Safeguard Financial, LLC

In its 13F for Q3 2024 (holdings as of September 30, 2024, filed October 15, 2024), Safeguard Financial, LLC reported 125 stock positions worth $424.4 million. Its top holding was Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui (VUG) at 27.6% of the portfolio, followed by Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui (VTV, 25.3%) and Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U (VBR, 5.6%). Compared with Q2 2024, it opened 31 new positions, sold out of 6, added to 63 and reduced 23. The biggest buy was Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui (VTV, shares +12%) and the biggest sale an exit from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury (VGSH).

Most Recent 13F
Q1 2025
Location
MINOCQUA, WI
CIK
0001922498
Portfolio Value
$424.4M (Q3 2024)
SEC Filing
0001754960-24-000498 ↗ filed Oct 15, 2024

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 $424.4M Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $460.2M Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $456.5M Q1 2025

Holdings 125 stocks · $424.4M
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui 27.62% 305,291 $117.2M Add +7.7%
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui 25.30% 615,092 $107.4M Add +12.2%
VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U 5.58% 117,966 $23.7M Add +8.7%
IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF 5.17% 281,225 $21.9M Add +12.9%
VBK Van Morst SML-Cap Gro-Usd Inc. 3.86% 61,276 $16.4M Add +5.3%
SCHG Schwab US Large-Cap Growth 3.55% 144,574 $15.1M Add +30.3%
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF 2.73% 219,753 $11.6M Add +8.7%
SCHV Schwab US Large-Cap Value 1.32% 69,869 $5.6M Reduce -3.4%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 1.08% 16,211 $4.6M Reduce -0.1%
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 0.98% 7,843 $4.1M Add +1.7%
SCHA Schwab US Small-Cap ETF 0.97% 79,815 $4.1M Add +4.7%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 0.82% 8,096 $3.5M Add +11.7%
SCHM Schwab US Mid Cap ETF 0.81% 41,572 $3.5M Reduce -5.4%
AAPL Apple Inc. 0.81% 14,734 $3.4M Add +17.8%
IBDQ iShares Ibonds Dec 2025 Term 0.72% 122,285 $3.1M Add +35.1%
VOE Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap Val ETF 0.66% 16,672 $2.8M Reduce -7.3%
IBDR iShares Ibonds Dec 2026 Term 0.59% 102,892 $2.5M Add +63.3%
VOT Vngrd Mrngstr MC GRW ETF-Usd 0.54% 9,430 $2.3M Reduce -7.2%
IBDS Ishrs Ibnds Dec 27 Corp. ETF 0.53% 93,005 $2.3M Add +52.6%
IBDP iShares Ibonds Dec 2024 Term 0.53% 89,449 $2.3M Add +45.7%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 0.53% 12,040 $2.2M Add +2.9%
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.52% 3,812 $2.2M Add +4.5%
SPYG SS SPDR P S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.50% 25,670 $2.1M Reduce -4.1%
SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF 0.48% 30,482 $2.1M Reduce -0.9%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 0.48% 16,640 $2.0M Add +23.0%
IBTE iShares Ibonds Dec 2024 Term 0.46% 80,568 $1.9M Add +0.6%
SPEM State Street SP PTF Em ETF 0.42% 43,613 $1.8M Add +0.3%
IBDT iShares Ibonds Dec 2028 ETF 0.41% 68,744 $1.8M Add +46.1%
SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF 0.39% 19,517 $1.6M Add +11.8%
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 0.37% 3,237 $1.6M Add +24.8%
VGT Vanguard Info Tech ETF 0.30% 2,191 $1.3M Add +15.4%
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. 0.30% 7,268 $1.3M Add +5.1%
SCHF Schwab Intl Equity ETF 0.29% 30,344 $1.2M Add +25.8%
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 0.29% 2,160 $1.2M Add +114.3%
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd 0.29% 4,612 $1.2M Reduce -2.2%
IBTF iShares Ibonds Dec 2025 Term 0.27% 48,422 $1.1M Add +2.4%
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF 0.27% 5,705 $1.1M Add +0.9%
IBDU iShares Ibonds Dec 2029 Term 0.27% 48,014 $1.1M Add +50.2%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.26% 2,433 $1.1M Add +4.8%
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth 0.25% 11,140 $1.1M Add +0.3%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.22% 5,750 $954K Add +38.3%
STXG Strive 1000 Growth ETF 0.21% 21,918 $911K Add +11.2%
DFUS Dimensional US Eq MKT ETF 0.20% 13,801 $858K New
STXV Strive 1000 Value ETF 0.20% 28,078 $852K Reduce -6.1%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.20% 4,019 $848K Add +17.6%
VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd 0.20% 3,534 $838K Add +0.5%
TSLA Tesla Inc. 0.19% 3,033 $794K No change
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.17% 838 $743K Add +3.2%
FTEC Fidelity MSCI Info Tech Indx 0.17% 4,168 $727K Reduce -13.8%
IBTG iShares Ibonds Dec 2026 Term 0.17% 31,201 $720K Add +3.6%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 0.16% 4,152 $694K Add +3.7%
