Merit Financial Group, LLC

In its 13F for Q1 2026 (holdings as of March 31, 2026, filed April 15, 2026), Merit Financial Group, LLC reported 2,106 stock positions worth $13.4 billion. Its top holding was Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui (VUG) at 2.7% of the portfolio, followed by iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth (IUSG, 2.3%) and GMO U.S. Quality ETF (QLTY, 2.1%). Compared with Q4 2025, it opened 261 new positions, sold out of 95, added to 1,194 and reduced 616. The biggest buy was a new position in Ish Intl CTRY Rot Act ETF (CORO) and the biggest sale Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP GR ETF-Ui (MGK, shares −14%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
ALPHARETTA, GA
CIK
0001621225
Portfolio Value
$13.4B (Q1 2026)
SEC Filing
0001621225-26-000005 ↗ filed Apr 15, 2026

Holdings Value

0$5.0B$10.0B$15.0B$20.0B Q1 2024: $4.2B Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $4.5B Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $4.5B Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $5.6B Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $6.7B Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $9.0B Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $10.9B Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $12.5B Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $13.4B $13.4B Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $16.1B Q2 2026

Holdings 2,106 stocks · $13.4B

VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui 2.68% 824,223 $360.0M Add +0.8%
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth 2.25% 1,954,232 $303.1M Add +20.1%
QLTY GMO U.S. Quality ETF 2.15% 7,977,528 $288.6M Add +6.4%
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value 2.12% 2,788,906 $285.2M Add +7.5%
AAPL Apple Inc. 1.86% 985,181 $250.0M Add +9.1%
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 1.56% 321,276 $209.9M Add +11.3%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 1.49% 1,145,825 $199.8M Add +18.1%
MGK Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP GR ETF-Ui 1.48% 542,393 $199.3M Reduce -14.3%
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui 1.46% 997,691 $195.7M Add +3.0%
DYNF Ishrs US E F R A ETF-Usd Inc. 1.45% 3,352,902 $195.1M Add +14.7%
MGV Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP VL ETF-Ui 1.44% 1,336,897 $193.8M Add +6.0%
SPTI SS SPDR P Int Term TSY ETF 1.32% 6,208,354 $177.9M Add +7.8%
EFV iShares MSCI Eafe Value ETF 1.31% 2,370,127 $176.2M Add +4.3%
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 1.22% 274,941 $164.3M Reduce -2.5%
CORO Ish Intl CTRY Rot Act ETF 1.19% 4,981,377 $160.2M New
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 1.19% 431,780 $159.8M Add +17.5%
AVNM Avantis All Intl MKTS Eq ETF 1.15% 2,026,345 $154.3M Add +4.2%
USTB Victoryshares Short-Term Bon 1.06% 2,822,911 $142.8M Add +8.6%
UBND Victoryshares Core Plus Bond 1.03% 6,387,075 $139.1M Add +9.8%
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 1.01% 234,335 $135.3M Add +32.1%
