Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors, Inc.
In its 13F for Q1 2024 (holdings as of March 31, 2024, filed April 12, 2024), Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors, Inc. reported 503 stock positions worth $762.1 million. Its top holding was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) at 15.9% of the portfolio, followed by Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui (VUG, 11.3%) and Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd (VO, 10.8%). Compared with Q4 2023, it opened 113 new positions, sold out of 70, added to 142 and reduced 106. The biggest buy was Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd (VO, shares +104%) and the biggest sale Dimensional Core Fixed (DFCF, shares −72%).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- HOUSTON, TX
- CIK
- 0002017868
- Portfolio Value
- $762.1M (Q1 2024)
- SEC Filing
- 0001214659-24-006713 ↗ filed Apr 12, 2024
Holdings Value
Holdings 503 stocks · $762.1M
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 15.95% | 231,180 | $121.5M | Reduce -5.3% |
| VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui | 11.26% | 249,372 | $85.8M | Reduce -10.2% |
| VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd | 10.80% | 329,509 | $82.3M | Add +104.4% |
| VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui | 9.87% | 461,918 | $75.2M | Add +1.6% |
| EFV iShares MSCI Eafe Value ETF | 5.81% | 813,258 | $44.2M | Reduce -1.5% |
| EFG iShares MSCI Eafe Growth ETF | 5.58% | 409,522 | $42.5M | Add +4.8% |
| VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | 5.30% | 804,862 | $40.4M | Add +3.1% |
| SCHG Schwab US Large-Cap Growth | 3.95% | 324,580 | $30.1M | Add +0.7% |
| IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging | 3.79% | 560,368 | $28.9M | Add +21.4% |
| VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd | 2.82% | 94,083 | $21.5M | Reduce -30.8% |
| VONV Vanguard Russell 1000 Value | 2.46% | 238,031 | $18.7M | Reduce -8.9% |
| DFCF Dimensional Core Fixed Inc. | 1.74% | 315,591 | $13.2M | Reduce -71.7% |
| VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U | 1.69% | 67,303 | $12.9M | Reduce -43.5% |
| DFUV Dimensional US Marketwide Va | 1.66% | 309,522 | $12.7M | Reduce -13.1% |
| DFAS Dimensional US Small Cap ETF | 1.59% | 194,432 | $12.1M | Add +2037.8% |
| AVUV Avantis US Small Cap Value | 1.50% | 122,279 | $11.5M | New |
| FNDF Schwab Fndmn Intl LRG Co. ETF | 0.92% | 197,225 | $7.0M | Reduce -6.3% |
| SCHX Schwab US Large-Cap ETF | 0.80% | 97,921 | $6.1M | Reduce -10.8% |
| SCHM Schwab US Mid Cap ETF | 0.80% | 74,566 | $6.1M | Add +6.6% |
| MUNI PIMCO Intermediate Municipal | 0.71% | 103,456 | $5.4M | Add +25.8% |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | 0.70% | 45,979 | $5.3M | Add +106.8% |
| IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | 0.70% | 28,474 | $5.3M | Add +2.3% |
| IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF | 0.67% | 68,850 | $5.1M | Reduce -5.1% |
| VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke | 0.57% | 104,680 | $4.4M | Add +17.0% |
| SLYV SS SPDR S&P 600 SC Val ETF | 0.55% | 50,840 | $4.2M | Reduce -67.5% |
| IWN iShares Russell 2000 Value E | 0.55% | 26,461 | $4.2M | Add +2.6% |
| EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Market | 0.46% | 84,838 | $3.5M | Reduce -8.0% |
| ISTB iShares Core 1-5 Year Usd Bo | 0.41% | 65,282 | $3.1M | Reduce -71.5% |
| VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF | 0.37% | 16,109 | $2.8M | Reduce -90.8% |
| SPSM SS SPDR P S&P 600 Small Cap | 0.35% | 61,435 | $2.6M | Reduce -77.3% |
| EFA iShares MSCI Eafe ETF | 0.30% | 28,549 | $2.3M | Reduce -11.6% |
