First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS)

NYSEARCA: FTLS · Real-Time Price · USD
74.99
-0.23 (-0.31%)
Jul 31, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
Assets$2.48B
Expense Ratio1.38%
PE Ratio24.45
Shares Out33.05M
Dividend (ttm)$0.66
Dividend Yield0.88%
Ex-Dividend DateJun 25, 2026
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Payout Ratio21.49%
Volume111,764
Open75.15
Previous Close75.22
Day's Range74.63 - 75.28
52-Week Low65.84
52-Week High77.52
Beta0.50
Holdings362
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

60.95% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Cashn/a29.98%
Apple Inc.AAPL8.04%
Dreyfus Govt Cm Inst 289n/a5.24%
NVIDIA CorporationNVDA3.44%
Microsoft CorporationMSFT3.22%
Mastercard IncorporatedMA2.36%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company LimitedTSM2.28%
Seagate Technology Holdings plcSTX2.24%
Alphabet Inc.GOOGL2.11%
Cisco Systems, Inc.CSCO2.05%
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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 13.39% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.00%.

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