Kovack Advisors, Inc.

In its 13F for Q2 2024 (holdings as of June 30, 2024, filed August 5, 2024), Kovack Advisors, Inc. reported 572 stock positions worth $908.7 million. Its top holding was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) at 6.1% of the portfolio, followed by Nvidia (NVDA, 5.2%) and Apple (AAPL, 4.3%). Compared with Q1 2024, it opened 139 new positions, sold out of 40, added to 179 and reduced 229. The biggest buy was a new position in Schwab US Large-Cap Growth (SCHG) and the biggest sale iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV, shares −32%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL
CIK
0001728321
Portfolio Value
$908.7M (Q2 2024)
SEC Filing
0001085146-24-003479 ↗ filed Aug 5, 2024

Holdings Value

0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0B$2.5B Q1 2024: $825.9M Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $908.7M $908.7M Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $943.9M Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $1.0B Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $944.3M Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $1.0B Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $1.1B Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $2.1B Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $1.9B Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $2.1B Q2 2026

Holdings 572 stocks · $908.7M

IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 6.05% 100,517 $55.0M Reduce -32.2%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 5.15% 378,826 $46.8M Reduce -2.9%
AAPL Apple Inc. 4.27% 184,351 $38.8M Reduce -15.7%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 2.97% 60,454 $27.0M Reduce -8.2%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 2.92% 137,310 $26.5M Reduce -26.2%
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 2.28% 38,149 $20.8M Add +10.1%
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 2.11% 40,051 $19.2M Reduce -41.8%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 1.73% 86,484 $15.8M Reduce -12.0%
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 1.52% 27,664 $13.8M Add +34.1%
SCHG Schwab US Large-Cap Growth 1.47% 132,300 $13.3M New
IWY iShares Russell Top 200 Grow 1.36% 57,751 $12.4M New
CVX Chevron Corp. 1.15% 66,911 $10.5M Reduce -1.8%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 1.11% 24,834 $10.1M Add +3.0%
HEFA Isha Curr Hedged MSCI Eafe 1.07% 274,559 $9.8M New
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.07% 84,424 $9.7M Add +41.6%
PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc. 0.99% 26,509 $9.0M Reduce -29.6%
IBOC International Bancshares CRP 0.98% 156,074 $8.9M Reduce -0.3%
VST Vistra Corp. 0.81% 85,568 $7.4M Reduce -1.9%
XMHQ Invesco S&P Midcap Qual ETF 0.77% 72,528 $7.0M New
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 0.76% 25,939 $6.9M Add +4.6%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 0.76% 37,740 $6.9M Reduce -6.9%
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui 0.72% 40,730 $6.5M Reduce -2.1%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.71% 31,896 $6.5M Add +2.3%
URI United Rentals Inc. 0.70% 9,842 $6.4M Reduce -0.1%
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui 0.68% 16,481 $6.2M Reduce -4.3%
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 0.67% 11,990 $6.0M Reduce -3.9%
XLK SS Technology Select Sector 0.66% 26,570 $6.0M Reduce -8.9%
FFLC Fidelity Fndmntl L/C Cor ETF 0.66% 137,917 $6.0M New
RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend 0.64% 105,907 $5.8M Add +28.1%
XMMO Invesco S&P Midcap Momentum 0.63% 50,135 $5.7M New
HD Home Depot Inc. 0.57% 15,092 $5.2M Add +3.3%
JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC 0.56% 47,889 $5.1M Reduce -15.4%
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 0.53% 3,025 $4.9M Reduce -31.8%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 0.53% 32,988 $4.8M Add +3.0%
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF 0.51% 25,400 $4.6M Reduce -11.4%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.47% 4,983 $4.2M Reduce -7.7%
