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VTI▼ −0.4%VOO▼ −0.5%IVV▼ −0.5%SPY▼ −0.5%VXUS▲ +0.3%QQQ▼ −1.4%VUG▼ −1.2%BND▼ −0.3%VEA▲ +0.2%VTV▲ +0.2%VO▲ +0.2%IEFA▲ +0.3%SPYM▼ −0.5%VGT▼ −2.7%VB▲ +0.6%VWO▲ +0.3%IEMG▲ +0.2%AGG▼ −0.2%GLD▲ +1.6%VIG▲ +0.2%XLK▼ −2.9%IJH▲ +0.8%BNDX▼ −0.1%SCHD▲ +0.3%IWF▼ −1.2%SGOV▼ −0.3%IJR▲ +0.8%QQQM▼ −1.4%VT▼ −0.1%RSP▲ +0.8%

VTI▼ −0.4%VOO▼ −0.5%IVV▼ −0.5%SPY▼ −0.5%VXUS▲ +0.3%QQQ▼ −1.4%VUG▼ −1.2%BND▼ −0.3%VEA▲ +0.2%VTV▲ +0.2%VO▲ +0.2%IEFA▲ +0.3%SPYM▼ −0.5%VGT▼ −2.7%VB▲ +0.6%VWO▲ +0.3%IEMG▲ +0.2%AGG▼ −0.2%GLD▲ +1.6%VIG▲ +0.2%XLK▼ −2.9%IJH▲ +0.8%BNDX▼ −0.1%SCHD▲ +0.3%IWF▼ −1.2%SGOV▼ −0.3%IJR▲ +0.8%QQQM▼ −1.4%VT▼ −0.1%RSP▲ +0.8%

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First Trust333 funds · $290B

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TCW13 funds · $7.7B

First Trust made investors more money ($30.0B) and had more funds that made money (85%).

This year, all their funds · Data as of Nov 3, 2026

1M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y

Tale of the tape

FIRST TRUST LEADS5of 8 matchups called

Win %
Money made
Typical return
Income
+1 more

Tale of the tape YTD · lower fee wins

333Fundsin total13

254–45Made moneymade–lost, this year8–4

85%

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Win %funds that made money

67%

$30.0BMoney madefor investors, this year$153M

+7.5%Typical returnmiddle fund, this year+0.8%

32Launchesnew funds in 20260

$290BAssetsmoney invested$7.7B

$0.60Fee per $100paid each year · lower wins$0.41

TCW LEADS3of 8 matchups called

Fee per $100
Bonds & cash
Thematic

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Who wins each category · share of its funds that made money · YTD

First Trust 2 · TCW 2

Incomesmall sample

83%29 of 35

$9.1BMADE−$5M+10.7%TYPICAL−0.1%EIPX+30.5%BESTFLXR−0.1%Open 49 funds →US stockssmall sample

97%31 of 32

$1.8BMADE−$296K+13.0%TYPICAL−0.5%FYT+27.6%BESTGRW−0.5%Open 35 funds →Bonds & cash

$88MMADE$22M−0.4%TYPICAL+0.8%FCVT+3.0%BESTACLO+3.5%Open 31 funds →Thematicsmall sample

71%10 of 14

$7.2BMADE$20M+8.1%TYPICAL+21.2%FTXL+57.5%BESTAIFD+21.2%Open 16 funds →

Twin funds: TCW is cheaper in 3 of 5. 1-year returns split evenly.

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.

CHEAPER2 – 30 tieBETTER 1Y2 – 20 tieBETTER 5Y0 – 00 tie

US stocks · 1

First TrustFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeTCW

FTC$0.58+3.8%+7.6%Large growth—−2.1%$0.75GRW

Bonds & cash · 2

First TrustFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeTCW

FTSL$0.70+2.8%+5.0%Senior Loan—+3.6%$0.65SLNZ
FSIG$0.44+1.0%—Corporate bonds—−2.3%$0.35IGCB

Thematic · 1

First TrustFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeTCW

FAI$0.65+15.7%—Artificial Intelligence—+19.5%$0.75AIFD

Income · 1

First TrustFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeTCW

FFLX$0.75——Flexible Income—+1.0%$0.40FLXR

Squares, left to right: fee · 1 year · 5 years, coloured by who won. Most gaps come from different index rules, not fees.

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This 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.