First Trust Portfolios L.P., First Trust Advisors L.P., and The Charger Corporation jointly filed an amended Schedule 13G with the SEC on October 30, 2026, disclosing a combined beneficial ownership position in Winmark Corporation common stock as of September 30, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Aggregate beneficial ownership: Each of the three reporting persons disclosed beneficial ownership of 2,041 shares of Winmark Corporation common stock.
  • Percent of class: The 2,041 shares represent 0.06% of the class, according to the filing.
  • No voting power: All three reporting persons reported sole voting power of 0 and shared voting power of 0 over the disclosed shares.
  • Shared dispositive power only: Each reporting person reported shared dispositive power over all 2,041 shares, with sole dispositive power of 0.
  • Ownership threshold: The filing indicates ownership of 5 percent or less of the class.
  • Beneficial ownership disclaimed: According to the filing, "Each of First Trust Portfolios L.P., First Trust Advisors L.P. and The Charger Corporation disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of the issuer identified in this filing."
  • Event date: The date of event requiring the filing was September 30, 2026.

First Trust and Charger Corporation Disclose Winmark Stake Held Through Unit Investment Trusts

According to the amended Schedule 13G filed on October 30, 2026, three affiliated Illinois entities jointly reported a position in Winmark Corporation (NASDAQ:WINA) common stock. The filing is designated Amendment No. 1 and covers the period ending September 30, 2026. The three reporting persons are First Trust Portfolios L.P., classified as a broker-dealer (BD); First Trust Advisors L.P., classified as an investment adviser (IA); and The Charger Corporation, classified as a parent holding company (HC). All three are organized in Illinois and share a business address at 120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, Illinois 60187.

The filing explains that The Charger Corporation is the general partner of both First Trust Portfolios L.P. and First Trust Advisors L.P. First Trust Portfolios L.P. acts as sponsor of certain unit investment trusts that hold shares of Winmark Corporation, and First Trust Advisors L.P. serves as portfolio supervisor of those trusts. The filing states that voting power over the shares rests with the trustee of the unit investment trusts, not with the reporting persons, and that shares "are ordinarily voted as closely as possible in the same manner and in the same general proportion as are the shares held by owners other than such unit investment trusts."

The filing further notes that no individual unit investment trust sponsored by First Trust Portfolios L.P. holds more than 3% of any registered investment company issuer's shares. The filing was signed by James M. Dykas, identified as Chief Financial Officer of First Trust Portfolios L.P. and First Trust Advisors L.P., and as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of The Charger Corporation. All three entities filed jointly pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1), and a Joint Filing Agreement is referenced as Exhibit 99.1.

What Was Disclosed

Three affiliated entities filed an amended Schedule 13G disclosing combined beneficial ownership of 2,041 shares, or 0.06%, of Winmark Corporation common stock as of September 30, 2026, held through unit investment trusts, with no voting power and only shared dispositive power reported.