Gradient Capital Advisors, LLC

In its 13F for Q4 2024 (holdings as of December 31, 2024, filed January 29, 2025), Gradient Capital Advisors, LLC reported 152 stock positions worth $310.2 million. Its top holding was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) at 9.6% of the portfolio, followed by Apple (AAPL, 6.4%) and Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF (VCSH, 3.9%). Compared with Q3 2024, it opened 6 new positions, sold out of 2, added to 61 and reduced 66. The biggest buy was Tesla (TSLA, shares +1%) and the biggest sale Schwab Intl Equity ETF (SCHF, shares −0%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
SAN DIEGO, CA
CIK
0001727917
Portfolio Value
$310.2M (Q4 2024)
SEC Filing
0001727917-25-000002 ↗ filed Jan 29, 2025

Holdings Value

0$100.0M$200.0M$300.0M$400.0M$500.0M Q1 2024: $272.4M Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $279.8M Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $302.0M Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $310.2M $310.2M Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $306.4M Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $338.5M Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $373.1M Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $388.0M Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $385.8M Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $431.8M Q2 2026

Holdings 152 stocks · $310.2M

IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 9.56% 50,379 $29.7M Add +0.4%
AAPL Apple Inc. 6.42% 79,556 $19.9M Reduce -2.3%
VCSH Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF 3.92% 155,889 $12.2M Add +7.8%
SPDW Ste STR SPDR PT DW Eu ETF 3.68% 334,459 $11.4M Add +5.8%
TSLA Tesla Inc. 3.13% 24,028 $9.7M Add +1.5%
SCHF Schwab Intl Equity ETF 2.91% 487,703 $9.0M Reduce -0.1%
DFSD Dimensional Short Duration 2.83% 187,466 $8.8M Add +19.6%
SCHM Schwab US Mid Cap ETF 2.72% 304,508 $8.4M Reduce -0.4%
DFAT Dimensional US Target Value 2.43% 135,626 $7.5M Reduce -0.3%
VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Tips 2.38% 152,606 $7.4M Add +7.5%
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income 2.17% 133,554 $6.7M Add +1.2%
SCHX Schwab US Large-Cap ETF 2.12% 283,488 $6.6M Reduce -2.3%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 1.99% 14,633 $6.2M Reduce -0.7%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.88% 24,313 $5.8M Reduce -3.3%
DFEM Dimensional Emrg MRKT Core 1.81% 214,447 $5.6M Add +6.7%
DFUV Dimensional US Marketwide Va 1.70% 128,651 $5.3M Reduce -0.1%
VV Vngrd Mrgstr LRG-Cap ETF-Usd 1.69% 19,464 $5.2M No change
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF 1.59% 103,069 $4.9M Add +9.7%
DFAR Dimensional US Real Est ETF 1.38% 184,165 $4.3M Add +3.0%
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 1.35% 7,789 $4.2M Reduce -3.5%
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui 1.34% 10,156 $4.2M Reduce -2.4%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 1.34% 21,959 $4.2M Reduce -3.1%
IGSB iShares 1-5Y Inv Grade Corp. 1.29% 77,652 $4.0M Add +20.7%
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd 1.29% 15,183 $4.0M Add +2.5%
VXUS Vanguard Total Intl Stock 1.24% 65,519 $3.9M Add +2.2%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 1.24% 28,548 $3.8M Reduce -1.4%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 1.21% 8,287 $3.8M Add +0.5%
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 1.18% 6,261 $3.7M Add +1.8%
SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF 1.15% 130,147 $3.6M Add +0.2%
DFSV Dimensional US Small Cap Val 1.14% 114,691 $3.5M Add +22.9%
VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd 1.02% 13,163 $3.2M Reduce -4.4%
DFAX Dimensional World Ex US Core 0.98% 122,752 $3.1M Add +6.8%
VNQI Vanguard GLBL Ex-US Real Est 0.88% 69,282 $2.7M Add +6.8%
VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U 0.78% 12,231 $2.4M Add +11.4%
DISV Dimensional International SM 0.77% 89,978 $2.4M Add +7.9%
DFLV Dim US Large Cap Value ETF 0.77% 79,161 $2.4M Add +20.6%
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 0.70% 9,360 $2.2M Reduce -4.5%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 0.66% 9,354 $2.1M Reduce -0.7%
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui 0.58% 10,702 $1.8M Add +3.2%
