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RND vs XPND

First Trust Bloomberg R&D Leaders ETF vs First Trust Expanded Technology ETF

RND

First Trust Bloomberg R&D Leaders ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.60%

Fund size

$5M

XPND

First Trust Expanded Technology ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.65%

Fund size

$37M

Key differences

  • RND costs 0.05% less per year.
  • XPND is significantly larger than RND — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • RND follows a index tracking strategy; XPND uses active selection.

Side-by-side comparison

RNDXPND
Annual cost (TER)0.60%0.65%
Fund size (AUM)$5M$37M
Since20242021
Dividend yield0.00%0.10%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingactive selection
CAGR 1Y+27.9%+27.8%
CAGR 3YN/A+28.9%
CAGR 5YN/AN/A
Sharpe 3YN/A1.14
Volatility 1Y15.83%17.70%
Max drawdown-23.52%-38.00%

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

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