Safeguard Financial, LLC
In its 13F for Q4 2024 (holdings as of December 31, 2024, filed January 14, 2025), Safeguard Financial, LLC reported 114 stock positions worth $460.2 million. Its top holding was Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui (VUG) at 30.7% of the portfolio, followed by Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui (VTV, 24.0%) and Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U (VBR, 5.4%). Compared with Q3 2024, it opened 12 new positions, sold out of 23, added to 57 and reduced 39. The biggest buy was Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui (VUG, shares +13%) and the biggest sale Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF (VEA, shares −8%).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q1 2025
- Location
- MINOCQUA, WI
- CIK
- 0001922498
- Portfolio Value
- $460.2M (Q4 2024)
- SEC Filing
- 0001754960-25-000017 ↗ filed Jan 14, 2025
Holdings Value
Holdings 114 stocks · $460.2M
| VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui | 30.71% | 344,275 | $141.3M | Add +12.8% |
| VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui | 24.03% | 653,202 | $110.6M | Add +6.2% |
| VBR Vngrd Mrngst SL-CP Val ETF-U | 5.44% | 126,255 | $25.0M | Add +7.0% |
| IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF | 5.07% | 332,071 | $23.3M | Add +18.1% |
| VBK Van Morst SML-Cap Gro-Usd Inc. | 4.09% | 67,141 | $18.8M | Add +9.6% |
| SCHG Schwab US Large-Cap Growth | 3.40% | 561,318 | $15.6M | Reduce -2.9% |
| VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | 2.11% | 203,058 | $9.7M | Reduce -7.6% |
| SCHV Schwab US Large-Cap Value | 1.60% | 282,350 | $7.4M | Add +34.7% |
| VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 1.33% | 11,389 | $6.1M | Add +45.2% |
| VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US | 1.04% | 16,562 | $4.8M | Add +2.2% |
| IBDQ iShares Ibonds Dec 2025 Term | 1.02% | 186,590 | $4.7M | Add +52.6% |
| SCHA Schwab US Small-Cap ETF | 0.96% | 170,211 | $4.4M | Add +6.6% |
| IBDR iShares Ibonds Dec 2026 Term | 0.87% | 165,807 | $4.0M | Add +61.1% |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 0.83% | 15,286 | $3.8M | Add +3.8% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 0.77% | 8,427 | $3.6M | Add +4.1% |
| IBDS Ishrs Ibnds Dec 27 Corp. ETF | 0.68% | 130,190 | $3.1M | Add +40.0% |
| SCHM Schwab US Mid Cap ETF | 0.68% | 112,352 | $3.1M | Reduce -9.9% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 0.55% | 11,586 | $2.5M | Reduce -3.8% |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | 0.54% | 4,275 | $2.5M | Add +12.2% |
| IBDT iShares Ibonds Dec 2028 ETF | 0.52% | 96,806 | $2.4M | Add +40.8% |
| VOE Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap Val ETF | 0.47% | 13,297 | $2.2M | Reduce -20.2% |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | 0.45% | 15,275 | $2.1M | Reduce -8.2% |
| SPYG SS SPDR P S&P 500 Growth ETF | 0.42% | 22,046 | $1.9M | Reduce -14.1% |
| SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF | 0.42% | 27,921 | $1.9M | Reduce -8.4% |
| VOT Vngrd Mrngstr MC GRW ETF-Usd | 0.41% | 7,488 | $1.9M | Reduce -20.6% |
| SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF | 0.40% | 66,756 | $1.8M | Add +14.0% |
| SPEM State Street SP PTF Em ETF | 0.39% | 46,502 | $1.8M | Add +6.6% |
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | 0.36% | 3,274 | $1.7M | Add +1.1% |
| DFUS Dimensional US Eq MKT ETF | 0.32% | 23,304 | $1.5M | Add +68.9% |
| IBDU iShares Ibonds Dec 2029 Term | 0.30% | 61,405 | $1.4M | Add +27.9% |
| VGT Vanguard Info Tech ETF | 0.29% | 2,159 | $1.3M | Reduce -1.5% |
| IBTF iShares Ibonds Dec 2025 Term | 0.27% | 53,581 | $1.2M | Add +10.7% |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | 0.26% | 7,138 | $1.2M | Reduce -1.8% |
| VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd | 0.26% | 4,520 | $1.2M | Reduce -2.0% |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | 0.26% | 2,932 | $1.2M | Reduce -3.3% |
| VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth | 0.25% | 11,025 | $1.1M | Reduce -1.0% |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 0.24% | 2,427 | $1.1M | Reduce -0.3% |
