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Essential Planning, LLC. SEC 13F Holdings (Q3 2026) — Top Position: DIMENSIONAL US CORE EQUITY M
Essential Planning, LLC.CIK: 0001949824
Diversified strategyMomentum followerSector-focused
Total reported value
$365.5M
Reporting period: 2026-09-30 · Number of holdings: 88
Essential Planning, LLC. disclosed 88 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2026-09-30, with total reported value of $365.5M and a quarterly turnover rate of 19.5%.
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Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 24.86
- Portfolio Stability
- 19.54
- Momentum
- 100
- Sector conviction
- 91.9
- Diversification
- 100
- Sizing Uniformity
- 78.74
Essential Planning, LLC.'s disclosed holdings carry a Herfindahl concentration index of 0.062 — mathematically equivalent to about 16 equally-sized positions, well below its 88 actual disclosed holdings. That gap points to a strategy built around a small core of high-conviction bets rather than broad diversification.
Position sizes vary widely across the portfolio (a coefficient of variation of 2.13), with a handful of outsized bets alongside many smaller positions.
No strong tilt toward either adding to existing winners or initiating outsized new positions was observed in the latest reported quarter.
Sector classification currently covers about 3% of this portfolio's disclosed value; the remainder includes holdings (e.g. unmapped tickers, options, or other security types) not yet covered by our sector mapping.
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Recent moves
View source Form 13F filing on SEC.govNew buy 25239Y220
Sold out DCOR
Trim BND
-4.2% -$4.2M
Trim DFAU
-5.7% -$2.5M
Add JPLD
+29.5% $4.3M
Add SPY
+29.7% $3.8M
Holdings Map
New buyAddUnchangedTrim
Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DFAU | Dimensional US Core Equity M | ETF-Other | 14.55% | -1.19% | -5.74% | |
| 2 | BND | Vanguard Total Bond Market | ETF-Other | 12.44% | -1.60% | -4.25% | |
| 3 | VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Mkt ETF | ETF-Other | 7.59% | +0.21% | +4.97% | |
| 4 | DFSD | Dimensional Short Duration | ETF-Other | 5.42% | +0.85% | +25.97% | |
| 5 | JPLD | Jpmorgan LTD Duration ETF | ETF-Other | 5.41% | +1.03% | +29.47% | |
| 6 | DFAI | Dimensional International Co | ETF-Other | 5.36% | -0.30% | -2.57% | |
| 7 | ✓ | Stock-Other | 4.58% | +4.58% | NEW | ||
| 8 | SPY | Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 4.20% | +0.93% | +29.73% | |
| 9 | DFAC | Dimensional US Core Equity 2 | ETF-Other | 4.04% | +0.53% | +18.57% | |
| 10 | DFCF | Dimensional Core Fixed Inc | ETF-Other | 3.71% | +0.09% | +11.38% | |
| 11 | DFAE | Dimensional Emerging Core Eq | ETF-Emerging Markets | 2.43% | -0.21% | -2.64% | |
| 12 | FBND | Fidelity Total Bond ETF | ETF-Other | 2.43% | +0.32% | +24.72% | |
| 13 | BSV | Vanguard Short-term Bond ETF | ETF-Other | 2.29% | -0.12% | +0.29% | |
| 14 | VEA | Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | ETF-Other | 2.00% | +0.22% | +17.14% | |
| 15 | DFIC | Dimensional International Co | ETF-Other | 1.96% | +0.27% | +18.65% | |
| 16 | IVV | Ishares Core S&p 500 ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 1.83% | -0.09% | -3.70% | |
| 17 | VTIP | Vanguard Short-term Tips | ETF-Other | 1.53% | -0.12% | -2.73% | |
| 18 | VBK | Vanguard Small-cap Grwth ETF | ETF-Other | 1.37% | -0.24% | -4.39% | |
| 19 | MBB | Ishares Mbs ETF | ETF-Other | 1.15% | -0.16% | -4.63% | |