| DFIV Dimensional International Va | 0.28% | 58,479 | $2.1M | Add +16.4% |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | 0.28% | 4,080 | $2.1M | Reduce -29.3% |
| VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 0.26% | 4,144 | $2.0M | Add +18.8% |
| IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 0.26% | 9,388 | $2.0M | Reduce -26.9% |
| DFAT Dimensional US Target Value | 0.24% | 33,485 | $1.8M | Reduce -20.5% |
| FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF | 0.23% | 39,274 | $1.8M | Add +67.1% |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF | 0.23% | 28,485 | $1.7M | Reduce -29.3% |
| IDEV iShares Core MSCI Dev MKTS | 0.18% | 20,411 | $1.4M | Reduce -5.2% |
| FNDX Schwab Fndmntl US LRG Co. ETF | 0.16% | 17,830 | $1.2M | Add +3.2% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 0.14% | 2,601 | $1.1M | Add +145.2% |
| DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 | 0.13% | 31,448 | $1.0M | Add +1.5% |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 0.12% | 5,332 | $914K | Reduce -28.4% |
| MCD McDonald's Corp. | 0.11% | 2,999 | $846K | Add +10.7% |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | 0.11% | 5,210 | $822K | Add +87.1% |
| USIG iShares Broad Usd Investment | 0.10% | 14,887 | $756K | New |
| SCZ iShares MSCI Eafe Small-Cap | 0.09% | 11,016 | $698K | Reduce -22.6% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 0.08% | 3,395 | $612K | Add +1.6% |
| SCHA Schwab US Small-Cap ETF | 0.08% | 12,251 | $603K | Reduce -34.0% |
| VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US | 0.08% | 2,285 | $594K | Reduce -12.8% |
| DFAI Dimensional International Co. | 0.08% | 19,193 | $580K | Reduce -7.1% |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 0.07% | 1,228 | $516K | No change |
| COP Conocophillips | 0.07% | 3,893 | $495K | Add +76.7% |
| MGC Vngrd Mrngstr MG Cap ETF-Usd | 0.06% | 2,578 | $482K | Reduce -4.8% |
| FNDA Schwab Fndmntl US SM Co. ETF | 0.06% | 8,106 | $462K | Reduce -34.0% |
| NSC Norfolk Southern Corp. | 0.06% | 1,771 | $451K | Add +35320.0% |
| SCHF Schwab Intl Equity ETF | 0.06% | 11,339 | $442K | Reduce -21.6% |
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | 0.06% | 982 | $436K | Reduce -3.1% |
| IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF | 0.05% | 4,797 | $405K | Reduce -0.1% |
| BXSL Blackstone Secured Lending F | 0.05% | 11,542 | $360K | New |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | 0.05% | 1,961 | $345K | Add +2.6% |
| AVLV Avantis US Large Cap Value | 0.04% | 5,022 | $323K | New |
| SCHB Schwab US Broad Market ETF | 0.04% | 5,245 | $320K | Add +0.3% |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | 0.04% | 295 | $267K | Add +0.7% |
| SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF | 0.03% | 3,028 | $244K | Add +213.8% |
| VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF | 0.03% | 2,638 | $228K | Reduce -52.9% |
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | 0.03% | 1,190 | $217K | Reduce -5.4% |
| VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF | 0.03% | 1,700 | $206K | No change |
| BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-T | 0.03% | 2,177 | $200K | Reduce -85.0% |
| SDY SS SPDR S&P Dividend ETF | 0.03% | 1,500 | $197K | Add +15.9% |
| MCK McKesson Corp. | 0.03% | 360 | $193K | No change |
| VV Vngrd Mrgstr LRG-Cap ETF-Usd | 0.02% | 782 | $187K | Reduce -2.5% |
| ALL Allstate Corp. | 0.02% | 1,076 | $186K | No change |
| HYS PIMCO 0-5 Year H/Y Corp. Bond | 0.02% | 1,897 | $177K | New |
| BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF | 0.02% | 2,306 | $177K | Reduce -43.4% |
| AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate | 0.02% | 1,783 | $175K | Reduce -21.4% |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | 0.02% | 616 | $172K | Add +755.6% |