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | 0.24% | 5,578 | $1.1M | Reduce -2.2% |
| SCHF Schwab Intl Equity ETF | 0.24% | 58,968 | $1.1M | Reduce -2.8% |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | 0.22% | 5,340 | $1.0M | Reduce -7.1% |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 0.21% | 4,048 | $970K | Add +0.7% |
| STXG Strive 1000 Growth ETF | 0.21% | 22,313 | $969K | Add +1.8% |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | 0.20% | 4,929 | $939K | Add +18.7% |
| IBTG iShares Ibonds Dec 2026 Term | 0.20% | 40,777 | $930K | Add +30.7% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | 0.19% | 967 | $886K | Add +15.4% |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.18% | 1,440 | $848K | Reduce -33.3% |
| VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd | 0.18% | 3,507 | $843K | Reduce -0.8% |
| STXV Strive 1000 Value ETF | 0.18% | 28,257 | $834K | Add +0.6% |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | 0.16% | 1,296 | $759K | Add +92.6% |
| SCHX Schwab US Large-Cap ETF | 0.16% | 32,652 | $757K | Add +22.0% |
| MA Mastercard Inc. Class A | 0.16% | 1,381 | $727K | Add +92.9% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | 0.15% | 7,819 | $706K | Add +30.8% |
| FTEC Fidelity MSCI Info Tech Indx | 0.15% | 3,653 | $675K | Reduce -12.4% |
| HON Honeywell International Inc. | 0.14% | 2,931 | $662K | Add +2.7% |
| XLI SS Industrial Select Sector | 0.14% | 4,890 | $644K | Add +0.2% |
| VV Vngrd Mrgstr LRG-Cap ETF-Usd | 0.14% | 2,357 | $636K | No change |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | 0.13% | 5,701 | $613K | Reduce -2.7% |
| VXUS Vanguard Total Intl Stock | 0.13% | 9,979 | $588K | Add +0.1% |
| XLK SS Technology Select Sector | 0.13% | 2,523 | $587K | Add +0.1% |
| IBTH iShares Ibonds Dec 2027 Term | 0.12% | 25,861 | $574K | Add +27.6% |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF | 0.12% | 8,908 | $555K | Reduce -2.0% |
| DFUV Dimensional US Marketwide Va | 0.12% | 13,409 | $549K | Add +120.3% |
| SMH Vaneck Semiconductor ETF | 0.12% | 2,258 | $547K | Add +10.3% |
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. | 0.12% | 4,243 | $546K | New |
| NTSX Wisdomtree US Efficient Core | 0.12% | 11,571 | $540K | Reduce -8.1% |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | 0.11% | 1,661 | $525K | Add +14.9% |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 0.11% | 2,164 | $502K | Reduce -25.8% |
| IBDV iShares Ibonds Dec 2030 Corp. | 0.11% | 23,361 | $499K | Reduce -16.9% |
| CBRE CBRE Group Inc. Class A | 0.11% | 3,779 | $496K | Reduce -2.4% |
| VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U | 0.10% | 8,356 | $480K | Add +15.0% |
| IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E | 0.10% | 4,130 | $476K | Add +13.5% |
| NOC Northrop Grumman Corp. | 0.10% | 1,008 | $473K | No change |
| IBDW iShares Ibonds Dec 2031 Corp. | 0.10% | 23,056 | $469K | Add +1.6% |
| QQQM Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF | 0.10% | 2,174 | $457K | Add +0.2% |
| IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value | 0.09% | 4,597 | $426K | No change |
| DFAT Dimensional US Target Value | 0.09% | 7,593 | $423K | New |
| ORCL Oracle Corp. | 0.09% | 2,500 | $417K | Add +9.0% |
| DFAI Dimensional International Co. | 0.09% | 14,011 | $409K | Add +66.0% |
| SPYV SS SPDR P S&P 500 Value ETF | 0.09% | 7,859 | $402K | Reduce -30.9% |
| COP Conocophillips | 0.08% | 3,664 | $363K | Reduce -15.2% |
| IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value E | 0.08% | 1,922 | $356K | No change |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | 0.07% | 5,700 | $344K | New |
| HD Home Depot Inc. | 0.07% | 852 | $331K | Reduce -22.6% |
| AXP American Express Co. | 0.07% | 1,116 | $331K | Reduce -14.7% |
| IBTJ iShares Ibonds Dec 2029 Term | 0.07% | 15,030 | $321K | Add +64.3% |
| IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. filed as INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS | 0.07% | 1,411 | $310K | New |
| IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 GR | 0.07% | 2,230 | $302K | New |