RTX RTX Corp. 0.47% 42,116 $4.2M Reduce -2.6%
TSLA Tesla Inc. 0.46% 20,943 $4.1M Reduce -20.4%
NOBL Proshares S&P 500 Dividend A 0.46% 43,053 $4.1M New
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. 0.45% 4,516 $4.1M Reduce -3.1%
FVD First Trust Value Line DVD 0.44% 98,650 $4.0M New
FDVV Fidelity High Dividend ETF 0.43% 84,181 $3.9M Reduce -0.4%
VRIG Invesco Variable Rate Invest filed as POWERSHARES ACTIVELY MANAGED 0.43% 153,960 $3.9M No change
WTV Wisdomtree U.S. Value Fund 0.42% 51,992 $3.8M Add +3.0%
AMD Advanced Micro Devices 0.41% 22,997 $3.7M Reduce -13.6%
XLE SS Energy Select Sector 0.40% 39,865 $3.6M Add +3.9%
INFN Infinera Corp. 0.39% 575,100 $3.5M Add +4.8%
UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. 0.38% 6,772 $3.4M Add +4.5%
ADTN Adtran Holdings Inc. 0.37% 643,950 $3.4M Add +14.7%
PFE Pfizer Inc. 0.37% 120,431 $3.4M Reduce -8.9%
FLTR Vaneck Ig Floating Rate ETF 0.37% 131,737 $3.4M No change
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. 0.36% 19,989 $3.3M Reduce -1.1%
NOW ServiceNow Inc. 0.36% 4,129 $3.2M Reduce -46.8%
UIS Unisys Corp. 0.35% 779,400 $3.2M Reduce -3.6%
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. 0.35% 25,969 $3.2M Add +0.3%
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco 0.35% 56,124 $3.2M Add +0.1%
FPE FT-Preferred Secur & Inc. ETF 0.35% 182,948 $3.2M New
MELI MercadoLibre Inc. 0.35% 1,919 $3.2M Reduce -0.6%
HYLS FT Tactical High Yield ETF 0.33% 74,112 $3.0M New
FTSL First Trust Senior Loan ETF 0.33% 65,667 $3.0M Reduce -1.6%
SLB SLB Ltd. filed as SCHLUMBERGER LTD 0.32% 61,597 $2.9M Add +40.9%
T AT&T Inc. 0.32% 151,636 $2.9M Reduce -10.8%
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight 0.31% 17,290 $2.8M New
MGK Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP GR ETF-Ui 0.31% 9,029 $2.8M Reduce -19.6%
VRT Vertiv Holdings Co. Class A 0.31% 32,054 $2.8M Add +455.9%
VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 0.30% 47,569 $2.8M Reduce -0.3%
COP Conocophillips 0.30% 23,970 $2.7M Reduce -2.4%
FSK FS KKR Capital Corp. 0.30% 138,180 $2.7M Reduce -2.5%
ABBV Abbvie Inc. 0.30% 15,851 $2.7M Reduce -5.8%
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate 0.30% 27,852 $2.7M New
WMT Walmart Inc. 0.29% 39,438 $2.7M Add +5.4%
XLF SS Financial Select Sector 0.29% 63,850 $2.6M New
BUFR FT Vest Lad Buffervetf-Usd I 0.28% 87,372 $2.5M New
BABA Alibaba Group Holding-SP ADR 0.28% 35,013 $2.5M New
FANG Diamondback Energy Inc. 0.28% 12,510 $2.5M Reduce -14.5%
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. 0.27% 12,528 $2.5M Reduce -5.6%
INTC Intel Corp. 0.27% 79,832 $2.5M Add +42.7%
XLV SS Health Care Select Sector 0.27% 16,842 $2.5M New
DVN Devon Energy Corp. 0.27% 50,883 $2.4M Reduce -3.5%
DAKT Daktronics Inc. 0.26% 172,100 $2.4M Reduce -56.2%
AXON Axon Enterprise Inc. 0.26% 8,141 $2.4M Add +30.7%
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. filed as INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS 0.26% 13,842 $2.4M Add +60.0%
MMM 3M Co. 0.26% 23,356 $2.4M Reduce -12.2%
CPS Cooper-Standard Holding 0.26% 189,045 $2.4M Reduce -12.7%
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF 0.26% 47,269 $2.3M Reduce -0.6%
OSPN Onespan Inc. 0.26% 181,800 $2.3M Add +8.6%
KO The Coca-Cola Co. 0.26% 36,495 $2.3M Add +0.7%
IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF 0.25% 7,782 $2.3M No change
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. 0.25% 19,292 $2.3M New
CMCSA Comcast Corp. Class A 0.24% 56,561 $2.2M Reduce -5.6%
AGNC AGNC Investment Corp. 0.24% 227,161 $2.2M Add +2.9%
PYPL PayPal Holdings Inc. 0.24% 37,094 $2.2M Reduce -8.7%
PSLV Sprott Physical Silver Trust 0.24% 216,105 $2.1M Add +145.7%
VZ Verizon Communications Inc. 0.24% 51,875 $2.1M Reduce -11.3%
VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF 0.23% 17,866 $2.1M Add +5.4%
DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth 0.23% 35,942 $2.1M Add +1.2%
PWR Quanta Services Inc. 0.23% 8,049 $2.0M Add +1.8%
SCWX Secureworks Corp. Class A 0.22% 290,700 $2.0M Add +40.2%
GLD SPDR Gold Shares 0.22% 9,461 $2.0M Reduce -1.9%
PEP Pepsico Inc. 0.22% 12,163 $2.0M Reduce -8.3%

