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Howard Financial Services, Ltd.

SEC CIK
0001768130
Latest filing
Jul 7, 2026

Holdings in Q4 2023

Holdings as of Dec 31, 2023, filed Jan 9, 2024. Long positions only; changes compare share counts with Q3 2023.

Institution overview
Positions
152
+7 vs. Q3 2023
Portfolio value
$518.1M
+$82.2M (+18.9%) vs. Q3 2023
Filed
Jan 9, 2024
SEC
Holdings of Howard Financial Services, Ltd. in Q4 2023
SecurityClassSharesValue% of portfolioShare changeActionHistory
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF46432F339ETF370,835$54.6M10.5%+34,948+10.4%Added–
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF808524797ETF607,580$46.3M8.9%−10,341−1.7%Reduced–
Invesco Exchange Traded FD T46137V357S&P500 EQL WGT237,847$37.5M7.2%−46,396−16.3%Reduced–
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF921908844ETF179,622$30.6M5.9%+7,142+4.1%Added–
AAPLApple Inc.Stock103,548$19.9M3.8%+21,502+26.2%AddedHistory
Hartford FDS Exchange Traded41653L305TOTAL RTRN ETF541,033$18.4M3.6%+78,556+17.0%Added–
Invesco Exchange Traded FD T46137V431S&P 500 GARP ETF181,437$17.8M3.4%+62,888+53.0%Added–
First Tr Exchng Traded FD VI33740F805SMITH OPPORT FXD393,896$17.6M3.4%+53,973+15.9%Added–
Ssga Active ETF Tr78467V848ST STR TOTAL ETF427,375$17.2M3.3%+88,153+26.0%Added–
iShares Tr46434V456MSCI INTL QUALTY435,795$16.4M3.2%+4,585+1.1%Added–
Pgim ETF Tr69344A800TOTA RETU BD ETF373,447$15.7M3.0%+54,309+17.0%Added–
Invesco Actively Managed Exc46090A804TOTAL RETURN302,970$14.3M2.8%+118,251+64.0%Added–
Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows ETF69374H857ETF287,854$13.8M2.7%+39,671+16.0%Added–
Vanguard Whitehall FDS921946810INTL DVD ETF173,634$13.8M2.7%+4,533+2.7%Added–
Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF808524755ETF351,588$11.9M2.3%+25,399+7.8%Added–
SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF TrustETF24,693$11.7M2.3%−744−2.9%ReducedHistory
WisdomTree Tr97717X578EM EX ST-OWNED360,067$10.4M2.0%+25,295+7.6%Added–
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF33738R506ETF183,461$9.48M1.8%+15,909+9.5%Added–
Invesco QQQ Trust Series I46090E103ETF17,398$7.12M1.4%+896+5.4%Added–
WisdomTree Tr97717X669US QTLY DIV GRT92,617$6.51M1.3%+22,717+32.5%Added–
SPDR Series Trust78468R408ST TERM HIGH ETF250,529$6.30M1.2%+104,606+71.7%Added–
MSFTMicrosoft CorpStock16,394$6.16M1.2%+512+3.2%AddedHistory
JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF46641Q837ETF105,919$5.32M1.0%−13,561−11.4%Reduced–
BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway IncStock12,420$4.43M0.9%+1,597+14.8%AddedHistory
Lattice Strategies Tr518416102HARTFORD MLT ETF154,736$4.24M0.8%−13,826−8.2%Reduced–
CMGChipotle Mexican Grill IncCOM1,853$4.24M0.8%+1+0.1%AddedHistory
NVDANVIDIA CorpStock8,497$4.21M0.8%+4,143+95.2%AddedHistory
AMZNAmazon Com IncStock23,798$3.62M0.7%+799+3.5%AddedHistory
First Tr Exch Traded FD III33739E108PFD SECS INC ETF196,874$3.32M0.6%+42,945+27.9%Added–
VanEck ETF Trust92189F437FALLEN ANGEL HG112,887$3.25M0.6%−24,722−18.0%Reduced–
PEPPepsiCo IncStock17,865$3.03M0.6%−28−0.2%ReducedHistory
