FORTRESS PRIVATE LEDGER, LLC

RALEIGH, NC · CIK 1718251 · 13F filing filed 2025-08-14

SEC-registered investment adviser since 2020 · limited liability company

Assets managed$584.0m
Staff22 · 13 in investment roles
Main clients (by assets)High net worth individuals 45%, Individuals 36%, Pension plans 17%
Websitemyept.com
Form ADV · 2026-03-31SEC adviser record

$220.2m reported value +22.8% vs Q1 2025

185positions

44.5%in top 10

23 new 98 added 55 reduced 13 sold out vs Q1 2025

Holdings, Q2 2025

The small lines show how much was held over the last 4 quarters (adjusted for stock splits).

#	Security	Ticker	Shares	Value	% of portfolio	Change	Shares change
1	PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC CL A PLTR	PLTR	263,752	$36.0m16.33%	16.33%	Reduced -7.1k	-7,061 -2.6%
2	CAPITAL GROUP DIVIDEND VALUE SHS CREATION UNI CGDV	CGDV	373,339	$14.7m6.70%	6.70%	Reduced -12.8k	-12,846 -3.3%
3	NVIDIA CORPORATION COM NVDA	NVDA	80,543	$12.7m5.78%	5.78%	Added +2.3k	+2,314 3.0%
4	APPLE INC COM AAPL	AAPL	50,660	$10.4m4.72%	4.72%	Reduced -39	-39 -0.1%
5	MICROSOFT CORP COM MSFT	MSFT	12,820	$6.4m2.90%	2.90%	Added +413	+413 3.3%
6	SPDR GOLD TR GOLD SHS GLD	GLD	13,650	$4.2m1.89%	1.89%	Added +1.9k	+1,856 15.7%
7	VANGUARD INDEX FDS S&P 500 ETF SHS VOO	VOO	6,788	$3.9m1.75%	1.75%	Added +435	+435 6.8%
8	AMAZON COM INC COM AMZN	AMZN	15,631	$3.4m1.56%	1.56%	Added +1.0k	+1,043 7.2%
9	COCA COLA CONS INC COM COKE	COKE	29,928	$3.3m1.52%	1.52%	Reduced -902	-902 -2.9%
10	IONQ INC COM IONQ	IONQ	69,542	$3.0m1.36%	1.36%	Reduced -1.9k	-1,865 -2.6%
11	SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT SPY	SPY	4,813	$3.0m1.35%	1.35%	Added +638	+638 15.3%
12	VISA INC COM CL A V	V	8,002	$2.8m1.29%	1.29%	Reduced -87	-87 -1.1%
13	ISHARES BITCOIN TRUST ETF SHS BEN INT IBIT	IBIT	42,594	$2.6m1.18%	1.18%	Added +9.7k	+9,708 29.5%
14	META PLATFORMS INC CL A META	META	3,225	$2.4m1.08%	1.08%	Added +1.2k	+1,193 58.7%
15	RIGETTI COMPUTING INC COMMON STOCK RGTI	RGTI	200,377	$2.4m1.08%	1.08%	Reduced -5.8k	-5,756 -2.8%
16	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US LCAP GR ETF SCHG	SCHG	77,844	$2.3m1.03%	1.03%	Added +3.7k	+3,748 5.1%
17	ELI LILLY & CO COM LLY	LLY	2,855	$2.2m1.01%	1.01%	Added +30	+30 1.1%
18	BROADCOM INC COM AVGO	AVGO	7,896	$2.2m0.99%	0.99%	Added +898	+898 12.8%
19	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B NEW BRK.B	BRK.B	4,378	$2.1m0.97%	0.97%	Added +158	+158 3.7%
20	DNP SELECT INCOME FD INC COM DNP	DNP	208,159	$2.0m0.93%	0.93%	Reduced -38.7k	-38,744 -15.7%
21	INVESCO QQQ TR UNIT SER 1 QQQ	QQQ	3,230	$1.8m0.81%	0.81%	Added +402	+402 14.2%
22	PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC COM PM	PM	9,730	$1.8m0.80%	0.80%	Added +2.9k	+2,935 43.2%
