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

Canadian Fixed Income

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(05-02-2024)
$16.66
Change
$0.05 (0.30%)
Open $16.66
Day Range $16.66 - $16.69
Volume 1,328

As at March 31, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

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First Trust JFL Fixed Income Core Plus ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 18, 2021): -1.14%

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 0.50% -0.99% 7.36% -0.99% 2.68% 0.01% -1.39% - - - - - - -
Benchmark 0.48% -1.28% 6.84% -1.28% 1.93% -0.14% -1.50% -0.83% 0.22% 1.02% 1.12% 1.15% 1.09% 2.01%
Category Average 0.52% 6.86% 6.86% -1.11% 2.05% -0.60% -2.10% -0.66% -0.15% 0.47% 0.49% 0.61% 0.47% 1.18%
Category Rank 400 / 626 326 / 622 185 / 617 326 / 622 224 / 605 247 / 587 188 / 561 - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 1.04% -1.70% 0.07% -0.96% -0.24% -2.62% 0.25% 4.35% 3.67% -1.22% -0.28% 0.50%
Benchmark 0.90% -1.62% -0.04% -1.08% -0.19% -2.62% 0.43% 4.21% 3.42% -1.36% -0.40% 0.48%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.35% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.55% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - - - - - - - -11.92% 6.78%
Benchmark 9.10% 3.57% 1.54% 2.70% 1.29% 6.97% 8.61% -2.71% -11.46% 6.38%
Category Average 7.06% 1.07% 1.60% 1.96% -0.34% 6.21% 8.18% -2.79% -12.16% 6.16%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - 3 2
Category Rank - - - - - - - - 303/ 583 228/ 599

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 Government Bonds 51.03
Canadian Corporate Bonds 42.61
Cash and Equivalents 6.36

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 93.64
Cash and Cash Equivalent 6.36

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Ontario Province 1.35% 02-Dec-2030 6.56
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Jun-2033 4.53
Ontario Province 3.75% 02-Dec-2053 3.53
Ontario Province 3.65% 02-Jun-2033 2.32
Canada Government 2.00% 01-Jun-2032 2.17
Canada Government 1.50% 01-Dec-2031 1.98
Ontario Province 4.15% 02-Jun-2034 1.86
Wells Fargo & Co 3.87% 21-May-2025 1.67
Quebec Province 3.50% 01-Dec-2048 1.49
Federation Csses Desjardins Qc 5.47% 17-Oct-2028 1.48

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 6.97% - -
Beta 1.05% - -
Alpha 0.00% - -
Rsquared 0.99% - -
Sharpe -0.54% - -
Sortino -0.79% - -
Treynor -0.04% - -
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 7.03% 6.97% - -
Beta 1.03% 1.05% - -
Alpha 0.01% 0.00% - -
Rsquared 1.00% 0.99% - -
Sharpe -0.27% -0.54% - -
Sortino -0.03% -0.79% - -
Treynor -0.02% -0.04% - -
Tax Efficiency 48.01% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date March 18, 2021
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status -
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) -
52 Week High $17.36
52 Week Low $15.67
Annual Dividend $0.48
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
FT Portfolios Canada Co. 02-23-2021

Management and Organization

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

Fees

MER 0.65%
Management Fee -

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