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Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors, Inc. — 13F Holdings & Portfolio

CIK 2017868 · latest 13F-HR filed 2026-10-16

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Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors, Inc. manages $1.22B in 13F-reported U.S. long-equity assets across 120 reported positions as of its 2026-09-30 13F-HR filing. Its largest disclosed positions are IVV (14.39%), VUG (11.31%), VO (10.01%). Quarter over quarter (versus its 2026-06-30 filing) the fund opened 10 new positions and exited 7; 29 existing positions rose in reported value and 32 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
$1.22B

Long-equity book

Holdings
120

Distinct positions

Period
2026-09-30

Filed 2026-10-16

Q/Q Activity
+10 / −7 / ↑29 / ↓32

vs 2026-06-30

Portfolio charts

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

Portfolio map

Q3 26
IVV14.4% · +1%VUG11.3% · +1%VO10.0% · +2%VTV9.4% · +2%EFV5.7% · +1%VEA5.1% · +1%EFG4.8% · +2%IEMG4.2% · +1%SCHG3.5% · -0%VCIT2.4% · newVONV1.9% · -1%DFAS1.8% · +2%AVUV1.8% · +2%VB1.7% · -1%MU1.5% · +2%DFUV1.4% · -1%AAPL1.3% · +8%VBR1.1% · +0%FNDF0.8% · -1%SNDK0.7% · +6%SCHX0.7% · +2%FBND0.7% · +6%XOM0.6% · +0%CAT0.6% · +0%IVE0.6% · +1%SCHM0.6% · -0%VOO0.6% · +9%IEFA0.5% · -0%IWN0.5% · +0%VWO0.5% · +0%HIMU0.5% · -9%EEM0.4% · -1%MUNI0.4% · -11%WDC0.4% · +0%MSFT0.3% · +27%DFIV0.3% · +2%WMT0.3% · +2%NVDA0.3% · +35%EFA0.3% · -0%CVX0.2% · +2%SPY0.2% · +40%VLO0.2% · -22%VXF0.2% · -6%COST0.2% · +1%USIG0.2% · -20%BRK.B0.2% · +2%QQQ0.2% · +1%FNDX0.2% · -1%IWM0.2% · -2%AMZN0.2% · +35%PMBS0.2% · +20%JNJ0.2% · +3%PB0.2% · +894%DKS0.1% · -0%SLYV0.1% · +0%IDEV0.1% · -0%JPM0.1% · +10%UNH0.1% · -17%DFAT0.1% · -14%DFAC0.1% · +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

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

5 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 = 70.8%

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

Firm Profile & Key People

As of the firm’s regulatory filing dated Jun 24, 2026.

Assets Under Management
$1.81B
Discretionary
$1.80B
Employees
21
Accounts
928
Address
4400 POST OAK PKWY
SUITE 200
HOUSTON, TX 77027
Phone
(713) 623-6600
Website
This firm reports 3 disclosure items on its registration.
Name Title / Status Ownership Type
HIGHTOWER, HEATH, VERNON ControlFINANCIAL ADVISOR/SHAREHOLDER
since Jun 2003
25–50%Individual
MINTER, MICHAEL, ALAN ControlCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER/SHAREHOLDER
since Feb 2003
25–50%Individual
VILLARD, BARBARA, MARIE ControlCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
since Jan 2016
5–10%Individual
VILLARD, BARBARA, MARIE ControlSHAREHOLDER
since Jan 2025
5–10%Individual
ZSCHIESCHE, BRYAN, DAVID ControlFINANCIAL ADVISOR/SHAREHOLDER
since Nov 2013
25–50%Individual
ZSCHIESCHE, BRYAN, DAVID ControlPRESIDENT
since Jan 2025
25–50%Individual
GOODSON, WILLIAM, NEILFINANCIAL ADVISOR/SHAREHOLDER
since Jan 2025
5–10%Individual
NELSON, KEVIN, ARTHURFINANCIAL ADVISOR/SHAREHOLDER
since Jan 2025
5–10%Individual
Ownership & leadership changes · 7 filings with changes since Mar 21, 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.

