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First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETFFTXH

1D 1M 3M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y MAX

S&P 500 Bucket avg Compare

$43.43+0.7%

+$0.30 · Nov 6 close

Buy

AUM: $1.2B
Fee: 0.60%
Yield: 0.7%

Bumpy · 1Y: 1.3×S&P
Volume: 112K
NAV: $43.42

What's insideAll 51 →

LLY 8.1%ABBV 7.7%PFE 7.2%JNJ 7.0%

52-week range4% below the high

$29.89$45.10

Returns	1D	1M	3M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y	MAX
Total return	+0.7%	+7.4%	+8.3%	+32.4%	+45.1%	+87.2%	+77.2%	+140.5%
Peer average	+0.8%	+5.8%	+2.9%	+20.5%	+29.5%	+75.3%	+27.5%	—
S&P 500 · VOO	+0.3%	−5.0%	−4.6%	+8.7%	+9.8%	+80.8%	+71.8%	—

FTXH in One Breath

FTXH Among Health Care ETFs

YTD

#1IDNAiShares+62.2%$346M

#2ARKGARK+56.9%$2.2B

#3XHSSPDR+35.4%$243M

#4BBHVanEck+33.9%$524M

#5FTXHFirst Trust+32.4%$1.2B

#6BBPVirtus+28.3%$131M

#7IHEiShares+26.8%$1.7B

#8PSCHInvesco+26.5%$181M

#9XBISPDR+25.0%$10.0B

End-of-day Nov 8, 2026 · 33 Health care ETFs by YTD

$10,000 in FTXH

$10,000 in FTXH became

$17,719

In the S&P 500 (VOO)

$17,177

Total return, dividends in · Oct 29, 2021 – Nov 6, 2026 · S&P 500 uses VOO

FTXH’s Top Holdings

Today

LLYEli Lilly and Company8.1%ABBV7.7%PFE7.2%JNJ7.0%MRK6.8%VTRS3.9%GILD3.9%REGN3.9%BIIB3.9%AMGN3.7%ZTS3.7%VRTX3.4%UTHR3.4%INCY3.3%BMY3.2%EXEL2.6%JAZZ2.5%HALO1.7%ILMN1.7%MEDP1.5%NBIX1.3%ELAN28 more

LLYEli Lilly and Company8.1%ABBV7.7%PFE7.2%JNJ7.0%MRK6.8%VTRS3.9%GILD3.9%REGN3.9%BIIB3.9%AMGN3.7%ZTSVRTX38 more

Drug Manufacturers - GeneralBiotechnologyDrug Manufacturers - SpecialtyMedical - Diagnostics

First Trust FTXH · 50 holdings · tile size = share of the fund · as of Nov 6, 2026

What FTXH Holds

Today

Drug Manufacturers - General51.7%

LLY 8.1 · ABBV 7.7 · PFE 7.2 · JNJ 7.0 · MRK 6.8 · GILD 3.9 · BIIB 3.9

Biotechnology33.2%

REGN 3.9 · VRTX 3.4 · UTHR 3.4 · INCY 3.3 · EXEL 2.6 · JAZZ 2.5 · HALO 1.7

Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic9.8%

VTRS 3.9 · ZTS 3.7 · ELAN 1.2 · AMRX · ALKS

Medical - Diagnostics & Research4.7%

ILMN 1.7 · MEDP 1.5 · CRL 1.0 · GH

Medical - Pharmaceuticals0.6%

LQDA · CORT

First Trust FTXH · share of the fund by industry · as of Nov 6, 2026

Eli’s Share of FTXH

Today

8.1%

$81 of every $1,000 in FTXH is Eli

Eli held by FTXH

$95.8M

Most Eli per dollar

IHE26.4%

PPH22.4%

MEDI21.5%

MEDX20.5%

First Trust FTXH · each square = $10 of $1,000 · as of Nov 6, 2026

FTXH’s Share of Health Care ETFs

Today

1.1%

of the $110B in 39 Health care ETFs

FTXH$1.2B1.1%

XLV$49.9B45.4%

VHT$19.1B17.3%

36 others$39.9B36.2%

Health care ETF AUM · Nov 8, 2026

FTXH Fee per $100 vs Peers

Today

$0.60a year
per $100

$60 a year on $10,000

XLV$0.08

VHT$0.09

XBI$0.35

IYH$0.37

IXJ$0.38

FTXH$0.60

Expense ratio · Health care peers · Nov 8, 2026

Inside FTXH

50 holdings · as of Nov 6, 2026

FTXH

First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF

Today

Drug Manufacturers - General51.7%LLY8.1%ABBV7.7%PFE7.2%JNJ7.0%MRK6.8%GILD3.9%BIIB3.9%AMGN3.7%BMY3.2%Biotechnology33.2%REGN3.9%VRTX3.4%UTHR3.4%INCY3.3%EXEL2.6%JAZZ2.5%HALO1.7%NBIXBMRNMRNAALNYSYREKYMR16 moreDrug Manufacturers - Specialty9.8%VTRS3.9%ZTS3.7%ELANAMRXMedical - Diagnostics4.7%ILMNMEDPCRL

