About this ETF
The First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF is an exchange-traded fund primarily designed to largely track the performance of the Nasdaq US Smart Banks Index. Its main objective is to deliver investment results, encompassing both capital appreciation and income, that generally align with the index's returns, before accounting for the fund's own operational expenses. It accomplishes this by mirroring the underlying securities and their proportional allocations within the Nasdaq US Smart Banks Index, aiming for a performance correlation of at least 95% with that benchmark.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 12, 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 | -7.60% | -8.00% | +0.54% | +2.57% | +11.64% | +23.53% | +2.52% | +6.63% | +6.52% |
| Total return | -7.60% | -8.00% | +1.17% | +3.42% | +13.23% | +26.16% | +5.10% | +9.26% | +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 | 0.60% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $60.00 |
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. 51 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citigroup Inc. | C | 8.28% | 156.02K | $20.2M |
| 2 | Wells Fargo & Company | WFC | 8.13% | 237.70K | $19.9M |
| 3 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | JPM | 7.86% | 57.67K | $19.2M |
| 4 | U.S. Bancorp | USB | 7.79% | 333.46K | $19.0M |
| 5 | Bank of America Corporation | BAC | 7.37% | 331.53K | $18.0M |
| 6 | First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (Class A) | FCNCA | 4.01% | 4.74K | $9.8M |
| 7 | M&T Bank Corporation | MTB | 3.91% | 43.89K | $9.5M |
| 8 | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | CFG | 3.88% | 149.09K | $9.5M |
| 9 | The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | PNC | 3.85% | 42.85K | $9.4M |
| 10 | Fifth Third Bancorp | FITB | 3.81% | 183.84K | $9.3M |
| 11 | KeyCorp | KEY | 3.35% | 409.90K | $8.2M |
| 12 | Regions Financial Corporation | RF | 3.24% | 293.01K | $7.9M |
| 13 | East West Bancorp, Inc. | EWBC | 1.79% | 34.75K | $4.4M |
| 14 | SouthState Bank Corporation | SSB | 1.76% | 42.78K | $4.3M |
| 15 | First Horizon Corporation | FHN | 1.64% | 173.10K | $4.0M |
| 16 | Old National Bancorp | ONB | 1.61% | 160.05K | $3.9M |
| 17 | Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | PB | 1.43% | 52.73K | $3.5M |
| 18 | Valley National Bancorp | VLY | 1.40% | 270.70K | $3.4M |
| 19 | UMB Financial Corporation | UMBF | 1.38% | 25.89K | $3.4M |
| 20 | Zions Bancorporation, National Association | ZION | 1.35% | 52.85K | $3.3M |
| 21 | Wintrust Financial Corporation | WTFC | 1.32% | 22.51K | $3.2M |
| 22 | Popular, Inc. | BPOP | 1.17% | 18.33K | $2.9M |
| 23 | BOK Financial Corporation | BOKF | 1.11% | 21.55K | $2.7M |
| 24 | United Bankshares, Inc. | UBSI | 1.08% | 57.77K | $2.6M |
| 25 | Bank OZK | OZK | 1.06% | 58.45K | $2.6M |
| 26 | Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation | AUB | 0.95% | 61.49K | $2.3M |
| 27 | Associated Banc-Corp | ASB | 0.91% | 77.38K | $2.2M |
| 28 | Hancock Whitney Corporation | HWC | 0.88% | 29.67K | $2.1M |
| 29 | Eastern Bankshares, Inc. | EBC | 0.84% | 97.92K | $2.1M |
| 30 | Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | CFR | 0.84% | 13.64K | $2.0M |
| 31 | Home BancShares, Inc. | HOMB | 0.84% | 72.26K | $2.0M |
| 32 | Ameris Bancorp | ABCB | 0.78% | 23.97K | $1.9M |
| 33 | Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | CBSH | 0.72% | 32.55K | $1.8M |
| 34 | United Community Banks, Inc. | UCB | 0.71% | 51.73K | $1.7M |
| 35 | WesBanco, Inc. | WSBC | 0.71% | 47.15K | $1.7M |
| 36 | International Bancshares Corporation | IBOC | 0.64% | 22.96K | $1.6M |
| 37 | Fulton Financial Corporation | FULT | 0.63% | 69.63K | $1.5M |
| 38 | Axos Financial, Inc. | AX | 0.59% | 16.20K | $1.4M |
| 39 | Cathay General Bancorp | CATY | 0.57% | 23.67K | $1.4M |
| 40 | Provident Financial Services, Inc. | PFS | 0.54% | 59.98K | $1.3M |
| 41 | WSFS Financial Corporation | WSFS | 0.54% | 17.52K | $1.3M |
| 42 | First Financial Bancorp. | FFBC | 0.53% | 42.04K | $1.3M |
| 43 | Mechanics Bancorp (Class A) | MCHB | 0.53% | 90.09K | $1.3M |
| 44 | NBT Bancorp Inc. | NBTB | 0.52% | 25.29K | $1.3M |
| 45 | Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. | NIC | 0.51% | 7.68K | $1.3M |
| 46 | First BanCorp. | FBP | 0.51% | 46.65K | $1.2M |
| 47 | TowneBank | TOWN | 0.50% | 35.11K | $1.2M |
| 48 | Park National Corporation | PRK | 0.48% | 6.66K | $1.2M |
| 49 | ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. | SFBS | 0.48% | 30.22K | $1.2M |
| 50 | The Bancorp, Inc. | TBBK | 0.40% | 20.01K | $965.3K |
| 51 | US Dollar | — | 0.29% | 700.31K | $700.3K |
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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) | 1.98% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.7687 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Sep 24, 2026 | Last payment | $0.2100 (Sep 30, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | +12.48% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | -1.86% / +7.72% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $0.2100 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.2572 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.0735 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.2280 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.1688 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.2075 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.1207 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $0.1864 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $0.1796 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.2216 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Mar 22, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | $0.1069 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Dec 26, 2023 | Dec 26, 2023 | $0.2362 |
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 | 20.45% / 24.32% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 0.784 / 1.09 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -16.71% / -25.83% | Sortino 1Y | 1.10 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.991 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.484 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 14.53% | 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 | 71.08K | Average volume | 96.08K |
| AUM | $248.1M | 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 | $242.2K | +0.10% | $247.8M → $248.1M |
| 1 Month | -$27.2M | -9.07% | $299.8M → $248.1M |
| 1 Week | -$3.7M | -1.48% | $253.1M → $248.1M |
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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