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First Trust JFL Fixed Income Core Plus ETF (FJFB : NEO)

Canadian Core Pls Fxd Inc

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Close
(08-22-2025)
$17.16
Change
$0.05 (0.29%)
Open $17.14
Day Range $17.14 - $17.18
Volume 2,865

As at July 31, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

Period
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First Trust JFL Fixed Income Core Plus ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 18, 2021): 0.60%

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 -0.69% -0.44% -0.63% 0.54% 2.90% 5.31% 2.90% -0.21% - - - - - -
Benchmark -0.74% -0.62% -0.55% 0.57% 2.83% 4.94% 2.59% -0.37% -0.89% 0.71% 1.81% 1.81% 1.28% 1.61%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 145 / 163 137 / 152 124 / 152 112 / 152 99 / 151 79 / 150 94 / 147 71 / 136 - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 - - - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Fund 0.34% 1.94% -0.92% 1.73% -0.73% 1.17% 1.09% -0.43% -0.85% 0.16% 0.09% -0.69%
Benchmark 0.52% 1.82% -1.07% 1.51% -0.52% 1.13% 1.14% -0.29% -0.77% 0.08% 0.04% -0.74%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.35% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.55% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - - -11.92% 6.78% 4.70%
Benchmark 3.57% 1.54% 2.70% 1.29% 6.97% 8.61% -2.71% -11.46% 6.38% 4.10%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - 2 2 3
Category Rank - - - - - - - 70/ 142 68/ 149 87/ 151

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

6.78% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.92% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 49.05
Canadian Government Bonds 48.04
Cash and Equivalents 2.05
Foreign Corporate Bonds 0.85
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 97.95
Cash and Cash Equivalent 2.05

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.15
Europe 0.85

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Ontario Province 4.15% 02-Jun-2034 4.87
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Jun-2033 4.52
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Dec-2055 3.28
Ontario Province 4.15% 02-Dec-2054 2.83
Parkland Corp 4.38% 26-Mar-2029 2.36
Canadian Imperial Bank Commrce 4.95% 29-May-2027 2.27
Canada Housing Trust No 1 3.60% 15-Sep-2035 2.26
Royal Bank of Canada 4.61% 26-Jul-2027 2.15
Canada Government 3.00% 01-Jun-2034 2.14
Quebec Province 5.00% 01-Dec-2041 2.00

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: L. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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First Trust JFL Fixed Income Core Plus ETF

Median

Other - Canadian Core Pls Fxd Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.02% - -
Beta 0.99% - -
Alpha 0.00% - -
Rsquared 0.93% - -
Sharpe -0.16% - -
Sortino 0.01% - -
Treynor -0.01% - -
Tax Efficiency 31.17% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 3.55% 6.02% - -
Beta 1.04% 0.99% - -
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% - -
Rsquared 0.98% 0.93% - -
Sharpe -0.08% -0.16% - -
Sortino -0.04% 0.01% - -
Treynor 0.00% -0.01% - -
Tax Efficiency 49.05% 31.17% - -

Fund Details

Start Date March 18, 2021
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) -
52 Week High $17.84
52 Week Low $16.97
Annual Dividend $0.47
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 Fixed Income Core Plus ETF seeks to provide Unitholders (as defined herein) with income and preserve capital by investing at least 75% of the fund’s net assets in a diversified portfolio of investment grade Canadian corporate, federal, provincial and municipal bonds.

Investment Strategy

To achieve its investment objectives, First Trust JFL Fixed Income Core Plus ETF will invest at least 75% of the fund’s net assets in a diversified portfolio of investment grade (at the time of purchase, as rated by a designated rating organization) Canadian corporate, federal, provincial and municipal bonds. First Trust JFL Fixed Income Core Plus ETF may also invest up to 25% of the fund’s net assets in non-investment grade corporate bonds (at the time of purchase, as rated by a designated rati

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

First Trust Advisors LP

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

FT Portfolios Canada Co.

Custodian

-

Registrar

-

Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.63%
Management Fee -

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