First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS)

Key Metrics

TER 1.38% per year

Distribution policy Distributing

Fund size USD 2,201 M

Inception date September 8, 2014

Holdings 382

Fund currency USD

Fund domicile US

Provider First Trust

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Historical Return

Last updated: Jul 01, 2026

1 Year +11.4% +0.9% Div

3 Years (avg.) +11.8% +0.9% Div

5 Years (avg.) +8.6% +0.9% Div

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Jul 01, 2026

Volatility

8.07% 1 Year

9.62% 3 Years

10.38% 5 Years

11.13% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-3.80% 1 Year

-11.90% 3 Years

-11.90% 5 Years

-20.53% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

0.71 1 Year

0.71 3 Years

0.41 5 Years

0.41 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Jul 01, 2026

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
2014	5.2%	5.0%	5.5%	7.4%	4.5%	6.3%	5.6%	7.3%	5.8%	6.8%	7.7%	7.7%
2015		4.9%	5.6%	8.2%	4.4%	6.5%	5.7%	7.6%	5.8%	7.0%	7.9%	7.9%
2016			6.4%	9.8%	4.2%	6.9%	5.8%	8.1%	6.0%	7.2%	8.3%	8.2%
2017				13.4%	3.1%	7.0%	5.7%	8.4%	5.9%	7.3%	8.5%	8.5%
2018					-6.2%	4.0%	3.2%	7.2%	4.5%	6.4%	7.9%	7.9%
2019						15.3%	8.3%	12.1%	7.3%	9.1%	10.4%	10.0%
2020							1.7%	10.6%	4.8%	7.6%	9.4%	9.2%
2021								20.3%	6.3%	9.6%	11.5%	10.7%
2022									-6.0%	4.6%	8.7%	8.5%
2023										16.4%	16.8%	13.8%
2024											17.3%	12.5%
2025												7.9%

Distributions

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Jul 01, 2026

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 5%

1y 3y N/A N/A

5 - 10%

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15%

16%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 30%

21%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 40%

29%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 40%

12%

1y 3y N/A N/A

P/E Ratio Distribution

< 0

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 10

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20

16%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 25

15%

1y 3y N/A N/A

25 - 35

37%

1y 3y N/A N/A

35 - 50

12%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 50

14%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Discounted Cash Flow

Weighted Average Undervaluation

N/A

Undervalued

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Fair (±15%)

1y 3y N/A N/A

Overvalued

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Market Cap Size Distribution

Micro Cap

0.0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Small Cap

0.0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mid Cap

1.7%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Large Cap

42.1%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mega Cap

56.1%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Micro: < $300M Small: $300M–$2B Mid: $2B–$10B Large: $10B–$200B Mega: > $200B

Average metrics of all companies in portfolio

Last updated: Jun 28, 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.	$1.57T	-
Dividend Yield Yearly payout to shareholders per share. The percentage indicates the payout in relation to the share price.	0.89%	2.01%
Beta Indicates the relationship between the price performance of a share and the market.	1.14	-
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.	32.99	28.61
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	-	-
Profitable Companies	100%	-
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.	30.72	18.04
Price to Sales Ratio Market cap divided by the revenue in the most recent year.	11.36	8.09
Price to Book Ratio Price to Book Ratio is the Market cap divided by the Book value of the company	15.89	10.18

Market
Average

Enterprise Value to EBIT Enterprise Value divided by EBIT	28.81	20.33
Enterprise Value to Revenue Enterprise value divided by revenue	9.28	7.98
Total Debt to Enterprise Value Total debt divided by enterprise value	0.11	0.04
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.	1.03	0.27
Profit Margin Net income divided by revenue of the last 4 quarters. It indicates the company's profitability.	26.62%	20.81%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) The rate at which the company's net income has increased to the same quarter one year ago.	+50.1%	-118.0%
Return on Equity Equity divided by market cap.	37.99%	2.67%
Return on Assets Indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets.	17.68%	4.17%
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.	29.00%	3.72%

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$0B >$1T

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

<0 >50

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.

