Vertex Planning Partners, LLC

In its 13F for Q4 2025 (holdings as of December 31, 2025, filed February 17, 2026), Vertex Planning Partners, LLC reported 130 stock positions worth $430.4 million. Its top holding was Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF (SPYM) at 16.5% of the portfolio, followed by JPMorgan US Quality Factor (JQUA, 8.9%) and Wisdomtree Floating Rate Tre (USFR, 6.1%). Compared with Q3 2025, it opened 7 new positions, sold out of 77, added to 52 and reduced 58. The biggest buy was Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF (SPYM, shares +1%) and the biggest sale an exit from iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
DOWNERS GROVE, IL
CIK
0001942341
Portfolio Value
$430.4M (Q4 2025)
SEC Filing
0001942341-26-000001 ↗ filed Feb 17, 2026

Holdings Value

0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M$800.0M Q1 2024: $361.5M Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $385.4M Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $418.3M Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $453.3M Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $458.1M Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $479.0M Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $521.4M Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $430.4M $430.4M Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $514.9M Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $673.5M Q2 2026

Holdings 130 stocks · $430.4M

SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF 16.46% 882,936 $70.8M Add +0.9%
JQUA JPMorgan US Quality Factor 8.86% 603,268 $38.1M Reduce -6.5%
USFR Wisdomtree Floating Rate Tre 6.06% 518,086 $26.1M Reduce -3.8%
AAPL Apple Inc. 5.54% 87,730 $23.9M Reduce -2.9%
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 4.16% 26,250 $17.9M Add +32.7%
SPYG SS SPDR P S&P 500 Growth ETF 3.95% 159,390 $17.0M Reduce -0.3%
TFLO iShares Treasury Floating Ra 3.86% 329,518 $16.6M Add +22.5%
BIDD iShares International Divide 3.47% 518,353 $14.9M Add +3.2%
JTEK JPMorgan US Tech Leaders 3.16% 151,118 $13.6M Add +1.7%
DYNF Ishrs US E F R A ETF-Usd Inc. 2.85% 201,736 $12.3M Add +2.4%
HEFA Isha Curr Hedged MSCI Eafe 2.41% 250,964 $10.4M Add +1.2%
XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF 2.36% 171,491 $10.2M Add +1.1%
PULS Pgim Ultra Short Bond ETF 2.08% 180,680 $9.0M Add +4.4%
DTD Wisdomtree US Total Dividend 1.92% 97,270 $8.3M Add +1.7%
HEEM iShares Crncy Hedgd MSCI Em 1.50% 185,879 $6.5M Add +0.9%
IUSB Ishr CR Unvrse Usd BD ETF-Ui 1.20% 111,394 $5.2M Add +5.2%
SPDW Ste STR SPDR PT DW Eu ETF 1.18% 114,648 $5.1M Reduce -1.1%
SPMO Invesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF 1.17% 42,027 $5.0M Add +45.6%
THRO iShares U.S. Thematic Rotati 1.12% 124,508 $4.8M Add +1.3%
BAI Ishrs AI in and Tech Act ETF 1.11% 143,686 $4.8M Add +1.7%
JMST JPM Ultra-Short Muni Income filed as J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F 0.99% 83,730 $4.3M Add +10.2%
AKRE Akre Focus ETF filed as PROFESIONALLY MANAGED PORTFO 0.97% 63,996 $4.2M New
BMO Bank of Montreal filed as BANK MONTREAL QUE 0.96% 31,959 $4.1M No change
AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Eq 0.95% 53,255 $4.1M Add +92.2%
XCEM Columbia Em Core Ex-China 0.91% 102,119 $3.9M Reduce -0.5%
SPEM State Street SP PTF Em ETF 0.91% 83,507 $3.9M Add +0.5%
GLDM SPDR Gold Minishares Trust 0.87% 44,104 $3.8M Reduce -0.1%