Drug Manufacturers - General51.7%LLY8.1%ABBV7.7%PFE7.2%JNJ7.0%MRK6.8%GILD3 moreBiotechnology33.2%REGN3.9%VRTX3.4%UTHR3.4%INCY3.3%EXELJAZZ24 more holdings14.1% of the fundDrug Manufacturers - Specialty9.8%VTRS3.9%ZTSMedical - Diagnostics4.7%ILMNMEDPCRL

#	Ticker	Company	Weight ▼
1	LLY	Eli Lilly and Company	8.11%
2	ABBV	AbbVie	7.73%
3	PFE	Pfizer	7.22%
4	JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	7.04%
5	MRK	Merck &	6.84%
6	VTRS	Viatris	3.95%
7	GILD	Gilead Sciences	3.94%
8	REGN	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals	3.88%
9	BIIB	Biogen	3.87%
10	AMGN	Amgen	3.68%

See all 51 holdings ↓

Drug Manufacturers - GeneralBiotechnologyDrug Manufacturers - SpecialtyMedical - DiagnosticsMedical - Pharmaceuticals

First Trust FTXH · current holdings by weight · as of Nov 6, 2026 · each tile is one holding · top 20 = 83.2%

All FTXH Holdings

51 holdings · as of Nov 6, 2026

FTXH

FTXH’s Holdings

Today

#
1	LLYEli Lilly and Company	Healthcare	8.11%	$810.99	70K	$95.1M
2	ABBVAbbVie	Healthcare	7.73%	$772.73	314K	$90.6M
3	PFEPfizer	Healthcare	7.22%	$721.73	2.8M	$84.7M
4	JNJJohnson & Johnson	Healthcare	7.04%	$704.19	303K	$82.6M
5	MRKMerck	Healthcare	6.84%	$683.61	546K	$80.2M
6	VTRSViatris	Healthcare	3.95%	$394.93	2.4M	$46.3M
7	GILDGilead Sciences	Healthcare	3.94%	$393.56	275K	$46.2M
8	REGNRegeneron Pharmaceuticals	Healthcare	3.88%	$388.43	50K	$45.6M
9	BIIBBiogen	Healthcare	3.87%	$386.99	186K	$45.4M
10	AMGNAmgen	Healthcare	3.68%	$367.97	94K	$43.2M
11	ZTSZoetis	Healthcare	3.66%	$366.04	523K	$42.9M
12	VRTXVertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	Healthcare	3.42%	$342.42	74K	$40.2M
13	UTHRUnited Therapeutics	Healthcare	3.38%	$338.22	70K	$39.7M
14	INCYIncyte	Healthcare	3.26%	$325.52	324K	$38.2M
15	BMYBristol-Myers Squibb Company	Healthcare	3.25%	$324.78	603K	$38.1M

First Trust FTXH · every reported holding · per $10,000 = dollars of each holding in a $10,000 stake · as of Nov 6, 2026

How It Compares

FTXH

First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF’s Peers

YTD


XLV	SPDRRead Desk	0.08%	+20.9%	+29.0%	$49.9B
VHT	VanguardRead Desk	0.09%	+19.8%	+27.4%	$19.1B
XBI	SPDRRead Desk	0.35%	+25.0%	+40.0%	$10.0B
IYH	iSharesRead Desk	0.37%	+20.0%	+27.9%	$4.7B
IXJ	iSharesRead Desk	0.38%	+17.0%	+25.1%	$4.6B
FTXH	First TrustThis fundRead Desk	0.60%	+32.4%	+45.1%	$1.2B

Health care peers · YTD and past-year returns · as of Nov 9, 2026 · sorted by AUM

Head to Head

Put FTXH head to head with XLV →

XLV vs FTXH

YTD

XLVSPDR · Health careFTXHFirst Trust · Health care

Year to date

+20.9%

+32.4%

FTXH wins+11.6 pts

Past year

+29.0%

+45.1%

FTXH wins+16.1 pts

Fee

0.08%

0.60%

XLV winslower fee

Yield

1.4%

0.7%

XLV wins+0.7 pts

AUM

$49.9B

$1.2B

XLV42.3× more

2–2level

SPDR XLV and First Trust FTXH · year-to-date · as of Nov 9, 2026 · AUM not scored

FTXH vs VOO

YTD

FTXH · First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals

+32.4%

VOO · S&P 500

+8.7%

Gap

23.7 pts

First Trust FTXH and Vanguard VOO · YTD total return · as of Nov 9, 2026

FTXH vs Its Peer Average

YTD

FTXHAvsBPeer average

1D+0.7%+0.8%

1M+7.4%+5.8%

3M+8.3%+2.9%

YTD+32.4%+20.5%

1Y+45.1%+29.5%

3Y+87.2%+75.3%

5Y+77.2%+27.5%

6–1FTXH wins

38 Health care peers · each row scaled to its leader

How Bumpy Is FTXH?

