At a glance
WLTG charges 0.74% a year, above the 0.51% average of the 8 funds most like it (the 8th cheapest of 9). It has $76.9M in assets, the 7th largest of that group; it paid 4.06% of its price in distributions over the past 12 months, annual. Over the past year it returned +10.0% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: +11.5%), 2nd of those 9 funds; over three years it returned +24.4% a year. At its worst it fell 24.8% in the 2022 bear market (S&P 500: 24.5%), and was back at its earlier high 17 months after the low. Its ten largest positions make up 44.8% of the fund, out of 40 in all.
The short version
WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETF (WLTG) is an actively managed fund that holds individual stocks and other ETFs. It uses a trend-following model and an earnings-based stock ranking to decide what to own, and it can shift part of its money into T-bill, gold or bond ETFs. Its 0.74% expense ratio is above the 0.51% average of similar growth funds, and the fees of the ETFs it holds are charged on top.
Price history
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WLTG +10.0% over the year to Oct 27, 2026, total return with distributions reinvested.
How it has behaved
| YTD | 1 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr | Since start | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WLTG official prospectus, to Dec 31, 2024 | — | +26.91% | — | — | — | +5.74% |
| WLTG price data to Oct 27, 2026 | +8.8% | +10.0% | +24.4% | — | — | +9.6% |
- Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, WLTG returned +10.0%, 2nd of 9 among similar funds.
- Its worst full calendar year was 2022 (-22.6%); its best was 2024 (+26.9%).
- The deepest fall in its price history was 25.1% (Dec 27, 2021 to Oct 14, 2022), recovered by Mar 20, 2024.
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| Year | Price data | Prospectus (official) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to date) | +8.8% | — |
| 2025 | +24.5% | — |
| 2024 | +26.9% | +26.91% |
| 2023 | +17.0% | +16.77% |
| 2022 | -22.6% | -22.43% |
| 2008 financial crisis stocks fell Oct 9, 2007 – Mar 9, 2009 | Before this security existed |
|---|---|
| 2020 COVID crash stocks fell Feb 19, 2020 – Mar 23, 2020 | Before this security existed |
| 2022 bear market stocks fell Jan 3, 2022 – Oct 12, 2022 | Lost 24.7% over that stretch · deepest drop along the way 24.8%, back to its old high 17.2 months after the low |
Dividends and income
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| Year | Per share | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.5400 | +862.5% |
| 2024 | $0.1600 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | $0.1600 | +77.8% |
| 2022 | $0.0900 |
What's inside
As of Jul 31, 2026, the fund held 40 securities; the ten largest made up 44.82% of assets.
| Holding | Weight | |
|---|---|---|
| ISHARES RUSSELL 1000 ETF Other | 9.99% | |
| VANGUARD MORNINGSTAR MID CAP ETF Other | 5.10% | |
| INVESCO QQQ TRUST SERIES 1 Other | 4.74% | |
| STATE STREET SPDR BBG 3 12 MONTH T Bill ETF Other | 4.57% | |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited Other | 3.75% | |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 3.60% | |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 3.50% | |
| VANGUARD MORNING STAR MEGA CAP GROWTH Other | 3.35% | |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 3.12% | |
| The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | 3.09% | |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 2.92% | |
| DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION | 2.47% | |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.45% | |
| SPDR GOLD SHARES Other | 2.33% | |
| EMCOR GROUP, INC. | 2.28% |
By country
United States 89.33%Taiwan 3.75%Bermuda 1.24%Israel 1.21%Liberia 1.14%By asset type
Stocks 59.06%Other 37.62%By sector
Sectors of the companies held, for the 48.7% of the fund in companies that have a stock page here; other holdings and cash aren't classified. Source: N-PORT holdings report as of Jul 31, 2026. Cash, money-market funds and derivatives are shown separately from the securities list.What changed recently
- Over the three months to Jul 31, 2026, investors withdrew a net $385K (creations minus redemptions, per the N-PORT report).
- Monthly total returns reported for that quarter: +1.72%, -0.54%, +0.48%.
How it works
WLTG does not track an index. WealthTrust Asset Management picks holdings in two steps. First, a third-party trend model looks for asset classes, sectors and industries in uptrends, meaning they are making new highs and higher lows. It also flags those in downtrends. The model uses moving averages and momentum gauges, which measure how strongly prices are moving, such as the relative strength index. The adviser also looks at economic data such as GDP, jobs reports and consumer prices.
Second, the adviser's "DBS Quantitative Process" scores companies in the favored areas from 1 (strong buy) to 5 (strong sell). Scores update daily and depend on how analysts are revising their earnings estimates and whether companies beat forecasts. The fund buys or keeps only stocks ranked 1 to 3. Any holding that drops to 4 or 5 gets reviewed for sale. Valuation and other screens cut about 90% of a universe of roughly 7,000 companies in 48 countries. Foreign stocks are usually held as American Depositary Receipts (US-traded shares of foreign companies) or through ETFs.
The fund trades a lot. Its portfolio turnover was 186%, which means it replaced the equivalent of its whole portfolio almost twice in a year. As of July 31, 2026, it held 40 positions. About a third of its assets were in other funds, including the iShares Russell 1000 ETF (10%), Invesco QQQ Trust (4.7%), a short-term T-bill ETF (4.6%) and SPDR Gold Shares (2.3%). It reported no derivatives.
