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

Canadian Core Pls Fxd Inc

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(04-14-2026)
$17.21
Change
$0.04 (0.23%)
Open $17.18
Day Range $17.18 - $17.18
Volume 5,926

As at March 31, 2026

As at March 31, 2026

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First Trust JFL Fixed Income Core Plus ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 18, 2021): 0.93%

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 -2.02% 0.15% -0.22% 0.15% 0.73% 4.16% 3.66% 2.06% 0.79% - - - - -
Benchmark -1.99% 0.30% -0.05% 0.30% 0.71% 4.07% 3.35% 1.94% 0.69% 0.78% 1.31% 1.78% 1.77% 1.72%
Category Average -2.86% -1.23% -1.23% -0.92% - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 109 / 171 41 / 170 97 / 170 41 / 170 116 / 159 90 / 158 91 / 156 79 / 150 68 / 138 - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 1 3 1 3 3 3 3 2 - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -0.85% 0.16% 0.09% -0.69% 0.34% 1.92% 0.65% 0.25% -1.26% 0.62% 1.59% -2.02%
Benchmark -0.77% 0.08% 0.04% -0.74% 0.37% 1.80% 0.76% 0.26% -1.36% 0.63% 1.70% -1.99%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.35% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.55% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - - - - - -11.92% 6.78% 4.70% 2.43%
Benchmark 1.54% 2.70% 1.29% 6.97% 8.61% -2.71% -11.46% 6.38% 4.10% 2.40%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - 2 2 3 3
Category Rank - - - - - - 68/ 149 77/ 156 94/ 158 116/ 159

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 51.03
Canadian Government Bonds 44.76
Cash and Equivalents 2.76
Foreign Corporate Bonds 1.46

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 97.23
Cash and Cash Equivalent 2.76
Other 0.01

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.14
Europe 0.87

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Dec-2055 3.56
Ontario Province 4.15% 02-Jun-2034 3.46
Canada Government 4.00% 01-Jun-2041 3.15
Quebec Province 3.50% 01-Dec-2048 2.85
Quebec Province 5.00% 01-Dec-2041 2.17
Canada Government 1.50% 01-Dec-2031 2.02
Ontario Province 2.80% 02-Jun-2048 1.87
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Dec-2035 1.65
Canadian Imperial Bank Commrce 4.95% 29-May-2027 1.64
WSP Global Inc 4.75% 12-Sep-2034 1.58

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 Core Pls Fxd Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.29% 6.06% -
Beta 0.96% 1.01% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.92% 0.95% -
Sharpe 0.01% -0.31% -
Sortino 0.22% -0.45% -
Treynor 0.00% -0.02% -
Tax Efficiency 61.48% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 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 3.91% 5.29% 6.06% -
Beta 0.99% 0.96% 1.01% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 1.00% 0.92% 0.95% -
Sharpe -0.41% 0.01% -0.31% -
Sortino -0.71% 0.22% -0.45% -
Treynor -0.02% 0.00% -0.02% -
Tax Efficiency - 61.48% - -

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 $17.66
52 Week Low $16.59
Annual Dividend $0.57
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

Jarislowsky, Fraser Limited

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

FT Portfolios Canada Co.

Custodian

-

Registrar

-

Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.63%
Management Fee 0.60%

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