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First Trust/Confluence Small Cap Value Fund C (FOVCX) Total Return
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Created with Highcharts 11.1.0Jan '25Apr '25Jul '25Oct '250.00%-14.31%

Key Stats

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Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
2.35% 13.52M 1.33% 17.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of U.S. listed companies with small market capitalizations ("Small-Cap Companies").
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class US Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity US Sm&Mid Cap
Peer Group Small-Cap Core Funds
Global Macro Equity North America
US Macro Small-Cap Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Small-Cap Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
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YTD
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1 Month
% Rank: 25
-4.090B Peer Group Low
421.21M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 28
-6.227M
-7.557B Peer Group Low
1.918B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 28
-1.625B Peer Group Low
683.24M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 31
-5.358B Peer Group Low
6.112B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 30
-4.760B Peer Group Low
783.67M Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 40
-7.706B Peer Group Low
9.553B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 29
-11.17B Peer Group Low
1.622B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 36
-10.14B Peer Group Low
27.90B Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
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% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
-11.99%
24.69%
0.21%
15.40%
-20.21%
5.31%
2.73%
-8.11%
-4.38%
31.49%
18.40%
28.71%
-18.11%
26.29%
25.02%
17.75%
-10.86%
25.51%
9.35%
18.85%
-10.64%
19.51%
9.93%
-5.26%
-11.41%
32.55%
10.19%
15.01%
-16.36%
21.16%
1.94%
4.18%
-12.95%
22.23%
11.67%
24.58%
-17.11%
12.38%
7.50%
4.73%
-15.04%
20.63%
13.53%
39.74%
-14.43%
11.89%
8.81%
3.44%
As of November 13, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (11-11-25) 0.52%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 34
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 30.75
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 2.658
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 3.253
Weighted Median ROE 13.79%
Weighted Median ROA 3.48%
ROI (TTM) 5.26%
Return on Investment (TTM) 5.26%
Earning Yield 0.0411
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.9053
Number of Equity Holdings 33
As of July 31, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 11.09%
EPS Growth (3Y) 2.74%
EPS Growth (5Y) 3.89%
Sales Growth (1Y) 3.90%
Sales Growth (3Y) 6.29%
Sales Growth (5Y) 5.56%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 16.43%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 6.33%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 8.26%
As of July 31, 2025

Asset Allocation

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As of July 31, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 0.00%
Stock 100.00%
Bond 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 0.00%
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Top 10 Holdings

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Name % Weight Price % Change
Knowles Corp. 4.07% 21.88 -2.86%
TripAdvisor, Inc. 4.01% 14.76 -6.85%
JBT Marel Corp. 3.70% 137.55 -2.31%
Altus Group Ltd. 3.67% 50.18 0.04%
Haemonetics Corp. 3.63% 73.87 1.03%
i3 Verticals, Inc. 3.52% 28.54 -2.69%
Vontier Corp. 3.45% 36.26 -2.47%
Valvoline, Inc. 3.42% 31.81 -0.66%
Hayward Holdings, Inc. 3.41% 15.78 -1.59%
Stewart Information Services Corp. 3.35% 72.69 0.57%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee 1.00%
Actual Management Fee --
Administration Fee 4.00%
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load 1.00%
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product --
Available for RRSP --
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 2500.00 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 50.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of U.S. listed companies with small market capitalizations ("Small-Cap Companies").
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class US Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity US Sm&Mid Cap
Peer Group Small-Cap Core Funds
Global Macro Equity North America
US Macro Small-Cap Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Small-Cap Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (11-11-25) 0.52%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 34
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 30.75
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 2.658
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 3.253
Weighted Median ROE 13.79%
Weighted Median ROA 3.48%
ROI (TTM) 5.26%
Return on Investment (TTM) 5.26%
Earning Yield 0.0411
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.9053
Number of Equity Holdings 33
As of July 31, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 11.09%
EPS Growth (3Y) 2.74%
EPS Growth (5Y) 3.89%
Sales Growth (1Y) 3.90%
Sales Growth (3Y) 6.29%
Sales Growth (5Y) 5.56%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 16.43%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 6.33%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 8.26%
As of July 31, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 3/2/2011
Last Annual Report Date 10/31/2024
Last Prospectus Date 3/3/2025
Share Classes
FOVAX A
FOVIX Inst
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund --
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:FOVCX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:FOVCX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:FOVCX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:FOVCX", "prospectus_objective")
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