FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income ETFDFII

First TrustThematic Income#28 of 36 by YTD

$13.05

+1.6% last session

−13.7% YTD

Data as of 11/3/20264:00 PM ET · End-of-day

Dividend-adjusted total return · S&P 500 uses VOO · Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 3, 2026DFIIS&P 500 · VOOThematic Income average

Returns	1D	1M	3M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y	MAX
Total return	+1.6%	−7.8%	+15.5%	−13.7%	−29.7%	—	—	−8.8%
Peer average	+1.8%	−11.1%	+5.2%	+2.1%	−9.7%	+93.3%	+96.5%	—
S&P 500 · VOO	+0.3%	−2.6%	−1.7%	+11.5%	+11.9%	+90.9%	+77.5%	—

Key Statistics

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AUM: $19M
Expense ratio: 0.85%
Distribution yield: 19.7%
NAV: $12.85
Volume: 12K
Avg. volume 30D: 9K
High today: $13.05
Low today: $12.84
Previous close: $12.84
52-week high: $22.62
52-week low: $10.92
Our risk indicator: 4/5

DFII in One Breath

DFII Among Thematic Income ETFs

YTD

#1SOXYYieldMax+45.4%$59.9M

#2CHPYYieldMax+43.0%$1.2B

#3TDVProShares+20.7%$275M

#4TYLGGlobal X+19.9%$14.3M

#5TDVIFirst Trust+18.6%$652M

#6TDIVFirst Trust+18.6%$4.3B

#7GPTYYieldMax+16.9%$122M

#8CEPIRexshares+12.6%$112M

#17DFIIFirst Trust−13.7%$19.3M

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · 21 Thematic Income ETFs by YTD

$10,000 in DFII

$10,000 in DFII became

$9,119

In the S&P 500 (VOO)

$14,281

Total return, dividends in · Apr 3, 2025 – Nov 3, 2026 · S&P 500 uses VOO

DFII Returns by Period

Today

YTD

MAX

DFII

+1.6%

−7.8%

+15.5%

−13.7%

−29.7%

—

−8.8%

Peer average

+1.8%

−11.1%

+5.2%

+2.1%

−9.7%

+93.3%

+96.5%

—

S&P 500 · VOO

+0.3%

−2.6%

−1.7%

+11.5%

+11.9%

+90.9%

+77.5%

—

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · total return, dividends in · peers = 25 Thematic Income ETFs

DFII’s Thematic Income Rank

YTD

#28of 36
thematic income ETFs

Best · SOXY+45.4%

Average−1.3%

DFII−13.7%

Worst · MST−58.5%

Thematic Income ETFs by YTD return · Nov 4, 2026

DFII Price and 52-Week Range

From the 52-week high

−42.3%

From the 52-week low

+19.5%

Today $12.84 – $13.05

Previous close $12.84

$13.05 now

52-week low$10.9252-week high$22.62

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · box = today’s range, dashed = previous close

DFII’s Size vs Its Peers

Today

$19.3M#17 by size of 26 thematic income ETFs

AUM · DFII and the 5 largest peers · Nov 4, 2026

DFII Fee per $100 vs Peers

Today

$0.85a year
per $100

$85 a year on $10,000

TDV$0.45

TDIV$0.50

TDVI$0.75

DFII$0.85

BTCI$0.99

CHPY$1.03

Expense ratio · Thematic Income peers · Nov 4, 2026

Inside DFII

7 holdings

DFII

FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income ETF

Today

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First Trust DFII · holdings

How It Compares

DFII

FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income ETF’s Peers

Today


TDIV	First TrustRead Desk	0.50%	+1.0%	+14.4%	$4.3B
BTCI	NEOSRead Desk	0.99%	+1.3%	−28.4%	$1.3B
CHPY	YieldMaxRead Desk	1.03%	+2.2%	+43.7%	$1.2B
TDVI	First TrustRead Desk	0.75%	+0.9%	+14.7%	$652M
TDV	ProSharesRead Desk	0.45%	+0.9%	+19.1%	$275M
DFII	First TrustThis fundRead Desk	0.85%	+1.6%	−29.7%	$19M

