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FTLSFirst Trust Long/Short Equity ETF

Diversifier11y track recordRanked #65 of 266 in this goal

Seeks long-term total return.

By First Trust · Launched 2014

Annual Cost

1.38%

#5,653 of 5,854 · expensive

Fund Size

$2.4B

#671 of 5,854 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+13.4%

Track Record

11 years

#1,199 of 5,854 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,124+11.2%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Long short

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 28.6% of fundwell diversified

APPLE INC
5.9%
NVIDIA CORP
3.5%
MICROSOFT CORP
3.2%
ALPHABET INC
2.7%
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY
2.5%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP
2.4%
ASML HOLDING NV
2.3%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC
2.1%
QUALCOMM INC
2.0%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP
2.0%

Asset allocation

Stocks
63.2%
Cash
36.8%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
8.5%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-20.7%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.94Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.36Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks long-term total return.
Strategy
Pursues long-term total return by establishing long and short positions in U.S. exchange-listed equity securities and ETFs. The portfolio may include securities of non-U.S. issuers and will be composed of both long and short positions, with a focus on various market capitalizations.
Inception date
September 8, 2014
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-08-03