Gradient Capital Advisors, LLC

In its 13F for Q2 2025 (holdings as of June 30, 2025, filed July 16, 2025), Gradient Capital Advisors, LLC reported 162 stock positions worth $338.5 million. Its top holding was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) at 9.6% of the portfolio, followed by Apple (AAPL, 4.5%) and Ste STR SPDR PT DW Eu ETF (SPDW, 4.0%). Compared with Q1 2025, it opened 11 new positions, sold out of 4, added to 67 and reduced 54. The biggest buy was Vngrd Mrgstr LRG-Cap ETF-Usd (VV, shares +63%) and the biggest sale Apple (AAPL, shares −3%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
SAN DIEGO, CA
CIK
0001727917
Portfolio Value
$338.5M (Q2 2025)
SEC Filing
0001727917-25-000009 ↗ filed Jul 16, 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 Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $306.4M Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $338.5M $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 162 stocks · $338.5M

IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 9.58% 52,248 $32.4M Add +1.2%
AAPL Apple Inc. 4.48% 73,967 $15.2M Reduce -3.1%
SPDW Ste STR SPDR PT DW Eu ETF 4.03% 336,622 $13.6M Reduce -3.1%
VCSH Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF 3.44% 146,340 $11.6M Reduce -7.1%
SCHF Schwab Intl Equity ETF 3.05% 466,452 $10.3M Reduce -2.5%
DFSD Dimensional Short Duration 2.90% 204,171 $9.8M Reduce -1.6%
SCHM Schwab US Mid Cap ETF 2.73% 329,615 $9.2M Add +4.2%
VV Vngrd Mrgstr LRG-Cap ETF-Usd 2.66% 31,558 $9.0M Add +62.6%
DFAT Dimensional US Target Value 2.24% 140,353 $7.6M Add +0.8%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 2.12% 14,413 $7.2M Add +1.6%
VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Tips 2.08% 140,069 $7.0M Reduce -7.3%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.08% 24,274 $7.0M Add +1.0%
SCHX Schwab US Large-Cap ETF 2.04% 282,450 $6.9M Add +2.1%
DFEM Dimensional Emrg MRKT Core 2.02% 230,462 $6.8M Reduce -0.0%
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income 1.85% 123,600 $6.3M Reduce -0.6%
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF 1.81% 107,667 $6.1M Reduce -0.7%
DFUV Dimensional US Marketwide Va 1.67% 133,613 $5.6M Add +3.3%
TSLA Tesla Inc. 1.67% 17,747 $5.6M Reduce -7.5%
DFSV Dimensional US Small Cap Val 1.50% 172,432 $5.1M Add +23.9%
DFAR Dimensional US Real Est ETF 1.37% 197,705 $4.6M Add +3.6%
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 1.36% 6,244 $4.6M Add +2.1%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 1.35% 9,386 $4.6M Add +10.2%
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 1.34% 7,961 $4.5M Reduce -0.1%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 1.29% 27,710 $4.4M Add +2.7%
VXUS Vanguard Total Intl Stock 1.27% 62,437 $4.3M Reduce -3.8%
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd 1.25% 15,120 $4.2M Add +0.1%
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui 1.24% 9,596 $4.2M Add +5.6%
DFAX Dimensional World Ex US Core 1.16% 133,749 $3.9M Add +1.0%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 1.16% 22,204 $3.9M Add +1.4%
IGSB iShares 1-5Y Inv Grade Corp. 1.13% 72,664 $3.8M Reduce -10.9%
SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF 1.11% 142,106 $3.8M Add +4.5%
VNQI Vanguard GLBL Ex-US Real Est 1.06% 77,969 $3.6M Add +3.2%
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 1.03% 12,704 $3.5M Add +31.0%
VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd 0.94% 13,497 $3.2M Add +1.9%
DFLV Dim US Large Cap Value ETF 0.92% 100,792 $3.1M Add +6.3%
DISV Dimensional International SM 0.91% 93,242 $3.1M Reduce -1.8%
GLD SPDR Gold Shares 0.89% 9,832 $3.0M Add +9.2%
BILS SS Spdrb B 3-12M T-Bill ETF 0.77% 26,384 $2.6M Add +80.7%
VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U 0.68% 11,723 $2.3M Reduce -3.6%
LRCX Lam Research Corp. 0.64% 22,420 $2.2M Add +3.9%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 0.63% 9,774 $2.1M Add +3.7%
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq 0.61% 71,743 $2.1M Reduce -1.7%
GLDM SPDR Gold Minishares Trust 0.58% 30,003 $2.0M Reduce -5.6%
