Safeguard Financial, LLC

In its 13F for Q1 2025 (holdings as of March 31, 2025, filed April 11, 2025), Safeguard Financial, LLC reported 105 stock positions worth $456.5 million. Its top holding was Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui (VUG) at 28.8% of the portfolio, followed by Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui (VTV, 25.3%) and iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF (IEFA, 5.8%). Compared with Q4 2024, it opened 3 new positions, sold out of 12, added to 43 and reduced 54. The biggest buy was Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui (VTV, shares +2%) and the biggest sale Dimensional US Eq MKT ETF (DFUS, shares −62%).

Most Recent 13F
Q1 2025
Location
MINOCQUA, WI
CIK
0001922498
Portfolio Value
$456.5M (Q1 2025)
SEC Filing
0001754960-25-000176 ↗ filed Apr 11, 2025

Holdings Value

0$100.0M$200.0M$300.0M$400.0M$500.0M Q1 2024: $306.9M Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $359.6M Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $424.4M Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $460.2M Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $456.5M $456.5M Q1 2025

Holdings 105 stocks · $456.5M
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui 28.85% 355,130 $131.7M Add +3.1%
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui 25.30% 668,612 $115.5M Add +2.4%
IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF 5.79% 349,555 $26.4M Add +5.3%
VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U 5.40% 132,402 $24.7M Add +4.9%
VBK Van Morst SML-Cap Gro-Usd Inc. 4.01% 72,790 $18.3M Add +8.4%
SCHG Schwab US Large-Cap Growth 3.72% 678,574 $17.0M Add +20.9%
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF 2.22% 199,116 $10.1M Reduce -1.9%
SCHV Schwab US Large-Cap Value 1.77% 304,620 $8.1M Add +7.9%
IBDQ iShares Ibonds Dec 2025 Term 1.26% 227,886 $5.7M Add +22.1%
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 1.23% 10,923 $5.6M Reduce -4.1%
IBDR iShares Ibonds Dec 2026 Term 1.10% 207,274 $5.0M Add +25.0%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 0.97% 16,137 $4.4M Reduce -2.6%
SCHA Schwab US Small-Cap ETF 0.95% 184,998 $4.3M Add +8.7%
IBDS Ishrs Ibnds Dec 27 Corp. ETF 0.90% 169,125 $4.1M Add +29.9%
IBDT iShares Ibonds Dec 2028 ETF 0.73% 132,559 $3.3M Add +36.9%
AAPL Apple Inc. 0.73% 15,038 $3.3M Reduce -1.6%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 0.70% 8,457 $3.2M Add +0.4%
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.61% 4,984 $2.8M Add +16.6%
SCHM Schwab US Mid Cap ETF 0.61% 106,296 $2.8M Reduce -5.4%
IBDU iShares Ibonds Dec 2029 Term 0.51% 100,255 $2.3M Add +63.3%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 0.47% 11,343 $2.2M Reduce -2.1%
VOE Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap Val ETF 0.43% 12,292 $2.0M Reduce -7.6%
SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF 0.42% 67,890 $1.9M Add +1.7%
SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF 0.40% 27,928 $1.8M Add +0.0%
SPEM State Street SP PTF Em ETF 0.40% 45,948 $1.8M Reduce -1.2%
SPYG SS SPDR P S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.38% 21,764 $1.7M Reduce -1.3%
VOT Vngrd Mrngstr MC GRW ETF-Usd 0.37% 6,968 $1.7M Reduce -6.9%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 0.35% 14,562 $1.6M Reduce -4.7%
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 0.30% 2,950 $1.4M Reduce -9.9%
IBTF iShares Ibonds Dec 2025 Term 0.30% 57,810 $1.4M Add +7.9%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.29% 2,527 $1.3M Add +4.1%
VGT Vanguard Info Tech ETF 0.26% 2,186 $1.2M Add +1.3%
SCHF Schwab Intl Equity ETF 0.25% 57,550 $1.1M Reduce -2.4%
IBTG iShares Ibonds Dec 2026 Term 0.24% 47,532 $1.1M Add +16.6%
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd 0.24% 4,187 $1.1M Reduce -7.4%
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF 0.23% 5,490 $1.1M Reduce -1.6%
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth 0.22% 10,885 $1.0M Reduce -1.3%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.22% 4,107 $1.0M Add +1.5%
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 0.20% 1,640 $922K Add +13.9%
