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First Trust

1Y record
263–33
Made money
89%
Money made
$33.5B
Typical return
+10.4%
At a glance · 1 yearNov 5, 2025 – Nov 5, 2026
Funds1 year333Buffered 10511 categories2nd most of 93AssetsMoney invested$290BFirst Trust 2%All ETFs $16.49T2% of all ETF moneyWin %1 year89%263 made · 33 lostAll 78%263 of 296 · all 78%Money made1 year$33.5BNext: J.P. Morgan $29.1B7th most of 92 issuersTypical return1 year+10.4%First Tru.All ETFsMiddle fund · all +7.8%Hot streakWeekly—Weekly scores not in yetFee per $100Each year$0.60$0.60All $0.1856th lowest of 93Launches2026322J3FM6A1M2J4J5A8S1ON34 in 12 months

Data as of Nov 5, 2026 · a scoreboard, not advice

First Trust’s Total Funds

1Y
333 funds · 89% made money
Income 47$82.6B · 28%
RDVY+21.6%SDVY+17.2%FDL+34.4%FVD+18.5%FPE−0.8%RDVI+21.7%KNG+21.1%ACYNnewFTHI+7.3%FPEI+1.7%FGD+25.1%EIPI+21.5%FTQI+15.6%SDVD+18.7%FDD+29.8%ACYSnewEIPX+29.5%IGLD−2.2%MDIV+12.1%FID+20.9%FFLXnewFTRI+19.0%ACYQnewDOGG+26.6%HISF+0.4%FCEF+7.8%DDIV+18.6%KNGZ+30.0%AGQI+14.7%XIJN+6.7%FTDS+27.8%FBDC−1.1%XISE+6.8%FTBI+8.6%XIMR+7.8%FTKI+20.4%XIDE+6.4%FDND−4.7%XVSPnewACYBnewXVAPnewXVMTnewXVGLnewXVADnewFGSI+7.9%IDVYnewSLVYnew
Buffered 105$49.1B · 17%
BUFR+11.8%BUFD+9.8%BUFQ+11.0%FJAN+12.4%FMAY+9.5%FAUG+10.6%FJUN+9.0%FSEP+12.4%FJUL+11.7%FFEB+13.2%FAPR+10.2%FDEC+13.0%FNOV+13.4%FOCT+13.0%FMAR+15.6%BUFZ+10.0%QJUN+3.6%QSPT+10.7%QDEC+13.0%QMAR+16.4%GJUN+8.0%DJUL+9.4%DMAR+12.2%DJAN+10.4%DFEB+10.8%GOCT+10.6%DAUG+8.7%DDEC+11.0%GJAN+10.4%DSEP+10.1%GDEC+11.0%GMAR+12.9%DOCT+10.1%GAUG+8.8%DNOV+12.1%GJUL+9.8%DMAY+8.0%GFEB+10.8%DJUN+7.6%GMAY+8.4%GSEP+10.2%DAPR+8.1%BUFG+10.5%GNOV+12.5%GAPR+8.7%XDEC+9.3%BUFS+10.9%BUFT+9.5%XMAR+11.2%QMMY+5.6%XJUN+7.5%SFEB+13.5%SAUG+9.2%QCAP+7.3%SNOV+11.6%SMAY+10.0%MARM+6.3%QCJL+8.6%XSEP+8.9%QMAG+8.5%RSJN+15.4%DHDG+12.6%QCJA+9.4%QCOC+9.1%BUFH+5.5%XJAN+9.1%FHDG+11.9%DLFEnewJUNM+4.8%AUGM+5.3%XFEB+9.3%SQMX+6.4%XAPR+7.9%FEBM+6.0%QMNV+14.0%QMFE+12.4%OCTM+6.1%XJUL+8.8%MAYM+4.7%XOCT+9.2%SEPM+6.2%JANM+6.2%JULM+5.3%DECM+6.1%RSSE+16.0%RSDE+15.3%NOVM+6.4%XAUG+7.9%XNOV+10.3%DQSEnewAPXM+5.0%DLNVnewDLAG+9.7%XMAY+7.8%BUFX+9.2%DQJNnewRSMR+15.3%DLMYnewDGAPnewDGOC+8.0%DGJAnewDGJLnewBFEWnewSQBAnewQQBFnew