<-30% >30%

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

<0 >3

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

<-50% >+100%

Market Cap

P/E Ratio

Total Investment

Weight

Apple Inc

AAPL - Manufacturing

Market Cap $4.17T

P/E Ratio 34.2

Dividends 0.4%

Total Investment $133.66M

Weight 6.07%

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Microsoft Corporation

MSFT - Information

Market Cap $2.77T

P/E Ratio 22.1

Dividends 1.0%

Total Investment $117.36M

Weight 5.33%

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Alphabet Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class C

GOOG - Information

Market Cap $4.08T

P/E Ratio 25.5

Dividends 0.3%

Total Investment $101.27M

Weight 4.60%

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NVIDIA Corp

NVDA - Manufacturing

Market Cap $4.66T

P/E Ratio 29.3

Dividends 0.1%

Total Investment $99.56M

Weight 4.52%

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Amazon.com Inc.

AMZN - Retail Trade

Market Cap $2.5T

P/E Ratio 27.4

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $82.67M

Weight 3.76%

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Meta Platforms Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

META - Information

Market Cap $1.4T

P/E Ratio 19.7

Dividends 0.4%

Total Investment $60.38M

Weight 2.74%

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Broadcom Inc - 8% PRF CONVERT 30/09/2022 USD 1000 - Ser A

AVGOP - Manufacturing

Market Cap $1.74T

P/E Ratio 59.0

Dividends 0.7%

Total Investment $48M

Weight 2.18%

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Tesla Inc

TSLA - Manufacturing

Market Cap $1.43T

P/E Ratio 315.5

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $43M

Weight 1.95%

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Lilly(Eli) & Co

LLY - Manufacturing

Market Cap $1.14T

P/E Ratio 42.8

Dividends 0.5%

Total Investment $34.37M

Weight 1.56%

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Walmart Inc

WMT - Retail Trade

Market Cap $920.67B

P/E Ratio 40.6

Dividends 0.8%

Total Investment $28.04M

Weight 1.27%

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Micron Technology Inc.

MU - Manufacturing

Market Cap $1.28T

P/E Ratio 25.3

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $26.34M

Weight 1.20%

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. - Ordinary Shares - Class A

BRK.A - Management of Companies and Enterprises

Market Cap

P/E Ratio

Dividends

Total Investment $24.98M

Weight 1.13%

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPM - Financial Services

Market Cap $881.69B

P/E Ratio 15.7

Dividends 1.8%

Total Investment $24.65M

Weight 1.12%

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Lam Research Corp.

LRCX - Manufacturing

Market Cap $474.08B

P/E Ratio 71.3

Dividends 0.3%

Total Investment $23.68M

Weight 1.08%

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Costco Wholesale Corp

COST - Retail Trade

Market Cap $422.43B

P/E Ratio 47.8

Dividends 0.6%

Total Investment $22.4M

Weight 1.02%

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Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

GS - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $300.79B

P/E Ratio 18.4

Dividends 1.7%

Total Investment $19.83M

Weight 0.90%

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KLA Corp.

KLAC - Manufacturing

Market Cap $324.79B

P/E Ratio 69.9

Dividends 0.3%

Total Investment $19.31M

Weight 0.88%

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Amphenol Corp. - Ordinary Shares - Class A

APH - Manufacturing

Market Cap $201.41B

P/E Ratio 44.7

Dividends 0.6%

Total Investment $18.48M

Weight 0.84%

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Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

AMD - Manufacturing

Market Cap $850.49B

P/E Ratio 169.3

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $17.88M

Weight 0.81%

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Home Depot, Inc.

HD - Retail Trade

Market Cap $347.85B

P/E Ratio 24.7

Dividends 2.7%

Total Investment $17.68M

Weight 0.80%

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Manufacturing	27.4%
Information	19.6%
Retail Trade	9.3%
Finance and Insurance	7.1%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	2.2%
Wholesale Trade	1.6%
Financial Services	1.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1.1%
Accommodation and Food Services	0.9%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	0.8%
Construction	0.7%
Transportation and Warehousing	0.7%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	0.6%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	0.5%
Health Care and Social Assistance	0.3%
Public Administration	0.3%
Utilities	0.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	0.2%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	0.1%
Communications	-0.1%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	-0.4%
Other	25.4%

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Historical Return

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Volatility

Max Drawdown

Sharpe Ratio

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Distributions

Profit Margin Distribution

P/E Ratio Distribution

Discounted Cash Flow

Market Cap Size Distribution

Portfolio Concentration

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Lilly(Eli) & Co

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Walmart Inc

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Micron Technology Inc.

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Lam Research Corp.

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Costco Wholesale Corp

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