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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II - First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETFRCTR

First TrustThematicNuclear & Uranium#148 of 189 by YTD

$29.83

−1.8% last session

−7.6% YTD

Data as of 11/4/20264:00 PM ET · End-of-day

−5%0%+5%+10%+15%+20%High +18.6%−7.6%Dec 31, 2025Nov 4, 2026−5%0%+5%+10%+15%+20%High +18.6%−7.6%Dec 31, 2025Nov 4, 2026
Dividend-adjusted total return · Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026RCTR
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Returns1D1M3MYTD1Y3Y5YMAX
Total return−1.8%−10.5%−11.4%−7.6%−16.9%——−0.9%
Peer average−1.6%−15.8%−18.7%−20.1%−27.7%+18.2%+43.4%—
S&P 500 · VOO+1.6%−1.6%0.0%+13.4%+13.5%+91.7%+81.2%—
AUM
$29M
Expense ratio
0.70%
Distribution yield
0.9%
NAV
$30.11
Volume
18K
Avg. volume 30D
7K
High today
$30.22
Low today
$29.49
Previous close
$30.38
52-week high
$38.99
52-week low
$29.49
Our risk indicator
4/5

RCTR in One Breath

RCTR Among Nuclear & Uranium ETFs

YTD
#1UXRoundhill−5.5%$4.5M
#2RCTRFirst Trust−7.6%$28.6M
#3NUKZRange−12.0%$600M
#4TNUKTortoise−18.1%$1.3M
#5URAGlobal X−23.5%$4.6B
#6URNMSprott−24.9%$1.7B
#7URANThemes−26.1%$22.1M
#8NLRVanEck−28.9%$3.0B
#9URNJSprott−34.0%$293M
End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · 9 Nuclear & uranium ETFs by YTD
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$10,000 in RCTR

5Y
$10,000 in RCTR became
$9,907
In the S&P 500 (VOO)
$12,305
$10K$12K$9,907 RCTR$12,305 VOOlow $9,814Jul 2025Nov 2026
Total return, dividends in · Jul 31, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026 · S&P 500 uses VOO
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What RCTR Holds

Today
Utilities45.9%
SO 5.3 · TLN 5.2 · DUK 5.2 · ETR 5.1 · CEG 4.8 · VST 4.7 · CEZ.PR 3.9
Industrials37.5%
BWXT 4.6 · GEV 4.4 · 6501.T 4.2 · 7011.T 4.1 · 034020.KS 3.0 · HII 2.4 · MIR 1.7
Energy12.8%
CCO.TO 4.0 · NXE.TO 1.9 · UEC 1.4 · PDN.AX · DML.TO · EFR.TO · LEU
Basic Materials4.4%
BHP.AX 4.3
First Trust RCTR · share of the fund by sector · as of Nov 4, 2026
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The’s Share of RCTR

Today
5.3%

$53 of every $1,000 in RCTR is The

The held by RCTR
$1.5M
Most The per dollar
XLU7.9%
TRUU7.9%
FUTY7.0%
VPU6.7%
First Trust RCTR · each square = $10 of $1,000 · as of Nov 4, 2026
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RCTR’s Share of Nuclear & Uranium ETFs

Today
0.3%

of the $10.3B in 10 Nuclear & uranium ETFs

RCTR
RCTR$28.6M0.3%
URA$4.6B44.8%
NLR$3.0B29.2%
7 others$2.7B25.7%
Nuclear & uranium ETF AUM · Nov 5, 2026
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RCTR Fee per $100 vs Peers

Today
$0.70a year
per $100
$70 a year on $10,000
NLR$0.52
URA$0.69
RCTR$0.70
URNM$0.75
URNJ$0.80
NUKZ$0.85
Expense ratio · Nuclear & uranium peers · Nov 5, 2026
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Inside RCTR

44 holdings · as of Nov 4, 2026
RCTR

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II - First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF

