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First Trust vs Fidelity: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

Sectors: First Trust wins, 88% to 83% of funds made money

Every dot is one sectors fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund.

BOX SCORE · SECTORS	First Trust	Fidelity
Funds in the category	25	12
Made money (W–L)	22–3	10–2
Win %	88%	83%
Money made	$3.6B	$5.4B
Typical return	+17.4%	+12.0%
Launches · 2026	0	0
Assets	$32.2B	$41.1B
Fee per $100	$0.60	$0.08

The biggest sectors funds on each side

First Trust

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
AIRR	First Trust RBA American Industrial RenaissanceTM ETF	$8.4B	+0.5% ✓
FDN	First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund	$4.8B	−5.5% ✕
QTEC	First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund	$4.3B	+18.9% ✓
FBT	First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund	$3.1B	+45.2% ✓
FXL	First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund	$2.7B	+20.8% ✓
FTXN	First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF	$1.2B	+55.6% ✓

Fidelity

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
FTEC	Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF	$22.1B	+15.7% ✓
FHLC	Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF	$3.5B	+28.6% ✓
FIDU	Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF	$2.3B	+9.8% ✓
FNCL	Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF	$2.2B	+12.0% ✓
FENY	Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF	$2.1B	+55.7% ✓
FUTY	Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF	$2.0B	−0.2% ✕