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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
0.85% 0.33% 2.298B 543901.3
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
5.02% 257.0% 798.88M Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks to maximize long-term total return. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in a portfolio of fixed income securities. Its average portfolio duration will vary from between 0 to 10 years. It may invest a significant portion of its assets in securitized investment products, including up to 50% of its net assets in each of asset-backed securities, residential mortgage-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities.
General
Security Type Exchange-Traded Fund
Equity Style Small Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style Medium Quality/Limited Sensitivity
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Category Name Nontraditional Bond
Category Index ICE BofA USD 3M Dep OR CM TR USD
Global Category Name Fixed Income Miscellaneous
YCharts Categorization Global Fixed Income
YCharts Benchmark Bloomberg Global Aggregate (^BBGATR)
Prospectus Objective Multisector Bond
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
ICE BofA US 3M Trsy Bill TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Bryan Whalen 5.83 yrs
Stephen Kane 5.83 yrs
Steven Purdy 0.63 yrs
Jerry Cudzil 0.25 yrs
Ruben Hovhannisyan 0.25 yrs

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of May 03, 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
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7.39%
6.64%
1.02%
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7.71%
0.21%
3.54%
0.01%
8.72%
7.51%
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5.53%
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6.79%
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18.89%
4.65%
14.67%
-19.84%
13.31%
5.50%
10.55%
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20.69%
-2.92%
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-12.48%
8.57%
1.83%
13.78%
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25.51%
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-1.79%
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7.43%
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11.50%
1.61%
As of May 03, 2024.

Asset Allocation

As of April 28, 2024.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 13.53% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 86.34% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.02% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.11% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks to maximize long-term total return. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in a portfolio of fixed income securities. Its average portfolio duration will vary from between 0 to 10 years. It may invest a significant portion of its assets in securitized investment products, including up to 50% of its net assets in each of asset-backed securities, residential mortgage-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities.
General
Security Type Exchange-Traded Fund
Equity Style Small Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style Medium Quality/Limited Sensitivity
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Category Name Nontraditional Bond
Category Index ICE BofA USD 3M Dep OR CM TR USD
Global Category Name Fixed Income Miscellaneous
YCharts Categorization Global Fixed Income
YCharts Benchmark Bloomberg Global Aggregate (^BBGATR)
Prospectus Objective Multisector Bond
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
ICE BofA US 3M Trsy Bill TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Bryan Whalen 5.83 yrs
Stephen Kane 5.83 yrs
Steven Purdy 0.63 yrs
Jerry Cudzil 0.25 yrs
Ruben Hovhannisyan 0.25 yrs

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