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First Trust Commercial Mortgage Opportunities ETF ...
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Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

Inception Date

Feb 26, 2024

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

No Index (Active)

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

CAAA has an expense ratio of 0.55%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

First Trust Commercial Mortgage Opportunities ETF (CAAA) returned 3.12% year-to-date (YTD) and 7.61% over the past 12 months.


CAAA

YTD

3.12%

1M

-0.14%

6M

3.04%

1Y

7.61%

3Y*

N/A

5Y*

N/A

10Y*

N/A

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.52%

1M

6.32%

6M

-1.44%

1Y

12.25%

3Y*

12.45%

5Y*

14.20%

10Y*

10.84%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of CAAA, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.77%1.24%0.47%0.72%-0.11%3.12%
20240.16%0.87%-1.58%1.21%1.07%1.27%1.55%1.22%-1.77%0.88%-0.25%4.65%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 94, CAAA is among the top 6% of ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of CAAA is 9494
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of CAAA is 9696
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of CAAA is 9595
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of CAAA is 9494
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of CAAA is 9696
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of CAAA is 9191
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for First Trust Commercial Mortgage Opportunities ETF (CAAA) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

First Trust Commercial Mortgage Opportunities ETF Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 2.27
  • All Time: 1.90

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of First Trust Commercial Mortgage Opportunities ETF compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

First Trust Commercial Mortgage Opportunities ETF provided a 5.93% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.20 per share.


4.02%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.802024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM2024
Dividend$1.20$0.81

Dividend yield

5.93%4.02%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for First Trust Commercial Mortgage Opportunities ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.11$0.11$0.11$0.11$0.11$0.55
2024$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.09$0.09$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.11$0.81

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the First Trust Commercial Mortgage Opportunities ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the First Trust Commercial Mortgage Opportunities ETF was 2.24%, occurring on Nov 13, 2024. Recovery took 66 trading sessions.

The current First Trust Commercial Mortgage Opportunities ETF drawdown is 0.27%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-2.24%Sep 18, 202441Nov 13, 202466Feb 21, 2025107
-1.63%Mar 28, 202423Apr 30, 202423Jun 3, 202446
-1.48%Apr 7, 20255Apr 11, 202510Apr 28, 202515
-0.97%May 2, 20259May 14, 2025
-0.9%Aug 6, 20243Aug 8, 20249Aug 21, 202412
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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