GW HENSSLER & ASSOCIATES LTD

KENNESAW, GA · CIK 1080369 · 13F filing filed 2024-10-25

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.

$1.8bn reported value +6.4% vs Q2 2024

190positions

28.6%in top 10

53 new 66 added 54 reduced 32 sold out vs Q2 2024

Holdings, Q3 2024

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	4,058,290	$101.6m5.75%	5.75%	Added +23.2k	+23,174 0.6%
2	APPLE INC COM AAPL	AAPL	311,500	$72.6m4.11%	4.11%	Reduced -1.3k	-1,260 -0.4%
3	ISHARES TR S&P MC 400VL ETF IJJ	IJJ	425,013	$52.5m2.97%	2.97%	Added +5.4k	+5,441 1.3%
4	MICROSOFT CORP COM MSFT	MSFT	115,680	$49.8m2.82%	2.82%	Added +7.0k	+7,039 6.5%
5	MARATHON PETE CORP COM MPC	MPC	284,314	$46.3m2.62%	2.62%	Reduced -10.3k	-10,317 -3.5%
6	INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE IN COM ICE	ICE	235,370	$37.8m2.14%	2.14%	Reduced -2.6k	-2,636 -1.1%
7	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COM VZ	VZ	824,662	$37.0m2.09%	2.09%	Added +22.1k	+22,147 2.8%
8	ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A GOOGL	GOOGL	219,735	$36.4m2.06%	2.06%	Reduced -3.8k	-3,804 -1.7%
9	ALLSTATE CORP COM ALL	ALL	187,810	$35.6m2.01%	2.01%	Reduced -3.4k	-3,410 -1.8%
10	META PLATFORMS INC CL A META	META	62,116	$35.6m2.01%	2.01%	Reduced -1.1k	-1,110 -1.8%
11	ISHARES TR SP SMCP600VL ETF IJS	IJS	314,094	$33.8m1.91%	1.91%	Added +5.5k	+5,453 1.8%
12	PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC COM PM	PM	278,218	$33.8m1.91%	1.91%	Reduced -4.6k	-4,560 -1.6%
13	EXXON MOBIL CORP COM XOM	XOM	275,667	$32.3m1.83%	1.83%	Reduced -4.7k	-4,667 -1.7%
14	DOMINION ENERGY INC COM D	D	539,499	$31.2m1.76%	1.76%	Added +13.5k	+13,487 2.6%
15	AMERICAN ELEC PWR CO INC COM AEP	AEP	301,537	$30.9m1.75%	1.75%	Reduced -1.3k	-1,311 -0.4%
16	SOUTHERN CO COM SO	SO	341,970	$30.8m1.74%	1.74%	Reduced -3.9k	-3,931 -1.1%
17	CHEVRON CORP NEW COM CVX	CVX	209,223	$30.8m1.74%	1.74%	Added +2.4k	+2,353 1.1%
18	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD COM AEM	AEM	374,654	$30.2m1.71%	1.71%	Reduced -10.0k	-9,963 -2.6%
19	AMGEN INC COM AMGN	AMGN	91,796	$29.6m1.67%	1.67%	Reduced -762	-762 -0.8%
20	NOVARTIS AG SPONSORED ADR NVS	NVS	250,878	$28.9m1.63%	1.63%	Added +1.7k	+1,653 0.7%
21	WALMART INC COM WMT	WMT	348,136	$28.1m1.59%	1.59%	Reduced -3.5k	-3,513 -1.0%
22	SEMPRA COM SRE	SRE	331,526	$27.7m1.57%	1.57%	Added +351	+351 0.1%
23	QUALCOMM INC COM QCOM	QCOM	153,609	$26.1m1.48%	1.48%	Reduced -2.9k	-2,899 -1.9%
24	TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC COM TRV	TRV	110,531	$25.9m1.46%	1.46%	Reduced -451	-451 -0.4%
25	BARRICK GOLD CORP COM COM		1,292,664	$25.7m1.45%	1.45%	Reduced -37.5k	-37,452 -2.8%
26	EMCOR GROUP INC COM EME	EME	57,441	$24.7m1.40%	1.40%	Added +56.6k	+56,580 6571.4%
27	ARISTA NETWORKS INC COM COM		63,244	$24.3m1.37%	1.37%	Added +2.2k	+2,219 3.6%
28	COCA COLA CO COM KO	KO	324,531	$23.3m1.32%	1.32%	Reduced -3.4k	-3,394 -1.0%
29	EVERGY INC COM EVRG	EVRG	365,681	$22.7m1.28%	1.28%	Added +6.9k	+6,879 1.9%
30	VISA INC COM CL A V	V	81,341	$22.4m1.27%	1.27%	Reduced -720	-720 -0.9%
31	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM LMT	LMT	37,957	$22.2m1.26%	1.26%	Reduced -94	-94 -0.2%