Apr 21, 2025 filing
  • ChangedMINTER, MICHAEL, ALAN · title PORTFOLIO MANAGER/SHAREHOLDER → CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER/SHAREHOLDER
  • ChangedVILLARD, BARBARA, MARIE · title CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS / SHAREHOLDER → CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER / SHAREHOLDER
Mar 25, 2025 filing
  • No longer listedBOOKER, MICHAEL, FRED · PRESIDENT/SHAREHOLDER · 50–75% · control person · listed since Apr 1997
  • AddedGOODSON, WILLIAM, NEIL · FINANCIAL ADVISOR/SHAREHOLDER · 5–10%
  • AddedNELSON, KEVIN, ARTHUR · FINANCIAL ADVISOR/SHAREHOLDER · 5–10%
  • ChangedHIGHTOWER, HEATH, VERNON · ownership 10–25% → 25–50%; now a control person
  • ChangedMINTER, MICHAEL, ALAN · ownership 10–25% → 25–50%; now a control person
  • ChangedVILLARD, BARBARA, MARIE · title CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS → CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS / SHAREHOLDER; ownership Less than 5% → 5–10%
  • ChangedZSCHIESCHE, BRYAN, DAVID · title FINANCIAL ADVISOR/SHAREHOLDER → FINANCIAL ADVISOR/SHAREHOLDER / PRESIDENT; ownership 10–25% → 25–50%; now a control person
Feb 12, 2016 filing
  • AddedVILLARD, BARBARA, MARIE · CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS · Less than 5% · control person
  • ChangedBOOKER, MICHAEL, FRED · title PRESIDENT → PRESIDENT/SHAREHOLDER
  • ChangedHIGHTOWER, HEATH, VERNON · title FINANCIAL ADVISOR → FINANCIAL ADVISOR/SHAREHOLDER
  • ChangedMINTER, MICHAEL, ALAN · title CCO → PORTFOLIO MANAGER/SHAREHOLDER
  • ChangedZSCHIESCHE, BRYAN, DAVID · title FINANCIAL ADVISOR → FINANCIAL ADVISOR/SHAREHOLDER
Apr 14, 2015 filing
  • ChangedMINTER, MICHAEL, ALAN · title CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER → CCO
Sep 8, 2014 filing
  • AddedZSCHIESCHE, BRYAN, DAVID · FINANCIAL ADVISOR · 10–25%
  • ChangedBOOKER, MICHAEL, FRED · ownership 75% or more → 50–75%
Aug 2, 2013 filing
  • AddedHIGHTOWER, HEATH, VERNON · FINANCIAL ADVISOR · 10–25%
Mar 20, 2013 filing
  • ChangedMINTER, MICHAEL, ALAN · ownership Less than 5% → 10–25%
Mar 21, 2012 filing (earliest on record)
  • ListedBOOKER, MICHAEL, FRED · PRESIDENT · 75% or more · control person
  • ListedMINTER, MICHAEL, ALAN · CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER · Less than 5%

