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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
DateFTLS close
Jul 27, 2026$75.02
Jul 28, 2026$75.07
Jul 29, 2026$74.34
Jul 30, 2026$75.22
Jul 31, 2026$74.99
Aug 3, 2026$75.07
Aug 4, 2026$75.78
Aug 5, 2026$75.70
Aug 6, 2026$75.61
Aug 7, 2026$75.90
Aug 10, 2026$75.89
Aug 11, 2026$75.56
Aug 12, 2026$76.10
Aug 13, 2026$76.30
Aug 14, 2026$76.44
Aug 17, 2026$76.38
Aug 18, 2026$76.40
Aug 19, 2026$75.87
Aug 20, 2026$75.78
Aug 21, 2026$75.94
Aug 24, 2026$75.95
Aug 25, 2026$76.30
Aug 26, 2026$76.60
Aug 27, 2026$76.78
Aug 28, 2026$76.46
Aug 31, 2026$76.28
Sep 1, 2026$76.37
Sep 2, 2026$76.49
Sep 3, 2026$77.02
Sep 4, 2026$76.82
Sep 8, 2026$76.42
Sep 9, 2026$76.47
Sep 10, 2026$76.25
Sep 11, 2026$76.56
Sep 14, 2026$76.27
Sep 15, 2026$76.31
Sep 16, 2026$75.98
Sep 17, 2026$76.65
Sep 18, 2026$76.65
Sep 21, 2026$77.04
Sep 22, 2026$77.03
Sep 23, 2026$76.86
Sep 24, 2026$76.80
Sep 25, 2026$77.02
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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ItemValue (%)
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%

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
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
United States97.99%
Other27.16%
China2.08%
Luxembourg1.64%
Australia0.98%
Canada0.9%
South Africa0.76%
United Kingdom0.57%
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.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund0.09%$122.9B+$1.7B82× the assets · +$1.7B in over the monthHead-to-head
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF0.18%$80B+$175M53× the assets · +$175M in over the monthHead-to-head
SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF0.35%$67.7B+$1B45× the assets · +$1B in over the monthHead-to-head
SPYG State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF0.04%$57.9B+$717M39× the assets · +$717M in over the monthHead-to-head
IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF0.15%$49.3B+$98M33× the assets · +$98M in over the monthHead-to-head
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