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XPND vs RND

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

XPND

First Trust Expanded Technology ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.65%

Fund size

$37M

RND

First Trust Bloomberg R&D Leaders ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.60%

Fund size

$5M

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.
  • XPND follows a active selection strategy; RND uses index tracking.

Side-by-side comparison

XPNDRND
Annual cost (TER)0.65%0.60%
Fund size (AUM)$37M$5M
Since20212024
Dividend yield0.10%0.00%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyactive selectionindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+27.8%+27.9%
CAGR 3Y+28.9%N/A
CAGR 5YN/AN/A
Sharpe 3Y1.14N/A
Volatility 1Y17.70%15.83%
Max drawdown-38.00%-23.52%

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

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