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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 international fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund.
| BOX SCORE · INTERNATIONAL | J.P. Morgan | First Trust |
|---|---|---|
| Funds in the category | 15 | 37 |
| Made money (W–L) | 14–0 | 31–4 |
| Win % | 100% | 89% |
| Money made | $10.4B | $875M |
| Typical return | +13.5% | +10.5% |
| Launches · 2026 | 1 | 2 |
| Assets | $79.5B | $7.7B |
| Fee per $100 | $0.23 | $0.79 |
| Fund | Name | Assets | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBJP | JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF | $19.2B | +16.7% ✓ |
| BBCA | JPMorgan BetaBuilders Canada ETF | $12.1B | +22.2% ✓ |
| JIRE | JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF | $11.0B | +12.5% ✓ |
| BBEU | JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF | $9.0B | +11.2% ✓ |
| BBAX | JPMorgan BetaBuilders Developed Asia Pacific ex-Japan ETF | $6.8B | +13.5% ✓ |
| BBIN | JPMorgan BetaBuilders International Equity ETF | $6.5B | +13.1% ✓ |
| Fund | Name | Assets | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| WCMI | First Trust WCM International Equity ETF | $2.1B | +10.5% ✓ |
| FDT | First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund | $1.4B | +20.1% ✓ |
| FEM | First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund | $777M | +19.6% ✓ |
| FEP | First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund | $483M | +13.6% ✓ |
| FJP | First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund | $271M | +14.9% ✓ |
| FPXI | First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF | $211M | +7.5% ✓ |
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.