| 20 | MINT | Pimco Enhanced Short Maturit | ETF-Other | 1.08% | +0.05% | +9.01% | |
| 21 | FREL | Fidelity Msci Rl Est Indx | ETF-Other | 1.01% | -0.11% | +0.33% | |
| 22 | IEMG | Ishares Core Msci Emerging | ETF-Emerging Markets | 0.88% | +0.08% | +16.49% | |
| 23 | DFEM | Dimensional Emrg Mrkt Core | ETF-Other | 0.88% | +0.09% | +17.55% | |
| 24 | BOND | Pimco Active Bond Exchange-t | ETF-Other | 0.87% | -0.17% | -8.04% | |
| 25 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | Stock-Tech | 0.63% | +0.15% | -0.40% | |
| 26 | AAPL | Apple Inc | Stock-Tech | 0.62% | +0.06% | -0.22% | |
| 27 | SHY | Ishares 1-3 Year Treasury Bo | ETF-Gov Bonds | 0.59% | -0.18% | -20.52% | |
| 28 | IBTI | Ishares Ibonds Dec 2028 Term | ETF-Other | 0.55% | -0.02% | +0.22% | |
| 29 | BRK-B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B | Stock-Other | 0.38% | -0.01% | — | |
| 30 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | Stock-Comm Services | 0.35% | -0.03% | — | |
| 31 | IBTG | Ishares Ibonds Dec 2026 Term | ETF-Other | 0.34% | -0.01% | +0.24% | |
| 32 | DUSB | Dimension Ultrashort Fi ETF | ETF-Other | 0.27% | -0.01% | -0.47% | |
| 33 | DBND | Doubleline Oppor Cor Bnd-usd | ETF-Other | 0.26% | -0.03% | -3.42% | |
| 34 | WMT | Walmart Inc | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.25% | -0.03% | — | |
| 35 | STPZ | Pimco 1-5 Year US Tips Index | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 0.25% | -0.03% | -7.26% | |
| 36 | VMBS | Vanguard Mortgage-backed Sec | ETF-Other | 0.25% | -0.05% | -7.59% | |
| 37 | VUSB | Vanguard Ultra Short Bond Et | ETF-Other | 0.24% | -0.01% | -0.52% | |
| 38 | EPS | Wisdomtree US Large Cap Fund | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 0.21% | -0.01% | -2.40% | |
| 39 | IUSB | Ishr Cr Unvrse Usd Bd Etf-ui | ETF-Other | 0.21% | -0.02% | — | |
| 40 | VXUS | Vanguard Total Intl Stock | ETF-Other | 0.21% | -0.02% | -4.86% | |
| 41 | DFIP | Dimensional Inflation-protec | ETF-Other | 0.21% | -0.01% | +0.49% | |
| 42 | IXUS | Ishares Core Intl Stock ETF | ETF-Other | 0.19% | — | — | |
| 43 | DFGR | Dim Global Real Estate ETF | ETF-Other | 0.19% | +0.02% | +20.00% | |
| 44 | VBR | Vanguard Small-cap Value ETF | ETF-Other | 0.18% | -0.01% | — | |
| 45 | VIG | Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | ETF-Other | 0.17% | -0.01% | +0.04% | |
| 46 | VOO | Vanguard S&p 500 ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 0.17% | — | -1.11% | |
| 47 | BNDX | Vanguard Total Intl Bond ETF | ETF-Other | 0.17% | -0.01% | +0.02% | |
| 48 | IBTH | Ishares Ibonds Dec 2027 Term | ETF-Other | 0.16% | — | +0.50% | |
| 49 | VHT | Vanguard Health Care ETF | ETF-Other | 0.16% | +0.01% | +0.06% | |
| 50 | EUSB | Ishr Esg Advn Universal Bd-$ | ETF-Other | 0.15% | -0.01% | -0.49% |
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Portfolio Performance
Performance for Q4 2026
+1%
Performance Last 4 Quarters
+9.4%
- Stdev
- +7.9%
- Beta
- +0.64
- Alpha
- +0.5%
- Max Drawdown
- -4.2%
- Annualized Perf
- +16.9%
- Batting Avg vs S&P
- +33.3%
- Sortino
- +4.11
- Stutzer
- +0.57
- Treynor
- +0.25
- Sterling
- +1.26
- Calmar
- +3.99
- Information Ratio
- -1.6
- Tracking Error
- +5.2%
- Stdev Down
- +3.9%
- Winning Months %
- +78.8%
- Losing Months %
- +21.2%
- Best 12 Months
- +23.3%
- Worst 12 Months
- +9.4%
- Efficiency Ratio
- +0.74
- Sharpe
- +2.01
- Stdev Sectors
- +15.3%
- Skewness
- -0.33
- Kurtosis
- +0.5
- Upside Potential
- +5.43
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