32	GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP COM GD	GD	72,838	$22.0m1.25%	1.25%	Reduced -551	-551 -0.8%
33	ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS INC COM ZBH	ZBH	201,504	$21.8m1.23%	1.23%	Added +218	+218 0.1%
34	AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW COM AMT	AMT	93,350	$21.7m1.23%	1.23%	Reduced -2.3k	-2,283 -2.4%
35	TRUIST FINL CORP COM TFC	TFC	505,145	$21.6m1.22%	1.22%	Added +494.0k	+494,007 4435.3%
36	AMAZON COM INC COM AMZN	AMZN	115,399	$21.5m1.22%	1.22%	Reduced -1.9k	-1,897 -1.6%
37	PUBLIC SVC ENTERPRISE GRP IN COM PEG	PEG	236,437	$21.1m1.19%	1.19%	Reduced -1.1k	-1,115 -0.5%
38	PEPSICO INC COM PEP	PEP	118,369	$20.1m1.14%	1.14%	Added +1.4k	+1,373 1.2%
39	TRACTOR SUPPLY CO COM TSCO	TSCO	67,139	$19.5m1.10%	1.10%	Reduced -961	-961 -1.4%
40	AMCOR PLC ORD AMCR	AMCR	1,706,727	$19.3m1.09%	1.09%	Added +5.2k	+5,222 0.3%
41	REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS COM REGN	REGN	18,068	$19.0m1.07%	1.07%	Reduced -477	-477 -2.6%
42	MERCK & CO INC COM MRK	MRK	165,119	$18.8m1.06%	1.06%	Added +1.2k	+1,183 0.7%
43	COMCAST CORP NEW CL A CMCSA	CMCSA	445,371	$18.6m1.05%	1.05%	Added +16.6k	+16,577 3.9%
44	SCHWAB CHARLES CORP COM SCHW	SCHW	284,917	$18.5m1.04%	1.04%	Added +6.0k	+5,989 2.1%
45	HASBRO INC COM HAS	HAS	251,153	$18.2m1.03%	1.03%	New
46	EMERSON ELEC CO COM EMR	EMR	165,553	$18.1m1.02%	1.02%	Added +4.3k	+4,350 2.7%
47	ALTRIA GROUP INC COM MO	MO	344,531	$17.6m0.99%	0.99%	Added +7.5k	+7,473 2.2%
48	PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP IN COM PFG	PFG	203,522	$17.5m0.99%	0.99%	Added +1.2k	+1,197 0.6%
49	SALESFORCE INC COM CRM	CRM	61,807	$16.9m0.96%	0.96%	New
50	GILEAD SCIENCES INC COM GILD	GILD	194,548	$16.3m0.92%	0.92%	Reduced -4.5k	-4,450 -2.2%
51	ISHARES TR MSCI USA QLT FCT QUAL	QUAL	90,611	$16.2m0.92%	0.92%	Added +5.9k	+5,856 6.9%
52	ENTERGY CORP NEW COM ETR	ETR	110,366	$14.5m0.82%	0.82%	New
53	MCDONALDS CORP COM MCD	MCD	46,360	$14.1m0.80%	0.80%	Added +783	+783 1.7%
54	PAYPAL HLDGS INC COM PYPL	PYPL	180,890	$14.1m0.80%	0.80%	Added +3.0k	+2,990 1.7%
55	BRITISH AMERN TOB PLC SPONSORED ADR BTI	BTI	372,071	$13.6m0.77%	0.77%	Added +13.2k	+13,176 3.7%
56	ISHARES TR SELECT DIVID ETF DVY	DVY	97,251	$13.1m0.74%	0.74%	Added +5.6k	+5,586 6.1%
57	ANALOG DEVICES INC COM ADI	ADI	54,156	$12.5m0.71%	0.71%	New
58	ADOBE INC COM ADBE	ADBE	24,004	$12.4m0.70%	0.70%	Added +144	+144 0.6%
59	VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM VRTX	VRTX	24,473	$11.4m0.64%	0.64%	New
60	HOME DEPOT INC COM HD	HD	27,950	$11.3m0.64%	0.64%	Reduced -200	-200 -0.7%
61	SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI MATERIALS XLB	XLB	117,253	$11.3m0.64%	0.64%	Added +1.3k	+1,314 1.1%
62	THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC COM TMO	TMO	17,425	$10.8m0.61%	0.61%	Reduced -4	-4 -0.0%
63	ASML HOLDING N V N Y REGISTRY SHS ASML	ASML	11,502	$9.6m0.54%	0.54%	New
64	GRACO INC COM GGG	GGG	106,286	$9.3m0.53%	0.53%	New
65	EOG RES INC COM EOG	EOG	73,671	$9.1m0.51%	0.51%	Added +1.9k	+1,897 2.6%
66	SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR ENERGY XLE	XLE	99,658	$8.7m0.49%	0.49%	Added +570	+570 0.6%
