Financial Alternatives, Inc

In its 13F for Q1 2025 (holdings as of March 31, 2025, filed May 2, 2025), Financial Alternatives, Inc reported 81 stock positions worth $140.3 million. Its top holding was Dimensional US Core Equity 2 (DFAC) at 14.5% of the portfolio, followed by Dimensional International (DFAI, 10.2%) and Vanguard Emerg MKTS Gov BND (VWOB, 8.9%). Compared with Q4 2024, it added to 13 and reduced 28. The biggest buy was Dimensional International (DFAI, shares +4%) and the biggest sale Dimensional US Core Equity 2 (DFAC, shares −4%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
LA JOLLA, CA
CIK
0001967227
Portfolio Value
$140.3M (Q1 2025)
SEC Filing
0001085146-25-002567 ↗ filed May 2, 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 Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $140.3M $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 · $140.3M

DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 14.47% 615,193 $20.3M Reduce -3.8%
DFAI Dimensional International Co. 10.20% 458,331 $14.3M Add +3.5%
VWOB Vanguard Emerg MKTS Gov BND 8.87% 193,751 $12.4M Add +6.5%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 6.36% 32,460 $8.9M Add +3.9%
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco 4.79% 117,660 $6.7M Add +4.5%
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq 4.25% 230,165 $6.0M Reduce -3.6%
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF 3.81% 59,019 $5.3M Add +3.3%
EMB iShares JP Morgan Usd Emergi 3.64% 56,390 $5.1M Reduce -3.4%
IAU iShares Gold Trust 2.83% 67,307 $4.0M Reduce -0.4%
VNQI Vanguard GLBL Ex-US Real Est 2.58% 89,467 $3.6M Add +6.8%
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui 2.20% 8,319 $3.1M Reduce -0.2%
HYG Ishr Ibx Usd Hiyld CB ETF-Ui 2.17% 38,500 $3.0M Reduce -2.5%
AAPL Apple Inc. 2.08% 13,145 $2.9M Reduce -0.1%
VV Vngrd Mrgstr LRG-Cap ETF-Usd 1.78% 9,723 $2.5M No change
HD Home Depot Inc. 1.55% 5,924 $2.2M Reduce -4.8%
DFAU Dimensional US Core Equity M 1.37% 49,822 $1.9M Reduce -3.3%
DFIC Dimensional International Co. 1.31% 66,288 $1.8M Reduce -1.3%
ETJ Eaton Vance RSK-MGD Divers 1.29% 213,255 $1.8M Reduce -17.2%
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth 1.19% 18,034 $1.7M Reduce -11.2%
BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A 1.14% 2 $1.6M No change
DFEM Dimensional Emrg MRKT Core 1.09% 57,764 $1.5M Reduce -0.1%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.99% 2,619 $1.4M Add +18.4%
SPGP Invesco S&P 500 Garp ETF 0.96% 13,450 $1.3M No change
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.81% 9,495 $1.1M Reduce -1.3%
IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 GR 0.73% 8,264 $1.0M No change
IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF 0.72% 14,407 $1.0M No change
DIA SS SPDR Dow Jones Indus Avg filed as SPDR DOW JONES INDL AVERAGE 0.72% 2,395 $1.0M No change
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U 0.72% 16,573 $1.0M Reduce -4.9%
VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U 0.60% 4,489 $836K Reduce -1.5%
TSLA Tesla Inc. 0.54% 2,935 $761K Add +0.3%
IJK iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Grow 0.54% 9,084 $757K No change
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.53% 1,341 $750K No change
IWP iShares Russell Mid-Cap Grow 0.51% 6,140 $721K No change
VBK Van Morst SML-Cap Gro-Usd Inc. 0.51% 2,843 $716K No change
VOE Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap Val ETF 0.50% 4,402 $707K No change
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.45% 673 $637K No change
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.45% 1,801 $631K Reduce -0.9%
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF 0.42% 3,019 $586K No change
IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Va 0.41% 5,970 $582K No change
DFAX Dimensional World Ex US Core 0.41% 21,982 $576K Add +6.8%
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. 0.40% 4,610 $562K No change
XFOFX Cohen & Steers Closed-End Op 0.40% 46,487 $561K No change
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC Inc. 0.40% 47,857 $557K Reduce -10.4%
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd 0.39% 2,110 $546K No change
IWS iShares Russell Mid-Cap Valu 0.33% 3,662 $461K No change
IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Valu 0.32% 3,806 $456K No change
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. 0.32% 2,962 $455K No change
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 0.32% 2,324 $442K No change
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF 0.31% 8,639 $439K No change
ESGV Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF 0.28% 4,018 $394K Add +0.1%
MGV Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP VL ETF-Ui 0.25% 2,702 $348K No change
EFA iShares MSCI Eafe ETF 0.24% 4,200 $343K No change
EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF 0.24% 6,400 $341K No change
ADBE Adobe Inc. 0.24% 865 $332K No change
IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF 0.23% 3,814 $324K No change
EAGG iShares ESG Aware US Aggrega 0.22% 6,644 $315K Add +7.2%
IFGL iShares International Develo 0.22% 15,967 $315K Reduce -0.1%
APH Amphenol Corp. Class A 0.22% 4,800 $315K No change
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 0.22% 6,904 $312K Reduce -13.2%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.22% 1,987 $307K Reduce -5.7%
PRFZ Inv Rafi US 1500 SM-Usd Inc. 0.22% 7,976 $302K No change
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 0.21% 524 $294K Reduce -7.4%
SRE Sempra 0.21% 4,120 $294K No change
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 0.20% 1,840 $287K Reduce -12.0%
CGBD Carlyle Secured Lending Inc. 0.20% 17,591 $285K Reduce -12.0%
PRF Invesco Rafi US 1000 ETF 0.20% 6,920 $280K Reduce -11.8%
SPGI S&P Global Inc. 0.20% 548 $278K Reduce -15.4%
PDI PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund 0.20% 13,874 $275K No change
IYF iShares US Financials ETF 0.19% 2,406 $272K No change
IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF 0.19% 851 $261K No change
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 0.18% 682 $256K Add +0.4%
MGK Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP GR ETF-Ui 0.18% 828 $256K No change
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 0.18% 2,341 $254K Reduce -5.6%
VPL Vanguard Ftse Pacific ETF 0.18% 3,458 $251K No change
IEUS iShares MSCI Europe Small-Ca 0.18% 4,360 $250K No change
ROP Roper Technologies Inc. 0.17% 400 $236K No change
VSGX Vanguard ESG Intl Stock ETF 0.16% 3,740 $221K Add +0.1%
VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.15% 620 $207K No change
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income 0.14% 4,000 $203K No change
PFN PIMCO Income Strategy FD II 0.10% 17,866 $135K Reduce -13.1%
ETW Eaton Vance T/M GLBL Buy-WR 0.09% 15,091 $125K No change

