QABAFirst Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund
Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Nasdaq OMX ABA Community Bank Index.
By First Trust · Launched 2009
Annual Cost
0.60%
#3,235 of 5,861 · average
Fund Size
$87M
#3,122 of 5,861 · mid-size
Return (1Y)Goal
+29.5%
Track Record
17 years
#668 of 5,861 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$13,472+34.7%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaCap
Small
Strategy
Index tracking
Sector
FinancialsIndex tracked
Nasdaq OMX ABA Community Bank Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 26.1% of fund✓ well diversified
Wintrust Financial Corporation
4.5%
COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC (MO)
3.5%
United Bankshares Inc
2.8%
Hancock Whitney Corporation
2.5%
Bank OZK
2.5%
Eastern Bankshares Inc
2.3%
First Financial Bankshares Inc
2.0%
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.
2.0%
International Bancshares Corp
2.0%
TFS Financial Corp
1.9%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.9%
Cash
0.1%
By sector
Financial Services
99.7%
Industrials
0.3%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
22.0%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-49.3%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.61Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
0.93Moderate downside risk
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Nasdaq OMX ABA Community Bank Index.
- Strategy
- Invests at least 90% of net assets in securities that comprise the Nasdaq OMX ABA Community Bank Index using an indexing investment approach. The Fund is concentrated in financial companies and may invest in various market capitalizations, with securities weighted according to market capitalization.
- Inception date
- June 29, 2009
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-08-04