First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS)

NYSEARCA: FTLS · Real-Time Price · USD
74.50
+0.09 (0.12%)
At close: Jun 18, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
74.58
+0.08 (0.11%)
After-hours: Jun 18, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
Assets$2.35B
Expense Ratio1.38%
PE Ratio24.63
Shares Out32.20M
Dividend (ttm)$0.67
Dividend Yield0.90%
Ex-Dividend DateMar 26, 2026
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Payout Ratio22.21%
Volume62,657
Open74.88
Previous Close74.41
Day's Range74.40 - 75.06
52-Week Low64.63
52-Week High75.09
Beta0.50
Holdings364
Inception DateSep 9, 2014

About FTLS

Fund Home Page

The First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in long/short alternatives. The fund takes both long and short position in US-listed equity with US and foreign exposure. The actively managed funds will typically be 90-100% long and 0-50% short. FTLS was launched on Sep 9, 2014 and is issued by First Trust.

Asset Class Alternatives
Category Long-Short Equity
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol FTLS
ETF Provider First Trust

Top 10 Holdings

64.46% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Cashn/a33.09%
Apple Inc.AAPL7.22%
Dreyfus Govt Cm Inst 289n/a4.82%
NVIDIA CorporationNVDA3.44%
Microsoft CorporationMSFT3.23%
Seagate Technology Holdings plcSTX2.83%
Western Digital CorporationWDC2.74%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company LimitedTSM2.47%
Alphabet Inc.GOOGL2.43%
Mastercard IncorporatedMA2.18%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Mar 26, 2026$0.0634Mar 31, 2026
Dec 12, 2025$0.2132Dec 31, 2025
Sep 25, 2025$0.1752Sep 30, 2025
Jun 26, 2025$0.2199Jun 30, 2025
Mar 27, 2025$0.1512Mar 31, 2025
Dec 13, 2024$0.2876Dec 31, 2024
Full Dividend History

Performance

FTLS had a total return of 15.42% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.00%.

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