First Trust SSI Strategic Convertible Securities ETF

The First Trust SSI Strategic Convertible Securities ETF’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek total return.

$46.16

Key Metrics

TER 0.95% per year
Distribution policy Distributing
Fund size USD 101 M
Inception date November 3, 2015
Holdings 125
Fund currency USD
Fund domicile US
Provider First Trust
For full official fund details, factsheets, and holdings, visit ftportfolios.com (opens in new tab).

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Fund Size
Dividend
Fees
Current
SSI Strategic Convertible Securities ETF FCVT
Fund Size
$102M
Dividend
1.1%
Fees
0.95%

Historical Return

Last updated: Oct 15, 2026
1 Year +3.9% +1.1% Div
3 Years (avg.) +14.8% +1.1% Div
5 Years (avg.) -2.2% +1.1% Div

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Oct 15, 2026

Volatility

19.30% 1 Year
14.90% 3 Years
16.69% 5 Years
16.01% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-15.58% 1 Year
-15.73% 3 Years
-45.48% 5 Years
-47.09% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

0.05 1 Year
0.67 3 Years
-0.30 5 Years
0.19 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Oct 15, 2026
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
2015 -2.5% 1.7% 4.7% 2.4% 5.7% 11.7% 7.4% 3.0% 3.2% 4.0% 5.2%
2016 6.1% 8.5% 4.1% 7.9% 14.7% 9.2% 3.8% 4.0% 4.8% 6.0%
2017 10.9% 3.0% 8.5% 17.0% 9.8% 3.4% 3.7% 4.6% 6.0%
2018 -4.3% 7.3% 19.1% 9.5% 1.9% 2.5% 3.8% 5.4%
2019 20.3% 32.9% 14.6% 3.5% 3.9% 5.2% 6.9%
2020 46.7% 11.8% -1.5% 0.2% 2.4% 4.8%
2021 -14.8% -19.3% -11.7% -6.4% -2.1%
2022 -23.6% -10.2% -3.4% 1.4%
2023 5.6% 8.5% 11.5%
2024 11.6% 14.5%
2025 17.6%

Distributions

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Oct 15, 2026

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%
27%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 5%
15%
1y 3y N/A N/A
5 - 10%
13%
1y 3y N/A N/A
10 - 15%
12%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 20%
7%
1y 3y N/A N/A
20 - 30%
8%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 40%
5%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 40%
14%
1y 3y N/A N/A

P/E Ratio Distribution

< 0
32%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 10
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
10 - 15
7%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 20
11%
1y 3y N/A N/A
20 - 25
8%
1y 3y N/A N/A
25 - 35
5%
1y 3y N/A N/A
35 - 50
14%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 50
24%
1y 3y N/A N/A

Discounted Cash Flow

Weighted Average Undervaluation
N/A
Undervalued
> 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
45 - 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 45%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 30%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Fair (&plusmn;15%)
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Overvalued
15 - 30%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 45%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
45 - 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A

Market Cap Size Distribution

Micro Cap
0.0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Small Cap
1.9%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mid Cap
21.2%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Large Cap
59.3%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mega Cap
17.6%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Micro: < $300M Small: $300M–$2B Mid: $2B–$10B Large: $10B–$200B Mega: > $200B

Portfolio Concentration

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Oct 15, 2026
15.9% Top 5 Holdings
26.6% Top 10 Holdings
67.8% Top 50 Holdings
95.4% Top 100 Holdings
Top 5 Companies
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3.4%
GOOG Alphabet Inc
3.4%
WDC Western Digital Corp.
3.3%
GOOG Alphabet Inc
3.0%
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc
2.7%

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Average metrics of all companies in portfolio

