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First Trust made investors more money ($34.2B) and had more funds that made money (85%).
The past year, all their funds · Data as of Oct 30, 2026
Tale of the tape 1Y · lower fee wins
Every dot is one bonds & cash fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund.
| BOX SCORE · BONDS & CASH | DoubleLine | First Trust |
|---|---|---|
| Funds in the category | 4 | 25 |
| Made money (W–L) | 0–2 | 12–13 |
| Win % | 0% | 48% |
| Money made | −$18M | $215M |
| Typical return | −0.8% | −0.3% |
| Launches · 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Assets | $2.0B | $34.6B |
| Fee per $100 | $0.40 | $0.55 |
| Fund | Name | Assets | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| DBND | DoubleLine Opportunistic Core Bond ETF | $819M | −1.5% ✕ |
| DMBS | Doubleline Etf Trust - Mortgage ETF | $685M | −0.8% ✕ |
| DLUX | DoubleLine Ultrashort Income ETF | $271M | — |
| DSCO | DoubleLine Securitized Credit ETF | $239M | — |
| Fund | Name | Assets | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTSM | First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF | $6.8B | +3.5% ✓ |
| LMBS | First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF | $6.5B | +1.4% ✓ |
| UCON | First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF | $3.1B | −1.2% ✕ |
| FIXD | First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF | $2.8B | −2.7% ✕ |
| FTCB | First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF | $2.7B | −1.9% ✕ |
| FTSL | First Trust Senior Loan Fund | $2.5B | +3.1% ✓ |
Pairs that hold the same market. Fee = per $100 a year. Returns within 0.1 points are a tie; 5-year returns are per year.
Squares, left to right: fee · 1 year · 5 years, coloured by who won. Most gaps come from different index rules, not fees.
The past year. Win % counts funds, not dollars; money made is estimated from each fund’s assets and return. Categories with fewer than 3 funds on a side are flagged. Not advice.