First Trust ETFs

First Trust is a US-based asset manager established in 1991. First Trust is one of the ten-largest ETF providers worldwide.

First Trust's European ETFs are mostly based on Smart Beta indices calculated by Nasdaq. This so-called AlphaDEX index series specifically selects companies according to their focus on growth factors.

In addition to Smart Beta strategies, First Trust also offers ETFs that deal with specific topics such as IPOs or the blockchain.

 

First Trust ETF product spectrum

ETFs
Equity: 51
Bonds: 2
Precious Metals: 0
Commodities: 0
Cryptocurrencies: 0
Real estate: 0
Money market: 0
Short&Leveraged: 0
Total: 53
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Best First Trust ETFs (Return YTD)

First Trust Bloomberg Global Semiconductor Supply Chain UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 4 week development Bloomberg Semiconductor Supply Chain Select ETFs 57.50%
First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity UCITS ETF Acc 4 week development Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity ETFs 47.13%
First Trust Indxx NextG UCITS ETF Acc 4 week development Indxx 5G & NextG Thematic ETFs 42.82%
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Acc 4 week development NYSE Arca Biotechnology ETFs 39.92%
First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF Acc 4 week development Nasdaq US High Equity Income ETFs 32.31%
First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 4 week development Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence Select ETFs 31.14%
First Trust Cloud Computing UCITS ETF Acc 4 week development ISE Cloud Computing ETFs 27.80%
First Trust US Momentum UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 4 week development iNDEX US Momentum ETFs 23.18%
First Trust US Large Cap Core AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Acc 4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Large Cap Core ETFs 23.02%
First Trust Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income UCITS ETF USD (Dist) 4 week development Cboe S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETFs 22.25%
 

Newest First Trust ETFs

First Trust Bloomberg Space Economy UCITS ETF
First Trust Europe Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Class Accumulation
First Trust Vest US Equity Max Buffer UCITS ETF - March Class A USD ACC
First Trust Indxx Europe Infrastructure UCITS ETF (Acc)
First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power UCITS ETF Acc
First Trust Europe Growth Strength UCITS ETF (Acc)
First Trust Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income UCITS ETF USD (Dist)
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer UCITS ETF - October Class A USD ACC
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer UCITS ETF - September Class A Accumulation
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer UCITS ETF - July Class A USD ACC
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First Trust ETFs in comparison

