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Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. — 13F Holdings & Portfolio

CIK 1358828 · latest 13F-HR filed 2026-08-14

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Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. manages $508.4M in 13F-reported U.S. long-equity assets across 137 reported positions as of its 2026-06-30 13F-HR filing. Its largest disclosed positions are VOO (7.88%), EMB (6.43%), BAPA (5.15%). Quarter over quarter (versus its 2026-03-31 filing) the fund opened 24 new positions and exited 29; 50 existing positions rose in reported value and 43 fell.

AUM is the long-equity portion reported on Form 13F-HR. Excludes short positions, cash, foreign holdings, and non-13F assets. For informational purposes only — not investment advice.

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AUM
$508.4M

Long-equity book

Holdings
137

Distinct positions

Period
2026-06-30

Filed 2026-08-14

Q/Q Activity
+24 / −29 / ↑50 / ↓43

vs 2026-03-31

Portfolio charts

Latest quarter's book, what changed, and how the portfolio has evolved across filings.

Portfolio map

Q2 26
VOO7.9% · -2%EMB6.4% · +29%BAPA5.1% · -4%FCX4.6% · +4%NOG4.5% · +26%TSLA4.4% · -0%NEEPT4.2% · +5%FLOT3.4% · -13%CVX3.1% · +1300%XOP2.7% · newILF2.1% · newMSFT2.0% · +125%MP1.9% · newNTR1.8% · +2%GOOG1.8% · newXOM1.7% · +109%XLI1.7% · +373%PAAS1.4% · -38%COP1.4% · +325%MRK1.2% · -1%AMLP1.1% · +0%TEVA1.1% · -1%EWZ1.1% · newAEM1.1% · -2%HESM1.1% · +0%NEE1.0% · +0%QCOM1.0% · +5%AMGN1.0% · +25%IAU1.0% · -19%AA1.0% · +1%AWK0.9% · -3%PLTR0.8% · -2%XLE0.8% · -1%AGI0.8% · newGLW0.7% · -65%LNG0.7% · +35%B0.7% · +7%IBIT0.7% · +17%COPX0.7% · +588%WPM0.7% · -44%PSLV0.7% · -63%NKE0.6% · -27%ARKX0.6% · newFCG0.6% · -2%RSP0.6% · +355%NVDA0.6% · +120%BWXT0.6% · -4%CRWV0.5% · newIWO0.5% · -2%AAPL0.5% · -5%WHR0.4% · -4%REMX0.4% · newLLY0.4% · +2%EOG0.4% · newSHLD0.3% · -12%SPCX0.3% · newAPUE0.3% · -4%DAX0.3% · -12%LQD0.3% · -3%MO0.3% · +0%

Box size = position value; colour = change in share count vs the prior quarter (green added, red trimmed, blue new). Rows split across managers or share classes are combined. Click a box for the stock.

Sector mix

% of 13F value

Sectors from each company's SIC code; funds and ETFs grouped separately.

Biggest buys and sells

Q1 26 → Q2 26

Estimated from the change in shares held × the quarter-end price, so price moves alone don't count as buying. New and exited positions are included.

13F assets and positions

4 quarters

Total reported 13F value (bars) and number of positions (line) each quarter. Value changes include market moves.

Top positions over time

reported value

The eight largest current positions, valued at each quarter end.

Concentration

top 10 = 46.5%

Cumulative share of the portfolio held in the largest N positions.

Firm Profile & Key People

As of the firm’s regulatory filing dated Aug 31, 2026.

Assets Under Management
$835.6M
Discretionary
$835.6M
Employees
11
Accounts
1,116
Address
10920 VIA FRONTERA
SUITE 500
SAN DIEGO, CA 92127
Phone
(858) 487-3939
Website
Name Title / Status Ownership Type
PUPLAVA, JAMES, JOSEPH ControlPRESIDENT
since Mar 1985
75% or moreIndividual
PUPLAVA, JAMES, JOSEPH ControlCCO
since Nov 2024
75% or moreIndividual
Preiss, Ryan, Douglas ControlCOO
since Jun 2026
Less than 5%Individual
Ownership & leadership changes · 9 filings with changes since Feb 8, 2012

From the firm’s regulatory filings, newest first. Dates are filing dates: a filing that no longer lists someone does not say when they left.

