GUARDIAN WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC / NC

RALEIGH, NC · CIK 1901403 · 13F filing filed 2025-08-14

SEC-registered investment adviser since 2020 · limited liability company

Assets managed$2.7bn
Staff50 · 30 in investment roles
Main clients (by assets)High net worth individuals 56%, Pension plans 27%, Individuals 16%
Websitevalleypeakfinancial.com
Form ADV · 2026-03-26SEC adviser record

$1.4bn reported value +13.6% vs Q1 2025

550positions

47.1%in top 10

37 new 231 added 147 reduced 15 sold out vs Q1 2025

Holdings, Q2 2025

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	ETF SER SOLUTIONS APTUS COLLRD INV ACIO	ACIO	4,267,048	$176.7m12.44%	12.44%	Added +283.4k	+283,439 7.1%
2	ETF SER SOLUTIONS APTUS DEFINED DRSK	DRSK	3,948,757	$113.5m7.99%	7.99%	Added +228.6k	+228,595 6.1%
3	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US LRG CAP ETF SCHX	SCHX	2,489,469	$60.8m4.28%	4.28%	Added +107.3k	+107,297 4.5%
4	ETF SER SOLUTIONS APTUS ENHANCED JUCY	JUCY	2,417,496	$53.7m3.78%	3.78%	Reduced -99.0k	-98,966 -3.9%
5	VANGUARD INDEX FDS S&P 500 ETF SHS VOO	VOO	94,495	$53.7m3.78%	3.78%	Added +12.6k	+12,609 15.4%
6	ETF SER SOLUTIONS OPUS SML CP VL OSCV	OSCV	1,483,136	$53.6m3.77%	3.77%	Added +57.1k	+57,099 4.0%
7	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED BUFR	BUFR	1,614,405	$51.3m3.61%	3.61%	Added +64.6k	+64,570 4.2%
8	CAPITAL GROUP DIVIDEND VALUE SHS CREATION UNI CGDV	CGDV	1,072,946	$42.4m2.99%	2.99%	Added +59.8k	+59,794 5.9%
9	FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD RISNG DIVD ACHIV RDVY	RDVY	534,527	$33.5m2.36%	2.36%	Added +21.6k	+21,650 4.2%
10	NVIDIA CORPORATION COM NVDA	NVDA	185,504	$29.3m2.06%	2.06%	Reduced -738	-738 -0.4%
11	EA SERIES TRUST FREEDOM 100 EM FRDM	FRDM	622,371	$25.1m1.77%	1.77%	Added +282.4k	+282,447 83.1%
12	J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F CORE PLUS BD ETF JCPB	JCPB	509,890	$24.0m1.69%	1.69%	Added +39.7k	+39,701 8.4%
13	GOLDMAN SACHS ETF TR EQUAL WEIGHT US GSEW	GSEW	294,193	$24.0m1.69%	1.69%	Added +22.0k	+22,040 8.1%
14	APPLE INC COM AAPL	AAPL	107,054	$22.0m1.55%	1.55%	Added +9.9k	+9,853 10.1%
15	MICROSOFT CORP COM MSFT	MSFT	41,056	$20.4m1.44%	1.44%	Added +1.7k	+1,733 4.4%
16	VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FDS VAN FTSE DEV MKT VEA	VEA	348,607	$19.9m1.40%	1.40%	Added +18.9k	+18,911 5.7%
17	ETF SER SOLUTIONS APTUS DRAWDOWN ADME	ADME	392,982	$18.9m1.33%	1.33%	Added +14.1k	+14,085 3.7%
18	ETF SER SOLUTIONS APTUS LARGE CAP DUBS	DUBS	458,018	$15.5m1.09%	1.09%	Added +12.2k	+12,244 2.8%
19	ISHARES TR CORE S&P500 ETF IVV	IVV	24,539	$15.2m1.07%	1.07%	Added +2.0k	+1,992 8.8%
20	SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT SPY	SPY	24,066	$14.9m1.05%	1.05%	Added +2.2k	+2,194 10.0%
21	WISDOMTREE TR FLOATNG RAT TREA USFR	USFR	293,335	$14.8m1.04%	1.04%	Reduced -127.2k	-127,171 -30.2%
22	ISHARES TR CORE TOTAL USD IUSB	IUSB	312,300	$14.4m1.02%	1.02%	Reduced -119.4k	-119,417 -27.7%
