First Trust ETFs: record by period

Record

296 funds with a full year

First Trust’s 1-Year Record

259 of 296 Made Money37 lostFirst Trust typical +9.2% · All ETFs +6.9%

Made money · 259

More than 30%13BestFTXL+65.9%

20–30%23

10–20%98

5–10%88

0–5%37

Lost money · 37

0–5%22

5–10%6

More than 10%9WorstCRPT−39.6%

First Trust ETFs · past-year returns · 296 funds with a full year · as of Nov 4, 2026

First Trust’s Returns by Bucket

BucketYTD1YMoney made

Income47 funds · $82.8B+13.3%+17.1%$11.2B

Thematic15 funds · $38.5B+24.5%+18.6%$5.7B

Buffered105 funds · $49.0B+8.5%+10.1%$4.5B

Sectors25 funds · $32.0B+15.2%+14.9%$3.5B

Unsorted26 funds · $18.9B+12.6%+13.9%$2.3B

US stocks34 funds · $16.7B+13.0%+13.9%$1.9B

Commodities6 funds · $4.1B+29.9%+32.7%$993M

International37 funds · $7.6B+8.8%+11.8%$778M

Thematic income8 funds · $5.0B+18.5%+14.3%$617M

Bonds & cash25 funds · $34.8B+0.7%+1.4%$473M

Crypto5 funds · $99.3M−13.0%−37.8%−$61.2M

First Trust ETFs by bucket · asset-weighted returns · money made is an estimate: AUM × return · Nov 4, 2026

First Trust’s Returns by Sector

$926Mmade by FBT, NYSE Arca Biotechnology,
the most of First Trust’s 25 sector ETFs

SectorYTD1YMoney made

FBTNYSE Arca Biotechnology+33.7%+43.0%$926M

QTECNASDAQ-100-Technology Sector+25.2%+19.2%$680M

FXLTechnology AlphaDEX+25.0%+19.7%$432M

FTXNNasdaq Oil & Gas+49.2%+53.1%$407M

FTXHNasdaq Pharmaceuticals+33.8%+46.6%$374M

FXHHealth Care AlphaDEX+21.8%+24.6%$229M

AIRRRBA American Industrial RenaissanceTM+3.5%+1.8%$151M

FXOFinancials AlphaDEX+9.2%+15.3%$143M

FXNEnergy AlphaDEX+48.0%+54.5%$139M

FXRIndustrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX+12.2%+14.8%$93.5M

