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FTGCFirst TrustACTIVE

FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VII

$30.59+0.39% vs prior close
233252-WK

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

The First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks total return and a relatively stable risk profile while providing investors with commodity exposure.

Price & daily flows
30.629.227.830.59DAILY 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 +31.7% so far this year. At 0.95% a year it is not the cheapest way in — KEUA has a reported fee of 0.79%.

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

$2.2Bassets under management
0.95%expense ratio · $95 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
551Kavg daily volume, 30 days
33holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed October 10, 2023 · beta -0.04
Sector weights
Other100%
Cash & Others100%
Government55.93%
Mutual fund32.56%
Agency11.51%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-1.3%
1 month-1.8%
3 months+12.8%
6 months+6.5%
YTD+31.7%
1 year+18.8%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

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

The risk read
10%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
23%realized volatility, 1 year
-17.1%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-3.2%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
518Kshares traded
The case against FTGC

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-92bp on fee · 19× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-91bp on fee · 15× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$190.2B+$2.3B-88bp on fee · 88× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
AGRH iShares Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF0.13%$7862.98T—-82bp on fee · 3618564× the assetsHead-to-head
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF0.09%$166.1B+$2.2B-86bp on fee · 76× the assets · +$2.2B in over the monthHead-to-head
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