BILS SS Spdrb B 3-12M T-Bill ETF 0.57% 17,937 $1.8M Add +472.5%
SCHB Schwab US Broad Market ETF 0.57% 77,553 $1.8M Reduce -0.9%
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq 0.56% 68,450 $1.7M Add +4.8%
LRCX Lam Research Corp. 0.53% 22,883 $1.7M Reduce -0.1%
GLDM SPDR Gold Minishares Trust 0.53% 31,702 $1.6M Reduce -3.8%
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF 0.53% 7,446 $1.6M Reduce -1.4%
WPC WP Carey Inc. 0.52% 29,812 $1.6M Reduce -5.2%
CVX Chevron Corp. 0.50% 10,726 $1.6M Reduce -1.2%
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF 0.49% 17,038 $1.5M Reduce -1.4%
AVDV Avantis Intl S/C Value ETF 0.47% 22,293 $1.5M Add +7.4%
GLD SPDR Gold Shares 0.45% 5,743 $1.4M Add +0.7%
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. 0.43% 8,697 $1.3M Reduce -0.7%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 0.40% 4,238 $1.2M Reduce -3.4%
AMD Advanced Micro Devices 0.39% 10,092 $1.2M Add +2.3%
SCHV Schwab US Large-Cap Value 0.37% 44,515 $1.2M Reduce -3.5%
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U 0.36% 19,594 $1.1M Add +0.7%
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF 0.35% 5,620 $1.1M Reduce -1.9%
AVUV Avantis US Small Cap Value 0.35% 11,241 $1.1M Add +0.2%
SCHA Schwab US Small-Cap ETF 0.33% 40,070 $1.0M Reduce -6.9%
CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. 0.33% 17,216 $1.0M Add +0.1%
BAC Bank of America Corp. filed as BANK AMERICA CORP 0.33% 23,188 $1.0M Add +1.2%
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp. 0.32% 2,038 $990K Reduce -0.4%
HD Home Depot Inc. 0.30% 2,416 $940K Reduce -2.2%
SCHH Schwab US REIT ETF 0.29% 43,110 $908K Reduce -1.2%
XLP SS Consumer Staples Sel Sect 0.28% 11,195 $880K Reduce -0.3%
AMGN Amgen Inc. 0.27% 3,257 $849K Reduce -8.9%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 0.27% 5,813 $841K Reduce -9.0%
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF 0.27% 10,870 $840K Reduce -12.7%
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.26% 2,576 $814K Add +1.3%
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor-SP ADR 0.26% 4,118 $813K Add +10.8%
VHT Vanguard Health Care ETF 0.26% 3,165 $803K Reduce -1.8%
IBDX iShares Ibonds Dec 2032 TC 0.26% 32,536 $800K Add +7.9%
DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 0.26% 23,016 $796K Add +2.5%
SCHZ Schwab US Aggregate Bond ETF 0.25% 34,291 $778K Reduce -7.3%
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 0.25% 17,513 $771K Reduce -10.4%
IBDW iShares Ibonds Dec 2031 Corp. 0.25% 37,516 $763K Add +8.3%
BX Blackstone Inc. 0.24% 4,383 $756K Reduce -2.3%
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E 0.24% 6,403 $738K Add +0.1%
VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF 0.23% 5,510 $703K Add +0.5%
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.21% 1,133 $664K Reduce -2.0%
NFLX Netflix Inc. 0.21% 719 $641K Reduce -0.6%
SPSB SS SPDR P St C Corp. ETF 0.20% 20,438 $610K Add +5.9%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 0.19% 3,121 $594K Reduce -7.7%
DFIC Dimensional International Co. 0.19% 22,962 $593K No change
IBDV iShares Ibonds Dec 2030 Corp. 0.19% 27,647 $591K Add +10.0%
SCHP Schwab U.S. Tips ETF 0.19% 22,444 $580K No change
LQD Ishr Ibx Usd Invgd CB ETF-Ui 0.18% 5,115 $546K Reduce -0.0%
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.18% 5,352 $543K Reduce -2.4%
VUSB Vanguard Ultra Short Bond Et 0.17% 10,821 $537K Reduce -32.3%
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 0.17% 1,005 $514K No change
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.16% 557 $510K Reduce -1.1%
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate 0.16% 5,239 $508K No change
LULU Lululemon Athletica Inc. 0.16% 1,304 $499K Reduce -3.1%
IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF 0.16% 2,590 $494K Reduce -6.1%
CAT Caterpillar Inc. 0.15% 1,305 $474K Reduce -1.4%
DFAI Dimensional International Co. 0.15% 15,883 $464K Reduce -1.3%
IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF 0.15% 6,458 $454K Reduce -0.1%
BLK BlackRock Inc. 0.14% 426 $436K Add +6.5%
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.14% 4,003 $431K Add +0.1%
ACN Accenture PLC Class A 0.14% 1,219 $429K Reduce -0.3%
CRM Salesforce Inc. 0.13% 1,249 $418K No change

