Valmark Advisers, Inc.

In its 13F for Q4 2025 (holdings as of December 31, 2025, filed January 26, 2026), Valmark Advisers, Inc. reported 653 stock positions worth $8.1 billion. Its top holding was Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF (VEA) at 9.2% of the portfolio, followed by SS SPDR P S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG, 6.1%) and SS SPDR P S&P 500 Value ETF (SPYV, 6.1%). Compared with Q3 2025, it opened 43 new positions, sold out of 32, added to 317 and reduced 219. The biggest buy was a new position in iShares BB Rated Corp. Bond (HYBB) and the biggest sale Xtrackers Usd High Yield Cor (HYLB, shares −32%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
AKRON, OH
CIK
0001380443
Portfolio Value
$8.1B (Q4 2025)
SEC Filing
0001380443-26-000002 ↗ filed Jan 26, 2026

Holdings Value

0$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B$8.0B$10.0B Q1 2024: $5.7B Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $5.9B Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $6.4B Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $6.4B Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $6.6B Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $7.2B Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $7.7B Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $8.1B $8.1B Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $8.4B Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $9.4B Q2 2026

Holdings 653 stocks · $8.1B

VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF 9.20% 11,930,938 $745.3M Add +1.5%
SPYG SS SPDR P S&P 500 Growth ETF 6.14% 4,661,198 $497.3M Add +0.3%
SPYV SS SPDR P S&P 500 Value ETF 6.13% 8,740,145 $496.5M Add +2.7%
SPMD SS SPDR P S&P 400 Midcap ETF 5.03% 7,041,736 $407.8M Add +3.0%
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 4.49% 579,503 $363.4M Add +2.4%
VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Tips 4.10% 6,716,272 $332.2M Add +4.9%
SPSB SS SPDR P St C Corp. ETF 3.26% 8,737,196 $263.9M Add +4.0%
SPSM SS SPDR P S&P 600 Small Cap 3.07% 5,302,606 $248.5M Reduce -0.3%
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 2.98% 4,495,055 $241.7M Add +3.5%
SPTM SS SPDR P S&P 1500 Comp ETF 2.92% 2,867,091 $236.5M Add +1.7%
VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term T 2.30% 3,106,042 $186.1M Add +3.1%
GUNR NT Mstar GLBL NR ETF 2.03% 3,592,669 $164.7M Add +1.6%
REET iShares Global REIT ETF 1.94% 6,283,171 $156.8M Add +3.9%
USIG iShares Broad Usd Investment 1.89% 2,953,621 $152.9M Add +0.8%
EMXC iShares MSCI Emr MRK Ex Chna 1.58% 1,757,820 $127.8M Add +0.1%
HYLB Xtrackers Usd High Yield Cor 1.50% 3,291,939 $121.2M Reduce -32.4%
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF 1.49% 1,534,909 $121.0M Add +5.0%
EMLC Vaneck JPM Em Local Curr BND 1.41% 4,419,178 $114.1M Add +3.5%
LQD Ishr Ibx Usd Invgd CB ETF-Ui 1.19% 872,328 $96.1M Add +4.3%
SMLF iShares US Smallcap Equity F 1.12% 1,211,401 $90.7M Add +14.1%
VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 0.98% 1,348,251 $79.2M Add +2.8%
