AUM $2.66BER 0.95%NAV $77.66Holdings 515Inception Sep 2014
Price Chart
Key Statistics
Previous Close
$76.68Day Range
$76.82$77.36
52-Week Range
$69.38$78.09
Avg Volume
154.1KDividend Yield
1.07%Expense Ratio
0.95%AUM
$2.66BShares Outstanding
34.3METF 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 | 76.58% |
| Other | 20.29% |
| Canada | 2.37% |
| Singapore | 1.57% |
| Taiwan (Province of China) | 1.04% |
| Switzerland | 0.45% |
| Australia | 0.31% |
| Luxembourg | 0.28% |
| Israel | 0.12% |
| Italy | 0.07% |
| Mexico | 0.05% |
| United Kingdom | 0.05% |
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 $2.66B 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 63.1% of the fund
| Rank | Symbol | Name | Weight % | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | US Dollar | 31.53% | 753,754,082 | $753.8M |
| 2 | NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 7.00% | 754,425 | $167.5M |
| 3 | AAPL | Apple Inc. | 6.33% | 440,078 | $151.4M |
| 4 | MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | 4.71% | 211,114 | $112.5M |
| 5 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 4.47% | 319,478 | $106.9M |
| 6 | AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.00% | 273,153 | $71.7M |
| 7 | STX | Seagate Technology Holdings Plc | 1.87% | 63,982 | $44.6M |
| 8 | ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | 1.61% | 94,982 | $38.6M |
| 9 | V | Visa Inc. (Class A) | 1.39% | 81,616 | $33.3M |
| 10 | META | Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 1.23% | 42,316 | $29.5M |
| 11 | MA | Mastercard Incorporated | 1.23% | 47,053 | $29.3M |
| 12 | TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | 1.22% | 102,344 | $29.1M |
| 13 | AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | 1.13% | 80,230 | $27.1M |
| 14 | CRM | Salesforce, Inc. | 1.09% | 107,618 | $26.0M |
| 15 | CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | 1.06% | 34,373 | $25.4M |
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Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | +0.68% | |
| 1W | -0.04% | |
| 1M | +0.27% | |
| 3M | +3.82% | |
| 6M | +4.59% | |
| YTD | +8.69% | |
| 1Y | +9.17% | |
| 3Y | +46.56% | |
| 5Y | +52.98% |
Moving Averages
20-Day MA
$77.33
Below 20-Day MA50-Day MA
$76.83
Above 50-Day MA200-Day MA
$73.83
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$78.09
Current Price
$77.20
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(1558 ETFs) | Inverse(709 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.95% | 0.64% | 1.10% |
| AUM | $2.66B | $6.26B | $1.02B |
| Dividend Yield | 1.07% | 3.04% | 5.69% |
| Avg Volume | 154.1K | 520.9K | 1.9M |
| Holdings | 515 | 184 | 110 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +0.21% | -2.89% | -1.21% |
| 6-Month Return | +3.39% | +0.12% | +25.02% |
| YTD Return | +8.72% | +11.14% | +8.40% |
| 1-Year Return | +8.11% | +8.33% | +7.91% |
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