NEOS vs First Trust: ETF issuers compared

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NEOS vs First Trust: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

Thematic income: First Trust wins, 67% to 0% of funds made money

Every dot is one thematic income 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 · THEMATIC INCOME	NEOS	First Trust
Funds in the category	2	8
Made money (W–L)	0–1	2–1
Win %	0%	67%
Money made	−$535M	$572M
Typical return	−28.7%	+12.8%
Launches · 2026	1	5
Assets	$1.6B	$5.1B
Fee per $100	$0.99	$0.54

The biggest thematic income funds on each side

NEOS

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
BTCI	NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF	$1.3B	−28.7% ✕
XBCI	NEOS Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF	$232M	—

First Trust

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
TDIV	First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund	$4.4B	+13.1% ✓
TDVI	FT Vest Technology Dividend Target Income ETF	$660M	+12.8% ✓
DFII	FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income ETF	$20M	−29.8% ✕
XVTS	First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV - FT Vest TSLA & Target Income ETF	$7M	—
XVNV	First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV - FT Vest NVDA & Target Income ETF	$5M	—
XVPT	FT Vest PLTR & Target Income ETF	$5M	—

Tale of the tape

Thematic income: First Trust wins, 67% to 0% of funds made money

The biggest thematic income funds on each side

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