FORTRESS PRIVATE LEDGER, LLC

RALEIGH, NC · CIK 1718251 · 13F filing filed 2026-05-13

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

$319.5m reported value +5.2% vs Q4 2025

245positions

39.6%in top 10

41 new 140 added 53 reduced 15 sold out vs Q4 2025

Options: 2 call positions ($85.4k notional), 4 put positions ($562.3k notional) – listed below, not included above.

Holdings, Q1 2026

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	279,604	$40.9m12.80%	12.80%	Added +14.4k	+14,353 5.4%
2	NVIDIA CORPORATION COM NVDA	NVDA	100,736	$17.6m5.50%	5.50%	Added +7.3k	+7,342 7.9%
3	CAPITAL GROUP DIVIDEND VALUE SHS CREATION UNI CGDV	CGDV	368,405	$15.7m4.90%	4.90%	Added +32.7k	+32,657 9.7%
4	APPLE INC COM AAPL	AAPL	54,789	$13.9m4.35%	4.35%	Added +2.0k	+1,976 3.7%
5	SPDR GOLD TR GOLD SHS GLD	GLD	20,790	$8.9m2.80%	2.80%	Added +1.7k	+1,675 8.8%
6	MICROSOFT CORP COM MSFT	MSFT	21,416	$7.9m2.48%	2.48%	Added +2.2k	+2,249 11.7%
7	VANGUARD INDEX FDS S&P 500 ETF SHS VOO	VOO	10,185	$6.1m1.90%	1.90%	Added +560	+560 5.8%
8	COCA COLA CONS INC COM COKE	COKE	31,708	$6.1m1.90%	1.90%	Added +662	+662 2.1%
9	RBB FUND TRUST FIRST EAGLE GBL FEGE	FEGE	107,865	$5.1m1.59%	1.59%	Added +56.8k	+56,821 111.3%
10	EA SERIES TRUST ALPHA ARCH 1-3 BOXX	BOXX	38,691	$4.5m1.41%	1.41%	Reduced -17.4k	-17,429 -31.1%
11	AMAZON COM INC COM AMZN	AMZN	19,405	$4.0m1.26%	1.26%	Added +1.9k	+1,914 10.9%
12	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG LTD SPONSORED ADS TSM	TSM	11,837	$4.0m1.25%	1.25%	Added +4.2k	+4,196 54.9%
13	ELI LILLY & CO COM LLY	LLY	4,334	$4.0m1.25%	1.25%	Added +658	+658 17.9%
14	INVESCO QQQ TR UNIT SER 1 QQQ	QQQ	5,990	$3.5m1.08%	1.08%	Added +2.2k	+2,229 59.3%
15	META PLATFORMS INC CL A META	META	5,991	$3.4m1.07%	1.07%	Added +1.0k	+1,048 21.2%
16	BROADCOM INC COM AVGO	AVGO	9,896	$3.1m0.96%	0.96%	Reduced -313	-313 -3.1%
17	RIGETTI COMPUTING INC COMMON STOCK RGTI	RGTI	217,859	$3.1m0.96%	0.96%	Added +6.9k	+6,888 3.3%
18	ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A GOOGL	GOOGL	10,585	$3.0m0.95%	0.95%	Added +558	+558 5.6%
19	ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL C GOOG	GOOG	10,099	$2.9m0.91%	0.91%	Added +2.0k	+2,011 24.9%
20	VISA INC COM CL A V	V	9,101	$2.8m0.86%	0.86%	Added +527	+527 6.2%
21	EZCORP INC CL A NON VTG EZPW	EZPW	107,433	$2.7m0.85%	0.85%	Reduced -6.6k	-6,612 -5.8%
22	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US LCAP GR ETF SCHG	SCHG	93,371	$2.7m0.85%	0.85%	Added +12.3k	+12,286 15.2%
23	EXXON MOBIL CORP COM XOM	XOM	15,978	$2.7m0.85%	0.85%	Added +872	+872 5.8%
24	CITIGROUP INC COM NEW C	C	21,075	$2.4m0.75%	0.75%	Reduced -560	-560 -2.6%
25	CHEVRON CORP NEW COM CVX	CVX	11,226	$2.3m0.73%	0.73%	Added +1.2k	+1,234 12.3%
26	IONQ INC COM IONQ	IONQ	77,594	$2.2m0.70%	0.70%	Added +4.3k	+4,325 5.9%
27	SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT SPY	SPY	3,297	$2.1m0.67%	0.67%	Reduced -1.4k	-1,407 -29.9%
28	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B NEW BRK.B	BRK.B	4,365	$2.1m0.65%	0.65%	Added +698	+698 19.0%
29	PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC COM PM	PM	12,453	$2.1m0.64%	0.64%	Added +1.5k	+1,468 13.4%
30	BRITISH AMERN TOB PLC SPONSORED ADR BTI	BTI	35,017	$2.0m0.64%	0.64%	Added +5.5k	+5,532 18.8%
