Empowered Funds Portfolio holdings
Empowered Funds, which does business as ETF Architect, offers a ready-made ETF platform for fund managers, advisers and family offices, and runs its own ETFs on the same platform. Its specialty is tax-free exchanges, which it has used to move managed accounts, hedge funds and mutual funds into ETFs. The firm began operating as an investment adviser in 2014 and is wholly owned by Alpha Architect, which was founded by Wesley Gray, a former finance professor at Drexel University.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$264M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$64.6M |
| 3 |
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
|
+$57.4M |
| 4 |
iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF
ITOT
|
+$56M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$53.4M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$41M |
| 2 |
iShares Global 100 ETF
IOO
|
+$28.4M |
| 3 |
Parker-Hannifin
PH
|
+$27.2M |
| 4 |
GraniteShares Bloomberg Commodity Broad Strategy No K-1 ETF
COMB
|
+$26.4M |
| 5 |
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
|
+$25.8M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 26.19% |
| 2 | Financials | 12.41% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.11% |
| 4 | Miscellaneous | 10.04% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.95% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
226
MACOM Technology Solutions
MTSI
$17.9B
| $17.9M | 0.09% |
46,934
+12,036
| +34% | +$3.99M |
2025 Q4
2 quarters
|
|
227
Keysight
KEYS
$52.3B
| $17.7M | 0.09% |
50,637
-5,581
| -10% | -$1.9M |
2023 Q1
13 quarters
|
|
228
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$7.23B
| $17.7M | 0.09% |
223,142
+120,001
| +116% | +$9.03M |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
229
Intuit
INTU
$91.2B
| $17.6M | 0.09% |
67,593
+1,313
| +2% | +$457K |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
230
Emcor
EME
$29.8B
| $17.5M | 0.09% |
21,083
-10,854
| -34% | -$9.18M |
2024 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
231
NovoCure
NVCR
$1.54B
| $17.5M | 0.09% |
+1,154,431
| New | +$17.5M |
2026 Q2
0 quarters
|
|
232
NVR
NVR
$15.9B
| $17.3M | 0.09% |
2,533
-1,107
| -30% | -$7.03M |
2023 Q1
13 quarters
|
|
233
ResMed
RMD
$32.3B
| $17.2M | 0.09% |
88,258
+69,030
| +359% | +$14.3M |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
234
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF
FYLD
$756M
| $17.1M | 0.09% |
469,715
+9,008
| +2% | +$343K |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
235
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$42.7B
| $17M | 0.09% |
37,154
-581
| -2% | -$266K |
2023 Q2
12 quarters
|
|
236
NextEra Energy
NEE
$176B
| $17M | 0.09% |
193,590
+46,441
| +32% | +$4.2M |
2023 Q1
13 quarters
|
|
237
eBay
EBAY
$54.1B
| $17M | 0.09% |
151,834
+59,511
| +64% | +$6.35M |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
238
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
SHY
$27.3B
| $17M | 0.09% |
+207,164
| New | +$17M |
2026 Q2
0 quarters
|
|
239
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR
$105B
| $17M | 0.09% |
114,334
-539
| -0.5% | -$74K |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
240
Crown Holdings
CCK
$12.9B
| $16.9M | 0.09% |
151,528
+45,735
| +43% | +$4.62M |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
241
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
$1.02T
| $16.9M | 0.09% |
24,644
-4,842
| -16% | -$3.23M |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
242
Nucor
NUE
$62.1B
| $16.8M | 0.09% |
75,544
+45,973
| +155% | +$10.4M |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
243
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$2.45B
| $16.8M | 0.09% |
170,291
+2,224
| +1% | +$177K |
2023 Q2
12 quarters
|
|
244
Paychex
PAYX
$39.9B
| $16.8M | 0.09% |
170,728
+33,400
| +24% | +$3.16M |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
245
Liquidia Corp
LQDA
$4.03B
| $16.8M | 0.09% |
210,365
+113,648
| +118% | +$6.09M |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
246
First Solar
FSLR
$18.7B
| $16.7M | 0.09% |
70,810
-2,594
| -4% | -$608K |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
247
Deluxe
DLX
$1.04B
| $16.6M | 0.09% |
694,660
+252,561
| +57% | +$6.57M |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
248
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.69B
| $16.4M | 0.09% |
419,950
+29,856
| +8% | +$1.05M |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
249
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$3.25B
| $16.4M | 0.09% |
669,269
+204,184
| +44% | +$4.91M |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
250
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$166B
| $16.3M | 0.09% |
97,317
+70,233
| +259% | +$13.3M |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
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Empowered Funds's Q2 2026 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2026, Empowered Funds held 2,320 positions worth $19B, up 21% from $15.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.
Empowered Funds deployed $1.12B of net new capital in Q2 2026, opening 218 new positions and adding to 1,053 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Invesco QQQ Trust: 83,446 shares worth $61.4M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 26% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Microsoft, an estimated $41M trimmed.
- Empowered Funds's largest Q2 2026 buy was Invesco QQQ Trust: 83,446 shares worth $61.4M.
- Empowered Funds added most to TSMC in Q2 2026, an estimated $264M increase.
- Empowered Funds's biggest Q2 2026 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $41M.
- Empowered Funds fully exited GraniteShares Bloomberg Commodity Broad Strategy No K-1 ETF in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $26.4M.
- Empowered Funds's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $19B portfolio in Q2 2026.
- Empowered Funds opened 218 new positions and closed 208 in Q2 2026.
- Empowered Funds's portfolio value rose 21% quarter-over-quarter to $19B.
Based on Empowered Funds's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 17 Aug 2026.