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First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Europe ETF (RFEU) belongs to the Europe Equities category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with RFEU. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to RFEU

RFEU charges 0.83% annually. There are 52 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.06%.


Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to RFEU

RFEU has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 92. No ETFs in the Europe Equities category have higher risk-adjusted ranks; the top alternatives shown here go as high as 91.


Top Performing RFEU Alternatives (YTD)

RFEU is at 1.50% YTD. There are 50 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 26.15%.


Lowest Volatility Alternatives to RFEU

RFEU has 7.02% 1-year volatility. No ETFs in the Europe Equities category have lower 1-year volatility; the lowest-volatility alternatives shown here go as low as 13.13%.


Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to RFEU

RFEU has a 1-year max drawdown of -4.83%. No ETFs in the Europe Equities category have shallower 1-year drawdowns; the lowest-drawdown alternatives shown here go as shallow as -8.83%.


Other ETFs from First Trust

The 10 most viewed First Trust ETFs shown here include CIBR, GRID, AIRR and span 16 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $25B.


Often Compared With RFEU

Investors most often compare RFEU with SPMO, ONEQ, HEDJ. These 20 comparison targets span 5 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.


SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
Invesco S&P 500 Momentum ETFMomentum, S&P 500
51
22.35%
21.05BOct 2015RFEU vs SPMO
Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETFLarge Cap Growth Equities
60
12.39%
10.69BSep 2003RFEU vs ONEQ
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity FundEurope Equities
61
10.42%
1.82BDec 2009RFEU vs HEDJ
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...Inflation-Protected Bonds
91
1.81%
71.10BOct 2012RFEU vs VTAPX
Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe UCITS ETF Distribut...Europe Equities
74
10.66%
4.11BMay 2013RFEU vs VEUR.L
iShares Europe ETFEurope Equities
63
10.68%
1.67BJul 2000RFEU vs IEV
iShares MSCI Eurozone ETFEurope Equities
58
11.53%
9.63BJul 2000RFEU vs EZU
Global X DAX Germany ETFEurope Equities
24
3.75%
229.05MOct 2014RFEU vs DAX
iShares Core MSCI Europe ETFEurope Equities
62
10.73%
8.95BJun 2014RFEU vs IEUR
iShares MSCI Sweden ETFEurope Equities
46
9.37%
580.06MMar 1996RFEU vs EWD
Franklin FTSE Switzerland ETFEurope Equities
55
7.94%
82.69MFeb 2018RFEU vs FLSW
Franklin FTSE Eurozone ETFEurope Equities
55
10.71%
71.74MNov 2017RFEU vs FLEU
iShares MSCI Germany ETFEurope Equities
22
4.12%
1.65BMar 1996RFEU vs EWG
Franklin FTSE Europe Hedged ETFEurope Equities
54
10.71%
29.16MNov 2017RFEU vs FLEH
iShares MSCI France ETFEurope Equities
37
6.99%
335.06MMar 1996RFEU vs EWQ
iShares MSCI Finland ETFEurope Equities
61
9.32%
244.28MJan 2012RFEU vs EFNL
iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETFEurope Equities
35
7.76%
180.16MNov 2007RFEU vs IEUS
State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETFEurope Equities
58
11.38%
4.39BOct 2002RFEU vs FEZ
WisdomTree Europe Hedged SmallCap Equity FundEurope Equities128.99MMar 2015RFEU vs EUSC
iShares MSCI Italy ETFEurope Equities
78
17.10%
1.04BMar 1996RFEU vs EWI

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Diversifiers

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First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Europe ETF alternatives help with substitution. Diversifiers are the next step when you want funds with lower historical correlation to RFEU.

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