First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS)

Assets	$2.23B
Expense Ratio	1.38%
PE Ratio	20.28
Shares Out	30.90M
Dividend (ttm)	$0.67
Dividend Yield	0.93%
Ex-Dividend Date	Mar 26, 2026
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Payout Ratio	18.84%

Volume	96,157
Open	72.42
Previous Close	72.39
Day's Range	72.10 - 72.53
52-Week Low	60.74
52-Week High	72.53
Beta	0.52
Holdings	401
Inception Date	Sep 9, 2014

About FTLS

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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

63.78% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Cash	n/a	34.77%
Apple Inc.	AAPL	6.40%
NVIDIA Corporation	NVDA	3.61%
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	3.33%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	JPM	2.76%
ASML Holding N.V.	ASML	2.68%
Bank of America Corporation	BAC	2.67%
Dreyfus Govt Cm Inst 289	n/a	2.59%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOGL	2.52%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.	BRK.B	2.47%

Dividend History

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

Performance

FTLS had a total return of 16.49% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.88%.