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GRID vs CARZ

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund vs First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF

GRID

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund

First Trust

Annual cost

0.56%

Fund size

$10.0B

CARZ

First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.70%

Fund size

$51M

Key differences

  • GRID costs 0.14% less per year.
  • GRID is significantly larger than CARZ — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, CARZ has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

GRIDCARZ
Annual cost (TER)0.56%0.70%
Fund size (AUM)$10.0B$51M
Since20092011
Dividend yield0.79%1.62%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+52.2%+114.2%
CAGR 3Y+26.8%+35.1%
CAGR 5Y+18.8%+18.4%
Sharpe 3Y1.131.13
Volatility 1Y19.42%26.03%
Max drawdown-40.56%-51.20%

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

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