GW HENSSLER & ASSOCIATES LTD

KENNESAW, GA · CIK 1080369 · 13F filing filed 2026-05-15

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

$2.1bn reported value +2.2% vs Q4 2025

232positions

27.5%in top 10

18 new 96 added 86 reduced 17 sold out vs Q4 2025

Also in the report of:

CARY STREET PARTNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY LLC – $628.0k of shares are in both reports

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

Holdings, Q1 2026

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	4,013,056	$112.4m5.29%	5.29%	Added +25.4k	+25,441 0.6%
2	AMERICAN CENTY ETF TR INTL EQT ETF AVDE	AVDE	1,007,149	$85.4m4.02%	4.02%	Added +378.0k	+377,987 60.1%
3	APPLE INC COM AAPL	AAPL	330,340	$83.8m3.95%	3.95%	Reduced -1.9k	-1,922 -0.6%
4	ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A GOOGL	GOOGL	195,034	$56.1m2.64%	2.64%	Reduced -4.1k	-4,149 -2.1%
5	MICROSOFT CORP COM MSFT	MSFT	136,503	$50.5m2.38%	2.38%	Added +3.8k	+3,844 2.9%
6	NVIDIA CORPORATION COM NVDA	NVDA	259,725	$45.3m2.13%	2.13%	Added +110.5k	+110,485 74.0%
7	FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST ENHANCED MID FMDE	FMDE	1,179,653	$42.4m2.00%	2.00%	Added +453.4k	+453,395 62.4%
8	AMERICAN ELEC PWR CO INC COM AEP	AEP	301,809	$39.6m1.86%	1.86%	Reduced -2.8k	-2,829 -0.9%
9	SEMPRA COM SRE	SRE	360,533	$35.0m1.65%	1.65%	Added +4.7k	+4,665 1.3%
10	AMAZON COM INC COM AMZN	AMZN	162,266	$33.8m1.59%	1.59%	Added +7.9k	+7,925 5.1%
11	SOUTHERN CO COM SO	SO	343,371	$33.1m1.56%	1.56%	Added +4.8k	+4,828 1.4%
12	ARISTA NETWORKS INC COM SHS ANET	ANET	266,669	$32.7m1.54%	1.54%	Reduced -1.0k	-1,024 -0.4%
13	INVESCO EXCHANGE TRADED FD T S&P MIDCAP 400 GRPM	GRPM	275,176	$32.5m1.53%	1.53%	Added +106.7k	+106,677 63.3%
14	EVERGY INC COM EVRG	EVRG	382,547	$31.3m1.48%	1.48%	Added +2.2k	+2,162 0.6%
15	TRUIST FINL CORP COM TFC	TFC	645,903	$29.7m1.40%	1.40%	Added +3.3k	+3,263 0.5%
16	TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC COM TRV	TRV	100,625	$29.4m1.38%	1.38%	Reduced -2.5k	-2,486 -2.4%
17	TOTALENERGIES SE ACT TTE	TTE	309,479	$28.2m1.33%	1.33%	Reduced -5.1k	-5,140 -1.6%
18	AMERICAN CENTY ETF TR AVANTIS EMGMKT AVEM	AVEM	346,311	$27.9m1.31%	1.31%	Added +131.0k	+130,960 60.8%
19	FIFTH THIRD BANCORP COM FITB	FITB	596,763	$27.7m1.31%	1.31%	Added +28.5k	+28,508 5.0%
20	AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD COM AEM	AEM	133,634	$27.1m1.28%	1.28%	Reduced -5.8k	-5,793 -4.2%
21	FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD SMID RISNG ETF SDVY	SDVY	685,207	$27.0m1.27%	1.27%	Added +174.7k	+174,734 34.2%
22	EXXON MOBIL CORP COM XOM	XOM	150,662	$25.6m1.20%	1.20%	Reduced -3.1k	-3,101 -2.0%
23	ALLSTATE CORP COM ALL	ALL	121,411	$25.2m1.19%	1.19%	Added +2.0k	+1,963 1.6%
24	ISHARES TR MSCI USA QLT FCT QUAL	QUAL	130,394	$25.0m1.18%	1.18%	Added +5.0k	+5,035 4.0%
25	HASBRO INC COM HAS	HAS	265,620	$24.9m1.17%	1.17%	Reduced -4.9k	-4,867 -1.8%
26	META PLATFORMS INC CL A META	META	43,153	$24.7m1.16%	1.16%	Reduced -9.0k	-9,043 -17.3%
27	INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE IN COM ICE	ICE	156,357	$24.6m1.16%	1.16%	Reduced -66.4k	-66,405 -29.8%
28	COCA COLA CO COM KO	KO	315,078	$24.0m1.13%	1.13%	Reduced -10.1k	-10,147 -3.1%
29	ENTERGY CORP NEW COM ETR	ETR	205,026	$23.0m1.09%	1.09%	Reduced -3.5k	-3,457 -1.7%