23	EA SERIES TRUST ALPHA ARCH 1-3 BOXX	BOXX	15,287	$1.7m0.78%	0.78%	Added +788	+788 5.4%
24	EZCORP INC CL A NON VTG EZPW	EZPW	123,434	$1.7m0.78%	0.78%	Reduced -13.4k	-13,375 -9.8%
25	TESLA INC COM TSLA	TSLA	5,114	$1.6m0.74%	0.74%	Added +3.1k	+3,061 149.1%
26	RBB FUND TRUST FIRST EAGLE GBL FEGE	FEGE	39,091	$1.6m0.72%	0.72%	Added +23.9k	+23,873 156.9%
27	EASTMAN CHEM CO COM EMN	EMN	20,859	$1.6m0.71%	0.71%	Reduced -1.0k	-1,036 -4.7%
28	CITIGROUP INC COM NEW C	C	17,948	$1.5m0.69%	0.69%	Added +2.7k	+2,696 17.7%
29	AMERIPRISE FINL INC COM AMP	AMP	2,839	$1.5m0.69%	0.69%	Reduced -87	-87 -3.0%
30	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM JPM	JPM	5,223	$1.5m0.69%	0.69%	Added +97	+97 1.9%
31	MCDONALDS CORP COM MCD	MCD	5,126	$1.5m0.68%	0.68%	Added +38	+38 0.8%
32	CHEVRON CORP NEW COM CVX	CVX	10,262	$1.5m0.67%	0.67%	Added +131	+131 1.3%
33	EXXON MOBIL CORP COM XOM	XOM	12,948	$1.4m0.63%	0.63%	Added +681	+681 5.5%
34	ENERGY TRANSFER L P COM UT LTD PTN ET	ET	74,621	$1.4m0.61%	0.61%	Reduced -1.5k	-1,478 -1.9%
35	ISHARES TR MSCI USA QLT FCT QUAL	QUAL	7,341	$1.3m0.61%	0.61%	Added +426	+426 6.2%
36	WALMART INC COM WMT	WMT	12,902	$1.3m0.57%	0.57%	Reduced -364	-364 -2.7%
37	TYSON FOODS INC CL A TSN	TSN	22,110	$1.2m0.56%	0.56%	Reduced -367	-367 -1.6%
38	ADOBE INC COM ADBE	ADBE	3,019	$1.2m0.53%	0.53%	Reduced -90	-90 -2.9%
39	OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE IN COM ODFL	ODFL	7,158	$1.2m0.53%	0.53%	Reduced -215	-215 -2.9%
40	BOEING CO COM BA	BA	5,538	$1.2m0.53%	0.53%	Added +572	+572 11.5%
41	ORACLE CORP COM ORCL	ORCL	5,212	$1.1m0.52%	0.52%	Added +672	+672 14.8%
42	DUKE ENERGY CORP NEW COM NEW DUK	DUK	9,576	$1.1m0.51%	0.51%	Added +16	+16 0.2%
43	AAR CORP COM AIR	AIR	16,340	$1.1m0.51%	0.51%	Reduced -490	-490 -2.9%
44	ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A GOOGL	GOOGL	6,294	$1.1m0.50%	0.50%	Reduced -819	-819 -11.5%
45	MSA SAFETY INC COM MSA	MSA	6,602	$1.1m0.50%	0.50%	Reduced -205	-205 -3.0%
46	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST UQ EQT FDEC	FDEC	23,670	$1.1m0.50%	0.50%	Reduced -783	-783 -3.2%
47	GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC COM GS	GS	1,550	$1.1m0.50%	0.50%	Added +324	+324 26.4%
48	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM IBM	IBM	3,664	$1.1m0.49%	0.49%	Added +168	+168 4.8%
49	PROSHARES TR S&P 500 DV ARIST NOBL	NOBL	10,698	$1.1m0.49%	0.49%	Reduced -3.5k	-3,492 -24.6%
50	BLACKSTONE INC COM BX	BX	7,052	$1.1m0.48%	0.48%	Added +1.7k	+1,698 31.7%
51	FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD DORSEY WRT 5 ETF FV	FV	17,717	$1.0m0.48%	0.48%	Unchanged
52	WELLS FARGO CO NEW COM WFC	WFC	12,785	$1.0m0.47%	0.47%	Added +4.0k	+4,003 45.6%
53	ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL C GOOG	GOOG	5,689	$1.0m0.46%	0.46%	Added +1.0k	+1,022 21.9%