What it really costs
- WLTG charges 0.74% a year, versus an average of 0.51% for the similar funds below (8th of 9, cheapest first).
- Of that, 0.67% is the management fee; the rest covers other fund expenses.
- Using the prospectus's standard example, $10,000 invested would cost about $76 in the first year and $918 over 10 years (assuming a 5% annual return).
| Cost of $10,000 (SEC example) | 1 yr | 3 yrs | 5 yrs | 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WLTG | $76 | $237 | $411 | $918 |
In a retirement portfolio
WLTG is a small, high-turnover, actively managed fund that fell about 25% in 2022, so it fits better as a smaller slice next to a broad, low-cost core.
WLTG could add an actively managed, growth-leaning stock holding that can move part of its money into T-bills or gold. That flexibility did not stop a deep fall. The fund dropped about 25% from December 27, 2021, to October 14, 2022, and needed about 17 months, until March 20, 2024, to recover. Its worst calendar year was 2022, at -22.4%. It launched after the 2008 and 2020 crashes, so it has no record for either. Anyone selling shares to cover spending in a year like 2022 would have sold well below the peak. The trailing yield was 4.06% as of October 27, 2026, paid once a year. A payout this large from a growth fund may include capital gains and may not repeat. The 0.74% expense ratio, plus the fees of the ETFs it holds, is high for its group. Past results don't predict the future, and a plan should look at the whole portfolio, not one fund.
Who it may suit — and who should look elsewhere
May suit
- Investors who want a manager to move between stocks, T-bill ETFs and gold based on market trends instead of holding a fixed index.
- People who can sit through stock-like drops: the fund fell about 25% in 2022 and took roughly 17 months to recover.
- Investors looking for a small satellite holding of earnings-driven picks like NVIDIA, Eli Lilly and Amazon alongside broad ETFs.
Look elsewhere if
- Cost-focused investors: the 0.74% expense ratio ranks 8th of 9 among similar funds, and the fees of the ETFs it owns add more.
- Taxable-account investors who want to avoid capital gains payouts, since 186% turnover means frequent trading that can produce taxable gains.
- People who need steady, regular income: it pays once a year, and its 4.06% trailing yield may not repeat.
Close alternatives
Matched by holdings overlap from the latest N-PORT reports.
| Fund | Overlap | Cost | Net assets | 1 yr | 3 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WLTG this fund | — | 0.74% | $76.9M | +10.0% | +24.4% |
| NBGX Neuberger Berman Growth ETF | 26% | 0.44% | $14.9M | +4.4% | — |
| PJFG PGIM Jennison Focused Growth ETF | 25% | 0.75% | $140.3M | +3.6% | +25.2% |
| FFLG Fidelity Fundamental Large Cap Growth ETF | 25% | 0.38% | $590.1M | +7.5% | — |
| LGDX Intech S&P Large Cap Diversified Alpha ETF | 24% | 0.25% | $142.0M | +11.1% | — |
| FFOG Franklin Focused Growth ETF FOCUSED GROWTH … | 24% | 0.55% | $311.7M | -0.4% | — |
| WINN Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF | 23% | 0.57% | $1.13B | +5.5% | +25.4% |
| FBCG Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF | 23% | 0.59% | $6.92B | +9.9% | +29.8% |
Questions investors ask
What does WLTG hold?
WLTG holds a mix of individual stocks and other ETFs. As of July 31, 2026, it had 40 positions. The largest was the iShares Russell 1000 ETF at about 10%, followed by Vanguard's mid-cap ETF (5.1%), Invesco QQQ Trust (4.7%) and a short-term T-bill ETF (4.6%). Its biggest single stocks were Taiwan Semiconductor (3.7%), NVIDIA (3.6%) and Eli Lilly (3.5%). Other funds made up about 33% of assets, and US holdings about 89%.
What is the WLTG expense ratio?
WLTG's expense ratio is 0.74%, according to its prospectus filed November 26, 2025, and the management fee makes up 0.67% of that. In the SEC's standard example, $10,000 earning 5% a year would cost about $76 over one year and $918 over ten years. The average for similar funds is 0.51%. Because WLTG also owns other ETFs, it pays a share of their fees too, on top of its own.
Does WLTG pay dividends?
Yes, but only once a year. Over the 12 months to October 27, 2026, it paid $1.54 per share, a trailing yield of 4.06%. That is high for a growth-focused fund. Since the fund trades often, part of the payout may be capital gains rather than dividends, and capital gains can change a lot from year to year. People who need regular monthly or quarterly income may find an annual payout harder to plan around.
WLTG vs NBGX: what's the difference?
Neuberger Berman Growth ETF (NBGX) has the most overlap with WLTG among similar funds, at about 26% of holdings. NBGX costs less, with a 0.44% expense ratio against WLTG's 0.74%. Over the year to October 27, 2026, WLTG returned 10% and NBGX returned 4.4%. WLTG's mix also includes broad stock ETFs, a T-bill ETF and gold, and a trend model decides how much goes into each, so the two funds can behave differently.
How has WLTG performed since launch?
WLTG lost money early, then rebounded strongly. Its prospectus shows -22.43% in 2022, 16.77% in 2023 and 26.91% in 2024, which works out to 5.74% a year from launch through December 31, 2024. Based on share price, it gained 24.53% in 2025 and returned 24.4% a year over the three years to October 27, 2026. Even so, it ranked last of four similar funds with three-year records. Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF returned 29.8% a year over the same period.