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui 0.58% 11,063 $2.0M Reduce -0.7%
SCHB Schwab US Broad Market ETF 0.55% 78,425 $1.9M Add +1.3%
AVDV Avantis Intl S/C Value ETF 0.54% 23,080 $1.8M Reduce -4.0%
WPC WP Carey Inc. 0.53% 28,552 $1.8M Reduce -2.4%
CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. 0.47% 22,838 $1.6M Add +29.4%
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF 0.45% 17,278 $1.5M Reduce -2.0%
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U 0.41% 20,633 $1.4M Add +3.7%
CVX Chevron Corp. 0.40% 9,531 $1.4M Reduce -3.6%
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF 0.40% 6,231 $1.3M Reduce -16.3%
AVUV Avantis US Small Cap Value 0.38% 14,143 $1.3M Add +25.8%
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. 0.37% 7,828 $1.2M Reduce -6.6%
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor-SP ADR 0.36% 5,394 $1.2M Add +6.0%
SCHV Schwab US Large-Cap Value 0.35% 43,157 $1.2M Reduce -4.4%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 0.35% 3,926 $1.2M Reduce -0.8%
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF 0.34% 5,562 $1.1M Add +0.5%
AMD Advanced Micro Devices 0.33% 7,983 $1.1M Reduce -15.0%
SCHA Schwab US Small-Cap ETF 0.33% 43,502 $1.1M Add +8.4%
FEZ State Street SPDR Euro Stoxx 0.32% 18,404 $1.1M Add +24.1%
BAC Bank of America Corp. filed as BANK AMERICA CORP 0.32% 22,791 $1.1M Reduce -2.0%
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.27% 2,620 $930K Add +1.1%
DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 0.27% 25,497 $914K Add +9.2%
SCHH Schwab US REIT ETF 0.27% 43,047 $911K Reduce -0.6%
XLP SS Consumer Staples Sel Sect 0.27% 11,199 $907K Add +0.0%
NFLX Netflix Inc. 0.26% 659 $882K Add +0.3%
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 0.26% 17,770 $879K Add +5.0%
HD Home Depot Inc. 0.26% 2,379 $872K Add +0.4%
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp. 0.25% 1,843 $854K Reduce -0.3%
AMGN Amgen Inc. 0.25% 3,056 $853K Reduce -1.2%
IBDW iShares Ibonds Dec 2031 Corp. 0.24% 39,388 $829K No change
IBDX iShares Ibonds Dec 2032 TC 0.24% 32,548 $823K Add +0.0%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 0.24% 5,374 $821K Reduce -4.3%
AVMC Avantis US Mid Cap Eq ETF 0.23% 11,911 $788K Add +38.6%
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF 0.23% 9,963 $784K Reduce -7.4%
SCHZ Schwab US Aggregate Bond ETF 0.23% 33,721 $784K Reduce -5.0%
SHYM iShares Short Duration High 0.23% 34,635 $773K New
VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF 0.22% 5,652 $753K Reduce -3.8%
DFIC Dimensional International Co. 0.21% 22,962 $714K No change
DFGP Dimensional GLBL Core PL Fix 0.21% 12,824 $699K Add +149.4%
SLV iShares Silver Trust 0.21% 21,265 $698K Add +50.1%
VHT Vanguard Health Care ETF 0.21% 2,795 $694K Reduce -7.7%
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E 0.20% 6,325 $691K Reduce -1.2%
BX Blackstone Inc. 0.19% 4,383 $656K No change
IBDV iShares Ibonds Dec 2030 Corp. 0.19% 29,435 $647K No change
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.18% 628 $621K Add +11.6%
VUSB Vanguard Ultra Short Bond Et 0.18% 12,431 $620K Reduce -10.0%
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 0.18% 1,097 $605K Add +0.1%
SPSB SS SPDR P St C Corp. ETF 0.18% 19,814 $598K Reduce -2.5%
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.18% 964 $596K Reduce -1.2%
SCHP Schwab U.S. Tips ETF 0.18% 22,293 $595K No change
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.17% 5,352 $589K No change
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. filed as INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS 0.17% 1,948 $574K Add +2.5%
DFAI Dimensional International Co. 0.16% 15,883 $549K No change
JMST JPM Ultra-Short Muni Income filed as J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F 0.16% 10,767 $548K Reduce -2.7%
LQD Ishr Ibx Usd Invgd CB ETF-Ui 0.16% 4,983 $546K Reduce -1.3%
IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF 0.16% 6,342 $529K Reduce -1.8%
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate 0.15% 5,208 $517K Reduce -0.6%
IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF 0.15% 2,590 $506K No change