Portfolio Sells Q4 2024 → Q1 2025

DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 Reduce -3.8% 14.47% −1.12
ETJ Eaton Vance RSK-MGD Divers Reduce -17.2% 1.29% −0.41
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Reduce -11.2% 1.19% −0.29
AAPL Apple Inc. Reduce -0.1% 2.08% −0.24
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui Reduce -0.2% 2.20% −0.21
HD Home Depot Inc. Reduce -4.8% 1.55% −0.16
DFAU Dimensional US Core Equity M Reduce -3.3% 1.37% −0.11
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C Reduce -12.0% 0.20% −0.08
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A Reduce -5.7% 0.22% −0.06
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC Inc. Reduce -10.4% 0.40% −0.06
NVDA Nvidia Corp. Reduce -5.6% 0.18% −0.05
CGBD Carlyle Secured Lending Inc. Reduce -12.0% 0.20% −0.05
VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U Reduce -1.5% 0.60% −0.04
SPGI S&P Global Inc. Reduce -15.4% 0.20% −0.03
HYG Ishr Ibx Usd Hiyld CB ETF-Ui Reduce -2.5% 2.17% −0.03
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Reduce -7.4% 0.21% −0.03
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq Reduce -3.6% 4.25% −0.03
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke Reduce -13.2% 0.22% −0.02
PRF Invesco Rafi US 1000 ETF Reduce -11.8% 0.20% −0.02
EMB iShares JP Morgan Usd Emergi Reduce -3.4% 3.64% −0.02
PFN PIMCO Income Strategy FD II Reduce -13.1% 0.10% −0.01
IFGL iShares International Develo Reduce -0.1% 0.22% +0.01
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U Reduce -4.9% 0.72% +0.01
DFEM Dimensional Emrg MRKT Core Reduce -0.1% 1.09% +0.02
V Visa Inc. Class A Reduce -0.9% 0.45% +0.04
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. Reduce -1.3% 0.81% +0.08
DFIC Dimensional International Co. Reduce -1.3% 1.31% +0.09
IAU iShares Gold Trust Reduce -0.4% 2.83% +0.47

Portfolio Buys Q4 2024 → Q1 2025

DFAI Dimensional International Co. Add +3.5% 10.20% +1.09
VWOB Vanguard Emerg MKTS Gov BND Add +6.5% 8.87% +0.76
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B Add +18.4% 0.99% +0.29
VNQI Vanguard GLBL Ex-US Real Est Add +6.8% 2.58% +0.24
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco Add +4.5% 4.79% +0.22
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF Add +3.3% 3.81% +0.22
DFAX Dimensional World Ex US Core Add +6.8% 0.41% +0.05
EAGG iShares ESG Aware US Aggrega Add +7.2% 0.22% +0.02
VSGX Vanguard ESG Intl Stock ETF Add +0.1% 0.16% +0.01
ESGV Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF Add +0.1% 0.28% −0.02
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Add +0.4% 0.18% −0.02
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Add +3.9% 6.36% −0.03
TSLA Tesla Inc. Add +0.3% 0.54% −0.29

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