54	EATON CORP PLC SHS ETN	ETN	2,704	$965.3k0.44%	0.44%	Reduced -113	-113 -4.0%
55	PROSHARES TR ULTRAPRO QQQ TQQQ	TQQQ	11,386	$945.0k0.43%	0.43%	Added +6.8k	+6,787 147.6%
56	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG LTD SPONSORED ADS TSM	TSM	4,168	$944.0k0.43%	0.43%	Added +1.4k	+1,417 51.5%
57	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST NAS QMAR	QMAR	30,273	$938.2k0.43%	0.43%	Reduced -154	-154 -0.5%
58	JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM JNJ	JNJ	6,085	$929.4k0.42%	0.42%	Reduced -59	-59 -1.0%
59	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST US EQT FAUG	FAUG	17,217	$844.1k0.38%	0.38%	Reduced -2	-2 -0.0%
60	AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW COM AMT	AMT	3,752	$829.3k0.38%	0.38%	Unchanged
61	CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC CL A STZ	STZ	5,038	$819.6k0.37%	0.37%	Reduced -145	-145 -2.8%
62	SPDR SER TR BLOOMBERG 1-3 MO BIL	BIL	8,905	$816.9k0.37%	0.37%	Reduced -2.0k	-1,997 -18.3%
63	SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TR UTSER1 S&PDCRP MDY	MDY	1,403	$794.7k0.36%	0.36%	Added +39	+39 2.9%
64	HOME DEPOT INC COM HD	HD	2,125	$779.2k0.35%	0.35%	Added +45	+45 2.2%
65	TIDAL TRUST I FUNDSTRAT GRANNY GRNY	GRNY	33,318	$755.7k0.34%	0.34%	Added +781	+781 2.4%
66	HCA HEALTHCARE INC COM HCA	HCA	1,865	$714.4k0.32%	0.32%	Added +477	+477 34.4%
67	INVESCO EXCH TRADED FD TR II NASDAQ 100 ETF QQQM	QQQM	3,046	$691.7k0.31%	0.31%	Added +8	+8 0.3%
68	BANK NEW YORK MELLON CORP COM BNY	BNY	7,578	$690.4k0.31%	0.31%	Added +2.0k	+1,973 35.2%
69	COMCAST CORP NEW CL A CMCSA	CMCSA	18,805	$671.1k0.30%	0.30%	Added +4.1k	+4,134 28.2%
70	GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP COM GD	GD	2,254	$657.5k0.30%	0.30%	Added +85	+85 3.9%
71	BRITISH AMERN TOB PLC SPONSORED ADR BTI	BTI	13,270	$628.1k0.29%	0.29%	Added +3.5k	+3,516 36.0%
72	PROSHARES TR ULTRPRO S&P500 UPRO	UPRO	6,618	$605.1k0.27%	0.27%	Added +1.8k	+1,811 37.7%
73	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP COM WPM	WPM	6,727	$604.1k0.27%	0.27%	Added +1.9k	+1,883 38.9%
74	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COM VZ	VZ	13,837	$598.7k0.27%	0.27%	Added +4.1k	+4,074 41.7%
75	BANK AMERICA CORP COM BAC	BAC	12,634	$597.8k0.27%	0.27%	Added +5.2k	+5,204 70.0%
76	AXON ENTERPRISE INC COM AXON	AXON	709	$587.0k0.27%	0.27%	Added +259	+259 57.6%
77	LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC COM LULU	LULU	2,458	$584.0k0.27%	0.27%	Reduced -19	-19 -0.8%
78	BECTON DICKINSON & CO COM BDX	BDX	3,386	$583.2k0.26%	0.26%	Added +2.0k	+2,022 148.2%
79	AT&T INC COM T	T	19,932	$576.8k0.26%	0.26%	Reduced -1.6k	-1,567 -7.3%
80	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST US EQT FAPR	FAPR	13,564	$572.3k0.26%	0.26%	Reduced -283	-283 -2.0%