EMXC iShares MSCI Emr MRK Ex Chna 0.83% 49,125 $3.6M Add +0.7%
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac 0.77% 16,784 $3.3M Reduce -38.8%
ABBV Abbvie Inc. 0.75% 14,153 $3.2M Reduce -11.0%
SPYV SS SPDR P S&P 500 Value ETF 0.73% 54,965 $3.1M Add +0.1%
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging 0.68% 43,292 $2.9M Reduce -6.5%
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 0.66% 4,590 $2.8M Add +11.2%
SPMB SS SPDR P Mort Back Bond ETF 0.65% 125,589 $2.8M Add +3.5%
ICSH iShares Ultra Short Duration 0.60% 50,838 $2.6M Add +3.4%
IAGG iShares Intl Aggregate Bond 0.56% 47,763 $2.4M Add +4.8%
SHLD Global X Defense Tech ETF 0.53% 35,259 $2.3M Add +1.0%
BINC iShares Flex I A ETF-Usd Inc. 0.49% 40,310 $2.1M Add +7.3%
CME Cme Group Inc. 0.43% 6,781 $1.9M Reduce -2.6%
BIL SS SPDR BB 1-3M T-Bill ETF 0.39% 18,390 $1.7M Add +3.4%
XTEN Bondbloxx BBG 10Y US TSY ETF 0.37% 34,675 $1.6M Reduce -3.0%
ABT Abbott Laboratories 0.35% 11,938 $1.5M Add +79.0%
QQQM Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 0.31% 37,421 $1.3M New
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight 0.30% 6,821 $1.3M Reduce -2.0%
XLK SS Technology Select Sector 0.30% 8,925 $1.3M Reduce -3.9%
SPTI SS SPDR P Int Term TSY ETF 0.30% 44,073 $1.3M Add +1.9%
GLD SPDR Gold Shares 0.28% 3,066 $1.2M No change
RPG Invesco S&P 500 Pure Growth 0.26% 23,700 $1.1M Add +0.0%
MMIN Nylim Mackay Muni Insured Et filed as NEW YORK LIFE INVTS ACTIVE E 0.26% 46,075 $1.1M Add +17.7%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 0.25% 4,733 $1.1M Reduce -31.0%
DFAU Dimensional US Core Equity M 0.22% 20,542 $961K Add +26.3%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.22% 2,977 $959K Add +20.5%
BILS SS Spdrb B 3-12M T-Bill ETF 0.21% 8,947 $888K Add +2.2%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.20% 2,779 $870K Reduce -31.5%
SPTM SS SPDR P S&P 1500 Comp ETF 0.20% 10,319 $851K Reduce -1.7%
COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF 0.19% 13,567 $816K Reduce -0.2%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 0.19% 2,545 $799K Reduce -36.1%
XLI SS Industrial Select Sector 0.18% 4,961 $770K Reduce -0.4%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 0.17% 3,956 $738K Reduce -60.3%
BP BP PLC-Spons ADR 0.17% 21,079 $732K Reduce -0.4%
IGEB iShares Investment Grade SYS 0.17% 16,024 $732K Add +5.4%
MUNI PIMCO Intermediate Municipal 0.17% 13,688 $717K Add +3.3%
IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF 0.15% 7,220 $646K Reduce -1.3%
ACN Accenture PLC Class A 0.15% 2,357 $632K New
USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Fac 0.14% 6,559 $618K Reduce -7.1%
TOUS T Rowe PRC International Eq 0.14% 17,660 $609K Add +88.6%
PAAA Pgim Aaa Clo ETF 0.14% 11,849 $607K Reduce -13.8%
MDY State Street SPDR S&P Midcap 0.12% 891 $538K No change
STIP iShares 0-5 Year Tips Bond E 0.12% 5,102 $522K Reduce -71.5%
MAIN Main Street Capital Corp. 0.12% 8,583 $518K No change
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.12% 582 $502K Reduce -10.9%
SHYM iShares Short Duration High 0.11% 21,699 $482K Reduce -1.6%
DTH Wisdomtree International Hig 0.11% 9,327 $481K Reduce -1.0%
DON Wisdomtree US Midcap Dividen 0.11% 9,322 $481K Reduce -1.5%
XLV SS Health Care Select Sector 0.11% 3,031 $469K Reduce -1.6%
JAAA Janus Henderson Aaa Clo ETF 0.11% 9,179 $464K Add +0.1%
MEAR Ishrs Short Mat Muni Act ETF 0.10% 8,854 $446K Add +1.6%
