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About First Trust Long/Short Equity
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Inception date
Sep 9, 2014
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
First Trust Advisors LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
FTLS is actively-managed to invest in 90-100% long equity positions, partially offset by 0-50% short positions. It may also include investments in ETFs. The fund will avoid leverage from short sale proceeds and can take defensive cash positions. The funds active managers an internal team from First Trust, have broad discretion in long/short allocation and stock selection. The selection process will include fundamental, market-related, technical and statistical attributes to screen eligible securities. The funds active managers will use an earnings quality model ranking with long high quality, short low quality, as a primary signal but will also aim to balance factor exposure and market risk for the overall portfolio.
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Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Technology Services
Electronic Technology
Finance
Cash
Stocks99.67%
Technology Services14.76%
Electronic Technology11.61%
Finance10.32%
Retail Trade8.76%
Consumer Non-Durables7.04%
Consumer Services5.22%
Health Technology4.63%
Distribution Services3.65%
Industrial Services2.06%
Energy Minerals1.96%
Communications1.65%
Producer Manufacturing1.34%
Process Industries0.92%
Non-Energy Minerals0.92%
Consumer Durables0.73%
Commercial Services0.60%
Health Services0.37%
Transportation0.10%
Miscellaneous0.05%
Utilities0.02%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.33%
Cash30.25%
Miscellaneous−29.92%
Top 10 holdings
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
FTLS trades at 66.30 USD today, its price has risen 0.55% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on FTLS price chart.
FTLS net asset value is 66.03 today — it's risen 0.16% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
FTLS assets under management is 2.02 B USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
FTLS price has risen by 0.78% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 5.46% increase. See more dynamics on FTLS price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.16% over the last month, showed a 3.06% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.85% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.16% over the last month, showed a 3.06% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.85% in a year.
FTLS fund flows account for 554.06 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
FTLS invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
FTLS expense ratio is 1.38%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, FTLS isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, FTLS technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating FTLS shows the buy signal. See more of FTLS technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, FTLS technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating FTLS shows the buy signal. See more of FTLS technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, FTLS pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.40%.
FTLS trades at a premium (0.13%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
FTLS shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC
FTLS follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Sep 9, 2014.
The fund's management style is active, aiming to outperform its benchmark index by actively selecting and adjusting assets. The goal is to achieve returns that exceed those of the index the fund tracks.