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First Trust ETF Overview

With 139 ETFs traded in the U.S. markets, First Trust ETFs gather total assets under management of $65.75B. The average expense ratio is 0.72%. First Trust ETFs can be found in the following asset classes:

Fixed Income
Equity
Asset Allocation
Alternatives
Commodities

The largest First Trust ETF is the First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund FDN with $7.37B in assets. In the last trailing year, the best performing First Trust ETF was the FTXD at 11.79%. The most-recent ETF launched in the First Trust space was the First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF FSMB in 11/01/18.

TOP ETF PERFORMERS

TICKER	FUND NAME	% CHANGE*
NFTY	First Trust India NIFTY 50 Equal Weight ETF	13.05%
FTXL	First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF	11.23%
FHK	First Trust Hong Kong AlphaDEX Fund	11.04%
FCA	First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund	9.25%
RNEM	First Trust Emerging Markets Equity Select ETF	9.17%

BOTTOM ETF PERFORMERS

TICKER	FUND NAME	% CHANGE*
FTGC	First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund	-5.00%
FTXN	First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF	-3.44%
FCG	First Trust Natural Gas ETF	-3.09%
FTXD	First Trust Nasdaq Retail ETF	-2.80%
FAAR	First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF	-2.77%

TOP CREATIONS

TICKER	FUND NAME	NET FLOWS*
FTSM	First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF	414.17
FTCS	First Trust Capital Strength ETF	126.44
FXH	First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund	107.73
FBT	First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund	92.59
FVD	First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund	92.55

TOP REDEMPTIONS

TICKER	FUND NAME	NET FLOWS*
FTXO	First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF	-845.14
FDN	First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund	-544.39
FVC	First Trust Dorsey Wright Dynamic Focus 5 ETF	-150.43
QTEC	First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index Fund	-138.87
FXO	First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund	-116.34

AUM WINNERS

TICKER	FUND NAME	% CHANGE*
FBZ	First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund	1,861.52%
EDOW	First Trust Dow 30 Equal Weight ETF	561.36%
FTXD	First Trust Nasdaq Retail ETF	163.14%
FXH	First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund	86.52%
FTXH	First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF	33.71%

AUM LOSERS

TICKER	FUND NAME	% CHANGE*
FXR	First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund	-67.41%
FCAN	First Trust Canada AlphaDEX Fund	-57.88%
FNI	First Trust Chindia ETF	-44.68%
MCEF	First Trust Municipal CEF Income Opportunity ETF	-33.42%
FXN	First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund	-24.06%