23	FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD SMID RISNG ETF SDVY	SDVY	408,309	$14.4m1.01%	1.01%	Added +33.1k	+33,136 8.8%
24	J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F EQUITY PREMIUM JEPI	JEPI	238,975	$13.6m0.96%	0.96%	Added +9.3k	+9,342 4.1%
25	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B NEW BRK.B	BRK.B	26,160	$12.7m0.89%	0.89%	Added +4.1k	+4,108 18.6%
26	ISHARES TR CORE S&P TTL STK ITOT	ITOT	88,691	$12.0m0.84%	0.84%	Added +478	+478 0.5%
27	DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST INTL CORE EQT MK DFAI	DFAI	344,388	$11.9m0.84%	0.84%	Added +8.0k	+8,049 2.4%
28	AMAZON COM INC COM AMZN	AMZN	52,098	$11.4m0.80%	0.80%	Added +5.9k	+5,886 12.7%
29	BROADCOM INC COM AVGO	AVGO	39,561	$10.9m0.77%	0.77%	Reduced -106	-106 -0.3%
30	ISHARES TR EAFE VALUE ETF EFV	EFV	164,334	$10.4m0.73%	0.73%	Added +5.7k	+5,703 3.6%
31	TESLA INC COM TSLA	TSLA	32,256	$10.2m0.72%	0.72%	Added +1.6k	+1,558 5.1%
32	ISHARES TR EAFE GRWTH ETF EFG	EFG	89,392	$10.0m0.70%	0.70%	Added +5.4k	+5,359 6.4%
33	BONDBLOXX ETF TRUST BLOOMBERG SIX MN XHLF	XHLF	184,541	$9.3m0.65%	0.65%	Reduced -10.7k	-10,657 -5.5%
34	FIDELITY COMWLTH TR NASDAQ COMPSIT ONEQ	ONEQ	110,896	$8.9m0.63%	0.63%	Added +537	+537 0.5%
35	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM JPM	JPM	29,112	$8.4m0.59%	0.59%	Added +1.4k	+1,356 4.9%
36	SPDR SERIES TRUST PORTFOLIO S&P500 SPYM	SPYM	113,557	$8.3m0.58%	0.58%	Added +26.3k	+26,261 30.1%
37	ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A GOOGL	GOOGL	45,688	$8.1m0.57%	0.57%	Added +6.5k	+6,457 16.5%
38	VISA INC COM CL A V	V	20,851	$7.4m0.52%	0.52%	Added +7.1k	+7,066 51.3%
39	ISHARES TR MSCI USA QLT FCT QUAL	QUAL	35,883	$6.6m0.46%	0.46%	Added +187	+187 0.5%
40	HOME DEPOT INC COM HD	HD	17,588	$6.4m0.45%	0.45%	Added +11.5k	+11,474 187.7%
41	J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F ULTRA SHRT ETF JPST	JPST	126,922	$6.4m0.45%	0.45%	Added +9.6k	+9,550 8.1%
42	VANGUARD INDEX FDS TOTAL STK MKT VTI	VTI	20,854	$6.3m0.45%	0.45%	Added +786	+786 3.9%
43	VANGUARD STAR FDS VG TL INTL STK F VXUS	VXUS	88,838	$6.1m0.43%	0.43%	Added +4.3k	+4,272 5.0%
44	WALMART INC COM WMT	WMT	61,428	$6.0m0.42%	0.42%	Added +3.8k	+3,824 6.6%
45	VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS DIV APP ETF VIG	VIG	29,233	$6.0m0.42%	0.42%	Reduced -216	-216 -0.7%
46	COLUMBIA ETF TR II EM CORE EX ETF XCEM	XCEM	165,093	$5.6m0.40%	0.40%	Added +4.9k	+4,870 3.0%
47	VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS VNG RUS1000GRW VONG	VONG	50,338	$5.5m0.39%	0.39%	Added +1.3k	+1,314 2.7%
48	CAPITAL GROUP GROWTH ETF SHS CREATION UNI CGGR	CGGR	131,228	$5.3m0.38%	0.38%	Added +43.2k	+43,170 49.0%
49	VANGUARD INDEX FDS MID CAP ETF VO	VO	18,155	$5.1m0.36%	0.36%	Added +2.0k	+1,982 12.2%
50	INVESCO QQQ TR UNIT SER 1 QQQ	QQQ	9,050	$5.0m0.35%	0.35%	Added +741	+741 8.9%
51	ISHARES TR RUS 1000 ETF IWB	IWB	12,516	$4.3m0.30%	0.30%	Added +3.2k	+3,227 34.7%