FXZMaterials AlphaDEX+15.7%+25.6%$73.6M

FXUUtilities AlphaDEX+9.1%+8.0%$57.1M

FTXONasdaq Bank+7.2%+17.7%$36.7M

FTXRNasdaq Transportation+12.5%+22.2%$29.4M

FRIS&P REIT+14.9%+14.7%$26.1M

QABANASDAQ ABA Community Bank+20.6%+28.9%$19.8M

FANGlobal Wind Energy+9.8%+11.5%$19.3M

FXDConsumer Discretionary AlphaDEX+1.8%+5.9%$15.2M

CARZS-Network Future Vehicles & Technology+20.8%+21.1%$7.3M

QQXTNASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector+2.0%+3.8%$5.2M

FXGConsumer Staples AlphaDEX+2.8%+2.3%$4.9M

MDEVIndxx Medical Devices+5.3%+7.9%$242K

QCLNNASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy+1.9%−2.2%−$10.7M

FDNIDow Jones International Internet−26.0%−32.7%−$14.2M

FDNDow Jones Internet−1.0%−6.2%−$311M

First Trust sector ETFs · estimate: AUM × return · as of Nov 4, 2026

First Trust’s Best ETFs

YTD

+61.4%FTXL, Nasdaq Semiconductor, led First Trust

1FTXLNasdaq Semiconductor+61.4%

2FTXNNasdaq Oil & Gas+49.2%

3FXNEnergy AlphaDEX+48.0%

4CIBRNasdaq Cybersecurity+36.4%

5NXTGIndxx NextG+35.0%

6FTXHNasdaq Pharmaceuticals+33.8%

7FBTNYSE Arca Biotechnology+33.7%

8FCGNatural Gas+32.4%

First Trust ETFs · year-to-date returns · as of Nov 4, 2026

First Trust’s Worst ETFs

YTD

−26.0%FDNI, Dow Jones International Internet

1FDNIDow Jones International Internet−26.0%

2BNGES-Network Streaming & Gaming−15.7%

3CRPTSkyBridge Crypto Industry and Digital Economy−13.8%

4DFIIFT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income−13.7%

5BFAPFT Vest Bitcoin Strategy Floor15 - April−13.6%

6FCAChina AlphaDEX−11.9%

7IGLDFT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income−10.5%

8ISHPS-Network E-Commerce−10.3%

First Trust ETFs · year-to-date returns · as of Nov 4, 2026

First Trust’s ETF Returns

YTD

261–38up · down this year
of 299 funds that traded Jan 1

Funds per 5-point band of YTD return (%). 34 are 2026 launches.

Typical+7.5%

BestFTXL +61.4%

WorstFDNI −26.0%

First Trust ETFs · year-to-date returns · as of Nov 4, 2026

Top 12 First Trust ETFs

FDL+30.4%

CIBR+26.4%

RDVY+19.6%

FVD+15.6%

SDVY+15.2%

FTCS+14.1%

BUFR+10.8%

GRID+7.5%

FTSM+3.6%

LMBS+2.3%

AIRR+1.8%

FPE−1.7%

Best first · dashed line = First Trust typical +9.2%

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

First Trust’s Money Made

$15.5Bmade by the 12 largest · 49% of $31.9B

First Trust ETFs · past-year money made · as of Nov 4, 2026 · estimate: AUM × return

First Trust’s Best and Worst ETFs

Best 5 of 296

FTXLNasdaq Semiconductor+65.9%

FXNEnergy AlphaDEX+54.5%

FTXNNasdaq Oil & Gas+53.1%

FTXHNasdaq Pharmaceuticals+46.6%

FBTNYSE Arca Biotechnology+43.0%

Worst 5 of 296

CRPTSkyBridge Crypto Industry and Digital Economy−39.6%

FDNIDow Jones International Internet−32.7%

DFIIFT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income−29.7%

BFAPFT Vest Bitcoin Strategy Floor15 - April−22.6%

BNGES-Network Streaming & Gaming−18.7%

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · funds with a full year

First Trust’s Record by Bucket

Income30 of 35

Buffered94 of 94

Thematic9 of 14

Bonds & cash16 of 25

Sectors22 of 25

Unsorted22 of 25

US stocks31 of 32

International30 of 35

Thematic income2 of 3

Commodities3 of 4

Crypto0 of 4

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

Money Made by ETF Issuers

$1.47Tmade by all US ETFs · an estimate

#IssuerMade

1Vanguard$435B

2iShares$381B

3SPDR$208B

4Invesco$95.7B

5Schwab$83.8B

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026

First Trust’s Losing ETFs

37funds lost money9 bond funds · 5 thematic funds · 5 international funds · 5 income funds · 4 crypto funds · 3 sector funds · 3 unsorted funds · 1 thematic income fund · 1 US stock fund · 1 commodities fund

FundCategoryPast year1Y ▲Assets

CRPTSkyBridge Crypto Industry and Digital EconomyCrypto−39.6%$92.3M

FDNIDow Jones International InternetSectors−32.7%$29.2M

DFIIFT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target IncomeThematic income−29.7%$19.3M

BFAPFT Vest Bitcoin Strategy Floor15 - AprilCrypto−22.6%$786K

BNGES-Network Streaming & GamingUnsorted−18.7%$4.7M

BFOCFT Vest Bitcoin Strategy Floor15 - OctoberCrypto−15.7%$1.6M

RCTRExchange-Traded II - First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear PowerThematic−15.2%$28.6M

First Trust ETFs · past-year returns · as of Nov 4, 2026 · worst first

First Trust’s Newest ETFs

37funds not in the record yet

First 1Y onFunds

May 25, 2005FFLX

Jul 21, 2021AFGR

Nov 4, 2026FMTL

Nov 18, 2026ESBG

Nov 21, 2026DLNV

Jan 9, 2027BFJA

Jan 16, 2027DGJA

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First Trust ETFs · launched in the past year · as of Nov 4, 2026

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