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First Trust

1Y record
259–37
Made money
88%
Money made
$31.9B
Typical return
+9.2%
At a glance · 1 yearNov 4, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026
Funds1 year333Buffered 10511 categories2nd most of 93AssetsMoney invested$289BFirst Trust 2%All ETFs $16.40T2% of all ETF moneyWin %1 year88%259 made · 37 lostAll 74%259 of 296 · all 74%Money made1 year$31.9BNext: Avantis $26.0B7th most of 92 issuersTypical return1 year+9.2%First Tru.All ETFsMiddle fund · all +6.9%Hot streakWeekly—Weekly scores not in yetFee per $100Each year$0.60$0.60All $0.1856th lowest of 93Launches2026322J3FM6A1M2J4J5A8S1ON35 in 12 months

Data as of Nov 4, 2026 · a scoreboard, not advice

First Trust’s Total Funds

1Y
333 funds · 88% made money
Income 47$82.8B · 29%
RDVY+19.6%SDVY+15.2%FDL+30.4%FVD+15.6%FPE−1.7%RDVI+19.7%KNG+16.9%ACYNnewFTHI+6.7%FPEI+0.9%FGD+22.1%EIPI+24.3%FTQI+15.1%SDVD+16.7%FDD+25.0%ACYSnewEIPX+32.7%IGLD−4.5%MDIV+11.1%FID+18.7%FFLXnewFTRI+14.3%ACYQnewDOGG+21.7%HISF−0.1%FCEF+7.2%DDIV+16.7%KNGZ+26.1%AGQI+12.8%XIJN+6.2%FTDS+26.0%FBDC−2.5%XISE+6.3%FTBI+7.6%XIMR+7.6%FTKI+19.3%XIDE+6.5%FDND−7.0%XVSPnewACYBnewXVAPnewXVMTnewXVGLnewXVADnewFGSI+6.4%IDVYnewSLVYnew
Buffered 105$49.0B · 17%
BUFR+10.8%BUFD+8.9%BUFQ+10.3%FMAY+8.4%FJAN+11.3%FAUG+9.4%FSEP+11.3%FJUN+7.9%FJUL+10.3%FFEB+12.2%FAPR+8.9%FDEC+11.9%FNOV+12.2%FOCT+11.8%FMAR+14.8%BUFZ+9.1%QJUN+3.3%QSPT+10.1%QDEC+12.5%QMAR+15.9%GJUN+7.0%DJUL+8.4%DMAR+11.7%DJAN+9.5%DFEB+10.1%GOCT+9.6%DAUG+7.7%DDEC+10.1%GJAN+9.5%DSEP+9.2%GDEC+10.1%GMAR+12.3%DOCT+9.2%GAUG+8.0%DNOV+11.6%GJUL+8.8%DMAY+7.1%GFEB+10.1%DJUN+6.9%GMAY+7.4%GSEP+9.3%DAPR+7.3%BUFG+9.5%GNOV+11.9%GAPR+7.7%XDEC+9.0%BUFS+9.7%BUFT+8.9%XMAR+10.8%QMMY+5.0%XJUN+6.7%SFEB+12.1%SAUG+8.2%QCAP+6.9%SNOV+9.9%SMAY+9.0%MARM+5.9%QCJL+7.6%XSEP+8.2%QMAG+7.8%RSJN+13.8%DHDG+11.7%QCJA+9.0%QCOC+8.7%BUFH+5.1%XJAN+8.5%FHDG+11.4%DLFEnewJUNM+4.4%AUGM+4.8%XFEB+8.8%SQMX+5.9%XAPR+7.4%FEBM+5.7%QMNV+13.2%QMFE+11.8%OCTM+5.7%XJUL+7.9%MAYM+4.3%XOCT+8.3%SEPM+5.8%JANM+5.7%JULM+5.0%DECM+6.0%RSSE+14.2%RSDE+13.5%NOVM+6.2%XAUG+7.1%XNOV+10.2%DQSEnewAPXM+4.6%DLNVnewDLAG+8.6%XMAY+7.2%BUFX+8.1%DQJNnewRSMR+14.0%DLMYnewDGAPnewDGOC+7.6%DGJAnewDGJLnewBFEWnewSQBAnewQQBFnew