52	LISTED FD TR HORIZON KINETICS INFL	INFL	96,004	$4.0m0.29%	0.29%	Added +6.1k	+6,086 6.8%
53	ISHARES TR CORE DIV GRWTH DGRO	DGRO	61,984	$4.0m0.28%	0.28%	Reduced -3.1k	-3,149 -4.8%
54	ELI LILLY & CO COM LLY	LLY	4,892	$3.8m0.27%	0.27%	Added +42	+42 0.9%
55	INVESCO EXCH TRD SLF IDX FD INVSCO BLSH 28 BSCS	BSCS	181,599	$3.7m0.26%	0.26%	Reduced -7.6k	-7,554 -4.0%
56	INVESCO EXCH TRD SLF IDX FD BULSHS 2025 CB BSCP	BSCP	174,758	$3.6m0.25%	0.25%	Added +6.0k	+5,995 3.5%
57	FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD DOW 30 EQL WGT EDOW	EDOW	94,118	$3.6m0.25%	0.25%	New
58	SPDR DOW JONES INDL AVERAGE UT SER 1 DIA	DIA	8,152	$3.6m0.25%	0.25%	Added +1.6k	+1,604 24.5%
59	META PLATFORMS INC CL A META	META	4,863	$3.6m0.25%	0.25%	Added +135	+135 2.9%
60	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI TCW OPPORTUNIS FIXD	FIXD	81,529	$3.6m0.25%	0.25%	Added +4.1k	+4,073 5.3%
61	FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD CAP STRENGTH ETF FTCS	FTCS	39,325	$3.6m0.25%	0.25%	Added +11	+11 0.0%
62	FIRST TR NAS100 EQ WEIGHTED SHS QQEW	QQEW	26,055	$3.6m0.25%	0.25%	Added +3.4k	+3,369 14.8%
63	ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL C GOOG	GOOG	19,905	$3.5m0.25%	0.25%	Added +5.1k	+5,130 34.7%
64	BROADRIDGE FINL SOLUTIONS IN COM BR	BR	13,997	$3.4m0.24%	0.24%	Added +898	+898 6.9%
65	DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST CORE FIXED INCOM DFCF	DFCF	79,391	$3.4m0.24%	0.24%	Added +5.0k	+4,961 6.7%
66	PROGRESSIVE CORP COM PGR	PGR	12,374	$3.3m0.23%	0.23%	Added +131	+131 1.1%
67	ISHARES TR MSCI USA MIN VOL USMV	USMV	33,281	$3.1m0.22%	0.22%	Reduced -407	-407 -1.2%
68	FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRAD FD VI FST TR GLB FD FTGC	FTGC	121,462	$3.0m0.21%	0.21%	Reduced -1.4k	-1,373 -1.1%
69	FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD FIRST TR ENH NEW FTSM	FTSM	49,768	$3.0m0.21%	0.21%	Added +2.4k	+2,383 5.0%
70	INVESCO EXCH TRD SLF IDX FD BULETSHS 2029 BSCT	BSCT	154,078	$2.9m0.20%	0.20%	Reduced -7.4k	-7,414 -4.6%
71	PROSHARES TR SHORT S&P 500 NE SH	SH	72,058	$2.9m0.20%	0.20%	New
72	FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD VEST INVESTMENT LQTI	LQTI	139,970	$2.8m0.20%	0.20%	New
73	ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC COM ROP	ROP	4,944	$2.8m0.20%	0.20%	Added +196	+196 4.1%
74	PROCTER AND GAMBLE CO COM PG	PG	17,526	$2.8m0.20%	0.20%	Added +623	+623 3.7%
75	COPART INC COM CPRT	CPRT	56,892	$2.8m0.20%	0.20%	Added +8.9k	+8,854 18.4%
76	QUANTA SVCS INC COM PWR	PWR	7,310	$2.8m0.19%	0.19%	Added +387	+387 5.6%
77	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST U.S. DDEC	DDEC	65,300	$2.7m0.19%	0.19%	Unchanged
78	ORACLE CORP COM ORCL	ORCL	12,241	$2.7m0.19%	0.19%	Added +616	+616 5.3%
79	EATON VANCE TAX-MANAGED DIVE COM XETYX	XETYX	164,610	$2.5m0.18%	0.18%	Unchanged
80	ISHARES TR FLTG RATE NT ETF FLOT	FLOT	49,766	$2.5m0.18%	0.18%	Added +3.5k	+3,531 7.6%
