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RNDFirst Trust Bloomberg R&D Leaders ETF

Grow my money2y track recordRanked #2,608 of 2,960 in this goal

Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Bloomberg R&D Leaders Select Index.

By First Trust · Launched 2024

Annual Cost

0.60%

#3,108 of 5,562 · average

Fund Size

$5M

#5,090 of 5,562 · small

Return (1Y)Goal

+23.3%

Track Record

2 years

#3,544 of 5,562 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,350+23.5%

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

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index tracking

Factor

Quality

Index tracked

Bloomberg R&D Leaders Select Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 62.3% of fundconcentrated

Alphabet Inc
10.0%
Apple Inc
8.3%
Amazon.com Inc
8.2%
NVIDIA Corp
7.8%
Microsoft Corp
7.3%
Eli Lilly & Co
5.5%
Broadcom Inc
4.1%
Tesla Inc
3.9%
AbbVie Inc
3.8%
Meta Platforms Inc
3.5%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.9%
Cash
0.1%

By sector

Technology
47.2%
Consumer Cyclical
15.7%
Communication
13.3%
Healthcare
13.3%
Industrials
7.4%
Consumer Defensive
1.2%
Financial Services
1.1%
Basic Materials
0.9%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
16.4%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-23.5%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Bloomberg R&D Leaders Select Index.
Strategy
Invests primarily in securities that comprise the Bloomberg R&D Leaders Select Index using a full replication strategy. The Index includes the top 50 companies with significant R&D expenditures.
Inception date
April 30, 2024
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-06-19