Show all 152 holdings

Portfolio Sells Q3 2024 → Q4 2024

SCHF Schwab Intl Equity ETF Reduce -0.1% 2.91% −0.42
WPC WP Carey Inc. Reduce -5.2% 0.52% −0.13
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Reduce -0.7% 1.99% −0.11
AMGN Amgen Inc. Reduce -8.9% 0.27% −0.11
VUSB Vanguard Ultra Short Bond Et Reduce -32.3% 0.17% −0.09
PFE Pfizer Inc. Reduce -33.5% 0.13% −0.09
LRCX Lam Research Corp. Reduce -0.1% 0.53% −0.09
SCHM Schwab US Mid Cap ETF Reduce -0.4% 2.72% −0.08
VYMI Vanguard Int High DVD YLD Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.08
DFUV Dimensional US Marketwide Va Reduce -0.1% 1.70% −0.08
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp. Reduce -0.4% 0.32% −0.08
DFAT Dimensional US Target Value Reduce -0.3% 2.43% −0.07
JNJ Johnson & Johnson Reduce -9.0% 0.27% −0.07
IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.07
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF Reduce -1.4% 0.49% −0.07
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. Reduce -0.7% 0.43% −0.06
VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd Reduce -4.4% 1.02% −0.06
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke Reduce -10.4% 0.25% −0.06
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Reduce -3.5% 1.35% −0.06
SCHX Schwab US Large-Cap ETF Reduce -2.3% 2.12% −0.06
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Reduce -12.7% 0.27% −0.05
VHT Vanguard Health Care ETF Reduce -1.8% 0.26% −0.04
SCHH Schwab US REIT ETF Reduce -1.2% 0.29% −0.04
SCHZ Schwab US Aggregate Bond ETF Reduce -7.3% 0.25% −0.04
GLDM SPDR Gold Minishares Trust Reduce -3.8% 0.53% −0.04
SCHV Schwab US Large-Cap Value Reduce -3.5% 0.37% −0.04
SCHA Schwab US Small-Cap ETF Reduce -6.9% 0.33% −0.03
YUM Yum! Brands Inc. Reduce -21.5% 0.08% −0.03
CVX Chevron Corp. Reduce -1.2% 0.50% −0.03
HD Home Depot Inc. Reduce -2.2% 0.30% −0.03
XLP SS Consumer Staples Sel Sect Reduce -0.3% 0.28% −0.02
ADBE Adobe Inc. Reduce -0.9% 0.11% −0.02
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF Reduce -1.4% 0.53% −0.02
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF Reduce -1.9% 0.35% −0.02
IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF Reduce -6.1% 0.16% −0.02
IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF Reduce -0.1% 0.15% −0.02
DFAI Dimensional International Co. Reduce -1.3% 0.15% −0.02
CAT Caterpillar Inc. Reduce -1.4% 0.15% −0.02
POWR iShares US Power Infrastruct Reduce -4.8% 0.10% −0.02
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Reduce -3.4% 0.40% −0.02
LQD Ishr Ibx Usd Invgd CB ETF-Ui Reduce -0.0% 0.18% −0.02
SBUX Starbucks Corp. Reduce -2.8% 0.10% −0.01
SPLV Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatili Reduce -2.9% 0.13% −0.01
SCHB Schwab US Broad Market ETF Reduce -0.9% 0.57% −0.01
TIP iShares Tips Bond ETF Reduce -2.3% 0.07% −0.01
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US Reduce -2.0% 0.21% −0.01
IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF Reduce -1.9% 0.11% −0.01
ACN Accenture PLC Class A Reduce -0.3% 0.14% −0.00
AVLV Avantis US Large Cap Value Reduce -3.8% 0.08% −0.00
DFUS Dimensional US Eq MKT ETF Reduce -1.9% 0.11% −0.00

