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FIXDFirst TrustACTIVE

FIRST TRUST TCW OPPORTUNISTIC FIXED INCOME ETF

$41.27-0.22% vs prior close
414552-WK

Price through Sep 30 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 2. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 2.

The First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund. The Fund's investment objective is to seek to maximize long-term total return. Under normal market conditions, the Fund pursues its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in fixed income securities.

Price & daily flows
43.542.741.941.27DAILY NET FLOWMar 31Jun 1Jul 30Sep 30

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -6.9% so far this year. At 0.65% a year it is not the cheapest way in — REMG has a reported fee of 0.16%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$5.3Bassets under management
0.65%expense ratio · $65 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
651Kavg daily volume, 30 days
75holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed October 1, 2023 · beta 0.15
Sector weights
Other100%
Cash & Others99.99%
Securitized42.69%
Government39.11%
Corporate16.3%
Cash1.34%
Loans0.68%
Agency0.41%
Municipal0.38%
Communications0.08%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.9%
1 month-3.3%
3 months-5.4%
6 months-5.3%
YTD-6.9%
1 year-7.5%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
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1 month—
3 months—
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CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
6%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
5%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-8.2%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
1.8Mshares traded
The case against FIXD

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FIXD on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16.3B+$489M-62bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$489M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$122.8B+$2.3B-60bp on fee · 23× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTS State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF0.03%$7.5B+$1.4B-62bp on fee · +$1.4B in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-61bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-61bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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