- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 4458 Legendary Drive, Suite 140 Destin FL United States of America 32541
- IPO Date
- Dec 7, 2021
- Business
- WealthTrust DBS Long Term Growth ETF (WLTG) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund seeking long-term capital growth with a secondary objective of providing dividend income; it employs a proprietary quantitative process combining third-party algorithmic trend analysis and earnings-focused stock selection across U.S. and foreign equities, ETFs, fixed-income securities, gold, and cash equivalents. The fund allocates approximately 75% of its portfolio to the DBS Core sleeve, which invests primarily in 25-35 large-cap individual equities and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) selected for quality earnings, positive surprises, projected growth rates over 3-5 years, positive interest coverage, favorable debt-to-capital ratios, free cash flow, and insider ownership levels; the remaining 25% targets the DBS Tactical Edge sleeve, which deploys passive ETFs in trending asset classes, sectors, industries, or defensive positions such as U.S. Treasuries, gold (e.g., SPDR Gold Shares), short-term T-bills (e.g., SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF), and potentially inverse ETFs during negative market trends. Key holdings as of late 2025 include iShares Russell 1000 ETF (9.90%), Meta Platforms Inc. (3.81%), Invesco QQQ Trust (3.67%), Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (4.97%), Alphabet Inc. (4.54%), and Vanguard Information Technology ETF (3.04%), alongside individual names like NVIDIA Corp., Amazon.com Inc., and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.; the fund defines large-cap as $10 billion or more market capitalization at purchase and operates as a diversified multi-asset vehicle listed on NYSE Arca with a total gross expense ratio of 0.77%. Launched on December 6, 2021, by WealthTrust Asset Management, LLC (the investment adviser, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Destin, Florida), as a series of ETF Opportunities Trust (headquartered in Richmond, Virginia), the ETF mirrors the firm's DBS Long Term Growth Strategy originating in 2003 and available via separately managed accounts on turnkey asset management platforms. It targets institutional and retail investors seeking growth-at-a-reasonable-price exposure, with geographic focus on U.S. large-caps supplemented by international ADRs and global sector ETFs.
In recent developments, the fund maintained active portfolio adjustments through 2024-2025, including additions like L3Harris Technologies Inc. (February 2025), Tyson Foods Inc., and BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., while issuing an updated prospectus on November 30, 2024, reflecting ongoing SEC filings and refinements to its quantitative screening criteria amid macroeconomic monitoring of GDP, unemployment, CPI, and industrial output; portfolio turnover stood at 113.30% for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2024. WealthTrust Asset Management emphasized AI-driven momentum overlays in mid-2024 promotions for WLTG, enhancing dynamic shifts between growth/value stocks, passive ETFs, and defensive assets like treasuries and gold to manage volatility, as highlighted by President John G. McHugh in industry discussions. No major acquisitions, funding rounds, or name changes occurred for the ETF or issuer in the last 1-2 years, with operations supported by sub-adviser Tidal Investments, LLC, and focus remaining on GIPS-compliant strategies across 12 portfolios including small/mid-cap, fixed income, and balanced offerings. The fund delivered year-to-date NAV returns of 24.23% as of December 5, 2025, with total net assets of approximately $64.7 million and 1,785,000 shares outstanding.