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Paradigm, Strategies in Wealth Management, LLC — 13F Holdings & Portfolio

CIK 1859579 · latest 13F-HR filed 2026-10-16

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Paradigm, Strategies in Wealth Management, LLC manages $156.1M in 13F-reported U.S. long-equity assets across 56 reported positions as of its 2026-09-30 13F-HR filing. Its largest disclosed positions are SCHG (13.32%), IJR (11.13%), SCHD (10.56%). Quarter over quarter (versus its 2026-06-30 filing) the fund opened 1 new position and exited 6; 9 existing positions rose in reported value and 29 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
$156.1M

Long-equity book

Holdings
56

Distinct positions

Period
2026-09-30

Filed 2026-10-16

Q/Q Activity
+1 / −6 / ↑9 / ↓29

vs 2026-06-30

Portfolio charts

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

Portfolio map

Q3 26
SCHG13.3% · -11%IJR11.1% · -3%SCHD10.6% · -17%HEFA9.3% · -18%JPST6.7% · -15%SCHF5.3% · -3%IBCB3.2% · newEQWL3.1% · +143%AAPL3.0% · -4%JIVE3.0% · +148%IBCA2.9% · -4%SPY2.8% · -1%PG2.4% · 0%JTEK2.4% · +184%SCHM2.2% · -2%IBDZ1.6% · -36%IBDX1.3% · -26%MDY1.2% · -0%JEPQ1.0% · -1%JEPI0.9% · 0%IBDY0.8% · -1%IBDW0.7% · -3%IBDT0.7% · -53%AIQ0.6% · 0%IBDV0.6% · -24%AMZN0.6% · -1%SCHA0.6% · -0%BRK.B0.5% · 0%JMST0.5% · -49%NVDA0.5% · +0%IBDU0.5% · -48%VOO0.5% · +1%IWB0.4% · 0%CRWD0.4% · +266%XLU0.3% · -2%COST0.3% · -3%DIA0.3% · 0%IBDS0.3% · -54%GOOGL0.3% · -7%IVW0.3% · +7%LGCY0.3% · -0%BSCY0.3% · +7%IVE0.2% · +3%IWF0.2% · -30%MSFT0.2% · -5%QQQ0.2% · -7%TSLA0.2% · 0%UNH0.2% · +0%SLYV0.2% · -1%GOOG0.2% · +6%MO0.2% · +0%IJH0.2% · -3%XLV0.1% · +0%CVIE0.1% · 0%IWV0.1% · +0%IXN0.1% · -1%

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

Q2 26 → Q3 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 = 68.7%

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

Firm Profile & Key People

As of the firm’s regulatory filing dated Feb 26, 2026.

Assets Under Management
$313.7M
Discretionary
$313.7M
Employees
5
Accounts
675
Address
11324 86TH AVENUE NORTH
MAPLE GROVE, MN 55369
Phone
(763) 201-1025
Website
Name Title / Status Ownership Type
BENTZEN, KRISTINA, MARIE ControlMANAGING MEMBER, PRESIDENT
since Apr 2020
25–50%Individual
BENTZEN, KRISTINA, MARIE ControlCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
since Jul 2024
25–50%Individual
Grote, Sean, F. ControlMANAGING MEMBER, AND VICE PRESIDENT OF INVESTMENTS AND CLIENT SERVICES
since Jan 2024
10–25%Individual
STRAND, WILLIAM, OLSON ControlBOARD OF DIRECTORS
since Mar 2025
25–50%Individual
STRAND, WILLIAM, OLSON ControlOWNER
since Apr 1995
25–50%Individual
Ownership & leadership changes · 9 filings with changes since Feb 2, 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.