Thematic 15$38.5B · 13%
CIBR+26.4%GRID+7.5%EMLP+21.0%SKYY+9.5%FTXL+65.9%ROBT−1.6%MISL−1.5%ILDR+4.5%FAI+17.2%RBLD+11.9%XPND−3.5%RCTR−15.2%FCA−12.7%DTRE+8.1%FSPCnew
Bonds & cash 25$34.8B · 12%
FTSM+3.6%LMBS+2.3%UCON−0.2%FIXD−1.4%FTCB−0.7%FTSL+3.5%FMB+0.1%HYLS+1.4%FSIG+1.4%FMHI+0.6%FSMB+2.0%FIIG−1.1%LGOV−3.3%SCIO+2.9%FEMB+2.2%FUMB+2.6%FCAL+0.2%LQTI−1.2%LDSF+1.8%MGOV−0.5%HYTI+2.8%FCVT+1.2%FMNY−0.5%MFLX+0.5%LTTI−5.5%
Sectors 25$32.0B · 11%
AIRR+1.8%FDN−6.2%QTEC+19.2%FBT+43.0%FXL+19.7%FTXH+46.6%FTXN+53.1%FXH+24.6%FXO+15.3%FXU+8.0%FXR+14.8%QCLN−2.2%FXN+54.5%FXZ+25.6%FXD+5.9%FTXO+17.7%FXG+2.3%FRI+14.7%FAN+11.5%FTXR+22.2%QQXT+3.8%QABA+28.9%CARZ+21.1%FDNI−32.7%MDEV+7.9%
Unsorted 26$18.9B · 7%
FTCS+14.1%FV+19.4%FTLS+8.1%FIW+4.6%NXTG+33.2%LALT+12.1%FMF+12.2%FDM+25.1%FAAR+18.3%LEGR+13.0%FVC+18.5%DALI−3.6%FTCE+10.8%HUSV+11.5%DEED+1.1%CAAA+1.8%FPWR+14.2%FMTLnewSHRY+17.9%NTRL+8.6%RND+5.0%ARVR+10.1%FTIF+35.2%HSMV+9.6%ISHP−12.6%BNGE−18.7%
US stocks 34$16.7B · 6%
QQEW+4.8%FEX+18.4%FTA+27.8%FNX+15.0%FYX+27.6%FPX+0.6%FYC+19.7%FTGS+6.0%FTC+3.9%AFLG+13.5%FAD+7.8%FNY+5.6%EDOW+14.5%AFMC+22.4%FNK+22.3%FYT+31.8%FAB+26.9%AFSM+24.2%AFGRnewDVOL+6.5%FSCS+9.0%MMSC+8.6%DVLU+15.9%FCTR−9.5%FTXG+11.8%FSGS+9.9%UXOC+10.2%UXAP+10.4%UXJA+10.2%EKG+28.7%UXJL+10.4%EMOT+14.1%BFXUnewFCFY+19.5%
International 37$7.6B · 3%
WCMI+8.8%FDT+18.4%FEM+16.1%FEP+14.1%FJP+13.3%FICS+11.2%IFV−0.3%FPXI+0.7%FEMS−4.4%BUFY+8.9%YDEC+7.6%YMAR+9.8%YJUN+7.0%AFDM+18.2%YSEP+10.6%FTHF+41.5%FEUZ+11.8%FPA+16.4%NFTY−8.1%FGM+1.8%AFEM+18.0%FLN+13.4%EMDM+28.7%FSZ+9.4%WCME−0.1%FKU+18.7%TSEP+7.0%RNEM+4.3%TMAR+12.5%HDMV+14.4%TDEC+12.0%FDTS+23.6%TJUN−2.4%BUFEnewDGLO+19.1%FPXE+1.7%WCMGnew
Thematic income 8$5.0B · 2%
TDIV+14.4%TDVI+14.7%DFII−29.7%XVTSnewXVAZnewXVPTnewXVNVnewXVMSnew
Commodities 6$4.1B · 1%
FTGC+32.0%FCG+39.2%BGLD−5.0%FTAG+14.8%PMTLnewESBGnew
Crypto 5$99.3M · 0%
CRPT−39.6%BFJL−5.8%BFOC−15.7%BFJAnewBFAP−22.6%
First Trust ETFs · past-year returns · as of Nov 4, 2026 · one tile per fund, grouped by category, largest first
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First Trust’s Total Holdings

