Global Wealth Strategies & Associates FTLS — FIRST TRUST LONG/SHORT EQUITY ETF

Ownership history in Global Wealth Strategies & Associates  ·  6 quarters on record

AI Ownership Summary

Global Wealth Strategies & Associates reported FIRST TRUST LONG/SHORT EQUITY ETF (FTLS) in 6 quarterly 13F filings from 2024 Q4 through 2026 Q1. Peak portfolio weight reached 0.35% in 2025 Q1. The latest visible filing shows FTLS at 0.22% of the fund.

This page tracks quarterly shares, estimated market value, portfolio weight, filing dates, and disclosure-aligned stock prices directly from SEC EDGAR 13F filings.

What this FTLS ownership page tells you

This page is designed to answer the real investor question behind a 13F filing: how meaningful was Global Wealth Strategies & Associates's position in FIRST TRUST LONG/SHORT EQUITY ETF, and how did that conviction change over time? You can read the holding window, peak weight, latest reported size, disclosure timing, and quarter-by-quarter changes without piecing the story together from raw SEC rows.

Freshest filing
Latest Reported Filing
2026 Q1

FTLS was reported at 0.22% of portfolio in the most recent visible filing.

High-water mark
Peak Conviction
0.35% in 2025 Q1

Peak weight helps separate a token disclosure from a real conviction holding the fund genuinely cared about.

Time in book
Holding Window
2024 Q4 to 2026 Q1

Longer holding windows often tell a very different story from short-lived tactical trades or one-quarter experiments.

Decision context
Why It Matters
Position size beats headlines

Knowing that a fund owned a stock is useful. Knowing whether it was a 0.20% placeholder or a true high-conviction position is where the signal actually starts.

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How Global Wealth Strategies & Associates held FTLS — position size vs. price
% of Fund (quarterly)    FTLS price (quarter-end, indexed to 100)    SPY (indexed to 100)    QQQ (indexed to 100)
📋 Quarterly Holdings History 6 quarters  ▾
Quarter Action Sold % After 3M Timing Shares Change Chg % % of Fund Mkt Value Filed Price (Filed)
2026 Q1 ADDED — — — 12,791 +414 +3.3% 0.22% $900K 2026-05-15 (Est.) $73.65
2025 Q4 REDUCED 23.8% -0.8% ✅ 12,377 -3,858 -23.8% 0.22% $879K 2026-01-02 $70.95
2025 Q3 REDUCED — — — 16,235 -318 -1.9% 0.29% $1.1M 2025-10-02 $70.06
2025 Q2 REDUCED 7.4% +5.5% ❌ 16,553 -1,328 -7.4% 0.31% $1.1M 2025-07-07 $65.91
2025 Q1 ADDED — — — 17,881 +1,461 +8.9% 0.35% $1.1M 2025-04-02 $63.39
2024 Q4 INITIATED — — — 16,420 — — 0.34% $1.1M 2025-01-02 $65.02

🏢 Other funds also holding FTLS

As of 2026 Q1 — sorted by position size

EdgeRock Capital LLC 3Y 3.84% Live Oak Investment Partners 3Y 3.8% Stegent Equity Advisors, Inc. 3Y 3.07% FOCUS Wealth Advisors, LLC 3Y 3.05% Hobart Private Capital, LLC 3Y 2.82% Proactive Wealth Strategies LLC 2.41% Center For Asset Management LLC 3Y 1.72% Financial Enhancement Group LLC 3Y 7Y 1.02% WealthPLAN Partners, LLC 3Y 7Y 0.95% City Center Advisors, LLC 0.9%

FAQ About Global Wealth Strategies & Associates and FTLS

These are the practical questions this page is built to answer before you even open the full history table.

How long has Global Wealth Strategies & Associates reported owning FTLS?

Global Wealth Strategies & Associates reported FTLS across 6 quarterly 13F filings, from 2024 Q4 through 2026 Q1.

What was the largest reported FTLS position in Global Wealth Strategies & Associates's portfolio?

The largest reported portfolio weight for FTLS was 0.35% in 2025 Q1.

What is the latest reported FTLS position on this page?

The most recent filing on this page is 2026 Q1, when Global Wealth Strategies & Associates reported 12,791 shares, equal to 0.22% of portfolio, with an estimated market value of $900K.

What does the chart on this FTLS ownership page compare?

The chart compares Global Wealth Strategies & Associates's quarterly FTLS portfolio weight with the stock's indexed share price, so you can see whether the fund was building, trimming, or holding the position as price moved.

How well did Global Wealth Strategies & Associates time their FTLS position?

Based on 13F filing dates vs. subsequent FTLS price moves, Global Wealth Strategies & Associates correctly timed 1 out of 5 reported position changes (20%). The annualised alpha on FTLS relative to SPY over the holding period was -7.1%.

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