Show all 162 holdings

Portfolio Sells Q1 2025 → Q2 2025

AAPL Apple Inc. Reduce -3.1% 4.48% −1.05
VCSH Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF Reduce -7.1% 3.44% −0.62
VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Tips Reduce -7.3% 2.08% −0.38
DFSD Dimensional Short Duration Reduce -1.6% 2.90% −0.32
IGSB iShares 1-5Y Inv Grade Corp. Reduce -10.9% 1.13% −0.26
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income Reduce -0.6% 1.85% −0.20
CVX Chevron Corp. Reduce -3.6% 0.40% −0.14
SPDW Ste STR SPDR PT DW Eu ETF Reduce -3.1% 4.03% −0.10
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.09
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF Reduce -16.3% 0.40% −0.09
WPC WP Carey Inc. Reduce -2.4% 0.53% −0.08
PDBC Invesco Optimum Yield Divers Sold out 0.00% −0.07
LULU Lululemon Athletica Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.07
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Sold out 0.00% −0.07
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF Reduce -2.0% 0.45% −0.07
VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U Reduce -3.6% 0.68% −0.06
AMGN Amgen Inc. Reduce -1.2% 0.25% −0.06
JNJ Johnson & Johnson Reduce -4.3% 0.24% −0.06
GLDM SPDR Gold Minishares Trust Reduce -5.6% 0.58% −0.06
VHT Vanguard Health Care ETF Reduce -7.7% 0.21% −0.06
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. Reduce -6.6% 0.37% −0.05
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui Reduce -0.7% 0.58% −0.05
SCHO Schwab Short-Term US Treas Reduce -31.3% 0.08% −0.05
SCHF Schwab Intl Equity ETF Reduce -2.5% 3.05% −0.04
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Reduce -7.4% 0.23% −0.04
VUSB Vanguard Ultra Short Bond Et Reduce -10.0% 0.18% −0.04
VXUS Vanguard Total Intl Stock Reduce -3.8% 1.27% −0.04
SCHV Schwab US Large-Cap Value Reduce -4.4% 0.35% −0.04
SCHZ Schwab US Aggregate Bond ETF Reduce -5.0% 0.23% −0.04
SCHH Schwab US REIT ETF Reduce -0.6% 0.27% −0.04
PFE Pfizer Inc. Reduce -20.4% 0.07% −0.03
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. Reduce -1.9% 0.12% −0.03
VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF Reduce -3.8% 0.22% −0.02
SPSB SS SPDR P St C Corp. ETF Reduce -2.5% 0.18% −0.02
JMST JPM Ultra-Short Muni Income Reduce -2.7% 0.16% −0.02
LQD Ishr Ibx Usd Invgd CB ETF-Ui Reduce -1.3% 0.16% −0.02
POWR iShares US Power Infrastruct Reduce -2.8% 0.09% −0.02
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp. Reduce -0.3% 0.25% −0.02
SBUX Starbucks Corp. Reduce -1.1% 0.09% −0.02
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Reduce -0.6% 0.15% −0.02
IBDR iShares Ibonds Dec 2026 Term Reduce -5.7% 0.09% −0.02
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E Reduce -1.2% 0.20% −0.01
INTC Intel Corp. Reduce -6.5% 0.07% −0.01
AVDV Avantis Intl S/C Value ETF Reduce -4.0% 0.54% −0.01
CAT Caterpillar Inc. Reduce -10.3% 0.13% −0.01
IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF Reduce -1.8% 0.16% −0.00
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq Reduce -1.7% 0.61% −0.00
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Reduce -0.8% 0.35% −0.00
SCHE Schwab Emrg Mrkts Eqty ETF Reduce -0.8% 0.13% −0.00
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US Reduce -1.2% 0.18% −0.00