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF78468R663ETF29,685$2.71M0.5%+15,324+106.7%Added–
Schwab International Equity ETF808524805ETF67,465$2.49M0.5%−327−0.5%Reduced–
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF464287200ETF5,022$2.40M0.5%+338+7.2%Added–
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF921937827ETF30,522$2.35M0.5%+8,312+37.4%Added–
EPDEnterprise Products Partners L.P.Stock86,304$2.27M0.4%+27,825+47.6%AddedHistory
ETEnergy Transfer LPCOM UT LTD PTN159,804$2.21M0.4%−580.0%ReducedHistory
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF922908769ETF9,164$2.17M0.4%+2,890+46.1%Added–
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF92189F643ETF24,917$2.11M0.4%+1,089+4.6%Added–
SBRSabine Royalty TrustUNIT BEN INT25,563$1.73M0.3%+105+0.4%AddedHistory
Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF808524706ETF67,685$1.68M0.3%−12,366−15.4%Reduced–
iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF46432F842ETF22,776$1.60M0.3%+967+4.4%Added–
BSMBlack Stone Minerals, L.P.COM UNIT97,217$1.55M0.3%−460.0%ReducedHistory
CADECadence BancorporationEQUITY US CM50,090$1.48M0.3%−10,000−16.6%ReducedHistory
XOMExxonMobil Holdings CorpCOM14,370$1.44M0.3%+2,036+16.5%AddedHistory
IBTXIndependent Bank Group, Inc.COM27,482$1.40M0.3%+128+0.5%AddedHistory
JBIJanus International Group, Inc.COMMON STOCK104,926$1.37M0.3%00.0%UnchangedHistory
AVGOBroadcom Inc.Stock1,086$1.21M0.2%+25+2.4%AddedHistory
J P Morgan Exchange Traded F46641Q332EQUITY PREMIUM21,863$1.20M0.2%+381+1.8%Added–
State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World Ex-US ETF78463X889ETF34,105$1.16M0.2%+521+1.6%Added–
DMLPDorchester Minerals, L.P.COM UNIT34,148$1.09M0.2%−296−0.9%ReducedHistory
MAMastercard IncStock2,514$1.07M0.2%+22+0.9%AddedHistory
SCHWSchwab Charles CorpStock15,066$1.04M0.2%+74+0.5%AddedHistory
iShares Tr4642874571 3 YR TREAS BD12,484$1.02M0.2%−550−4.2%Reduced–
OKEONEOK IncCOM14,356$1.01M0.2%+255+1.8%AddedHistory
JPMJPMorgan Chase & CoStock5,895$1.00M0.2%+70+1.2%AddedHistory
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company ETF808524763ETF18,079$1.00M0.2%+1,614+9.8%Added–
TSLATesla, Inc.Stock3,982$989.4K0.2%+431+12.1%AddedHistory
GOOGLAlphabet Inc.Stock6,591$920.7K0.2%−207−3.0%ReducedHistory
NOCNorthrop Grumman CorpStock1,794$839.7K0.2%+12+0.7%AddedHistory
MRKMerck & Co., Inc.Stock7,166$781.3K0.2%+790+12.4%AddedHistory
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF464287226ETF7,449$739.3K0.1%+1,548+26.2%Added–
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF464287507ETF2,591$718.0K0.1%+109+4.4%Added–
GOOGAlphabet Inc.Stock4,946$697.0K0.1%+85+1.7%AddedHistory
LUVSouthwest Airlines CoCOM22,616$653.2K0.1%+125+0.6%AddedHistory
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF46654Q203ETF13,021$650.1K0.1%00.0%Unchanged–
VNOMViper Energy, Inc.COM20,362$639.0K0.1%00.0%UnchangedHistory
PXDPioneer Natural Resources CoCOM2,806$631.0K0.1%+122+4.5%AddedHistory
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF46434G103ETF11,673$590.4K0.1%+670+6.1%Added–
ABBVAbbVie Inc.Stock3,804$589.6K0.1%+184+5.1%AddedHistory