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.16% 5,857 $687K Add +21.7%
XLI SS Industrial Select Sector 0.16% 4,879 $661K Add +31.7%
VXUS Vanguard Total Intl Stock 0.15% 9,969 $645K Add +13.0%
IBDV iShares Ibonds Dec 2030 Corp. 0.15% 28,128 $624K Add +106.5%
VV Vngrd Mrgstr LRG-Cap ETF-Usd 0.15% 2,357 $621K No change
SCHX Schwab US Large-Cap ETF 0.14% 8,919 $605K Add +0.5%
SPYV SS SPDR P S&P 500 Value ETF 0.14% 11,375 $601K Reduce -32.2%
NTSX Wisdomtree US Efficient Core 0.14% 12,585 $591K Add +9.1%
HON Honeywell International Inc. 0.14% 2,855 $590K Reduce -14.0%
XLK SS Technology Select Sector 0.13% 2,521 $569K Add +60.2%
IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF 0.13% 9,094 $567K Add +36.1%
NOC Northrop Grumman Corp. 0.13% 1,008 $532K Add +5.0%
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 0.12% 2,916 $503K Add +31.4%
SMH Vaneck Semiconductor ETF 0.12% 2,048 $503K Reduce -22.3%
WMT Walmart Inc. 0.11% 5,976 $483K Add +39.8%
CBRE CBRE Group Inc. Class A 0.11% 3,872 $482K Reduce -11.6%
IBDW iShares Ibonds Dec 2031 Corp. 0.11% 22,697 $482K Add +16.6%
IBTH iShares Ibonds Dec 2027 Term 0.11% 20,271 $459K Add +4.8%
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U 0.11% 7,266 $458K No change
COP Conocophillips 0.11% 4,323 $455K Reduce -6.4%
HD Home Depot Inc. 0.11% 1,100 $446K Add +13.1%
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value 0.10% 4,597 $439K No change
VT Vanguard Tot World STK ETF 0.10% 3,654 $437K Add +0.0%
QQQM Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 0.10% 2,170 $436K New
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E 0.10% 3,640 $426K Reduce -3.0%
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF 0.10% 4,253 $414K Add +42.4%
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging 0.10% 7,107 $408K New
CVX Chevron Corp. 0.09% 2,726 $401K Add +14.7%
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.09% 1,446 $397K Add +39.0%
ORCL Oracle Corp. 0.09% 2,293 $391K Reduce -0.3%
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 0.09% 673 $385K Add +51.9%
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. 0.09% 2,191 $373K Reduce -2.2%
IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value E 0.09% 1,922 $365K No change
VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF 0.08% 2,806 $360K New
AXP American Express Co. 0.08% 1,309 $355K New
MA Mastercard Inc. Class A 0.08% 716 $354K Add +15.5%
NVO Novo-Nordisk A/S-Spons ADR 0.08% 2,770 $330K New
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market 0.08% 4,254 $320K New
TT Trane Technologies PLC 0.07% 806 $313K New
CL Colgate-Palmolive Co. 0.07% 2,917 $303K No change
TFLO iShares Treasury Floating Ra 0.07% 5,761 $292K Add +0.7%
AMD Advanced Micro Devices 0.07% 1,774 $291K Add +32.3%
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight 0.07% 1,588 $285K New
ABBV Abbvie Inc. 0.07% 1,428 $282K Reduce -15.8%
IBDX iShares Ibonds Dec 2032 TC 0.07% 10,869 $279K New
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. 0.06% 2,389 $271K Add +28.0%
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor-SP ADR 0.06% 1,546 $268K New
DFAI Dimensional International Co. 0.06% 8,438 $268K New
MS Morgan Stanley 0.06% 2,533 $264K Add +9.3%
ADBE Adobe Inc. 0.06% 502 $260K New
DFUV Dimensional US Marketwide Va 0.06% 6,088 $254K New
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc. 0.06% 508 $250K New
PEP Pepsico Inc. 0.06% 1,447 $246K Reduce -13.6%
VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.06% 707 $244K No change
FCX Freeport-McMoran Inc. 0.06% 4,845 $242K New
NEE Nextera Energy Inc. 0.06% 2,855 $241K Reduce -27.8%
ASML ASML Holding NV-NY Reg SHS 0.06% 282 $235K New
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 0.06% 4,900 $234K New
UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. 0.05% 398 $233K New
SPMD SS SPDR P S&P 400 Midcap ETF 0.05% 4,243 $232K New
VIXM Proshares Vix Mid-Term Fut 0.05% 15,190 $230K Reduce -4.9%
GE General Electric filed as GE AEROSPACE 0.05% 1,205 $227K New
STXK Strive Small-Cap ETF 0.05% 7,159 $225K Reduce -16.7%
CAT Caterpillar Inc. 0.05% 549 $215K New
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.05% 2,237 $214K New
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. 0.05% 241 $214K New
IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth 0.05% 750 $213K New
IBDY iShares Ibonds Dec 2033 Corp. 0.05% 8,062 $213K New
DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth 0.05% 3,389 $212K New
XLF SS Financial Select Sector 0.05% 4,679 $212K New
XT Ishar Fture Exp Tech ETF-Usd 0.05% 3,460 $211K No change
NFLX Netflix Inc. 0.05% 296 $210K New
MAR Marriott International Class A 0.05% 821 $204K New
IBTJ iShares Ibonds Dec 2029 Term 0.05% 9,148 $202K New

