GUARDIAN WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC / NC

RALEIGH, NC · CIK 1901403 · 13F filing filed 2026-08-14

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

$1.8bn reported value +12.2% vs Q1 2026

375positions

46.4%in top 10

35 new 176 added 130 reduced 262 sold out vs Q1 2026

Options: 0 call positions (— notional), 9 put positions ($16.2m notional) – listed below, not included above.

Holdings, Q2 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	ETF SER SOLUTIONS APTUS COLLRD INV ACIO	ACIO	4,543,323	$209.6m11.87%	11.87%	Added +70.9k	+70,920 1.6%
2	ETF SER SOLUTIONS APTUS DEFINED DRSK	DRSK	4,621,680	$132.9m7.53%	7.53%	Added +113.2k	+113,199 2.5%
3	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US LRG CAP ETF SCHX	SCHX	2,849,825	$83.9m4.75%	4.75%	Added +77.4k	+77,447 2.8%
4	VANGUARD INDEX FDS S&P 500 ETF SHS VOO	VOO	99,947	$68.6m3.89%	3.89%	Added +658	+658 0.7%
5	ETF SER SOLUTIONS OPUS SML CP VL OSCV	OSCV	1,562,215	$65.9m3.73%	3.73%	Added +23.7k	+23,672 1.5%
6	CAPITAL GROUP DIVIDEND VALUE SHS CREATION UNI CGDV	CGDV	1,281,501	$63.2m3.58%	3.58%	Added +26.0k	+26,012 2.1%
7	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED BUFR	BUFR	1,484,319	$54.2m3.07%	3.07%	Added +23.2k	+23,243 1.6%
8	FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD RISNG DIVD ACHIV RDVY	RDVY	665,509	$53.9m3.06%	3.06%	Added +20.1k	+20,114 3.1%
9	EA SERIES TRUST FREEDOM 100 EM FRDM	FRDM	610,225	$44.5m2.52%	2.52%	Reduced -744	-744 -0.1%
10	VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FDS VAN FTSE DEV MKT VEA	VEA	586,087	$41.8m2.37%	2.37%	Added +11.6k	+11,554 2.0%
11	NVIDIA CORPORATION COM NVDA	NVDA	196,485	$39.3m2.23%	2.23%	Reduced -1.7k	-1,663 -0.8%
12	FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD VEST INVESTMENT LQTI	LQTI	2,020,581	$39.0m2.21%	2.21%	Reduced -37.6k	-37,632 -1.8%
13	APPLE INC COM AAPL	AAPL	107,643	$31.1m1.76%	1.76%	Reduced -64	-64 -0.1%
14	J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F CORE PLUS BD ETF JCPB	JCPB	617,587	$29.0m1.64%	1.64%	Added +3.1k	+3,113 0.5%
15	GOLDMAN SACHS ETF TR EQUAL WEIGHT US GSEW	GSEW	305,636	$28.9m1.63%	1.63%	Added +9.0k	+8,986 3.0%
16	FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD SMID RISNG ETF SDVY	SDVY	571,663	$24.7m1.40%	1.40%	Added +24.3k	+24,311 4.4%
17	ETF SER SOLUTIONS APTUS DRAWDOWN ADME	ADME	423,537	$23.6m1.33%	1.33%	Added +9.2k	+9,173 2.2%
18	ETF SER SOLUTIONS APTUS LARGE CAP DUBS	DUBS	488,028	$20.3m1.15%	1.15%	Added +8.5k	+8,488 1.8%
19	ISHARES TR CORE S&P500 ETF IVV	IVV	25,045	$18.8m1.06%	1.06%	Added +687	+687 2.8%
20	SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT SPY	SPY	22,505	$16.8m0.95%	0.95%	Reduced -986	-986 -4.2%