31	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM JPM	JPM	6,905	$2.0m0.64%	0.64%	Added +463	+463 7.2%
32	MCDONALDS CORP COM MCD	MCD	6,482	$2.0m0.63%	0.63%	Added +235	+235 3.8%
33	GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC COM GS	GS	2,358	$2.0m0.62%	0.62%	Reduced -6	-6 -0.2%
34	AAR CORP COM AIR	AIR	17,015	$1.9m0.58%	0.58%	Added +272	+272 1.6%
35	WALMART INC COM WMT	WMT	14,891	$1.9m0.58%	0.58%	Reduced -58	-58 -0.4%
36	TESLA INC COM TSLA	TSLA	4,930	$1.8m0.57%	0.57%	Added +296	+296 6.4%
37	RTX CORPORATION COM RTX	RTX	8,833	$1.7m0.53%	0.53%	Added +3.0k	+3,028 52.2%
38	ISHARES BITCOIN TRUST ETF SHS BEN INT IBIT	IBIT	44,291	$1.7m0.53%	0.53%	Reduced -2.1k	-2,071 -4.5%
39	JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM JNJ	JNJ	6,667	$1.6m0.51%	0.51%	Added +355	+355 5.6%
40	WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP COM WPM	WPM	12,136	$1.6m0.50%	0.50%	Added +1.5k	+1,464 13.7%
41	PROSHARES TR ULTRAPRO QQQ TQQQ	TQQQ	37,480	$1.6m0.49%	0.49%	Added +7.3k	+7,259 24.0%
42	TYSON FOODS INC CL A TSN	TSN	23,747	$1.5m0.48%	0.48%	Added +1.2k	+1,180 5.2%
43	BOEING CO COM BA	BA	7,520	$1.5m0.47%	0.47%	Reduced -191	-191 -2.5%
44	ENERGY TRANSFER L P COM UT LTD PTN ET	ET	77,306	$1.5m0.47%	0.47%	Added +861	+861 1.1%
45	SPDR SER TR BLOOMBERG 1-3 MO BIL	BIL	16,250	$1.5m0.47%	0.47%	Reduced -530	-530 -3.2%
46	OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE IN COM ODFL	ODFL	7,484	$1.5m0.46%	0.46%	Added +267	+267 3.7%
47	TIDAL TRUST I FUNDSTRAT GRANNY GRNY	GRNY	60,896	$1.5m0.45%	0.45%	Added +4.1k	+4,115 7.2%
48	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST LADDERED BUFR	BUFR	42,627	$1.4m0.45%	0.45%	Added +35.1k	+35,134 468.9%
49	ORACLE CORP COM ORCL	ORCL	9,783	$1.4m0.45%	0.45%	Added +2.0k	+2,031 26.2%
50	IMPERIAL OIL LTD COM NEW IMO	IMO	10,985	$1.4m0.45%	0.45%	Added +1.4k	+1,406 14.7%
51	HCA HEALTHCARE INC COM HCA	HCA	3,020	$1.4m0.45%	0.45%	Added +282	+282 10.3%
52	DUKE ENERGY CORP NEW COM NEW DUK	DUK	10,778	$1.4m0.44%	0.44%	Added +158	+158 1.5%
53	AMERIPRISE FINL INC COM AMP	AMP	3,138	$1.4m0.44%	0.44%	Added +115	+115 3.8%
54	ISHARES TR MSCI USA QLT FCT QUAL	QUAL	7,125	$1.4m0.43%	0.43%	Added +101	+101 1.4%
55	C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC COM NEW CHRW	CHRW	8,186	$1.4m0.43%	0.43%	Added +1.0k	+1,033 14.4%
56	BANK NEW YORK MELLON CORP COM BNY	BNY	11,182	$1.3m0.42%	0.42%	Added +1.2k	+1,228 12.3%
57	EASTMAN CHEM CO COM EMN	EMN	17,082	$1.3m0.41%	0.41%	Reduced -3.5k	-3,488 -17.0%
58	VERTIV HOLDINGS CO COM CL A VRT	VRT	4,998	$1.3m0.39%	0.39%	Added +275	+275 5.8%
59	NEWMONT CORP COM NEM	NEM	11,022	$1.2m0.37%	0.37%	Reduced -508	-508 -4.4%
60	MSA SAFETY INC COM MSA	MSA	7,214	$1.2m0.37%	0.37%	Added +209	+209 3.0%
61	PROSHARES TR S&P 500 DV ARIST NOBL	NOBL	11,051	$1.2m0.37%	0.37%	Added +349	+349 3.3%
62	BANK AMERICA CORP COM BAC	BAC	23,896	$1.2m0.36%	0.36%	Reduced -552	-552 -2.3%
63	BARRICK MNG CORP COM SHS B	B	28,548	$1.2m0.36%	0.36%	Added +2.8k	+2,775 10.8%
64	MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COM MU	MU	3,446	$1.2m0.36%	0.36%	Added +662	+662 23.8%
65	SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US DIVIDEND EQ SCHD	SCHD	37,191	$1.1m0.36%	0.36%	New
66	CATERPILLAR INC COM CAT	CAT	1,559	$1.1m0.35%	0.35%	Added +71	+71 4.8%
67	SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR ENERGY XLE	XLE	18,007	$1.1m0.35%	0.35%	Added +12.7k	+12,691 238.7%
