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LFEQ vs FTLS

VanEck Long/Flat Trend ETF vs First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF

LFEQ

VanEck Long/Flat Trend ETF

VanEck

Annual cost

0.58%

Fund size

$29M

FTLS

First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

1.38%

Fund size

$2.3B

Key differences

  • LFEQ costs 0.80% less per year.
  • FTLS is significantly larger than LFEQ — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • LFEQ follows a tactical allocation strategy; FTLS uses long short.
  • Over the last 3 years, LFEQ has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

LFEQFTLS
Annual cost (TER)0.58%1.38%
Fund size (AUM)$29M$2.3B
Since20172014
Dividend yield0.86%0.91%
Asset classalternativealternative
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategytactical allocationlong short
CAGR 1Y+30.3%+15.8%
CAGR 3Y+18.9%+14.6%
CAGR 5Y+10.4%+10.7%
Sharpe 3Y1.021.07
Volatility 1Y12.11%8.19%
Max drawdown-35.19%-20.54%

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

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