Key Stats

Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
0.60% 0.25% 146.55M 15664.07
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (All)
1.93% 84.00% -14.66M Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index SM. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the common stocks of U.S. micro-capitalization companies which are publicly traded in the United States. The index is designed to measure the performance of micro-cap stocks issued by U.S. companies that are comparatively liquid and have strong fundamentals relative to the micro-cap segment as a whole.
General
Security Type Exchange-Traded Fund
Equity Style Small Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class US Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Small Value
Category Index Russell 2000 Value TR USD
Global Category Name US Equity Small Cap
YCharts Categorization US Small Cap
YCharts Benchmark Russell 2000 Total Return (^RUTTR)
Prospectus Objective Growth
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust
Prospectus Benchmark Index
DJ Select Micro Cap TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Daniel Lindquist 17.44 yrs
David McGarel 17.44 yrs
Jon Erickson 17.44 yrs
Roger Testin 17.44 yrs
Stan Ueland 16.32 yrs
Chris Peterson 6.96 yrs
Erik Russo 2.16 yrs

Net Fund Flows Versus Category

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As of February 28, 2023

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of March 27, 2023. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
YTD
35.91%
8.71%
-13.52%
27.44%
-4.08%
35.06%
-11.62%
-4.37%
11.96%
21.83%
-4.38%
31.49%
18.40%
28.71%
-18.11%
4.03%
30.86%
14.73%
-18.55%
24.98%
9.73%
33.04%
-4.00%
-0.46%
31.98%
7.69%
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22.01%
4.66%
27.96%
-14.75%
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27.85%
8.60%
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19.52%
0.83%
29.15%
-10.56%
-2.29%
35.45%
3.61%
-12.32%
30.00%
5.13%
56.39%
-13.64%
-2.43%
As of March 27, 2023.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield Upgrade
Dividend Yield TTM (3-27-23) 1.93%
30-Day SEC Yield (2-28-23) Upgrade
7-Day SEC Yield --
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Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 8.709
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Median ROE Upgrade
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Forecasted Dividend Yield Upgrade
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As of March 26, 2023

Growth Estimates

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As of March 26, 2023

Asset Allocation

As of March 26, 2023.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 0.16% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 99.84% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
Sitio Royalties Corp Ordinary Shares - Class A 2.87% 21.87 0.28%
Modine Manufacturing Co 2.06% 21.69 -0.41%
TravelCenters Of America Inc 1.95% 86.29 -0.36%
John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc 1.60% 98.69 0.30%
Thermon Group Holdings Inc 1.48% 24.60 -0.16%
Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc 1.45% 24.26 0.46%
First Bancshares Inc 1.31% 25.39 -2.23%
SunCoke Energy Inc 1.30% 8.81 1.61%
Chico's FAS Inc 1.21% 5.345 1.62%
Dorian LPG Ltd 1.20% 20.61 -0.63%

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index SM. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the common stocks of U.S. micro-capitalization companies which are publicly traded in the United States. The index is designed to measure the performance of micro-cap stocks issued by U.S. companies that are comparatively liquid and have strong fundamentals relative to the micro-cap segment as a whole.
General
Security Type Exchange-Traded Fund
Equity Style Small Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class US Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Small Value
Category Index Russell 2000 Value TR USD
Global Category Name US Equity Small Cap
YCharts Categorization US Small Cap
YCharts Benchmark Russell 2000 Total Return (^RUTTR)
Prospectus Objective Growth
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust
Prospectus Benchmark Index
DJ Select Micro Cap TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Daniel Lindquist 17.44 yrs
David McGarel 17.44 yrs
Jon Erickson 17.44 yrs
Roger Testin 17.44 yrs
Stan Ueland 16.32 yrs
Chris Peterson 6.96 yrs
Erik Russo 2.16 yrs

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield Upgrade
Dividend Yield TTM (3-27-23) 1.93%
30-Day SEC Yield (2-28-23) Upgrade
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings Upgrade
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 8.709
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Median ROE Upgrade
Weighted Median ROA Upgrade
Forecasted Dividend Yield Upgrade
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As of March 26, 2023

Growth Estimates

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As of March 26, 2023

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 9/27/2005
Last Annual Report Date 12/31/2022
Last Prospectus Date 5/2/2022
Attributes
Index Fund Yes
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund No
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund No
Synthetic Replication Fund No
Has Dividend Investment Plan No
Socially Responsible Fund No

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