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FTXH

How Bumpy

1.3×the S&P 500’s swings

CalmerBumpierS&P 1×FTXH

Calm rank among 7 health care funds#5

Other health care funds1.2× to 2.2×

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

FTXH

Worst Drop

−7.5%from its Feb 27 high

Still below the high−3.2%

$10,000 at the high is now$9,680

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

FTXH

On a Bad Day

0.2×the S&P 500’s fall

FTXH’s worst day: Thursday, Nov 5

FTXH

−3.9%

S&P 500

−4.4%

Up days50 of every 100

S&P 500 up days52 of every 100

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

FTXH

Return for the Bumps

1Y#1 of 7 health care funds

#1FTXHFirst Trust

most for the bumps

#2XLVSPDR

#3VHTVanguard

#4IYHiShares

#5IXJiShares

calmest ride

#6XBISPDR

#7IHIiShares

lost money

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

FTXH

Cost

Today

$60a year per $10,000

XLV

VHT

XBI

$35

IYH

$37

IHI

$37

IXJ

$38

FTXH

$60

Expense ratio 0.60%, taken from the fund’s value

FTXH

Volatility & Beta

18.3%annual volatility

S&P 500 volatility13.6%

Downside volatility10.9%

Beta vs SPY0.46

Correlation vs SPY0.35

Beta rank, lowest first, of 7#6

Daily total returns × √252 · past 254 trading days

FTXH

Max Drawdown

−7.5%peak to trough

Peak closeFeb 27, 2026

Current drawdown−3.2%

Worst day−3.86% · Nov 5

Closing prices, dividends in

FTXH

Up / Down Capture

22%down capture vs SPY

Down days

22%

Up days

66%

S&P 500

100%

Up ÷ down capture3.00

Up days50.0% (S&P 52.0%)

Average daily move on SPY up days and down days

FTXH

Sharpe & Sortino vs Peers

Fund	Sharpe	Sortino	Volatility	Max DD	Beta	Fee / $10k
FTXH	2.31	3.86	18.3%	−7.5%	0.46	$60
XLV	1.56	2.66	16.8%	−10.5%	0.29	$8
VHT	1.51	2.54	16.3%	−10.4%	0.37	$9
IYH	1.48	2.51	16.9%	−10.6%	0.34	$37
IXJ	1.35	2.26	16.3%	−10.8%	0.35	$38
XBI	1.18	1.78	30.0%	−14.9%	1.15	$35
IHI	−0.39	−0.58	22.1%	−26.1%	0.45	$37

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

FTXH

Trading

Today

+0.02%above its holdings’ value

Close$43.43

NAV$43.42

Fee per $10,000$60 a year

Avg. volume 30D114K shares

Premium / discount history starts once daily NAV is saved

Close vs net asset value, Nov 6

The Details

FTXH

Fund Facts

Today

2016launched Sep 20

Tracks[…]

Exchange · CUSIPNASDAQ · 33738R837

StructureETF

Leverage1x

Cost on $10,000$60 a year

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First Trust FTXH · fund facts · as of Nov 9, 2026

FTXH

Payouts by Year

11Y

$0.0113per share, Sep 2026

Distribution yield0.7%

PaidEvery quarter

Latest ex-date · paidSep 24 · Sep 30, 2026

12 payouts added up$1.20 a share

First Trust FTXH · distributions by ex-date · 2016–2026

All Fund FactsDocuments · trading · fees · every payout

Prospectus & Documents

Trading & Liquidity

Net asset value$43.42

Premium / discount[…]

Median spread · 30D[…]

Volume today112K

Average volume · 30D114K

Shares outstanding[…]

Options[…]

Fees & Costs

Net expense ratio0.60%

Gross expense ratio[…]

Management fee[…]

Cost on $10,000 a year$60.00

Our risk indicator4/5

Estimated yearly cost excludes trading costs and assumes constant assets.

Distributions

Ex-date	Paid	Per share
Sep 24, 2026	Sep 30, 2026	$0.0113
Jun 25, 2026	Jun 30, 2026	$0.0920
Mar 26, 2026	Mar 31, 2026	$0.0573
Dec 12, 2025	Dec 31, 2025	$0.13
Sep 25, 2025	Sep 30, 2025	$0.15
Jun 26, 2025	Jun 30, 2025	$0.0892
Mar 27, 2025	Mar 31, 2025	$0.0992
Dec 13, 2024	Dec 31, 2024	$0.13
Sep 26, 2024	Sep 30, 2024	$0.12
Jun 27, 2024	Jun 28, 2024	$0.13
Mar 21, 2024	Mar 28, 2024	$0.0676
Dec 22, 2023	Dec 29, 2023	$0.12

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