21	BROADCOM INC COM AVGO	AVGO	42,451	$16.0m0.91%	0.91%	Added +5.7k	+5,667 15.4%
22	ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A GOOGL	GOOGL	43,897	$15.7m0.89%	0.89%	Reduced -105	-105 -0.2%
23	MICROSOFT CORP COM MSFT	MSFT	41,054	$15.3m0.87%	0.87%	Added +110	+110 0.3%
24	WISDOMTREE TR FLOATNG RAT TREA USFR	USFR	280,466	$14.1m0.80%	0.80%	Added +5.3k	+5,305 1.9%
25	DOUBLELINE ETF TRUST OPPORTUNISTIC CO DBND	DBND	306,991	$14.0m0.79%	0.79%	Reduced -1.6k	-1,625 -0.5%
26	ISHARES TR CORE S&P TTL STK ITOT	ITOT	84,901	$13.9m0.79%	0.79%	Added +1.5k	+1,523 1.8%
27	DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST INTL CORE EQT MK DFAI	DFAI	337,743	$13.9m0.79%	0.79%	Reduced -7.9k	-7,912 -2.3%
28	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B NEW BRK.B	BRK.B	27,717	$13.9m0.79%	0.79%	Reduced -9	-9 -0.0%
29	ETF SER SOLUTIONS APTUS ENHANCED JUCY	JUCY	623,093	$13.7m0.78%	0.78%	Reduced -382	-382 -0.1%
30	ISHARES TR EAFE VALUE ETF EFV	EFV	175,178	$13.4m0.76%	0.76%	Added +4.0k	+4,011 2.3%
31	TESLA INC COM TSLA	TSLA	31,696	$13.3m0.76%	0.76%	Reduced -158	-158 -0.5%
32	AMAZON COM INC COM AMZN	AMZN	53,814	$12.8m0.73%	0.73%	Added +819	+819 1.6%
33	J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F EQUITY PREMIUM JEPI	JEPI	180,861	$10.2m0.58%	0.58%	Reduced -15.3k	-15,347 -7.8%
34	SPDR SERIES TRUST PORTFOLIO S&P500 SPYM	SPYM	112,634	$9.9m0.56%	0.56%	Added +2.6k	+2,592 2.4%
35	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM JPM	JPM	28,569	$9.4m0.53%	0.53%	Reduced -23	-23 -0.1%
36	FIDELITY COMWLTH TR NASDAQ COMPSIT ONEQ	ONEQ	85,475	$8.8m0.50%	0.50%	Reduced -11.7k	-11,701 -12.0%
37	ISHARES TR MSCI USA QLT FCT QUAL	QUAL	38,609	$8.5m0.48%	0.48%	Added +617	+617 1.6%
38	VANGUARD STAR FDS VG TL INTL STK F VXUS	VXUS	90,597	$7.7m0.44%	0.44%	Added +2.0k	+2,042 2.3%
39	VANGUARD INDEX FDS TOTAL STK MKT VTI	VTI	20,823	$7.7m0.44%	0.44%	Added +759	+759 3.8%
40	PROSHARES TR SHORT S&P 500 NE SH	SH	233,122	$7.7m0.44%	0.44%	Added +37.9k	+37,914 19.4%
41	COLUMBIA ETF TR II EM CORE EX ETF XCEM	XCEM	141,938	$7.5m0.43%	0.43%	Reduced -16.8k	-16,813 -10.6%
42	VISA INC COM CL A V	V	21,544	$7.4m0.42%	0.42%	Added +150	+150 0.7%
43	CAPITAL GROUP GROWTH ETF SHS CREATION UNI CGGR	CGGR	154,858	$7.3m0.41%	0.41%	Reduced -6.7k	-6,659 -4.1%
44	EA SERIES TRUST ALPHA ARCH 1-3 BOXX	BOXX	61,358	$7.2m0.41%	0.41%	Added +2.4k	+2,351 4.0%
45	INVESCO QQQ TR UNIT SER 1 QQQ	QQQ	9,634	$7.1m0.40%	0.40%	Added +308	+308 3.3%
46	VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS VNG RUS1000GRW VONG	VONG	53,629	$6.9m0.39%	0.39%	Added +1.0k	+1,045 2.0%
