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FMFFirst Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund

Diversifier12y track recordRanked #101 of 240 in this goal

Seeks to provide investors with positive returns.

By First Trust · Launched 2013

Annual Cost

0.98%

#4,853 of 5,562 · expensive

Fund Size

$260M

#2,089 of 5,562 · mid-size

Return (1Y)Goal

+18.2%

Track Record

12 years

#1,100 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,667+16.7%

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

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Region

Global

Strategy

Managed futures

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 93.4% of fundconcentrated

MSILF Treasury Portfolio
22.9%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management
22.9%
US TREASURY N/B
14.9%
TREASURY BILL
9.7%
TREASURY BILL
9.7%
TREASURY BILL
5.3%
TREASURY BILL
3.9%
US TREASURY N/B
3.3%
COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC.SIH6
0.5%
BOARD OF TRADE OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, INC.W H6
0.3%

Asset allocation

Cash
79.0%
Other
21.0%

Risk profile

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

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-16.9%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.32Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.45Moderate downside risk

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to provide investors with positive returns.
Strategy
Actively managed fund investing primarily in exchange-listed futures to achieve positive returns uncorrelated to equity or fixed income markets. Utilizes a variety of qualitative and quantitative approaches to capture price movements across global futures markets.
Inception date
August 1, 2013
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-06-19