,800 $313K No change
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 0.21% 2,506 $304K Add +2.1%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 0.21% 696 $300K Add +2.5%
PDI PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund 0.20% 13,874 $281K Reduce -9.3%
VPL Vanguard Ftse Pacific ETF 0.19% 3,458 $271K No change
IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF 0.19% 851 $268K No change
MGK Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP GR ETF-Ui 0.19% 828 $267K No change
IEUS iShares MSCI Europe Small-Ca 0.19% 4,360 $264K No change
IYF iShares US Financials ETF 0.18% 2,406 $250K No change
VSGX Vanguard ESG Intl Stock ETF 0.17% 3,912 $241K Add +0.1%
ROP Roper Technologies Inc. 0.16% 400 $223K No change
DFAT Dimensional US Target Value 0.15% 3,944 $219K Reduce -20.3%
VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.15% 620 $214K No change
TREX Trex Company Inc. 0.15% 3,200 $213K New
SDY SS SPDR S&P Dividend ETF 0.14% 1,451 $206K New
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income 0.14% 4,000 $203K No change
O Realty Income Corp. 0.14% 3,159 $200K New
PFN PIMCO Income Strategy FD II 0.12% 22,593 $172K Reduce -6.8%
ETW Eaton Vance T/M GLBL Buy-WR 0.09% 15,091 $131K No change
TELL Tellurian Inc. 0.01% 22,000 $21K No change

Portfolio Sells Q2 2024 → Q3 2024

VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Reduce -2.5% 5.91% −0.20
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. Reduce -28.0% 0.31% −0.17
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Reduce -5.4% 1.47% −0.14
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC Inc. Reduce -7.8% 0.53% −0.14
ETJ Eaton Vance RSK-MGD Divers Reduce -4.5% 1.69% −0.11
DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 Reduce -0.3% 14.72% −0.11
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq Reduce -1.4% 4.50% −0.10
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Reduce -21.1% 0.23% −0.07
DFEM Dimensional Emrg MRKT Core Reduce -3.6% 1.15% −0.06
DFAU Dimensional US Core Equity M Reduce -2.7% 1.44% −0.05
DFAI Dimensional International Co. Reduce -0.8% 9.22% −0.05
DFAT Dimensional US Target Value Reduce -20.3% 0.15% −0.04
IWP iShares Russell Mid-Cap Grow Reduce -4.4% 0.51% −0.03
PDI PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund Reduce -9.3% 0.20% −0.02
PRFZ Inv Rafi US 1500 SM-Usd Inc. Reduce -7.1% 0.25% −0.01
PRF Invesco Rafi US 1000 ETF Reduce -5.2% 0.23% −0.01
PFN PIMCO Income Strategy FD II Reduce -6.8% 0.12% −0.01
ESGV Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF Reduce -0.6% 0.29% −0.01
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U Reduce -0.9% 0.77% −0.00
DFIC Dimensional International Co. Reduce -0.1% 1.33% +0.00
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF Reduce -0.3% 0.44% +0.01
IFGL iShares International Develo Reduce -1.9% 0.26% +0.01
IAU iShares Gold Trust Reduce -0.7% 2.38% +0.12
VNQI Vanguard GLBL Ex-US Real Est Reduce -0.5% 2.70% +0.19
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF Reduce -0.1% 3.91% +0.31

Portfolio Buys Q2 2024 → Q3 2024

HD Home Depot Inc. Add +4.9% 1.83% +0.25
TREX Trex Company Inc. New 0.15% +0.15
SDY SS SPDR S&P Dividend ETF New 0.14% +0.14
O Realty Income Corp. New 0.14% +0.14
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B Add +4.7% 0.72% +0.07
SPGI S&P Global Inc. Add +18.3% 0.24% +0.05
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco Add +2.9% 4.58% +0.05
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A Add +41.4% 0.25% +0.04
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C Add +40.3% 0.25% +0.04
DFAX Dimensional World Ex US Core Add +4.3% 0.37% +0.01
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke Add +0.2% 0.26% +0.01
VSGX Vanguard ESG Intl Stock ETF Add +0.1% 0.17% +0.00
NVDA Nvidia Corp. Add +2.1% 0.21% −0.01
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Add +2.5% 0.21% −0.02
EMB iShares JP Morgan Usd Emergi Add +0.0% 3.84% −0.04
VWOB Vanguard Emerg MKTS Gov BND Add +0.6% 7.73% −0.05

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