FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income ETFDFII

First TrustThematic Income#25 of 36 by YTD

$12.78

−4.6% last session

−15.5% YTD

Data as of 11/5/20264:00 PM ET · End-of-day

Dividend-adjusted total return · S&P 500 uses VOO · Apr 3, 2025 – Nov 5, 2026DFIIS&P 500 · VOO

Returns	1D	1M	3M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y	MAX
Total return	−4.6%	−7.7%	+12.6%	−15.5%	−25.0%	—	—	−10.7%
Peer average	−6.3%	−13.2%	+0.2%	−4.0%	−11.1%	+80.0%	+87.1%	—
S&P 500 · VOO	−4.4%	−5.7%	−4.9%	+8.4%	+9.8%	+82.2%	+71.6%	—

Key Statistics

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AUM: $21M
Expense ratio: 0.85%
Distribution yield: 20.2%
NAV: $13.36
Volume: 4K
Avg. volume 30D: 9K
High today: $13.16
Low today: $12.70
Previous close: $13.39
52-week high: $22.13
52-week low: $10.92
Our risk indicator: 4/5

DFII in One Breath

DFII Among Thematic Income ETFs

YTD

#1SOXYYieldMax+24.3%$58.9M

#2CHPYYieldMax+21.4%$1.2B

#3TDVProShares+14.9%$261M

#4TDVIFirst Trust+12.8%$663M

#5TDIVFirst Trust+12.6%$4.4B

#6TYLGGlobal X+11.0%$14.5M

#7GPTYYieldMax+6.4%$123M

#8CEPIRexshares+3.3%$114M

#17DFIIFirst Trust−15.5%$20.7M

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · 21 Thematic Income ETFs by YTD

$10,000 in DFII

$10,000 in DFII became

$8,931

In the S&P 500 (VOO)

$13,878

Total return, dividends in · Apr 3, 2025 – Nov 5, 2026 · S&P 500 uses VOO

DFII Returns by Period

Today

YTD

MAX

DFII

−4.6%

−7.7%

+12.6%

−15.5%

−25.0%

—

−10.7%

Peer average

−6.3%

−13.2%

+0.2%

−4.0%

−11.1%

+80.0%

+87.1%

—

S&P 500 · VOO

−4.4%

−5.7%

−4.9%

+8.4%

+9.8%

+82.2%

+71.6%

—

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · total return, dividends in · peers = 25 Thematic Income ETFs

DFII’s Thematic Income Rank

YTD

#25of 36
thematic income ETFs

Best · SOXY+24.3%

Average−7.9%

DFII−15.5%

Worst · MST−62.6%

Thematic Income ETFs by YTD return · Nov 6, 2026

DFII Price and 52-Week Range

From the 52-week high

−42.3%

From the 52-week low

+17.0%

Today $12.70 – $13.16

Previous close $13.39

$12.78 now

52-week low$10.9252-week high$22.13

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · box = today’s range, dashed = previous close

DFII’s Size vs Its Peers

Today

$20.7M#17 by size of 26 thematic income ETFs

AUM · DFII and the 5 largest peers · Nov 6, 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 6, 2026

Inside DFII

7 holdings

DFII

FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income ETF

Today

DFII reports no holdings we can show: […]

First Trust DFII · holdings

How It Compares

DFII

FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income ETF’s Peers


TDIV	First TrustRead Desk	0.50%	+11.6%	+12.6%	$4.4B
BTCI	NEOSRead Desk	0.99%	−24.1%	−14.2%	$1.4B
CHPY	YieldMaxRead Desk	1.03%	+25.9%	+21.4%	$1.2B
TDVI	First TrustRead Desk	0.75%	+11.9%	+12.8%	$663M
TDV	ProSharesRead Desk	0.45%	+15.9%	+14.9%	$261M
DFII	First TrustThis fundRead Desk	0.85%	−25.0%	−15.5%	$21M

Thematic Income peers · Past-year and ytd returns · as of Nov 6, 2026 · sorted by AUM

Head to Head

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TDIV vs DFII

YTD

TDIVFirst TrustDFIIFirst Trust

Year to date

+12.6%

−15.5%

TDIV wins+28.1 pts

Past year

+11.6%

−25.0%

TDIV wins+36.7 pts

Fee

0.50%

0.85%

TDIV winslower fee

Yield

1.5%

20.2%

DFII wins+18.7 pts

AUM

$4.4B

$20.7M

TDIV211.3× more

3–1TDIV wins

First Trust TDIV and First Trust DFII · year-to-date · as of Nov 6, 2026 · AUM not scored

DFII vs VOO

DFII · FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income

−25.0%

VOO · S&P 500

+9.8%

Gap

34.8 pts

First Trust DFII and Vanguard VOO · 1Y total return · as of Nov 6, 2026

DFII vs Its Peer Average

YTD

DFIIAvsBPeer average

1D−4.6%−6.3%

1M−7.7%−13.2%

3M+12.6%+0.2%

YTD−15.5%−4.0%

1Y−25.0%−11.1%

3Y[…]+80.0%

5Y[…]+87.1%

3–2DFII wins

25 Thematic Income peers · each row scaled to its leader

The Details

DFII

Risk

4/5our risk indicator

CalmerBumpier

Volatility · 1Y42.09%

Deepest drop · 1Y−42.6%

Lowest point · 5Y−27.8%

52-week range

$12.78

$10.92−42.3% from the high$22.13

First Trust DFII · past-year price moves · as of Nov 6, 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 6, 2026

DFII

Payouts by Year

$0.21per share, Nov 2026

Distribution yield20.2%

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

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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$13.36

Premium / discount[…]

Median spread · 30D[…]

Volume today4K

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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