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: 25
Bonds: 2
Precious Metals: 0
Commodities: 0
Cryptocurrencies: 0
Real estate: 0
Money market: 0
Short&Leveraged: 0
Total: 27
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Best First Trust ETFs

First Trust US IPO Index UCITS ETF Acc 4 week development IPOX Schuster US 100 ETFs 7.24%
First Trust SMID Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Class A Accumulation 4 week development Nasdaq US Small Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETFs 5.16%
First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy UCITS ETF Acc 4 week development Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy ETFs 4.60%
First Trust US Large Cap Core AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Acc 4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Large Cap Core ETFs 4.18%
First Trust US Momentum UCITS ETF Class A Accumulation 4 week development iNDEX US Momentum ETFs 4.16%
First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF Acc 4 week development Nasdaq US High Equity Income ETFs 4.03%
First Trust Cloud Computing UCITS ETF Acc 4 week development ISE Cloud Computing ETFs 3.82%
First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity UCITS ETF Acc 4 week development Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity ETFs 3.19%
First Trust Germany AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Dist 4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Germany ETFs 2.93%
First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Acc 4 week development Nasdaq Global High Equity Income ETFs 2.82%
 

Newest First Trust ETFs

First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100® Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - December Class A Accumulation
First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100® Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - September Class A Accumulation
First Trust US Momentum UCITS ETF Class A Accumulation
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - May Class A Accumulation
First Trust SMID Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Class A Accumulation
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - February Class A Accumulation
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - November Class A Accumulation
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - August Class A Accumulation
First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure UCITS ETF Acc
First Trust Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate UCITS ETF 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 2025		 Return
1 year
Bonds World Government
First Trust FactorFX UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development First Trust FactorFX ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust FactorFX ETFs 1 0.75% p.a. 1.52% 12.36%
Equity United States Technology
First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100® Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - December Class A Accumulation 		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. 1.98% -
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 2 0.65% p.a. 2.93% 14.09%
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 2 0.60% p.a. 2.82% 15.49%
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 2 0.75% p.a. 1.21% 4.25%
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 3 0.60% p.a. 1.47% -1.84%
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 4 0.70% p.a. 1.92% 22.38%
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 7 0.65% p.a. 7.24% 44.92%
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 7 0.70% p.a. 1.24% 17.36%
Equity United Kingdom Multi-Factor Strategy
First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® United Kingdom ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq AlphaDEX® United Kingdom ETFs 8 0.65% p.a. -0.69% 17.64%
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 10 0.60% p.a. 4.60% 3.69%
Equity United States Technology
First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100® Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - September Class A Accumulation 		4 week development First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETFs 10 0.90% p.a. 2.03% -
Equity United States
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - August Class A Accumulation 		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 11 0.85% p.a. 1.93% 19.98%
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 11 0.80% p.a. -1.21% 8.21%
Equity United States
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - February Class A Accumulation 		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 11 0.85% p.a. 1.99% -
Equity World Fundamental/Quality
First Trust Global Capital Strength ESG Leaders UCITS ETF Class A Accumulation 		4 week development First Trust Global Capital Strength ESG Leaders ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Global Capital Strength ESG Leaders ETFs 31 0.75% p.a. 0.96% 15.46%
Equity United States
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - May Class A Accumulation 		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 33 0.85% p.a. 1.73% -
Equity United States
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - November Class A Accumulation 		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 35 0.85% p.a. 1.99% 17.59%
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 35 0.55% p.a. 4.03% 21.55%
Equity United States Momentum
First Trust US Momentum UCITS ETF Class A Accumulation 		4 week development iNDEX US Momentum ETFs 52 week low/high iNDEX US Momentum ETFs 42 0.60% p.a. 4.16% -
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 58 0.65% p.a. 2.21% 27.15%
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 60 0.65% p.a. 2.55% 13.73%
Equity United States Dividend
First Trust SMID Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Class A Accumulation 		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 165 0.60% p.a. 5.16% -
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 244 0.65% p.a. 4.18% 29.05%
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 413 0.60% p.a. 3.82% 48.27%
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 456 0.63% p.a. 2.66% 29.79%
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 862 0.60% p.a. 3.19% 25.48%

Source: justETF.com; As of 16.01.25; Calculations in EUR

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