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First Trust ETFs

View all of First Trust’s ETFs and start searching for your next investment. Below are pre-screened investment lists to kickstart the process. All lists can be further sorted by data points such as Morningstar Ratings, Total Return Rankings, Expense Ratio and Morningstar Category.

First Trust ETF List

The Morningstar Rating (commonly called the ‘star rating’) is an ETF’s rating based on its risk-adjusted returns compared with its category peers. Here we highlight the ETFs with a 5-star overall rating.

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Name
Ticker
Morningstar Category
Morningstar Rating for Funds
Overall
Morningstar Sustainability Rating
Total Return
YTD
Total Return Rank in Category
YTD
Adjusted Expense Ratio
FT Cboe Vest Gold Strategy Qt Buffer ETFBGLDOptions Trading20.94%10.910%
FT Cboe Vest US Equity Buffer ETF JanFJANOptions Trading11.98%570.850%
FT Cboe Vest US Equity Buffer ETF JulFJULOptions Trading14.78%220.850%
FT Cboe Vest US Equity Buffer ETF JunFJUNOptions Trading13.61%350.850%
First Trust Expanded Technology ETFXPNDTechnology21.61%330.650%
First Trust Instl Pref Secs and Inc ETFFPEIPreferred Stock11.37%510.850%
First Trust Intl Developed Cap Strth ETFFICSForeign Large Growth10.47%600.700%
First Trust Low Duration Oppos ETFLMBSShort Government—5.06%20.640%
First Trust NASDAQ® Cln Edge®StGidIfsETFGRIDInfrastructure20.58%80.570%
First Trust RBA Amer Indl RenaisTM ETFAIRRIndustrials29.04%40.700%
First Trust Water ETFFIWNatural Resources13.93%90.530%

First Trust ETFs - Default List Criteria

This list shows only funds that are open to new purchases or limited and does not include funds that are closed to new investments.

Quick Definitions: Key Morningstar Terms

  • Morningstar Medalist Rating for Funds

    The Morningstar Medalist Rating for funds is a five-tier system used to assess a fund's ability to outperform its Morningstar Category index after fees.

  • Category

    A category is a way to group investments based on similar risk, return, and behavior profiles.

  • Morningstar Rating™ for Funds

    The Morningstar Rating for Funds, often referred to as the Star Rating, measures a fund’s past performance compared to similar funds on a risk-adjusted basis.

  • Percentile Rank

    Percentile rank is how an investment’s return, risk, or other metric compares with other investments in its Morningstar Category.

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