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: 216
Average Expense Ratio: 0.79%
Average 1 Year Return: 18.73%
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
FV	First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	Mar 5, 2014	0.87%	-2.99%	11.61%	0.63%	27
FVC	First Trust Dorsey Wright Dynamic Focus 5 ETF	Hedge Fund	Mar 18, 2016	0.71%	-3.31%	6.78%	2.32%	14
FVD	First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund	Mid Cap Value Equities, Dividend	Aug 26, 2003	0.61%	3.32%	8.73%	2.29%	32
FXD	First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund	Consumer Discretionary Equities	May 8, 2007	0.63%	-5.90%	7.25%	0.81%	23
FXG	First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund	Consumer Staples Equities	May 8, 2007	0.63%	6.45%	5.17%	2.72%	12
FXH	First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund	Health & Biotech Equities	May 8, 2007	0.61%	-2.85%	7.03%	0.88%	22
FXL	First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund	Technology Equities	May 8, 2007	0.61%	-2.97%	17.74%	0.01%	41
FXN	First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund	Energy Equities	May 8, 2007	0.64%	34.20%	7.40%	1.78%	52
FXO	First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund	Financials Equities	May 8, 2007	0.62%	-5.56%	12.19%	2.29%	21
FXR	First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX...	Industrials Equities	May 8, 2007	0.64%	2.75%	12.50%	0.66%	36
FXU	First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund	Utilities Equities	May 8, 2007	0.62%	12.35%	9.79%	2.08%	80
FXZ	First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund	Materials	May 8, 2007	0.67%	19.16%	11.36%	1.51%	77
FYC	First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund	Small Cap Growth Equities	Apr 19, 2011	0.71%	2.86%	13.05%	0.08%	83
FYT	First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund	Small Cap Value Equities	Apr 18, 2011	0.72%	9.94%	9.95%	1.18%	56
FYX	First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund	Small Cap Blend Equities	May 8, 2007	0.63%	6.93%	11.64%	0.77%	75
GRID	First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart GRID Infrastru...	Alternative Energy Equities	Nov 17, 2009	0.70%	8.48%	18.39%	0.91%	92
HDMV	First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Developed I...	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Actively Managed	Aug 24, 2016	0.80%	5.06%	—	4.66%	75
HISF	First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF	Diversified Portfolio	Aug 13, 2014	0.87%	-0.50%	—	4.91%	68
HSMV	First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Small/Mid E...	Small Cap Blend Equities, Actively Managed	Apr 6, 2020	0.80%	2.81%	—	2.01%	15
HUSV	First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Domestic ET...	Volatility Hedged Equity, Actively Managed	Aug 24, 2016	0.70%	0.41%	—	1.38%	7

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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