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

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

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%
TT Trane Technologies PLC 0.05% 641 $237K Reduce -20.5%
DFAS Dimensional US Small Cap ETF 0.05% 3,626 $236K New
MAR Marriott International Class A 0.05% 839 $234K Add +2.2%
VIXM Proshares Vix Mid-Term Fut 0.05% 16,141 $233K Add +6.3%
MS Morgan Stanley 0.05% 1,831 $230K Reduce -27.7%
XLF SS Financial Select Sector 0.05% 4,699 $227K Add +0.4%
VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF 0.05% 1,757 $224K Reduce -37.4%
IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth 0.05% 770 $222K Add +2.7%
NEE Nextera Energy Inc. 0.05% 3,023 $217K Add +5.9%
IBTI iShares Ibonds Dec 2028 Term 0.05% 9,892 $217K New
ONEQ Fidelity Nasdaq Comp Indx 0.05% 2,752 $209K New
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 0.04% 4,707 $207K Reduce -3.9%
XT Ishar Fture Exp Tech ETF-Usd 0.04% 3,460 $206K No change
GE General Electric filed as GE AEROSPACE 0.04% 1,213 $202K Add +0.7%

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

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