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WLTG

GradeBNew York Stock Exchange

WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETF

Active Equity · WealthTrust · Inception 2021-12-05 · SEC filings

$38.27−0.34 (−0.89%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:19 PM EDT

History starts Dec 7, 2021.
Intraday session: down, 58 prints from 38.61 to 38.27. Range 38.15 to 38.45. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$38.20$38.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.77%
Fund size
$78M
1Y return
+13.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.01%
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$38.66
52W range
low $32.93high $39.46

The ETF.net WLTG Grade

B

59/ 100

Rank 3 of 9 in Global Active Growth⁠

Confidence Low

Six-pillar profile for WLTG. Scores out of 100: Cost 58, Risk 63, Mission not scored, Tradability 60, Holdings 60, Durability 53. Strongest: Risk (63). Weakest: Durability (53). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 59 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    BScore 58
    Category rank4/9 · top 44%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 63
    Category rank3/8 · top 38%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 60
    Category rank4/9 · top 44%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 60
    Category rank4/8 · top 50%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 53
    Category rank5/9 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on WLTG

ETF.net Research

BA global growth fund with an escape hatch: three-quarters core large caps chosen on earnings quality, one-quarter tactical, and a trend model that can shift toward cash, gold, Treasuries or an inverse ETF when equities turn down.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth and has a secondary objective of providing dividend income.

Why people hold it

  1. 01At 0.75%, it undercuts the median fee in its global growth cohort and sits below TMFG and PCGG (0.85%) and far under FFND (1.61%).
  2. 02Downside lever built in: when the trend model flags a long term equity downtrend, the fund can raise exposure to cash, gold, Treasuries or an inverse ETF as a hedge.wealthtrustetf.com
  3. 03Stock selection weights repeatable earnings, earnings surprises and signs of continued earnings growth, so it is growth defined by the income statement rather than by price alone.wealthtrustetf.com
  4. 04Sits in the upper tier of a small nine-fund global growth conviction group in our review, one of the stronger builds among active global growth ETFs.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Thinly traded, so spreads can widen and large orders can move the price. Limit orders matter more here than in a mega-cap index fund.
  2. 02Two moving parts, two ways to be wrong: the prospectus states there is no assurance the trend and quantitative models deliver positive returns or beat the market.wealthtrustetf.com
  3. 03Dividend income is the secondary objective and distributions are declared annually, so this is not built as a steady income stream.

WLTG Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 10:10 AM
Asset class
Other
Holdings
—
Top-10 weight
44%
Largest holding
QQQ9.2%

Geography

  • United States96.03%
  • Taiwan (Province of China)3.97%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001QQQINVESCO QQQ TRUST SERIES 19.22%9,883$7M26
002VOVANGUARD MID-CAP ETF4.98%47,736$4M10
003IWBISHARES RUSSELL 1000 ETF4.91%9,076$4M6
004MGKVANGUARD MEGA CAP GROWTH ETF4.15%35,243$3M9
005TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR3.93%7,024$3M268
006NVDANVIDIA CORP3.88%13,586$3M828
007METAMETA PLATFORMS INC3.53%3,970$3M683
008LLYELI LILLY & CO3.46%2,310$3M569
009GLDSPDR GOLD SHARES3.07%5,915$2M8
010BNYBANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP2.98%14,977$2M386
011AMZNAMAZON.COM INC2.85%8,704$2M720
012DVNDEVON ENERGY CORP2.63%41,469$2M353
013MPCMARATHON PETROLEUM CORP2.49%4,540$2M391
014MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2.46%1,931$2M655
015GOOGLALPHABET INC-CL A2.35%5,202$2M704

Showing 1–15 of 44 holdings

WLTG Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

WLTG$11,381
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. WLTG $11,381. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,353$10,646$11,940Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for WLTG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodWLTG
Year to date+10.6%
1 month−0.9%
3 months+2.8%
1 year+13.8%
3 years+24.0%per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for WLTG
YearReturn barWLTG
2026 YTD+10.6%
2025+24.5%
2024+26.9%
2023+17.0%
2022−22.6%
2021+1.0%

History from Dec 7, 2021

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WLTG Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
4.01%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.54Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.54 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2021–2026

One bar per payment. 5 payments from 2021 to 2026 YTD. Dec 27, 2021 $0.0063; Dec 27, 2022 $0.09; Dec 26, 2023 $0.16; Dec 24, 2024 $0.16; Dec 24, 2025 $1.54. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 24, 2025Dec 26, 2025$1.54
Dec 24, 2024Dec 26, 2024$0.16
Dec 26, 2023Dec 28, 2023$0.16
Dec 27, 2022Dec 29, 2022$0.09
Dec 27, 2021Dec 29, 2021$0.0063

WLTG Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.4%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.35
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−25.1%
57 months · trough Oct 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.90
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

WLTG Cost

Expense ratio0.77%
  • The middle half of Global Active Growth funds
  • Median 0.79%

2 of the 7 Global Active Growth funds charge less.

WLTG costs $77.00 a year on $10,000. The median Global Active Growth fund costs $79.00.