First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS)

NYSEARCA: FTLS · Real-Time Price · USD
74.71
+0.03 (0.04%)
Jul 10, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
Assets$2.35B
Expense Ratio1.38%
PE Ratio23.97
Shares Out32.75M
Dividend (ttm)$0.66
Dividend Yield0.88%
Ex-Dividend DateJun 25, 2026
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Payout Ratio21.14%
Volume130,803
Open74.45
Previous Close74.68
Day's Range74.33 - 74.71
52-Week Low65.56
52-Week High75.11
Beta0.50
Holdings365
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

62.06% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Cashn/a31.19%
Apple Inc.AAPL7.63%
Dreyfus Govt Cm Inst 289n/a4.73%
Microsoft CorporationMSFT3.30%
NVIDIA CorporationNVDA3.29%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company LimitedTSM2.59%
Alphabet Inc.GOOGL2.45%
Mastercard IncorporatedMA2.36%
Seagate Technology Holdings plcSTX2.31%
Western Digital CorporationWDC2.23%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jun 25, 2026$0.2073Jun 30, 2026
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
Full Dividend History

Performance

FTLS had a total return of 14.40% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.01%.

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