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First Trust Value Line Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) Common Units (FUD : TSX)

U.S. Div & Inc Equity

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Close
(05-20-2024)
$34.49
Change
$0.00 (0.00%)
Open -
Day Range - - -
Volume 0

As at April 30, 2024

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First Trust Value Line Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) Common Units

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 15, 2013): 7.02%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund -3.44% 1.57% 11.71% 0.80% 1.42% 1.12% 2.05% 9.19% 4.93% 6.21% 6.19% 7.26% 5.89% 5.83%
Benchmark -2.70% 7.00% 19.89% 10.21% 24.18% 16.33% 12.19% 16.16% 13.73% 14.54% 13.35% 15.12% 13.99% 14.98%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 201 / 229 222 / 228 208 / 228 227 / 228 217 / 220 214 / 217 210 / 213 197 / 211 191 / 197 161 / 172 126 / 145 112 / 123 103 / 108 80 / 81
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund -4.80% 4.15% 1.83% -4.26% -4.19% -1.96% 6.04% 4.51% -0.76% 1.97% 3.17% -3.44%
Benchmark 0.62% 3.76% 2.72% 1.05% -4.85% 0.44% 6.86% 1.80% 3.00% 6.70% 3.07% -2.70%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.65% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-14.74% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 11.11% -9.41% 15.05% 14.44% -4.82% 24.74% -2.02% 24.01% -6.70% 2.51%
Benchmark 24.19% 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 2 1 3 1 4 2 4 4
Category Rank 58/ 69 101/ 101 32/ 119 25/ 142 119/ 170 11/ 196 178/ 211 91/ 213 175/ 216 191/ 217

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

24.74% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.41% (2015)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 84.76
International Equity 9.08
Canadian Equity 6.64
Cash and Equivalents -0.49
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Consumer Goods 18.18
Utilities 18.10
Industrial Goods 11.23
Healthcare 10.66
Financial Services 9.45
Other 32.38

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 90.92
Europe 6.85
Asia 1.68
Latin America 0.55

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Watsco Inc 0.62
AstraZeneca PLC - ADR 0.61
California Water Service Group 0.61
Texas Instruments Inc 0.61
Unilever PLC - ADR 0.61
Analog Devices Inc 0.60
Tractor Supply Co 0.60
Quest Diagnostics Inc 0.60
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc 0.60
Sensient Technologies Corp 0.60

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

First Trust Value Line Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) Common Units

Median

Other - U.S. Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.68% 16.02% 13.46%
Beta 0.80% 0.92% 0.77%
Alpha -0.07% -0.07% -0.05%
Rsquared 0.62% 0.69% 0.53%
Sharpe 0.02% 0.26% 0.38%
Sortino 0.01% 0.27% 0.38%
Treynor 0.00% 0.04% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 62.33% 82.99% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 13.45% 14.68% 16.02% 13.46%
Beta 0.86% 0.80% 0.92% 0.77%
Alpha -0.17% -0.07% -0.07% -0.05%
Rsquared 0.56% 0.62% 0.69% 0.53%
Sharpe -0.19% 0.02% 0.26% 0.38%
Sortino -0.08% 0.01% 0.27% 0.38%
Treynor -0.03% 0.00% 0.04% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 41.07% 62.33% 82.99% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date May 15, 2013
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status -
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) -
52 Week High $34.52
52 Week Low $29.22
Annual Dividend $0.68
Annual Yield -
Index -
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

Exposure 1x performance
Asset Class High -
Asset Class Medium -
Asset Class Low -
Leveraged -
Inverse -
Advisor Series -
Covered Call Strategy No

Investment Objectives

First Trust AlphaDEX U.S. Dividend ETF (CAD-Hedged) seeks to provide Unitholders with exposure to the performance of a portfolio of higher yielding U.S. dividend paying stocks, as well as providing Unitholders with monthly distributions. First Trust AlphaDEX U.S. Dividend ETF (CAD-Hedged) will primarily invest in U.S. dividend paying equities.

Investment Strategy

To achieve its investment objectives, First Trust AlphaDEX U.S. Dividend ETF (CAD-Hedged) will primarily invest in U.S. dividend paying equities. The Portfolio Advisor will select securities from a universe of U.S. companies whose dividend yield is greater than or equal to the median dividend yield of all members of the S&P 500 Index. Securities will also be subject to an initial screening process to ensure sufficient liquidity (minimum three month average daily trading volume of $5 million).

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
First Trust Advisors LP 05-15-2013

Management and Organization

Fund Manager FT Portfolios Canada Co.
Advisor First Trust Advisors LP
Custodian CIBC Mellon Trust Company
Registrar TSX Trust Company
Distributor -
Auditor Deloitte LLP

Fees

MER 0.76%
Management Fee 0.70%

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