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Vertex Planning Partners, LLC — 13F Holdings & Portfolio

CIK 1942341 · latest 13F-HR filed 2026-08-14

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Vertex Planning Partners, LLC manages $673.5M in 13F-reported U.S. long-equity assets across 159 reported positions as of its 2026-06-30 13F-HR filing. Its largest disclosed positions are SPYM (16.11%), JQUA (7.38%), USFR (5.79%). Quarter over quarter (versus its 2026-03-31 filing) the fund opened 27 new positions and exited 4; 96 existing positions rose in reported value and 18 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
$673.5M

Long-equity book

Holdings
159

Distinct positions

Period
2026-06-30

Filed 2026-08-14

Q/Q Activity
+27 / −4 / ↑96 / ↓18

vs 2026-03-31

Portfolio charts

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

Portfolio map

Q2 26
SPYM16.1% · +30%JQUA7.4% · +11%USFR5.8% · -13%TFLO5.7% · -26%DYNF4.8% · +26%SPY4.2% · +81%AAPL4.0% · +7%SPYG3.4% · +17%JTEK3.0% · +16%BIDD2.8% · +17%HEFA2.1% · +18%IUSB1.8% · +106%PULS1.7% · +24%DTD1.6% · +17%BINC1.6% · +34%SPDW1.5% · +87%HEEM1.4% · +15%BAI1.3% · +8%JMST1.2% · +1%SPMO1.1% · -0%SPAB1.1% · +48%AVEM1.0% · +8%SPYV1.0% · +93%EMXC1.0% · +35%ABBV0.9% · +76%IEMG0.9% · +418%QQQ0.9% · newBIL0.8% · +12%THRO0.8% · -6%SHLD0.8% · +64%XCEM0.8% · +6%BLCR0.8% · +22%BMO0.7% · -12%GOVT0.7% · +60%SPMB0.7% · +42%AKRE0.5% · -0%IAGG0.5% · +18%TBLL0.5% · +100%SPTI0.5% · +44%MMIN0.5% · +10%SHYM0.5% · +16%IALT0.4% · newMUNI0.4% · +14%XLK0.4% · +22%BILS0.4% · +8%GLDM0.3% · +30%QUAL0.3% · -43%IDEV0.3% · -72%SPTM0.2% · +88%STIP0.2% · +15%RPG0.2% · 0%CME0.2% · -0%RSP0.2% · -11%AMZN0.2% · newIEFA0.2% · +18%DFAU0.2% · +0%GOOGL0.2% · +22%IXUS0.2% · +144%GOOG0.2% · +25%GLD0.2% · -2%

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 = 57.3%

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

Firm Profile & Key People

As of the firm’s regulatory filing dated Mar 30, 2026.

Assets Under Management
$1.01B
Discretionary
$1.01B
Employees
20
Accounts
2,580
Address
3000 WOODCREEK DRIVE
SUITE 100
DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515
Phone
(630) 836-3300
Website
Name Title / Status Ownership Type
BELLIS, MICHAEL, DAVID ControlMANAGING MEMBER
since Sep 2021
25–50%Individual
BENNER, GREGORY, PAUL ControlCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER / MANAGING MEMBER
since Sep 2021
25–50%Individual
FRANZEN, STEVEN, PAUL ControlMANAGING MEMBER
since Sep 2021
5–10%Individual
HUSTON, CHRISTOPHER, CHARLESMEMBER
since Mar 2022
5–10%Individual
SANDEE, SCOTT, ANDREWMEMBER
since Jan 2023
Less than 5%Individual
Ownership & leadership changes · 2 filings with changes since Dec 3, 2021

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.

