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Ballast Financial Advisors LLC — 13F Holdings & Portfolio

CIK 2109821 · latest 13F-HR filed 2026-08-13

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Ballast Financial Advisors LLC manages $110.5M in 13F-reported U.S. long-equity assets across 71 reported positions as of its 2026-06-30 13F-HR filing. Its largest disclosed positions are SCHX (11.38%), SCHZ (10.96%), ISTB (10.83%). Quarter over quarter (versus its 2026-03-31 filing) the fund opened 3 new positions, exited 0, added to 47, and trimmed 4.

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.

Filer Information
Address
535 N CHURCH ST
STE 205
WEST CHESTER, PA 19380
Phone
(302) 253-8437
Filing Manager
Ballast Financial Advisors LLC
WEST CHESTER, PA
Signatory
Joseph Baker
Chief Compliance Officer
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AUM

$110.5M

Long-equity book

Holdings

71

Distinct positions

Period

2026-06-30

Filed 2026-08-13

Q/Q Activity

+3 / −0 / ↑47 / ↓4

vs 2026-03-31

Firm Profile & Key People
Name Title / Status Ownership Type

Top Adds (vs prior quarter)

  • SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR$1.8M +16.2%
  • SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR$1.3M +11.7%
  • ISHARES TR$1.1M +9.9%
  • J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F$943.6K +26.2%
  • VANGUARD INSTL INDEX FD$618.3K +168.7%
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Top Trims

  • GRAYSCALE BITCOIN TRUST ETF-$128.6K -13.7%
  • NEWMONT CORP-$35.2K -13.5%
  • NUSCALE PWR CORP-$16.4K -7.5%
  • RBB FD INC-$15.0K -6.8%
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New Positions

  • SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR$253.6K
  • AMERICAN CENTY ETF TR$229.8K
  • SPDR SERIES TRUST$211.8K
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Exited Positions

  • No exits this quarter.
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All Holdings

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 SCHX 808524201 $12.6M 11.38% 427,141 SH
2 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SCHZ 808524839 $12.1M 10.96% 523,539 SH
3 ISHARES TR ISTB 46432F859 $12.0M 10.83% 248,050 SH
4 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR FNDF 808524755 $6.1M 5.53% 115,801 SH
5 AMERICAN CENTY ETF TR AVUV 025072877 $4.9M 4.42% 39,110 SH
6 AMERICAN CENTY ETF TR AVLV 025072349 $4.7M 4.23% 51,252 SH
7 J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F JQUA 46641Q761 $4.5M 4.12% 62,901 SH
8 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SCHF 808524805 $3.8M 3.46% 138,002 SH
9 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VBK 922908595 $2.8M 2.58% 7,778 SH
10 VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS VIG 921908844 $2.5M 2.27% 10,602 SH
11 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VUG 922908736 $2.4M 2.22% 28,423 SH
12 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SCHG 808524300 $2.3M 2.09% 68,197 SH
13 DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST DFEM 25434V732 $2.0M 1.84% 49,952 SH
14 DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST DFIS 25434V773 $1.8M 1.64% 51,835 SH
15 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SCHV 808524409 $1.7M 1.50% 47,753 SH
16 FIDELITY MERRIMACK STR TR FBND 316188309 $1.6M 1.46% 35,392 SH
17 VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS BND 921937835 $1.5M 1.39% 20,870 SH
18 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR FNDX 808524771 $1.4M 1.25% 44,248 SH
19 DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST DFAR 25434V823 $1.3M 1.14% 47,965 SH
20 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VTV 922908744 $1.2M 1.07% 5,409 SH
21 VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS VCIT 92206C870 $1.1M 1.03% 13,780 SH
22 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VBR 922908611 $1.1M 1.02% 4,619 SH
23 DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST DISV 25434V781 $1.1M 0.96% 26,405 SH
24 VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS VCSH 92206C409 $1.0M 0.94% 13,077 SH
25 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VB 922908751 $1.0M 0.92% 3,359 SH
26 VANGUARD INSTL INDEX FD VBIL 922040845 $984.7K 0.89% 13,012 SH
27 ISHARES TR SOXX 464287523 $967.4K 0.88% 1,510 SH
28 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR FNDC 808524748 $900.8K 0.82% 18,551 SH
29 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VOO 922908363 $882.6K 0.80% 1,285 SH
30 GRAYSCALE BITCOIN TRUST ETF GBTC 389637109 $808.5K 0.73% 17,761 SH
31 INVESCO QQQ TR QQQ 46090E103 $798.5K 0.72% 1,084 SH
32 ISHARES TR IXUS 46432F834 $788.0K 0.71% 8,257 SH
33 FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST FVAL 316092782 $757.2K 0.69% 9,716 SH
34 J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F JCPB 46641Q670 $749.4K 0.68% 15,965 SH
35 VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS BSV 921937827 $723.5K 0.65% 9,286 SH
36 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VV 922908637 $674.4K 0.61% 1,961 SH
37 STATE STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T SPY 78462F103 $654.3K 0.59% 876 SH
38 ALPHABET INC GOOGL 02079K305 $640.7K 0.58% 1,793 SH
39 ISHARES TR IWR 464287499 $632.3K 0.57% 5,732 SH
40 VANGUARD WHITEHALL FDS VIGI 921946810 $624.6K 0.57% 6,689 SH
41 VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F VT 922042742 $579.2K 0.52% 3,690 SH
42 DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST DFAI 25434V203 $561.6K 0.51% 13,616 SH
43 IONQ INC IONQ 46222L108 $532.6K 0.48% 10,000 SH
44 ISHARES TR DGRO 46434V621 $508.4K 0.46% 6,708 SH
45 DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST DFAC 25434V708 $431.8K 0.39% 9,735 SH
46 APPLE INC AAPL 037833100 $423.7K 0.38% 1,464 SH
47 SSGA ACTIVE ETF TR TOTL 78467V848 $415.2K 0.38% 10,519 SH
48 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SCHC 808524888 $384.1K 0.35% 7,982 SH
49 J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F JPST 46641Q837 $372.7K 0.34% 7,370 SH
50 ELI LILLY & CO LLY 532457108 $359.8K 0.33% 300 SH
Filing History
Period Filed AUM Holdings Accession
2026-06-30 2026-08-13 $110.5M 71 0001172661-26-003396
2026-03-31 2026-05-14 $97.5M 68 0001172661-26-001850
2025-12-31 2026-02-17 $97.1M 70 0001172661-26-001072