FTLS First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF
Quote as of Oct 12, 2026 20:00 UTC · Market data delayed approximately 15–20 minutes unless otherwise indicated.
| Previous Close | 77.71 | Day Range | 77.83 – 78.09 |
| 52-Week Range | 68.31 – 78.09 | Volume | 142.07K |
| Avg Volume | 140.97K | AUM | $2.65B (Oct 13, 2026) |
| Expense Ratio | 0.95% | Yield (TTM) | 0.86% |
| NAV | 77.82 | Premium/Discount | +0.24% indicative |
| Inception | Sep 08, 2014 | Holdings | 515 |
| Issuer | First Trust | Exchange | AMEX |
| Category | Developed Markets | Index Tracked | Not stated in source data |
| CUSIP | 33739P103 | ISIN | US33739P1030 |
| Structure | Inverse | ||
| Management | Not stated in source data | ||
About this ETF
This fund is designed to generate significant total returns for investors over the long term. It achieves this by actively managing a portfolio of stocks, utilizing both long and short investment strategies.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 13, 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 | +1.62% | +4.02% | +7.44% | +9.47% | +12.35% | +13.08% | +9.60% | +9.03% | +8.23% |
| Total return | +1.62% | +4.02% | +7.75% | +9.87% | +13.10% | +14.43% | +10.80% | +9.96% | +9.14% |
* 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 | 0.95% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $95.00 |
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 11, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 518 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US Dollar | — | 31.54% | 750.64M | $750.6M |
| 2 | NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 7.23% | 750.02K | $172.0M |
| 3 | Apple Inc. | AAPL | 6.19% | 437.51K | $147.3M |
| 4 | Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 4.72% | 209.88K | $112.3M |
| 5 | Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | GOOGL | 4.69% | 317.61K | $111.7M |
| 6 | Amazon.com, Inc. | AMZN | 2.99% | 271.56K | $71.3M |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings Plc | STX | 2.09% | 63.61K | $49.8M |
| 8 | Analog Devices, Inc. | ADI | 1.61% | 94.43K | $38.4M |
| 9 | Visa Inc. (Class A) | V | 1.31% | 81.14K | $31.3M |
| 10 | Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | META | 1.27% | 42.07K | $30.2M |
| 11 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | TXN | 1.21% | 101.75K | $28.9M |
| 12 | Broadcom Inc. | AVGO | 1.21% | 79.76K | $28.8M |
| 13 | Mastercard Incorporated | MA | 1.16% | 46.78K | $27.6M |
| 14 | Caterpillar Inc. | CAT | 1.15% | 34.17K | $27.4M |
| 15 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company… | TSM | 1.09% | 57.44K | $26.0M |
| 16 | Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) | DELL | 1.05% | 42.61K | $25.0M |
| 17 | Salesforce, Inc. | CRM | 1.03% | 106.99K | $24.5M |
| 18 | Shopify Inc. (Class A) | SHOP | 0.95% | 132.62K | $22.7M |
| 19 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | CSCO | 0.94% | 188.02K | $22.3M |
| 20 | Snowflake Inc. (Class A) | SNOW | 0.93% | 60.32K | $22.3M |
| 21 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | GILD | 0.89% | 140.66K | $21.3M |
| 22 | Verizon Communications Inc. | VZ | 0.88% | 504.79K | $21.0M |
| 23 | AbbVie Inc. | ABBV | 0.87% | 75.16K | $20.8M |
| 24 | Valero Energy Corporation | VLO | 0.86% | 47.05K | $20.4M |
| 25 | Citigroup Inc. | C | 0.85% | 155.60K | $20.2M |
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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) | 0.86% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.6664 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Sep 24, 2026 | Last payment | $0.1825 (Sep 30, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | -20.09% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | -8.47% / +39.75% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $0.1825 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.2073 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.0634 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.2132 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.1752 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.2199 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.1512 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $0.2876 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $0.2648 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.3086 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Mar 22, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | $0.1284 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Dec 26, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.2981 |
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 | 8.03% / 9.78% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.45 / 1.16 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -3.79% / -11.69% | Sortino 1Y | 2.25 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.53 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.801 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 5.17% | 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 12, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 142.07K | Average volume | 140.97K |
| AUM | $2.65B | Premium/Discount | +0.24% |
| 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 | $16.5M | +0.63% | $2.63B → $2.65B |
| 1 Month | $74.1M | +2.93% | $2.53B → $2.65B |
| 1 Week | $55.6M | +2.15% | $2.59B → $2.65B |
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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Latest News for FTLS
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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.