Financial Alternatives, Inc

In its 13F for Q4 2024 (holdings as of December 31, 2024, filed February 13, 2025), Financial Alternatives, Inc reported 81 stock positions worth $141.8 million. Its top holding was Dimensional US Core Equity 2 (DFAC) at 15.6% of the portfolio, followed by Dimensional International (DFAI, 9.1%) and Vanguard Emerg MKTS Gov BND (VWOB, 8.1%). Compared with Q3 2024, it opened 1 new position, sold out of 5, added to 13 and reduced 24. The biggest buy was Dimensional US Core Equity 2 (DFAC, shares +5%) and the biggest sale an exit from Dimensional US Target Value (DFAT).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
LA JOLLA, CA
CIK
0001967227
Portfolio Value
$141.8M (Q4 2024)
SEC Filing
0001085146-25-001264 ↗ filed Feb 13, 2025

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 $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 81 stocks · $141.8M

DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 15.59% 639,220 $22.1M Add +4.7%
DFAI Dimensional International Co. 9.11% 442,608 $12.9M Add +7.3%
VWOB Vanguard Emerg MKTS Gov BND 8.10% 181,952 $11.5M Add +9.9%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 6.39% 31,246 $9.1M Add +5.3%
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco 4.57% 112,635 $6.5M Add +2.9%
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq 4.27% 238,841 $6.1M Add +2.3%
EMB iShares JP Morgan Usd Emergi 3.66% 58,359 $5.2M Add +0.1%
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF 3.59% 57,115 $5.1M Add +0.2%
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui 2.41% 8,333 $3.4M Reduce -0.2%
IAU iShares Gold Trust 2.36% 67,579 $3.3M Reduce -0.5%
VNQI Vanguard GLBL Ex-US Real Est 2.34% 83,741 $3.3M Add +2.2%
AAPL Apple Inc. 2.32% 13,157 $3.3M Reduce -1.5%
HYG Ishr Ibx Usd Hiyld CB ETF-Ui 2.19% 39,493 $3.1M Reduce -0.1%
VV Vngrd Mrgstr LRG-Cap ETF-Usd 1.85% 9,723 $2.6M No change
HD Home Depot Inc. 1.71% 6,224 $2.4M Reduce -3.1%
ETJ Eaton Vance RSK-MGD Divers 1.69% 257,631 $2.4M Reduce -1.1%
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth 1.48% 20,313 $2.1M Reduce -6.2%
DFAU Dimensional US Core Equity M 1.47% 51,534 $2.1M No change
DFIC Dimensional International Co. 1.22% 67,146 $1.7M Reduce -0.0%
DFEM Dimensional Emrg MRKT Core 1.07% 57,815 $1.5M No change
SPGP Invesco S&P 500 Garp ETF 0.99% 13,450 $1.4M No change
BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A 0.96% 2 $1.4M No change
TSLA Tesla Inc. 0.83% 2,927 $1.2M No change
IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 GR 0.79% 8,264 $1.1M No change
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.73% 9,622 $1.0M Reduce -0.9%
DIA SS SPDR Dow Jones Indus Avg filed as SPDR DOW JONES INDL AVERAGE 0.72% 2,395 $1.0M No change
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.71% 2,211 $1.0M No change
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U 0.71% 17,424 $1.0M Reduce -0.2%
IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF 0.67% 14,407 $953K Reduce -2.0%
VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U 0.64% 4,556 $903K No change
IJK iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Grow 0.58% 9,084 $826K No change
VBK Van Morst SML-Cap Gro-Usd Inc. 0.56% 2,843 $796K No change
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.55% 1,341 $786K No change
IWP iShares Russell Mid-Cap Grow 0.55% 6,140 $778K No change
VOE Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap Val ETF 0.50% 4,402 $712K No change
IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Va 0.46% 5,970 $648K No change
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC Inc. 0.46% 53,427 $646K Reduce -2.5%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.43% 673 $617K Reduce -1.2%
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. 0.42% 4,610 $593K No change
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF 0.42% 3,019 $591K Reduce -4.0%
XFOFX Cohen & Steers Closed-End Op 0.42% 46,487 $590K No change
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.41% 1,818 $574K Add +0.1%
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd 0.39% 2,110 $557K No change
DFAX Dimensional World Ex US Core 0.36% 20,582 $512K Add +5.8%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 0.36% 2,324 $510K Reduce -1.1%
IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Valu 0.34% 3,806 $476K No change
IWS iShares Russell Mid-Cap Valu 0.33% 3,662 $474K No change
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. 0.32% 2,962 $455K No change
ESGV Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF 0.30% 4,016 $421K Add +0.1%
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF 0.29% 8,639 $413K No change
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.28% 2,107 $399K Reduce -1.1%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 0.28% 2,090 $398K No change
ADBE Adobe Inc. 0.27% 865 $385K No change
SRE Sempra 0.25% 4,120 $361K Reduce -18.2%
CGBD Carlyle Secured Lending Inc. 0.25% 19,991 $358K No change
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 0.25% 7,957 $350K Add +1.4%
MGV Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP VL ETF-Ui 0.24% 2,702 $338K No change
IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF 0.24% 3,814 $337K No change
APH Amphenol Corp. Class A 0.24% 4,800 $333K No change
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 0.23% 2,481 $333K Reduce -1.0%
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 0.23% 566 $333K No change
PRFZ Inv Rafi US 1500 SM-Usd Inc. 0.23% 7,976 $332K Reduce -6.1%
SPGI S&P Global Inc. 0.23% 648 $323K No change
EFA iShares MSCI Eafe ETF 0.22% 4,200 $318K No change
PRF Invesco Rafi US 1000 ETF 0.22% 7,847 $317K Reduce -4.3%
IFGL iShares International Develo 0.22% 15,988 $309K Reduce -0.9%
EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF 0.21% 6,400 $302K No change
EAGG iShares ESG Aware US Aggrega 0.20% 6,198 $288K New
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 0.20% 679 $286K Reduce -2.4%
MGK Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP GR ETF-Ui 0.20% 828 $284K No change
IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF 0.19% 851 $274K No change
IYF iShares US Financials ETF 0.19% 2,406 $266K No change
PDI PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund 0.18% 13,874 $254K No change
VPL Vanguard Ftse Pacific ETF 0.17% 3,458 $246K No change
IEUS iShares MSCI Europe Small-Ca 0.17% 4,360 $234K No change
VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.16% 620 $227K No change
VSGX Vanguard ESG Intl Stock ETF 0.15% 3,736 $212K Reduce -4.5%
ROP Roper Technologies Inc. 0.15% 400 $208K No change
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income 0.14% 4,000 $201K No change
PFN PIMCO Income Strategy FD II 0.11% 20,555 $153K Reduce -9.0%
ETW Eaton Vance T/M GLBL Buy-WR 0.09% 15,091 $127K No change

