About this ETF
As an exchange-traded fund, the First Trust Natural Gas ETF strives to deliver investment returns that broadly mimic the price and yield of the ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index, an equity benchmark. This performance matching is measured before accounting for the fund's internal fees and expenses.
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 | -6.09% | +12.01% | -0.13% | +27.85% | +28.40% | +4.81% | +10.18% | +1.28% | -5.96% |
| Total return | -6.09% | +12.01% | +0.44% | +29.12% | +30.58% | +7.39% | +13.27% | +3.90% | -4.30% |
* 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 | 0.59% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $59.00 |
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. 42 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ConocoPhillips | COP | 4.71% | 228.81K | $30.7M |
| 2 | EOG Resources, Inc. | EOG | 4.69% | 206.15K | $30.5M |
| 3 | Devon Energy Corporation | DVN | 4.45% | 599.82K | $28.9M |
| 4 | Western Midstream Partners LP | WES | 4.42% | 630.26K | $28.8M |
| 5 | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | OXY | 4.34% | 470.43K | $28.3M |
| 6 | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | FANG | 4.05% | 137.28K | $26.4M |
| 7 | EQT Corporation | EQT | 4.00% | 493.50K | $26.1M |
| 8 | APA Corporation | APA | 3.85% | 546.75K | $25.1M |
| 9 | Permian Resources Corp. | PR | 3.82% | 1.08M | $24.9M |
| 10 | Hess Midstream LP (Class A) | HESM | 3.74% | 753.93K | $24.3M |
| 11 | Ovintiv Inc. | OVV | 3.64% | 371.34K | $23.7M |
| 12 | Expand Energy Corporation | EXE | 3.58% | 264.38K | $23.3M |
| 13 | Range Resources Corporation | RRC | 3.35% | 532.91K | $21.8M |
| 14 | Antero Resources Corporation | AR | 3.27% | 592.66K | $21.3M |
| 15 | SM Energy Company | SM | 3.25% | 571.09K | $21.1M |
| 16 | Chord Energy Corporation | CHRD | 3.02% | 138.98K | $19.7M |
| 17 | Woodside Energy Group Limited (ADR) | WDS | 2.93% | 844.51K | $19.1M |
| 18 | Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation (Class A) | MGY | 2.60% | 702.94K | $16.9M |
| 19 | Matador Resources Company | MTDR | 2.60% | 311.80K | $16.9M |
| 20 | National Fuel Gas Company | NFG | 2.52% | 208.29K | $16.4M |
| 21 | Baytex Energy Corp. | BTE | 2.51% | 3.39M | $16.3M |
| 22 | Murphy Oil Corporation | MUR | 2.44% | 410.27K | $15.9M |
| 23 | CNX Resources Corporation | CNX | 2.26% | 432.33K | $14.7M |
| 24 | Crescent Energy Company | CRGY | 2.01% | 1.03M | $13.1M |
| 25 | Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. | NOG | 1.95% | 513.99K | $12.7M |
| 26 | Gulfport Energy Corporation | GPOR | 1.75% | 70.12K | $11.4M |
| 27 | Kosmos Energy Ltd. | KOS | 1.67% | 4.12M | $10.9M |
| 28 | BKV Corporation | BKV | 1.58% | 423.15K | $10.3M |
| 29 | Vermilion Energy Inc. | VET | 1.56% | 858.13K | $10.2M |
| 30 | Comstock Resources, Inc. | CRK | 1.38% | 653.97K | $9.0M |
| 31 | New Era Energy & Digital, Inc. | NUAI | 1.31% | 1.82M | $8.6M |
| 32 | Diversified Energy Co. | DEC | 1.12% | 528.15K | $7.3M |
| 33 | W&T Offshore, Inc. | WTI | 1.06% | 1.91M | $6.9M |
| 34 | Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. | REPX | 0.98% | 141.05K | $6.4M |
| 35 | Obsidian Energy Ltd. | OBE | 0.94% | 549.46K | $6.1M |
| 36 | Vitesse Energy, Inc. | VTS | 0.72% | 269.79K | $4.7M |
| 37 | SandRidge Energy, Inc. | SD | 0.59% | 278.48K | $3.9M |
| 38 | PrimeEnergy Resources Corporation | PNRG | 0.49% | 14.91K | $3.2M |
| 39 | Ring Energy, Inc. | REI | 0.32% | 1.60M | $2.1M |
| 40 | Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. | GRNT | 0.23% | 312.69K | $1.5M |
| 41 | US Dollar | — | 0.17% | 1.09M | $1.1M |
| 42 | Gran Tierra Energy Inc. | GTE | 0.13% | 77.48K | $819.7K |
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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) | 2.20% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.6586 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Sep 24, 2026 | Last payment | $0.1936 (Sep 30, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | +5.48% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | -7.44% / +17.34% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $0.1936 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.1528 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.1458 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.1664 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.1713 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.1557 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.1764 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $0.1210 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $0.2094 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.2937 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Mar 22, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | $0.0548 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Dec 26, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.2178 |
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 | 27.53% / 27.54% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.43 / 0.274 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -19.69% / -29.44% | Sortino 1Y | 2.04 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.618 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | -0.199 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 19.28% | 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 11, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 461.39K | Average volume | 820.45K |
| AUM | $652.1M | Premium/Discount | -0.40% |
| 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 | $14.1M | +2.21% | $638.0M → $652.1M |
| 1 Month | -$20.0M | -2.80% | $714.8M → $652.1M |
| 1 Week | -$11.6M | -1.80% | $647.1M → $652.1M |
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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