GW HENSSLER & ASSOCIATES LTD

KENNESAW, GA · CIK 1080369 · 13F filing filed 2023-04-26

SEC-registered investment adviser since 1990 · corporation

Assets managed$3.8bn
Staff88 · 36 in investment roles
Main clients (by assets)High net worth individuals 78%, Pension plans 14%, Individuals 7%
Form ADV · 2026-03-31SEC adviser record

Kindwealth
Others nearbyKennesaw, GA, Naples, FL, Atlanta, GA

As an employer

Offices in1 country

Where they work

people there (dot area)number not reportedmain officeHover or tap a dot. Australian and UK companies are placed at their business or registered address, with their staff across the whole country.

Offices

From Form ADV: the main office and the other offices where it does advisory work (at most the 25 largest), with the people doing investment work at each. “About” is worked out: the firm's investment staff less its other offices. Each city links to the other managers there.

City	Country	People
Kennesaw, GA (main office)United States	United States	about 35
Naples, FLUnited States	United States	1
Dunwoody, GAUnited States	United States

Map: places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), outlines from Natural Earth.

$1.5bn reported value +5.7% vs Q4 2022

220positions

28.2%in top 10

13 new 132 added 66 reduced 8 sold out vs Q4 2022

Holdings, Q1 2023

The small lines show how much was held over the last 4 quarters (adjusted for stock splits).