Quarter-over-quarter changes

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

Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors, Inc. 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 ISHARES TR IVV 464287200 $175.5M 14.39% 229,119 SH
2 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VUG 922908736 $137.9M 11.31% 1,529,827 SH
3 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VO 922908629 $122.0M 10.01% 1,555,944 SH
4 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VTV 922908744 $114.6M 9.40% 530,516 SH
5 ISHARES TR EFV 464288877 $69.9M 5.74% 883,585 SH
6 VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FDS VEA 921943858 $62.2M 5.10% 880,265 SH
7 ISHARES TR EFG 464288885 $58.6M 4.81% 489,325 SH
8 ISHARES INC IEMG 46434G103 $51.1M 4.20% 630,207 SH
9 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SCHG 808524300 $42.3M 3.47% 1,177,465 SH
10 VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS VCIT 92206C870 $29.0M 2.38% 370,116 SH
11 VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS VONV 92206C714 $23.4M 1.92% 215,323 SH
12 DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST DFAS 25434V500 $22.0M 1.80% 284,179 SH
13 AMERICAN CENTY ETF TR AVUV 025072877 $21.6M 1.77% 183,602 SH
14 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VB 922908751 $21.0M 1.72% 73,768 SH
15 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC MU 595112103 $18.6M 1.52% 17,450 SH
16 DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST DFUV 25434V724 $17.3M 1.42% 314,129 SH
17 APPLE INC AAPL 037833100 $15.6M 1.28% 46,700 SH
18 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VBR 922908611 $13.6M 1.12% 59,014 SH
19 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR FNDF 808524755 $10.1M 0.83% 187,750 SH
20 SANDISK CORP SNDK 80004C200 $9.0M 0.73% 5,145 SH
21 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SCHX 808524201 $8.3M 0.68% 277,113 SH
22 FIDELITY MERRIMACK STR TR FBND 316188309 $8.2M 0.67% 189,781 SH
23 EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP XOM 30233Q108 $7.9M 0.65% 48,464 SH
24 CATERPILLAR INC CAT 149123101 $7.3M 0.60% 9,030 SH
25 ISHARES TR IVE 464287408 $7.1M 0.58% 31,023 SH
26 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SCHM 808524508 $6.8M 0.55% 198,697 SH
27 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VOO 922908363 $6.8M 0.55% 9,632 SH
28 ISHARES TR IEFA 46432F842 $6.5M 0.53% 67,122 SH
29 ISHARES TR IWN 464287630 $6.0M 0.49% 28,650 SH
30 VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F VWO 922042858 $5.9M 0.48% 99,439 SH
31 BLACKROCK ETF TRUST II HIMU 092528843 $5.5M 0.45% 121,221 SH
32 ISHARES TR EEM 464287234 $5.2M 0.43% 78,091 SH
33 PIMCO ETF TR MUNI 72201R866 $5.0M 0.41% 101,622 SH
34 WESTERN DIGITAL CORP WDC 958102105 $5.0M 0.41% 10,934 SH
35 MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 594918104 $3.7M 0.31% 7,258 SH
36 DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST DFIV 25434V807 $3.5M 0.28% 61,926 SH
37 WALMART INC WMT 931142103 $3.1M 0.25% 29,753 SH
38 NVIDIA CORPORATION NVDA 67066G104 $3.1M 0.25% 13,466 SH
39 ISHARES TR EFA 464287465 $3.1M 0.25% 29,418 SH
40 CHEVRON CORPORATION CVX 166764100 $2.9M 0.24% 14,070 SH
41 STATE STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T SPY 78462F103 $2.8M 0.23% 3,668 SH
42 VALERO ENERGY CORP VLO 91913Y100 $2.8M 0.23% 7,175 SH
43 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VXF 922908652 $2.7M 0.22% 11,738 SH
44 COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION COST 22160K105 $2.6M 0.21% 2,821 SH
45 ISHARES TR USIG 464288620 $2.1M 0.17% 43,729 SH
46 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL BRK.B 084670702 $2.1M 0.17% 4,266 SH
47 INVESCO QQQ TR QQQ 46090E103 $2.1M 0.17% 2,787 SH
48 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR FNDX 808524771 $2.0M 0.17% 64,900 SH
49 ISHARES TR IWM 464287655 $2.0M 0.16% 7,183 SH
50 AMAZON COM INC AMZN 023135106 $1.9M 0.16% 7,664 SH
Filing History
Period Filed AUM Holdings Accession
2026-09-30 2026-10-16 $1.22B 120 0002017868-26-000011
2026-06-30 2026-07-17 $1.18B 116 0002017868-26-000007
2026-03-31 2026-05-14 $1.05B 131 0002017868-26-000005
2025-12-31 2026-02-06 $1.04B 126 0002017868-26-000003
2025-09-30 2025-10-27 $987.9M 112 0002017868-25-000013
Filer Information
Address
4400 POST OAK PKWY, STE 200
HOUSTON, TX 77027
Phone
(713) 623-6600
Filing Manager
Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors, Inc.
HOUSTON, TX
Signatory
Marie Villard
CTO & CCO