EFA iShares MSCI Eafe ETF 0.97% 821,334 $78.9M Add +0.2%
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF 0.91% 598,466 $73.8M Reduce -3.4%
VMBS Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Sec 0.90% 1,552,952 $73.1M Add +3.0%
SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF 0.89% 2,627,467 $72.1M Reduce -6.1%
HYBB iShares BB Rated Corp. Bond 0.85% 1,456,143 $68.6M New
XSOE Wisdmtree Emerg MKT Ex-St Ow 0.82% 1,705,257 $66.5M Add +2.7%
IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF 0.75% 285,652 $60.6M Reduce -3.4%
IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF 0.73% 901,518 $59.5M Reduce -2.0%
AAPL Apple Inc. 0.70% 207,293 $56.4M Add +2.4%
GTR Wisdomtree Target Range Fund 0.70% 2,232,564 $56.3M Add +0.5%
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U 0.58% 643,535 $47.3M Add +0.6%
CGDV Cap Group Dividend Value filed as CAPITAL GROUP DIVIDEND VALUE 0.57% 1,061,204 $46.3M Add +12.5%
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income 0.56% 902,017 $45.6M Add +1.1%
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 0.55% 64,521 $44.2M Add +4.0%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 0.53% 128,244 $43.0M Add +2.4%
CGGR Cap Group Growth Equity 0.48% 873,172 $38.8M Add +51.2%
VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF 0.43% 244,332 $35.1M Add +18.8%
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. 0.43% 235,275 $35.0M Reduce -4.9%
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E 0.43% 288,162 $34.6M Reduce -6.6%
BNDX Vanguard Total Intl Bond ETF 0.42% 708,032 $34.2M Add +3.4%
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF 0.42% 153,038 $33.6M Add +0.3%
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth 0.41% 198,616 $33.4M Reduce -2.8%
FLRN SS SPDR BB Ig Float RT ETF 0.37% 977,389 $30.0M Add +3.8%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.37% 59,541 $29.9M Add +0.6%
CGCB Cap Group Core Bond 0.37% 1,127,960 $29.9M Add +22.2%
VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF 0.36% 140,926 $29.5M Add +4.8%
IWY iShares Russell Top 200 Grow 0.35% 102,590 $28.4M Reduce -1.6%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 0.35% 57,960 $28.0M Reduce -0.9%
CGUS Cap Group Core Equity filed as CAPITAL GROUP CORE EQUITY ET 0.33% 664,992 $26.8M Add +39.0%
CGGO Cap Group Global Growth filed as CAPITAL GROUP GBL GROWTH EQT 0.32% 755,810 $26.2M Add +21.0%
CGDG Cap Group Dividend Growers filed as CAPITAL GROUP DIVIDEND GROWE 0.32% 726,834 $25.9M Add +21.6%
DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF 0.31% 179,109 $25.3M Add +17.8%
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate 0.30% 247,376 $24.7M Add +8.0%
SPEM State Street SP PTF Em ETF 0.30% 514,023 $24.1M Add +0.4%
CGCP Cap Group Core Plus Income 0.29% 1,047,472 $23.7M Add +96.4%
RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend 0.27% 312,065 $21.7M Reduce -0.9%
DWM Wisdomtree International Equ 0.26% 307,500 $21.1M Add +0.8%
SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury B 0.26% 208,610 $20.9M Add +35.5%
USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Fac 0.25% 214,795 $20.2M Reduce -1.0%
SPDW Ste STR SPDR PT DW Eu ETF 0.24% 439,445 $19.5M Reduce -0.7%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 0.24% 102,804 $19.2M Add +32.5%
XLV SS Health Care Select Sector 0.23% 118,514 $18.3M Add +1.1%
CGMS Cap Group US Multi-Sect Bond 0.22% 646,690 $17.9M Add +20.1%
XSVM Invesco S&P Smallcap Value W 0.22% 311,083 $17.8M Reduce -0.0%
FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF 0.21% 376,144 $17.3M Add +1.9%
STIP iShares 0-5 Year Tips Bond E 0.19% 153,614 $15.7M Add +22.8%
VTV Vanguard Mrngstr Val ETF-Aui 0.19% 80,874 $15.4M Add +6.3%
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF 0.18% 162,166 $14.4M Reduce -27.1%
VCSH Vanguard S/T Corp. Bond ETF 0.18% 178,120 $14.2M Add +8.8%
SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF 0.17% 175,505 $14.1M Reduce -0.8%
FTGC First Trust Global Tactical 0.17% 598,655 $13.9M Add +1.0%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.16% 41,132 $13.3M Add +0.7%
DBMF Imgp Dbi MFT STR ETF-Usd Inc. 0.16% 470,247 $13.2M Reduce -0.8%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 0.15% 53,402 $12.3M Add +3.8%
SCHC Schwab Intl Small-Cap Equity 0.15% 269,681 $12.3M Add +67.7%
TDTT NT Iboxx 3Y Dur Tips ETF 0.14% 480,687 $11.6M Reduce -6.5%
DEM Wisdomtree Emerging Markets 0.14% 241,217 $11.3M Add +1.8%
DES Wisdomtree US Smallcap Divid 0.14% 333,141 $11.1M Add +1.3%
SPBO SS SPDR P Corp. Bond ETF 0.13% 358,456 $10.5M Add +75.1%
SCHR Schwab Intermediate-Term US 0.13% 406,557 $10.2M Add +22.4%
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd 0.13% 35,082 $10.2M Add +2.0%
VSS Vanguard Ftse All Wo X-US SC 0.13% 70,968 $10.2M Add +1.5%
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.13% 14,897 $10.2M Reduce -1.6%
SCHF Schwab Intl Equity ETF 0.12% 418,372 $10.1M Add +2.0%
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. 0.12% 67,529 $9.7M Reduce -12.5%
DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth 0.12% 139,129 $9.7M Add +6.9%
HDEF Xtrackers MSCI Eafe High Div 0.12% 309,433 $9.6M Add +6.1%
VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd 0.11% 35,073 $9.0M Add +2.7%
XLE SS Energy Select Sector 0.11% 198,661 $8.9M Add +2.3%
FELG Fidelity Enh LRG Cap GWTH 0.11% 211,123 $8.8M Add +49.8%
VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF 0.11% 172,880 $8.7M Add +5.1%
MUB iShares National Muni Bond E 0.11% 80,616 $8.6M Reduce -8.2%
CGSD Cap Group Short Duration 0.11% 329,671 $8.6M Add +285.5%
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.10% 69,785 $8.4M Reduce -3.1%
XLP SS Consumer Staples Sel Sect 0.10% 102,003 $7.9M Add +1371.3%
BILS SS Spdrb B 3-12M T-Bill ETF 0.10% 79,228 $7.9M Add +2.1%
SCHB Schwab US Broad Market ETF 0.09% 285,082 $7.5M Reduce -1.4%
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value 0.09% 70,515 $7.2M Reduce -3.3%
TSLA Tesla Inc. 0.09% 16,017 $7.2M Reduce -1.6%