Thematic 15$38.9B · 13%
CIBR+26.6%GRID+3.9%EMLP+19.8%SKYY+9.2%FTXL+59.3%ROBT−0.8%MISL−3.4%ILDR+3.6%FAI+15.8%RBLD+10.8%XPND−2.9%RCTR−16.9%FCA−10.0%DTRE+10.3%FSPCnew
Bonds & cash 25$34.8B · 12%
FTSM+3.7%LMBS+2.4%UCON+0.3%FIXD−0.8%FTCB−0.1%FTSL+3.7%FMB+0.6%HYLS+2.0%FSIG+1.7%FMHI+1.3%FSMB+2.1%FIIG0.0%LGOV−2.7%SCIO+2.9%FEMB+3.2%FUMB+2.6%FCAL+0.7%LQTI−0.5%LDSF+2.0%MGOV−0.1%HYTI+3.4%FCVT+0.4%FMNY+0.3%MFLX+0.9%LTTI−4.6%
Sectors 25$32.3B · 11%
AIRR−2.3%FDN−4.0%QTEC+18.2%FBT+45.4%FXL+18.4%FTXH+50.8%FXH+29.8%FTXN+44.3%FXO+18.2%FXU+8.9%FXR+16.0%QCLN−2.8%FXN+46.2%FXZ+29.1%FXD+12.3%FTXO+20.1%FXG+5.8%FRI+17.8%FAN+14.0%FTXR+24.6%QQXT+6.9%QABA+30.9%CARZ+21.1%FDNI−29.5%MDEV+14.2%
Unsorted 26$18.8B · 6%
FTCS+17.9%FV+18.9%FTLS+8.1%FIW+7.3%NXTG+33.6%LALT+11.3%FMF+10.5%FDM+27.3%FAAR+17.0%LEGR+16.1%FVC+17.8%DALI−0.8%FTCE+12.2%HUSV+13.9%DEED+1.8%CAAA+1.8%FPWR+14.0%FMTLnewSHRY+22.5%NTRL+7.7%RND+6.1%ARVR+12.6%FTIF+34.8%HSMV+9.3%ISHP−8.4%BNGE−15.4%
US stocks 34$16.7B · 6%
QQEW+5.7%FEX+19.9%FTA+30.4%FNX+17.1%FYX+31.1%FPX−0.1%FYC+22.3%FTC+4.1%FTGS+7.5%AFLG+15.0%FAD+8.7%FNY+7.2%EDOW+19.1%AFMC+22.3%FNK+24.9%FYT+36.3%FAB+29.9%AFSM+24.6%AFGRnewDVOL+8.4%FSCS+11.8%MMSC+9.3%DVLU+16.8%FCTR−10.6%FTXG+16.6%FSGS+11.0%UXOC+12.1%UXAP+12.3%UXJA+12.2%EKG+32.4%UXJL+12.2%EMOT+17.5%BFXUnewFCFY+18.3%
International 37$7.6B · 3%
WCMI+10.8%FDT+20.9%FEM+17.7%FEP+17.6%FJP+14.2%FICS+15.0%IFV+1.9%FPXI+2.7%FEMS−3.9%BUFY+10.4%YDEC+9.5%YMAR+11.3%YJUN+8.4%AFDM+22.6%YSEP+12.1%FTHF+40.7%FEUZ+14.6%NFTY−5.9%FPA+18.6%FGM+3.7%AFEM+20.9%FLN+16.1%EMDM+29.3%FSZ+12.7%WCME+0.2%FKU+23.0%TSEP+7.3%RNEM+5.8%TMAR+13.1%HDMV+17.3%TDEC+12.3%FDTS+24.6%TJUN−2.0%BUFEnewDGLO+16.7%FPXE+3.2%WCMGnew
Thematic income 8$5.0B · 2%
TDIV+15.8%TDVI+15.8%DFII−25.7%XVAZnewXVTSnewXVMSnewXVPTnewXVNVnew
Commodities 6$4.0B · 1%
FTGC+28.8%FCG+29.6%BGLD−4.4%FTAG+17.4%PMTLnewESBGnew
Crypto 5$103M · 0%
CRPT−37.0%BFJL−3.2%BFOC−14.9%BFJAnewBFAP−19.8%
First Trust ETFs · past-year returns · as of Nov 5, 2026 · one tile per fund, grouped by category, largest first
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First Trust’s Total Holdings