Jun 23, 2026 filing
  • No longer listedHelm, Lisa · CEO · Less than 5% · control person · listed since Apr 2025
  • AddedPreiss, Ryan, Douglas · COO · Less than 5% · control person
Apr 30, 2025 filing
  • AddedHelm, Lisa · CEO · Less than 5% · control person
  • ChangedPUPLAVA, JAMES, JOSEPH · title CEO & CCO / PRESIDENT → CCO / PRESIDENT
Dec 11, 2024 filing
  • No longer listedPAPPALARDO, SANDRA, ANN · CEO & CCO · Less than 5% · listed since Jan 2023
  • ChangedPUPLAVA, JAMES, JOSEPH · title PRESIDENT → CEO & CCO / PRESIDENT
Mar 29, 2024 filing
  • ChangedPAPPALARDO, SANDRA, ANN · title CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER → CEO & CCO
Jun 23, 2023 filing
  • No longer listedValenzuela, Abdiel, Alan · CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER · Less than 5% · listed since Jul 2017
  • Listed againPAPPALARDO, SANDRA, ANN · CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER · Less than 5%
Oct 13, 2017 filing
  • AddedValenzuela, Abdiel, Alan · CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER · Less than 5%
  • ChangedPUPLAVA, JAMES, JOSEPH · title CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER / PRESIDENT → PRESIDENT
Jun 26, 2015 filing
  • No longer listedPAPPALARDO, SANDRA, ANN · CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER / CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · Less than 5% · control person · listed since Jun 2013
  • ChangedPUPLAVA, JAMES, JOSEPH · title PRESIDENT → CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER / PRESIDENT
Jun 11, 2013 filing
  • No longer listedMIDDLETON, SCOTT, ALLEN · CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER / CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · Less than 5% · control person · listed since Jan 2001
  • Listed againPAPPALARDO, SANDRA, ANN · CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER / CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · Less than 5% · control person
May 21, 2012 filing
  • No longer listedPAPPALARDO, SANDRA, ANN · CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER · Less than 5% · control person · listed since Jan 2007
  • ChangedMIDDLETON, SCOTT, ALLEN · title CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER → CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER / CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Feb 8, 2012 filing (earliest on record)
  • ListedMIDDLETON, SCOTT, ALLEN · CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · Less than 5% · control person
  • ListedPAPPALARDO, SANDRA, ANN · CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER · Less than 5% · control person
  • ListedPUPLAVA, JAMES, JOSEPH · PRESIDENT · 75% or more · control person

Quarter-over-quarter changes

Changes in reported position value vs the prior 13F, so price moves count too, not just shares bought or sold.

Top Adds (vs prior quarter)

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Top Trims

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New Positions

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Exited Positions

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Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. Holdings (2026-06-30)

Rows tagged Call or Put are options positions, not stock. Per SEC Form 13F-HR, Value shows the notional value of the underlying (shares covered × underlying price), not the option premium. Shares is the number of underlying shares covered (divide by 100 for contract count).

