First Trust ETF Analysis
First Trust Advisors is a privately-owned investment advisor that was founded in 1991. With over $32 billion in assets under management, FT Advisors offers an array of size/style funds, sector funds, specialty funds, and global funds. In the ETF world, First Trust may be known best for their family of quant ETFs branded as AlphaDEX Funds, which are quantitatively driven, "beat the market"-style, active index funds.
First Trust Quick Facts
- Headquarters: Wheaton, IL
- U.S. Listed ETFs: 70
- Expense Ratio Range: 0.45% - 0.95%
- Avg. Expense Ratio: 0.7%
- First Trust maintains ETFs in the following ETFdb Categories: All Cap Equities, Alternative Energy Equities, Asia Pacific Equities, Building & Construction , China Equities, Commodity Producers Equities, Communications Equities, Consumer Discretionary Equities, Consumer Staples Equities, Emerging Markets Equities, Energy Equities, Europe Equities, Financials Equities, Foreign Large Cap Equities, Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities, Global Equities, Global Real Estate, Health & Biotech Equities, Industrials Equities, Japan Equities, Large Cap Blend Equities, Large Cap Growth Equities, Large Cap Value Equities, Latin America Equities, Long-Short, Materials, Mid Cap Blend Equities, Mid Cap Growth Equities, Mid Cap Value Equities, Real Estate, Small Cap Blend Equities, Small Cap Growth Equities, Small Cap Value Equities, Technology Equities, Utilities Equities, Water Equities
First Trust ETF Analysis
The following table includes links to more in-depth analysis of all First Trust ETFs; click on the links below to see fund holdings, official fact sheets, and more. For information on expenses, returns, or dividends, click one of the other tabs below.
As Of 05/25/2012
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- April Roundup: Launches, Filings, and Closures (May 02, 2012)
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