About this ETF
The First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF (CARZ), previously known as the First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund, endeavors to generally mirror the price and income performance of the S-Network Electric & Future Vehicle Ecosystem Index, prior to accounting for its own operational costs. The fund typically allocates at least 90% of its total assets, which may include borrowed capital used for investment, to the common stocks and depository receipts that comprise this benchmark index.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 10, 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 | -0.05% | -3.14% | +20.78% | +38.01% | +42.76% | +27.36% | +12.73% | +12.43% | +8.58% |
| Total return | -0.05% | -3.14% | +20.78% | +38.01% | +44.72% | +28.94% | +14.55% | +14.49% | +10.36% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 09, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.70% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $70.00 |
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 Oct 10, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 102 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 6.39% | 5.76K | $3.1M |
| 2 | NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 5.19% | 10.91K | $2.5M |
| 3 | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | AMD | 5.10% | 4.05K | $2.5M |
| 4 | Apple Inc. | AAPL | 4.89% | 7.00K | $2.4M |
| 5 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | 005930.KS | 4.85% | 11.99K | $2.3M |
| 6 | Micron Technology, Inc. | MU | 4.76% | 2.23K | $2.3M |
| 7 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company… | TSM | 4.76% | 5.07K | $2.3M |
| 8 | Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | GOOGL | 4.50% | 6.17K | $2.2M |
| 9 | Tesla, Inc. | TSLA | 4.32% | 5.44K | $2.1M |
| 10 | Intel Corporation | INTC | 4.27% | 19.66K | $2.1M |
| 11 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | TXN | 2.50% | 4.24K | $1.2M |
| 12 | Marvell Technology, Inc. | MRVL | 2.32% | 4.06K | $1.1M |
| 13 | Analog Devices, Inc. | ADI | 1.91% | 2.27K | $922.1K |
| 14 | QUALCOMM Incorporated | QCOM | 1.79% | 4.92K | $863.6K |
| 15 | Schneider Electric SE | SU.PA | 1.63% | 2.64K | $787.4K |
| 16 | Toyota Motor Corporation | 7203.T | 1.36% | 35.66K | $655.8K |
| 17 | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | SWKS | 1.26% | 7.98K | $609.3K |
| 18 | Infineon Technologies AG | IFX.DE | 0.83% | 6.07K | $400.4K |
| 19 | Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. | 006400.KS | 0.81% | 922 | $390.8K |
| 20 | POSCO Future M Co., Ltd. | 003670.KS | 0.76% | 2.54K | $364.9K |
| 21 | LG Energy Solution | 373220.KS | 0.73% | 1.18K | $352.8K |
| 22 | General Motors Company | GM | 0.72% | 4.21K | $348.0K |
| 23 | Cummins Inc. | CMI | 0.70% | 643 | $336.5K |
| 24 | Ecopro BM Co., Ltd. | — | 0.66% | 3.32K | $318.6K |
| 25 | TE Connectivity Plc | TEL | 0.62% | 1.36K | $297.5K |
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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) | 1.00% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.0769 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Dec 12, 2025 | Last payment | $1.0769 (Dec 31, 2025) |
| Growth 1Y | +23.17% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | +9.97% / +18.10% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $1.0769 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.2889 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.2967 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $0.2887 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $0.0570 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.2658 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Mar 22, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | $0.0664 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Dec 26, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.2232 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Sep 25, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | $0.1204 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Jun 28, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | $0.3476 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Mar 27, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | $0.1058 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | Dec 27, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | $0.2360 |
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 | 32.62% / 28.67% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.50 / 1.06 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -21.44% / -27.83% | Sortino 1Y | 2.18 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 1.50 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.812 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 22.34% | Risk-free rate used | 4.05% (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 Oct 10, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 12.79K | Average volume | 4.03K |
| AUM | $48.4M | Premium/Discount | -0.01% |
| 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 | -$1.0M | -2.07% | $49.4M → $48.4M |
| 1 Month | -$617.5K | -1.28% | $48.3M → $48.4M |
| 1 Week | $587.4K | +1.20% | $48.8M → $48.4M |
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
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source; review them before investing.
Latest News for CARZ
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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