Portfolio Sells Q3 2024 → Q4 2024

DFAT Dimensional US Target Value Sold out 0.00% −0.15
TREX Trex Company Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.15
SDY SS SPDR S&P Dividend ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.14
O Realty Income Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.14
HD Home Depot Inc. Reduce -3.1% 1.71% −0.12
DFIC Dimensional International Co. Reduce -0.0% 1.22% −0.11
IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF Reduce -2.0% 0.67% −0.08
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC Inc. Reduce -2.5% 0.46% −0.07
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. Reduce -0.9% 0.73% −0.07
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U Reduce -0.2% 0.71% −0.07
HYG Ishr Ibx Usd Hiyld CB ETF-Ui Reduce -0.1% 2.19% −0.04
SRE Sempra Reduce -18.2% 0.25% −0.04
IFGL iShares International Develo Reduce -0.9% 0.22% −0.04
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF Reduce -4.0% 0.42% −0.02
VSGX Vanguard ESG Intl Stock ETF Reduce -4.5% 0.15% −0.02
IAU iShares Gold Trust Reduce -0.5% 2.36% −0.02
TELL Tellurian Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.01
PRFZ Inv Rafi US 1500 SM-Usd Inc. Reduce -6.1% 0.23% −0.01
PFN PIMCO Income Strategy FD II Reduce -9.0% 0.11% −0.01
PRF Invesco Rafi US 1000 ETF Reduce -4.3% 0.22% −0.01
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Reduce -2.4% 0.20% −0.01
ETJ Eaton Vance RSK-MGD Divers Reduce -1.1% 1.69% +0.00
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Reduce -6.2% 1.48% +0.01
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. Reduce -1.2% 0.43% +0.01
NVDA Nvidia Corp. Reduce -1.0% 0.23% +0.02
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A Reduce -1.1% 0.28% +0.03
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. Reduce -1.1% 0.36% +0.05
AAPL Apple Inc. Reduce -1.5% 2.32% +0.13
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui Reduce -0.2% 2.41% +0.16

Portfolio Buys Q3 2024 → Q4 2024

DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 Add +4.7% 15.59% +0.87
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Add +5.3% 6.39% +0.47
VWOB Vanguard Emerg MKTS Gov BND Add +9.9% 8.10% +0.37
EAGG iShares ESG Aware US Aggrega New 0.20% +0.20
V Visa Inc. Class A Add +0.1% 0.41% +0.05
ESGV Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF Add +0.1% 0.30% +0.01
DFAX Dimensional World Ex US Core Add +5.8% 0.36% −0.01
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco Add +2.9% 4.57% −0.01
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke Add +1.4% 0.25% −0.02
DFAI Dimensional International Co. Add +7.3% 9.11% −0.10
EMB iShares JP Morgan Usd Emergi Add +0.1% 3.66% −0.18
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq Add +2.3% 4.27% −0.23
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF Add +0.2% 3.59% −0.32
VNQI Vanguard GLBL Ex-US Real Est Add +2.2% 2.34% −0.37

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