FCTR
First Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation ETF
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
ETFIndex fund
Expense ratio1
0.65%
Net assets2
$49.98M
Holdings2
173
Category
US Equity
2025 return3
8.51%

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 30, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The First Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation 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 Lunt Capital Large Cap Factor Rotation 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 owned and was developed by Lunt Capital Management, Inc. (the Index Provider ) and is calculated and maintained by Nasdaq, Inc. Nasdaq, Inc. may, from time to time, exercise reasonable discretion as it deems appropriate in order to ensure Index integrity. The Index is designed to track the performance of securities exhibiting desirable factor exposure. According to the Index Provider, the Index selects securities from four single factor-oriented indexes based on the Index Provider's proprietary capital … 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 owned and was developed by Lunt Capital Management, Inc. (the Index Provider ) and is calculated and maintained by Nasdaq, Inc. Nasdaq, Inc. may, from time to time, exercise reasonable discretion as it deems appropriate in order to ensure Index integrity. The Index is designed to track the performance of securities exhibiting desirable factor exposure. According to the Index Provider, the Index selects securities from four single factor-oriented indexes based on the Index Provider's proprietary capital factor allocation methodology . Within the Indexs selection universe, each factor is represented by two sub-indices, each of which selects 50 stocks from the Nasdaq US 500 Large Cap TM Index. One sub-index selects 50 stocks exhibiting the highest levels of the factor and the other selects 50 stocks exhibiting the lowest levels of the factor. The factors are briefly defined, and their associated sub-indices are set forth below. ? Momentum is the statistical measurement of the price performance of a security versus a market average, another security or a universe of securities. The sub-indices representing this factor are rebalanced semi-annually and evaluate the average of a securitys trailing 12-month, 9-month, 6-month, 3-month and 1-month price returns. ? Nasdaq Factor Family US Momentum TM Index : an index that is designed to track the performance of a portfolio of securities exhibiting strong momentum characteristics. ? Nasdaq Factor Laggard US Momentum TM Index : an index that is designed to track the performance of a portfolio of securities exhibiting poor momentum characteristics. ? Value is the statistical measurement of a securitys price relative to the fundamental value of that security. The sub-indices representing this factor are rebalanced semi-annually and select securities based on a value score that evaluates several factors, including a securitys book value to price ratio, sales to enterprise value ratio and earnings-to-price ratio. ? Nasdaq Factor Family US Value TM Index : an index seeking to select a portfolio of securities exhibiting desirable valuation characteristics. ? Nasdaq Factor Laggard US Value TM Index : an index seeking to select a portfolio of securities exhibiting undesirable valuation characteristics. ? Quality is the statistical measurement of the strength of a securitys fundamentals. The sub-indices representing this factor are rebalanced annually and evaluate several criteria, including, but not limited to, a securitys earnings-per-share, operating margin, sales growth and return on equity. ? Nasdaq Factor Family US Quality TM Index : an index seeking to select a portfolio of securities exhibiting high degrees of pricing power. ? Nasdaq Factor Laggard US Quality TM Index : an index seeking to select a portfolio of securities exhibiting low degrees of pricing power. ? Volatility is the statistical measurement of the magnitude of a securitys price fluctuations over time. The sub-indices representing this factor are rebalanced semi-annually and evaluate a securitys realized volatility over trailing 12-month, 9-month, 6-month and 3-month and 1-month time periods. ? Nasdaq Factor Family US Low Volatility TM Index : an index that is designed to track the performance of a portfolio of securities exhibiting low volatility characteristics. ? Nasdaq Factor Laggard US Low Volatility TM Index : an index that is designed to track the performance of a portfolio of securities exhibiting high volatility characteristics. According to the Index Provider, the Index tracks the components and weights of four of the above eight indexes, selected according to the Index Provider's proprietary capital factor allocation methodology. The aggregate weight assigned to each sub-index is dependent upon the Indexs holdings prior to the Indexs evaluation. If, upon the evaluation, the same four sub-indices are selected for inclusion in the Index, then no rebalance will occur. If, however, one or more sub-indices are to be replaced, the weight assigned to the sub-indices already included in the Index (if any) remains unchanged and the aggregate weight of the sub-indices that are removed is redistributed equally to the newly included sub-indices. Within each sub-index, the securities are weighted by factor score. The Index is rebalanced and reconstituted monthly and the Fund will make corresponding changes to its portfolio shortly after the Index changes are made public. The Indexs periodic 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 166 securities and the Fund had significant investments in information technology 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
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
DOW INC $1.01M 2.02%
WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC $897.48K 1.80%
TARGET CORP $804.53K 1.61%
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO $752.85K 1.51%
LYONDELLBASELL INDS CLASS A $749.29K 1.50%
INTEL CORP $729.65K 1.46%
COMCAST CORP CL A $719.64K 1.44%
TYSON FOODS INC CL A $657.42K 1.32%
GENERAL MOTORS CO $604.49K 1.21%
DEVON ENERGY CORP $598.56K 1.20%
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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
77
Exited
64
Increased
19
Decreased
77
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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Advisers

As of December 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
First Trust Advisors L.P. Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of April 30, 2025, 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. 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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