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DEED vs FIXD

First Trust Securitized Plus ETF vs First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF

DEED

First Trust Securitized Plus ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.66%

Fund size

$68M

FIXD

First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.65%

Fund size

$3.4B

Key differences

  • FIXD is significantly larger than DEED — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • DEED follows a index tracking strategy; FIXD uses active selection.
  • Over the last 3 years, DEED has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

DEEDFIXD
Annual cost (TER)0.66%0.65%
Fund size (AUM)$68M$3.4B
Since20202017
Dividend yield4.19%4.66%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingactive selection
CAGR 1Y+6.7%+6.3%
CAGR 3Y+4.7%+3.4%
CAGR 5Y+0.2%-0.4%
Sharpe 3Y0.200.01
Volatility 1Y3.98%4.26%
Max drawdown-19.94%-20.35%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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