Last updated: Oct 11, 2026
Market
Average
Market Cap The market value of the company. It's calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of outstanding shares. $2.65T -
Dividend Yield Yearly payout to shareholders per share. The percentage indicates the payout in relation to the share price. 0.57% 1.22%
Beta Indicates the relationship between the price performance of a share and the market. 1.45 -
P/E Ratio Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate that the stock is undervalued or investors aren't expecting high growth. A high ratio could indicate that the stock is overvalued or investors are expecting high growth. 45.15 37.37
Negative P/E Ratio a negative P/E ratio shows that the company is not profitable, and it shows how many years it would take the company to lose its entire market capitalisation if it did not change anything -48.75 -
Profitable Companies 66% -
PEG The ratio between the P/E ratio and the growth rate of the company's earnings per share in the last twelve months. A lower PEG could mean that a stock is undervalued. 17.14 9.23
Price to Sales Ratio Market cap divided by the revenue in the most recent year. 8.83 6.04
Price to Book Ratio Price to Book Ratio is the Market cap divided by the Book value of the company 9.14 6.05
Market
Average
Enterprise Value to EBIT Enterprise Value divided by EBIT 18.53 12.34
Enterprise Value to Revenue Enterprise value divided by revenue 12.86 4.76
Total Debt to Enterprise Value Total debt divided by enterprise value 0.18 0.06
Debt to Equity A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. However, the ratio is difficult to compare between industries where common amounts of debt vary. 0.57 -0.58
Profit Margin Net income divided by revenue of the last 4 quarters. It indicates the company's profitability. 6.96% 25.03%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) The rate at which the company's net income has increased to the same quarter one year ago. +44.1% +61.1%
Return on Equity Equity divided by market cap. 14.22% 34.98%
Return on Assets Indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets. -1.50% 14.50%
Return on Invested Capital Return on invested capital (ROIC) is net income after dividends divided by the sum of debt and equity. It shows how effective a company is at turning capital invested by shareholders and other debtholders into profits. 7.40% 23.15%

Sectors

Manufacturing 41.9%
Information 19.8%
Finance and Insurance 7.6%
Utilities 6.9%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 5.4%
Retail Trade 2.5%
Transportation and Warehousing 1.0%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 0.9%
Financial Services 0.7%
Health Care and Social Assistance 0.6%
Accommodation and Food Services 0.5%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 0.4%
Construction 0.4%
Other 11.4%

Countries

United States 80.7%
Other 8.7%
Netherlands 6.1%
Australia 1.4%
Bermuda 0.9%
United Kingdom 0.9%
Hong Kong 0.5%
Canada 0.5%
Switzerland 0.4%

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Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate undervaluation.

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Ratio of dividends in the last 12 months to current share price.

0% 3%

Revenue increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Net income increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Profitability of the last quarter.

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A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. The ratio is difficult to compare between industries.

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Discounted cash flow valuation vs. current price. Positive = undervalued, negative = overvalued.

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Market Cap $53.06B
P/E Ratio 850.3
Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $3.21M
Weight 3.18%

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P/E Ratio 17.3
Dividends 0.2%
Total Investment $3.2M
Weight 3.18%

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P/E Ratio 14.6
Dividends 0.1%
Total Investment $3.12M
Weight 3.09%

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P/E Ratio 17.3
Dividends 0.2%
Total Investment $2.84M
Weight 2.81%

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P/E Ratio -11.9
Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $2.57M
Weight 2.55%

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P/E Ratio 38.4
Dividends 0.3%
Total Investment $2.19M
Weight 2.17%

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P/E Ratio 71.3
Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $2.17M
Weight 2.15%

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P/E Ratio 17.3
Dividends 3.1%
Total Investment $1.84M
Weight 1.82%

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P/E Ratio 37.7
Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $1.72M
Weight 1.71%

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P/E Ratio 36.5
Dividends 0.8%
Total Investment $1.57M
Weight 1.56%

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P/E Ratio 49.1
Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $1.53M
Weight 1.52%

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P/E Ratio -116.0
Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $1.47M
Weight 1.46%

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P/E Ratio 116.8
Dividends 1.4%
Total Investment $1.4M
Weight 1.39%

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P/E Ratio -48.0
Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $1.4M
Weight 1.38%

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P/E Ratio -11.9
Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $1.36M
Weight 1.35%

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P/E Ratio 104.7
Dividends 2.4%
Total Investment $1.32M
Weight 1.30%

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P/E Ratio 40.4
Dividends 0.4%
Total Investment $1.15M
Weight 1.14%

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P/E Ratio 49.9
Dividends 0.1%
Total Investment $1.14M
Weight 1.13%

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