Amplify vs First Trust: ETF issuers compared

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Amplify vs First Trust: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

Thematic income: First Trust wins, 67% to 0% of funds made money

Every dot is one thematic income fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund. Small sample: fewer than 3 funds on a side.

BOX SCORE · THEMATIC INCOME	Amplify	First Trust
Funds in the category	2	8
Made money (W–L)	0–2	2–1
Win %	0%	67%
Money made	−$12M	$572M
Typical return	−36.4%	+12.8%
Launches · 2026	0	5
Assets	$21M	$5.1B
Fee per $100	$0.65	$0.54

The biggest thematic income funds on each side

Amplify

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
BITY	Amplify Bitcoin 2% Monthly Option Income ETF	$12M	−36.4% ✕
BAGY	Amplify Bitcoin Max Income Covered Call ETF	$9M	−38.7% ✕

First Trust

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
TDIV	First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund	$4.4B	+13.1% ✓
TDVI	FT Vest Technology Dividend Target Income ETF	$660M	+12.8% ✓
DFII	FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income ETF	$20M	−29.8% ✕
XVTS	First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV - FT Vest TSLA & Target Income ETF	$7M	—
XVNV	First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV - FT Vest NVDA & Target Income ETF	$5M	—
XVPT	FT Vest PLTR & Target Income ETF	$5M	—

Who wins each category · share of its funds that made money · 1Y

Thematic income: First Trust wins, 67% to 0% of funds made money

The biggest thematic income funds on each side

Amplify

First Trust

Twin funds: First Trust is cheaper in 3 of 5. Amplify returned more in 2.

Bonds & cash · 1

Sectors · 1

Thematic · 2

Income · 1

Tale of the tape

Thematic income: First Trust wins, 67% to 0% of funds made money

The biggest thematic income funds on each side

A Amplify

FT First Trust

Bonds & cash · 1

Sectors · 1

Thematic · 2

Income · 1

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