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CKW Financial Group

CIK:0001600403
Investment Adviser
$2B AUM
173 holdings
Honolulu, HI, United States
Founded:2009
9 employees
Latest filing:Jun 30, 2025

CKW Financial Group is an independent wealth advisory and investment consulting firm headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. Founded in 2009, CKW serves individual investors, financial advisors, and institutional investors, focusing on customized, balanced global portfolio management and consulting. The firm employs a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and is known for its dynamic, risk-adjusted asset allocation strategies. CKW operates as a boutique registered investment advisor with a small team, serving over 300 individual clients and managing portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and long-term goals. Employee count is estimated at approximately 9.

Investment Strategy

CKW Financial Group specializes in building diversified, global, balanced portfolios, primarily using ETFs and mutual funds. Their strategy emphasizes discretionary asset allocation, regularly adjusting exposures to minimize low-probability risks and capitalize on opportunities across traditional and non-traditional asset classes. CKW customizes portfolios for individual, advisor, and institutional clients, aiming to protect capital during volatile markets while seeking consistent, risk-adjusted returns over time. Their fundamental research-driven process involves tactical shifts from benchmark allocations and incorporates SMAs, multi-asset, income, REITs, alternatives, and emerging markets, always applying a fiduciary, client-first perspective.

Latest 13F Filing Activity

CKW Financial Group filed their most recent 13F report on Jun 30, 2025 disclosing 173 equity positions with a total 13F market value of $869M. The fund increased holdings in Ishares Core S&P 500 Etf, Ishares Trust Core Msci Eafe Etf, Ishares Core S&P Mid-cap Etf among other positions. CKW Financial Group reduced exposure to Mcdonald S Corp., Matson Inc. Com NPV, Simon Property Group Inc. among others.

Top Buys
I
IVVISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF
+$36.0M
I
IEFAISHARES TRUST CORE MSCI EAFE ETF
+$14.8M
I
IJHISHARES CORE S&P MID-CAP ETF
+$3.9M
I
IEMGISHARES CORE MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF
+$3.9M
E
EMXCISHARES MSCI EMR MRK EX CHNA
+$3.3M
Top Sells
M
MCDMCDONALD S CORP
-$2.4M
M
MATXMATSON INC COM NPV
-$472.0K
S
SPGSIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC
-$279.0K
A
AAPLAPPLE INC
-$250.0K
B
BRK-BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC COM USD0.0033 CLASS B
-$116.0K

Top Holdings

I
IVVISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF
+47.7%$414.4M
I
IEFAISHARES TRUST CORE MSCI EAFE ETF
+20.7%$180.1M
I
IJHISHARES CORE S&P MID-CAP ETF
+6.2%$53.8M
M
MCDMCDONALD S CORP
+4.8%$42.0M
I
IEMGISHARES CORE MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF
+4.8%$41.7M

Equity Positions (173)

TickerSecurityWeightMarket ValueSharesAvg CostPriceChange (QoQ)
ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF47.66%$414.4M667,694$245.84$620.90+$36.0M
ISHARES TRUST CORE MSCI EAFE ETF20.71%$180.1M2,161,672$63.59$83.48+$14.8M
ISHARES CORE S&P MID-CAP ETF6.19%$53.8M856,853$37.92$62.02+$3.9M
MCDONALD S CORP4.83%$42.0M141,141$250.04$292.17-$2.4M
ISHARES CORE MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF4.79%$41.7M693,537$49.89$60.03+$3.9M

Industry Allocation

RETAIL-EATING PLACES
+4.4%
SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES
+1.2%
SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE
+0.6%
ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS
+0.5%
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS
+0.4%