STXG Strive 1000 Growth ETF 0.19% 21,450 $859K Reduce -3.9%
SMH Vaneck Semiconductor ETF 0.19% 4,059 $858K Add +79.8%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.18% 870 $823K Reduce -10.0%
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 0.18% 1,402 $808K Add +8.2%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 0.17% 5,076 $793K Add +3.0%
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. 0.17% 4,651 $793K Reduce -34.8%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.17% 4,982 $770K Reduce -6.7%
TSLA Tesla Inc. 0.17% 2,935 $761K Add +0.1%
STXV Strive 1000 Value ETF 0.16% 24,544 $749K Reduce -13.1%
SCHX Schwab US Large-Cap ETF 0.16% 32,715 $722K Add +0.2%
MA Mastercard Inc. Class A 0.15% 1,274 $698K Reduce -7.8%
WMT Walmart Inc. 0.15% 7,752 $681K Reduce -0.9%
VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd 0.15% 2,994 $664K Reduce -14.6%
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.14% 5,404 $643K Reduce -5.2%
VXUS Vanguard Total Intl Stock 0.14% 9,928 $617K Reduce -0.5%
XLI SS Industrial Select Sector 0.13% 4,696 $615K Reduce -4.0%
IBDV iShares Ibonds Dec 2030 Corp. 0.13% 27,843 $605K Add +19.2%
NTSX Wisdomtree US Efficient Core 0.13% 13,251 $600K Add +14.5%
FTEC Fidelity MSCI Info Tech Indx 0.13% 3,662 $591K Add +0.3%
XLK SS Technology Select Sector 0.12% 2,755 $569K Add +9.2%
IBTH iShares Ibonds Dec 2027 Term 0.12% 25,199 $565K Reduce -2.6%
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.12% 1,573 $551K Reduce -5.3%
IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF 0.12% 9,398 $548K Add +5.5%
VV Vngrd Mrgstr LRG-Cap ETF-Usd 0.12% 2,127 $547K Reduce -9.8%
IBDW iShares Ibonds Dec 2031 Corp. 0.12% 26,184 $543K Add +13.6%
DFUS Dimensional US Eq MKT ETF 0.12% 8,821 $533K Reduce -62.1%
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. 0.11% 4,244 $518K Add +0.0%
NOC Northrop Grumman Corp. 0.11% 992 $508K Reduce -1.6%
IYW iShares Ustechnology ETF 0.11% 3,599 $506K New
IXN iShares Global Tech ETF 0.11% 6,662 $505K New
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U 0.11% 8,156 $495K Reduce -2.4%
CBRE CBRE Group Inc. Class A 0.11% 3,779 $494K No change
HON Honeywell International Inc. 0.10% 2,221 $470K Reduce -24.2%
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value 0.09% 4,597 $424K No change
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E 0.09% 4,038 $422K Reduce -2.2%
QQQM Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 0.09% 2,159 $417K Reduce -0.7%
SPYV SS SPDR P S&P 500 Value ETF 0.09% 7,719 $394K Reduce -1.8%
DFAT Dimensional US Target Value 0.09% 7,593 $391K No change
IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value E 0.08% 1,915 $360K Reduce -0.4%
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. filed as INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS 0.08% 1,424 $354K Add +0.9%
IBTJ iShares Ibonds Dec 2029 Term 0.07% 15,092 $329K Add +0.4%
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 0.07% 7,045 $319K Add +49.7%
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 0.07% 1,900 $318K Reduce -12.2%
ABBV Abbvie Inc. 0.07% 1,467 $307K Add +1.0%
ORCL Oracle Corp. 0.07% 2,187 $306K Reduce -12.5%
TFLO iShares Treasury Floating Ra 0.07% 5,891 $298K Add +0.7%
COP Conocophillips 0.07% 2,831 $297K Reduce -22.7%
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 0.06% 5,700 $286K No change
CL Colgate-Palmolive Co. 0.06% 2,917 $273K No change
AXP American Express Co. 0.06% 982 $264K Reduce -12.0%
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. 0.06% 1,650 $253K Reduce -14.6%
HD Home Depot Inc. 0.05% 665 $244K Reduce -21.9%
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF 0.05% 2,626 $238K Reduce -4.8%
GE General Electric filed as GE AEROSPACE 0.05% 1,182 $237K Reduce -2.6%
XLF SS Financial Select Sector 0.05% 4,715 $235K Add +0.3%
STXK Strive Small-Cap ETF 0.05% 8,155 $234K Reduce -14.2%
DFUV Dimensional US Marketwide Va 0.05% 5,653 $233K Reduce -57.8%
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight 0.05% 1,312 $227K Reduce -17.4%
KR Kroger Co. 0.05% 3,291 $223K New
TT Trane Technologies PLC 0.05% 660 $222K Add +3.0%
IBTI iShares Ibonds Dec 2028 Term 0.05% 9,910 $220K Add +0.2%