30	WALMART INC COM WMT	WMT	184,373	$22.9m1.08%	1.08%	Reduced -7.9k	-7,944 -4.1%
31	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COM VZ	VZ	451,027	$22.6m1.07%	1.07%	Added +12.7k	+12,664 2.9%
32	VISA INC COM CL A V	V	74,739	$22.6m1.06%	1.06%	Reduced -353	-353 -0.5%
33	SCHWAB CHARLES CORP COM SCHW	SCHW	236,327	$22.2m1.05%	1.05%	Reduced -5.0k	-4,985 -2.1%
34	ISHARES TR SELECT DIVID ETF DVY	DVY	144,903	$21.9m1.03%	1.03%	Reduced -21.6k	-21,595 -13.0%
35	MERCK & CO INC COM MRK	MRK	181,047	$21.8m1.03%	1.03%	Reduced -6.4k	-6,443 -3.4%
36	DOMINION ENERGY INC COM D	D	340,761	$21.1m0.99%	0.99%	Added +3.8k	+3,845 1.1%
37	ALTRIA GROUP INC COM MO	MO	307,369	$20.3m0.96%	0.96%	Reduced -11.0k	-10,993 -3.5%
38	PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP IN COM PFG	PFG	223,926	$20.2m0.95%	0.95%	Added +387	+387 0.2%
39	AMGEN INC COM AMGN	AMGN	56,962	$20.0m0.94%	0.94%	Reduced -1.1k	-1,087 -1.9%
40	IDEXX LABS INC COM IDXX	IDXX	34,816	$19.6m0.92%	0.92%	Added +1.1k	+1,079 3.2%
41	US BANCORP DEL COM NEW USB	USB	370,111	$19.2m0.91%	0.91%	Reduced -145.4k	-145,404 -28.2%
42	NOVARTIS AG SPONSORED ADR NVS	NVS	125,512	$19.2m0.90%	0.90%	Reduced -3.6k	-3,551 -2.8%
43	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP COM WPM	WPM	143,529	$18.8m0.89%	0.89%	Reduced -3.9k	-3,912 -2.6%
44	THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC COM TMO	TMO	38,239	$18.8m0.89%	0.89%	Added +325	+325 0.9%
45	REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS COM REGN	REGN	23,930	$18.5m0.87%	0.87%	Reduced -512	-512 -2.1%
46	PUBLIC SVC ENTERPRISE GRP IN COM PEG	PEG	226,100	$18.3m0.86%	0.86%	Reduced -1.1k	-1,138 -0.5%
47	MERCADOLIBRE INC COM MELI	MELI	10,319	$17.8m0.84%	0.84%	Added +1.0k	+1,033 11.1%
48	PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC COM PM	PM	107,376	$17.8m0.84%	0.84%	Reduced -32.1k	-32,141 -23.0%
49	AIRBNB INC COM CL A ABNB	ABNB	136,431	$17.2m0.81%	0.81%	Added +15.9k	+15,915 13.2%
50	ASML HOLDING N V N Y REGISTRY SHS ASML	ASML	12,976	$17.1m0.81%	0.81%	Reduced -3.0k	-2,983 -18.7%
51	NIKE INC CL B NKE	NKE	317,368	$16.8m0.79%	0.79%	Added +98.4k	+98,447 45.0%
52	OSHKOSH CORP COM OSK	OSK	110,382	$16.2m0.77%	0.77%	Reduced -2.8k	-2,814 -2.5%
53	AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW COM AMT	AMT	93,931	$16.2m0.76%	0.76%	Added +12.2k	+12,195 14.9%
54	MORGAN STANLEY COM NEW MS	MS	95,538	$15.7m0.74%	0.74%	Reduced -626	-626 -0.7%
55	QUALCOMM INC COM QCOM	QCOM	121,995	$15.7m0.74%	0.74%	Reduced -40.4k	-40,447 -24.9%
56	BRITISH AMERN TOB PLC SPONSORED ADR BTI	BTI	266,290	$15.6m0.73%	0.73%	Reduced -116.6k	-116,644 -30.5%
57	EMERSON ELEC CO COM EMR	EMR	118,802	$15.6m0.73%	0.73%	Reduced -67	-67 -0.1%
58	VANGUARD WHITEHALL FDS HIGH DIV YLD VYM	VYM	102,033	$15.1m0.71%	0.71%	Added +4.6k	+4,578 4.7%
59	VANGUARD INDEX FDS GROWTH ETF VUG	VUG	33,581	$14.7m0.69%	0.69%	Added +2.3k	+2,336 7.5%
60	MCDONALDS CORP COM MCD	MCD	46,182	$14.4m0.68%	0.68%	Reduced -1.6k	-1,571 -3.3%
61	VANGUARD WORLD FD MATERIALS ETF VAW	VAW	62,938	$14.2m0.67%	0.67%	Reduced -430	-430 -0.7%
62	ANALOG DEVICES INC COM ADI	ADI	44,201	$14.1m0.66%	0.66%	Reduced -15.5k	-15,505 -26.0%
63	EMCOR GROUP INC COM EME	EME	18,390	$13.6m0.64%	0.64%	Reduced -576	-576 -3.0%
64	SALESFORCE INC COM CRM	CRM	72,046	$13.4m0.63%	0.63%	Added +7.4k	+7,353 11.4%
65	BROADCOM INC COM AVGO	AVGO	43,441	$13.4m0.63%	0.63%	New
