Cardinal Strategic Wealth Guidance

Wealth advisor Mechanical CIK 1801989
League rank
#363
in Wealth advisor · #2088 overall
Long book
$379.2M
Q1 2026
Positions
63
Top-10 weight
81%
concentration
Last quarter
+13.9%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
12%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

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Cardinal Strategic Wealth Guidance is a wealth-management firm allocating client money, running a $379.2M US long book across 63 positions.

The portfolio is extremely concentrated — the top 10 positions are almost the whole book. Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF, ISHARES CORE S&P U.S. GROWTH, ISHARES MSCI USA QUALITY FAC, ISHARES MSCI EMR MRK EX CHNA, ISHARES MSCI EAFE VALUE ETF.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0.2pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 3 of 9 quarters. Its holdings are mechanical (indexing / client flows), so position changes carry no stock-picking signal.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
+3.7%
Q2 2024
+4.9%
Q3 2024
-0.2%
Q4 2024
-2.4%
Q1 2025
+10.6%
Q2 2025
+7.5%
Q3 2025
+3.3%
Q4 2025
-2.3%
Q1 2026
+13.9%

Sector allocation

Technology
46%
Consumer discretionary
15%
Healthcare
12%
Financials
10%
Industrials
6%
Other
4%
Energy
3%
Services media
2%

Long book by quarter

$266.1M
Q1 2024
$277.4M
Q2 2024
$305.5M
Q3 2024
$313.8M
Q4 2024
$313.0M
Q1 2025
$346.6M
Q2 2025
$371.8M
Q3 2025
$382.7M
Q4 2025
$379.2M
Q1 2026

What does Cardinal Strategic own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology10.8K$2.7M0.7%-0.8%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology5.9K$2.2M0.6%-9.9%
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CTechnology4.8K$1.4M0.4%+1.9%
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer discretionary3.6K$1.2M0.3%+0.1%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials3.5K$1.0M0.3%-1.3%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL BFinancials2.1K$1.0M0.3%-3.3%
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPConsumer discretionary954$951K0.3%-0.1%
NVDA NVIDIA CORPTechnology5.1K$887K0.2%+9.1%
SHW SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO/THEConsumer discretionary2.5K$800K0.2%-2.5%
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare3.3K$711K0.2%-2.3%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare2.7K$663K0.2%-0.1%
XOM EXXON MOBIL CORPEnergy3.7K$631K0.2%+1.9%
HON HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INCIndustrials2.5K$566K0.1%-1.1%
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THEOther3.3K$477K0.1%+0.6%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology1.6K$460K0.1%-0.6%
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare494$454K0.1%-11.9%
AMD ADVANCED MICRO DEVICESTechnology2.2K$453K0.1%+1.0%
CL COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COOther4.5K$384K0.1%-1.6%
TSLA TESLA INCIndustrials1.0K$379K0.1%+4.6%
ADP AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSINGTechnology1.9K$377K0.1%+0.1%
CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS INCTechnology4.7K$362K0.1%+1.2%
PLTR PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-ATechnology2.4K$348K0.1%+1.3%
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPIndustrials1.3K$317K0.1%+1.5%
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare2.8K$292K0.1%+2.1%
NEE NEXTERA ENERGY INCUtilities2.6K$241K0.1%-20.3%
CHDN CHURCHILL DOWNS INCServices media2.6K$230K0.1%-3.1%
MRK MERCK & CO. INC.Healthcare1.7K$205K0.1%New
MA MASTERCARD INC - AServices media408$204K0.1%+5.2%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRApr 20, 202663$379.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRJan 27, 202659$382.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HROct 22, 202558$371.8M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRJul 21, 202562$346.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 1, 202564$313.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRJan 29, 202583$313.8M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HROct 29, 202460$305.5M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRJul 22, 202477$277.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRApr 25, 202457$266.1M canonicalSEC ↗