- First Trust Dow Jones Select Microcap Index Fund
First Trust
- US
- Small-Cap
- Core
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Symbol Price FNGU 37.27 NFTY 49.25 DFVS 12.19 CUT 25.08 ESML 17.79 REDV 29.37 TBT 33.71 PGAL 11.06 BOTZ 21.26 VTV 109.09
Summary
The fund seeks to replicate the total return performance of the benchmark index, before fees and expenses, by investing in micro-size companies in the United States.
The fund employs an indexing investment approach that is designed to replicate the performance of the Index.
The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities.
Next, the research team invests significantly in the common stocks that comprise the Index.
The Index is designed to measure the performance of micro-cap stocks issued by U.S. companies that are comparatively liquid and have superior fundamentals.
Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level.
The fund will be concentrated in an industry or a group of industries to the extent that the Index is so concentrated.
Price
Last Close
$ 61.78 ( +1.4 )
52 Week HL
$66.59 - $44.86
Net Assets
$161.81 M
Expense Ratio
Performance
10.56 % YTD3 Year
52.93%
5 Year
53.63%
Best
44.12% 2013
Worst
-31.92% 2008
Returns +
Q
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | - | -38.7% | 10.5% | -0.1% | -3.1% | 0.7% | 2% | -0.4% | 10.3% | 12.4% | - |
| Q2 | - | 24.9% | -0.5% | 10.2% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 2.4% | -0.8% | 6.6% | -6.2% | - |
| Q3 | - | -4.2% | 1% | -0.3% | 5.3% | 8.8% | -8.5% | -6.3% | 8% | 4.3% | - |
| Q4 | - | 28% | 11.7% | -19.3% | 1.7% | 22% | 4.5% | 11.6% | 12.8% | 3.1% | - |
Returns +
M
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Returns +
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11% | 18% | 24% | -12% | 13% | 19% | -6% | 4% | 37% | 15% | -5% |