66	STARBUCKS CORP COM SBUX	SBUX	143,727	$12.9m0.61%	0.61%	Added +1.2k	+1,194 0.8%
67	LAZARD INC COM LAZ	LAZ	295,243	$12.5m0.59%	0.59%	Added +4.8k	+4,838 1.7%
68	MATCH GROUP INC NEW COM MTCH	MTCH	408,213	$12.5m0.59%	0.59%	Added +6.0k	+5,986 1.5%
69	QXO INC COM NEW QXO	QXO	641,457	$12.5m0.59%	0.59%	Added +60.4k	+60,417 10.4%
70	ONEOK INC NEW COM OKE	OKE	136,647	$12.4m0.58%	0.58%	Added +48.1k	+48,059 54.2%
71	GLOBAL X FDS GLOBAL X URANIUM URA	URA	249,320	$12.1m0.57%	0.57%	Reduced -3.4k	-3,363 -1.3%
72	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM JPM	JPM	40,645	$12.0m0.56%	0.56%	Added +376	+376 0.9%
73	KROGER CO COM KR	KR	163,202	$11.8m0.56%	0.56%	Added +156.0k	+155,962 2154.2%
74	WASTE CONNECTIONS INC COM WCN	WCN	72,522	$11.8m0.55%	0.55%	Added +14.9k	+14,901 25.9%
75	AUTODESK INC COM ADSK	ADSK	47,164	$11.3m0.53%	0.53%	Added +5.0k	+5,035 11.9%
76	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM LMT	LMT	18,412	$11.1m0.52%	0.52%	Reduced -340	-340 -1.8%
77	HOME DEPOT INC COM HD	HD	33,464	$11.0m0.52%	0.52%	Added +3.5k	+3,485 11.6%
78	HERSHEY CO COM HSY	HSY	52,664	$10.9m0.52%	0.52%	Added +2.3k	+2,282 4.5%
79	GRACO INC COM GGG	GGG	125,534	$10.6m0.50%	0.50%	Added +1.7k	+1,739 1.4%
80	ISHARES TR US REGNL BKS ETF IAT	IAT	190,835	$10.3m0.48%	0.48%	Added +4.3k	+4,285 2.3%
81	SPROUTS FMRS MKT INC COM SFM	SFM	130,970	$10.1m0.48%	0.48%	Added +45.5k	+45,512 53.3%
82	VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS DIV APP ETF VIG	VIG	46,297	$10.0m0.47%	0.47%	Added +1.9k	+1,922 4.3%
83	AMDOCS LTD SHS DOX	DOX	149,782	$9.8m0.46%	0.46%	Added +47.0k	+46,967 45.7%
84	INTERPARFUMS INC COM IPAR	IPAR	107,318	$9.7m0.46%	0.46%	Added +34.4k	+34,386 47.1%
85	MEDTRONIC PLC SHS MDT	MDT	112,425	$9.7m0.46%	0.46%	New
86	VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM VRTX	VRTX	20,640	$9.2m0.43%	0.43%	Added +1.8k	+1,806 9.6%
87	PAYPAL HLDGS INC COM PYPL	PYPL	184,750	$8.4m0.39%	0.39%	Added +15.6k	+15,630 9.2%
88	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US LCAP GR ETF SCHG	SCHG	255,846	$7.5m0.35%	0.35%	Added +81.3k	+81,294 46.6%
89	AMCOR PLC COM NEW AMCR	AMCR	185,652	$7.4m0.35%	0.35%	New
90	SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR ENERGY XLE	XLE	116,548	$7.1m0.34%	0.34%	Reduced -22.1k	-22,138 -16.0%
91	ISHARES TR MSCI USA QUALITY GARP	GARP	99,535	$6.4m0.30%	0.30%	Added +39.5k	+39,497 65.8%
92	BLACKROCK ETF TRUST ISHARES US EQUIT DYNF	DYNF	106,016	$6.2m0.29%	0.29%	Added +9.6k	+9,552 9.9%
93	VERISK ANALYTICS INC COM VRSK	VRSK	31,266	$5.9m0.28%	0.28%	Added +8.5k	+8,531 37.5%
94	VANGUARD INDEX FDS S&P 500 ETF SHS VOO	VOO	8,841	$5.3m0.25%	0.25%	Reduced -61.5k	-61,485 -87.4%
95	SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT SPY	SPY	5,577	$3.6m0.17%	0.17%	Reduced -3.7k	-3,673 -39.7%
96	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SHT TM US TRES SCHO	SCHO	140,336	$3.4m0.16%	0.16%	Reduced -17.9k	-17,865 -11.3%
97	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US LRG CAP ETF SCHX	SCHX	124,393	$3.2m0.15%	0.15%	Added +158	+158 0.1%
98	INVESCO EXCHANGE TRADED FD T S&P MDCP MOMNTUM XMMO	XMMO	20,198	$2.9m0.14%	0.14%	Added +7.0k	+7,050 53.6%
99	ILLINOIS TOOL WKS INC COM ITW	ITW	10,488	$2.7m0.13%	0.13%	Reduced -698	-698 -6.2%
100	BLACKROCK ETF TRUST ISHARES US THEMA THRO	THRO	71,558	$2.6m0.12%	0.12%	Added +6.6k	+6,631 10.2%

