Symbols

FTLS

First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF·NYSE

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Key Stats

Assets Under Management

2.18BUSD

Fund Flows (1Y)

164.20MUSD

Dividend Yield

1.06%

Discount/Premium to NAV

0.05%

Shares Outstanding

30.45M

Expense Ratio

1.38%

About First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF

Issuer

First Trust Advisors L.P.

Brand

First Trust

Home Page

http://www.ftportfolios.com/Retail/Etf/EtfSummary.aspx?Ticker=Ftls

Inception Date

Sep 8, 2014

Structure

Open-Ended Fund

Index Tracked

Management Style

Active

Dividend Treatment

Distributes

Distribution Tax Treatment

Ordinary income

Income Tax Type

Capital Gains

Max ST Capital Gains Rate

39.60%

Max LT Capital Gains Rate

20.00%

Primary Advisor

First Trust Advisors LP

Distributor

First Trust Portfolios LP

FTLS is actively-managed to invest in 90-100% long equity positions, partially offset by 0-50% short positions. It may also include investments in ETFs. The fund will avoid leverage from short sale proceeds and can take defensive cash positions. The fund's active managers — an internal team from First Trust, have broad discretion in long/short allocation and stock selection. The selection process will include fundamental, market-related, technical and statistical attributes to screen eligible securities. The fund's active managers will use an earnings quality model ranking with long high quality, short low quality, as a primary signal but will also aim to balance factor exposure and market risk for the overall portfolio.