Fund Overview

  • Ticker:
    NXTG
  • Fund Category:
    Sector Equity
  • Fund Manager:
    FT Portfolios Canada Co.
  • Portfolio Advisor:
    First Trust Advisors L.P.
  • CUSIP:
    33743D104
  • ISIN:
    CA33743D1042
  • SEDOL:
    BMFNCW3
  • Currency:
    CAD
  • Fiscal Year-End:
    31-12
  • Exchange:
    Toronto Stock Exchange
  • Inception:
    2014-10-29
  • Inception Price:
    $20.00
  • Inception NAV:
    $20.00
  • Eligibility:
    RRSP, RRIF, RESP, TFSA, DPSP, RDSP

Fees and Expenses

  • Management Fee: 0.15%
  • MER: 0.87% as at 2023-12-31
The First Trust ETF's management fee will also bear the management fee of the underlying fund (i.e. First Trust Indxx NextG ETF).
Please refer to the prospectus for detailed explanation of the fund's fees and expenses.

Distribution Information (as at 2024-11-29)

  • Dividend Frequency:
    Quarterly

Fund Characteristics (as at 2024-10-31)2

  • Maximum Market Cap.:
    $4,786,347
  • Median Market Cap.:
    $36,416
  • Minimum Market Cap.:
    $4,455
  • Price/Earnings:
    23.29
  • Price/Book:
    2.33
  • Price/Cash Flow:
    9.59
  • Price/Sales:
    1.67
In February 2021, the First Trust AlphaDEX™ U.S. Energy Sector Index ETF (the "First Trust ETF") changed its investment objectives to seek to replicate, to the extent possible, the performance of an index of U.S. companies that have devoted or have committed to devote, material resources to the research, development and application of fifth generation and next generation digital cellular technologies as they emerge, initially the Indxx 5G & NextG Thematic IndexSM. In connection with the change of investment objectives, the name of the First Trust ETF changed to First Trust Indxx NextG ETF. The First Trust ETF provides exposure to its new index by investing all or substantially all of its assets in an underlying U.S. index fund known as First Trust Indxx NextG ETF, which is managed by the First Trust ETF's portfolio advisor. The effective date of change is February 17, 2021.

Investment Objective

First Trust Indxx NextG ETF (the "First Trust ETF") changed its investment objectives to replicate, to the extent possible, the performance of an index of U.S. companies that have devoted or have committed to devote, material resources to the research, development and application of fifth generation and next generation digital cellular technologies as they emerge, initially the Indxx 5G & NextG Thematic IndexSM.

Current Data (as at 2024-11-29) Currency: CAD

NAV1% Change$ Change
$11.670.43%$0.05
Daily Volume52-Week High/LowAVG 30-Day Volume
799$11.86 / $9.471,684
Total Net AssetsOutstanding UnitsNumber of Holdings
$1,634,271140,0001

Top Holding (as at 2024-11-29)3

Holding % of Net Assets
First Trust Indxx NextG ETF 99.99%

Portfolio Composition (as at 2024-11-29)3

Industry % of Net Assets
Semiconductors 19.15%
Integrated Telecommunication Services 18.35%
IT Consulting & Other Services 13.97%
Communications Equipment 13.42%
Wireless Telecommunication Services 10.58%
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 8.26%
Other 6.92%
Telecom Tower REITs 3.89%
Data Center REITs 3.06%
Consumer Electronics 2.45%

Country Breakdown (as at 2024-11-29)3

Country % of Net Assets
United States 35.15%
Japan 10.25%
Taiwan 10.02%
India 7.79%
China 5.47%
South Korea 4.29%
Italy 2.89%
Sweden 2.68%
Finland 2.44%
United Kingdom 1.97%
Germany 1.61%
The Netherlands 1.50%
Canada 1.41%
Guernsey 1.34%
Switzerland 1.22%
South Africa 1.13%
Spain 1.04%
Thailand 0.76%
Singapore 0.64%
Qatar 0.63%
Australia 0.57%
Philippines 0.55%
France 0.54%
United Arab Emirates 0.54%
Malaysia 0.53%
Brazil 0.52%
Norway 0.52%
Indonesia 0.50%
Mexico 0.47%
New Zealand 0.36%

Risk Rating

This rating is based on how much the ETF’s returns have changed from year to year. It doesn’t tell you how volatile the ETF will be in the future. The rating can change over time. An ETF with a low risk rating can still lose money.

For more information about the risk rating and specific risks that can affect the ETF’s returns, see the Risk section of the ETF’s prospectus.

Footnotes

1 The NAV represents the fund's net assets (assets less liabilities) divided by the fund's outstanding shares.
2 All market capitalization numbers are in CAD$ Millions.
3 Percentage of net assets may not equal 100%

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