Portfolio Sells Q2 2024 → Q3 2024
VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Sold out 0.00% −0.25
SPSM SS SPDR P S&P 600 Small Cap Sold out 0.00% −0.22
SCHV Schwab US Large-Cap Value Reduce -3.4% 1.32% −0.17
SCHM Schwab US Mid Cap ETF Reduce -5.4% 0.81% −0.14
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Reduce -0.1% 1.08% −0.13
VOT Vngrd Mrngstr MC GRW ETF-Usd Reduce -7.2% 0.54% −0.11
SPYG SS SPDR P S&P 500 Growth ETF Reduce -4.1% 0.50% −0.09
VOE Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap Val ETF Reduce -7.3% 0.66% −0.09
SPYV SS SPDR P S&P 500 Value ETF Reduce -32.2% 0.14% −0.09
SMH Vaneck Semiconductor ETF Reduce -22.3% 0.12% −0.07
TER Teradyne Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.06
SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF Reduce -0.9% 0.48% −0.06
FTEC Fidelity MSCI Info Tech Indx Reduce -13.8% 0.17% −0.06
GOF Guggenheim Strategic Opport Sold out 0.00% −0.06
XLU St Sr Utl SL SE SPDR ETF-Usd Sold out 0.00% −0.06
HON Honeywell International Inc. Reduce -14.0% 0.14% −0.06
AMGN Amgen Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.06
COP Conocophillips Reduce -6.4% 0.11% −0.04
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. Reduce -2.2% 0.09% −0.04
STXV Strive 1000 Value ETF Reduce -6.1% 0.20% −0.03
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd Reduce -2.2% 0.29% −0.03
NEE Nextera Energy Inc. Reduce -27.8% 0.06% −0.02
PEP Pepsico Inc. Reduce -13.6% 0.06% −0.02
STXK Strive Small-Cap ETF Reduce -16.7% 0.05% −0.02
ABBV Abbvie Inc. Reduce -15.8% 0.07% −0.01
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E Reduce -3.0% 0.10% −0.01
VIXM Proshares Vix Mid-Term Fut Reduce -4.9% 0.05% −0.01
ORCL Oracle Corp. Reduce -0.3% 0.09% +0.00
CBRE CBRE Group Inc. Class A Reduce -11.6% 0.11% +0.01

