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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
1.80% -0.05% 45.10M 23808.50
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
2.26% 367.0% -35.95M 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 establishing long and short positions in the equity securities of companies that are involved in a publicly-announced significant corporate event, such as a merger or acquisition. It's portfolio may include equity securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. companies, including American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"). The fund may invest in securities issued by small, mid and large capitalization issuers. It is non-diversified.
General
Security Type Exchange-Traded Fund
Equity Style Small Cap/Blend
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Alternative
Broad Category Alternative
Category Name Event Driven
Category Index Morningstar Mod Con Tgt Risk TR USD
Global Category Name Market Neutral
YCharts Categorization Other
YCharts Benchmark S&P 500 Total Return (^SPXTR)
Prospectus Objective Growth and Income
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
Credit Suisse Merg Arbtrg Liquid TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACWINTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Brian Murphy 4.16 yrs
Michael Grayson 4.16 yrs
Michael Peck 4.16 yrs

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of April 22, 2024. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2017
2018
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2020
2021
2022
2023
YTD
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0.26%
3.89%
2.16%
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23.97%
-9.41%
26.60%
16.25%
18.54%
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22.20%
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3.16%
2.67%
3.85%
0.07%
2.08%
3.42%
4.31%
1.99%
6.58%
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4.94%
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-8.60%
13.28%
-4.32%
5.97%
2.13%
4.70%
2.71%
-3.24%
-1.61%
0.18%
-1.34%
As of April 22, 2024.

Asset Allocation

As of April 15, 2024.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 62.95% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 37.05% 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 establishing long and short positions in the equity securities of companies that are involved in a publicly-announced significant corporate event, such as a merger or acquisition. It's portfolio may include equity securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. companies, including American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"). The fund may invest in securities issued by small, mid and large capitalization issuers. It is non-diversified.
General
Security Type Exchange-Traded Fund
Equity Style Small Cap/Blend
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Alternative
Broad Category Alternative
Category Name Event Driven
Category Index Morningstar Mod Con Tgt Risk TR USD
Global Category Name Market Neutral
YCharts Categorization Other
YCharts Benchmark S&P 500 Total Return (^SPXTR)
Prospectus Objective Growth and Income
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
Credit Suisse Merg Arbtrg Liquid TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACWINTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Brian Murphy 4.16 yrs
Michael Grayson 4.16 yrs
Michael Peck 4.16 yrs

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