First TrustThematic Income#27 of 35 by YTD

FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income ETFDFII

S&P 500 Bucket avg Compare

$12.59−1.1%

−$0.14 · Nov 9 close

Buy

AUM: $20M
Fee: 0.85%
Yield: 20.5%

Bumpy · 1Y: 3.0×S&P
Volume: 9K
NAV: $12.73

52-week range43% below the high

$10.92$22.13

Returns	Today	1W	1M	3M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y	Max
Total return	−1.1%	−1.9%	−7.8%	+13.5%	−16.7%	−26.5%	—	—	−12.0%
Peer average	+1.1%	−1.4%	−11.0%	+2.9%	−1.4%	−7.9%	+80.0%	+92.4%	—
S&P 500 · VOO	+2.3%	+0.1%	−3.3%	−2.1%	+11.3%	+13.6%	+81.6%	+75.4%	—

DFII in One Breath

DFII Among Thematic Income ETFs

YTD

#1SOXYYieldMax+38.2%$53.7M

#2CHPYYieldMax+35.3%$1.1B

#3TDVProShares+19.6%$273M

#4TYLGGlobal X+16.6%$14.4M

#5TDIVFirst Trust+16.3%$4.1B

#6TDVIFirst Trust+16.3%$628M

#7GPTYYieldMax+13.4%$117M

#8CEPIRexshares+10.1%$109M

#17DFIIFirst Trust−16.7%$19.7M

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · 21 Thematic Income ETFs by YTD

$10,000 in DFII

$10,000 in DFII became

$8,798

In the S&P 500 (VOO)

$14,247

Total return, dividends in · Apr 3, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026 · S&P 500 uses VOO

DFII Returns by Period

Today

YTD

MAX

DFII

−1.1%

−7.8%

+13.5%

−16.7%

−26.5%

—

−12.0%

Peer average

+1.1%

−11.0%

+2.9%

−1.4%

−7.9%

+80.0%

+92.4%

—

S&P 500 · VOO

+2.3%

−3.3%

−2.1%

+11.3%

+13.6%

+81.6%

+75.4%

—

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · total return, dividends in · peers = 25 Thematic Income ETFs

DFII’s Thematic Income Rank

YTD

#27of 35
thematic income ETFs

Best · SOXY+38.2%

Average−3.7%

DFII−16.7%

Worst · CONY−33.4%

Thematic Income ETFs by YTD return · Nov 10, 2026

DFII Price and 52-Week Range

From the 52-week high

−43.1%

From the 52-week low

+15.3%

Today $12.56 – $12.61

Previous close $12.73

$12.59 now

52-week low$10.9252-week high$22.13

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · box = today’s range, dashed = previous close

DFII’s Size vs Its Peers

Today

$19.7M#17 by size of 26 thematic income ETFs

AUM · DFII and the 5 largest peers · Nov 10, 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 10, 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

Today


TDIV	First TrustRead Desk	0.50%	+3.4%	+15.5%	$4.1B
BTCI	NEOSRead Desk	0.99%	−1.2%	−25.6%	$1.3B
CHPY	YieldMaxRead Desk	1.03%	+6.9%	+41.2%	$1.1B
TDVI	First TrustRead Desk	0.75%	+3.2%	+15.6%	$628M
TDV	ProSharesRead Desk	0.45%	+4.1%	+20.7%	$273M
DFII	First TrustThis fundRead Desk	0.85%	−1.1%	−26.5%	$20M

Thematic Income peers · Today’s and past-year returns · as of Nov 10, 2026 · sorted by AUM

Head to Head

Put DFII head to head with TDIV →

TDIV vs DFII

YTD

TDIVFirst TrustDFIIFirst Trust

Year to date

+16.3%

−16.7%

TDIV wins+33.1 pts

Past year

+15.5%

−26.5%

TDIV wins+41.9 pts

Fee

0.50%

0.85%

TDIV winslower fee

Yield

1.4%

20.5%

DFII wins+19.0 pts

AUM

$4.1B

$19.7M

TDIV208.9× more

3–1TDIV wins

First Trust TDIV and First Trust DFII · year-to-date · as of Nov 10, 2026 · AUM not scored

DFII vs VOO

YTD

DFII · FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income

−16.7%

VOO · S&P 500

+11.3%

Gap

28.0 pts

First Trust DFII and Vanguard VOO · Today total return · as of Nov 10, 2026

DFII vs Its Peer Average

YTD

DFIIAvsBPeer average

1D−1.1%+1.1%

1M−7.8%−11.0%

3M+13.5%+2.9%

YTD−16.7%−1.4%

1Y−26.5%−7.9%

3Y[…]+80.0%

5Y[…]+92.4%

2–3Peer average wins

25 Thematic Income peers · each row scaled to its leader

How Bumpy Is DFII?

