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Intelligent Financial Strategies

CIK:0001911000
Investment Adviser
$219M AUM
73 holdings
Excelsior, MN, United States
Founded:2011
2 employees
Latest filing:Sep 30, 2025

Intelligent Financial Strategies LLC is a registered investment adviser based in Excelsior, Minnesota. The firm primarily serves high net worth individuals (over $199.8M of $219.2M AUM comes from this segment), with a small portion from other individual clients and charitable organizations. As of 2025, the firm has 2 employees, emphasizes discretionary portfolio management, and reports directly to the SEC. Located in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro, Intelligent Financial Strategies provides specialized wealth advisory and investment management solutions.

Investment Strategy

Intelligent Financial Strategies focuses on discretionary investment management for individuals, particularly high net worth clients. Their portfolios commonly include large U.S. equities—such as Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Mastercard, and VISA—reflecting a growth-and-quality tilt typical for wealth managers. Holdings diversify across consumer, technology, financial, and industrial sectors, with an emphasis on long-term capital appreciation for private clients. The firm provides tailored advisory services, concentrating on personalized portfolio construction, risk management, and client-centric financial planning.

Latest 13F Filing Activity

Intelligent Financial Strategies filed their most recent 13F report on Sep 30, 2025 disclosing 73 equity positions with a total 13F market value of $205M. The fund increased holdings in Vanguard Intl Equity Index F, Vanguard Index FDS, Vanguard BD Index FDS among other positions. Intelligent Financial Strategies reduced exposure to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Del, Vanguard Index FDS, Apple Inc. among others.

Top Buys
V
VTVANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F
+$15.3M
V
VTIVANGUARD INDEX FDS
+$10.5M
B
BNDVANGUARD BD INDEX FDS
+$9.3M
V
VXUSVANGUARD STAR FDS
+$9.0M
V
VCSHVANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS
+$3.3M
Top Sells
B
BRK-BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL
-$25.2M
V
VOOVANGUARD INDEX FDS
-$3.0M
A
AAPLAPPLE INC
-$789.7K
V
VVISA INC
-$520.3K
M
MAMASTERCARD INCORPORATED
-$515.9K

Top Holdings

B
BRK-BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL
+31.5%$64.7M
V
VOOVANGUARD INDEX FDS
+12.4%$25.5M
V
VTVANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F
+11.3%$23.2M
V
VTIVANGUARD INDEX FDS
+7.9%$16.2M
V
VXUSVANGUARD STAR FDS
+5.0%$10.3M

Equity Positions (73)

TickerSecurityWeightMarket ValueSharesAvg CostPriceChange (QoQ)
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL31.51%$64.7M128,780$422.14$502.74-$25.2M
VANGUARD INDEX FDS12.41%$25.5M41,513$415.08$612.38-$3.0M
VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F11.28%$23.2M168,150$131.82$137.80+$15.3M
VANGUARD INDEX FDS7.90%$16.2M49,331$291.73$328.17+$10.5M
VANGUARD STAR FDS5.01%$10.3M140,106$72.26$73.46+$9.0M

Industry Allocation

FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE
+34.1%
SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC.
+2.3%
SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC
+1.7%
ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS
+1.5%
SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE
+1.0%