STPZ PIMCO 1-5 Year US Tips Index 0.10% 8,225 $441K Reduce -2.9%
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc. 0.10% 778 $441K Reduce -12.3%
BX Blackstone Inc. 0.10% 2,856 $440K Reduce -0.9%
TGRT T. Rowe Price Growth ETF 0.10% 9,878 $437K Add +0.0%
GLTR Abrdn Precious Metals Basket 0.10% 2,041 $420K Reduce -7.3%
ORCL Oracle Corp. 0.10% 2,138 $417K Reduce -29.3%
VDC Vanguard Consumer Staple ETF 0.10% 1,950 $412K No change
VHT Vanguard Health Care ETF 0.10% 1,423 $410K Add +9.6%
VZ Verizon Communications Inc. 0.09% 9,886 $403K Reduce -13.7%
TFI SS SPDR N Ice Muni Bond ETF 0.09% 8,614 $394K No change
QYLD Global X Nasd 100 Cov Call 0.09% 22,271 $394K Add +1.5%
MCK McKesson Corp. 0.09% 470 $386K Reduce -2.9%
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 0.09% 583 $385K Reduce -46.9%
IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF 0.09% 4,448 $376K Add +17.0%
VGT Vanguard Info Tech ETF 0.09% 490 $369K No change
SPSM SS SPDR P S&P 600 Small Cap 0.09% 7,880 $369K Reduce -13.7%
SDY SS SPDR S&P Dividend ETF 0.08% 2,505 $349K No change
PSN Parsons Corp. 0.08% 5,635 $348K Reduce -8.2%
DFAT Dimensional US Target Value 0.08% 5,729 $341K Add +15.7%
CAH Cardinal Health Inc. 0.08% 1,622 $333K Reduce -4.7%
GOVT iShares US Treasury Bond ETF 0.08% 14,365 $331K Add +23.7%
SPMD SS SPDR P S&P 400 Midcap ETF 0.08% 5,702 $330K Reduce -3.8%
BDYN iShares DYN Act ETF 0.08% 12,757 $327K No change
PRFZ Inv Rafi US 1500 SM-Usd Inc. 0.07% 7,036 $323K Reduce -1.8%
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.07% 2,658 $320K Reduce -25.6%
ESGU iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA 0.07% 2,121 $316K Add +10.6%
DEW Wisdomtree Global High Divid 0.07% 5,034 $310K No change
DFAI Dimensional International Co. 0.07% 7,668 $292K Add +24.2%
SMH Vaneck Semiconductor ETF 0.07% 795 $286K Add +0.4%
PXF Invesco Rafi Developed Marke 0.07% 4,360 $286K Reduce -3.9%
MMIT Nylim Mackay Muni Intermedia filed as NEW YORK LIFE INVTS ACTIVE E 0.07% 11,685 $284K No change
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth 0.07% 2,310 $281K Add +16.3%
HDV iShares Core High Dividend E 0.06% 2,283 $278K Reduce -8.6%
NEE Nextera Energy Inc. 0.06% 3,449 $277K Reduce -12.5%
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Eq 0.06% 8,157 $266K Add +11.2%
T AT&T Inc. 0.06% 10,541 $262K Reduce -21.5%
XLF SS Financial Select Sector 0.06% 4,693 $257K Reduce -9.5%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.06% 506 $254K Reduce -40.0%
TDTT NT Iboxx 3Y Dur Tips ETF 0.06% 10,528 $253K New
LCTU iShares U.S. Carbon Transiti 0.06% 3,258 $241K Reduce -1.0%
CGGO Cap Group Global Growth filed as CAPITAL GROUP GBL GROWTH EQT 0.06% 6,874 $238K Add +6.7%
BLOK Amplify Blockchain Tech ETF 0.05% 4,000 $228K No change
CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. 0.05% 2,919 $225K Reduce -33.0%
DLN Wisdomtree US Largecap Divid 0.05% 2,529 $223K Reduce -0.3%
AMGN Amgen Inc. 0.05% 661 $216K Reduce -57.9%
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 0.05% 621 $215K Reduce -69.3%
MO Altria Group Inc. 0.05% 3,650 $210K Reduce -10.2%
TCAF T Rowe PRC Cap Appreciation 0.05% 5,470 $209K Add +0.2%
LEGR First Trust Indxx Innovative 0.05% 3,500 $208K New
PFGC Performance Food Group Co. 0.05% 2,293 $206K Reduce -0.6%
DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 0.05% 5,115 $203K New
CWB SS SPDR BB Conv Sec ETF 0.05% 2,268 $202K No change
PKW Invesco Buyback Achievers Et 0.05% 1,500 $201K New