Portfolio Buys Q1 2025 → Q2 2025

VV Vngrd Mrgstr LRG-Cap ETF-Usd Add +62.6% 2.66% +1.03
AVGO Broadcom Inc. Add +31.0% 1.03% +0.50
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Add +1.6% 2.12% +0.38
NVDA Nvidia Corp. Add +2.7% 1.29% +0.34
BILS SS Spdrb B 3-12M T-Bill ETF Add +80.7% 0.77% +0.30
SHYM iShares Short Duration High New 0.23% +0.23
DFSV Dimensional US Small Cap Val Add +23.9% 1.50% +0.22
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A Add +2.1% 1.36% +0.21
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. Add +1.0% 2.08% +0.16
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui Add +5.6% 1.24% +0.14
LRCX Lam Research Corp. Add +3.9% 0.64% +0.13
DFGP Dimensional GLBL Core PL Fix Add +149.4% 0.21% +0.12
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Add +1.2% 9.58% +0.11
CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. Add +29.4% 0.47% +0.11
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor-SP ADR Add +6.0% 0.36% +0.09
DFCA Dimensional Calfornia MB ETF New 0.08% +0.08
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc. New 0.07% +0.07
OFIX Orthofix Medical Inc. New 0.07% +0.07
VNQI Vanguard GLBL Ex-US Real Est Add +3.2% 1.06% +0.07
ORCL Oracle Corp. New 0.07% +0.07
AXP American Express Co. New 0.06% +0.06
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc. New 0.06% +0.06
SLV iShares Silver Trust Add +50.1% 0.21% +0.06
FEZ State Street SPDR Euro Stoxx Add +24.1% 0.32% +0.06
AVUV Avantis US Small Cap Value Add +25.8% 0.38% +0.06
NFLX Netflix Inc. Add +0.3% 0.26% +0.06
DIA SS SPDR Dow Jones Indus Avg New 0.06% +0.06
JCPI JP Morgan Inflation MGD Bond New 0.06% +0.06
AVMC Avantis US Mid Cap Eq ETF Add +38.6% 0.23% +0.06
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A Add +1.4% 1.16% +0.05
ATEC Alphatec Holdings Inc. New 0.05% +0.05
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. Add +3.7% 0.63% +0.05
SCHX Schwab US Large-Cap ETF Add +2.1% 2.04% +0.05
CEG Constellation Energy Add +9.2% 0.12% +0.04
GLD SPDR Gold Shares Add +9.2% 0.89% +0.04
DFAX Dimensional World Ex US Core Add +1.0% 1.16% +0.03
SCHM Schwab US Mid Cap ETF Add +4.2% 2.73% +0.03
INTU Intuit Inc. Add +1.8% 0.14% +0.02
IBDZ ISHARESIBONDSDEC2034TMCORP Add +32.2% 0.12% +0.02
DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 Add +9.2% 0.27% +0.02
SCHA Schwab US Small-Cap ETF Add +8.4% 0.33% +0.02
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U Add +3.7% 0.41% +0.02
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. Add +2.5% 0.17% +0.02
IBDY iShares Ibonds Dec 2033 Corp. Add +27.7% 0.10% +0.02
WFC Wells Fargo & Co. Add +14.0% 0.11% +0.01
BA The Boeing Co. Add +4.4% 0.10% +0.01
XLE SS Energy Select Sector Add +35.6% 0.11% +0.01
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 Add +0.1% 0.18% +0.01
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. Add +11.6% 0.18% +0.01
PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc. Add +4.3% 0.08% +0.01

All Filings

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