AUM $2.64BER 0.95%NAV $77.51Holdings 515Inception Sep 2014
Price Chart
Key Statistics
Previous Close
$77.20Day Range
$77.37$77.84
52-Week Range
$69.38$78.09
Avg Volume
167.7KDividend Yield
1.07%Expense Ratio
0.95%AUM
$2.64BShares Outstanding
34.1METF 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 | 38.50% |
| Healthcare | 10.95% |
| Financial Services | 9.92% |
| Industrials | 8.86% |
| Communication Services | 8.54% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 7.42% |
| Energy | 5.44% |
| Consumer Defensive | 3.85% |
| Basic Materials | 3.25% |
| Real Estate | 3.00% |
| Utilities | 0.27% |
Country Allocation
| Country | Weight % |
|---|---|
| United States | 76.59% |
| Other | 20.42% |
| Canada | 2.35% |
| Singapore | 1.52% |
| Taiwan (Province of China) | 1.02% |
| Switzerland | 0.45% |
| Australia | 0.30% |
| Luxembourg | 0.28% |
| Israel | 0.13% |
| Italy | 0.07% |
| Mexico | 0.05% |
| United Kingdom | 0.04% |
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.
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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 $2.64B in assets under management. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.95%. The fund holds 515 securities in its portfolio. It falls under the Technology category.
Top 10 holdings represent 63.5% of the fund
| Rank | Symbol | Name | Weight % | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | US Dollar | 31.72% | 753,774,557 | $753.8M |
| 2 | NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 6.89% | 753,324 | $163.6M |
| 3 | AAPL | Apple Inc. | 6.32% | 439,436 | $150.3M |
| 4 | MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | 4.78% | 210,806 | $113.7M |
| 5 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 4.69% | 319,012 | $111.4M |
| 6 | AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | 2.92% | 272,754 | $69.5M |
| 7 | STX | Seagate Technology Holdings Plc | 1.86% | 63,889 | $44.1M |
| 8 | ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | 1.61% | 94,843 | $38.3M |
| 9 | V | Visa Inc. (Class A) | 1.37% | 81,497 | $32.6M |
| 10 | META | Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 1.31% | 42,254 | $31.1M |
| 11 | MA | Mastercard Incorporated | 1.22% | 46,984 | $29.0M |
| 12 | TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | 1.20% | 102,195 | $28.5M |
| 13 | AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | 1.16% | 80,113 | $27.6M |
| 14 | CRM | Salesforce, Inc. | 1.12% | 107,461 | $26.5M |
| 15 | CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | 1.06% | 34,323 | $25.2M |
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Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | +0.62% | |
| 1W | +0.31% | |
| 1M | +0.95% | |
| 3M | +3.62% | |
| 6M | +6.64% | |
| YTD | +9.51% | |
| 1Y | +11.95% | |
| 3Y | +47.50% | |
| 5Y | +53.93% |
Moving Averages
20-Day MA
$77.35
Above 20-Day MA50-Day MA
$76.80
Above 50-Day MA200-Day MA
$73.74
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$78.09
Current Price
$77.67
52-Week Low
$69.38
$69.38$78.09
Current Yield
1.07%
Annual Dividend
$0.6664
Frequency
4x/year
Last Ex-Date
Sep 24, 2026
Dividend History
| Ex-Date | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | $0.1825 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | $0.2073 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| 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 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | $0.0660 | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Dec 23, 2021 | $0.0033 | Dec 31, 2021 |
| Dec 23, 2021 | $0.0030 | Dec 31, 2021 |
Dividend Payments Over Time
Category Comparison
| Metric | FTLS | Technology(1582 ETFs) | Inverse(709 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.95% | 0.63% | 1.10% |
| AUM | $2.64B | $6.38B | $1.03B |
| Dividend Yield | 1.07% | 2.97% | 5.70% |
| Avg Volume | 167.7K | 496.8K | 1.9M |
| Holdings | 515 | 193 | 109 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +0.95% | -2.31% | -1.76% |
| 6-Month Return | +4.98% | +3.15% | +17.05% |
| YTD Return | +9.54% | +12.28% | +9.48% |
| 1-Year Return | +8.94% | +9.49% | +8.48% |
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