XPND

First Trust Expanded Technology ETF

XPND actively invests in US stocks whose businesses are derived from or dependent on technology.


US

EQUITY

Active

MANAGEMENT STYLE

25.1 M

ASSETS UNDER MGMT

65 bp

EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsorFirst Trust
CategoryUS
Asset classEquity
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Inception dateJun 14, 2021
Assets (mns)$25
Expense ratio65 bp
CurrencyUSD
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
RegulationOpen-Ended Fund
DistributionsQuarterly
Taxation1099
Stock selectionProprietary
WeightingProprietary
Holdings TransparencyFull
Derivatives-basedNo
Options availableYes
Currency hedgedNo
Fund of fundsNo
Top 10 Holdings Complete list  + 
ORACLE CORP 5.4 %
SALESFORCE.COM INC 5.4 %
T-MOBILE US, INC. 5.0 %
NVIDIA CORP 4.8 %
VISA INC. CLASS A 4.7 %
MASTERCARD INCORPORATED CLASS A 4.5 %
META PLATFORMS INC 4.5 %
APPLE INC 4.3 %
ALPHABET INC. CLASS A 4.3 %
MICROSOFT CORP 4.2 %
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings51
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index 353
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns)$683,357
Large cap (>$10bn)99.7%
Mid cap ($2-10bn)0.3%
Small cap (<$2bn)0.0%
Developed mkts.100.0%
Emerging mkts.0.0%
Country Exposure
UNITED STATES 99.3 %
Historical Performance


Standardized Performance (as of 11/30/2024)
 YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YRIncep.
Total Returns 29.9% 35.7% 32.7% 10.9% -- -- 11.4%
Volatility 19.9% 19.1% 21.0% 25.5% -- -- --
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5001.2486%
MSCI EAFE0.9954%
MSCI Emg Mkts0.8237%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)9
Turnover1.1%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.13%
ADV of underlying (mns)$87,176
Technical Indicators
Recent close$31.33
30d moving avg.$29.05
Annualized volatility23.4%
Relative strength (RSI)52
Short interest (ETF)1.1%
Short interest (underlying)0.0%
Distributions
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Results & Estimates
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Valuation Metrics
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5.2 27.0 6.3 0.8% --
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ETF Research Center Rating

UNDERWEIGHT

Below average appreciation potential. A rating of UNDERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 2nd quintile (ranking higher than only 20%-40%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at relatively expensive valuations and/or having below-average fundamentals.

ALTAR Score™

XPND

4.3%

Cat. Avg

5.4%


ALTAR Score™ Calculation

Category Overview
There are 977 funds in the US Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™ of 5.4% and a standard deviation of 2.5%. XPND's ALTAR Score™ is approximately 0.4 standard deviations below the category average. This places XPND in the 33rd percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating

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Expense Analysis

Peer Group Active
US Equity ETFs
# of ETFs 308
Avg. Expense Ratio 67.1 bp
Std. Deviation 37 bp
XPND (65 bp) Percentile rank 50
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution


Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp)
(A)
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp)
(B)
TCO (bp)
(A)+(B)
XPND 65.0 13.3 78.3
Peer Avg. 66.9 49.3 116.2
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