AMGNAmgen IncStock2,047$589.5K0.1%+102+5.2%AddedHistory
GLDSPDR Gold TrustETF3,042$581.5K0.1%+11+0.4%AddedHistory
GHCGraham Holdings CoCOM CL B827$576.2K0.1%+2+0.2%AddedHistory
COSTCostco Wholesale CorpStock870$574.0K0.1%+15+1.8%AddedHistory
JNJJohnson & JohnsonStock3,607$565.3K0.1%+630+21.2%AddedHistory
AZNAstraZeneca PLCSPONSORED ADR8,234$554.6K0.1%00.0%UnchangedHistory
Two Harbors Investment Corp.90187B804COM38,754$539.8K0.1%+2,053+5.6%Added–
Vanguard Real Estate ETF922908553ETF5,796$512.1K0.1%−341−5.6%Reduced–
AGNCAGNC Investment Corp.REIT51,864$508.8K0.1%+6,491+14.3%AddedHistory
CVXChevron CorpStock3,318$495.0K0.1%+177+5.6%AddedHistory
NLYAnnaly Capital Management IncREIT25,370$491.4K0.1%+3,174+14.3%AddedHistory
CSCOCisco Systems, Inc.Stock9,670$488.5K0.1%+751+8.4%AddedHistory
IBMInternational Business Machines CorpStock2,958$483.7K0.1%+815+38.0%AddedHistory
INTCIntel CorpStock9,376$471.1K0.1%+618+7.1%AddedHistory
Siren ETF Tr829658301DIVCN LDRS ETF7,737$470.6K0.1%−120−1.5%Reduced–
COPConocoPhillipsStock4,037$468.5K0.1%+105+2.7%AddedHistory
HDHome Depot, Inc.Stock1,323$458.6K0.1%−88−6.2%ReducedHistory
iShares Tr46435G425ESG AWR MSCI USA4,364$457.9K0.1%+64+1.5%Added–
BKNGBooking Holdings Inc.Stock129$457.6K0.1%+3+2.4%AddedHistory
iShares Trust iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF464288679ETF4,143$456.3K0.1%−1,357−24.7%Reduced–
State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF78464A300ETF5,379$448.2K0.1%−112−2.0%Reduced–
WMTWalmart Inc.Stock2,749$433.4K0.1%+205+8.1%AddedHistory
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF922908363ETF974$425.5K0.1%+29+3.1%Added–
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF78468R788ETF10,702$419.4K0.1%+145+1.4%Added–
NFLXNetflix IncStock861$419.2K0.1%−10−1.1%ReducedHistory
BXBlackstone Inc.COM3,144$411.6K0.1%+17+0.5%AddedHistory
PMPhilip Morris International Inc.Stock4,366$410.8K0.1%+90+2.1%AddedHistory
NSCNorfolk Southern CorpStock1,719$406.3K0.1%+26+1.5%AddedHistory
LULUlululemon athletica inc.Stock791$404.4K0.1%+6+0.8%AddedHistory
MDYSPDR S&P Midcap 400 ETF TrustETF790$400.8K0.1%00.0%UnchangedHistory

Options (2)

Puts and calls in the same filing. Amounts are the market value of the underlying shares, which is what 13F reports.

Option positions of Howard Financial Services, Ltd. in Q4 2023
SecurityClassPutsCalls
SCHWSchwab Charles CorpStock–$388.0K
WALWestern Alliance BancorporationCOM–$205.9K

Sold out since Q3 2023 (7)

Positions held at the end of Q3 2023 that are gone from this filing.

Positions of Howard Financial Services, Ltd. sold out since Q3 2023
SecurityClassShares in Q3 2023Value in Q3 2023% of portfolio in Q3 2023History
Direxion Shs ETF Tr25459W54020YR TRES BULL60,000$289.2K0.1%–
iShares Tr464287622RUS 1000 ETF1,105$259.6K0.1%–
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc.Stock458$232.1K0.1%History
J P Morgan Exchange Traded F46641Q191BETA EURO ET NE4,485$228.0K0.1%–
SNAPSnap IncStock14,000$124.7K<0.1%History
SPCEVirgin Galactic Holdings, IncCOM10,040$18.1K<0.1%History
APPHAppHarvest, Inc.COM80,000$1.36K<0.1%History