Thematic Income peers · Today’s and past-year returns · as of Nov 4, 2026 · sorted by AUM

Head to Head

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TDIV vs DFII

YTD

TDIVFirst TrustDFIIFirst Trust

Year to date

+18.6%

−13.7%

TDIV wins+32.3 pts

Past year

+14.4%

−29.7%

TDIV wins+44.1 pts

Fee

0.50%

0.85%

TDIV winslower fee

Yield

1.4%

19.7%

DFII wins+18.3 pts

AUM

$4.3B

$19.3M

TDIV223.1× more

3–1TDIV wins

First Trust TDIV and First Trust DFII · year-to-date · as of Nov 4, 2026 · AUM not scored

DFII vs VOO

YTD

DFII · FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income

−13.7%

VOO · S&P 500

+11.5%

Gap

25.2 pts

First Trust DFII and Vanguard VOO · Today total return · as of Nov 4, 2026

DFII vs Its Peer Average

YTD

DFIIAvsBPeer average

1D+1.6%+1.8%

1M−7.8%−11.1%

3M+15.5%+5.2%

YTD−13.7%+2.1%

1Y−29.7%−9.7%

3Y[…]+93.3%

5Y[…]+96.5%

2–3Peer average wins

25 Thematic Income peers · each row scaled to its leader

The Details

DFII

Risk

4/5our risk indicator

CalmerBumpier

Volatility · 1Y42.21%

Deepest drop · 1Y−44.5%

Lowest point · 5Y−28.0%

52-week range

$13.05

$10.92−42.3% from the high$22.62

First Trust DFII · past-year price moves · as of Nov 4, 2026

DFII

Fund Facts

Today

2025launched Apr 2

Tracks[…]

Exchange · CUSIPAMEX · 33733E724

StructureETF

Leverage1x

Cost on $10,000$85 a year

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First Trust DFII · fund facts · as of Nov 4, 2026

DFII

Payouts by Year

$0.21per share, Nov 2026

Distribution yield19.7%

PaidEvery month

Latest ex-date · paidNov 2 · Nov 3, 2026

12 payouts added up$2.57 a share

First Trust DFII · distributions by ex-date · 2025–2026

All Fund FactsDocuments · trading · fees · every payout

Prospectus & Documents

SEC reported portfolio · 2026-06-30 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2026-03-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-12-31 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-12-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-09-30 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-06-30 ↗prospectus · SEC 497 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗prospectus · SEC 485BPOS ↗prospectus · SEC 485APOS ↗

Trading & Liquidity

Net asset value$12.85

Premium / discount[…]

Median spread · 30D[…]

Volume today12K

Average volume · 30D9K

Shares outstanding[…]

Options[…]

Fees & Costs

Net expense ratio0.85%

Gross expense ratio[…]

Management fee[…]

Cost on $10,000 a year$85.00

Our risk indicator4/5

Estimated yearly cost excludes trading costs and assumes constant assets.

Distributions

Ex-date	Paid	Per share
Nov 2, 2026	Nov 3, 2026	$0.21
Oct 1, 2026	Oct 2, 2026	$0.22
Sep 1, 2026	Sep 2, 2026	$0.20
Aug 3, 2026	Aug 4, 2026	$0.18
Jul 1, 2026	Jul 2, 2026	$0.17
Jun 1, 2026	Jun 2, 2026	$0.21
May 1, 2026	May 4, 2026	$0.21
Apr 1, 2026	Apr 2, 2026	$0.19
Mar 2, 2026	Mar 3, 2026	$0.20
Feb 2, 2026	Feb 3, 2026	$0.25
Jan 2, 2026	Jan 5, 2026	$0.26
Dec 1, 2025	Dec 2, 2025	$0.28

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