Today
$290Bin 333 funds · 11 categories
CategoryFundsAssets ▼Share
Income47$82.6B28%
Buffered105$49.1B17%
Thematic15$38.9B13%
Bonds & cash25$34.8B12%
Sectors25$32.3B11%
Unsorted26$18.8B6%
US stocks34$16.7B6%
International37$7.6B3%
Thematic income8$5.0B2%
Commodities6$4.0B1%
Crypto5$103M0%
First Trust ETFs · current holdings · as of Nov 5, 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
$290B of $16.49T · 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 5, 2026 · tile size = the bucket’s total AUM
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Top 10 First Trust ETFs

Today
$116B · 40% of $290B
1RDVYRising Dividend Achievers$25.7B
2CIBRNasdaq Cybersecurity$16.9B
3GRIDNASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure$11.3B
4SDVYSMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers$11.2B
5BUFRFT Vest Laddered Buffer$10.9B
6AIRRRBA American Industrial RenaissanceTM$8.6B
7FDLMorningstar Dividend Leaders$8.4B
8FVDValue Line Dividend$8.1B
9FTCSCapital Strength$8.0B
10FTSMEnhanced Short Maturity$6.8B
First Trust ETFs · 10 of 333 by assets · as of Nov 5, 2026
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First Trust’s Best ETFs

1Y
+59.3%FTXL, the Nasdaq Semiconductor fund, led all 296
1FTXLNasdaq Semiconductor+59.3%
2FTXHNasdaq Pharmaceuticals+50.8%
3FXNEnergy AlphaDEX+46.2%
4FBTNYSE Arca Biotechnology+45.4%
5FTXNNasdaq Oil & Gas+44.3%
6FTHFEmerging Markets Human Flourishing+40.7%
7FYTSmall Cap Value AlphaDEX+36.3%
8FTIFBloomberg Inflation Sensitive Equity+34.8%
9FDLMorningstar Dividend Leaders+34.4%
10NXTGIndxx NextG+33.6%
First Trust ETFs · past-year returns · as of Nov 5, 2026
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First Trust’s 1-Year Record

1Y
263–33made money · lost
of 296 with a full year
89% made moneyAll ETFs 78%
Typical returnMiddle fund
First Trust+10.4%
All ETFs+7.8%
Best fundFTXL +59.3%
Worst fundCRPT −37.0%
Money made for investors$33.5B · 7th of 414 issuers

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

First Trust ETFs · past-year returns · as of Nov 5, 2026
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First Trust vs SPDR

1Y
First Trust333 funds · 7th by money made
vs
SPDRState Street · 187 funds
$33.5BMoney made$237B
$290BAssets$2.14T
$1.7BFees earned$2.5B
89%Win %89%
+10.4%Typical return+8.4%
$0.60Fee per $100$0.12
333Funds187
32Launches 202616
2–1SPDR wins
First Trust and SPDR ETFs · past-year results · as of Nov 5, 2026 · each pair scaled to its larger value
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First Trust’s ETF Launches

2026
32in 202634in 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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