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DFII

How Bumpy

3.0×the S&P 500’s swings

CalmerBumpierS&P 1×DFII

Calm rank among 6 thematic Income funds#5

Other thematic Income funds1.5× to 3.2×

First Trust DFII · daily swings over the past year vs the S&P 500

DFII

Worst Drop

−42.6%from its Nov 10 high

Still below the high−29.8%

$10,000 at the high is now$7,020

First Trust DFII · fall from the highest close, past year

DFII

On a Bad Day

1.8×the S&P 500’s fall

DFII’s worst day: Thursday, Feb 5

DFII

−13.6%

S&P 500

−1.2%

Up days48 of every 100

S&P 500 up days52 of every 100

First Trust DFII · average move on days the S&P 500 fell

DFII

Return for the Bumps

1Y#5 of 6 thematic Income funds

#1CHPYYieldMax

most for the bumps

#2TDVProShares

calmest ride

#3TDVIFirst Trust

#4TDIVFirst Trust

#5DFIIFirst Trust

lost money

#6BTCINEOS

lost money

Ranked by return above cash for each unit of bumpiness (Sharpe ratio) · cash = 3.8%

DFII

Cost

Today

$85a year per $10,000

TDV

$45

TDIV

$50

TDVI

$75

DFII

$85

XBCI

$98

BTCI

$99

CHPY

$103

Expense ratio 0.85%, taken from the fund’s value

DFII

Volatility & Beta

41.8%annual volatility

S&P 500 volatility13.7%

Downside volatility30.2%

Beta vs SPY1.50

Correlation vs SPY0.49

Beta rank, lowest first, of 6#5

Daily total returns × √252 · past 254 trading days

DFII

Max Drawdown

−42.6%peak to trough

Peak closeNov 10, 2025

Current drawdown−29.8%

Worst day−13.61% · Feb 5

Closing prices, dividends in

DFII

Up / Down Capture

181%down capture vs SPY

Down days

181%

Up days

130%

S&P 500

100%

Up ÷ down capture0.72

Up days48.4% (S&P 52.4%)

Average daily move on SPY up days and down days

DFII

Sharpe & Sortino vs Peers

Fund	Sharpe	Sortino	Volatility	Max DD	Beta	Fee / $10k
CHPY	0.83	1.16	43.9%	−38.2%	2.41	$103
TDV	0.82	1.17	20.5%	−9.5%	1.26	$45
TDVI	0.56	0.77	20.9%	−16.0%	1.26	$75
TDIV	0.54	0.74	21.6%	−16.3%	1.34	$50
DFII	−0.72	−0.99	41.8%	−42.6%	1.50	$85
BTCI	−0.73	−1.01	39.6%	−41.2%	1.42	$99

Sharpe = (return − 3.8% cash) ÷ volatility · Sortino uses downside volatility only

DFII

Trading

Today

[…]premium / discount: the NAV on file is from an earlier day

Close$12.59

NAV$12.73

Fee per $10,000$85 a year

Avg. volume 30D9K shares

Premium / discount history starts once daily NAV is saved

Close vs net asset value, Nov 9

The Details

DFII

Fund Facts

Today

2025launched Apr 2

Tracks[…]

Exchange · CUSIPAMEX · 33733E724

StructureETF

Leverage1x

Cost on $10,000$85 a year

Go deeper

Prospectus & documents Trading & liquidity Fees & costs Distributions

First Trust DFII · fund facts · as of Nov 10, 2026

DFII

Payouts by Year

$0.21per share, Nov 2026

Distribution yield20.5%

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$12.73

Premium / discount[…]

Median spread · 30D[…]

Volume today9K

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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