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FICSFIRST TRUST INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPED CAPITAL STRENGTH ETF

FIRST TRUST INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPED CAPITAL STRENGTH ETF

$42.60+0.86% today
374352-WK
Price & daily flows
41.940.338.642.60DAILY NET FLOWAug 22Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +6.3% so far this year.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$154Massets under management
expense ratio
net flow, trailing month
10Kavg daily volume, 30 days
51holdings · US-domiciled
2024listed July 11, 2024 · beta 0.62
Sector weights
Industrials31.39%
Consumer Discretionary24.68%
Financial Services16.93%
Technology Services16.18%
Financials16.02%
Consumer Defensive13.48%
Finance12.78%
Producer Manufacturing11.47%
Health Technology11.28%
Consumer Cyclical10.81%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States85.52%
Other80.3%
Switzerland19.35%
United Kingdom14.02%
Australia12.81%
Germany11.29%
France11.26%
Canada8.16%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+0.1%
1 month+3.5%
3 months+4.1%
6 months+2.1%
YTD+6.3%
1 year+8.8%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
11%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
13%realized volatility, 1 year
-10.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-1.4%where it sits vs. that peak today

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

The case against FICS

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FICS on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
FLOW Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF0.25%$4132.70T26774849× the assetsHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$193.2B+$631M1251× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF0.09%$160.6B+$1.9B1041× the assets · +$1.9B in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M212× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
EFV iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF0.34%$31.4B+$2.8B204× the assets · +$2.8B in over the monthHead-to-head
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