Show all 653 holdings

Options reported separately and not counted above: SPY puts ($5.3M), OWL puts ($374K).

Other holdings (2): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $8.4M (not counted above)
SecurityClassShares / PrincipalValueChange
IBDR iShares Ibonds Dec 2026 Term IBONDS DEC2026 · principal 175,816$4.3MAdd +15.3%
IBDS Ishrs Ibnds Dec 27 Corp. ETF IBONDS 27 ETF · principal 171,170$4.2MAdd +52.9%

Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $8.1B.

Portfolio Sells Q3 2025 → Q4 2025

HYLB Xtrackers Usd High Yield Cor Reduce -32.4% 1.50% −0.84
SPSM SS SPDR P S&P 600 Small Cap Reduce -0.3% 3.07% −0.12
SCHD Schwab US DVD Equity ETF Reduce -6.1% 0.89% −0.10
CUT Invesco MSCI Global Timber E Reduce -94.7% 0.00% −0.09
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF Reduce -27.1% 0.18% −0.09
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF Reduce -3.4% 0.91% −0.06
FTCS First Trust Capital Strength Reduce -36.3% 0.07% −0.05
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E Reduce -6.6% 0.43% −0.05
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Reduce -0.9% 0.35% −0.05
IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF Reduce -3.4% 0.75% −0.04
IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF Reduce -2.0% 0.73% −0.04
ACWV iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Reduce -54.6% 0.03% −0.04
IBTF iShares Ibonds Dec 2025 Term Sold out 0.00% −0.04
IBMN iShares Ibonds Dec 2025 Term Sold out 0.00% −0.04
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Reduce -4.9% 0.43% −0.03
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. Reduce -12.5% 0.12% −0.03
HYG Ishr Ibx Usd Hiyld CB ETF-Ui Reduce -29.8% 0.07% −0.03
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth Reduce -2.8% 0.41% −0.02
TDTT NT Iboxx 3Y Dur Tips ETF Reduce -6.5% 0.14% −0.02
IWY iShares Russell Top 200 Grow Reduce -1.6% 0.35% −0.02
USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Fac Reduce -1.0% 0.25% −0.02
WTV Wisdomtree U.S. Value Fund Sold out 0.00% −0.02
CMF iShares California Muni Bond Reduce -26.6% 0.04% −0.02
XMHQ Invesco S&P Midcap Qual ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.02
TPSC Timothy Plan US Small Cap Co. Reduce -39.5% 0.02% −0.02
ESGU iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Reduce -67.0% 0.01% −0.02
XMMO Invesco S&P Midcap Momentum Sold out 0.00% −0.02
MUB iShares National Muni Bond E Reduce -8.2% 0.11% −0.01
RWR SS SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.01
CGHM Cap Group Muni High-Income Reduce -13.5% 0.06% −0.01
HD Home Depot Inc. Reduce -0.4% 0.05% −0.01
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A Reduce -1.4% 0.06% −0.01
NFLX Netflix Inc. Reduce -0.1% 0.03% −0.01
VOOV Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF Reduce -14.1% 0.05% −0.01
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 Reduce -6.9% 0.08% −0.01
XSVM Invesco S&P Smallcap Value W Reduce -0.0% 0.22% −0.01
SBUX Starbucks Corp. Reduce -72.6% 0.00% −0.01
PJUL Innovator U.S. Equity Power Sold out 0.00% −0.01
SOVF Sovereign's Capital Flourish Sold out 0.00% −0.01
JHMM John Hancock Multi Fact Mid Reduce -19.0% 0.02% −0.01
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.01
RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Reduce -0.9% 0.27% −0.01
ETN Eaton Corp. PLC Reduce -2.5% 0.02% −0.01
FBTC Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Sold out 0.00% −0.01
ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.01
AOA iShares Core 80/20 Aggressiv Reduce -48.0% 0.01% −0.01
SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF Reduce -0.8% 0.17% −0.01
BSCP Invesco Bulletshares 2025 CB Sold out 0.00% −0.01
IBD Inspire Corporate Bond ETF Reduce -4.6% 0.06% −0.01
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US Reduce -1.6% 0.13% −0.01

