First Trust vs Innovator: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

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First Trust vs Innovator: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

International: Innovator wins, 100% to 89% of funds made money

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

BOX SCORE · INTERNATIONAL	First Trust	Innovator
Funds in the category	37	19
Made money (W–L)	31–4	18–0
Win %	89%	100%
Money made	$809M	$161M
Typical return	+11.0%	+9.1%
Launches · 2026	2	1
Assets	$7.7B	$2.2B
Fee per $100	$0.79	$0.86

The biggest international funds on each side

First Trust

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
WCMI	First Trust WCM International Equity ETF	$2.2B	+8.9% ✓
FDT	First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund	$1.4B	+18.9% ✓
FEM	First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund	$756M	+17.2% ✓
FEP	First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund	$484M	+14.7% ✓
FJP	First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund	$263M	+13.5% ✓
IFV	First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF	$209M	−0.7% ✕

Innovator

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
IJUL	Innovator Intl Developed Power Buffer ETF	$256M	+9.8% ✓
IJAN	Innovator International Developed Power Buffer ETF - January	$226M	+8.5% ✓
EJUL	Innovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF	$210M	+1.1% ✓
IOCT	Innovator Intl Developed Power Buffer ETF	$200M	+10.4% ✓
IAPR	Innovator Intl Developed Power Buffer ETF	$190M	+10.6% ✓
EJAN	Innovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF - January	$141M	+8.8% ✓