Investment objective & strategy
As of April 30, 2025 · prospectusObjective. The First Trust Natural Gas ETF (the Fund ) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Funds fees and expenses) of an equity index called the ISE-Revere Natural Gas TM Index (the Index ).
Strategy. The Fund will normally 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 developed and owned by Nasdaq, Inc. (the Index Provider ), and is calculated and maintained by Nasdaq. The Index Provider may, from time to time, exercise reasonable discretion as it deems appropriate in order to ensure Index integrity. The Index is designed to track public companies that derive a substantial portion of their revenues from midstream activities and/or the exploration and production of natural gas. According to the Index Provider, to be eligible for inclusion in … The Fund will normally 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 developed and owned by Nasdaq, Inc. (the Index Provider ), and is calculated and maintained by Nasdaq. The Index Provider may, from time to time, exercise reasonable discretion as it deems appropriate in order to ensure Index integrity. The Index is designed to track public companies that derive a substantial portion of their revenues from midstream activities and/or the exploration and production of natural gas. According to the Index Provider, to be eligible for inclusion in the Index, a security must be listed on a qualifying U.S. securities exchange and be issued by a company involved in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, according to FactSet Revere, whereby its natural gas proved reserves accounts for 30% or greater of its total proved reserves. Natural gas shall be converted to Barrels of Oil Equivalent ( BOE ) using the industry standard conversion of 1 BOE equals 6,000 cubic feet. In addition, according to the Index Provider, the Index removes all duplicate (multiple share classes) securities and securities that do not meet the size, float, seasoning, and liquidity requirements of the Index. Security types eligible for the Index generally include common stocks, depositary receipts and master limited partnership ( "MLP" ) interests. All eligible operating companies and the 10 eligible MLPs with the highest market capitalizations are included in the Index. The Index uses modified linear-weighted methodology where Index securities are weighted based on their market capitalization and liquidity ranks. The Index allocates 15% of its weight to securities issued by MLPs and 85% of its weight to securities issued by operating companies. The initial weights are then adjusted within each of these two segments so that no security has a weight that exceeds 50% of the ratio between that securitys three-month average daily dollar trading volume and $100 million or that exceeds 4% of the ratio between that securitys free float market capitalization and $1 billion. The maximum weight of any security is 4.5%. The Fund may invest in companies with various market capitalizations. The Index is rebalanced and reconstituted 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 March 31, 2025, the Index was composed of 41 securities and the Fund had significant investments in energy 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 March 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| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP | — | $39.62M | 4.66% |
| EOG RESOURCES INC | — | $39.31M | 4.62% |
| CONOCOPHILLIPS | — | $39.25M | 4.62% |
| DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC | — | $35.71M | 4.20% |
| DEVON ENERGY CORP | — | $35.26M | 4.15% |
| APA CORP | — | $34.87M | 4.10% |
| EQT CORPORATION | — | $34.48M | 4.06% |
| HESS MIDSTREAM LP - CLASS A COMMON STOCK | HESM | $33.90M | 3.99% |
| WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP MLP | WES US | $33.40M | 3.93% |
| COTERRA ENERGY INC | — | $32.92M | 3.87% |
Portfolio moves
Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026How 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.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| Global X U.S. Natural Gas ETF · LNGX | 56% | 0.45% |
| State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF · XOP | 55% | 0.35% |
| Invesco Energy Exploration & Production ETF · PXE | 54% | 0.61% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| First Trust Advisors L.P. | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of April 30, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).
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