Show all 572 holdings

Portfolio Sells Q1 2024 → Q2 2024

IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Reduce -32.2% 6.05% −3.38
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 Reduce -41.8% 2.11% −1.59
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. Reduce -26.2% 2.92% −1.14
ORCL Oracle Corp. Reduce -80.4% 0.16% −0.62
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Reduce -8.2% 2.97% −0.38
NOW ServiceNow Inc. Reduce -46.8% 0.36% −0.36
PXD Pioneer Natural Resources Co. Sold out 0.00% −0.35
PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc. Reduce -29.6% 0.99% −0.31
AAPL Apple Inc. Reduce -15.7% 4.27% −0.27
JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC Reduce -15.4% 0.56% −0.26
DAKT Daktronics Inc. Reduce -56.2% 0.26% −0.21
GXO Gxo Logistics Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.20
CVS CVS Health Corp. Reduce -67.0% 0.06% −0.20
CRM Salesforce Inc. Reduce -33.1% 0.21% −0.20
UBER Uber Technologies Inc. Reduce -47.9% 0.15% −0.18
MO Altria Group Inc. Reduce -54.7% 0.14% −0.18
GTLS Chart Industries Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.18
AVGO Broadcom Inc. Reduce -31.8% 0.53% −0.18
CPS Cooper-Standard Holding Reduce -12.7% 0.26% −0.18
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Reduce -13.6% 0.41% −0.17
URI United Rentals Inc. Reduce -0.1% 0.70% −0.16
CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. Class A Reduce -58.3% 0.13% −0.16
BX Blackstone Inc. Reduce -66.2% 0.06% −0.15
CVX Chevron Corp. Reduce -1.8% 1.15% −0.15
UIS Unisys Corp. Reduce -3.6% 0.35% −0.13
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF Reduce -11.4% 0.51% −0.12
ARAY Accuray Inc. Reduce -3.2% 0.21% −0.11
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Reduce -36.6% 0.09% −0.11
TSLA Tesla Inc. Reduce -20.4% 0.46% −0.10
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui Reduce -2.1% 0.72% −0.10
ARKK ARK Innovation ETF Reduce -59.1% 0.05% −0.10
ONB Old National Bancorp Sold out 0.00% −0.09
ARKW ARK Next Generation Technolo Reduce -28.2% 0.15% −0.09
PYPL PayPal Holdings Inc. Reduce -8.7% 0.24% −0.09
AAP Advance Auto Parts Inc. Reduce -9.6% 0.14% −0.09
DIS The Walt Disney Co. Reduce -16.6% 0.14% −0.09
ADBE Adobe Inc. Reduce -42.0% 0.12% −0.08
NTST Netstreit Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.08
IBOC International Bancshares CRP Reduce -0.3% 0.98% −0.08
WING Wingstop Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.08
MMM 3M Co. Reduce -12.2% 0.26% −0.08
EGY Vaalco Energy Inc. Reduce -26.7% 0.12% −0.08
MGK Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP GR ETF-Ui Reduce -19.6% 0.31% −0.08
COP Conocophillips Reduce -2.4% 0.30% −0.08
BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-T Reduce -63.6% 0.04% −0.08
FANG Diamondback Energy Inc. Reduce -14.5% 0.28% −0.08
XLK SS Technology Select Sector Reduce -8.9% 0.66% −0.07
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Reduce -72.2% 0.02% −0.07
PFE Pfizer Inc. Reduce -8.9% 0.37% −0.07
WM Waste Management Inc. Reduce -44.7% 0.07% −0.07