Portfolio Buys Q2 2024 → Q3 2024
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui Add +12.2% 25.30% +0.84
SCHG Schwab US Large-Cap Growth Add +30.3% 3.55% +0.44
DFUS Dimensional US Eq MKT ETF New 0.20% +0.20
IBDR iShares Ibonds Dec 2026 Term Add +63.3% 0.59% +0.17
IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF Add +12.9% 5.17% +0.14
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Add +114.3% 0.29% +0.14
IBDS Ishrs Ibnds Dec 27 Corp. ETF Add +52.6% 0.53% +0.13
QQQM Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF New 0.10% +0.10
IBDP iShares Ibonds Dec 2024 Term Add +45.7% 0.53% +0.10
IBDQ iShares Ibonds Dec 2025 Term Add +35.1% 0.72% +0.10
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging New 0.10% +0.10
IBDT iShares Ibonds Dec 2028 ETF Add +46.1% 0.41% +0.09
VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF New 0.08% +0.08
AXP American Express Co. New 0.08% +0.08
NVO Novo-Nordisk A/S-Spons ADR New 0.08% +0.08
AAPL Apple Inc. Add +17.8% 0.81% +0.08
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market New 0.08% +0.08
TT Trane Technologies PLC New 0.07% +0.07
VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U Add +8.7% 5.58% +0.07
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight New 0.07% +0.07
IBDV iShares Ibonds Dec 2030 Corp. Add +106.5% 0.15% +0.07
IBDX iShares Ibonds Dec 2032 TC New 0.07% +0.07
IBDU iShares Ibonds Dec 2029 Term Add +50.2% 0.27% +0.06
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor-SP ADR New 0.06% +0.06
DFAI Dimensional International Co. New 0.06% +0.06
ADBE Adobe Inc. New 0.06% +0.06
DFUV Dimensional US Marketwide Va New 0.06% +0.06
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc. New 0.06% +0.06
FCX Freeport-McMoran Inc. New 0.06% +0.06
ASML ASML Holding NV-NY Reg SHS New 0.06% +0.06
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke New 0.06% +0.06
UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. New 0.05% +0.05
SPMD SS SPDR P S&P 400 Midcap ETF New 0.05% +0.05
GE General Electric New 0.05% +0.05
CAT Caterpillar Inc. New 0.05% +0.05
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF New 0.05% +0.05
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. New 0.05% +0.05
IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth New 0.05% +0.05
IBDY iShares Ibonds Dec 2033 Corp. New 0.05% +0.05
DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth New 0.05% +0.05
XLF SS Financial Select Sector New 0.05% +0.05
NFLX Netflix Inc. New 0.05% +0.05
MAR Marriott International Class A New 0.05% +0.05
IBTJ iShares Ibonds Dec 2029 Term New 0.05% +0.05
SCHF Schwab Intl Equity ETF Add +25.8% 0.29% +0.04
XLK SS Technology Select Sector Add +60.2% 0.13% +0.04
WMT Walmart Inc. Add +39.8% 0.11% +0.03
XLI SS Industrial Select Sector Add +31.7% 0.16% +0.03
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A Add +51.9% 0.09% +0.03
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF Add +42.4% 0.10% +0.03

All Filings

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