| PEP Pepsico Inc. | 0.02% | 982 | $172K | Add +24.0% |
| HD Home Depot Inc. | 0.02% | 446 | $171K | Add +53.3% |
| SLB SLB Ltd. filed as SCHLUMBERGER LTD | 0.02% | 2,974 | $163K | Add +21142.9% |
| SFNC Simmons First Natl Corp. Class A | 0.02% | 8,353 | $163K | Reduce -83.3% |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 0.02% | 787 | $158K | Add +126.2% |
| FNDE Schwab Fndmntl Em MRK Eq ETF | 0.02% | 5,526 | $153K | Reduce -11.7% |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 0.02% | 115 | $152K | Add +42.0% |
| MRK Merck & Co. Inc. | 0.02% | 1,093 | $144K | Add +82.8% |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | 0.02% | 878 | $142K | Add +124.5% |
| SCHH Schwab US REIT ETF | 0.02% | 6,995 | $142K | Reduce -6.0% |
| AMAT Applied Materials Inc. | 0.02% | 688 | $142K | Add +5192.3% |
| CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. | 0.02% | 2,758 | $138K | Add +50.5% |
| BND Vanguard Total Bond Market | 0.02% | 1,867 | $136K | Reduce -89.2% |
| IAU iShares Gold Trust | 0.02% | 3,183 | $134K | Add +0.9% |
| LOW Lowe's Cos Inc. | 0.02% | 507 | $129K | Add +7142.9% |
| BAC Bank of America Corp. filed as BANK AMERICA CORP | 0.02% | 3,222 | $122K | Add +4856.9% |
| PRFD PIMCO Pref and Cap Sec Act | 0.02% | 2,393 | $119K | New |
| PYLD PIMCO Multisector Bond Actv | 0.01% | 4,296 | $111K | New |
| VGT Vanguard Info Tech ETF | 0.01% | 205 | $107K | No change |
| ASML ASML Holding NV-NY Reg SHS | 0.01% | 110 | $107K | Add +1275.0% |
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | 0.01% | 286 | $105K | Add +3475.0% |
| FBTC Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin | 0.01% | 1,668 | $104K | New |
| USRT iShares Core US REIT ETF | 0.01% | 1,773 | $95K | Add +2.8% |
Other holdings (3): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $27K (not counted above)
| Security | Class | Shares / Principal | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY (WFC 7.5 PERP L) | PERP PFD CNV A | 13 | $16K | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP (BAC 7.25 PERP L) | 7.25%CNV PFD L | 9 | $11K | New |
| SMR.WS Nuscale Power Co. -CW27 | *W EXP 05/02/202 | 520 | $416 | New |
Lines left out (1) · $1 — a value with no share or principal amount
| Security | Class | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHZ Schwab US Aggregate Bond ETF | US AGGREGATE B | 0 | $1 |
Filed with a value but no share or principal amount (a cash line, a holding rounded to 0 shares), so they are kept out of the holdings, totals and percentages.
Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $762.1M.
Portfolio Sells Q4 2023 → Q1 2024
| DFCF Dimensional Core Fixed Inc. | Reduce -71.7% | 1.74% | −5.42 |
| VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF | Reduce -90.8% | 0.37% | −3.24 |
| SLYV SS SPDR S&P 600 SC Val ETF | Reduce -67.5% | 0.55% | −1.24 |
| ISTB iShares Core 1-5 Year Usd Bo | Reduce -71.5% | 0.41% | −1.24 |
| VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U | Reduce -43.5% | 1.69% | −1.23 |
| SPSM SS SPDR P S&P 600 Small Cap | Reduce -77.3% | 0.35% | −1.20 |
| VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd | Reduce -30.8% | 2.82% | −1.04 |
| VONV Vanguard Russell 1000 Value | Reduce -8.9% | 2.46% | −0.24 |
| DFUV Dimensional US Marketwide Va | Reduce -13.1% | 1.66% | −0.19 |
| BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-T | Reduce -85.0% | 0.03% | −0.18 |
| BND Vanguard Total Bond Market | Reduce -89.2% | 0.02% | −0.17 |
| SFNC Simmons First Natl Corp. Class A | Reduce -83.3% | 0.02% | −0.15 |
| SCHE Schwab Emrg Mrkts Eqty ETF | Reduce -98.1% | 0.00% | −0.14 |
| IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF | Reduce -26.9% | 0.26% | −0.09 |
| EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Market | Reduce -8.0% | 0.46% | −0.08 |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF | Reduce -29.3% | 0.23% | −0.07 |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | Reduce -29.3% | 0.28% | −0.06 |
| EFV iShares MSCI Eafe Value ETF | Reduce -1.5% | 5.81% | −0.06 |
| DFAT Dimensional US Target Value | Reduce -20.5% | 0.24% | −0.05 |
| VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF | Reduce -52.9% | 0.03% | −0.04 |
| SCHA Schwab US Small-Cap ETF | Reduce -34.0% | 0.08% | −0.04 |
| SCZ iShares MSCI Eafe Small-Cap | Reduce -22.6% | 0.09% | −0.03 |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | Reduce -28.4% | 0.12% | −0.03 |
| EFA iShares MSCI Eafe ETF | Reduce -11.6% | 0.30% | −0.03 |
| FNDA Schwab Fndmntl US SM Co. ETF | Reduce -34.0% | 0.06% | −0.03 |
| FNDF Schwab Fndmn Intl LRG Co. ETF | Reduce -6.3% | 0.92% | −0.03 |
| BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF | Reduce -43.4% | 0.02% | −0.02 |
| IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF | Reduce -5.1% | 0.67% | −0.02 |
| BNDX Vanguard Total Intl Bond ETF | Reduce -59.0% | 0.01% | −0.01 |
| SCHF Schwab Intl Equity ETF | Reduce -21.6% | 0.06% | −0.01 |
| FALN iShares Fallen Angels ETF | Reduce -51.6% | 0.01% | −0.01 |
| AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate | Reduce -21.4% | 0.02% | −0.01 |
| MRNA Moderna Inc. | Reduce -53.2% | 0.00% | −0.01 |
| IGSB iShares 1-5Y Inv Grade Corp. | Reduce -57.5% | 0.01% | −0.01 |
| SAVEQ Spirit Airlines Inc. | Reduce -14.3% | 0.00% | −0.01 |
| QCOM Qualcomm Inc. | Reduce -62.5% | 0.01% | −0.01 |
| IDEV iShares Core MSCI Dev MKTS | Reduce -5.2% | 0.18% | −0.01 |
| JCPB JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.01 |
| MU Micron Technology Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.01 |
| COR Cencora Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.01 |
| PSX Phillips 66 | Reduce -85.5% | 0.00% | −0.00 |
| SHEL Shell PLC-ADR | Reduce -83.3% | 0.00% | −0.00 |
| NEE Nextera Energy Inc. | Reduce -95.8% | 0.00% | −0.00 |
| FUTU Futu Holdings Ltd.-ADR | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.00 |
| DFAI Dimensional International Co. | Reduce -7.1% | 0.08% | −0.00 |
| FNDE Schwab Fndmntl Em MRK Eq ETF | Reduce -11.7% | 0.02% | −0.00 |
| SCHH Schwab US REIT ETF | Reduce -6.0% | 0.02% | −0.00 |
| SBUX Starbucks Corp. | Reduce -42.6% | 0.00% | −0.00 |
| VNQI Vanguard GLBL Ex-US Real Est | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.00 |
| DUK Duke Energy Corp. | Reduce -84.5% | 0.00% | −0.00 |
Portfolio Buys Q4 2023 → Q1 2024
| VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd | Add +104.4% | 10.80% | +5.72 |
| DFAS Dimensional US Small Cap ETF | Add +2037.8% | 1.59% | +1.52 |
| AVUV Avantis US Small Cap Value | New | 1.50% | +1.50 |
| SCHG Schwab US Large-Cap Growth | Add +0.7% | 3.95% | +1.18 |
| EFG iShares MSCI Eafe Growth ETF | Add +4.8% | 5.58% | +0.51 |
| IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging | Add +21.4% | 3.79% | +0.46 |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | Add +106.8% | 0.70% | +0.32 |
| VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | Add +3.1% | 5.30% | +0.23 |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | Add +145.2% | 0.14% | +0.10 |
| USIG iShares Broad Usd Investment | New | 0.10% | +0.10 |
| SCHM Schwab US Mid Cap ETF | Add +6.6% | 0.80% | +0.09 |
| IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | Add +2.3% | 0.70% | +0.07 |
| VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | Add +18.8% | 0.26% | +0.07 |
| FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF | Add +67.1% | 0.23% | +0.07 |