Portfolio Sells Q3 2025 → Q4 2025

IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF Sold out 0.00% −2.04
IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bo Sold out 0.00% −1.67
MBB iShares MBS ETF Sold out 0.00% −1.64
IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF Sold out 0.00% −1.64
EFV iShares MSCI Eafe Value ETF Sold out 0.00% −1.56
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Sold out 0.00% −1.13
SCHZ Schwab US Aggregate Bond ETF Sold out 0.00% −1.03
IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.93
TLH iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Sold out 0.00% −0.69
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.47
IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.44
IWV iShares Russell 3000 ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.42
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui Sold out 0.00% −0.35
IYW iShares Ustechnology ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.30
DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.28
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac Reduce -38.8% 0.77% −0.25
MUB iShares National Muni Bond E Sold out 0.00% −0.24
IDHQ Invesco S&P International DE Sold out 0.00% −0.24
SUB iShares Short-Term National Sold out 0.00% −0.24
STIP iShares 0-5 Year Tips Bond E Reduce -71.5% 0.12% −0.23
WFC Wells Fargo & Co. Sold out 0.00% −0.23
SPUS SP Funds S&P Sharia Indu Exc Sold out 0.00% −0.21
WMT Walmart Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.20
JNJ Johnson & Johnson Sold out 0.00% −0.20
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Sold out 0.00% −0.19
NVDA Nvidia Corp. Reduce -60.3% 0.17% −0.18
IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.18
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E Sold out 0.00% −0.17
EFG iShares MSCI Eafe Growth ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.16
SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury B Sold out 0.00% −0.16
ACWV iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Sold out 0.00% −0.16
MCD McDonald's Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.15
CAT Caterpillar Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.15
EMB iShares JP Morgan Usd Emergi Sold out 0.00% −0.13
SCHX Schwab US Large-Cap ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.13
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. Sold out 0.00% −0.12
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Sold out 0.00% −0.11
SPSK SP Funds Dow Jones Global Su Sold out 0.00% −0.11
CVX Chevron Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.11
IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 GR Sold out 0.00% −0.10
VOT Vngrd Mrngstr MC GRW ETF-Usd Sold out 0.00% −0.10
VIG Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.10
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. Sold out 0.00% −0.09
VO Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap ETF-Usd Sold out 0.00% −0.09
PEP Pepsico Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.09
CPB The Campbell's Company Sold out 0.00% −0.09
VOE Vngrd Mrngstr MD-Cap Val ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.09
TSLA Tesla Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.08
IJK iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Grow Sold out 0.00% −0.08
AVGO Broadcom Inc. Reduce -69.3% 0.05% −0.08

