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First Trust Canadian Capital Strength ETF Common Units

Canadian Equity

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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Fundata ESG GradeC Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024

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NAVPS
(12-11-2025)
$71.55
Change
$0.36 (0.51%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 30, 2001): 8.77%

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 2.78% 9.88% 19.89% 29.20% 25.69% 30.17% 20.88% 17.89% 17.80% 14.50% 14.26% 11.86% 12.31% 11.92%
Benchmark 3.86% 10.53% 21.41% 29.96% 25.71% 28.17% 18.89% 14.43% 16.18% 14.11% 14.34% 12.08% 11.80% 12.16%
Category Average 2.89% 7.09% 14.90% 22.21% 18.55% 22.20% 14.85% 11.83% 13.61% 11.48% 11.66% 9.62% 9.41% 9.59%
Category Rank 488 / 769 119 / 753 116 / 735 89 / 726 65 / 726 19 / 700 13 / 675 13 / 632 32 / 570 42 / 537 75 / 501 79 / 464 24 / 439 74 / 400
Quartile Ranking 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -2.72% 3.54% 0.23% -2.67% -0.19% 6.90% 3.85% 2.25% 2.74% 4.02% 2.77% 2.78%
Benchmark -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97% 3.86%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.46% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-19.06% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -7.41% 13.45% 15.63% -8.79% 16.81% 1.70% 21.46% 0.93% 12.40% 26.13%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 1 2 4 3 4 1 1 1
Category Rank 247/ 374 319/ 401 2/ 439 198/ 465 467/ 511 333/ 537 436/ 571 48/ 638 151/ 675 13/ 700

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

26.13% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-8.79% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 99.84
Cash and Equivalents 0.16

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 24.25
Consumer Services 17.14
Technology 15.06
Basic Materials 13.09
Energy 12.39
Other 18.07

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Kinross Gold Corp 4.67
Aritzia Inc 4.40
Suncor Energy Inc 4.35
Loblaw Cos Ltd 4.33
Manulife Financial Corp 4.26
CCL Industries Inc Cl B 4.24
Dollarama Inc 4.23
National Bank of Canada 4.18
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc 4.18
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 4.18

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 Canadian Capital Strength ETF Common Units

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.24% 12.00% 13.37%
Beta 0.88% 0.92% 0.96%
Alpha 0.04% 0.03% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.85% 0.86% 0.86%
Sharpe 1.41% 1.21% 0.78%
Sortino 2.81% 2.09% 1.00%
Treynor 0.18% 0.16% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 97.35% 96.48% 95.81%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.79% 11.24% 12.00% 13.37%
Beta 0.89% 0.88% 0.92% 0.96%
Alpha 0.02% 0.04% 0.03% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.83% 0.85% 0.86% 0.86%
Sharpe 2.13% 1.41% 1.21% 0.78%
Sortino 4.90% 2.81% 2.09% 1.00%
Treynor 0.23% 0.18% 0.16% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 98.11% 97.35% 96.48% 95.81%

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 November 30, 2001
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of the Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in securities traded on a Canadian exchange or market.

Investment Strategy

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in securities of issuers that are based in Canada or have significant business operations in the Canadian market. Securities invested in by the Fund include common shares of public companies or securities of ETFs that are traded on a Canadian exchange or market.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

First Trust Advisors LP

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

FT Portfolios Canada Co.

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

TSX Trust Company

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 0.65%
Management Fee 0.60%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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