Portfolio Buys Q1 2024 → Q2 2024

SCHG Schwab US Large-Cap Growth New 1.47% +1.47
IWY iShares Russell Top 200 Grow New 1.36% +1.36
HEFA Isha Curr Hedged MSCI Eafe New 1.07% +1.07
XMHQ Invesco S&P Midcap Qual ETF New 0.77% +0.77
FFLC Fidelity Fndmntl L/C Cor ETF New 0.66% +0.66
XMMO Invesco S&P Midcap Momentum New 0.63% +0.63
NOBL Proshares S&P 500 Dividend A New 0.46% +0.46
FVD First Trust Value Line DVD New 0.44% +0.44
FPE FT-Preferred Secur & Inc. ETF New 0.35% +0.35
HYLS FT Tactical High Yield ETF New 0.33% +0.33
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Add +34.1% 1.52% +0.32
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight New 0.31% +0.31
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate New 0.30% +0.30
XLF SS Financial Select Sector New 0.29% +0.29
BUFR FT Vest Lad Buffervetf-Usd I New 0.28% +0.28
BABA Alibaba Group Holding-SP ADR New 0.28% +0.28
XLV SS Health Care Select Sector New 0.27% +0.27
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. New 0.25% +0.25
VRT Vertiv Holdings Co. Class A Add +455.9% 0.31% +0.25
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. Add +41.6% 1.07% +0.23
JEPQ JPM Nasdaq Equity Premium New 0.20% +0.20
VCSH Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF New 0.19% +0.19
BP BP PLC-Spons ADR New 0.18% +0.18
HFXI Nylim Ftse Intr Eq CN ETF-Ui New 0.18% +0.18
DIA SS SPDR Dow Jones Indus Avg New 0.17% +0.17
PHDG Invesco S&P 500 Downside Hed New 0.17% +0.17
ERIC Ericsson (lm) Tel-SP ADR New 0.16% +0.16
IGSB iShares 1-5Y Inv Grade Corp. New 0.16% +0.16
PSLV Sprott Physical Silver Trust Add +145.7% 0.24% +0.15
XLY SS Consumer Disc Select Sect New 0.14% +0.14
FDN First Trust DJ Internet Ind New 0.14% +0.14
FTSM First Trust Enh Short Mat FD New 0.14% +0.14
EDOW First Trust Dow 30 Eql WGHT New 0.14% +0.14
DIVO Amplify CWP Enhan Divid ETF New 0.13% +0.13
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth New 0.13% +0.13
GMAY FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate New 0.13% +0.13
KRE SS SPDR S&P Regional Bank New 0.13% +0.13
SPLV Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatili New 0.11% +0.11
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac New 0.09% +0.09
NNN NNN REIT Inc. New 0.09% +0.09
BBAG JPMorgan Betabuilders US Agg New 0.09% +0.09
SCHV Schwab US Large-Cap Value New 0.09% +0.09
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US Add +10.1% 2.28% +0.09
RYLD Global X Russell 2000 Cov Class New 0.09% +0.09
DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 New 0.09% +0.09
ELF Elf Beauty Inc. New 0.09% +0.09
USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Fac New 0.08% +0.08
BIL SS SPDR BB 1-3M T-Bill ETF New 0.08% +0.08
EMLP First Trust North American E New 0.08% +0.08
RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Add +28.1% 0.64% +0.08

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 1,066$2.1BNVDA, AAPL, IVV, AMZN, SPY
Q1 2026 1,007$1.9BNVDA, AAPL, IVV, AMZN, SPY
Q4 2025Amended 1,001$2.1BNVDA, AAPL, AMZN, IVV, MSFT
Q3 2025 609$1.1BNVDA, AAPL, SPMO, SPY, MSFT
Q2 2025 617$1.0BNVDA, IVV, AAPL, AMZN, MSFT
Q1 2025 576$944.3MIVV, AAPL, NVDA, AMZN, SPY
Q4 2024 609$1.0BIVV, NVDA, AAPL, AMZN, MSFT
Q3 2024 584$943.9MIVV, NVDA, AAPL, AMZN, MSFT
Q2 2024 572$908.7MIVV, NVDA, AAPL, MSFT, AMZN
Q1 2024 472$825.9MIVV, AAPL, NVDA, AMZN, QQQ