Financial Alternatives, Inc

In its 13F for Q1 2026 (holdings as of March 31, 2026, filed May 1, 2026), Financial Alternatives, Inc reported 79 stock positions worth $185.5 million. Its top holding was Dimensional US Core Equity 2 (DFAC) at 17.5% of the portfolio, followed by Dimensional International (DFAI, 17.4%) and Vanguard Emerg MKTS Gov BND (VWOB, 8.6%). Compared with Q4 2025, it sold out of 8, added to 18 and reduced 23. The biggest buy was Dimensional International (DFAI, shares +67%) and the biggest sale VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US (VTI, shares −59%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
LA JOLLA, CA
CIK
0001967227
Portfolio Value
$185.5M (Q1 2026)
SEC Filing
0001967227-26-000002 ↗ filed May 1, 2026

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 Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $153.6M Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $165.1M Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $172.0M Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $185.5M $185.5M Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $202.9M Q2 2026

Holdings 79 stocks · $185.5M

DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 17.45% 833,008 $32.4M Add +30.1%
DFAI Dimensional International Co. 17.43% 829,923 $32.3M Add +66.6%
VWOB Vanguard Emerg MKTS Gov BND 8.62% 243,429 $16.0M Add +10.2%
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq 5.83% 319,154 $10.8M Add +29.1%
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco 4.07% 133,183 $7.5M Add +3.1%
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF 3.28% 68,616 $6.1M Add +4.1%
IAU iShares Gold Trust 3.23% 67,980 $6.0M Add +0.1%
EMB iShares JP Morgan Usd Emergi 2.68% 52,852 $5.0M Reduce -7.6%
VNQI Vanguard GLBL Ex-US Real Est 2.50% 104,431 $4.6M Add +5.3%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 2.47% 14,271 $4.6M Reduce -59.0%
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui 1.96% 8,342 $3.6M Add +0.7%
DFAU Dimensional US Core Equity M 1.67% 68,720 $3.1M Reduce -0.1%
VV Vngrd Mrgstr LRG-Cap ETF-Usd 1.57% 9,723 $2.9M No change
AAPL Apple Inc. 1.51% 11,022 $2.8M Reduce -6.3%
HYG Ishr Ibx Usd Hiyld CB ETF-Ui 1.49% 34,825 $2.8M Reduce -6.7%
DFIC Dimensional International Co. 1.23% 64,417 $2.3M Reduce -0.2%
HD Home Depot Inc. 1.05% 5,942 $2.0M No change
SRE Sempra 1.03% 19,758 $1.9M Add +22.0%
DFEM Dimensional Emrg MRKT Core 1.02% 54,700 $1.9M Reduce -3.2%
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth 0.88% 14,887 $1.6M Reduce -4.4%
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.86% 9,451 $1.6M Reduce -1.4%
ETJ Eaton Vance RSK-MGD Divers 0.83% 188,665 $1.5M Reduce -0.4%
BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A 0.77% 2 $1.4M No change
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.73% 2,844 $1.4M Add +1.8%
SPGP Invesco S&P 500 Garp ETF 0.71% 12,301 $1.3M No change
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.67% 1,922 $1.2M Reduce -8.3%
IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 GR 0.66% 8,407 $1.2M No change
IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF 0.63% 13,491 $1.2M Reduce -2.4%
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U 0.63% 15,534 $1.2M Reduce -0.3%
DIA SS SPDR Dow Jones Indus Avg filed as STATE STR SPDR DOW JONES IND 0.60% 2,407 $1.1M No change
TSLA Tesla Inc. 0.59% 2,921 $1.1M Reduce -0.3%
VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U 0.53% 4,489 $975K No change
IJK iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Grow 0.49% 9,084 $914K No change
VBK Van Morst SML-Cap Gro-Usd Inc. 0.46% 2,843 $859K No change
VOE Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap Val ETF 0.44% 4,402 $811K No change
IWP iShares Russell Mid-Cap Grow 0.42% 6,140 $787K No change
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd 0.38% 2,486 $714K No change
IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Va 0.38% 5,970 $707K No change
ESGV Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF 0.36% 5,912 $664K Add +0.3%
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. 0.35% 4,610 $657K No change
DFAX Dimensional World Ex US Core 0.34% 18,542 $630K Reduce -7.7%
APH Amphenol Corp. Class A 0.33% 4,813 $608K No change
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF 0.32% 2,773 $596K Reduce -1.9%
XFOFX Cohen & Steers Closed-End Op 0.30% 43,796 $562K No change
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF 0.29% 8,424 $540K Add +0.0%
IWS iShares Russell Mid-Cap Valu 0.29% 3,662 $534K No change
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.27% 1,675 $506K Reduce -7.0%
IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Valu 0.27% 3,806 $504K No change
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.27% 501 $499K Add +8.7%
EAGG iShares ESG Aware US Aggrega 0.27% 10,495 $499K Add +3.0%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 0.24% 2,556 $446K Add +8.3%
EFA iShares MSCI Eafe ETF 0.22% 4,200 $408K No change
EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF 0.22% 6,400 $401K No change
MGV Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP VL ETF-Ui 0.21% 2,702 $392K No change
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 0.21% 7,239 $391K No change
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. 0.21% 2,962 $381K No change
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.19% 1,251 $360K Reduce -18.1%
IFGL iShares International Develo 0.19% 15,364 $344K Add +0.0%
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 0.18% 518 $338K Add +0.8%
VPL Vanguard Ftse Pacific ETF 0.18% 3,458 $338K No change
PRF Invesco Rafi US 1000 ETF 0.17% 6,482 $308K No change
IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value E 0.17% 1,436 $307K No change
IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF 0.16% 851 $303K No change
PRFZ Inv Rafi US 1500 SM-Usd Inc. 0.16% 6,563 $301K Reduce -1.9%
MGK Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP GR ETF-Ui 0.16% 803 $295K No change
IEUS iShares MSCI Europe Small-Ca 0.16% 4,360 $289K No change
IYF iShares US Financials ETF 0.15% 2,406 $283K No change
IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF 0.15% 2,829 $275K Reduce -25.8%
VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.14% 622 $254K No change
GLD SPDR Gold Shares 0.13% 556 $239K No change
SPGI S&P Global Inc. 0.13% 548 $233K No change
SDY SS SPDR S&P Dividend ETF 0.12% 1,549 $226K No change
VSGX Vanguard ESG Intl Stock ETF 0.12% 3,017 $216K No change
BAC Bank of America Corp. filed as BANK AMERICA CORP 0.11% 4,309 $210K Reduce -2.4%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 0.11% 1,000 $208K Reduce -24.4%
ADBE Adobe Inc. 0.11% 838 $204K Reduce -3.1%
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth 0.11% 472 $201K No change
PDI PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund 0.10% 10,437 $179K No change
ETW Eaton Vance T/M GLBL Buy-WR 0.06% 12,466 $109K No change