81	INVESCO ACTIVELY MANAGED EXC VAR RATE INVT VRIG	VRIG	99,722	$2.5m0.18%	0.18%	Added +6.0k	+6,032 6.4%
82	AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW COM AMT	AMT	11,007	$2.4m0.17%	0.17%	Added +1.3k	+1,347 13.9%
83	SPROTT PHYSICAL GOLD TR UNIT PHYS	PHYS	96,030	$2.4m0.17%	0.17%	Added +7.3k	+7,263 8.2%
84	BANK AMERICA CORP COM BAC	BAC	50,498	$2.4m0.17%	0.17%	Reduced -235	-235 -0.5%
85	ABBVIE INC COM ABBV	ABBV	12,581	$2.3m0.16%	0.16%	Added +3.9k	+3,855 44.2%
86	INVESCO EXCHANGE TRADED FD T AEROSPACE DEFN PPA	PPA	16,303	$2.3m0.16%	0.16%	Added +977	+977 6.4%
87	FIDELITY MERRIMACK STR TR TOTAL BD ETF FBND	FBND	50,456	$2.3m0.16%	0.16%	Reduced -6.4k	-6,411 -11.3%
88	COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COM COST	COST	2,330	$2.3m0.16%	0.16%	Added +2	+2 0.1%
89	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR 1000 INDEX ETF SCHK	SCHK	76,840	$2.3m0.16%	0.16%	Added +1.1k	+1,140 1.5%
90	CHEMED CORP NEW COM CHE	CHE	4,618	$2.2m0.16%	0.16%	Added +484	+484 11.7%
91	SPROTT PHYSICAL SILVER TR TR UNIT PSLV	PSLV	180,503	$2.2m0.16%	0.16%	Added +25.4k	+25,449 16.4%
92	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR FUNDAMENTAL INTL FNDF	FNDF	51,987	$2.1m0.15%	0.15%	Reduced -435	-435 -0.8%
93	VANGUARD INDEX FDS SMALL CP ETF VB	VB	8,725	$2.1m0.15%	0.15%	Added +648	+648 8.0%
94	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC COM FANG	FANG	14,950	$2.1m0.14%	0.14%	Added +1.3k	+1,298 9.5%
95	VALMONT INDS INC COM VMI	VMI	6,190	$2.0m0.14%	0.14%	Reduced -8	-8 -0.1%
96	VANECK ETF TRUST MRNGSTR WDE MOAT MOAT	MOAT	20,958	$2.0m0.14%	0.14%	Added +1.3k	+1,299 6.6%
97	EXXON MOBIL CORP COM XOM	XOM	16,423	$1.8m0.12%	0.12%	Reduced -278	-278 -1.7%
98	DISNEY WALT CO COM DIS	DIS	13,996	$1.7m0.12%	0.12%	Added +7.3k	+7,255 107.6%
99	SPDR SER TR PRTFLO S&P500 HI SPYD	SPYD	40,135	$1.7m0.12%	0.12%	Reduced -70	-70 -0.2%
100	GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC COM GS	GS	2,404	$1.7m0.12%	0.12%	Added +50	+50 2.1%

Sold out since Q1 2025

Security	Ticker	Shares held before	Value then
AMERICAN ELEC PWR CO INC AEP	AEP	3,385	$369.9k3.4k shares
ELEVANCE HEALTH INC ELV	ELV	787	$342.3k787 shares
VANGUARD WORLD FD MGV	MGV	1,809	$233.1k1.8k shares
FEDEX CORP FDX	FDX	883	$215.3k883 shares
EXELON CORP EXC	EXC	4,474	$206.2k4.5k shares
SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SCHI	SCHI	572	$12.8k572 shares
VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS VMBS	VMBS	251	$11.6k251 shares
JANUS DETROIT STR TR JAAA	JAAA	154	$7.8k154 shares
SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SCHR	SCHR	272	$6.8k272 shares
ISHARES TR USIG	USIG	71	$3.6k71 shares
ISHARES TR HYDB	HYDB	38	$1.8k38 shares
VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS VGLT	VGLT	25	$1.4k25 shares
INVESCO EXCH TRADED FD TR II KBWB	KBWB	20	$1.3k20 shares
SPDR SER TR EBND	EBND	42	$84342 shares
INVESCO EXCH TRADED FD TR II PXH	PXH	1	$221 shares