81	ELEVANCE HEALTH INC COM ELV	ELV	1,463	$569.0k0.26%	0.26%	Added +530	+530 56.8%
82	SOUTHERN CO COM SO	SO	6,158	$565.5k0.26%	0.26%	Added +355	+355 6.1%
83	ISHARES TR CORE S&P SCP ETF IJR	IJR	5,073	$554.4k0.25%	0.25%	Reduced -997	-997 -16.4%
84	3M CO COM MMM	MMM	3,591	$546.7k0.25%	0.25%	Added +1.0k	+1,022 39.8%
85	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST U.S EQT GOCT	GOCT	14,479	$529.3k0.24%	0.24%	Reduced -51	-51 -0.3%
86	NETFLIX INC COM NFLX	NFLX	391	$523.6k0.24%	0.24%	Added +142	+142 57.0%
87	ISHARES TR MSCI EAFE ETF EFA	EFA	5,703	$509.8k0.23%	0.23%	Added +42	+42 0.7%
88	PROCTER AND GAMBLE CO COM PG	PG	3,122	$497.5k0.23%	0.23%	Added +60	+60 2.0%
89	CISCO SYS INC COM CSCO	CSCO	7,046	$488.8k0.22%	0.22%	Added +830	+830 13.3%
90	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP COM PH	PH	681	$476.0k0.22%	0.22%	Added +24	+24 3.6%
91	WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC LTD SHS WTW	WTW	1,535	$470.5k0.21%	0.21%	Added +434	+434 39.4%
92	IMPERIAL OIL LTD COM NEW IMO	IMO	5,909	$469.6k0.21%	0.21%	Added +1.7k	+1,660 39.1%
93	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST US EQT GAPR	GAPR	12,053	$461.7k0.21%	0.21%	Unchanged
94	CATERPILLAR INC COM CAT	CAT	1,167	$453.2k0.21%	0.21%	Added +81	+81 7.5%
95	CUMMINS INC COM CMI	CMI	1,382	$452.4k0.21%	0.21%	Added +404	+404 41.3%
96	MEDTRONIC PLC SHS MDT	MDT	5,144	$448.4k0.20%	0.20%	Added +1.2k	+1,185 29.9%
97	C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC COM NEW CHRW	CHRW	4,623	$443.6k0.20%	0.20%	Added +1.4k	+1,389 43.0%
98	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM LMT	LMT	958	$443.5k0.20%	0.20%	Added +60	+60 6.7%
99	AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM AXP	AXP	1,374	$438.3k0.20%	0.20%	Added +252	+252 22.5%
100	UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC COM UBER	UBER	4,647	$433.6k0.20%	0.20%	Added +1.5k	+1,456 45.6%

Sold out since Q1 2025

Security	Ticker	Shares held before	Value then
PIMCO DYNAMIC INCOME FD PDI	PDI	30,304	$600.0k30.3k shares
VANGUARD INDEX FDS VB	VB	2,329	$516.5k2.3k shares
HIGHLAND GLOBAL ALLOCATION F HGLB	HGLB	51,261	$427.0k51.3k shares
ISHARES TR IWM	IWM	1,594	$318.0k1.6k shares
VANGUARD INDEX FDS VO	VO	1,101	$284.8k1.1k shares
BARRICK GOLD CORP		13,941	$271.0k13.9k shares
FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD RDVY	RDVY	4,224	$247.3k4.2k shares
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC VRTX	VRTX	507	$245.8k507 shares
BAKER HUGHES COMPANY BKR	BKR	5,285	$232.3k5.3k shares
ISHARES TR IGV	IGV	2,397	$213.3k2.4k shares
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIO CTSH	CTSH	2,758	$211.0k2.8k shares
T-MOBILE US INC TMUS	TMUS	752	$200.6k752 shares
AURORA INNOVATION INC AUR	AUR	11,177	$75.2k11.2k shares