Ares Financial Consulting LLC Portfolio Activity in Q2 2026: Strategic Shifts and Key Holdings Changes

Ares Financial Consulting, Llc's portfolio underwent several notable changes during Q2 2026. The filing provides insights into specific stock movements, highlighting both additions and reductions in their investment strategy.

Major Purchases Observed

The investor demonstrated significant buying activity towards certain funds this quarter:

• LTPZ, the PIMCO 15 Year US TIPs Index ETF, saw a substantial increase in holdings. The position grew by approximately 19% (an addition of over 11,000 shares), boosting its portfolio allocation to 2.48%.
• DFIC, Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF, was added or significantly increased. The position grew by about 19% (over 11,000 shares), allocating 1.89% to this fund.
• FRDM, the Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF, experienced a notable increase of nearly 16% (over 3,900 shares), resulting in an allocation of 1.51%.
• VGIT, the Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF, also showed a significant increase (over 3,000 shares), though its allocation remains relatively small at 1.01%.

Significant Sales Observed

Conversely, Ares Financial Consulting, Llc disposed of substantial portions of other assets:

• USFR, the WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund ETF, was sold off significantly. The position decreased by about -5.4% (over 8,500 shares), reducing its allocation to 5.36%.
• DFAI, Dimensional International Core Equity ETF, saw a sharp decline of -6.25% (over 6,700 shares), lowering its allocation to 2.98%.
• AVUS, Avantis US Equity ETF, was reduced by nearly -8.5% (over 3,000 shares), decreasing its allocation to 2.88%.
• DFAU, Dimensional US Core Equity ETF, experienced a substantial decrease of -29.5% (over 8,000 shares), significantly reducing its allocation to just 0.78%.
• VTIP, Vanguard Short-Term TIPS ETF, was sold off by nearly -21% (over 6,500 shares), trimming its allocation to 0.88%.
• DFAC, Dimensional US Core Equity 2 ETF, saw a moderate reduction of -7% (over 5,000 shares), decreasing its allocation to 2.12%.
• CEFS, Saba Closed-End Funds ETF, was disposed of by nearly -4% (over 5,000 shares), lowering its allocation to 1.95%.
• DBMF, iMGP DBI Managed Futures Strategy ETF, was sold off by nearly -27% (over 8,000 shares), reducing its allocation to just 0.5%.

Other Notable Changes and Portfolio Overview

The portfolio also reflected changes in other sectors:

• GOVT, iShares US Treasury Bonds ETF, increased by about 21% (over 3,000 shares), adding value but not significantly altering its small allocation (0.26%).
• STIP, iShares 0-5 Year TIPS ETF, saw an increase of about 8% (over 3,000 shares), slightly boosting its allocation to 2.79%.

The overall portfolio held a substantial number of positions (1,083) with the top five holdings accounting for approximately 27.3% of the total value as of June 30th.