First Trust ETFs

First Trust is a US-based asset manager established in 1991. First Trust is one of the ten-largest ETF providers worldwide.

First Trust's European ETFs are mostly based on Smart Beta indices calculated by Nasdaq. This so-called AlphaDEX index series specifically selects companies according to their focus on growth factors.

In addition to Smart Beta strategies, First Trust also offers ETFs that deal with specific topics such as IPOs or the blockchain.

 

First Trust ETF product spectrum

ETFs
Equity: 38
Bonds: 3
Precious Metals: 0
Commodities: 0
Cryptocurrencies: 0
Real estate: 0
Money market: 0
Short&Leveraged: 0
Total: 41
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Best First Trust ETFs

First Trust US IPO Index UCITS ETF Acc 4 week development IPOX Schuster US 100 ETFs 9.75%
First Trust Indxx Future Economy Metals UCITS ETF Class A Accumulation 4 week development Indxx Global Future Economy Metals ETFs 8.63%
First Trust Bloomberg Scarce Resources UCITS ETF Class A Accumulation 4 week development Bloomberg Scarce Resources ETFs 8.07%
First Trust SMID Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Class A Accumulation 4 week development Nasdaq US Small Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETFs 7.52%
First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF Dist 4 week development Nasdaq US High Equity Income ETFs 7.10%
First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF Acc 4 week development Nasdaq US High Equity Income ETFs 7.09%
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Acc 4 week development NYSE Arca Biotechnology ETFs 7.02%
First Trust US Momentum UCITS ETF Class A Accumulation 4 week development iNDEX US Momentum ETFs 6.90%
First Trust US Large Cap Core AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Acc 4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Large Cap Core ETFs 6.83%
First Trust US Large Cap Core AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Dist 4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Large Cap Core ETFs 6.83%
 

Newest First Trust ETFs

First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100® Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - December Class A Accumulation
First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100® Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - September Class A Accumulation
First Trust US Momentum UCITS ETF Class A Accumulation
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - May Class A Accumulation
First Trust SMID Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Class A Accumulation
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - February Class A Accumulation
First Trust Bloomberg Scarce Resources UCITS ETF Class A Accumulation
First Trust Indxx Future Economy Metals UCITS ETF Class A Accumulation
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - November Class A Accumulation
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - August Class A Accumulation
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All First Trust ETFs at a glance

