About this ETF
The First Trust Active Factor Large Cap ETF's primary objective is capital appreciation. Under typical market conditions, the fund dedicates a minimum of 80% of its total assets (which may include borrowed capital) to shares of large, U.S.-listed companies. This ETF is actively managed, employing a multi-factor quantitative system alongside active risk management. This strategy is designed to build a portfolio that reflects exposure to various investment factors. These factors, as currently applied by the methodology, can include value, momentum, quality, and low volatility.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 27, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +3.15% | +2.49% | +9.63% | +14.71% | +19.16% | +21.22% | +10.97% | — | +12.76% |
| Total return | +3.15% | +2.66% | +9.95% | +15.03% | +20.05% | +22.30% | +12.16% | — | +14.02% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 26, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.55% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $55.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 26, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 216 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 7.57% | 270.45K | $57.6M |
| 2 | Apple Inc. | AAPL | 6.17% | 151.53K | $47.0M |
| 3 | Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | GOOGL | 5.80% | 127.23K | $44.1M |
| 4 | Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 3.85% | 59.54K | $29.3M |
| 5 | Broadcom Inc. | AVGO | 2.44% | 52.10K | $18.6M |
| 6 | Amazon.com, Inc. | AMZN | 2.32% | 67.78K | $17.7M |
| 7 | Lam Research Corporation | LRCX | 1.43% | 34.62K | $10.9M |
| 8 | Newmont Corporation | NEM | 1.14% | 64.30K | $8.7M |
| 9 | Seagate Technology Holdings Plc | STX | 1.08% | 10.00K | $8.2M |
| 10 | ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. | XOM | 1.00% | 47.55K | $7.6M |
| 11 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | CSCO | 0.98% | 67.27K | $7.5M |
| 12 | Altria Group, Inc. | MO | 0.96% | 107.91K | $7.3M |
| 13 | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | ED | 0.93% | 66.43K | $7.1M |
| 14 | Applied Materials, Inc. | AMAT | 0.92% | 14.55K | $7.0M |
| 15 | Visa Inc. (Class A) | V | 0.91% | 17.98K | $6.9M |
| 16 | FirstEnergy Corp. | FE | 0.88% | 143.91K | $6.7M |
| 17 | The Allstate Corporation | ALL | 0.88% | 25.88K | $6.7M |
| 18 | EOG Resources, Inc. | EOG | 0.82% | 42.59K | $6.3M |
| 19 | HF Sinclair Corp. | DINO | 0.80% | 65.26K | $6.1M |
| 20 | The Travelers Companies, Inc. | TRV | 0.76% | 15.66K | $5.8M |
| 21 | Loews Corporation | L | 0.75% | 51.63K | $5.7M |
| 22 | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | CF | 0.75% | 44.73K | $5.7M |
| 23 | The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | BNY | 0.73% | 34.13K | $5.6M |
| 24 | Reliance Inc. | RS | 0.71% | 14.07K | $5.4M |
| 25 | Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | META | 0.69% | 9.24K | $5.3M |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 0.69% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.3107 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Jun 25, 2026 | Last payment | $0.0673 (Jun 30, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | +14.61% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | -5.28% / +3.95% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.0673 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.0496 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.1799 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.0139 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.0650 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.0703 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $0.1182 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $0.0176 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.0248 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Mar 22, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | $0.0225 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Dec 26, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.2841 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Jun 28, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | $0.0716 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 11.94% / 14.18% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.45 / 1.41 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -8.19% / -17.54% | Sortino 1Y | 2.14 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.899 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.962 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 8.07% | Risk-free rate used | 3.71% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 27, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 54.91K | Average volume | 60.86K |
| AUM | $761.0M | Premium/Discount | +0.20% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $5.4M | +0.71% | $755.6M → $761.0M |
| 1 Week | $852.5K | +0.11% | $755.9M → $761.0M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
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