About this ETF
Operating as an exchange-traded fund, the First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund aims to generally replicate the price performance and income generation of the S&P United States REIT Index, before factoring in its own operational expenses.
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 | -3.23% | +2.48% | +7.54% | +18.13% | +17.06% | +10.22% | +2.03% | +2.77% | +2.49% |
| Total return | -3.24% | +3.07% | +8.47% | +19.17% | +20.24% | +13.28% | +4.93% | +5.72% | +5.28% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.51% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $51.00 |
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 22, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 125 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower Inc. | WELL | 12.17% | 101.96K | $24.2M |
| 2 | Prologis, Inc. | PLD | 9.53% | 134.67K | $18.9M |
| 3 | Equinix, Inc. | EQIX | 4.65% | 8.55K | $9.3M |
| 4 | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | DLR | 4.61% | 47.18K | $9.2M |
| 5 | Simon Property Group, Inc. | SPG | 4.46% | 40.38K | $8.9M |
| 6 | Realty Income Corporation | O | 4.28% | 134.69K | $8.5M |
| 7 | US Dollar | — | 4.12% | 8.19M | $8.2M |
| 8 | Public Storage | PSA | 3.93% | 24.22K | $7.8M |
| 9 | Vivmark Residential | VMRK | 3.45% | 105.29K | $6.9M |
| 10 | Ventas, Inc. | VTR | 3.27% | 70.22K | $6.5M |
| 11 | Iron Mountain Incorporated | IRM | 2.66% | 42.98K | $5.3M |
| 12 | Extra Space Storage Inc. | EXR | 2.26% | 30.51K | $4.5M |
| 13 | VICI Properties Inc. | VICI | 2.11% | 157.85K | $4.2M |
| 14 | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | ESS | 1.34% | 9.28K | $2.7M |
| 15 | Invitation Homes Inc. | INVH | 1.20% | 78.94K | $2.4M |
| 16 | Kimco Realty Corporation | KIM | 1.18% | 97.41K | $2.4M |
| 17 | W.P. Carey Inc. | WPC | 1.16% | 32.17K | $2.3M |
| 18 | Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | MAA | 1.12% | 16.81K | $2.2M |
| 19 | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | HST | 1.07% | 92.00K | $2.1M |
| 20 | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | DOC | 1.06% | 99.58K | $2.1M |
| 21 | Sun Communities, Inc. | SUI | 1.03% | 16.73K | $2.0M |
| 22 | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | OHI | 1.01% | 43.02K | $2.0M |
| 23 | Lamar Advertising Company | LAMR | 0.95% | 12.57K | $1.9M |
| 24 | Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | ELS | 0.92% | 28.01K | $1.8M |
| 25 | Regency Centers Corporation | REG | 0.92% | 23.80K | $1.8M |
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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) | 2.41% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.7774 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Jun 25, 2026 | Last payment | $0.1779 (Jun 30, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | -7.68% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | -6.26% / +7.36% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.1779 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.0928 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.3338 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.1729 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.1918 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.1170 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $0.4349 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $0.0984 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.2796 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Mar 22, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | $0.0975 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Dec 26, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.2802 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Jun 28, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | $0.3398 |
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 | 13.46% / 16.80% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.31 / 0.671 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -7.58% / -18.90% | Sortino 1Y | 1.93 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.58 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.236 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 9.19% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (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 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 18.73K | Average volume | 33.25K |
| AUM | $201.6M | Premium/Discount | -0.43% |
| 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 | $1.2M | +0.59% | $198.6M → $199.8M |
| 1 Week | $441.3K | +0.22% | $197.9M → $199.8M |
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.
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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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