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FVFirst Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF

Grow my money12y track recordRanked #1,007 of 2,960 in this goal

Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Index.

By First Trust · Launched 2014

Annual Cost

0.89%

#4,486 of 5,562 · expensive

Fund Size

$3.8B

#511 of 5,562 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+28.2%

Track Record

12 years

#1,171 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,532+25.3%

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

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Strategy

Index tracking

Factor

Momentum

Index tracked

Dorsey Wright Focus Five Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 6 holdings = 100.2% of funddiversified through underlying funds

First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF
20.9%
First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund
20.1%
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
20.0%
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund
19.6%
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
19.3%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management
0.2%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.7%
Cash
0.3%

By sector

Energy
34.8%
Technology
23.5%
Healthcare
20.5%
Industrials
13.9%
Consumer Cyclical
7.4%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
16.0%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-34.0%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.72Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.02Good downside protection

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Index.
Strategy
Invests primarily in ETFs that comprise the Index, attempting to replicate its performance. The Index tracks five sector- and industry-based ETFs demonstrating strong relative strength characteristics.
Inception date
March 5, 2014
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-06-19