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First Trust ETFs: 258 of 296 made money | ETF Tracker

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VTI▼ −0.4%VOO▼ −0.5%IVV▼ −0.5%SPY▼ −0.5%VXUS▲ +0.3%QQQ▼ −1.4%VUG▼ −1.2%BND▼ −0.3%VEA▲ +0.2%VTV▲ +0.2%VO▲ +0.2%IEFA▲ +0.3%SPYM▼ −0.5%VGT▼ −2.7%VB▲ +0.6%VWO▲ +0.3%IEMG▲ +0.2%AGG▼ −0.2%GLD▲ +1.6%VIG▲ +0.2%XLK▼ −2.9%IJH▲ +0.8%BNDX▼ −0.1%SCHD▲ +0.3%IWF▼ −1.2%SGOV▼ −0.3%IJR▲ +0.8%QQQM▼ −1.4%VT▼ −0.1%RSP▲ +0.8%

VTI▼ −0.4%VOO▼ −0.5%IVV▼ −0.5%SPY▼ −0.5%VXUS▲ +0.3%QQQ▼ −1.4%VUG▼ −1.2%BND▼ −0.3%VEA▲ +0.2%VTV▲ +0.2%VO▲ +0.2%IEFA▲ +0.3%SPYM▼ −0.5%VGT▼ −2.7%VB▲ +0.6%VWO▲ +0.3%IEMG▲ +0.2%AGG▼ −0.2%GLD▲ +1.6%VIG▲ +0.2%XLK▼ −2.9%IJH▲ +0.8%BNDX▼ −0.1%SCHD▲ +0.3%IWF▼ −1.2%SGOV▼ −0.3%IJR▲ +0.8%QQQM▼ −1.4%VT▼ −0.1%RSP▲ +0.8%

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First Trust

333 funds

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1Y record: 258–38
Made money: 87%
Money made: $32.0B
Typical return: +9.2%

1-year record · funds that made money

258–3887%

$32.0B made · typical fund +9.2% · all ETFs 73%

At a glance · 1 yeartap a tile for its tab

Funds3332nd most of 93
Assets$290B

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1% of all ETF money

Win % · 1Y87%258 of 296 · all 73%

Money made · 1Y$32.0B7th most of 92 issuers

Typical return+9.2%middle fund · all +6.7%

Hot streak—weekly scores not in yet

Fee per $100$0.6056th lowest of 93

Launches · 20263235 in 12 months

Overview Funds333 Record Launches32 Coverage Versus Feed Education

Data as of Nov 3, 2026 · a scoreboard, not advice

Table Whole basket Depth chart

All 333 Made money 258 Lost money 38 No 1Y yet 37

11 categories · buffered and income are 46% of its funds

Made money Lost money Under a year old

Buffered

105 funds94–0

BUFR+11%FT Vest Laddered Buffer$10.9B
BUFD+9%FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer$2.2B
BUFQ+10%FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer$1.7B
FJAN+11%FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - January$1.5B
FMAY+8%FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - May$1.5B

+100 more

Income

47 funds30–5

RDVY+19%Rising Dividend Achievers$25.5B
SDVY+15%SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers$11.1B
FDL+33%Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index$8.4B
FVD+17%Value Line Dividend Index$8.1B
FPE−2%Preferred Securities and Income$5.8B

+42 more

International

37 funds31–4

WCMI+9%WCM International Equity$2.2B
FDT+19%Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX$1.4B
FEM+17%Emerging Markets AlphaDEX$756M
FEP+15%Europe AlphaDEX$484M
FJP+13%Japan AlphaDEX$263M

+32 more

US stocks

34 funds31–1

QQEW+5%Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight$1.8B
FEX+20%Large Cap Core AlphaDEX$1.6B
FTA+30%Large Cap Value AlphaDEX$1.5B
FNX+16%Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX$1.4B
FYX+29%Small Cap Core AlphaDEX$1.4B

+29 more

Unsorted

26 funds22–3

FTCS+15%Capital Strength$7.9B
FV+20%Dorsey Wright Focus 5$3.9B
FTLS+7%Long/Short Equity$2.6B
FIW+5%Water$1.8B
NXTG+33%Indxx NextG$532M

+21 more

Bonds & cash

25 funds13–12

FTSM+3%Enhanced Short Maturity$6.8B
LMBS+2%Low Duration Opportunities$6.6B
UCON−1%Smith Unconstrained Bond$3.1B
FIXD−2%Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income$2.8B
FTCB−1%Core Investment Grade$2.8B

+20 more

Sectors

25 funds22–3

AIRR+1%RBA American Industrial RenaissanceTM$8.4B
FDN−6%Dow Jones Internet Index$4.8B
QTEC+19%NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index$4.3B
FBT+45%NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index$3.1B
FXL+21%Technology AlphaDEX$2.7B

+20 more

4 more categories

34 funds

Thematic15
Thematic income8
Commodities6
Crypto5

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