Portfolio Buys Q3 2025 → Q4 2025

SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF Add +0.9% 16.46% +3.31
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US Add +32.7% 4.16% +1.63
TFLO iShares Treasury Floating Ra Add +22.5% 3.86% +1.25
AKRE Akre Focus ETF New 0.97% +0.97
BIDD iShares International Divide Add +3.2% 3.47% +0.78
DYNF Ishrs US E F R A ETF-Usd Inc. Add +2.4% 2.85% +0.61
AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Eq Add +92.2% 0.95% +0.55
JTEK JPMorgan US Tech Leaders Add +1.7% 3.16% +0.54
HEFA Isha Curr Hedged MSCI Eafe Add +1.2% 2.41% +0.53
SPMO Invesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF Add +45.6% 1.17% +0.50
XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF Add +1.1% 2.36% +0.49
PULS Pgim Ultra Short Bond ETF Add +4.4% 2.08% +0.43
DTD Wisdomtree US Total Dividend Add +1.7% 1.92% +0.38
HEEM iShares Crncy Hedgd MSCI Em Add +0.9% 1.50% +0.31
QQQM Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF New 0.31% +0.31
IUSB Ishr CR Unvrse Usd BD ETF-Ui Add +5.2% 1.20% +0.26
JMST JPM Ultra-Short Muni Income Add +10.2% 0.99% +0.25
THRO iShares U.S. Thematic Rotati Add +1.3% 1.12% +0.22
EMXC iShares MSCI Emr MRK Ex Chna Add +0.7% 0.83% +0.20
BAI Ishrs AI in and Tech Act ETF Add +1.7% 1.11% +0.19
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 Add +11.2% 0.66% +0.18
ABT Abbott Laboratories Add +79.0% 0.35% +0.18
SPEM State Street SP PTF Em ETF Add +0.5% 0.91% +0.16
ACN Accenture PLC Class A New 0.15% +0.15
SPYV SS SPDR P S&P 500 Value ETF Add +0.1% 0.73% +0.14
SPMB SS SPDR P Mort Back Bond ETF Add +3.5% 0.65% +0.13
ICSH iShares Ultra Short Duration Add +3.4% 0.60% +0.12
BINC iShares Flex I A ETF-Usd Inc. Add +7.3% 0.49% +0.11
IAGG iShares Intl Aggregate Bond Add +4.8% 0.56% +0.11
TOUS T Rowe PRC International Eq Add +88.6% 0.14% +0.08
DFAU Dimensional US Core Equity M Add +26.3% 0.22% +0.08
BIL SS SPDR BB 1-3M T-Bill ETF Add +3.4% 0.39% +0.08
MMIN Nylim Mackay Muni Insured Et Add +17.7% 0.26% +0.08
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. Add +20.5% 0.22% +0.07
SHLD Global X Defense Tech ETF Add +1.0% 0.53% +0.06
TDTT NT Iboxx 3Y Dur Tips ETF New 0.06% +0.06
SPTI SS SPDR P Int Term TSY ETF Add +1.9% 0.30% +0.06
LEGR First Trust Indxx Innovative New 0.05% +0.05
DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 New 0.05% +0.05
PKW Invesco Buyback Achievers Et New 0.05% +0.05
RPG Invesco S&P 500 Pure Growth Add +0.0% 0.26% +0.04
BILS SS Spdrb B 3-12M T-Bill ETF Add +2.2% 0.21% +0.04
IGEB iShares Investment Grade SYS Add +5.4% 0.17% +0.04
MUNI PIMCO Intermediate Municipal Add +3.3% 0.17% +0.03
VHT Vanguard Health Care ETF Add +9.6% 0.10% +0.03
IXUS iShares Core Intl Stock ETF Add +17.0% 0.09% +0.03
GOVT iShares US Treasury Bond ETF Add +23.7% 0.08% +0.03
DFAI Dimensional International Co. Add +24.2% 0.07% +0.02
DFAT Dimensional US Target Value Add +15.7% 0.08% +0.02
QYLD Global X Nasd 100 Cov Call Add +1.5% 0.09% +0.02

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 158$673.5MSPYM, JQUA, USFR, TFLO, DYNF
Q1 2026 135$514.9MSPYM, TFLO, USFR, JQUA, AAPL
Q4 2025 130$430.4MSPYM, JQUA, USFR, AAPL, SPY
Q3 2025 200$521.4MSPYM, JQUA, USFR, AAPL, SPYG
Q2 2025 188$479.0MSPYM, JQUA, USFR, AAPL, SPYG
Q1 2025 180$458.1MSPYM, JQUA, USFR, AAPL, HELO
Q4 2024 181$453.3MSPYM, JQUA, USFR, AAPL, HELO
Q3 2024 160$418.3MJQUA, USFR, SPYM, IVV, SPY
Q2 2024 153$385.4MJQUA, USFR, SPYM, IVV, SPY
Q1 2024 153$361.5MJQUA, USFR, SPYM, IVV, SPY