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First Trust made investors more money ($30.4B) and had more funds that made money (88%).

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The four scored measures

$30.4BMoney madeAll US ETFs $1.45T$316M

88%Win %All US ETFs 73%59%

+9.3%Typical returnMiddle fund · all US ETFs +6.9%+3.1%

$0.60Fee per $100All US ETFs $0.18 · lower wins$0.47

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$288BAUMAll US ETFs $16.43T$11.4B

$1.7BFees earnedIssuer’s take · all US ETFs $29.4B$53.0M

334FundsAll US ETFs 5,75839

33Launches 2026All US ETFs 1,1243

260 of 297Funds that made moneyOf funds with a full past year record20 of 34

$91.1MMoney made per fundMoney made ÷ funds$8.1M

3WinsOf the four scored measures1

First Trust vs Simplify · past year · as of Nov 12, 2026 · money made is an estimate · dots mark the 4 scored measures · faded bar = a loss

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Total Money Made by ETF Issuers

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$1.45Tmade by all US ETFs · an estimate

First Trust and Simplify Among the Top 5

1Y

IssuerFundsMoney madeAUMWin %Typical returnFee per $100Launches 2026Fees earned

VVanguard116$433B$4.59T75%+9.4%$0.0413$1.9B

iSiShares482$370B$4.68T77%+8.4%$0.1621$7.5B

SSPDR187$198B$2.13T78%+7.4%$0.1216$2.5B

IInvesco247$104B$972B80%+10.1%$0.2315$2.2B

SSchwab34$82.3B$624B73%+10.3%$0.071$439M

FTFirst Trust334$30.4B$288B88%+9.3%$0.6033$1.7B

SSimplify39$316M$11.4B59%+3.1%$0.473$53.0M

All US ETFs5,758$1.45T$16.43T73%+6.9%$0.181,124$29.4B

Rank among the 71st → last · ties share a colourFunds and fees earned: not rankedFee per $100: lower ranks higher

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Fund vs Fund

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Fund1YPair1YFundFee / $100

HYLS+1.3%High Yield−5.1%CDX$0.69 · $0.50

FXH+22.9%Health care+16.9%PINK$0.61 · $0.51

FMF+9.7%Managed Futures+4.0%CTA$0.98 · $0.91

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First Trust vs Simplify ETFs · past-year returns · as of Nov 12, 2026 · faded bar = a loss · fee First Trust · Simplify

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Matched Funds

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Pair · todayFirst TrustSimplify

High YieldHYLS −0.3%CDX +0.3%

Health careFXH −1.2%PINK −2.0%

Managed FuturesFMF +0.7%CTA +1.7%

Next matchups · money made, First Trust $30.4B

vs Vanguard$433B vs iShares$370B vs SPDR$198B

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First Trust vs Simplify by Category

1Y

CategoryFirst TrustSimplifyLeads

Buffered · few funds105 funds · 100% · $4.5B1 funds · 100% · $24.6MFirst Trust Income47 funds · 86% · $10.5B8 funds · 50% · $51.8MFirst Trust International37 funds · 86% · $756M3 funds · 50% · $33.6MFirst Trust US stocks35 funds · 97% · $2.0B3 funds · 100% · $3.0MSimplify Bonds & cash25 funds · 64% · $310M10 funds · 30% · $54.9MFirst Trust Sectors · few funds25 funds · 84% · $3.4B1 funds · 100% · $50.7MSimplify Thematic income · few funds8 funds · 67% · $759M1 funds · 0% · −$20.7MFirst Trust Commodities · few funds6 funds · 75% · $792M2 funds · 100% · $3.4MSimplify Crypto · few funds5 funds · 0% · −$56.7M1 funds · 100% · $3.3MSimplify

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Top 5 ETF issuers · past year · as of Nov 12, 2026

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