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First Trust ETF Overview

With 148 ETFs traded in the U.S. markets, First Trust ETFs gather total assets under management of $83.38B. The average expense ratio is 0.73%. First Trust ETFs can be found in the following asset classes:

Equity
Fixed Income
Asset Allocation
Alternatives
Commodities

The largest First Trust ETF is the First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund FVD with $9.21B in assets. In the last trailing year, the best performing First Trust ETF was the FTXL at 41.78%. The most-recent ETF launched in the First Trust space was the First Trust Active Factor Large Cap ETF AFLG in 12/03/19.

Top ETF Performers

Ticker	Fund Name	% Change*
FBT	First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund	11.08%
FTXH	First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF	7.58%
FBZ	First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund	5.74%
FXH	First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund	4.61%
FTXG	First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF	3.84%

Bottom ETF Performers

Ticker	Fund Name	% Change*
FCG	First Trust Natural Gas ETF	-4.88%
FHK	First Trust Hong Kong AlphaDEX Fund	-4.87%
FPA	First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund	-4.78%
FTAG	First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF	-4.51%
FTXN	First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF	-4.31%

Top Creations

Ticker	Fund Name	Net Flows*
FVD	First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund	373.98
FPE	First Trust Preferred Securities & Income ETF	190.93
QQEW	First Trust Nasdaq-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund	122.34
LMBS	First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF	121.82
RDVY	First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF	114.83

Top Redemptions

Ticker	Fund Name	Net Flows*
FDN	First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund	-127.06
FTSM	First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF	-84.15
FXG	First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund	-67.60
FBT	First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund	-60.08
DVOL	First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Low Volatility ETF	-53.74

AUM Winners

Ticker	Fund Name	% Change*
FNOV	FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - November	503.47%
DNOV	FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - November	201.37%
FAUG	FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - August	153.46%
FUMB	First Trust Ultra Short Duration Municipal ETF	75.11%
FTXN	First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF	31.01%

AUM Losers

Ticker	Fund Name	% Change*
FTXR	First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF	-67.67%
FAAR	First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF	-42.25%
RFAP	First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Asia Pacific	-19.22%
RNDV	First Trust US Equity Dividend Select ETF	-18.97%
MCEF	First Trust Municipal CEF Income Opportunity ETF	-18.00%