First Trust ETF List

Here you can find all ETFs issued by First Trust and compare their essential indicators like expense ratio or rate of return to see which one suits your portfolio best.

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.

Number of ETFs: 215
Average Expense Ratio: 0.79%
Average 1 Year Return: 18.76%
Average 5 Year Return: 6.78%
Median Risk/Return Score: 57 / 100

Issuer is First Trust

Symbol	Full Name	Category	Inception	Expense Ratio	YTD Return	10Y Return (Annualized)	Dividend Yield	Risk / Return Rank
FIIG	First Trust Intermediate Duration Investment Grade...	Corporate Bonds	Aug 1, 2023	0.65%	-0.60%	—	4.90%	48
FIW	First Trust Water ETF	Water Equities	May 8, 2007	0.54%	-4.39%	13.02%	0.79%	15
FIXD	First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond, Actively Managed	Feb 14, 2017	0.65%	-0.20%	—	4.63%	41
FJP	First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund	Japan Equities	Apr 18, 2011	0.80%	9.44%	7.66%	2.60%	81
FJUN	FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - June	Large Cap Blend Equities	Jun 19, 2020	0.85%	-0.38%	—	0.00%	66
FKU	First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund	Europe Equities	Feb 14, 2012	0.80%	0.42%	6.89%	2.87%	75
FKU.L	First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Acc	Europe Equities	Apr 9, 2013	0.65%	1.90%	7.76%	0.00%	79
FKUD.L	First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Dist	Europe Equities	Apr 15, 2016	0.65%	1.75%	—	0.03%	76
FLM	First Trust Global Engineering and Construction ET...	Building & Construction	Oct 13, 2008	0.70%	10.26%	7.94%	1.10%	72
FLN	First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund	Latin America Equities	Apr 18, 2011	0.80%	15.36%	10.23%	3.48%	93
FMAY	FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - May	Large Cap Blend Equities	May 15, 2020	0.85%	-0.55%	—	0.00%	69
FMB	First Trust Managed Municipal ETF	Municipal Bonds, Actively Managed	May 13, 2014	0.50%	0.41%	2.33%	3.47%	49
FMF	First Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund	Hedge Fund, Actively Managed	Aug 1, 2013	0.95%	9.93%	2.93%	5.00%	84
FMHI	First Trust Municipal High Income ETF	Municipal Bonds, Actively Managed	Nov 1, 2017	0.55%	0.79%	—	4.24%	36
FMNY	First Trust New York High Income Municipal ETF	Municipal Bonds	May 12, 2021	0.65%	0.39%	—	3.69%	42
FNK	First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund	Small Cap Value Equities	Apr 19, 2011	0.70%	3.28%	9.35%	1.62%	31
FNX	First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund	Mid Cap Blend Equities	May 8, 2007	0.60%	2.89%	11.36%	0.90%	43
FNY	First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund	Mid Cap Growth Equities	Apr 18, 2011	0.70%	0.79%	12.55%	0.03%	47
FPA	First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund	Asia Pacific Equities	Apr 18, 2011	0.80%	17.07%	8.14%	4.56%	93
FPE	First Trust Preferred Securities & Income ETF	Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds, Actively Managed	Feb 12, 2013	0.85%	-0.72%	5.27%	5.92%	70

Risk vs. Return Scatterplot

The Risk vs. Return Scatterplot allows you to quickly compare funds, stocks, and ETFs in one view. It displays the yearly return of an instrument on one axis and the risk (volatility) on the other.

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