Feb 26, 2026 filing
  • ChangedSTRAND, WILLIAM, OLSON · title BOARD OF DIRECTORS / MANAGING MEMBER, OWNER → BOARD OF DIRECTORS / OWNER
Mar 13, 2025 filing
  • ChangedBENTZEN, KRISTINA, MARIE · title MANAGING MEMBER, PRESIDENT, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER → CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER / MANAGING MEMBER, PRESIDENT
  • ChangedGrote, Sean, F. · title MEMBER → MANAGING MEMBER, AND VICE PRESIDENT OF INVESTMENTS AND CLIENT SERVICES
  • ChangedSTRAND, WILLIAM, OLSON · title MANAGING MEMBER/VICE-PRESIDENT → BOARD OF DIRECTORS / MANAGING MEMBER, OWNER
Aug 1, 2024 filing
  • ChangedBENTZEN, KRISTINA, MARIE · title MANAGING MEMBER, PRESIDENT → MANAGING MEMBER, PRESIDENT, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
  • ChangedSTRAND, WILLIAM, OLSON · title MANAGING MEMBER,CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/VICE-PRESIDENT → MANAGING MEMBER/VICE-PRESIDENT
Jun 27, 2024 filing
  • ChangedGrote, Sean, F. · ownership Less than 5% → 10–25%
  • ChangedSTRAND, WILLIAM, OLSON · ownership 50–75% → 25–50%
Feb 21, 2024 filing
  • AddedGrote, Sean, F. · MEMBER · Less than 5% · control person
  • ChangedSTRAND, WILLIAM, OLSON · ownership 75% or more → 50–75%
Feb 8, 2023 filing
  • No longer listedJohnson, Samuel, Alexander · MANAGING MEMBER · 10–25% · control person · listed since Sep 2022
  • ChangedSTRAND, WILLIAM, OLSON · ownership 50–75% → 75% or more
Sep 13, 2022 filing
  • AddedJohnson, Samuel, Alexander · MANAGING MEMBER · 10–25% · control person
  • ChangedBENTZEN, KRISTINA, MARIE · title MEMBER, PRESIDENT → MANAGING MEMBER, PRESIDENT; ownership 5–10% → 25–50%
  • ChangedSTRAND, WILLIAM, OLSON · title MEMBER,CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/VICE-PRESIDENT → MANAGING MEMBER,CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/VICE-PRESIDENT; ownership 75% or more → 50–75%
Feb 10, 2022 filing
  • ChangedSTRAND, WILLIAM, OLSON · title MEMBER,CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER → MEMBER,CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/VICE-PRESIDENT
Sep 10, 2020 filing
  • AddedBENTZEN, KRISTINA, MARIE · MEMBER, PRESIDENT · 5–10% · control person
Feb 2, 2012 filing (earliest on record)
  • ListedSTRAND, WILLIAM, OLSON · MEMBER,CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER · 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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Paradigm, Strategies in Wealth Management, LLC Holdings (2026-09-30)

