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First Trust Canadian Capital Strength ETF Common Units (FST : TSX)

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Canadian Equity

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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Fundata ESG GradeB Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade B

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2024

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Close
(03-12-2025) 		$55.14
Change
$0.44 (0.80%)
Open $54.80
Day Range $54.80 - $55.24
Volume 1,400

As at February 28, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

  • Closing Price / Volume
Period
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First Trust Canadian Capital Strength ETF Common Units

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 30, 2001): 8.04%

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 0.23% 0.96% 11.00% 3.78% 22.74% 16.81% 14.23% 14.72% 14.42% 11.60% 10.15% 10.19% 11.40% 8.69%
Benchmark -0.40% -0.31% 10.31% 3.06% 22.45% 15.63% 9.72% 12.23% 12.73% 11.38% 10.72% 9.76% 11.18% 8.50%
Category Average -0.29% 7.87% 7.87% 2.49% 17.19% 12.64% 8.17% 10.97% 11.01% 9.68% 8.80% 7.99% 9.18% 6.94%
Category Rank 181 / 753 91 / 751 63 / 736 116 / 751 69 / 726 44 / 705 15 / 671 21 / 599 30 / 559 112 / 542 163 / 489 59 / 461 70 / 424 89 / 392
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 3.95% -1.11% 3.17% -0.60% 4.85% 0.04% 2.05% 1.03% 6.64% -2.72% 3.54% 0.23%
Benchmark 4.14% -1.82% 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.46% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-19.06% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -7.41% 13.45% 15.63% -8.79% 16.81% 1.70% 21.46% 0.93% 12.40% 26.13%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 1 2 4 3 4 1 1 1
Category Rank 259/ 388 332/ 416 2/ 459 202/ 485 482/ 531 340/ 557 451/ 592 48/ 660 157/ 699 13/ 725

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

26.13% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-8.79% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 99.90
Cash and Equivalents 0.10

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 23.94
Technology 21.23
Energy 14.30
Consumer Services 10.83
Industrial Services 8.03
Other 21.67

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Celestica Inc 7.05
Shopify Inc Cl A 5.83
iA Financial Corp Inc 4.38
Constellation Software Inc 4.21
Gildan Activewear Inc Cl A 4.15
CGI Inc Cl A 4.14
Sun Life Financial Inc 4.05
Waste Connections Inc 4.02
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 4.01
Manulife Financial Corp 3.99

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 Canadian Capital Strength ETF Common Units

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.82% 15.66% 13.34%
Beta 0.94% 0.95% 0.96%
Alpha 0.05% 0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.90% 0.85%
Sharpe 0.76% 0.79% 0.57%
Sortino 1.37% 1.07% 0.67%
Treynor 0.11% 0.13% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 95.51% 95.14% 94.45%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 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 9.52% 13.82% 15.66% 13.34%
Beta 0.87% 0.94% 0.95% 0.96%
Alpha 0.03% 0.05% 0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.89% 0.90% 0.85%
Sharpe 1.79% 0.76% 0.79% 0.57%
Sortino 5.35% 1.37% 1.07% 0.67%
Treynor 0.19% 0.11% 0.13% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 97.65% 95.51% 95.14% 94.45%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A71.5​71.555.6​55.60%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: A49.0​49.052.2​52.20%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 November 30, 2001
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) -
52 Week High $58.62
52 Week Low $48.35
Annual Dividend $0.65
Annual Yield -
Index -
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

Exposure 1x performance
Asset Class High -
Asset Class Medium -
Asset Class Low -
Leveraged -
Inverse -
Advisor Series -
Covered Call Strategy No

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of the Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in securities traded on a Canadian exchange or market.

Investment Strategy

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in securities of issuers that are based in Canada or have significant business operations in the Canadian market. Securities invested in by the Fund include common shares of public companies or securities of ETFs that are traded on a Canadian exchange or market.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

First Trust Advisors LP
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

FT Portfolios Canada Co.
Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company
Registrar

TSX Trust Company
Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.66%
Management Fee 0.60%

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