#	Security	Ticker	Shares	Value	% of portfolio	Change	Shares change
1	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED BUFD	BUFD	3,899,796	$79.7m5.29%	5.29%	Added +160.5k	+160,467 4.3%
2	APPLE INC COM AAPL	AAPL	339,277	$55.9m3.72%	3.72%	Reduced -40.9k	-40,861 -10.8%
3	MARATHON PETE CORP COM MPC	MPC	364,196	$49.1m3.26%	3.26%	Reduced -21.5k	-21,469 -5.6%
4	ISHARES TR S&P MC 400VL ETF IJJ	IJJ	385,302	$39.6m2.63%	2.63%	New
5	NOVARTIS AG SPONSORED ADR NVS	NVS	425,889	$39.2m2.60%	2.60%	Added +7.2k	+7,201 1.7%
6	MICROSOFT CORP COM MSFT	MSFT	124,738	$36.0m2.39%	2.39%	Reduced -18.2k	-18,196 -12.7%
7	CHEVRON CORP NEW COM CVX	CVX	212,792	$34.7m2.31%	2.31%	Reduced -7.8k	-7,842 -3.5%
8	EXXON MOBIL CORP COM XOM	XOM	314,234	$34.5m2.29%	2.29%	Reduced -9.8k	-9,778 -3.0%
9	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM LMT	LMT	60,103	$28.4m1.89%	1.89%	Reduced -615	-615 -1.0%
10	ABBVIE INC COM ABBV	ABBV	171,900	$27.4m1.82%	1.82%	Reduced -2.6k	-2,566 -1.5%
11	ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS INC COM ZBH	ZBH	209,347	$27.0m1.80%	1.80%	Added +58.0k	+57,957 38.3%
12	PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC COM PM	PM	277,956	$27.0m1.80%	1.80%	Added +4.2k	+4,158 1.5%
13	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COM VZ	VZ	694,685	$27.0m1.79%	1.79%	Added +194.7k	+194,732 39.0%
14	KROGER CO COM KR	KR	537,174	$26.5m1.76%	1.76%	Added +4.1k	+4,100 0.8%
15	ISHARES TR SP SMCP600VL ETF IJS	IJS	278,669	$26.1m1.73%	1.73%	New
16	INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE IN COM ICE	ICE	246,220	$25.7m1.71%	1.71%	Added +3.4k	+3,359 1.4%
17	AMERICAN ELEC PWR CO INC COM AEP	AEP	279,553	$25.4m1.69%	1.69%	Added +10.8k	+10,813 4.0%
18	SOUTHERN CO COM SO	SO	361,194	$25.1m1.67%	1.67%	Added +4.7k	+4,674 1.3%
19	PHILLIPS 66 COM PSX	PSX	246,739	$25.0m1.66%	1.66%	Reduced -5.5k	-5,469 -2.2%
20	ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A GOOGL	GOOGL	234,445	$24.3m1.62%	1.62%	Added +18.9k	+18,880 8.8%
21	PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP IN COM PFG	PFG	323,209	$24.0m1.60%	1.60%	Reduced -4.8k	-4,803 -1.5%
22	AMGEN INC COM AMGN	AMGN	97,024	$23.5m1.56%	1.56%	Added +1.3k	+1,310 1.4%
23	SEMPRA COM SRE	SRE	153,661	$23.2m1.54%	1.54%	Added +19.3k	+19,283 14.3%
24	DOMINION ENERGY INC COM D	D	411,268	$23.0m1.53%	1.53%	Added +139.7k	+139,661 51.4%
25	ALLSTATE CORP COM ALL	ALL	196,495	$21.8m1.45%	1.45%	Added +2.8k	+2,800 1.4%
26	MEDTRONIC PLC SHS MDT	MDT	269,418	$21.7m1.44%	1.44%	Added +156.6k	+156,620 138.8%
27	PEPSICO INC COM PEP	PEP	119,113	$21.7m1.44%	1.44%	Added +21	+21 0.0%
28	QUALCOMM INC COM QCOM	QCOM	165,050	$21.1m1.40%	1.40%	Added +2.2k	+2,198 1.4%
29	TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC COM TRV	TRV	118,388	$20.3m1.35%	1.35%	Reduced -748	-748 -0.6%
30	VISA INC COM CL A V	V	89,818	$20.3m1.35%	1.35%	Added +1.5k	+1,488 1.7%
31	COCA COLA CO COM KO	KO	322,092	$20.0m1.33%	1.33%	Added +13.5k	+13,511 4.4%
32	AMAZON COM INC COM AMZN	AMZN	192,571	$19.9m1.32%	1.32%	Added +53.6k	+53,635 38.6%
33	CVS HEALTH CORP COM CVS	CVS	264,445	$19.7m1.31%	1.31%	Added +4.0k	+3,972 1.5%
34	MERCK & CO INC COM MRK	MRK	182,076	$19.4m1.29%	1.29%	Reduced -5.0k	-4,976 -2.7%
35	PROCTER AND GAMBLE CO COM PG	PG	129,833	$19.3m1.28%	1.28%	Added +526	+526 0.4%
36	WALMART INC COM WMT	WMT	126,558	$18.7m1.24%	1.24%	Added +1.0k	+1,004 0.8%