Show all 105 holdings

Portfolio Sells Q4 2024 → Q1 2025
DFUS Dimensional US Eq MKT ETF Reduce -62.1% 0.12% −0.21
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Reduce -4.1% 1.23% −0.10
AAPL Apple Inc. Reduce -1.6% 0.73% −0.10
NVDA Nvidia Corp. Reduce -4.7% 0.35% −0.10
DFAI Dimensional International Co. Sold out 0.00% −0.09
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. Reduce -34.8% 0.17% −0.09
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. Reduce -2.1% 0.47% −0.08
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Reduce -2.6% 0.97% −0.07
DFUV Dimensional US Marketwide Va Reduce -57.8% 0.05% −0.07
SCHM Schwab US Mid Cap ETF Reduce -5.4% 0.61% −0.07
IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 GR Sold out 0.00% −0.07
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 Reduce -9.9% 0.30% −0.06
MCD McDonald's Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.06
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq Sold out 0.00% −0.06
DFSV Dimensional US Small Cap Val Sold out 0.00% −0.05
CVX Chevron Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.05
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A Reduce -6.7% 0.17% −0.05
MAR Marriott International Class A Sold out 0.00% −0.05
MS Morgan Stanley Sold out 0.00% −0.05
IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth Sold out 0.00% −0.05
NEE Nextera Energy Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.05
ONEQ Fidelity Nasdaq Comp Indx Sold out 0.00% −0.05
XT Ishar Fture Exp Tech ETF-Usd Sold out 0.00% −0.04
HON Honeywell International Inc. Reduce -24.2% 0.10% −0.04
VOT Vngrd Mrngstr MC GRW ETF-Usd Reduce -6.9% 0.37% −0.04
AVGO Broadcom Inc. Reduce -12.2% 0.07% −0.04
SPYG SS SPDR P S&P 500 Growth ETF Reduce -1.3% 0.38% −0.04
VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd Reduce -14.6% 0.15% −0.04
VOE Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap Val ETF Reduce -7.6% 0.43% −0.04
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Reduce -1.3% 0.22% −0.03
ORCL Oracle Corp. Reduce -12.5% 0.07% −0.02
STXG Strive 1000 Growth ETF Reduce -3.9% 0.19% −0.02
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd Reduce -7.4% 0.24% −0.02
DFIV Dimensional International Va Reduce -37.7% 0.05% −0.02
HD Home Depot Inc. Reduce -21.9% 0.05% −0.02
VV Vngrd Mrgstr LRG-Cap ETF-Usd Reduce -9.8% 0.12% −0.02
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor-SP ADR Reduce -16.2% 0.04% −0.02
STXV Strive 1000 Value ETF Reduce -13.1% 0.16% −0.02
AXP American Express Co. Reduce -12.0% 0.06% −0.01
COP Conocophillips Reduce -22.7% 0.07% −0.01
STXK Strive Small-Cap ETF Reduce -14.2% 0.05% −0.01
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. Reduce -10.0% 0.18% −0.01
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E Reduce -2.2% 0.09% −0.01
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Reduce -17.4% 0.05% −0.01
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. Reduce -14.6% 0.06% −0.01
QQQM Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF Reduce -0.7% 0.09% −0.01
DFAS Dimensional US Small Cap ETF Reduce -2.8% 0.05% −0.01
XLI SS Industrial Select Sector Reduce -4.0% 0.13% −0.01
MA Mastercard Inc. Class A Reduce -7.8% 0.15% −0.01
VIXM Proshares Vix Mid-Term Fut Reduce -17.8% 0.05% −0.00