Sold out since Q4 2025

Security	Ticker	Shares held before	Value then
CAMBRIA ETF TR EYLD	EYLD	9,679	$371.0k9.7k shares
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO ANF	ANF	2,890	$363.8k2.9k shares
REV GROUP INC REVG	REVG	4,897	$297.8k4.9k shares
BARRICK MNG CORP B	B	6,445	$280.7k6.4k shares
ISHARES TR SHY	SHY	3,373	$279.4k3.4k shares
TRACTOR SUPPLY CO TSCO	TSCO	5,144	$257.3k5.1k shares
SPDR SER TR SPTI	SPTI	8,426	$243.0k8.4k shares
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR XLV	XLV	1,548	$239.6k1.5k shares
MOELIS & CO MC	MC	3,433	$236.0k3.4k shares
PROGRESSIVE CORP PGR	PGR	1,000	$227.7k1.0k shares
ELEVANCE HEALTH INC ELV	ELV	620	$217.3k620 shares
CARLYLE GROUP INC CG	CG	3,673	$217.1k3.7k shares
LEIDOS HOLDINGS INC LDOS	LDOS	1,202	$216.8k1.2k shares
EVERCORE INC EVR	EVR	633	$215.4k633 shares
ISHARES TR IVW	IVW	1,711	$210.9k1.7k shares
GAMING & LEISURE PPTYS INC GLPI	GLPI	4,622	$206.6k4.6k shares
ROYAL GOLD INC RGLD	RGLD	917	$203.8k917 shares