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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
0.64% 0.00% 3.976B 536766.6
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
4.40% 646.0% -527.52M Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks to generate current income with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund will seek to achieve its investment objectives by investing at least 60% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in mortgage-related debt securities and other mortgage-related instruments (collectively, "Mortgage-Related Investments"). The advisor normally expects to invest in Mortgage-Related Investments tied to residential and commercial mortgages.
General
Security Type Exchange-Traded Fund
Equity Style --
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Category Name Short Government
Category Index Bloomberg US Govt 1-3 Yr TR USD
Global Category Name US Fixed Income
YCharts Categorization US Fixed Income
YCharts Benchmark Bloomberg US Aggregate (^BBUSATR)
Prospectus Objective Government Bond - Mortgage
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
ICE BofA 1-5Y US Trsy&Agcy TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
James Snyder 9.41 yrs
Jeremiah Charles 9.41 yrs
Owen Aronson 0.25 yrs

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of April 24, 2024. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
YTD
1.68%
1.62%
4.11%
1.64%
-0.91%
-3.07%
6.10%
0.08%
3.54%
0.01%
8.72%
7.51%
-1.54%
-13.01%
5.53%
-3.13%
0.61%
1.06%
3.56%
3.23%
-0.72%
-3.86%
4.27%
-0.02%
0.26%
1.46%
3.38%
3.03%
-0.71%
-3.88%
4.16%
-0.05%
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7.11%
5.80%
-0.32%
-11.40%
5.66%
-3.65%
0.33%
1.56%
3.46%
3.11%
-0.64%
-3.87%
4.31%
-0.03%
As of April 24, 2024.

Asset Allocation

As of April 15, 2024.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 13.21% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock -0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 86.79% 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 generate current income with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund will seek to achieve its investment objectives by investing at least 60% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in mortgage-related debt securities and other mortgage-related instruments (collectively, "Mortgage-Related Investments"). The advisor normally expects to invest in Mortgage-Related Investments tied to residential and commercial mortgages.
General
Security Type Exchange-Traded Fund
Equity Style --
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Category Name Short Government
Category Index Bloomberg US Govt 1-3 Yr TR USD
Global Category Name US Fixed Income
YCharts Categorization US Fixed Income
YCharts Benchmark Bloomberg US Aggregate (^BBUSATR)
Prospectus Objective Government Bond - Mortgage
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
ICE BofA 1-5Y US Trsy&Agcy TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
James Snyder 9.41 yrs
Jeremiah Charles 9.41 yrs
Owen Aronson 0.25 yrs

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