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First Trust JFL Global Equity ETF (FJFG : NEO)

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(05-02-2025) 		$27.33
Change
$0.34 (1.26%)
Open -
Day Range - - -
Volume 36

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

  • Closing Price / Volume
Period
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First Trust JFL Global Equity ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 18, 2021): 8.62%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund -4.28% -2.48% 0.17% -2.48% 6.30% 14.06% 10.14% 8.63% - - - - - -
Benchmark -4.18% -1.44% 3.79% -1.44% 13.36% 18.11% 11.87% 10.29% 15.45% 11.45% 10.65% 10.79% 11.61% 10.18%
Category Average -4.14% 1.62% 1.62% -1.11% 8.50% 13.52% 8.34% 7.18% 12.79% 8.81% 8.13% 8.24% 8.85% 7.55%
Category Rank 1,017 / 2,110 1,283 / 2,100 1,596 / 2,082 1,283 / 2,100 1,470 / 2,027 920 / 1,886 591 / 1,765 606 / 1,607 - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 - - - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -1.63% 0.77% 0.90% 2.30% -0.06% 3.76% -0.98% 3.99% -0.24% 5.46% -3.38% -4.28%
Benchmark -1.84% 3.15% 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04% -4.18%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.99% (July 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.22% (June 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - - -15.36% 23.10% 19.02%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average 8.98% 3.86% 14.23% -5.38% 19.94% 11.73% 16.21% -13.86% 15.08% 20.13%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - 3 1 3
Category Rank - - - - - - - 1,125/ 1,735 217/ 1,883 1,262/ 2,000

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.10% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-15.36% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 52.30
International Equity 40.38
Canadian Equity 4.99
Cash and Equivalents 2.33

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 24.96
Financial Services 17.44
Healthcare 17.25
Consumer Goods 13.34
Industrial Goods 7.96
Other 19.05

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 59.60
Europe 24.90
Asia 15.49
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Microsoft Corp 5.05
Amazon.com Inc 4.26
Alphabet Inc Cl A 3.55
UnitedHealth Group Inc 3.30
Boston Scientific Corp 3.15
Tencent Holdings Ltd 3.13
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd - ADR 3.01
Mastercard Inc Cl A 2.98
Nestle SA Cl N 2.51
AIA Group Ltd 2.44

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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First Trust JFL Global Equity ETF

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.14% - -
Beta 0.99% - -
Alpha -0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.91% - -
Sharpe 0.51% - -
Sortino 0.95% - -
Treynor 0.07% - -
Tax Efficiency 99.39% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.25% 13.14% - -
Beta 1.04% 0.99% - -
Alpha -0.07% -0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.83% 0.91% - -
Sharpe 0.26% 0.51% - -
Sortino 0.58% 0.95% - -
Treynor 0.03% 0.07% - -
Tax Efficiency 99.04% 99.39% - -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A56.5​56.555.5​55.50%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

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Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

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Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A62.4​62.454.3​54.30%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date March 18, 2021
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status -
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) -
52 Week High $29.82
52 Week Low $24.68
Annual Dividend $0.03
Annual Yield -
Index -
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

Exposure -
Asset Class High -
Asset Class Medium -
Asset Class Low -
Leveraged -
Inverse -
Advisor Series -
Covered Call Strategy No

Investment Objectives

First Trust JFL Global Equity ETF seeks to provide Unitholders with capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of large multinational companies that have demonstrated global leadership in their industry.

Investment Strategy

To achieve its investment objectives, First Trust JFL Global Equity ETF will primarily invest in equity securities of large multinational corporations that have demonstrated leadership in their industry. The Sub-Advisor will primarily target international companies that benefit from exposure to economies typically growing at a rate higher than the global gross domestic product (GDP). Emphasis will be on non-cyclical companies that have a competitive advantage in their industry.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

First Trust Advisors LP
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

FT Portfolios Canada Co.
Custodian

-
Registrar

-
Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.95%
Management Fee -

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