| Period | Holdings | Total value | Stability | Top holdings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q3 | 88 | $365.5M | 20 | ||
| 2026 Q2 | 87 | $353.9M | 0 | ||
| 2026 Q1 | 85 | $314.5M | 12 | ||
| 2025 Q4 | 90 | $313.6M | 13 | ||
| 2025 Q3 | 85 | $290.5M | 18 | ||
| 2025 Q2 | 82 | $268.6M | 0 | ||
| 2025 Q1 | 81 | $248.2M | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q4 | 313 | — | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q3 | 83 | $243.8M | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q2 | 71 | $227.3M | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q1 | 65 | $199.7M | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q4 | 64 | $198.1M | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q3 | 60 | $180.5M | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q2 | 58 | $175.4M | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q1 | 52 | $164.9M | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q4 | 43 | $130.4M | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q3 | 20 | $17.3M | 0 |
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Holding changes this quarter
Essential Planning, LLC.'s most significant position changes for 2026-09-30: New buy: ; Sold out: Dimensional US Core Eq 1 ETF (DCOR); Sold out: Dimensional US Small Cap Val (DFSV); New buy: Vanguard Ftse All Wo X-us Sc (VSS); New buy: .
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✓ | +4.6% | NEW | New buy | |
| 2 | JPLD | Jpmorgan LTD Duration ETF | +1% | +29.47% | Add |
| 3 | SPY | Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us | +0.9% | +29.73% | Add |
| 4 | DFSD | Dimensional Short Duration | +0.9% | +25.97% | Add |
| 5 | DFAC | Dimensional US Core Equity 2 | +0.5% | +18.57% | Add |
| 6 | FBND | Fidelity Total Bond ETF | +0.3% | +24.72% | Add |
| 7 | DFIC | Dimensional International Co | +0.3% | +18.65% | Add |
| 8 | VEA | Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | +0.2% | +17.14% | Add |
| 9 | VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Mkt ETF | +0.2% | +4.97% | Add |
| 10 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | +0.2% | -0.40% | Trim |
| 11 | VSS | Vanguard Ftse All Wo X-us Sc | +0.1% | NEW | New buy |
| 12 | ✓ | +0.1% | NEW | New buy | |
| 13 | DFCF | Dimensional Core Fixed Inc | +0.1% | +11.38% | Add |
| 14 | DFEM | Dimensional Emrg Mrkt Core | +0.1% | +17.55% | Add |
| 15 | IEMG | Ishares Core Msci Emerging | +0.1% | +16.49% | Add |
| 16 | WBD | Warner Bros Discovery Inc | +0.1% | NEW | New buy |
| 17 | AAPL | Apple Inc | +0.1% | -0.22% | Trim |
| 18 | ✓ | +0.1% | NEW | New buy | |
| 19 | MINT | Pimco Enhanced Short Maturit | +0.1% | +9.01% | Add |
| 20 | T | At&t Inc | +0.1% | +55.48% | Add |
| 21 | META | Meta Platforms Inc-class A | 0% | +1.58% | Add |
| 22 | DFGR | Dim Global Real Estate ETF | 0% | +20.00% | Add |
| 23 | ANET | Arista Networks Inc | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 24 | ESGV | Vanguard Esg US Stock ETF | 0% | +11.67% | Add |
| 25 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 26 | PRGS | Progress Software CORP | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 27 | VHT | Vanguard Health Care ETF | 0% | +0.06% | Add |
| 28 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | — | -0.67% | Trim |
| 29 | AVGO | Broadcom Inc | — | — | Unchanged |
| 30 | VDC | Vanguard Consumer Staple ETF | — | — | Unchanged |
| 31 | WFC | Wells Fargo & Co | — | — | Unchanged |
| 32 | VCSH | Vanguard S/t CORP Bond ETF | — | +0.53% | Add |
