Merit Financial Group’s First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF FTLS Stock Holding History

Merit Financial Group’s Portfolio FTLS Stock Details FTLS Fund Activity

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Quarter	Market Value	Status	Shares	Change in Stake	Trade Value	Portfolio Weight	Portfolio Position
2026 Q2	$39M	Buy	528,335 +108,878	+26%	+$8M	0.24%	78
2026 Q1	$29.5M	Buy	419,457 +174,406	+71%	+$12.4M	0.22%	78
2025 Q4	$17.4M	Buy	245,051 +150,598	+159%	+$10.6M	0.14%	124
2025 Q3	$6.61M	Buy	94,453 +63,746	+208%	+$4.3M	0.06%	248
2025 Q2	$2.04M	Buy	+30,707	New	+$1.97M	0.02%	515

Other funds holding FTLS

Morgan Stanley New York $1.89T AUM 35.08% 1-Year Est. Return

Royal Bank of Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada $672B AUM 33.48% 1-Year Est. Return

Ameriprise Minneapolis, Minnesota $495B AUM 43.24% 1-Year Est. Return

LPL Financial San Diego, California $445B AUM 25.58% 1-Year Est. Return

First Trust Advisors Wheaton, Illinois $170B AUM 46.21% 1-Year Est. Return

Raymond James Financial St Petersburg, Florida $369B AUM 28.27% 1-Year Est. Return

AssetMark Inc Concord, California $58.2B AUM 22.78% 1-Year Est. Return

Cetera Investment Advisers Schaumburg, Illinois $110B AUM 26.29% 1-Year Est. Return

Envestnet Asset Management Chicago, Illinois $424B AUM 22.96% 1-Year Est. Return

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Central Trust Company Jefferson City, Missouri $5.53B AUM 28.94% 1-Year Est. Return

Merit Financial Group's FTLS Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Merit Financial Group increased its First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS) stake by 26% in Q2 2026, buying an estimated $8M and bringing the position to 528,335 shares worth $39M. The position accounts for 0.24% of the portfolio, ranked #78.

Merit Financial Group first reported a position in FTLS in Q2 2025 and has held it in 5 quarters since. 267 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold FTLS as of Q2 2026.

Merit Financial Group held 528,335 shares of First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF worth $39M as of Q2 2026.
Merit Financial Group bought 108,878 First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $8M.
First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF made up 0.24% of Merit Financial Group's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #78 holding.
Merit Financial Group first reported a position in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF in Q2 2025 and has held it in 5 quarters since.
267 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF as of Q2 2026.

Based on Merit Financial Group's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 17 Jul 2026.