47	LISTED FD TR HORIZON KINETICS INFL	INFL	128,631	$6.4m0.36%	0.36%	Added +11.9k	+11,924 10.2%
48	WALMART INC COM WMT	WMT	56,643	$6.4m0.36%	0.36%	Reduced -572	-572 -1.0%
49	HOME DEPOT INC COM HD	HD	17,390	$6.1m0.35%	0.35%	Added +302	+302 1.8%
50	VANGUARD INDEX FDS MID CAP ETF VO	VO	75,380	$6.1m0.34%	0.34%	Added +2.1k	+2,124 2.9%
51	VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS DIV APP ETF VIG	VIG	25,244	$6.0m0.34%	0.34%	Added +45	+45 0.2%
52	ELI LILLY & CO COM LLY	LLY	4,898	$5.9m0.33%	0.33%	Added +383	+383 8.5%
53	BLUEROCK PVT REAL ESTATE FD COM BPRE	BPRE	449,196	$5.8m0.33%	0.33%	Added +46.9k	+46,926 11.7%
54	ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL C GOOG	GOOG	16,485	$5.8m0.33%	0.33%	Added +536	+536 3.4%
55	DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST CORE FIXED INCOM DFCF	DFCF	131,809	$5.6m0.32%	0.32%	Added +17.1k	+17,114 14.9%
56	MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COM MU	MU	4,784	$5.5m0.31%	0.31%	Added +608	+608 14.6%
57	QUANTA SVCS INC COM PWR	PWR	6,670	$4.8m0.27%	0.27%	Reduced -292	-292 -4.2%
58	MANAGED PORTFOLIO SERIES KENSINGTON HEDGE KHPI	KHPI	184,467	$4.8m0.27%	0.27%	Added +6.7k	+6,738 3.8%
59	ISHARES TR CORE DIV GRWTH DGRO	DGRO	62,200	$4.7m0.27%	0.27%	Reduced -1.2k	-1,201 -1.9%
60	ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC COM AMD	AMD	7,516	$4.4m0.25%	0.25%	Added +52	+52 0.7%
61	BNY MELLON ETF TRUST CORE BOND ETF BKAG	BKAG	102,787	$4.3m0.24%	0.24%	Added +14.3k	+14,320 16.2%
62	INVESCO EXCH TRD SLF IDX FD BULSHS 2027 CB BSCR	BSCR	202,489	$4.0m0.22%	0.22%	Added +143.3k	+143,331 242.3%
63	ISHARES TR RUS 1000 ETF IWB	IWB	9,543	$3.9m0.22%	0.22%	Reduced -488	-488 -4.9%
64	INVESCO EXCH TRD SLF IDX FD BULSHS 2026 CB BSCQ	BSCQ	200,070	$3.9m0.22%	0.22%	Reduced -1.2k	-1,183 -0.6%
65	FIRST TR NAS100 EQ WEIGHTED SHS QQEW	QQEW	24,472	$3.9m0.22%	0.22%	Reduced -393	-393 -1.6%
66	SPDR DOW JONES INDL AVERAGE UT SER 1 DIA	DIA	7,428	$3.9m0.22%	0.22%	Reduced -56	-56 -0.8%
67	TRUIST FINL CORP COM TFC	TFC	75,001	$3.7m0.21%	0.21%	Added +90	+90 0.1%
68	FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD DOW 30 EQL WGT EDOW	EDOW	84,278	$3.7m0.21%	0.21%	Added +750	+750 0.9%
69	FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD CAP STRENGTH ETF FTCS	FTCS	38,273	$3.6m0.20%	0.20%	Added +53	+53 0.1%
70	J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F ULTRA SHRT ETF JPST	JPST	70,928	$3.6m0.20%	0.20%	Reduced -26.9k	-26,929 -27.5%
71	BONDBLOXX ETF TRUST BLOOMBERG SIX MN XHLF	XHLF	71,176	$3.6m0.20%	0.20%	Reduced -7.1k	-7,069 -9.0%
72	VALMONT INDS INC COM VMI	VMI	6,053	$3.5m0.20%	0.20%	Reduced -36	-36 -0.6%
73	INNOVATOR ETFS TRUST DEFINED WLT SHLD BALT	BALT	98,390	$3.4m0.19%	0.19%	Added +64.0k	+63,950 185.7%