Portfolio Sells Q4 2025 → Q1 2026

VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Reduce -59.0% 2.47% −4.32
EMB iShares JP Morgan Usd Emergi Reduce -7.6% 2.68% −0.53
AAPL Apple Inc. Reduce -6.3% 1.51% −0.35
HYG Ishr Ibx Usd Hiyld CB ETF-Ui Reduce -6.7% 1.49% −0.26
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.25
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Reduce -4.4% 0.88% −0.22
DFAU Dimensional US Core Equity M Reduce -0.1% 1.67% −0.20
TSLA Tesla Inc. Reduce -0.3% 0.59% −0.18
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US Reduce -8.3% 0.67% −0.16
ETJ Eaton Vance RSK-MGD Divers Reduce -0.4% 0.83% −0.14
ESGE iShares Inc. iShares ESG Awar Sold out 0.00% −0.13
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.13
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C Sold out 0.00% −0.13
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.12
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.12
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income Sold out 0.00% −0.12
V Visa Inc. Class A Reduce -7.0% 0.27% −0.09
CGBD Carlyle Secured Lending Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.09
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A Reduce -18.1% 0.19% −0.08
DFEM Dimensional Emrg MRKT Core Reduce -3.2% 1.02% −0.07
ADBE Adobe Inc. Reduce -3.1% 0.11% −0.07
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. Reduce -24.4% 0.11% −0.07
IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF Reduce -25.8% 0.15% −0.07
DFIC Dimensional International Co. Reduce -0.2% 1.23% −0.06
IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF Reduce -2.4% 0.63% −0.05
DFAX Dimensional World Ex US Core Reduce -7.7% 0.34% −0.04
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF Reduce -1.9% 0.32% −0.04
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U Reduce -0.3% 0.63% −0.04
BAC Bank of America Corp. Reduce -2.4% 0.11% −0.03
PRFZ Inv Rafi US 1500 SM-Usd Inc. Reduce -1.9% 0.16% −0.02
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. Reduce -1.4% 0.86% +0.19

Portfolio Buys Q4 2025 → Q1 2026

DFAI Dimensional International Co. Add +66.6% 17.43% +6.39
DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 Add +30.1% 17.45% +2.71
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq Add +29.1% 5.83% +1.14
SRE Sempra Add +22.0% 1.03% +0.20
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. Add +8.7% 0.27% +0.04
IAU iShares Gold Trust Add +0.1% 3.23% +0.03
EAGG iShares ESG Aware US Aggrega Add +3.0% 0.27% −0.01
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF Add +0.0% 0.29% −0.01
NVDA Nvidia Corp. Add +8.3% 0.24% −0.02
IFGL iShares International Develo Add +0.0% 0.19% −0.02
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Add +0.8% 0.18% −0.02
VWOB Vanguard Emerg MKTS Gov BND Add +10.2% 8.62% −0.04
ESGV Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF Add +0.3% 0.36% −0.06
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B Add +1.8% 0.73% −0.08
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF Add +4.1% 3.28% −0.11
VNQI Vanguard GLBL Ex-US Real Est Add +5.3% 2.50% −0.14
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco Add +3.1% 4.07% −0.23
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui Add +0.7% 1.96% −0.38

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