37	AMCOR PLC ORD AMCR	AMCR	1,621,317	$18.5m1.23%	1.23%	Added +34.4k	+34,361 2.2%
38	WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC COM WBA	WBA	532,379	$18.4m1.22%	1.22%	Added +44.8k	+44,774 9.2%
39	EVERGY INC COM EVRG	EVRG	298,402	$18.2m1.21%	1.21%	Added +87.1k	+87,056 41.2%
40	TRACTOR SUPPLY CO COM TSCO	TSCO	75,705	$17.8m1.18%	1.18%	Reduced -884	-884 -1.1%
41	SMUCKER J M CO COM NEW SJM	SJM	112,169	$17.7m1.17%	1.17%	Reduced -708	-708 -0.6%
42	REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS COM REGN	REGN	21,102	$17.3m1.15%	1.15%	Reduced -190	-190 -0.9%
43	BARRICK GOLD CORP COM COM		887,028	$16.5m1.09%	1.09%	Added +871.2k	+871,155 5488.3%
44	GILEAD SCIENCES INC COM GILD	GILD	196,318	$16.3m1.08%	1.08%	Reduced -2.8k	-2,813 -1.4%
45	META PLATFORMS INC CL A META	META	76,308	$16.2m1.07%	1.07%	Added +26.7k	+26,709 53.9%
46	INGREDION INC COM INGR	INGR	151,043	$15.4m1.02%	1.02%	Reduced -769	-769 -0.5%
47	PUBLIC SVC ENTERPRISE GRP IN COM PEG	PEG	237,488	$14.8m0.99%	0.99%	Added +2.0k	+1,961 0.8%
48	PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INC COM PNC	PNC	113,131	$14.4m0.96%	0.96%	Added +31.7k	+31,658 38.9%
49	MCDONALDS CORP COM MCD	MCD	47,778	$13.4m0.89%	0.89%	Reduced -188	-188 -0.4%
50	EMERSON ELEC CO COM EMR	EMR	152,415	$13.3m0.88%	0.88%	Added +11.6k	+11,583 8.2%
51	FIFTH THIRD BANCORP COM FITB	FITB	448,457	$11.9m0.79%	0.79%	Added +107.8k	+107,831 31.7%
52	GSK PLC SPONSORED ADR GSK	GSK	332,515	$11.8m0.79%	0.79%	Added +193.8k	+193,849 139.8%
53	THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC COM TMO	TMO	19,825	$11.4m0.76%	0.76%	Reduced -180	-180 -0.9%
54	INTEL CORP COM INTC	INTC	349,523	$11.4m0.76%	0.76%	Added +87.6k	+87,611 33.5%
55	COMERICA INC COM CMA	CMA	256,820	$11.2m0.74%	0.74%	Added +28.3k	+28,313 12.4%
56	GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP COM GD	GD	48,225	$11.0m0.73%	0.73%	Added +532	+532 1.1%
57	ALTRIA GROUP INC COM MO	MO	231,005	$10.3m0.68%	0.68%	Added +5.9k	+5,924 2.6%
58	SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI MATERIALS XLB	XLB	119,428	$9.6m0.64%	0.64%	Reduced -244	-244 -0.2%
59	ISHARES TR MSCI USA QLT FCT QUAL	QUAL	69,587	$8.6m0.57%	0.57%	Reduced -600	-600 -0.8%
60	HILLENBRAND INC COM HI	HI	180,218	$8.6m0.57%	0.57%	Reduced -14	-14 -0.0%
61	SANOFI SPONSORED ADR SNY	SNY	154,628	$8.4m0.56%	0.56%	Added +1.4k	+1,415 0.9%
62	COMCAST CORP NEW CL A CMCSA	CMCSA	221,953	$8.4m0.56%	0.56%	New
63	AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC COM AKAM	AKAM	107,345	$8.4m0.56%	0.56%	Added +21.3k	+21,305 24.8%
64	SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR ENERGY XLE	XLE	99,179	$8.2m0.55%	0.55%	Reduced -1.5k	-1,522 -1.5%
65	HOME DEPOT INC COM HD	HD	27,215	$8.0m0.53%	0.53%	Added +3.2k	+3,214 13.4%
66	3M CO COM MMM	MMM	76,205	$8.0m0.53%	0.53%	Added +13.3k	+13,341 21.2%
67	ISHARES TR SELECT DIVID ETF DVY	DVY	66,597	$7.8m0.52%	0.52%	Reduced -246	-246 -0.4%
68	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SHT TM US TRES SCHO	SCHO	113,181	$5.5m0.37%	0.37%	New
69	ILLINOIS TOOL WKS INC COM ITW	ITW	18,884	$4.6m0.31%	0.31%	Added +17	+17 0.1%
70	VANGUARD INDEX FDS GROWTH ETF VUG	VUG	17,240	$4.3m0.29%	0.29%	Added +1.1k	+1,061 6.6%
71	VANGUARD WHITEHALL FDS HIGH DIV YLD VYM	VYM	39,113	$4.1m0.27%	0.27%	Reduced -121	-121 -0.3%