Investment focus
ETF		 4 week
chart		 52 week
low/high		 Fund size
m EUR		 Ongoing charges
(TER)		 Return
in 2026		 Return
1 year
Equity World
First Trust Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate ETFs 52 week low/high Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate ETFs 1 0.60% p.a. 12.15% 10.55%
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100® Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - March Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETFs 1 0.90% p.a. 17.36% 16.87%
Equity Europe Dividend
First Trust Europe Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Class Accumulation 		4 week development Nasdaq Europe Rising Dividend Achievers ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq Europe Rising Dividend Achievers ETFs 1 0.50% p.a. - -
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest US Equity Max Buffer UCITS ETF - March Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETFs 1 0.85% p.a. - -
Equity Europe
First Trust IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development IPOX® 100 Europe ETFs 52 week low/high IPOX® 100 Europe ETFs 1 0.65% p.a. 6.73% 5.85%
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer UCITS ETF - September Class A Accumulation 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETFs 1 0.85% p.a. 10.70% 9.70%
Equity World
First Trust Bloomberg Scarce Resources UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 		4 week development Bloomberg Scarce Resources ETFs 52 week low/high Bloomberg Scarce Resources ETFs 1 0.65% p.a. 16.43% 17.87%
Equity Europe Multi-Factor Strategy
First Trust Europe Growth Strength UCITS ETF (Acc) 		4 week development Nasdaq Europe Growth Strength ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq Europe Growth Strength ETFs 3 0.60% p.a. 7.69% -
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer UCITS ETF - October Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETFs 3 0.85% p.a. 16.67% 15.82%
Equity World
First Trust Bloomberg Space Economy UCITS ETF 		4 week development Bloomberg Space Economy ETFs 52 week low/high Bloomberg Space Economy ETFs 3 0.65% p.a. - -
Bonds World Government
First Trust FactorFX UCITS ETF EUR Hedged Acc 		4 week development First Trust FactorFX (EUR Hedged) ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust FactorFX (EUR Hedged) ETFs 3 0.75% p.a. 9.43% 10.48%
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer UCITS ETF - July Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETFs 4 0.85% p.a. 14.74% 14.29%
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer UCITS ETF - January Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETFs 4 0.85% p.a. 15.13% 15.33%
Equity World Basic Materials
First Trust Indxx Future Economy Metals UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 		4 week development Indxx Global Future Economy Metals ETFs 52 week low/high Indxx Global Future Economy Metals ETFs 4 0.65% p.a. 7.45% 23.63%
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer UCITS ETF - April Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETFs 5 0.85% p.a. 13.16% 13.00%
Equity United States Dividend
First Trust Value Line® Dividend Index UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Value Line® Dividend ETFs 52 week low/high Value Line® Dividend ETFs 6 0.70% p.a. 18.08% 19.18%
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer UCITS ETF - June Class A Accumulation 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETFs 6 0.85% p.a. 8.83% 7.96%
Equity World Technology Social/Environmental
First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 		4 week development Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence Select ETFs 52 week low/high Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence Select ETFs 6 0.65% p.a. 31.14% 22.41%
Bonds World Government
First Trust Low Duration Global Government Bond UCITS ETF EUR Hedged dist 		4 week development ICE BofAML 3-5 Year Global Government (EUR Hedged) ETFs 52 week low/high ICE BofAML 3-5 Year Global Government (EUR Hedged) ETFs 6 0.55% p.a. -1.73% -2.09%
Equity Europe Infrastructure
First Trust Indxx Europe Infrastructure UCITS ETF (Acc) 		4 week development Indxx Europe Infrastructure ETFs 52 week low/high Indxx Europe Infrastructure ETFs 6 0.60% p.a. - -
Equity World Technology
First Trust Dow Jones International Internet UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Dow Jones International Internet ETFs 52 week low/high Dow Jones International Internet ETFs 6 0.65% p.a. -20.82% -28.79%
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100® Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - December Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETFs 7 0.90% p.a. 14.41% 14.18%
Equity Germany Multi-Factor Strategy
First Trust Germany AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Dist 		4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Germany ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Germany ETFs 7 0.65% p.a. -0.20% 5.13%
Equity World Technology
First Trust Indxx NextG UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Indxx 5G & NextG Thematic ETFs 52 week low/high Indxx 5G & NextG Thematic ETFs 8 0.70% p.a. 42.82% 38.57%
Equity World Social/Environmental
First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Global Water UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq Clean Edge Global Water ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq Clean Edge Global Water ETFs 12 0.65% p.a. 7.93% 5.56%
Equity United States
First Trust US IPO Index UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development IPOX Schuster US 100 ETFs 52 week low/high IPOX Schuster US 100 ETFs 13 0.65% p.a. 8.58% 3.58%
Equity Emerging Markets Multi-Factor Strategy
First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Emerging Markets ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Emerging Markets ETFs 13 0.80% p.a. 21.34% 21.95%
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100® Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - September Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETFs 13 0.90% p.a. 14.69% 13.29%
Equity United States Health Care
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development NYSE Arca Biotechnology ETFs 52 week low/high NYSE Arca Biotechnology ETFs 17 0.60% p.a. 39.92% 46.82%
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - February Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 23 0.85% p.a. 14.11% 13.96%
Equity United States Covered Call
First Trust Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income UCITS ETF USD (Dist) 		4 week development Cboe S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETFs 52 week low/high Cboe S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETFs 24 0.75% p.a. 22.25% -
Equity World Utilities
First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy ETFs 27 0.60% p.a. 5.21% -1.79%
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - November Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 27 0.85% p.a. 13.77% 15.40%
Equity World Fundamental/Quality
First Trust Global Capital Strength ESG Leaders UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Global Capital Strength ESG Leaders ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Global Capital Strength ESG Leaders ETFs 27 0.75% p.a. 14.64% 15.73%
Equity World Technology Social/Environmental
First Trust Bloomberg Global Semiconductor Supply Chain UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 		4 week development Bloomberg Semiconductor Supply Chain Select ETFs 52 week low/high Bloomberg Semiconductor Supply Chain Select ETFs 30 0.60% p.a. 57.50% 53.89%
Equity United States Dividend
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 		4 week development Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers ETFs 30 0.50% p.a. 21.72% 23.83%
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - August Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 30 0.85% p.a. 12.47% 11.87%
Equity World
First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Bloomberg Nuclear Power Select ETFs 52 week low/high Bloomberg Nuclear Power Select ETFs 40 0.70% p.a. - -
Equity United States Technology
First Trust Dow Jones Internet UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Dow Jones Internet Composite ETFs 52 week low/high Dow Jones Internet Composite ETFs 41 0.55% p.a. 4.30% -2.77%
Equity World Fundamental/Quality
First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq Global High Equity Income ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq Global High Equity Income ETFs 42 0.60% p.a. 21.05% 27.75%
Equity World Technology
First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Indxx Blockchain ETFs 52 week low/high Indxx Blockchain ETFs 45 0.65% p.a. 17.45% 18.62%
Equity United States Dividend
First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq US High Equity Income ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq US High Equity Income ETFs 47 0.55% p.a. 32.31% 36.35%
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - May Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 47 0.85% p.a. 11.74% 11.40%
Equity United States Momentum
First Trust US Momentum UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 		4 week development iNDEX US Momentum ETFs 52 week low/high iNDEX US Momentum ETFs 83 0.60% p.a. 23.18% 23.01%
Equity United States Buffer
First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100® Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - June Class A USD ACC 		4 week development First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETFs 96 0.90% p.a. 7.79% 7.15%
Equity Europe Multi-Factor Strategy
First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Eurozone ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Eurozone ETFs 101 0.65% p.a. 11.94% 17.05%
Equity World Industrials
First Trust Indxx Global Aerospace & Defence UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 		4 week development Indxx Global Advanced Aerospace & Defence ETFs 52 week low/high Indxx Global Advanced Aerospace & Defence ETFs 128 0.65% p.a. 6.66% 4.30%
Equity United States Multi-Factor Strategy
First Trust US Large Cap Core AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Large Cap Core ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Large Cap Core ETFs 141 0.65% p.a. 23.02% 22.80%
Equity United States Industrials Small Cap
First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 		4 week development RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETFs 52 week low/high RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETFs 198 0.70% p.a. 7.47% 3.99%
Equity United States Dividend
First Trust SMID Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Class A USD ACC 		4 week development Nasdaq US Small Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq US Small Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETFs 349 0.60% p.a. 17.99% 19.46%
Equity World Technology
First Trust Cloud Computing UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development ISE Cloud Computing ETFs 52 week low/high ISE Cloud Computing ETFs 373 0.60% p.a. 27.80% 14.76%
Equity World Technology
First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity ETFs 1,718 0.60% p.a. 47.13% 33.98%
Equity World Infrastructure
First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq OMX Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq OMX Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure ETFs 2,369 0.63% p.a. 14.56% 9.77%

Source: justETF.com; As of 02/11/2026; Calculations in EUR

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