74	FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRAD FD VI FST TR GLB FD FTGC	FTGC	121,915	$3.3m0.19%	0.19%	Reduced -23.1k	-23,054 -15.9%
75	ETF SER SOLUTIONS APTUS JAN BUFFER JANB	JANB	120,537	$3.3m0.19%	0.19%	Unchanged
76	ETF SER SOLUTIONS APTUS JULY BUFR JULB	JULB	115,498	$3.2m0.18%	0.18%	Added +72.2k	+72,196 166.7%
77	CATERPILLAR INC COM CAT	CAT	2,909	$3.1m0.18%	0.18%	Reduced -1.2k	-1,193 -29.1%
78	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST U.S. DDEC	DDEC	65,300	$3.1m0.18%	0.18%	Unchanged
79	PROGRESSIVE CORP COM PGR	PGR	14,148	$3.1m0.18%	0.18%	Reduced -194	-194 -1.4%
80	ISHARES TR MSCI USA MIN VOL USMV	USMV	32,037	$3.1m0.18%	0.18%	Reduced -216	-216 -0.7%
81	ISHARES TR BLACKROCK ULTRA ICSH	ICSH	60,367	$3.1m0.17%	0.17%	New
82	INVESCO EXCH TRD SLF IDX FD BULETSHS 2029 BSCT	BSCT	162,493	$3.0m0.17%	0.17%	Reduced -679	-679 -0.4%
83	SPDR SER TR PORTFOLIO SHORT SPSB	SPSB	100,560	$3.0m0.17%	0.17%	New
84	SPROTT PHYSICAL GOLD TR UNIT PHYS	PHYS	99,431	$3.0m0.17%	0.17%	Added +14.8k	+14,842 17.6%
85	ABBVIE INC COM ABBV	ABBV	11,906	$3.0m0.17%	0.17%	Added +43	+43 0.4%
86	VANGUARD INDEX FDS SMALL CP ETF VB	VB	9,672	$2.9m0.17%	0.17%	Added +375	+375 4.0%
87	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR FUNDAMENTAL INTL FNDF	FNDF	52,931	$2.8m0.16%	0.16%	Added +944	+944 1.8%
88	META PLATFORMS INC CL A META	META	4,956	$2.8m0.16%	0.16%	Reduced -174	-174 -3.4%
89	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR 1000 INDEX ETF SCHK	SCHK	77,113	$2.8m0.16%	0.16%	Added +523	+523 0.7%
90	INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC COM NEW ISRG	ISRG	6,982	$2.8m0.16%	0.16%	Added +4.5k	+4,470 177.9%
91	VANGUARD WORLD FD INF TECH ETF VGT	VGT	22,359	$2.7m0.15%	0.15%	Added +6.6k	+6,607 41.9%
92	FIRST CTZNS BANCSHARES INC N CL A FCNCA	FCNCA	1,244	$2.6m0.15%	0.15%	Unchanged
93	LAM RESEARCH CORP COM NEW LRCX	LRCX	5,910	$2.6m0.15%	0.15%	Added +985	+985 20.0%
94	JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM JNJ	JNJ	9,997	$2.5m0.14%	0.14%	Added +104	+104 1.1%
95	GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC COM GS	GS	2,499	$2.5m0.14%	0.14%	Added +31	+31 1.3%
96	AMPHENOL CORP CL A APH	APH	14,211	$2.5m0.14%	0.14%	Added +72	+72 0.5%
97	ETF SER SOLUTIONS DEFIANCE NEXT UFOX	UFOX	26,271	$2.5m0.14%	0.14%	Unchanged
98	PROFESIONALLY MANAGED PORTFO AKRE FOCUS ETF AKRE	AKRE	46,774	$2.5m0.14%	0.14%	Reduced -2.8k	-2,842 -5.7%
99	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC COM FANG	FANG	14,064	$2.5m0.14%	0.14%	Reduced -579	-579 -4.0%
100	ETF SER SOLUTIONS APTU AP DEEP ETF APDB	APDB	96,022	$2.5m0.14%	0.14%	New