Today
$289Bin 333 funds · 11 categories
CategoryFundsAssets ▼Share
Income47$82.8B29%
Buffered105$49.0B17%
Thematic15$38.5B13%
Bonds & cash25$34.8B12%
Sectors25$32.0B11%
Unsorted26$18.9B7%
US stocks34$16.7B6%
International37$7.6B3%
Thematic income8$5.0B2%
Commodities6$4.1B1%
Crypto5$99.3M0%
First Trust ETFs · current holdings · as of Nov 4, 2026
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First Trust’s Share of the ETF Market

Today
2%of all US ETF AUM is in First Trust funds
$289B of $16.40T · 333 of 5,803
First Trust’s AUMEveryone elseNo First Trust funds · 1 bucketTile size = the bucket’s total AUM
First Trust ETFs · current AUM · as of Nov 4, 2026 · tile size = the bucket’s total AUM
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Top 10 First Trust ETFs

Today
$116B · 40% of $289B
1RDVYRising Dividend Achievers$25.7B
2CIBRNasdaq Cybersecurity$16.8B
3SDVYSMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers$11.3B
4GRIDNASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure$11.1B
5BUFRFT Vest Laddered Buffer$10.9B
6FDLMorningstar Dividend Leaders$8.5B
7AIRRRBA American Industrial RenaissanceTM$8.5B
8FVDValue Line Dividend$8.2B
9FTCSCapital Strength$8.1B
10FTSMEnhanced Short Maturity$6.8B
First Trust ETFs · 10 of 333 by assets · as of Nov 4, 2026
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First Trust’s Best ETFs

1Y
+65.9%FTXL, the Nasdaq Semiconductor fund, led all 296
1FTXLNasdaq Semiconductor+65.9%
2FXNEnergy AlphaDEX+54.5%
3FTXNNasdaq Oil & Gas+53.1%
4FTXHNasdaq Pharmaceuticals+46.6%
5FBTNYSE Arca Biotechnology+43.0%
6FTHFEmerging Markets Human Flourishing+41.5%
7FCGNatural Gas+39.2%
8FTIFBloomberg Inflation Sensitive Equity+35.2%
9NXTGIndxx NextG+33.2%
10EIPXFT Energy Income Partners Strategy+32.7%
First Trust ETFs · past-year returns · as of Nov 4, 2026
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First Trust’s 1-Year Record

1Y
259–37made money · lost
of 296 with a full year
88% made moneyAll ETFs 74%
Typical returnMiddle fund
First Trust+9.2%
All ETFs+6.9%
Best fundFTXL +65.9%
Worst fundCRPT −39.6%
Money made for investors$31.9B · 7th of 413 issuers

37 funds are under a year old and don’t count yet.

First Trust ETFs · past-year returns · as of Nov 4, 2026
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First Trust vs iShares

1Y
First Trust333 funds · 7th by money made
vs
iSharesBlackRock · 482 funds
$31.9BMoney made$381B
$289BAssets$4.63T
$1.7BFees earned$7.5B
88%Win %80%
+9.2%Typical return+8.8%
$0.60Fee per $100$0.16
333Funds482
32Launches 202621
2–2level
First Trust and iShares ETFs · past-year results · as of Nov 4, 2026 · each pair scaled to its larger value
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First Trust’s ETF Launches

2026
32in 202635in 12 months
2J3FM6A1M2J4J5A8S1ON
Aug 251 fund

Exchange-Traded IV - FT Vest SPCX & Target Income

XVSP
Sep 182 funds

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer

DQSEQQBF
Sep 226 funds

FT Vest & Target Income

XVADXVAZXVGLXVMSXVMTXVPT
Oct 61 fund

FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Buffer & Resilient Income

ACYB
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