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FIRST TRUST CAPITAL STRENGTH ETF

$101.52+0.71% today
9010252-WK

The First Trust Capital Strength ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called The Capital Strength™ Index.

Price & daily flows
99.395.992.5101.52DAILY 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 +9.7% so far this year. At 0.55% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA runs the same ground at 0.07%.

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

$9.1Bassets under management
0.55%expense ratio · $55 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
421Kavg daily volume, 30 days
51holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed September 25, 2023 · beta 0.28
Sector weights
Financial Services24.61%
Financials24.17%
Consumer Discretionary21.86%
Consumer Defensive16.24%
Technology15.85%
Electronic Technology15.8%
Healthcare14.24%
Industrials13.55%
Retail Trade12.41%
Consumer Non-Durables11.88%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States97.94%
Bermuda2.1%
Switzerland2.06%
United Kingdom1.88%
Ireland1.72%
Other0.13%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+0.5%
1 month+5.6%
3 months+7.4%
6 months+3.4%
YTD+9.7%
1 year+8.5%
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
12%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
11%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.0%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.4%where it sits vs. that peak today

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

Options tape
calls today
puts today
put/call ratio
218Kshares traded
InstrumentsHarvest substitutesTrade cost at $1MClient tearsheetStress this fund
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