Investment focus
ETF		 4 week
chart		 52 week
low/high		 Fund size
m GBP		 Ongoing charges
(TER)		 Return
in 2025		 Return
1 year
Equity United States Dividend
First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF GBP Hedged Distributing 		4 week development Nasdaq US High Equity Income (GBP Hedged) ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq US High Equity Income (GBP Hedged) ETFs 0 0.55% p.a. 4.59% 16.25%
Bonds World Government
First Trust Low Duration Global Government Bond UCITS ETF GBP Hedged dist 		4 week development ICE BofAML 3-5 Year Global Government (GBP Hedged) ETFs 52 week low/high ICE BofAML 3-5 Year Global Government (GBP Hedged) ETFs 0 0.55% p.a. -0.14% 3.25%
Equity World
First Trust Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate UCITS ETF Dist 		4 week development Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate ETFs 52 week low/high Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate ETFs 1 0.60% p.a. 3.69% -2.48%
Bonds World Government
First Trust FactorFX UCITS ETF GBP Hedged Acc 		4 week development First Trust FactorFX (GBP Hedged) ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust FactorFX (GBP Hedged) ETFs 1 0.75% p.a. 0.61% 6.05%
Bonds World Government
First Trust FactorFX UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development First Trust FactorFX ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust FactorFX ETFs 1 0.75% p.a. 3.20% 10.25%
Equity World Basic Materials
First Trust Indxx Future Economy Metals UCITS ETF Class A Accumulation 		4 week development Indxx Global Future Economy Metals ETFs 52 week low/high Indxx Global Future Economy Metals ETFs 1 0.65% p.a. 8.63% -
Equity United States Technology
First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100® Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - December Class A Accumulation 		4 week development First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETFs 1 0.90% p.a. 3.84% -
Equity World
First Trust Bloomberg Scarce Resources UCITS ETF Class A Accumulation 		4 week development Bloomberg Scarce Resources ETFs 52 week low/high Bloomberg Scarce Resources ETFs 1 0.65% p.a. 8.07% -
Equity Europe
First Trust IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development IPOX® 100 Europe ETFs 52 week low/high IPOX® 100 Europe ETFs 1 0.65% p.a. 5.86% 28.72%
Equity World Fundamental/Quality
First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq Global High Equity Income ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq Global High Equity Income ETFs 2 0.60% p.a. 5.23% 15.81%
Equity World
First Trust Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate ETFs 52 week low/high Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate ETFs 3 0.60% p.a. 3.61% -1.02%
Equity United Kingdom Multi-Factor Strategy
First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Dist 		4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® United Kingdom ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq AlphaDEX® United Kingdom ETFs 3 0.65% p.a. 1.98% 16.89%
Equity World Technology
First Trust Dow Jones International Internet UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Dow Jones International Internet ETFs 52 week low/high Dow Jones International Internet ETFs 4 0.65% p.a. 2.52% 36.99%
Equity World Technology
First Trust Indxx NextG UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Indxx 5G & NextG Thematic ETFs 52 week low/high Indxx 5G & NextG Thematic ETFs 4 0.70% p.a. 4.36% 22.69%
Equity United States
First Trust US IPO Index UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development IPOX Schuster US 100 ETFs 52 week low/high IPOX Schuster US 100 ETFs 6 0.65% p.a. 9.75% 44.86%
Equity United States Dividend
First Trust Value Line® Dividend Index UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Value Line® Dividend ETFs 52 week low/high Value Line® Dividend ETFs 6 0.70% p.a. 3.90% 16.85%
Equity United Kingdom Multi-Factor Strategy
First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® United Kingdom ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq AlphaDEX® United Kingdom ETFs 7 0.65% p.a. 1.95% 18.10%
Equity United States Fundamental/Quality
First Trust Capital Strength UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Capital Strength ETFs 52 week low/high Capital Strength ETFs 7 0.60% p.a. 4.22% 16.95%
Equity United States Health Care
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development NYSE Arca Biotechnology ETFs 52 week low/high NYSE Arca Biotechnology ETFs 7 0.60% p.a. 7.02% 19.45%
Equity World Utilities
First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy ETFs 8 0.60% p.a. 6.79% 4.98%
Equity United States
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - February Class A Accumulation 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 8 0.85% p.a. 3.90% -
Equity United States Technology
First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100® Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - September Class A Accumulation 		4 week development First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest Nasdaq-100 Moderate Buffer ETFs 8 0.90% p.a. 4.15% -
Equity United States
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - August Class A Accumulation 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 9 0.85% p.a. 4.02% 18.62%
Equity Emerging Markets Multi-Factor Strategy
First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Emerging Markets ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Emerging Markets ETFs 9 0.80% p.a. 1.54% 9.59%
Equity Europe Multi-Factor Strategy
First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX UCITS ETF B Dist 		4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Eurozone ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Eurozone ETFs 12 0.65% p.a. 5.59% 13.37%
Equity World Fundamental/Quality
First Trust Global Equity Income UCITS ETF Dist 		4 week development Nasdaq Global High Equity Income ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq Global High Equity Income ETFs 22 0.60% p.a. 5.27% 14.68%
Equity World Fundamental/Quality
First Trust Global Capital Strength ESG Leaders UCITS ETF Class A Accumulation 		4 week development First Trust Global Capital Strength ESG Leaders ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Global Capital Strength ESG Leaders ETFs 27 0.75% p.a. 3.23% 14.49%
Equity United States
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - May Class A Accumulation 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 28 0.85% p.a. 3.84% -
Equity United States Dividend
First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq US High Equity Income ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq US High Equity Income ETFs 30 0.55% p.a. 7.09% 21.62%
Equity United States
First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer UCITS ETF - November Class A Accumulation 		4 week development First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 52 week low/high First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETFs 31 0.85% p.a. 4.06% 16.18%
Equity United States Multi-Factor Strategy
First Trust US Large Cap Core AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Dist 		4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Large Cap Core ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Large Cap Core ETFs 35 0.65% p.a. 6.83% 28.38%
Equity United States Momentum
First Trust US Momentum UCITS ETF Class A Accumulation 		4 week development iNDEX US Momentum ETFs 52 week low/high iNDEX US Momentum ETFs 36 0.60% p.a. 6.90% -
Equity United States Technology
First Trust Dow Jones Internet UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Dow Jones Internet Composite ETFs 52 week low/high Dow Jones Internet Composite ETFs 48 0.55% p.a. 5.36% 39.50%
Equity World Technology
First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Indxx Blockchain ETFs 52 week low/high Indxx Blockchain ETFs 50 0.65% p.a. 4.93% 27.42%
Equity Europe Multi-Factor Strategy
First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Eurozone ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Eurozone ETFs 51 0.65% p.a. 5.60% 14.25%
Equity United States Dividend
First Trust SMID Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Class A Accumulation 		4 week development Nasdaq US Small Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq US Small Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETFs 150 0.60% p.a. 7.52% -
Equity United States Multi-Factor Strategy
First Trust US Large Cap Core AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Large Cap Core ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Large Cap Core ETFs 209 0.65% p.a. 6.83% 28.68%
Equity United States Dividend
First Trust US Equity Income UCITS ETF Dist 		4 week development Nasdaq US High Equity Income ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq US High Equity Income ETFs 288 0.55% p.a. 7.10% 20.77%
Equity World Technology
First Trust Cloud Computing UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development ISE Cloud Computing ETFs 52 week low/high ISE Cloud Computing ETFs 352 0.60% p.a. 5.40% 46.03%
Equity World Infrastructure
First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq OMX Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq OMX Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure ETFs 392 0.63% p.a. 5.60% 30.71%
Equity World Technology
First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity UCITS ETF Acc 		4 week development Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity ETFs 52 week low/high Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity ETFs 735 0.60% p.a. 4.64% 24.01%

Source: justETF.com; As of 20/01/2025; Calculations in GBP

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