Portfolio Buys Q3 2024 → Q4 2024

TSLA Tesla Inc. Add +1.5% 3.13% +1.08
BILS SS Spdrb B 3-12M T-Bill ETF Add +472.5% 0.57% +0.47
DFSD Dimensional Short Duration Add +19.6% 2.83% +0.36
DFSV Dimensional US Small Cap Val Add +22.9% 1.14% +0.19
IGSB iShares 1-5Y Inv Grade Corp. Add +20.7% 1.29% +0.17
AVMC Avantis US Mid Cap Eq ETF New 0.13% +0.13
VCSH Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF Add +7.8% 3.92% +0.12
DFLV Dim US Large Cap Value ETF Add +20.6% 0.77% +0.10
DFGP Dimensional GLBL Core PL Fix New 0.09% +0.09
JSCP JPMorgan Short Duration Core New 0.07% +0.07
PDBC Invesco Optimum Yield Divers New 0.07% +0.07
AXP American Express Co. New 0.07% +0.07
VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Tips Add +7.5% 2.38% +0.07
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. New 0.06% +0.06
VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U Add +11.4% 0.78% +0.05
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor-SP ADR Add +10.8% 0.26% +0.05
V Visa Inc. Class A Add +1.3% 0.26% +0.03
BAC Bank of America Corp. Add +1.2% 0.33% +0.03
CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. Add +0.1% 0.33% +0.03
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A Add +1.8% 1.18% +0.02
BLK BlackRock Inc. Add +6.5% 0.14% +0.01
IBDZ ISHARESIBONDSDEC2034TMCORP Add +30.0% 0.08% +0.01
IBDY iShares Ibonds Dec 2033 Corp. Add +27.6% 0.09% +0.01
IBDU iShares Ibonds Dec 2029 Term Add +16.1% 0.13% +0.01
IBDV iShares Ibonds Dec 2030 Corp. Add +10.0% 0.19% +0.01
SJNK SS SPDR BB St Hi Yield ETF Add +10.8% 0.10% +0.01
SPSB SS SPDR P St C Corp. ETF Add +5.9% 0.20% +0.00
XLF SS Financial Select Sector Add +0.0% 0.08% +0.00
IBDW iShares Ibonds Dec 2031 Corp. Add +8.3% 0.25% +0.00
DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 Add +2.5% 0.26% +0.00
JMST JPM Ultra-Short Muni Income Add +4.3% 0.13% +0.00
SCHO Schwab Short-Term US Treas Add +6.1% 0.08% +0.00
IBDX iShares Ibonds Dec 2032 TC Add +7.9% 0.26% +0.00
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. Add +3.8% 0.13% +0.00
INTU Intuit Inc. Add +0.9% 0.12% −0.00
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd Add +2.5% 1.29% −0.00
IBDR iShares Ibonds Dec 2026 Term Add +1.8% 0.09% −0.00
IBDS Ishrs Ibnds Dec 27 Corp. ETF Add +1.8% 0.09% −0.00
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. Add +1.4% 0.10% −0.00
XLE SS Energy Select Sector Add +0.1% 0.09% −0.00
CEG Constellation Energy Add +12.0% 0.08% −0.01
VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF Add +0.5% 0.23% −0.01
AVUV Avantis US Small Cap Value Add +0.2% 0.35% −0.01
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E Add +0.1% 0.24% −0.01
ABBV Abbvie Inc. Add +0.1% 0.08% −0.01
GLD SPDR Gold Shares Add +0.7% 0.45% −0.01
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. Add +3.3% 0.10% −0.01
SCHE Schwab Emrg Mrkts Eqty ETF Add +1.7% 0.13% −0.01
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui Add +3.2% 0.58% −0.02
INTC Intel Corp. Add +0.7% 0.08% −0.02

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QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 179$431.8MIVV, AAPL, SPDW, VCSH, DFGP
Q1 2026 177$385.8MIVV, AAPL, SPDW, VCSH, DFGP
Q4 2025 174$388.0MIVV, AAPL, SPDW, VCSH, SCHF
Q3 2025 167$373.1MIVV, AAPL, SPDW, VCSH, DFSD
Q2 2025 162$338.5MIVV, AAPL, SPDW, VCSH, SCHF
Q1 2025 155$306.4MIVV, AAPL, SPDW, VCSH, DFSD
Q4 2024 152$310.2MIVV, AAPL, VCSH, SPDW, TSLA
Q3 2024 148$302.0MIVV, AAPL, SPDW, VCSH, SCHF
Q2 2024 140$279.8MIVV, AAPL, VCSH, SPDW, SCHF
Q1 2024 139$272.4MIVV, AAPL, SPDW, SCHF, VCSH