GW HENSSLER & ASSOCIATES LTD

KENNESAW, GA · CIK 1080369 · 13F filing filed 2025-01-24

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

$1.7bn reported value -1.3% vs Q3 2024

185positions

28.6%in top 10

0 new 2 added 85 reduced 5 sold out vs Q3 2024

Also in the report of:

CARY STREET PARTNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY LLC – $586.6k of shares are in both reports

Shares in two reports are counted once in each security's totals.

Holdings, Q4 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	4,013,228	$100.5m5.76%	5.76%	Reduced -45.1k	-45,062 -1.1%
2	APPLE INC COM AAPL	AAPL	309,098	$72.0m4.13%	4.13%	Reduced -2.4k	-2,402 -0.8%
3	ISHARES TR S&P MC 400VL ETF IJJ	IJJ	419,405	$51.8m2.97%	2.97%	Reduced -5.6k	-5,608 -1.3%
4	MICROSOFT CORP COM MSFT	MSFT	114,584	$49.3m2.83%	2.83%	Reduced -1.1k	-1,096 -0.9%
5	MARATHON PETE CORP COM MPC	MPC	278,358	$45.3m2.60%	2.60%	Reduced -6.0k	-5,956 -2.1%
6	INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE IN COM ICE	ICE	233,015	$37.4m2.15%	2.15%	Reduced -2.4k	-2,355 -1.0%
7	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COM VZ	VZ	814,231	$36.6m2.10%	2.10%	Reduced -10.4k	-10,431 -1.3%
8	ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A GOOGL	GOOGL	217,315	$36.0m2.07%	2.07%	Reduced -2.4k	-2,420 -1.1%
9	ALLSTATE CORP COM ALL	ALL	185,223	$35.1m2.01%	2.01%	Reduced -2.6k	-2,587 -1.4%
10	META PLATFORMS INC CL A META	META	61,215	$35.0m2.01%	2.01%	Reduced -901	-901 -1.4%
11	ISHARES TR SP SMCP600VL ETF IJS	IJS	309,922	$33.4m1.91%	1.91%	Reduced -4.2k	-4,172 -1.3%
12	PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC COM PM	PM	274,094	$33.3m1.91%	1.91%	Reduced -4.1k	-4,124 -1.5%
13	EXXON MOBIL CORP COM XOM	XOM	271,644	$31.8m1.83%	1.83%	Reduced -4.0k	-4,023 -1.5%
14	DOMINION ENERGY INC COM D	D	532,865	$30.8m1.77%	1.77%	Reduced -6.6k	-6,634 -1.2%
15	AMERICAN ELEC PWR CO INC COM AEP	AEP	297,580	$30.5m1.75%	1.75%	Reduced -4.0k	-3,957 -1.3%
16	SOUTHERN CO COM SO	SO	337,109	$30.4m1.74%	1.74%	Reduced -4.9k	-4,861 -1.4%
17	CHEVRON CORP NEW COM CVX	CVX	205,969	$30.3m1.74%	1.74%	Reduced -3.3k	-3,254 -1.6%
18	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD COM AEM	AEM	369,253	$29.7m1.71%	1.71%	Reduced -5.4k	-5,401 -1.4%
19	AMGEN INC COM AMGN	AMGN	90,423	$29.1m1.67%	1.67%	Reduced -1.4k	-1,373 -1.5%
20	NOVARTIS AG SPONSORED ADR NVS	NVS	246,796	$28.4m1.63%	1.63%	Reduced -4.1k	-4,082 -1.6%
21	WALMART INC COM WMT	WMT	344,142	$27.8m1.59%	1.59%	Reduced -4.0k	-3,994 -1.1%
22	SEMPRA COM SRE	SRE	325,237	$27.2m1.56%	1.56%	Reduced -6.3k	-6,289 -1.9%
23	QUALCOMM INC COM QCOM	QCOM	151,838	$25.8m1.48%	1.48%	Reduced -1.8k	-1,771 -1.1%
24	BARRICK GOLD CORP COM COM		1,283,260	$25.5m1.46%	1.46%	Reduced -9.4k	-9,404 -0.7%
25	TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC COM TRV	TRV	108,908	$25.5m1.46%	1.46%	Reduced -1.6k	-1,623 -1.5%
26	EMCOR GROUP INC COM EME	EME	56,732	$24.4m1.40%	1.40%	Reduced -709	-709 -1.2%
27	ARISTA NETWORKS INC COM COM		62,408	$24.0m1.37%	1.37%	Reduced -190.6k	-190,568 -75.3%
28	COCA COLA CO COM KO	KO	319,082	$22.9m1.31%	1.31%	Reduced -5.4k	-5,449 -1.7%
29	EVERGY INC COM EVRG	EVRG	362,319	$22.5m1.29%	1.29%	Reduced -3.4k	-3,362 -0.9%
30	VISA INC COM CL A V	V	80,256	$22.1m1.26%	1.26%	Reduced -1.1k	-1,085 -1.3%