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging 0.97% 1,878,466 $131.0M Reduce -27.3%
MBB iShares MBS ETF 0.96% 1,363,626 $129.5M Add +7.3%
CWI State Street SPDR MSCI Acwi 0.95% 3,488,600 $127.6M Add +9.5%
BINC iShares Flex I A ETF-Usd Inc. 0.92% 2,374,421 $123.3M Add +7.0%
GOVT iShares US Treasury Bond ETF 0.90% 5,260,410 $120.5M Add +107.0%
VFLO Victoryshares Free Cash Flow 0.83% 2,822,537 $111.4M Add +7.1%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 0.78% 502,724 $104.7M Add +4.5%
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd 0.77% 358,773 $103.0M Add +14.5%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.72% 338,760 $97.4M Add +2.3%
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac 0.72% 501,905 $96.3M Add +7.7%
CGUS Cap Group Core Equity filed as CAPITAL GROUP CORE EQUITY ET 0.66% 2,307,167 $88.6M Add +5.2%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 0.66% 275,951 $88.5M Reduce -9.5%
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 0.65% 283,693 $87.8M Add +12.6%
JAAA Janus Henderson Aaa Clo ETF 0.62% 1,657,452 $83.5M Add +5.0%
BAI Ishrs AI in and Tech Act ETF 0.62% 2,517,315 $82.9M Add +16.1%
MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Fa 0.62% 345,340 $82.9M Add +13.7%
VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd 0.60% 310,293 $81.3M Add +8.4%
UPS United Parcel Service Class B 0.60% 815,120 $80.2M Reduce -1.5%
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market 0.57% 1,047,183 $77.1M Add +3.1%
CGGR Cap Group Growth Equity 0.57% 1,910,571 $76.8M Add +6.0%
CGDV Cap Group Dividend Value filed as CAPITAL GROUP DIVIDEND VALUE 0.57% 1,792,844 $76.3M Add +2.2%
THRO iShares U.S. Thematic Rotati 0.56% 2,065,477 $74.8M Add +16.3%
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.49% 385,315 $65.4M Add +10.9%
VMBS Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Sec 0.47% 1,357,368 $63.7M Add +10.0%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.45% 127,305 $61.0M Add +1.1%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 0.45% 209,494 $60.1M Add +8.1%
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF 0.44% 933,569 $59.8M Reduce -0.8%
SHLD Global X Defense Tech ETF 0.44% 839,041 $59.4M Add +41.3%
CGCP Cap Group Core Plus Income 0.41% 2,487,719 $55.6M Add +4.3%
CGCB Cap Group Core Bond 0.41% 2,107,722 $55.3M Add +3.5%
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 0.41% 95,625 $54.7M Reduce -5.7%
IAU iShares Gold Trust 0.39% 595,990 $52.5M Reduce -8.2%
SCHG Schwab US Large-Cap Growth 0.39% 1,802,481 $52.5M Add +4.1%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.39% 177,870 $52.3M Add +3.8%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 0.39% 213,524 $52.2M Add +9.6%
SPYG SS SPDR P S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.39% 529,851 $51.9M Reduce -1.4%
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.38% 79,392 $51.6M Reduce -0.6%
CGSD Cap Group Short Duration 0.38% 1,982,361 $51.1M Add +3.7%
SCHO Schwab Short-Term US Treas 0.37% 2,057,653 $49.9M Add +8.9%
IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF 0.36% 541,491 $49.0M Reduce -7.9%
WMT Walmart Inc. 0.36% 393,029 $48.8M Add +15.6%
BIL SS SPDR BB 1-3M T-Bill ETF 0.35% 517,551 $47.4M Add +60.4%
SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF 0.35% 1,535,104 $47.1M Reduce -2.1%
IAGG iShares Intl Aggregate Bond 0.34% 905,012 $45.3M Add +15.9%
DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 0.32% 1,123,648 $43.7M Add +113.1%
VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF 0.32% 290,905 $43.1M Add +4.5%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.31% 42,027 $41.9M Add +19.5%
CGMM Cap Group Small and Mid Cap 0.31% 1,404,021 $41.2M Add +3.2%
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. 0.31% 284,647 $41.1M Add +11.9%
TSLA Tesla Inc. 0.30% 109,284 $40.6M Add +10.2%
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. 0.30% 43,559 $40.1M Add +14.5%
CGIC Cap Group Intl Core Eq filed as CAPITAL GROUP INTERNATIONAL 0.28% 1,131,539 $37.5M Add +1.6%
SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF 0.25% 432,959 $33.1M Reduce -2.9%
CAT Caterpillar Inc. 0.24% 46,270 $32.8M Add +8.8%
CVX Chevron Corp. 0.24% 153,801 $31.8M Add +11.7%
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E 0.23% 251,474 $31.3M Add +2.9%
VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U 0.23% 141,395 $30.7M Reduce -1.7%
FTLS First Trust Long/Short Eqty 0.22% 419,457 $29.5M Add +71.2%
CGUI Cap Group Ultra Short Income 0.22% 1,160,126 $29.3M Add +3.8%
EFG iShares MSCI Eafe Growth ETF 0.21% 251,742 $28.0M Add +18.8%
VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF 0.21% 554,843 $27.7M Add +96.5%
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.21% 91,458 $27.6M Add +2.7%
QQQI Neos Nasdaq-100 High Inc. ETF 0.20% 553,773 $27.5M Add +9.5%
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.20% 240,383 $27.2M Add +1.6%
MUB iShares National Muni Bond E 0.20% 255,935 $27.2M Add +11.8%
HD Home Depot Inc. 0.20% 81,318 $26.7M Add +4.5%
IBTH iShares Ibonds Dec 2027 Term 0.20% 1,187,645 $26.6M Add +1.5%
KO The Coca-Cola Co. 0.20% 345,534 $26.3M Add +49.1%
SEIM Sei Qim US Large Cap Momentu filed as SEI EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 0.19% 575,358 $26.2M Add +512.2%
FAST Fastenal Co. 0.19% 563,331 $26.1M Add +40.5%
CGIE Cap Group Intl Equity filed as CAPITAL GROUP INTERNATIONAL 0.19% 770,904 $26.1M Add +3.0%
SUB iShares Short-Term National 0.19% 241,506 $25.7M Add +52.4%
VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.19% 62,819 $25.6M Add +16.4%
SPIB SS SPDR P Int C Corp. ETF 0.19% 751,276 $25.2M Add +5.6%
IWY iShares Russell Top 200 Grow 0.18% 99,559 $24.8M Add +17.3%
SCHV Schwab US Large-Cap Value 0.18% 804,791 $24.5M Add +0.3%
PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A 0.18% 165,793 $24.3M Reduce -7.3%
VBK Van Morst SML-Cap Gro-Usd Inc. 0.18% 79,726 $24.1M Reduce -2.6%
PTLC Pacer Trendpilot US Large Ca 0.18% 458,213 $24.0M Add +4.3%
GE General Electric filed as GE AEROSPACE 0.18% 84,662 $24.0M Add +10.2%