Sold out since Q1 2026

Security	Ticker	Shares held before	Value then
ISHARES TR FLOT	FLOT	57,365	$2.9m57.4k shares
INVESCO ACTIVELY MANAGED EXC VRIG	VRIG	116,392	$2.9m116.4k shares
HONEYWELL INTL INC		1,255	$567.4k1.3k shares
CAPITAL GROUP INTERNATIONAL CGIC	CGIC	14,291	$473.2k14.3k shares
T-MOBILE US INC TMUS	TMUS	1,202	$252.5k1.2k shares
VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS BND	BND	3,409	$251.0k3.4k shares
MEDTRONIC PLC MDT	MDT	2,835	$245.6k2.8k shares
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP BSX	BSX	3,813	$239.3k3.8k shares
BITWISE BITCOIN ETF TR BITB	BITB	6,204	$228.4k6.2k shares
ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD ROIV	ROIV	7,950	$220.2k8.0k shares
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP CEG	CEG	774	$216.1k774 shares
MICROSTRATEGY INC MSTR	MSTR	1,713	$213.8k1.7k shares
ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC ROP	ROP	594	$210.3k594 shares
PEAKSTONE REALTY TRUST PKST	PKST	9,736	$203.4k9.7k shares
COMCAST CORP NEW CMCSA	CMCSA	7,060	$202.7k7.1k shares
FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD RDVI	RDVI	7,000	$178.8k7.0k shares
VANGUARD WHITEHALL FDS VYM	VYM	1,207	$178.8k1.2k shares
ISHARES TR SHY	SHY	2,142	$176.9k2.1k shares
INNOVATOR ETFS TRUST UFEB	UFEB	4,800	$174.2k4.8k shares
SPDR SER TR SDY	SDY	1,139	$166.3k1.1k shares
SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SCHZ	SCHZ	7,026	$163.1k7.0k shares
INNOVATOR ETFS TRUST USEP	USEP	4,175	$161.4k4.2k shares
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR XLU	XLU	3,483	$159.8k3.5k shares
INVESCO EXCH TRD SLF IDX FD BSCU	BSCU	9,335	$156.1k9.3k shares
ISHARES TR DSI	DSI	1,186	$143.7k1.2k shares

Options (notional value)

Underlying	Ticker	Type	Shares controlled	Notional	Change
NVIDIA CORPORATION NVDA · Put	NVDA	Put	11,700	$5.7m11.7k shares	Unchanged
HOME DEPOT INC HD · Put	HD	Put	10,600	$3.5m10.6k shares	Unchanged
APPLE INC AAPL · Put	AAPL	Put	17,800	$3.4m17.8k shares	Unchanged
VISA INC V · Put	V	Put	6,500	$1.6m6.5k shares	Unchanged
TESLA INC TSLA · Put	TSLA	Put	2,500	$612.5k2.5k shares	New
AMAZON COM INC AMZN · Put	AMZN	Put	4,000	$552.5k4.0k shares	Unchanged
ALPHABET INC GOOGL · Put	GOOGL	Put	2,200	$298.5k2.2k shares	Unchanged
ALPHABET INC GOOG · Put	GOOG	Put	1,900	$259.9k1.9k shares	Reduced
UNION PAC CORP UNP · Put	UNP	Put	1,100	$243.1k1.1k shares	Unchanged