Portfolio Buys Q3 2025 → Q4 2025

HYBB iShares BB Rated Corp. Bond New 0.85% +0.85
CGGR Cap Group Growth Equity Add +51.2% 0.48% +0.15
CGCP Cap Group Core Plus Income Add +96.4% 0.29% +0.14
SMLF iShares US Smallcap Equity F Add +14.1% 1.12% +0.10
XLP SS Consumer Staples Sel Sect Add +1371.3% 0.10% +0.09
CGUS Cap Group Core Equity Add +39.0% 0.33% +0.09
NLR Vaneck Urani & Nuclr ETF-Usd New 0.08% +0.08
VEA Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF Add +1.5% 9.20% +0.08
CGSD Cap Group Short Duration Add +285.5% 0.11% +0.08
CGDV Cap Group Dividend Value Add +12.5% 0.57% +0.06
SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury B Add +35.5% 0.26% +0.06
VYM Vanguard High DVD Yield ETF Add +18.8% 0.43% +0.06
CGCV Cap Group Conservative Eq Add +191.3% 0.09% +0.06
SCHC Schwab Intl Small-Cap Equity Add +67.7% 0.15% +0.06
CGCB Cap Group Core Bond Add +22.2% 0.37% +0.05
CGDG Cap Group Dividend Growers Add +21.6% 0.32% +0.05
SPBO SS SPDR P Corp. Bond ETF Add +75.1% 0.13% +0.05
NVDA Nvidia Corp. Add +32.5% 0.24% +0.05
CGGO Cap Group Global Growth Add +21.0% 0.32% +0.05
PVAL Putnam Focused LRG Cap Value Add +363.8% 0.06% +0.05
EMXC iShares MSCI Emr MRK Ex Chna Add +0.1% 1.58% +0.04
SPYV SS SPDR P S&P 500 Value ETF Add +2.7% 6.13% +0.04
CGIE Cap Group Intl Equity Add +264.0% 0.05% +0.03
FELG Fidelity Enh LRG Cap GWTH Add +49.8% 0.11% +0.03
DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF Add +17.8% 0.31% +0.03
GUNR NT Mstar GLBL NR ETF Add +1.6% 2.03% +0.03
AAPL Apple Inc. Add +2.4% 0.70% +0.03
CGMM Cap Group Small and Mid Cap Add +132.7% 0.05% +0.03
CGMS Cap Group US Multi-Sect Bond Add +20.1% 0.22% +0.03
STIP iShares 0-5 Year Tips Bond E Add +22.8% 0.19% +0.03
FTMN FR Minnesota Muni Inc. ETF New 0.02% +0.02
ESLG Eventide Larg Cap Growth ETF New 0.02% +0.02
IBDW iShares Ibonds Dec 2031 Corp. Add +460.3% 0.03% +0.02
CGSM Cap Group Short Muni Income New 0.02% +0.02
EME Emcor Group Inc. New 0.02% +0.02
FNDX Schwab Fndmntl US LRG Co. ETF Add +126.5% 0.04% +0.02
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A Add +4.1% 0.09% +0.02
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Add +129.1% 0.03% +0.02
SCHR Schwab Intermediate-Term US Add +22.4% 0.13% +0.02
BINC iShares Flex I A ETF-Usd Inc. Add +36.9% 0.07% +0.02
FDLS Inspire Fidelis Multi Factor New 0.02% +0.02
IQLT iShares MSCI International Q Add +104.3% 0.03% +0.02
XLV SS Health Care Select Sector Add +1.1% 0.23% +0.02
DYNF Ishrs US E F R A ETF-Usd Inc. Add +27.7% 0.07% +0.01
BUFG FT Vest Buffered Allocation New 0.01% +0.01
IBTL iShares Ibonds Dec 2031 Term New 0.01% +0.01
CGGE Cap Group Global Eq Add +48.6% 0.04% +0.01
IBMR iShares Ibonds Dec 2029 M BD Add +139.3% 0.02% +0.01
GLRY Inspire Growth ETF New 0.01% +0.01
IAGG iShares Intl Aggregate Bond Add +33.1% 0.05% +0.01

Options Activity Q3 2025 → Q4 2025

OWL Blue Owl Capital Inc. put New 25,000 $374K

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

Notes & Other Activity Q3 2025 → Q4 2025

IBDR iShares Ibonds Dec 2026 Term IBONDS DEC2026 · principal Add +15.3% 175,816 $4.3M
IBDS Ishrs Ibnds Dec 27 Corp. ETF IBONDS 27 ETF · principal Add +52.9% 171,170 $4.2M
IBDQ iShares Ibonds Dec 2025 Term IBONDS DEC25 ETF · principal Sold out 141,075 $3.6Mbefore exit

Bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants; not part of the stock holdings or percentages above.

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 724$9.4BVEA, SPYG, SPYV, SPMD, VTIP
Q1 2026 673$8.4BVEA, SPYV, SPYG, SPMD, VTIP
Q4 2025 653$8.1BVEA, SPYG, SPYV, SPMD, VOO
Q3 2025 642$7.7BVEA, SPYG, SPYV, SPMD, VOO
Q2 2025 636$7.2BVEA, SPYG, SPYV, SPMD, VOO
Q1 2025 598$6.6BVEA, SPYV, SPYG, SPMD, VTIP
Q4 2024 587$6.4BVEA, SPYG, SPYV, SPMD, VOO
Q3 2024 577$6.4BVEA, SPYV, SPYG, SPMD, VOO
Q2 2024 553$5.9BVEA, SPYG, SPYV, SPMD, VTIP
Q1 2024 531$5.7BVEA, SPYV, SPYG, SPMD, VOO