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FMFFirst Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund

Diversifier13y track recordRanked #100 of 281 in this goal

Seeks to provide investors with positive returns.

By First Trust · Launched 2013

Annual Cost

0.98%

#5,220 of 6,040 · expensive

Fund Size

$272M

#2,185 of 6,040 · mid-size

Return (1Y)

+14.0%

Track Record

13 years

#1,092 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,549+15.5%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Region

Global

Strategy

Managed futures

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 104.7% of fundconcentrated

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds
27.6%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
27.6%
United States Treasury Bills
11.8%
United States Treasury Bills
9.9%
United States Treasury Bills
9.8%
United States Treasury Bills
7.9%
United States Treasury Bills
5.9%
United States Treasury Notes
2.7%
NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE, INC.RBK6
1.0%
NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE, INC.HOK6
0.5%

Asset allocation

Cash
81.9%
Other
18.1%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
9.6%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-15.1%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.28Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.39Moderate downside risk

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to provide investors with positive returns.
Strategy
Actively manages a portfolio of exchange-listed futures to achieve positive returns that are not directly correlated to broad market equity or fixed income returns. Provides exposure to U.S. and non-U.S. markets, including emerging markets.
Inception date
August 1, 2013
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-09-18