# Issuer Symbol CUSIP Value Weight Shares Type
1 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VOO 922908363 $40.0M 7.88% 58,299 SH
2 ISHARES TR EMB 464288281 $32.7M 6.43% 339,166 SH
3 BOEING CO BAPA 097023204 $26.2M 5.15% 388,816 SH
4 FREEPORT MCMORAN INC FCX 35671D857 $23.5M 4.61% 373,095 SH
5 NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC NOG 665531AJ8 $22.9M 4.50% 23,729,000 SH
6 TESLA INC TSLA 88160R101 $22.5M 4.43% 53,571 SH
7 NEXTERA ENERGY INC NEEPT 65339F119 $21.4M 4.21% 430,347 SH
8 ISHARES TR FLOT 46429B655 $17.3M 3.39% 338,106 SH
9 CHEVRON CORPORATION CVX 166764100 $16.0M 3.15% 96,557 SH
10 SPDR SERIES TRUST XOP 78468R556 $13.8M 2.72% 89,716 SH
11 ISHARES TR ILF 464287390 $10.5M 2.06% 310,234 SH
12 MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 594918104 $10.2M 2.00% 27,293 SH
13 MP MATERIALS CORP MP 553368101 $9.9M 1.95% 176,840 SH
14 NUTRIEN LTD NTR 67077M108 $9.3M 1.83% 147,644 SH
15 ALPHABET INC GOOG 02079K107 $9.3M 1.82% 26,196 SH
16 EXXON MOBIL CORP XOM 30231G102 $8.6M 1.69% 62,799 SH
17 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR XLI 81369Y704 $8.6M 1.68% 46,241 SH
18 PAN AMERN SILVER CORP PAAS 697900108 $7.1M 1.40% 159,251 SH
19 CONOCOPHILLIPS COP 20825C104 $7.0M 1.39% 67,752 SH
20 MERCK & CO INC MRK 58933Y105 $6.3M 1.25% 49,398 SH
21 ALPS ETF TR AMLP 00162Q452 $5.6M 1.10% 107,998 SH
22 TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTD TEVA 881624209 $5.5M 1.09% 163,086 SH
23 ISHARES INC EWZ 464286400 $5.5M 1.08% 158,751 SH
24 AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD AEM 008474108 $5.5M 1.08% 35,289 SH
25 HESS MIDSTREAM LP HESM 428103105 $5.5M 1.07% 145,354 SH
26 NEXTERA ENERGY INC NEE 65339F101 $5.2M 1.03% 59,435 SH
27 QUALCOMM INC QCOM 747525103 $5.1M 0.99% 27,333 SH
28 AMGEN INC AMGN 031162100 $5.0M 0.98% 13,782 SH
29 ISHARES GOLD TR IAU 464285204 $5.0M 0.98% 65,678 SH
30 ALCOA CORP AA 013872106 $4.9M 0.97% 94,487 SH
31 AMERICAN WTR WKS CO INC NEW AWK 030420103 $4.7M 0.92% 35,411 SH
32 PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC PLTR 69608A108 $4.3M 0.84% 36,800 SH
33 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR XLE 81369Y506 $4.1M 0.81% 77,086 SH
34 ALAMOS GOLD INC AGI 011532108 $4.1M 0.80% 133,938 SH
35 CORNING INC GLW 219350105 $3.7M 0.74% 14,649 SH
36 CHENIERE ENERGY INC LNG 16411R208 $3.5M 0.70% 14,840 SH
37 BARRICK MNG CORP B 06849F108 $3.5M 0.69% 96,148 SH
38 ISHARES BITCOIN TRUST ETF IBIT 46438F101 $3.5M 0.69% 105,485 SH
39 GLOBAL X FDS COPX 37954Y830 $3.5M 0.69% 45,612 SH
40 WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP WPM 962879102 $3.5M 0.69% 31,178 SH
41 SPROTT ASSET MANAGEMENT LP PSLV 85207K107 $3.5M 0.68% 183,168 SH
42 NIKE INC NKE 654106103 $3.2M 0.63% 78,388 SH
43 ARK ETF TR ARKX 00214Q807 $3.0M 0.60% 89,108 SH
44 FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD FCG 33733E807 $3.0M 0.60% 114,093 SH
45 INVESCO EXCHANGE TRADED FD T RSP 46137V357 $3.0M 0.59% 14,162 SH
46 NVIDIA CORPORATION NVDA 67066G104 $3.0M 0.58% 14,796 SH
47 BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC BWXT 05605H100 $2.9M 0.58% 15,141 SH
48 COREWEAVE INC CRWV 21873S108 $2.6M 0.50% 25,644 SH
49 ISHARES TR IWO 464287648 $2.6M 0.50% 6,474 SH
50 APPLE INC AAPL 037833100 $2.5M 0.49% 8,610 SH
Filing History
Period Filed AUM Holdings Accession
2026-06-30 2026-08-14 $508.4M 137 0001358828-26-000003
2026-03-31 2026-05-14 $492.7M 142 0001358828-26-000002
2025-12-31 2026-02-13 $547.4M 151 0001358828-26-000001
2025-09-30 2025-11-14 $586.7M 158 0001358828-25-000005
Filer Information
Address
10920 VIA FRONTERA
SUITE 500
SAN DIEGO, CA 92127
Phone
(858) 487-3939
Filing Manager
Financial Sense Advisors, Inc.
SAN DIEGO, CA
Signatory
James J. Puplava
President