| DFIV Dimensional International Va | 0.07% | 8,502 | $302K | New |
| STXK Strive Small-Cap ETF | 0.06% | 9,499 | $297K | Add +32.7% |
| QCOM Qualcomm Inc. | 0.06% | 1,931 | $297K | Reduce -11.9% |
| TFLO iShares Treasury Floating Ra | 0.06% | 5,851 | $295K | Add +1.6% |
| TSM Taiwan Semiconductor-SP ADR | 0.06% | 1,447 | $286K | Reduce -6.4% |
| RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight | 0.06% | 1,589 | $279K | Add +0.1% |
| CL Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 0.06% | 2,917 | $265K | No change |
| MCD McDonald's Corp. | 0.06% | 903 | $262K | New |
| ABBV Abbvie Inc. | 0.06% | 1,453 | $258K | Add +1.8% |
| DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq | 0.06% | 10,085 | $256K | New |
| VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF | 0.05% | 2,758 | $246K | Reduce -35.1% |
| DFSV Dimensional US Small Cap Val | 0.05% | 7,767 | $239K | New |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | 0.05% | 1,635 | $237K | Reduce -40.0% |
Portfolio Sells Q3 2024 → Q4 2024
| VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | Reduce -7.6% | 2.11% | −0.62 |
| IBDP iShares Ibonds Dec 2024 Term | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.53 |
| IBTE iShares Ibonds Dec 2024 Term | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.46 |
| VOE Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap Val ETF | Reduce -20.2% | 0.47% | −0.19 |
| SCHG Schwab US Large-Cap Growth | Reduce -2.9% | 3.40% | −0.15 |
| SCHM Schwab US Mid Cap ETF | Reduce -9.9% | 0.68% | −0.14 |
| VOT Vngrd Mrngstr MC GRW ETF-Usd | Reduce -20.6% | 0.41% | −0.13 |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | Reduce -33.3% | 0.18% | −0.11 |
| VT Vanguard Tot World STK ETF | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.10 |
| IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.10 |
| SPYG SS SPDR P S&P 500 Growth ETF | Reduce -14.1% | 0.42% | −0.08 |
| NVO Novo-Nordisk A/S-Spons ADR | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.08 |
| BND Vanguard Total Bond Market | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.08 |
| AMD Advanced Micro Devices | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.07 |
| SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF | Reduce -8.4% | 0.42% | −0.07 |
| IBDX iShares Ibonds Dec 2032 TC | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.07 |
| MRK Merck & Co. Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.06 |
| ADBE Adobe Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.06 |
| ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.06 |
| PEP Pepsico Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.06 |
| VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.06 |
| FCX Freeport-McMoran Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.06 |
| SCHF Schwab Intl Equity ETF | Reduce -2.8% | 0.24% | −0.06 |
| ASML ASML Holding NV-NY Reg SHS | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.06 |
| UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| SPMD SS SPDR P S&P 400 Midcap ETF | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| SPYV SS SPDR P S&P 500 Value ETF | Reduce -30.9% | 0.09% | −0.05 |
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| LLY Eli Lilly & Co. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| IBDY iShares Ibonds Dec 2033 Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| NFLX Netflix Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF | Reduce -35.1% | 0.05% | −0.04 |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | Reduce -40.0% | 0.05% | −0.04 |
| IBDV iShares Ibonds Dec 2030 Corp. | Reduce -16.9% | 0.11% | −0.04 |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | Reduce -1.8% | 0.26% | −0.04 |
| VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF | Reduce -37.4% | 0.05% | −0.04 |
| HD Home Depot Inc. | Reduce -22.6% | 0.07% | −0.03 |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | Reduce -8.2% | 0.45% | −0.03 |
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | Reduce -2.2% | 0.24% | −0.03 |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | Reduce -2.7% | 0.13% | −0.03 |
| COP Conocophillips | Reduce -15.2% | 0.08% | −0.03 |
| VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd | Reduce -2.0% | 0.26% | −0.03 |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | Reduce -0.3% | 0.24% | −0.02 |
| FTEC Fidelity MSCI Info Tech Indx | Reduce -12.4% | 0.15% | −0.02 |
| QCOM Qualcomm Inc. | Reduce -11.9% | 0.06% | −0.02 |
| TT Trane Technologies PLC | Reduce -20.5% | 0.05% | −0.02 |
| NTSX Wisdomtree US Efficient Core | Reduce -8.1% | 0.12% | −0.02 |
| VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd | Reduce -0.8% | 0.18% | −0.01 |
Portfolio Buys Q3 2024 → Q4 2024
| VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui | Add +12.8% | 30.71% | +3.09 |
| VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | Add +45.2% | 1.33% | +0.36 |
| IBDQ iShares Ibonds Dec 2025 Term | Add +52.6% | 1.02% | +0.29 |
| IBDR iShares Ibonds Dec 2026 Term | Add +61.1% | 0.87% | +0.28 |
| SCHV Schwab US Large-Cap Value | Add +34.7% | 1.60% | +0.28 |
| VBK Van Morst SML-Cap Gro-Usd Inc. | Add +9.6% | 4.09% | +0.23 |
| IBDS Ishrs Ibnds Dec 27 Corp. ETF | Add +40.0% | 0.68% | +0.14 |
| DFUS Dimensional US Eq MKT ETF | Add +68.9% | 0.32% | +0.12 |
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. | New | 0.12% | +0.12 |
| IBDT iShares Ibonds Dec 2028 ETF | Add +40.8% | 0.52% | +0.11 |
| DFAT Dimensional US Target Value | New | 0.09% | +0.09 |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | New | 0.07% | +0.07 |
| MA Mastercard Inc. Class A | Add +92.9% | 0.16% | +0.07 |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | Add +92.6% | 0.16% | +0.07 |
| IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. | New | 0.07% | +0.07 |
| IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 GR | New | 0.07% | +0.07 |
| DFIV Dimensional International Va | New | 0.07% | +0.07 |
| DFUV Dimensional US Marketwide Va | Add +120.3% | 0.12% | +0.06 |
| MCD McDonald's Corp. | New | 0.06% | +0.06 |
| DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq | New | 0.06% | +0.06 |
| DFSV Dimensional US Small Cap Val | New | 0.05% | +0.05 |
| DFAS Dimensional US Small Cap ETF | New | 0.05% | +0.05 |
| IBTI iShares Ibonds Dec 2028 Term | New | 0.05% | +0.05 |
| ONEQ Fidelity Nasdaq Comp Indx | New | 0.05% | +0.05 |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | Add +18.7% | 0.20% | +0.04 |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | Add +30.8% | 0.15% | +0.04 |
| IBDU iShares Ibonds Dec 2029 Term | Add +27.9% | 0.30% | +0.04 |
| IBTG iShares Ibonds Dec 2026 Term | Add +30.7% | 0.20% | +0.03 |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | Add +12.2% | 0.54% | +0.03 |
| DFAI Dimensional International Co. | Add +66.0% | 0.09% | +0.03 |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | Add +3.8% | 0.83% | +0.02 |
| IBTJ iShares Ibonds Dec 2029 Term | Add +64.3% | 0.07% | +0.02 |
| SCHX Schwab US Large-Cap ETF | Add +22.0% | 0.16% | +0.02 |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | Add +14.9% | 0.11% | +0.02 |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | Add +15.4% | 0.19% | +0.02 |
| IBTH iShares Ibonds Dec 2027 Term | Add +27.6% | 0.12% | +0.02 |
| STXK Strive Small-Cap ETF | Add +32.7% | 0.06% | +0.01 |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Add +0.7% | 0.21% | +0.01 |
| SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF | Add +14.0% | 0.40% | +0.01 |
| HON Honeywell International Inc. | Add +2.7% | 0.14% | +0.00 |
| IBTF iShares Ibonds Dec 2025 Term | Add +10.7% | 0.27% | +0.00 |
| IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E | Add +13.5% | 0.10% | +0.00 |
| MAR Marriott International Class A | Add +2.2% | 0.05% | +0.00 |
| SMH Vaneck Semiconductor ETF | Add +10.3% | 0.12% | +0.00 |
| XLF SS Financial Select Sector | Add +0.4% | 0.05% | −0.00 |
| ORCL Oracle Corp. | Add +9.0% | 0.09% | −0.00 |
| IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth | Add +2.7% | 0.05% | −0.00 |
| QQQM Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF | Add +0.2% | 0.10% | −0.00 |
| VIXM Proshares Vix Mid-Term Fut | Add +6.3% | 0.05% | −0.00 |
| VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U | Add +15.0% | 0.10% | −0.00 |