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 | Industrials | 10.16% |
| 4 | Miscellaneous | 10.04% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.93% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
701
Mercado Libre
MELI
$85B
| $5.1M | 0.03% |
3,003
-6,405
| -68% | -$10.9M |
2022 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
702
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$1.45B
| $5.08M | 0.03% |
200,073
-76,703
| -28% | -$1.81M |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
703
American Tower
AMT
$87.3B
| $5.07M | 0.03% |
31,020
+5,847
| +23% | +$1.05M |
2023 Q1
13 quarters
|
|
704
Seadrill
SDRL
$2.99B
| $5.07M | 0.03% |
133,948
-131,801
| -50% | -$6.14M |
2025 Q1
5 quarters
|
|
705
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp
MCB
$1.21B
| $5.05M | 0.03% |
51,151
+8,000
| +19% | +$726K |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
706
iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
ACWX
$17.8B
| $5.04M | 0.03% |
66,196
+3,248
| +5% | +$242K |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
707
Natera
NTRA
$54.6B
| $5.03M | 0.03% |
18,541
+13,525
| +270% | +$2.88M |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
708
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.33B
| $5.02M | 0.03% |
236,744
-3,982
| -2% | -$74.4K |
2025 Q3
3 quarters
|
|
709
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$24.7B
| $5.01M | 0.03% |
6,307
+714
| +13% | +$575K |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
710
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$66B
| $4.99M | 0.03% |
+27,763
| New | +$5.32M |
2026 Q2
0 quarters
|
|
711
Travere Therapeutics
TVTX
$4.64B
| $4.98M | 0.03% |
87,608
+2,788
| +3% | +$124K |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
712
Stepan Co
SCL
$1.6B
| $4.95M | 0.03% |
88,869
-85,507
| -49% | -$4.45M |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
713
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
RSP
$101B
| $4.94M | 0.03% |
23,224
-4,895
| -17% | -$1M |
2024 Q4
6 quarters
|
|
714
Ingram Micro Holding
INGM
$6.21B
| $4.94M | 0.03% |
+180,090
| New | +$5.06M |
2026 Q2
0 quarters
|
|
715
Truist Financial
TFC
$60.1B
| $4.94M | 0.03% |
99,103
+5,240
| +6% | +$258K |
2022 Q4
14 quarters
|
|
716
CNB Financial Corp
CCNE
$1.08B
| $4.92M | 0.03% |
145,906
+8,787
| +6% | +$273K |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
717
UGI
UGI
$8.31B
| $4.91M | 0.03% |
142,213
-61,096
| -30% | -$2.16M |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
718
Boston Properties
BXP
$10.1B
| $4.91M | 0.03% |
73,993
+66,504
| +888% | +$3.98M |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
719
Boston Scientific
BSX
$64.2B
| $4.89M | 0.03% |
114,625
+22,667
| +25% | +$1.23M |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
720
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.47B
| $4.88M | 0.03% |
27,337
-3,350
| -11% | -$627K |
2020 Q4
22 quarters
|
|
721
Central Pacific Financial
CPF
$992M
| $4.86M | 0.03% |
127,259
-2,828
| -2% | -$98.3K |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
722
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.56B
| $4.85M | 0.03% |
91,074
+6,423
| +8% | +$222K |
2025 Q4
2 quarters
|
|
723
FirstSun Capital Bancorp
FSUN
$1.83B
| $4.85M | 0.03% |
124,995
+4,585
| +4% | +$168K |
2024 Q4
6 quarters
|
|
724
GSK
GSK
$98.4B
| $4.84M | 0.03% |
92,346
-1,158
| -1% | -$61.2K |
2024 Q4
6 quarters
|
|
725
Southern Copper
SCCO
$151B
| $4.84M | 0.03% |
28,100
-23,437
| -45% | -$4.21M |
2025 Q4
2 quarters
|
|
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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 Industrials.
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.