Portfolio Buys Q4 2024 → Q1 2025
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui Add +2.4% 25.30% +1.27
IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF Add +5.3% 5.79% +0.72
SCHG Schwab US Large-Cap Growth Add +20.9% 3.72% +0.32
IBDQ iShares Ibonds Dec 2025 Term Add +22.1% 1.26% +0.24
IBDR iShares Ibonds Dec 2026 Term Add +25.0% 1.10% +0.23
IBDS Ishrs Ibnds Dec 27 Corp. ETF Add +29.9% 0.90% +0.22
IBDT iShares Ibonds Dec 2028 ETF Add +36.9% 0.73% +0.21
IBDU iShares Ibonds Dec 2029 Term Add +63.3% 0.51% +0.20
SCHV Schwab US Large-Cap Value Add +7.9% 1.77% +0.17
IYW iShares Ustechnology ETF New 0.11% +0.11
IXN iShares Global Tech ETF New 0.11% +0.11
SMH Vaneck Semiconductor ETF Add +79.8% 0.19% +0.07
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US Add +16.6% 0.61% +0.07
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B Add +4.1% 0.29% +0.06
KR Kroger Co. New 0.05% +0.05
IBTG iShares Ibonds Dec 2026 Term Add +16.6% 0.24% +0.04
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke Add +49.7% 0.07% +0.02
IBTF iShares Ibonds Dec 2025 Term Add +7.9% 0.30% +0.02
IBDV iShares Ibonds Dec 2030 Corp. Add +19.2% 0.13% +0.02
SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF Add +1.7% 0.42% +0.02
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Add +13.9% 0.20% +0.02
IBDW iShares Ibonds Dec 2031 Corp. Add +13.6% 0.12% +0.02
NTSX Wisdomtree US Efficient Core Add +14.5% 0.13% +0.01
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A Add +8.2% 0.18% +0.01
ABBV Abbvie Inc. Add +1.0% 0.07% +0.01
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. Add +0.9% 0.08% +0.01
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. Add +1.5% 0.22% +0.01
IBTJ iShares Ibonds Dec 2029 Term Add +0.4% 0.07% +0.00
XLF SS Financial Select Sector Add +0.3% 0.05% +0.00
TFLO iShares Treasury Floating Ra Add +0.7% 0.07% +0.00
IBTI iShares Ibonds Dec 2028 Term Add +0.2% 0.05% +0.00
IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF Add +5.5% 0.12% −0.00
TT Trane Technologies PLC Add +3.0% 0.05% −0.00
XLK SS Technology Select Sector Add +9.2% 0.12% −0.00
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Add +0.0% 0.11% −0.01
SCHX Schwab US Large-Cap ETF Add +0.2% 0.16% −0.01
SCHA Schwab US Small-Cap ETF Add +8.7% 0.95% −0.01
SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF Add +0.0% 0.40% −0.02
FTEC Fidelity MSCI Info Tech Indx Add +0.3% 0.13% −0.02
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C Add +3.0% 0.17% −0.03
VGT Vanguard Info Tech ETF Add +1.3% 0.26% −0.03
VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U Add +4.9% 5.40% −0.03
VBK Van Morst SML-Cap Gro-Usd Inc. Add +8.4% 4.01% −0.07
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Add +0.4% 0.70% −0.08
TSLA Tesla Inc. Add +0.1% 0.17% −0.09
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui Add +3.1% 28.85% −1.86

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QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q1 2025 105$456.5MVUG, VTV, IEFA, VBR, VBK
Q4 2024 114$460.2MVUG, VTV, VBR, IEFA, VBK
Q3 2024 125$424.4MVUG, VTV, VBR, IEFA, VBK
Q2 2024 100$359.6MVUG, VTV, VBR, IEFA, VBK
Q1 2024 81$306.9MVUG, VTV, VBR, IEFA, VBK