31	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM LMT	LMT	37,438	$21.9m1.25%	1.25%	Reduced -519	-519 -1.4%
32	GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP COM GD	GD	71,752	$21.7m1.24%	1.24%	Reduced -1.1k	-1,086 -1.5%
33	ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS INC COM ZBH	ZBH	199,765	$21.6m1.24%	1.24%	Reduced -1.7k	-1,739 -0.9%
34	TRUIST FINL CORP COM TFC	TFC	501,566	$21.5m1.23%	1.23%	Reduced -3.6k	-3,579 -0.7%
35	AMAZON COM INC COM AMZN	AMZN	114,156	$21.3m1.22%	1.22%	Reduced -1.2k	-1,243 -1.1%
36	AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW COM AMT	AMT	91,269	$21.2m1.22%	1.22%	Reduced -2.1k	-2,081 -2.2%
37	PUBLIC SVC ENTERPRISE GRP IN COM PEG	PEG	233,591	$20.8m1.19%	1.19%	Reduced -2.8k	-2,846 -1.2%
38	PEPSICO INC COM PEP	PEP	117,275	$19.9m1.14%	1.14%	Reduced -1.1k	-1,094 -0.9%
39	TRACTOR SUPPLY CO COM TSCO	TSCO	66,156	$19.2m1.10%	1.10%	Reduced -269.5k	-269,539 -80.3%
40	AMCOR PLC ORD AMCR	AMCR	1,681,983	$19.1m1.09%	1.09%	Reduced -24.7k	-24,744 -1.4%
41	REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS COM REGN	REGN	17,817	$18.7m1.07%	1.07%	Reduced -251	-251 -1.4%
42	MERCK & CO INC COM MRK	MRK	163,175	$18.5m1.06%	1.06%	Reduced -1.9k	-1,944 -1.2%
43	COMCAST CORP NEW CL A CMCSA	CMCSA	440,228	$18.4m1.05%	1.05%	Reduced -5.1k	-5,143 -1.1%
44	SCHWAB CHARLES CORP COM SCHW	SCHW	283,125	$18.3m1.05%	1.05%	Reduced -1.8k	-1,792 -0.6%
45	HASBRO INC COM HAS	HAS	249,222	$18.0m1.03%	1.03%	Reduced -1.9k	-1,931 -0.8%
46	EMERSON ELEC CO COM EMR	EMR	163,690	$17.9m1.03%	1.03%	Reduced -1.9k	-1,863 -1.1%
47	ALTRIA GROUP INC COM MO	MO	338,565	$17.3m0.99%	0.99%	Reduced -6.0k	-5,966 -1.7%
48	PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP IN COM PFG	PFG	201,091	$17.3m0.99%	0.99%	Reduced -2.4k	-2,431 -1.2%
49	SALESFORCE INC COM CRM	CRM	61,037	$16.7m0.96%	0.96%	Reduced -770	-770 -1.2%
50	ISHARES TR MSCI USA QLT FCT QUAL	QUAL	90,398	$16.2m0.93%	0.93%	Reduced -213	-213 -0.2%
51	GILEAD SCIENCES INC COM GILD	GILD	192,193	$16.1m0.92%	0.92%	Reduced -2.4k	-2,355 -1.2%
52	ENTERGY CORP NEW COM ETR	ETR	109,566	$14.4m0.83%	0.83%	Reduced -111.2k	-111,166 -50.4%
53	PAYPAL HLDGS INC COM PYPL	PYPL	179,531	$14.0m0.80%	0.80%	Reduced -1.4k	-1,359 -0.8%
54	MCDONALDS CORP COM MCD	MCD	45,821	$14.0m0.80%	0.80%	Reduced -539	-539 -1.2%
55	BRITISH AMERN TOB PLC SPONSORED ADR BTI	BTI	368,086	$13.5m0.77%	0.77%	Reduced -4.0k	-3,985 -1.1%
56	ISHARES TR SELECT DIVID ETF DVY	DVY	97,033	$13.1m0.75%	0.75%	Reduced -218	-218 -0.2%
57	ANALOG DEVICES INC COM ADI	ADI	53,452	$12.3m0.71%	0.71%	Reduced -704	-704 -1.3%
58	ADOBE INC COM ADBE	ADBE	23,746	$12.3m0.70%	0.70%	Reduced -258	-258 -1.1%
59	VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM VRTX	VRTX	24,216	$11.3m0.65%	0.65%	Reduced -257	-257 -1.1%
60	SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI MATERIALS XLB	XLB	115,939	$11.2m0.64%	0.64%	Reduced -1.3k	-1,314 -1.1%
61	HOME DEPOT INC COM HD	HD	27,150	$11.0m0.63%	0.63%	Reduced -800	-800 -2.9%
62	THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC COM TMO	TMO	17,425	$10.8m0.62%	0.62%	Unchanged
63	ASML HOLDING N V N Y REGISTRY SHS ASML	ASML	11,409	$9.5m0.54%	0.54%	Reduced -93	-93 -0.8%
64	GRACO INC COM GGG	GGG	104,964	$9.2m0.53%	0.53%	Reduced -1.3k	-1,322 -1.2%
65	EOG RES INC COM EOG	EOG	73,124	$9.0m0.52%	0.52%	Reduced -547	-547 -0.7%
