HUSV
First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Domestic ETF
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III
ETF
Expense ratio1
0.70%
Net assets2
$72.54M
Holdings2
101
Category
US Equity
2025 return3
4.76%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Nov. 28, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The investment objective of the First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Domestic ETF (the Fund ) is to provide capital appreciation.

Strategy. Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in common stocks of domestic companies listed and traded on U.S. national securities exchanges that Horizon Investments, LLC ( Horizon or the Sub-Advisor ) believes exhibit low future expected volatility. The goal of this strategy is to capture upside price movements in rising markets and reduce downside risk when markets decline. To implement this strategy, the Sub-Advisor employs volatility forecasting models to forecast future expected volatility. The strategy is largely quantitative and rules-based, but also includes multiple parameters over which the Sub-Advisor may exercise discretion (including, but not limited to, the number of holdings and the … Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in common stocks of domestic companies listed and traded on U.S. national securities exchanges that Horizon Investments, LLC ( Horizon or the Sub-Advisor ) believes exhibit low future expected volatility. The goal of this strategy is to capture upside price movements in rising markets and reduce downside risk when markets decline. To implement this strategy, the Sub-Advisor employs volatility forecasting models to forecast future expected volatility. The strategy is largely quantitative and rules-based, but also includes multiple parameters over which the Sub-Advisor may exercise discretion (including, but not limited to, the number of holdings and the weightings of particular holdings) in connection with its active management of the Fund. To begin, the Sub-Advisor gathers pricing and generates return data for the starting universe, which is comprised of common stocks of large cap domestic companies listed and traded on U.S. national securities exchanges. The Sub-Advisor then conducts volatility forecasts for securities comprising the starting universe and ranks them from low to high based on their volatility forecasts. The Sub-Advisor targets 50-200 securities for inclusion in the portfolio based on future expected volatility. Once the final portfolio is selected, the Sub-Advisor gives larger weights to securities with lower future expected volatility and has the ability to adjust how aggressive the weighting scheme is depending on market conditions. The Sub-Advisor periodically rebalances and reallocates the portfolio using this methodology, which may result in higher levels of portfolio turnover. As of October 31, 2025, the Fund had significant investments in information technology companies, although this may change from time to time. 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 April 30, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
VERISIGN INC $2.07M 2.85%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC $2.05M 2.82%
APPLE INC $1.87M 2.58%
MICROSOFT CORP $1.85M 2.55%
TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC $1.83M 2.53%
ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC $1.81M 2.50%
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC $1.67M 2.31%
GEN DIGITAL INC $1.60M 2.20%
REALTY INCOME CORP REIT $1.56M 2.16%
VICI PROPERTIES $1.56M 2.15%
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Allocation by sector

As of April 30, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Jan 31, 2026 → Apr 30, 2026
Opened
27
Exited
28
Increased
35
Decreased
39
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 July 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
First Trust Advisors L.P. Adviser
HORIZON INVESTMENTS LLC. Sub-adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of November 28, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of April 30, 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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