Show all 2,106 holdings

Options reported separately and not counted above: SPY puts ($9.8M), AVGO puts ($941K), AAPL puts ($327K), UPS puts ($128K), GME calls ($45K), ETHA calls ($34K), DIREXION SHARES ETF TRUST calls ($2K).

Other holdings (2): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $27K (not counted above)
SecurityClassShares / PrincipalValueChange
YDESW YD Bio Ltd. -30 *W EXP 08/28/203 40,000$26KNo change
LIBERTY INTERACTIVE LLC (LINTA 4 11/15/29) DEB 4.000%11/1 · principal 15,000$539No change

Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $13.4B.

Portfolio Sells Q4 2025 → Q1 2026

MGK Vngrd Mrgstr MG CP GR ETF-Ui Reduce -14.3% 1.48% −0.61
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Reduce -27.3% 0.97% −0.42
USIG iShares Broad Usd Investment Reduce -73.1% 0.14% −0.41
FPEI First Trust Institutional PR Reduce -73.3% 0.07% −0.22
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Reduce -2.5% 1.22% −0.20
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Reduce -9.5% 0.66% −0.16
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A Reduce -5.7% 0.41% −0.13
OEF iShares S&P 100 ETF Reduce -34.1% 0.12% −0.10
SLDE Slide Insurance Holdings Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.09
FVAL Fidelity Value Factor ETF Reduce -31.9% 0.12% −0.08
PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Reduce -7.3% 0.18% −0.07
SPYG SS SPDR P S&P 500 Growth ETF Reduce -1.4% 0.39% −0.07
UPS United Parcel Service Class B Reduce -1.5% 0.60% −0.06
IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF Reduce -7.9% 0.36% −0.06
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Reduce -23.2% 0.10% −0.06
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US Reduce -0.6% 0.38% −0.05
NVR NVR Inc. Reduce -95.7% 0.00% −0.05
ORCL Oracle Corp. Reduce -5.6% 0.09% −0.05
IUSB Ishr CR Unvrse Usd BD ETF-Ui Reduce -17.6% 0.14% −0.05
COF Capital One Financial Corp. Reduce -32.6% 0.04% −0.04
HOLA JPM Intll HDG Eq LDDR Ovrly Reduce -36.0% 0.06% −0.04
IYW iShares Ustechnology ETF Reduce -12.4% 0.11% −0.04
SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF Reduce -2.9% 0.25% −0.04
MA Mastercard Inc. Class A Reduce -5.9% 0.13% −0.04
SPYI Neos S&P 500 High Income ETF Reduce -10.3% 0.14% −0.04
ACWX iShares MSCI Acwi Ex US ETF Reduce -13.9% 0.16% −0.04
UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. Reduce -22.4% 0.05% −0.04
ABT Abbott Laboratories Reduce -24.1% 0.05% −0.04
SPTS SS SPDR P St Term TSY ETF Reduce -36.0% 0.05% −0.04
FNDX Schwab Fndmntl US LRG Co. ETF Reduce -13.8% 0.16% −0.03
IAU iShares Gold Trust Reduce -8.2% 0.39% −0.03
TEAM Atlassian Corp. Class A Reduce -40.3% 0.01% −0.03
ACN Accenture PLC Class A Reduce -21.6% 0.04% −0.03
PYLD PIMCO Multisector Bond Actv Reduce -44.0% 0.03% −0.03
DIA SS SPDR Dow Jones Indus Avg Reduce -23.3% 0.06% −0.03
APP AppLovin Corp. Class A Reduce -12.2% 0.03% −0.03
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF Reduce -0.8% 0.44% −0.03
PYPL PayPal Holdings Inc. Reduce -2.3% 0.06% −0.03
QQQM Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF Reduce -11.1% 0.08% −0.02
CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. Reduce -8.6% 0.14% −0.02
SOXL Direx Dail Semi Bu 3X Et-Usd Reduce -78.8% 0.01% −0.02
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. Reduce -4.3% 0.05% −0.02
RBLX Roblox Corp. Class A Reduce -44.7% 0.01% −0.02
HOOD Robinhood Markets Inc. Class A Reduce -37.7% 0.01% −0.02
DHIL Diamond Hill Investment Grp Reduce -85.9% 0.00% −0.02
AXON Axon Enterprise Inc. Reduce -7.9% 0.04% −0.02
EXAS Exact Sciences Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.02
VBK Van Morst SML-Cap Gro-Usd Inc. Reduce -2.6% 0.18% −0.02
ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Def Reduce -16.4% 0.07% −0.02
CRH CRH PLC Reduce -47.4% 0.01% −0.02

