AUM $2.55BER 0.95%NAV $76.95Holdings 475Inception Sep 2014
Price Chart
Key Statistics
Previous Close
$76.47Day Range
$76.08$76.36
52-Week Range
$67.94$77.02
Avg Volume
123.3KDividend Yield
1.07%Expense Ratio
0.95%AUM
$2.55BShares Outstanding
32.0METF 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 | 34.37% |
| Financial Services | 15.20% |
| Healthcare | 12.79% |
| Communication Services | 8.07% |
| Industrials | 5.64% |
| Energy | 5.41% |
| Consumer Defensive | 4.94% |
| Real Estate | 4.87% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 4.57% |
| Basic Materials | 4.14% |
Country Allocation
| Country | Weight % |
|---|---|
| United States | 75.62% |
| Other | 21.69% |
| Canada | 2.13% |
| Singapore | 1.74% |
| Taiwan (Province of China) | 1.01% |
| Switzerland | 0.41% |
| Luxembourg | 0.32% |
| Australia | 0.27% |
| Israel | 0.11% |
| Italy | 0.08% |
| Mexico | 0.06% |
| United Kingdom | 0.03% |
| Argentina | -0.05% |
| Japan | -0.06% |
| Puerto Rico | -0.06% |
| Cyprus | -0.07% |
| Sweden | -0.09% |
| Peru | -0.11% |
| Spain | -0.11% |
| Ireland | -0.17% |
| South Africa | -0.18% |
| Bermuda | -0.18% |
| Finland | -0.20% |
| Germany | -0.21% |
| Netherlands | -0.21% |
| Cayman Islands | -0.23% |
| China | -0.42% |
| India | -0.45% |
| Brazil | -0.66% |
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 $2.55B in assets under management. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.95%. The fund holds 475 securities in its portfolio. It falls under the Technology category.
Top 10 holdings represent 64.3% of the fund
| Rank | Symbol | Name | Weight % | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | US Dollar | 32.72% | 753,436,487 | $753.4M |
| 2 | NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 7.26% | 731,304 | $167.1M |
| 3 | AAPL | Apple Inc. | 6.08% | 426,596 | $140.0M |
| 4 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 4.61% | 309,692 | $106.1M |
| 5 | MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | 4.53% | 204,646 | $104.4M |
| 6 | AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | 2.98% | 264,774 | $68.5M |
| 7 | STX | Seagate Technology Holdings Plc | 2.15% | 62,029 | $49.5M |
| 8 | ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | 1.43% | 92,063 | $32.8M |
| 9 | V | Visa Inc. (Class A) | 1.30% | 79,117 | $30.0M |
| 10 | AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | 1.21% | 77,773 | $27.8M |
| 11 | CRM | Salesforce, Inc. | 1.20% | 104,321 | $27.6M |
| 12 | MA | Mastercard Incorporated | 1.16% | 45,604 | $26.7M |
| 13 | CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | 1.16% | 33,323 | $26.7M |
| 14 | TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | 1.09% | 99,215 | $25.2M |
| 15 | META | Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 1.09% | 41,014 | $25.0M |
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Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | -0.20% | |
| 1W | -0.22% | |
| 1M | +1.01% | |
| 3M | +3.04% | |
| 6M | +8.98% | |
| YTD | +7.48% | |
| 1Y | +12.30% | |
| 3Y | +39.91% | |
| 5Y | +54.68% |
Moving Averages
20-Day MA
$76.36
Below 20-Day MA50-Day MA
$75.45
Above 50-Day MA200-Day MA
$72.84
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$77.02
Current Price
$76.32
52-Week Low
$67.94
$67.94$77.02
Current Yield
1.07%
Annual Dividend
$0.6591
Frequency
4x/year
Last Ex-Date
Jun 25, 2026
Dividend History
| Ex-Date | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Dec 24, 2020 | $0.1252 | Dec 31, 2020 |
Dividend Payments Over Time
Category Comparison
| Metric | FTLS | Technology(1501 ETFs) | Inverse(709 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.95% | 0.60% | 1.10% |
| AUM | $2.55B | $7.59B | $983.9M |
| Dividend Yield | 1.07% | 3.00% | 5.69% |
| Avg Volume | 123.3K | 524.3K | 1.6M |
| Holdings | 475 | 209 | 108 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +0.49% | +0.23% | +3.27% |
| 6-Month Return | — | +1.20% | +0.23% |
| YTD Return | +7.72% | +14.06% | +14.90% |
| 1-Year Return | — | +15.02% | +8.12% |
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