68	J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F BETABULDRS JAPAN BBJP	BBJP	15,607	$1.1m0.34%	0.34%	New
69	VANECK ETF TRUST SEMICONDUCTR ETF SMH	SMH	2,723	$1.0m0.33%	0.33%	Added +819	+819 43.0%
70	GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP COM GD	GD	3,008	$1.0m0.32%	0.32%	Added +197	+197 7.0%
71	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM IBM	IBM	4,226	$1.0m0.32%	0.32%	Reduced -244	-244 -5.5%
72	CUMMINS INC COM CMI	CMI	1,897	$1.0m0.32%	0.32%	Added +94	+94 5.2%
73	SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TR UTSER1 S&PDCRP MDY	MDY	1,613	$994.9k0.31%	0.31%	Added +554	+554 52.3%
74	GE VERNOVA INC COM GEV	GEV	1,115	$973.4k0.30%	0.30%	Added +156	+156 16.3%
75	SALESFORCE INC COM CRM	CRM	5,082	$948.6k0.30%	0.30%	Reduced -1.1k	-1,063 -17.3%
76	MORGAN STANLEY COM NEW MS	MS	5,673	$933.6k0.29%	0.29%	Added +785	+785 16.1%
77	ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC COM AMD	AMD	4,530	$921.5k0.29%	0.29%	Added +1.3k	+1,263 38.7%
78	GE AEROSPACE COM NEW GE	GE	3,209	$910.5k0.28%	0.28%	Added +360	+360 12.6%
79	VANGUARD ADMIRAL FDS INC 500 VAL IDX FD VOOV	VOOV	4,461	$909.0k0.28%	0.28%	Added +1.9k	+1,910 74.9%
80	FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD DORSEY WRT 5 ETF FV	FV	14,868	$898.6k0.28%	0.28%	Added +214	+214 1.5%
81	ABBVIE INC COM ABBV	ABBV	4,084	$888.1k0.28%	0.28%	Added +229	+229 5.9%
82	SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR INDL XLI	XLI	5,480	$886.2k0.28%	0.28%	Added +964	+964 21.4%
83	UNION PAC CORP COM UNP	UNP	3,649	$885.4k0.28%	0.28%	Added +487	+487 15.4%
84	FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FT VEST NAS QMAR	QMAR	26,090	$877.1k0.27%	0.27%	Reduced -1.7k	-1,681 -6.0%
85	MEDTRONIC PLC SHS MDT	MDT	10,105	$875.6k0.27%	0.27%	Added +1.3k	+1,259 14.2%
86	LAM RESEARCH CORP COM NEW LRCX	LRCX	4,030	$861.2k0.27%	0.27%	Added +4	+4 0.1%
87	PROSHARES TR ULTRPRO S&P500 UPRO	UPRO	8,800	$853.4k0.27%	0.27%	Added +747	+747 9.3%
88	WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC LTD SHS WTW	WTW	2,902	$843.6k0.26%	0.26%	Added +227	+227 8.5%
89	SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM STK SLB	SLB	15,707	$807.2k0.25%	0.25%	Added +1.9k	+1,947 14.2%
90	BECTON DICKINSON & CO COM BDX	BDX	5,117	$804.6k0.25%	0.25%	Added +200	+200 4.1%
91	FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO S SPON ADR UNITS FMX	FMX	6,994	$776.8k0.24%	0.24%	Added +1.1k	+1,115 19.0%
92	INVESCO EXCH TRADED FD TR II NASDAQ 100 ETF QQQM	QQQM	3,261	$774.9k0.24%	0.24%	Added +161	+161 5.2%
93	EATON CORP PLC SHS ETN	ETN	2,087	$746.5k0.23%	0.23%	Reduced -660	-660 -24.0%
94	QUANTA SVCS INC COM PWR	PWR	1,345	$738.5k0.23%	0.23%	Reduced -5	-5 -0.4%
95	SHELL PLC SPON ADS SHEL	SHEL	7,940	$738.4k0.23%	0.23%	Added +587	+587 8.0%
96	TARGET CORP COM TGT	TGT	6,007	$728.0k0.23%	0.23%	Added +3.0k	+3,039 102.4%
97	STARBUCKS CORP COM SBUX	SBUX	7,980	$714.9k0.22%	0.22%	Added +2.4k	+2,396 42.9%
98	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COM VZ	VZ	13,941	$699.9k0.22%	0.22%	Reduced -187	-187 -1.3%
99	AT&T INC COM T	T	23,846	$691.3k0.22%	0.22%	Added +1.1k	+1,070 4.7%
100	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP COM PH	PH	750	$671.7k0.21%	0.21%	Reduced -16	-16 -2.1%

