FTLSFIRST TRUST LONG/SHORT EQUITY ETF
FIRST TRUST LONG/SHORT EQUITY ETF
$77.30+0.16% vs prior close
697852-WK
Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.
FTLS price
Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
| Date | FTLS close |
|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | $76.97 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $76.69 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $76.69 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $76.90 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $77.34 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $77.76 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $77.78 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $77.76 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $77.69 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $77.71 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $78.01 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $78.09 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $77.52 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $77.23 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $76.86 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $77.21 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $77.20 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $77.76 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $76.61 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $76.68 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $77.18 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $77.30 |
The desk’s read
Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +8.9% so far this year.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
$1.5Bassets under management
—expense ratio
—net flow, trailing month
169Kavg daily volume, 30 days
246holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed December 1, 2023 · beta 0.50
Sector weights
- Technology27.75%
- Technology Services21.71%
- Cash21.59%
- Consumer Discretionary21.37%
- Information Technology20.06%
- Financial Services17.16%
- Electronic Technology16.99%
- Other13.53%
- Industrials11.01%
- Financials10.85%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Technology | 27.75% |
| Technology Services | 21.71% |
| Cash | 21.59% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 21.37% |
| Information Technology | 20.06% |
| Financial Services | 17.16% |
| Electronic Technology | 16.99% |
| Other | 13.53% |
| Industrials | 11.01% |
| Financials | 10.85% |
Country weights
- United States97.99%
- Other27.16%
- China2.08%
- Luxembourg1.64%
- Australia0.98%
- Canada0.9%
- South Africa0.76%
- United Kingdom0.57%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| United States | 97.99% |
| Other | 27.16% |
| China | 2.08% |
| Luxembourg | 1.64% |
| Australia | 0.98% |
| Canada | 0.9% |
| South Africa | 0.76% |
| United Kingdom | 0.57% |
Performance
| 1 week | -0.6% |
| 1 month | +0.4% |
| 3 months | +3.0% |
| 6 months | +6.1% |
| YTD | +8.9% |
| 1 year | +9.3% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
Net flows
| 1 week | — |
| 1 month | — |
| 3 months | — |
| YTD | — |
| 1 year | — |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
The risk read
8%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
8%realized volatility, 1 year
-3.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-1.0%latest close versus that peak
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
168Kshares traded
The case against FTLS
Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FTLS on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 0.09% | $807.9B | +$2.9B | 539× the assets · +$2.9B in over the month | Head-to-head |
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust | 0.20% | $475.9B | +$2B | 317× the assets · +$2B in over the month | Head-to-head |
| XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund | 0.09% | $121B | +$1.8B | 81× the assets · +$1.8B in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF | 0.18% | $80B | +$175M | 53× the assets · +$175M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF | 0.35% | $66.6B | +$1.7B | 44× the assets · +$1.7B in over the month | Head-to-head |