AUM $2.33BER 1.38%NAV $73.61Holdings 475Inception Sep 2014
Price Chart
Key Statistics
Previous Close
$73.71Day Range
$73.70$74.16
52-Week Range
$64.87$74.88
Avg Volume
106.1KDividend Yield
1.07%Expense Ratio
1.38%AUM
$2.33BShares Outstanding
31.5METF Grades
?ETF Grades compare this fund against others in the same category using percentile rankings across six factors. Grades range from A+ (top 5%) to F (bottom 20%). Updated daily.Sector Breakdown
| Sector | Weight % |
|---|---|
| Technology | 30.33% |
| Financial Services | 18.84% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 9.25% |
| Healthcare | 8.13% |
| Industrials | 7.34% |
| Energy | 6.64% |
| Consumer Defensive | 6.15% |
| Communication Services | 5.86% |
| Basic Materials | 4.78% |
| Real Estate | 1.89% |
| Utilities | 0.79% |
Country Allocation
| Country | Weight % |
|---|---|
| Australia | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0.00% |
| China | 0.00% |
| France | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0.00% |
| India | 0.00% |
| Israel | 0.00% |
| Korea (the Republic of) | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0.00% |
| Other | 0.00% |
| Peru | 0.00% |
| Singapore | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0.00% |
| Taiwan (Province of China) | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0.00% |
| United States | 0.00% |
| Uruguay | 0.00% |
Fund Information
- Issuer
- First Trust
- Category
- Technology
- Types
- Inverse
- Inception Date
- Sep 8, 2014
- Exchange
- NYSE_ARCA
- Description
- The Fund's investment objective is to seek to provide investors with long term total return. The Fund intends to pursue its investment objective by establishing long and short positions in a portfolio of Equity Securities.
Similar ETFs
The First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS) is an exchange-traded fund issued by First Trust that launched on Sep 8, 2014. It currently manages $2.33B in assets under management. The fund charges an expense ratio of 1.38%. The fund holds 475 securities in its portfolio. It falls under the Technology category.
Top 10 holdings represent 0.0% of the fund
| Rank | Symbol | Name | Weight % | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | 0.00% | 0 | $0 |
| 2 | LHX | L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | 0.00% | 0 | $0 |
| 3 | SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | 0.00% | 0 | $0 |
| 4 | NTES | NetEase, Inc. (ADR) | 0.00% | 0 | $0 |
| 5 | UFPI | UFP Industries Inc. | 0.00% | 0 | $0 |
| 6 | CTAS | Cintas Corporation | 0.00% | 0 | $0 |
| 7 | BTI | British American Tobacco Plc (ADR) | 0.00% | 0 | $0 |
| 8 | HWM | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | 0.00% | 0 | $0 |
| 9 | SNX | TD SYNNEX Corporation | 0.00% | 14,069 | $0 |
| 10 | ATR | AptarGroup, Inc. | 0.00% | 0 | $0 |
| 11 | ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | 0.00% | 0 | $0 |
| 12 | ZBH | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 0.00% | 0 | $0 |
| 13 | MAA | Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | 0.00% | 0 | $0 |
| 14 | FTV | Fortive Corporation | 0.00% | 0 | $0 |
| 15 | C | Citigroup Inc. | 0.00% | 610,691 | $0 |
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Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | +0.20% | |
| 1W | +0.64% | |
| 1M | -0.24% | |
| 3M | +5.77% | |
| 6M | +4.78% | |
| YTD | +4.31% | |
| 1Y | +13.38% | |
| 3Y | +40.87% | |
| 5Y | +52.58% |
Moving Averages
20-Day MA
$74.21
Below 20-Day MA50-Day MA
$73.39
Above 50-Day MA200-Day MA
$71.17
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$74.88
Current Price
$73.86
52-Week Low
$64.87
$64.87$74.88
Current Yield
1.07%
Annual Dividend
$0.6717
Frequency
4x/year
Last Ex-Date
Mar 26, 2026
Dividend History
| Ex-Date | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 | $0.0634 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | $0.2132 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | $0.1752 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | $0.2199 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | $0.1512 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | $0.2876 | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | $0.2648 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | $0.3086 | Jun 28, 2024 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | $0.1284 | Mar 28, 2024 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | $0.2981 | Dec 29, 2023 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | $0.2057 | Sep 29, 2023 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | $0.2047 | Jun 30, 2023 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | $0.1286 | Mar 31, 2023 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | $0.3300 | Dec 30, 2022 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | $0.0662 | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Dec 23, 2021 | $0.0033 | Dec 31, 2021 |
| Dec 24, 2020 | $0.1252 | Dec 31, 2020 |
| Sep 24, 2020 | $0.0205 | Sep 30, 2020 |
| Mar 26, 2020 | $0.0448 | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Dec 13, 2019 | $0.0470 | Dec 31, 2019 |
Dividend Payments Over Time
Category Comparison
| Metric | FTLS | Technology(1548 ETFs) | Inverse(709 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 1.38% | 0.63% | 1.10% |
| AUM | $2.33B | $7.39B | $951.9M |
| Dividend Yield | 1.07% | 2.92% | 5.69% |
| Avg Volume | 106.1K | 744.5K | 4.1M |
| Holdings | 475 | 218 | 98 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | -0.23% | +1.62% | +3.37% |
| 6-Month Return | +3.82% | +13.22% | +6.12% |
| YTD Return | +4.34% | +15.73% | +13.70% |
| 1-Year Return | +13.36% | +34.10% | +17.16% |
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