First Trust vs Global X: ETF issuers compared

Every dot is one crypto 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 · CRYPTO	First Trust	Global X
Funds in the category	5	2
Made money (W–L)	0–4	0–2
Win %	0%	0%
Money made	−$62M	−$13M
Typical return	−15.3%	−2.6%
Launches · 2026	1	0
Assets	$101M	$22M
Fee per $100	$0.85	$0.67

The biggest crypto funds on each side

First Trust

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
CRPT	First Trust SkyBridge Crypto Industry and Digital Economy ETF	$94M	−39.7% ✕
BFJL	FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy Floor15 ETF - July	$4M	−4.5% ✕
BFOC	FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy Floor15 ETF - October	$2M	−15.3% ✕
BFJA	FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy Floor15 ETF - January	$899K	—
BFAP	FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy Floor15 ETF - April	$787K	−21.4% ✕

Global X

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
BITS	Global X - Blockchain & Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$21M	−37.9% ✕
BTRN	Global X - Bitcoin Trend Strategy ETF	$1M	−2.6% ✕

Twin funds: Global X is cheaper in 8 of 11. First Trust returned more in 7.

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.

CHEAPER3 – 80 tieBETTER 1Y7 – 40 tieBETTER 5Y6 – 10 tie