ILDRFirst Trust Innovation Leaders ETF
Seeks capital appreciation.
By First Trust · Launched 2021
Annual Cost
0.75%
#3,918 of 5,854 · average
Fund Size
$302M
#1,976 of 5,854 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+18.4%
Track Record
5 years
#2,330 of 5,854 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,256+22.6%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaCap
Multi cap
Strategy
Active selection
Sector
Information technologyFocus
General Innovation
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 42.9% of fundmoderately concentrated
NVIDIA Corp.
7.3%
Amazon.com, Inc.
5.5%
Alphabet Inc.
5.4%
Eli Lilly & Co.
4.2%
Schneider Electric SE
4.0%
Broadcom Inc
3.9%
Microsoft Corp.
3.9%
Oracle Corp.
3.3%
Micron Technology Inc.
2.7%
Siemens Energy AG
2.6%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.7%
Cash
0.3%
By sector
Technology
47.4%
Healthcare
15.3%
Industrials
13.8%
Consumer Cyclical
8.9%
Communication
8.5%
Financial Services
2.9%
Energy
1.7%
Utilities
1.5%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
24.4%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-44.6%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.91Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.30Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks capital appreciation.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in common stock and depository receipts of U.S. and non-U.S. companies that may benefit from scientific and technological innovation. Concentrated in the information technology sector, the Fund identifies emerging opportunities through a top-down theme identification process and bottom-up stock selection.
- Inception date
- May 25, 2021
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-08-04