66	SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR ENERGY XLE	XLE	99,658	$8.7m0.50%	0.50%	Unchanged
67	VANGUARD INDEX FDS GROWTH ETF VUG	VUG	22,658	$8.7m0.50%	0.50%	Reduced -60	-60 -0.3%
68	VANGUARD WHITEHALL FDS HIGH DIV YLD VYM	VYM	64,105	$8.2m0.47%	0.47%	Reduced -159	-159 -0.2%
69	VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS DIV APP ETF VIG	VIG	34,531	$6.8m0.39%	0.39%	Reduced -75	-75 -0.2%
70	AMDOCS LTD SHS DOX	DOX	75,716	$6.6m0.38%	0.38%	Reduced -468	-468 -0.6%
71	HERSHEY CO COM HSY	HSY	25,389	$4.9m0.28%	0.28%	Reduced -171	-171 -0.7%
72	AIRBNB INC COM CL A ABNB	ABNB	34,177	$4.3m0.25%	0.25%	Reduced -311	-311 -0.9%
73	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SHT TM US TRES SCHO	SCHO	81,219	$4.0m0.23%	0.23%	Reduced -81.2k	-81,219 -50.0%
74	ILLINOIS TOOL WKS INC COM ITW	ITW	15,049	$3.9m0.23%	0.23%	Reduced -170	-170 -1.1%
75	ISHARES TR CORE S&P MCP ETF IJH	IJH	49,003	$3.1m0.18%	0.18%	Unchanged
76	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US LRG CAP ETF SCHX	SCHX	41,852	$2.8m0.16%	0.16%	Reduced -86.3k	-86,326 -67.3%
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%	Unchanged
79	NVIDIA CORPORATION COM NVDA	NVDA	17,415	$2.1m0.12%	0.12%	Unchanged
80	ISHARES TR CORE S&P500 ETF IVV	IVV	3,529	$2.0m0.12%	0.12%	Unchanged
81	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US LCAP GR ETF SCHG	SCHG	19,403	$2.0m0.12%	0.12%	Reduced -59.4k	-59,441 -75.4%
82	SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT SPY	SPY	3,486	$2.0m0.11%	0.11%	Added +1	+1 0.0%
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%	Unchanged
86	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B NEW BRK.B	BRK.B	3,497	$1.6m0.09%	0.09%	Reduced -50	-50 -1.4%
87	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US LCAP VA ETF SCHV	SCHV	18,306	$1.5m0.08%	0.08%	Reduced -37.6k	-37,557 -67.2%
88	PHILLIPS 66 COM PSX	PSX	10,549	$1.4m0.08%	0.08%	Reduced -1.8k	-1,837 -14.8%
89	COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COM COST	COST	1,496	$1.3m0.08%	0.08%	Reduced -100	-100 -6.3%
90	ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL C GOOG	GOOG	7,076	$1.2m0.07%	0.07%	Reduced -16	-16 -0.2%
91	WASTE MGMT INC DEL COM WM	WM	5,141	$1.1m0.06%	0.06%	Unchanged
92	NOVO-NORDISK A S ADR NVO	NVO	8,459	$1.0m0.06%	0.06%	Unchanged
93	ELI LILLY & CO COM LLY	LLY	1,047	$927.6k0.05%	0.05%	Unchanged
94	UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC COM UNH	UNH	1,566	$915.6k0.05%	0.05%	Unchanged
95	BECTON DICKINSON & CO COM BDX	BDX	3,757	$905.8k0.05%	0.05%	Unchanged
96	PROSHARES TR ULTRAPRO SHORT S SPXU	SPXU	36,632	$887.6k0.05%	0.05%	Unchanged
97	ISHARES TR MSCI USA MIN VOL USMV	USMV	9,658	$881.9k0.05%	0.05%	Unchanged
98	ISHARES TR RUS 1000 GRW ETF IWF	IWF	2,144	$804.7k0.05%	0.05%	Unchanged
99	ISHARES TR CORE US AGGBD ET AGG	AGG	7,464	$755.9k0.04%	0.04%	Unchanged
100	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US DIVIDEND EQ SCHD	SCHD	8,649	$731.1k0.04%	0.04%	Reduced -17.3k	-17,298 -66.7%

Sold out since Q3 2024

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ISHARES BITCOIN TRUST ETF IBIT	IBIT	10,867	$392.6k10.9k shares
AMERIS BANCORP ABCB	ABCB	4,436	$276.8k4.4k shares
PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INC PNC	PNC	1,476	$272.8k1.5k shares
BANK AMERICA CORP BAC	BAC	6,144	$243.8k6.1k shares
TESLA INC TSLA	TSLA	821	$214.8k821 shares