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First Trust Canadian Capital Strength ETF Common Units

Canadian Equity

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024

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NAVPS
(08-01-2025)
$62.85
Change
-$0.63 (-0.99%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

Period
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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 30, 2001): 8.27%

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 3.85% 10.81% 11.92% 11.92% 25.57% 21.73% 20.83% 14.56% 17.24% 12.50% 10.64% 10.68% 12.04% 9.96%
Benchmark 2.91% 8.53% 10.17% 10.17% 26.37% 19.03% 16.09% 10.74% 15.02% 11.96% 10.77% 10.72% 10.76% 9.61%
Category Average 2.57% 8.38% 9.10% 9.10% 21.89% 15.99% 13.69% 9.49% 13.72% 10.29% 9.01% 8.80% 8.93% 7.96%
Category Rank 24 / 750 39 / 745 79 / 740 79 / 740 165 / 725 15 / 702 15 / 681 12 / 602 55 / 571 81 / 540 136 / 492 97 / 463 25 / 431 60 / 388
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 % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 4.85% 0.04% 2.05% 1.03% 6.64% -2.72% 3.54% 0.23% -2.67% -0.19% 6.90% 3.85%
Benchmark 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91%

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 253/ 379 323/ 407 2/ 450 201/ 476 474/ 522 340/ 548 443/ 583 48/ 651 157/ 688 13/ 715

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 99.59
Cash and Equivalents 0.41

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 23.30
Technology 17.22
Basic Materials 11.95
Consumer Services 11.29
Energy 11.15
Other 25.09

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Celestica Inc 5.85
Finning International Inc 5.34
Stantec Inc 4.30
Shopify Inc Cl A 4.13
Dollarama Inc 4.13
WSP Global Inc 4.12
CCL Industries Inc Cl B 4.05
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 4.03
Kinross Gold Corp 4.03
Sun Life Financial Inc 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 12.99% 12.39% 13.48%
Beta 0.97% 0.89% 0.97%
Alpha 0.05% 0.03% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.85% 0.86%
Sharpe 1.22% 1.15% 0.65%
Sortino 2.58% 1.99% 0.79%
Treynor 0.16% 0.16% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 96.79% 95.93% 94.88%
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 11.27% 12.99% 12.39% 13.48%
Beta 1.02% 0.97% 0.89% 0.97%
Alpha -0.01% 0.05% 0.03% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.93% 0.87% 0.85% 0.86%
Sharpe 1.79% 1.22% 1.15% 0.65%
Sortino 4.90% 2.58% 1.99% 0.79%
Treynor 0.20% 0.16% 0.16% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 97.88% 96.79% 95.93% 94.88%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A61.961.941.441.40%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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A78.678.645.545.50%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

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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) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

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

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 0.65%
Management Fee 0.60%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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