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

Canadian Fixed Income

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(02-14-2025)
$17.58
Change
$0.01 (0.06%)
Open $17.60
Day Range $17.60 - $17.60
Volume 1,300

As at January 31, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

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First Trust JFL Fixed Income Core Plus ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 18, 2021): 0.85%

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 1.17% 2.17% 3.55% 1.17% 7.23% 4.69% 1.02% - - - - - - -
Benchmark 1.13% 2.12% 3.40% 1.13% 6.72% 4.38% 0.72% -0.59% 0.32% 1.72% 1.97% 1.96% 1.84% 1.60%
Category Average 1.02% 2.90% 2.90% 1.02% 6.08% 3.86% 0.29% -1.03% 0.02% 1.21% 1.29% 1.29% 1.33% 0.97%
Category Rank 165 / 665 212 / 662 184 / 651 165 / 665 189 / 627 215 / 601 207 / 587 - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund -0.28% 0.50% -1.96% 1.74% 1.18% 2.38% 0.34% 1.94% -0.92% 1.73% -0.73% 1.17%
Benchmark -0.40% 0.48% -1.95% 0.00% 2.98% 2.14% 0.52% 1.82% -1.07% 1.51% -0.52% 1.13%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.35% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.55% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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 1.07% 1.60% 1.96% -0.34% 6.21% 8.18% -2.79% -12.16% 6.16% 3.68%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - 3 2 2
Category Rank - - - - - - - 308/ 586 231/ 601 220/ 626

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 49.56
Canadian Government Bonds 48.29
Cash and Equivalents 2.15

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 97.85
Cash and Cash Equivalent 2.15

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Ontario Province 4.15% 02-Jun-2034 3.68
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Dec-2055 3.41
Ontario Province 3.65% 02-Jun-2033 2.90
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Jun-2033 2.54
Canadian Imperial Bank Commrce 4.95% 29-May-2027 2.51
Ontario Province 4.15% 02-Dec-2054 2.28
Parkland Corp 4.38% 26-Mar-2029 2.28
Canada Housing Trust No 1 3.50% 15-Dec-2034 2.25
Ontario Province 3.75% 02-Dec-2053 2.10
Royal Bank of Canada 4.61% 26-Jul-2027 2.01

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: L. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

First Trust JFL Fixed Income Core Plus ETF

Median

Other - Canadian Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.07% - -
Beta 1.00% - -
Alpha 0.00% - -
Rsquared 0.95% - -
Sharpe -0.35% - -
Sortino -0.35% - -
Treynor -0.02% - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 4.64% 7.07% - -
Beta 0.79% 1.00% - -
Alpha 0.02% 0.00% - -
Rsquared 0.72% 0.95% - -
Sharpe 0.62% -0.35% - -
Sortino 1.50% -0.35% - -
Treynor 0.04% -0.02% - -
Tax Efficiency 80.72% - - -

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 $17.77
52 Week Low $16.28
Annual Dividend $0.46
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 Manager(s)

Name Start Date
First Trust Advisors LP 04-05-2024

Management and Organization

Fund Manager FT Portfolios Canada Co.
Advisor First Trust Advisors LP
Custodian -
Registrar -
Distributor -
Auditor Deloitte LLP

Fees

MER 0.65%
Management Fee -

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