72	VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS DIV APP ETF VIG	VIG	23,761	$3.7m0.24%	0.24%	Added +196	+196 0.8%
73	ISHARES TR CORE S&P MCP ETF IJH	IJH	10,326	$2.6m0.17%	0.17%	Unchanged
74	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US LRG CAP ETF SCHX	SCHX	50,233	$2.4m0.16%	0.16%	Reduced -1.0k	-1,030 -2.0%
75	CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC COM CHD	CHD	18,817	$1.7m0.11%	0.11%	Reduced -827	-827 -4.2%
76	GENUINE PARTS CO COM GPC	GPC	8,760	$1.5m0.10%	0.10%	Reduced -320	-320 -3.5%
77	SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT SPY	SPY	3,543	$1.5m0.10%	0.10%	Reduced -888	-888 -20.0%
78	UMH PPTYS INC COM UMH	UMH	96,368	$1.4m0.09%	0.09%	Unchanged
79	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US LCAP GR ETF SCHG	SCHG	21,222	$1.4m0.09%	0.09%	Reduced -563	-563 -2.6%
80	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B NEW BRK.B	BRK.B	4,441	$1.4m0.09%	0.09%	Reduced -149	-149 -3.2%
81	PROSHARES TR ULTRAPRO SHORT S ULTRAPRO SHORT S		99,543	$1.3m0.09%	0.09%	Added +15.0k	+14,955 17.7%
82	VANGUARD INDEX FDS S&P 500 ETF SHS VOO	VOO	3,480	$1.3m0.09%	0.09%	Added +284	+284 8.9%
83	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US LCAP VA ETF SCHV	SCHV	19,303	$1.3m0.08%	0.08%	Reduced -565	-565 -2.8%
84	BECTON DICKINSON & CO COM BDX	BDX	5,027	$1.2m0.08%	0.08%	Reduced -30	-30 -0.6%
85	ISHARES TR CORE S&P500 ETF IVV	IVV	2,798	$1.2m0.08%	0.08%	Added +104	+104 3.9%
86	SPDR GOLD TR GOLD SHS GLD	GLD	5,755	$1.1m0.07%	0.07%	Added +75	+75 1.3%
87	UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC COM UNH	UNH	1,887	$891.8k0.06%	0.06%	Added +133	+133 7.6%
88	ISHARES TR MSCI USA MIN VOL USMV	USMV	11,796	$858.0k0.06%	0.06%	Reduced -77	-77 -0.7%
89	GLOBAL PMTS INC COM GPN	GPN	7,723	$812.8k0.05%	0.05%	Reduced -2.1k	-2,100 -21.4%
90	CARDINAL HEALTH INC COM CAH	CAH	10,012	$755.9k0.05%	0.05%	Reduced -248.7k	-248,740 -96.1%
91	EASTGROUP PPTYS INC COM EGP	EGP	4,542	$750.9k0.05%	0.05%	Added +56	+56 1.2%
92	WASTE MGMT INC DEL COM WM	WM	4,499	$734.1k0.05%	0.05%	Added +84	+84 1.9%
93	NOVO-NORDISK A S ADR NVO	NVO	4,557	$725.2k0.05%	0.05%	Unchanged
94	COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COM COST	COST	1,425	$708.0k0.05%	0.05%	Added +547	+547 62.3%
95	ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL C GOOG	GOOG	6,781	$705.2k0.05%	0.05%	Added +3.3k	+3,317 95.8%
96	SHELL PLC SPON ADS SHEL	SHEL	12,192	$701.5k0.05%	0.05%	Reduced -1.4k	-1,418 -10.4%
97	MID-AMER APT CMNTYS INC COM MAA	MAA	4,563	$689.2k0.05%	0.05%	Added +65	+65 1.4%
98	DISNEY WALT CO COM DIS	DIS	6,825	$683.4k0.05%	0.05%	Added +133	+133 2.0%
99	ONEOK INC NEW COM OKE	OKE	10,110	$642.4k0.04%	0.04%	Added +97	+97 1.0%
100	AFLAC INC COM AFL	AFL	9,817	$633.4k0.04%	0.04%	Added +1.3k	+1,316 15.5%

Sold out since Q4 2022

Security	Ticker	Shares held before	Value then
FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD LMBS	LMBS	143,136	$6.8m143.1k shares
GENERAL MLS INC GIS	GIS	10,399	$872.0k10.4k shares
ORBITAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRP I		2,848,404	$561.1k2.8m shares
BANK AMERICA CORP BAC	BAC	8,953	$296.5k9.0k shares
CRANE NXT CO CXT	CXT	2,755	$276.7k2.8k shares
SPDR SER TR SPTI	SPTI	8,194	$231.4k8.2k shares
AMERIS BANCORP ABCB	ABCB	4,436	$209.1k4.4k shares
XCEL ENERGY INC XEL	XEL	2,935	$205.8k2.9k shares