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 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SCHG 808524300 $20.8M 13.32% 578,342 SH
2 ISHARES TR IJR 464287804 $17.4M 11.13% 127,683 SH
3 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SCHD 808524797 $16.5M 10.56% 506,446 SH
4 ISHARES TR HEFA 46434V803 $14.5M 9.27% 312,001 SH
5 J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F JPST 46641Q837 $10.4M 6.69% 207,396 SH
6 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SCHF 808524805 $8.3M 5.30% 301,231 SH
7 ISHARES TR IBCB 46438G166 $5.0M 3.22% 212,505 SH
8 INVESCO EXCHANGE TRADED FD T EQWL 46137V449 $4.9M 3.14% 38,000 SH
9 APPLE INC AAPL 037833100 $4.7M 3.04% 14,257 SH
10 J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F JIVE 46654Q757 $4.7M 3.00% 49,164 SH
11 ISHARES TR IBCA 46438G372 $4.5M 2.89% 187,270 SH
12 STATE STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T SPY 78462F103 $4.3M 2.77% 5,669 SH
13 PROCTER & GAMBLE CO PG 742718109 $3.8M 2.44% 26,220 SH
14 J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F JTEK 46654Q732 $3.7M 2.36% 34,979 SH
15 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SCHM 808524508 $3.4M 2.20% 100,994 SH
16 ISHARES TR IBDZ 46438G653 $2.5M 1.58% 100,123 SH
17 ISHARES TR IBDX 46436E312 $2.1M 1.33% 86,339 SH
18 STATE STR SPDR S&P MIDCAP 40 MDY 78467Y107 $1.8M 1.17% 2,773 SH
19 J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F JEPQ 46654Q203 $1.5M 0.98% 24,840 SH
20 J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F JEPI 46641Q332 $1.4M 0.87% 24,250 SH
21 ISHARES TR IBDY 46436E130 $1.2M 0.75% 47,847 SH
22 ISHARES TR IBDW 46436E486 $1.1M 0.72% 55,727 SH
23 ISHARES TR IBDT 46435U515 $1.0M 0.67% 41,614 SH
24 GLOBAL X FDS AIQ 37954Y632 $991.2K 0.64% 15,212 SH
25 ISHARES TR IBDV 46436E726 $987.1K 0.63% 46,694 SH
26 AMAZON COM INC AMZN 023135106 $949.8K 0.61% 3,812 SH
27 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SCHA 808524607 $916.7K 0.59% 28,095 SH
28 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL BRK.B 084670702 $851.0K 0.55% 1,709 SH
29 J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F JMST 46641Q654 $819.1K 0.52% 16,200 SH
30 NVIDIA CORPORATION NVDA 67066G104 $811.7K 0.52% 3,554 SH
31 ISHARES TR IBDU 46436E205 $752.8K 0.48% 33,177 SH
32 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VOO 922908363 $719.1K 0.46% 1,026 SH
33 ISHARES TR IWB 464287622 $654.2K 0.42% 1,572 SH
34 CROWDSTRIKE HLDGS INC CRWD 22788C105 $548.8K 0.35% 2,073 SH
35 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR XLU 81369Y886 $531.1K 0.34% 13,465 SH
36 COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION COST 22160K105 $523.1K 0.34% 575 SH
37 STATE STR SPDR DOW JONES IND DIA 78467X109 $499.9K 0.32% 983 SH
38 ISHARES TR IBDS 46435UAA9 $490.4K 0.31% 20,333 SH
39 ALPHABET INC GOOGL 02079K305 $459.4K 0.29% 1,335 SH
40 ISHARES TR IVW 464287309 $405.4K 0.26% 2,850 SH
41 LEGACY ED INC LGCY 52474R207 $395.5K 0.25% 40,900 SH
42 INVESCO EXCH TRD SLF IDX FD BSCY 46139W783 $392.3K 0.25% 20,100 SH
43 ISHARES TR IVE 464287408 $372.6K 0.24% 1,632 SH
44 ISHARES TR IWF 464287614 $338.7K 0.22% 2,704 SH
45 MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 594918104 $332.3K 0.21% 648 SH
46 INVESCO QQQ TR QQQ 46090E103 $328.0K 0.21% 443 SH
47 TESLA INC TSLA 88160R101 $293.4K 0.19% 827 SH
48 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC UNH 91324P102 $284.3K 0.18% 774 SH
49 SPDR SERIES TRUST SLYV 78464A300 $273.4K 0.18% 2,676 SH
50 ALPHABET INC GOOG 02079K107 $262.0K 0.17% 769 SH
Filing History
Period Filed AUM Holdings Accession
2026-09-30 2026-10-16 $156.1M 56 0001172661-26-004563
2026-06-30 2026-07-21 $164.1M 61 0001172661-26-002719
2026-03-31 2026-05-07 $147.4M 55 0001172661-26-001615
2025-12-31 2026-01-22 $152.4M 49 0001172661-26-000261
Filer Information
Address
11324 86TH AVENUE NORTH
MAPLE GROVE, MN 55369
Phone
(763) 201-1025
Filing Manager
Paradigm, Strategies in Wealth Management, LLC
Maple Grove, MN
Signatory
Kristina Bentzen
CCO