Sold out since Q4 2025

Security	Ticker	Shares held before	Value then
3M CO MMM	MMM	3,450	$552.3k3.5k shares
ROBINHOOD MKTS INC HOOD	HOOD	4,009	$453.4k4.0k shares
BITWISE BITCOIN ETF TR BITB	BITB	6,587	$313.3k6.6k shares
ABRDN PRECIOUS METALS BASKET GLTR	GLTR	1,487	$305.7k1.5k shares
NOVO-NORDISK A S NVO	NVO	5,486	$279.1k5.5k shares
AXON ENTERPRISE INC AXON	AXON	450	$255.6k450 shares
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR XLV	XLV	1,483	$229.5k1.5k shares
ZSCALER INC ZS	ZS	1,011	$227.4k1.0k shares
VISTRA CORP VST	VST	1,365	$220.2k1.4k shares
GALLAGHER ARTHUR J & CO AJG	AJG	845	$218.6k845 shares
GRAYSCALE ETHEREUM MINI TR E ETH	ETH	7,735	$217.0k7.7k shares
PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INC PNC	PNC	1,019	$212.7k1.0k shares
FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD CIBR	CIBR	2,867	$204.8k2.9k shares
FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI FNOV	FNOV	3,707	$203.3k3.7k shares
CROWDSTRIKE HLDGS INC CRWD	CRWD	431	$202.0k431 shares

Options (notional value)

Underlying	Ticker	Type	Shares controlled	Notional	Change
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR SPY · Put	SPY	Put	500	$325.2k500 shares	New
BLACKSTONE INC BX · Put	BX	Put	1,000	$115.0k1.0k shares	New
VANGUARD WORLD FD VGT · Put	VGT	Put	100	$69.8k100 shares	New
NVIDIA CORPORATION NVDA · Put	NVDA	Put	300	$52.3k300 shares	New
ISHARES SILVER TR SLV · Call	SLV	Call	700	$47.7k700 shares	New
LIQUIDIA CORPORATION LQDA · Call	LQDA	Call	1,000	$37.7k1.0k shares	New