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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
0.80% -0.02% 17.58M 1348.83
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
1.30% 70.00% -1.596M Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in small- and/or mid-capitalization common stocks listed and traded on U.S. national securities exchanges that Sub-Advisor believes exhibit low future expected volatility. It is non-diversified.
General
Security Type Exchange-Traded Fund
Equity Style Small Cap/Blend
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class US Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Small Blend
Category Index Russell 2000 TR USD
Global Category Name US Equity Small Cap
YCharts Categorization US Small & Mid Cap
YCharts Benchmark Russell 2000 Total Return (^RUTTR)
Prospectus Objective Growth
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
S&P 1000 TR 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Michael Dickson 3.99 yrs
Scott Ladner 3.99 yrs
Steven Clark 3.99 yrs

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of April 18, 2024. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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23.72%
-9.44%
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21.83%
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21.67%
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40.75%
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27.51%
4.90%
27.69%
-11.39%
10.14%
0.36%
As of April 18, 2024.

Asset Allocation

As of April 15, 2024.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 0.49% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 99.51% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in small- and/or mid-capitalization common stocks listed and traded on U.S. national securities exchanges that Sub-Advisor believes exhibit low future expected volatility. It is non-diversified.
General
Security Type Exchange-Traded Fund
Equity Style Small Cap/Blend
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class US Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Small Blend
Category Index Russell 2000 TR USD
Global Category Name US Equity Small Cap
YCharts Categorization US Small & Mid Cap
YCharts Benchmark Russell 2000 Total Return (^RUTTR)
Prospectus Objective Growth
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
S&P 1000 TR 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Michael Dickson 3.99 yrs
Scott Ladner 3.99 yrs
Steven Clark 3.99 yrs

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