Portfolio Buys Q4 2025 → Q1 2026

CORO Ish Intl CTRY Rot Act ETF New 1.19% +1.19
GOVT iShares US Treasury Bond ETF Add +107.0% 0.90% +0.43
SEIM Sei Qim US Large Cap Momentu Add +512.2% 0.19% +0.16
DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 Add +113.1% 0.32% +0.16
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. Add +10.9% 0.49% +0.15
JNK SS SPDR BB High Yield Bond Add +4289.6% 0.14% +0.13
SHLD Global X Defense Tech ETF Add +41.3% 0.44% +0.13
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 Add +32.1% 1.01% +0.13
BIL SS SPDR BB 1-3M T-Bill ETF Add +60.4% 0.35% +0.12
BNDX Vanguard Total Intl Bond ETF Add +257.4% 0.16% +0.11
ILF iShares Latin America 40 ETF Add +2128.3% 0.11% +0.11
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Add +137.7% 0.17% +0.10
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Add +421.1% 0.12% +0.10
EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Market Add +556.3% 0.12% +0.10
VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF Add +96.5% 0.21% +0.09
LQD Ishr Ibx Usd Invgd CB ETF-Ui Add +237.9% 0.14% +0.09
TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury BD Add +1594.3% 0.09% +0.09
LRCX Lam Research Corp. Add +68.8% 0.18% +0.09
IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Va New 0.08% +0.08
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF Add +205.2% 0.13% +0.08
DFIV Dimensional International Va Add +292.3% 0.11% +0.08
MO Altria Group Inc. Add +85.2% 0.16% +0.08
FTLS First Trust Long/Short Eqty Add +71.2% 0.22% +0.08
EXEL Exelixis Inc. Add +265.8% 0.10% +0.07
CVX Chevron Corp. Add +11.7% 0.24% +0.07
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. Add +19.5% 0.31% +0.07
KO The Coca-Cola Co. Add +49.1% 0.20% +0.07
FAST Fastenal Co. Add +40.5% 0.19% +0.07
JNJ Johnson & Johnson Add +9.6% 0.39% +0.06
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth Add +20.1% 2.25% +0.06
WMT Walmart Inc. Add +15.6% 0.36% +0.06
ANET Arista Networks Inc. Add +80.7% 0.16% +0.06
SUB iShares Short-Term National Add +52.4% 0.19% +0.06
DFIC Dimensional International Co. Add +1052.5% 0.06% +0.06
IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF New 0.05% +0.05
CRM Salesforce Inc. Add +160.6% 0.12% +0.05
CAT Caterpillar Inc. Add +8.8% 0.24% +0.05
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. Add +24.6% 0.18% +0.04
EXPE Expedia Group Inc. Add +152.0% 0.09% +0.04
VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Tips Add +186.4% 0.07% +0.04
EFAV iShares MSCI Eafe Min Vol Fa Add +88.7% 0.09% +0.04
VWOB Vanguard Emerg MKTS Gov BND Add +98.4% 0.09% +0.04
DISV Dimensional International SM New 0.04% +0.04
BAI Ishrs AI in and Tech Act ETF Add +16.1% 0.62% +0.04
DIHP Dimensional International Hi New 0.04% +0.04
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd Add +14.5% 0.77% +0.04
FMDE Fidelity Enhanced Mid Cap Co. Add +66.7% 0.10% +0.04
USFR Wisdomtree Floating Rate Tre Add +41.9% 0.14% +0.03
NVDA Nvidia Corp. Add +18.1% 1.49% +0.03
COP Conocophillips Add +30.9% 0.08% +0.03

Options Activity Q4 2025 → Q1 2026

SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US put Add +2.7% 304,200 $9.8M
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. call Sold out 800 $388Kbefore exit
AAPL Apple Inc. put Add +58.8% 24,300 $327K
AMD Advanced Micro Devices call Sold out 1,500 $253Kbefore exit
SFM Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. put Sold out 33,700 $238Kbefore exit
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US call Sold out 6,800 $237Kbefore exit
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A call Sold out 1,500 $236Kbefore exit
BABA Alibaba Group Holding-SP ADR call Sold out 2,000 $220Kbefore exit
UPS United Parcel Service Class B put Reduce -0.7% 40,800 $128K
ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF call New 19,900 $34K
MARA Mara Holdings Inc. call Sold out 89,000 $24Kbefore exit
DIREXION SHARES ETF TRUST call New 23,500 $2K

Calls and puts are listed by the shares they cover; their value is not part of the stock holdings above.

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026Amended 2,317$16.1BVUG, IUSG, AAPL, QLTY, IUSV
Q1 2026 2,106$13.4BVUG, IUSG, QLTY, IUSV, AAPL
Q4 2025 1,939$12.5BVUG, QLTY, IUSG, IUSV, MGK
Q3 2025Amended 1,779$10.9BVUG, QLTY, IUSV, IUSG, MGK
Q2 2025 1,693$9.0BVUG, QLTY, IUSG, IUSV, VOO
Q1 2025 1,394$6.7BIUSV, VOO, VUG, IVV, AAPL
Q4 2024 1,145$5.6BVUG, VOO, IUSV, AAPL, IEFA
Q3 2024 825$4.5BVOO, IUSV, VUG, IEFA, UPS
Q2 2024 909$4.5BVOO, VUG, IUSV, IEFA, SPTI
Q1 2024 860$4.2BVOO, VUG, IUSV, SPTI, IEFA