DVOL
First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Low Volatility ETF
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI
Expense ratio1
0.60%
Net assets2
$69.18M
Holdings2
51
Category
US Equity
2025 return3
4.34%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Jan. 28, 2026 · prospectus

Objective. The First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Low Volatility ETF (the Fund ) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Funds fees and expenses) of an index called the Dorsey Wright Momentum Plus Low Volatility TM Index (the Index ).

Strategy. Under normal conditions, the Fund will invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the Index. The Fund, using an indexing investment approach, attempts to replicate, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Index. The Index is owned and was developed by Nasdaq, Inc. (the Index Provider ). The Index Provider may, from time to time, exercise reasonable discretion as it deems appropriate in order to ensure Index integrity including, but not limited to, quantitative inclusion criteria. The Index Provider may also, due to special circumstances, if deemed essential, apply discretionary adjustments to ensure and maintain the high quality of the Index construction and calculation. According to the Index Provider, the … Under normal conditions, the Fund will invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the Index. The Fund, using an indexing investment approach, attempts to replicate, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Index. The Index is owned and was developed by Nasdaq, Inc. (the Index Provider ). The Index Provider may, from time to time, exercise reasonable discretion as it deems appropriate in order to ensure Index integrity including, but not limited to, quantitative inclusion criteria. The Index Provider may also, due to special circumstances, if deemed essential, apply discretionary adjustments to ensure and maintain the high quality of the Index construction and calculation. According to the Index Provider, the Index is comprised of securities selected based on individual stock momentum and volatility. In order to be eligible for inclusion in the Index, securities must meet the eligibility criteria of and be included in the Nasdaq US Large Mid Cap TM Index. A security must also meet the liquidity requirements of the Index in order to be eligible for inclusion in the Index. Securities from the same issuer will be subject to conditions controlled by the Index Provider to determine Index eligibility . All securities in the Index universe are ranked using a proprietary relative strength (momentum) measure. Each securitys score is based on intermediate and long term price movements relative to a representative market benchmark. A securitys momentum is the rate at which its price is accelerating. Momentum investing strategies are based on the principle that securities that have recently risen or fallen in price will continue that trend and that, when evaluating two indices/securities, the index/security exhibiting the greater momentum will perform better. Eligible securities based on the proprietary relative strength analysis described above are assigned a volatility score based upon the daily percentage price changes over the trailing year. The 50 securities with the lowest volatility scores are selected for inclusion in the Index. Index security weights are determined by dividing each Index securitys volatility score inverse by the sum of the volatility score inverses of all Index securities. The Fund may invest in real estate investment trusts ( "REITs" ). The Index is reconstituted and rebalanced quarterly and the Fund will make corresponding changes to its portfolio shortly after the Index changes are made public. The Indexs quarterly rebalance and reconstitution schedule may cause the Fund to experience a higher rate of portfolio turnover. The Fund will be concentrated in an industry or a group of industries to the extent that the Index is so concentrated. As of December 31, 2025, the Fund had significant investments in financial companies and industrial companies , although this may change from time to time. The Funds Investments will change as the Index changes and, as a result, the Fund may have significant investments in jurisdictions or investment sectors that it may not have had as of December 31, 2025. To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a given jurisdiction or investment sector, the Fund may be exposed to the risks associated with that jurisdiction or investment sector.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
ENTERGY CORP $2.73M 3.95%
WELLTOWER INC $2.39M 3.45%
MCKESSON CORP $2.24M 3.24%
ROSS STORES INC $2.24M 3.23%
ENSIGN GROUP INC $2.16M 3.13%
WALMART INC $2.16M 3.13%
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP $2.03M 2.93%
CENCORA INC $2.01M 2.91%
HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC $1.98M 2.86%
CARDINAL HEALTH INC $1.91M 2.75%
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Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
Opened
20
Exited
20
Increased
15
Decreased
16
Unchanged
0

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of January 28, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. As reported in the fund's prospectus performance bar chart.

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