Today
#TickerCompanyWeight ▼
1SOThe Southern Company5.28%
2TLNTalen Energy5.25%
3DUKDuke Energy5.22%
4ETREntergy5.09%
5CEGConstellation Energy4.82%
6VSTVistra4.70%
7BWXTBWX Technologies4.61%
8GEVGE Vernova4.37%
9BHP.AXBHP Group Limited4.34%
106501.THitachi4.21%
UtilitiesIndustrialsEnergyBasic Materials
First Trust RCTR · current holdings by weight · as of Nov 4, 2026 · each tile is one holding · top 20 = 77.0%
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How It Compares

RCTR

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II - First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF’s Peers

YTD
Trend
URAGlobal XReadDesk0.69%−23.5%−34.8%$4.6B
NLRVanEckReadDesk0.52%−28.9%−39.3%$3.0B
URNMSprottReadDesk0.75%−24.9%−29.9%$1.7B
NUKZRangeReadDesk0.85%−12.0%−22.3%$600M
URNJSprottReadDesk0.80%−34.0%−38.0%$293M
RCTRFirst TrustThis fundReadDesk0.70%−7.6%−16.9%$29M
Nuclear & uranium peers · YTD and past-year returns · as of Nov 5, 2026 · sorted by AUM
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URA vs RCTR

YTD
URAGlobal X · Nuclear & uraniumRCTRFirst Trust · Nuclear & uranium
Year to date
RCTR wins+15.9 pts
Past year
RCTR wins+18.0 pts
Fee
URA winslower fee
Yield
URA wins+5.5 pts
AUM
URA161.4× more
2–2level
Global X URA and First Trust RCTR · year-to-date · as of Nov 5, 2026 · AUM not scored
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Nuclear & Uranium vs Thematic

Average · YTD
URA
−23.5%
RCTR
−7.6%
Thematic average
+7.7%
−20%0%+20%Thematic average +7.7%RCTRURAJan 1Nov 5
URA, RCTR and the average thematic ETF · YTD return · as of Nov 5, 2026
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RCTR vs VOO

YTD
RCTR · First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II - First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power
−7.6%
VOO · S&P 500
+13.4%
Gap
21.0 pts
0%+10%−7.6% RCTR+13.4% VOOJan 1Nov 50%+10%−7.6% RCTR+13.4% VOOJan 1Nov 5
First Trust RCTR and Vanguard VOO · YTD total return · as of Nov 5, 2026
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RCTR vs Its Peer Average

YTD
RCTRAvsBPeer average
1D−1.8%−1.6%
1M−10.5%−15.8%
3M−11.4%−18.7%
YTD−7.6%−20.1%
1Y−16.9%−27.7%
3Y[…]+18.2%
5Y[…]+43.4%
4–1RCTR wins
9 Nuclear & uranium peers · each row scaled to its leader
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The Details

RCTR

Risk

1Y
4/5our risk indicator
CalmerBumpier
Volatility · 1Y26.74%
Deepest drop · 1Y−23.1%
Lowest point · 5Y−1.9%
52-week range
$29.49−23.5% from the high$38.99
First Trust RCTR · past-year price moves · as of Nov 5, 2026
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RCTR

Payouts by Year

2Y
$0.0584per share, Sep 2026
$0.122025$0.152026
Distribution yield0.9%
PaidEvery quarter
Latest ex-date · paidSep 24 · Sep 30, 2026
4 payouts added up$0.27 a share
First Trust RCTR · distributions by ex-date · 2025–2026
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All Fund FactsDocuments · trading · fees · every payout

Prospectus & Documents

Trading & Liquidity

Net asset value$30.11
Premium / discount[…]
Median spread · 30D[…]
Volume today18K
Average volume · 30D7K
Shares outstanding[…]
Options[…]

Fees & Costs

Net expense ratio0.70%
Gross expense ratio[…]
Management fee[…]
Cost on $10,000 a year$70.00
Our risk indicator4/5

Estimated yearly cost excludes trading costs and assumes constant assets.

Distributions

Ex-datePaidPer share
Sep 24, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.0584
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.0660
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.0270
Dec 12, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.12
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