67	VANGUARD INDEX FDS GROWTH ETF VUG	VUG	22,718	$8.7m0.49%	0.49%	Added +1.7k	+1,664 7.9%
68	VANGUARD WHITEHALL FDS HIGH DIV YLD VYM	VYM	64,264	$8.2m0.47%	0.47%	Added +6.7k	+6,703 11.7%
69	VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS DIV APP ETF VIG	VIG	34,606	$6.9m0.39%	0.39%	Added +4.4k	+4,394 14.5%
70	AMDOCS LTD SHS DOX	DOX	76,184	$6.7m0.38%	0.38%	New
71	HERSHEY CO COM HSY	HSY	25,560	$4.9m0.28%	0.28%	New
72	AIRBNB INC COM CL A ABNB	ABNB	34,488	$4.4m0.25%	0.25%	New
73	ILLINOIS TOOL WKS INC COM ITW	ITW	15,219	$4.0m0.23%	0.23%	Reduced -484	-484 -3.1%
74	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SHT TM US TRES SCHO	SCHO	81,219	$4.0m0.23%	0.23%	Reduced -16.3k	-16,328 -16.7%
75	ISHARES TR CORE S&P MCP ETF IJH	IJH	49,003	$3.1m0.17%	0.17%	Added +3.0k	+3,049 6.6%
76	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US LRG CAP ETF SCHX	SCHX	42,726	$2.9m0.16%	0.16%	Reduced -3.4k	-3,357 -7.3%
77	EQUIFAX INC COM EFX	EFX	9,005	$2.6m0.15%	0.15%	Unchanged
78	VANGUARD INDEX FDS S&P 500 ETF SHS VOO	VOO	4,112	$2.2m0.12%	0.12%	Added +108	+108 2.7%
79	NVIDIA CORPORATION COM NVDA	NVDA	17,415	$2.1m0.12%	0.12%	Added +736	+736 4.4%
80	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US LCAP GR ETF SCHG	SCHG	19,711	$2.1m0.12%	0.12%	Added +100	+100 0.5%
81	ISHARES TR CORE S&P500 ETF IVV	IVV	3,529	$2.0m0.12%	0.12%	Added +554	+554 18.6%
82	SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT SPY	SPY	3,485	$2.0m0.11%	0.11%	Reduced -94	-94 -2.6%
83	CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC COM CHD	CHD	18,414	$1.9m0.11%	0.11%	Unchanged
84	UMH PPTYS INC COM UMH	UMH	96,368	$1.9m0.11%	0.11%	Unchanged
85	AFLAC INC COM AFL	AFL	15,505	$1.7m0.10%	0.10%	Added +2	+2 0.0%
86	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B NEW BRK.B	BRK.B	3,547	$1.6m0.09%	0.09%	Added +547	+547 18.2%
87	PHILLIPS 66 COM PSX	PSX	12,386	$1.6m0.09%	0.09%	Reduced -199.6k	-199,645 -94.2%
88	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US LCAP VA ETF SCHV	SCHV	18,621	$1.5m0.08%	0.08%	Reduced -76	-76 -0.4%
89	COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COM COST	COST	1,596	$1.4m0.08%	0.08%	Added +146	+146 10.1%
90	SPDR GOLD TR GOLD SHS GLD	GLD	5,356	$1.3m0.07%	0.07%	Added +336	+336 6.7%
91	ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL C GOOG	GOOG	7,092	$1.2m0.07%	0.07%	Added +154	+154 2.2%
92	WASTE MGMT INC DEL COM WM	WM	5,141	$1.1m0.06%	0.06%	Added +571	+571 12.5%
93	NOVO-NORDISK A S ADR NVO	NVO	8,459	$1.0m0.06%	0.06%	Unchanged
94	ELI LILLY & CO COM LLY	LLY	1,047	$927.6k0.05%	0.05%	Added +16	+16 1.6%
95	UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC COM UNH	UNH	1,566	$915.6k0.05%	0.05%	Added +1	+1 0.1%
96	BECTON DICKINSON & CO COM BDX	BDX	3,757	$905.8k0.05%	0.05%	Unchanged
97	PROSHARES TR ULTRAPRO SHORT S SPXU	SPXU	36,632	$887.6k0.05%	0.05%	Added +3.7k	+3,730 11.3%
98	ISHARES TR MSCI USA MIN VOL USMV	USMV	9,658	$881.9k0.05%	0.05%	Reduced -424	-424 -4.2%
99	ISHARES TR RUS 1000 GRW ETF IWF	IWF	2,144	$804.7k0.05%	0.05%	Reduced -64	-64 -2.9%
100	GSK PLC SPONSORED ADR GSK	GSK	18,849	$770.5k0.04%	0.04%	Reduced -753.7k	-753,725 -97.6%

Sold out since Q2 2024

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