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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 thematic fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund.
| BOX SCORE · THEMATIC | First Trust | Roundhill |
|---|---|---|
| Funds in the category | 15 | 8 |
| Made money (W–L) | 10–4 | 2–3 |
| Win % | 71% | 40% |
| Money made | $7.7B | $502M |
| Typical return | +9.4% | −2.7% |
| Launches · 2026 | 1 | 3 |
| Assets | $41.3B | $27.5B |
| Fee per $100 | $0.62 | $0.59 |
| Fund | Name | Assets | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIBR | First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF | $18.7B | +35.2% ✓ |
| GRID | First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund | $11.5B | +8.5% ✓ |
| EMLP | First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund | $4.2B | +21.4% ✓ |
| SKYY | First Trust Cloud Computing ETF | $3.6B | +18.6% ✓ |
| FTXL | First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF | $1.2B | +81.6% ✓ |
| ROBT | First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF | $765M | +4.2% ✓ |
| Fund | Name | Assets | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRAM | Roundhill Memory ETF | $20.1B | — |
| MAGS | Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF | $5.4B | +3.4% ✓ |
| CHAT | Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF | $1.7B | +24.5% ✓ |
| NCLD | Roundhill Neocloud ETF | $106M | — |
| HUMN | Roundhill Investments - Roundhill Humanoid Robotics ETF | $89M | −7.6% ✕ |
| MARS | Roundhill ETF Trust - Roundhill Space & Technology ETF | $42M | — |
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.