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DEED vs FTCB

First Trust Securitized Plus ETF vs First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF

DEED

First Trust Securitized Plus ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.66%

Fund size

$68M

FTCB

First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.56%

Fund size

$2.4B

Key differences

  • FTCB costs 0.10% less per year.
  • FTCB is significantly larger than DEED — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • DEED follows a index tracking strategy; FTCB uses active selection.

Side-by-side comparison

DEEDFTCB
Annual cost (TER)0.66%0.56%
Fund size (AUM)$68M$2.4B
Since20202023
Dividend yield4.19%4.85%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingactive selection
CAGR 1Y+6.9%+6.7%
CAGR 3Y+5.1%N/A
CAGR 5Y+0.3%N/A
Sharpe 3Y0.26N/A
Volatility 1Y3.99%4.11%
Max drawdown-19.94%-4.99%

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

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