| 33 | DFUS | Dimensional US Eq Mkt ETF | — | — | Unchanged |
| 34 | VOO | Vanguard S&p 500 ETF | — | -1.11% | Trim |
| 35 | IXUS | Ishares Core Intl Stock ETF | — | — | Unchanged |
| 36 | DFAX | Dimensional World Ex US Core | — | +0.34% | Add |
| 37 | IDXX | Idexx Laboratories Inc | — | — | Unchanged |
| 38 | MUB | Ishares National Muni Bond E | — | +5.24% | Add |
| 39 | IBTH | Ishares Ibonds Dec 2027 Term | — | +0.50% | Add |
| 40 | IJT | Ishares S&p Small-cap 600 Gr | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 41 | DFIP | Dimensional Inflation-protec | 0% | +0.49% | Add |
| 42 | VBR | Vanguard Small-cap Value ETF | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 43 | TT | Trane Technologies plc | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 44 | EUSB | Ishr Esg Advn Universal Bd-$ | 0% | -0.49% | Trim |
| 45 | VCEB | Vanguard Esg US CORP Bond | 0% | -1.21% | Trim |
| 46 | HYPR | Hyperfine Inc | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 47 | VWO | Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke | 0% | -7.85% | Trim |
| 48 | BNDX | Vanguard Total Intl Bond ETF | 0% | +0.02% | Add |
| 49 | RTX | Rtx CORP | 0% | -3.82% | Trim |
| 50 | DUSB | Dimension Ultrashort Fi ETF | 0% | -0.47% | Trim |
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Filing History
FAQ
What is Essential Planning, LLC. and what type of investor is it?
Essential Planning, LLC. is an investment manager that files SEC Form 13F quarterly, disclosing its U.S. public equity holdings to regulators. As of the most recent reporting period (2026-09-30), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $365.5M, spread across 88 disclosed positions.
What are Essential Planning, LLC.'s largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Essential Planning, LLC.'s top holdings by market value are:
1. Dimensional US Core Equity M (DFAU) — $53.2M (14.6%)
2. Vanguard Total Bond Market (BND) — $45.5M (12.4%)
3. Vanguard Total Stock Mkt ETF (VTI) — $27.7M (7.6%)
4. Dimensional Short Duration (DFSD) — $19.8M (5.4%)
5. Jpmorgan LTD Duration ETF (JPLD) — $19.8M (5.4%)
What changes did Essential Planning, LLC. make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Essential Planning, LLC. made 69 notable position adjustments: 5 new positions were initiated, 31 existing holdings were added to, 29 positions were partially reduced, and 4 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: New buy: ; Sold out: Dimensional US Core Eq 1 ETF (DCOR); Sold out: Dimensional US Small Cap Val (DFSV); New buy: Vanguard Ftse All Wo X-us Sc (VSS); New buy:
What sectors does Essential Planning, LLC. focus on?
Essential Planning, LLC. is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Information Technology: 49.9%
• Communication Services: 19.1%
• Financials: 9.3%
• Consumer Staples: 7.6%
• Industrials: 5.5%
• Consumer Discretionary: 4.3%
Investment Profile
Essential Planning, LLC. returned an annualized 16.9% over the trailing 33 months — outperforming the S&P 500 by 0.5 points — based on a reconstructed track record of its disclosed 13F positions, with a beta of 0.64 (less volatile than the market) and a 33% quarterly batting average against the index.
Its portfolio is broadly diversified and long-term-holding, with 49.9% of the portfolio concentrated in Information Technology.
It has added to its JPLD position over the past two quarters (+$7.8M, now $19.8M), while trimming BND over the same stretch (-$7.3M, still holding $45.5M).
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