Mar 30, 2026 filing
  • AddedSANDEE, SCOTT, ANDREW · MEMBER · Less than 5%
  • ChangedFRANZEN, STEVEN, PAUL · ownership 10–25% → 5–10%
Mar 21, 2022 filing
  • No longer listedSCHAFFNIT, BRADLEY, ANDREW · MANAGING MEMBER · 25–50% · control person · listed since Sep 2021
  • AddedHUSTON, CHRISTOPHER, CHARLES · MEMBER · 5–10%
Dec 3, 2021 filing (earliest on record)
  • ListedBELLIS, MICHAEL, DAVID · MANAGING MEMBER · 25–50% · control person
  • ListedBENNER, GREGORY, PAUL · CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER / MANAGING MEMBER · 25–50% · control person
  • ListedFRANZEN, STEVEN, PAUL · MANAGING MEMBER · 10–25% · control person
  • ListedSCHAFFNIT, BRADLEY, ANDREW · MANAGING MEMBER · 25–50% · 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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Vertex Planning Partners, LLC 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 SPDR SERIES TRUST SPYM 78464A854 $108.5M 16.11% 1,234,572 SH
2 J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F JQUA 46641Q761 $49.7M 7.38% 688,073 SH
3 WISDOMTREE TR USFR 97717Y527 $39.0M 5.79% 774,263 SH
4 ISHARES TR TFLO 46434V860 $38.7M 5.74% 763,672 SH
5 BLACKROCK ETF TRUST DYNF 09290C103 $32.5M 4.83% 478,583 SH
6 STATE STR SPDR SP 500 ETF T SPY 78462F103 $28.1M 4.17% 37,639 SH
7 APPLE INC AAPL 037833100 $27.2M 4.04% 93,981 SH
8 SPDR SERIES TRUST SPYG 78464A409 $23.0M 3.42% 193,662 SH
9 J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F JTEK 46654Q732 $20.4M 3.02% 182,483 SH
10 BLACKROCK ETF TRUST BIDD 09290C848 $18.8M 2.79% 626,308 SH
11 ISHARES TR HEFA 46434V803 $14.2M 2.10% 301,850 SH
12 ISHARES TR IUSB 46434V613 $12.1M 1.80% 262,029 SH
13 PGIM ETF TR PULS 69344A107 $11.7M 1.74% 236,284 SH
14 WISDOMTREE TR DTD 97717W109 $10.9M 1.62% 117,050 SH
15 BLACKROCK ETF TRUST II BINC 092528603 $10.4M 1.55% 199,498 SH
16 SPDR INDEX SHS FDS SPDW 78463X889 $10.3M 1.54% 205,247 SH
17 ISHARES INC HEEM 46434G509 $9.6M 1.42% 213,736 SH
18 BLACKROCK ETF TRUST BAI 09290C780 $9.0M 1.34% 171,060 SH
19 J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F JMST 46641Q654 $8.0M 1.20% 157,816 SH
20 INVESCO EXCH TRADED FD TR II SPMO 46138E339 $7.3M 1.09% 45,415 SH
21 SPDR SERIES TRUST SPAB 78464A649 $7.3M 1.09% 286,978 SH
22 AMERICAN CENTY ETF TR AVEM 025072604 $6.6M 0.98% 68,202 SH
23 SPDR SERIES TRUST SPYV 78464A508 $6.6M 0.97% 107,805 SH
24 ISHARES INC EMXC 46434G764 $6.5M 0.96% 63,292 SH
25 ABBVIE INC ABBV 00287Y109 $6.3M 0.93% 24,972 SH
26 ISHARES INC IEMG 46434G103 $6.2M 0.91% 74,258 SH
27 INVESCO QQQ TR QQQ 46090E103 $5.9M 0.88% 8,031 SH
28 SPDR SERIES TRUST BIL 78468R663 $5.6M 0.83% 60,982 SH
29 BLACKROCK ETF TRUST THRO 09290C806 $5.5M 0.82% 127,796 SH
30 GLOBAL X FDS SHLD 37960A529 $5.2M 0.78% 87,750 SH
31 COLUMBIA ETF TR II XCEM 19762B202 $5.2M 0.77% 98,505 SH
32 BLACKROCK ETF TRUST BLCR 09290C855 $5.1M 0.76% 101,223 SH
33 BANK MONTREAL MEDIUM BMO 063671101 $4.9M 0.73% 27,959 SH
34 ISHARES TR GOVT 46429B267 $4.5M 0.67% 196,731 SH
35 SPDR SERIES TRUST SPMB 78464A383 $4.4M 0.65% 197,532 SH
36 PROFESIONALLY MANAGED PORTFO AKRE 74316P579 $3.4M 0.50% 63,828 SH
37 ISHARES TR IAGG 46435G672 $3.3M 0.49% 65,043 SH
38 INVESCO EXCH TRADED FD TR II TBLL 46138G888 $3.3M 0.49% 74,960 SH
39 SPDR SERIES TRUST SPTI 78464A672 $3.2M 0.47% 111,404 SH
40 NEW YORK LIFE INVTS ACTIVE E MMIN 45409F843 $3.1M 0.46% 128,723 SH
41 BLACKROCK ETF TRUST II SHYM 092528108 $3.1M 0.45% 135,923 SH
42 BLACKROCK ETF TRUST IALT 09290C665 $2.8M 0.42% 100,601 SH
43 PIMCO ETF TR MUNI 72201R866 $2.7M 0.41% 52,023 SH
44 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR XLK 81369Y803 $2.7M 0.40% 14,070 SH
45 SPDR SERIES TRUST BILS 78468R523 $2.4M 0.36% 24,640 SH
46 WORLD GOLD TR GLDM 98149E303 $2.3M 0.34% 29,047 SH
47 ISHARES TR QUAL 46432F339 $2.3M 0.34% 10,415 SH
48 ISHARES TR IDEV 46435G326 $2.0M 0.30% 22,516 SH
49 SPDR SERIES TRUST SPTM 78464A805 $1.7M 0.25% 18,329 SH
50 ISHARES TR STIP 46429B747 $1.5M 0.23% 15,000 SH
Filing History
Period Filed AUM Holdings Accession
2026-06-30 2026-08-14 $673.5M 159 0001942341-26-000004
2026-03-31 2026-05-15 $514.9M 135 0001942341-26-000003
2025-12-31 2026-02-17 $430.4M 130 0001942341-26-000001
2025-09-30 2025-11-18 $521.4M 200 0002085853-25-000286
Filer Information
Address
3000 WOODCREEK DRIVE
SUITE 100
DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515
Phone
(630) 836-3300
Filing Manager
Vertex Planning Partners, LLC
DOWNERS GROVE, IL
Signatory
NICOLE GOFF
Compliance Ops, Sr. Consultant