| NSC Norfolk Southern Corp. | Add +35320.0% | 0.06% | +0.06 |
| MUNI PIMCO Intermediate Municipal | Add +25.8% | 0.71% | +0.06 |
| BXSL Blackstone Secured Lending F | New | 0.05% | +0.05 |
| DFIV Dimensional International Va | Add +16.4% | 0.28% | +0.05 |
| AVLV Avantis US Large Cap Value | New | 0.04% | +0.04 |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | Add +1.6% | 0.08% | +0.04 |
| VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke | Add +17.0% | 0.57% | +0.03 |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | Add +87.1% | 0.11% | +0.03 |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | Add +0.7% | 0.04% | +0.03 |
| COP Conocophillips | Add +76.7% | 0.07% | +0.02 |
| HYS PIMCO 0-5 Year H/Y Corp. Bond | New | 0.02% | +0.02 |
| SLB SLB Ltd. | Add +21142.9% | 0.02% | +0.02 |
| SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF | Add +213.8% | 0.03% | +0.02 |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | Add +755.6% | 0.02% | +0.02 |
| AMAT Applied Materials Inc. | Add +5192.3% | 0.02% | +0.02 |
| LOW Lowe's Cos Inc. | Add +7142.9% | 0.02% | +0.02 |
| BAC Bank of America Corp. | Add +4856.9% | 0.02% | +0.02 |
| PRFD PIMCO Pref and Cap Sec Act | New | 0.02% | +0.02 |
| DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 | Add +1.5% | 0.13% | +0.02 |
| FNDX Schwab Fndmntl US LRG Co. ETF | Add +3.2% | 0.16% | +0.01 |
| PYLD PIMCO Multisector Bond Actv | New | 0.01% | +0.01 |
| FBTC Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin | New | 0.01% | +0.01 |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Add +126.2% | 0.02% | +0.01 |
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | Add +3475.0% | 0.01% | +0.01 |
| ASML ASML Holding NV-NY Reg SHS | Add +1275.0% | 0.01% | +0.01 |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | Add +42.0% | 0.02% | +0.01 |
| DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq | Add +4983.8% | 0.01% | +0.01 |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | Add +124.5% | 0.02% | +0.01 |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | Add +560.0% | 0.01% | +0.01 |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | Add +2.6% | 0.05% | +0.01 |
| MRK Merck & Co. Inc. | Add +82.8% | 0.02% | +0.01 |
| ETW Eaton Vance T/M GLBL Buy-WR | New | 0.01% | +0.01 |
| HD Home Depot Inc. | Add +53.3% | 0.02% | +0.01 |
| FDX FedEx Corp. | New | 0.01% | +0.01 |
| SCHP Schwab U.S. Tips ETF | New | 0.01% | +0.01 |
| AJG Arthur J Gallagher & Co. | Add +563.4% | 0.01% | +0.01 |
Notes & Other Activity Q4 2023 → Q1 2024
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY (WFC 7.5 PERP L) | PERP PFD CNV A | New | 13 | $16K |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP (BAC 7.25 PERP L) | 7.25%CNV PFD L | New | 9 | $11K |
| NEXTERA ENERGY INC (NEE 5.279 03/01/23) | UNIT 03/01/2023 | Sold out | 200 | $10Kbefore exit |
| SMR.WS Nuscale Power Co. -CW27 | *W EXP 05/02/202 | New | 520 | $416 |
| SCHZ Schwab US Aggregate Bond ETF | US AGGREGATE B | Reduce -100.0% | 0 | $1 |
Bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants; not part of the stock holdings or percentages above.
All Filings
| Quarter | Positions | 13F Reported Value | Top Holdings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 116 | $1.2B | IVV, VUG, VO, VTV, EFV |
| Q1 2026 | 111 | $1.0B | IVV, VUG, VO, VTV, EFV |
| Q4 2025 | 107 | $1.0B | IVV, VUG, VO, VTV, EFV |
| Q3 2025 | 93 | $987.9M | IVV, VUG, VO, VTV, EFV |
| Q2 2025 | 90 | $918.3M | IVV, VUG, VO, VTV, EFV |
| Q1 2025 | 81 | $821.9M | IVV, VUG, VO, VTV, EFV |
| Q4 2024 | 73 | $806.2M | IVV, VUG, VO, VTV, EFV |
| Q3 2024 | 76 | $805.3M | IVV, VUG, VO, VTV, EFV |
| Q2 2024 | 70 | $742.3M | IVV, VUG, VO, VTV, EFV |
| Q1 2024 | 503 | $762.1M | IVV, VUG, VO, VTV, EFV |