First Trust is a U.S.-based asset manager offering a broad range of actively managed and rules-based ETFs. First Trust ETFs span equities, fixed income, sector strategies, dividend income, and alternative approaches, with a mix of index-tracking and actively managed products. The First Trust ETF list includes funds across multiple asset classes and investment styles. This page lets you compare First Trust ETFs on expense ratio, historical returns, dividend yield, max drawdown, Sharpe ratio, Sortino ratio, and Risk/Return Score — useful for evaluating funds for portfolio construction, income generation, diversification, or long-term investing research.

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NasdaqGM

FTSM

The First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL) seeks to track the Nasdaq US Smart Semiconductor Index, which selects and weights U.S. semiconductor companies based on growth, value, and volatility factors. The fund provides factor-tilted exposure to the semiconductor industry and launched in September 2016.

FTXL

MARM

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - April is a target outcome ETF that uses FLEX options to seek SPDR S&P 500 ETF price returns up to a cap while providing 100% downside protection over a one-year outcome period resetting each April.

Cboe US

APXM

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - November (NOVM) is an actively managed defined outcome ETF that seeks to provide investors with returns that match the price returns of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust up to a predetermined cap, while providing maximum buffered protection against losses over a one-year outcome period starting each November. Managed by First Trust Advisors and co-managed by Vest Financial.

Symbol	Name	Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	Sharpe Ratio (5Y)	Sharpe Ratio (10Y)	Risk / Return Rank
FTSM	First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF	8.45	7.09	2.92	99
FTXL	First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF	4.81	0.93	—	97
MARM	FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - March	4.09	—	—	98
APXM	FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - April	3.82	—	—	97
NOVM	FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - November	3.55	—	—	95

Top First Trust ETFs by Sharpe Ratio

Top First Trust ETFs by Sharpe Ratio