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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VII First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund

FTGC
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Oct 23 2013
Expense Ratio
0.95%
Type
Global Commodities & Metals
Fund Owner
First Trust
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$12,281,264
AUM
$2,717,742,116
Associated Index
None
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Active
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

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US Dollar
53.04%
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U.S. Treasury Bill 0% due 11/09/2023
6.32%
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U.S. Treasury Bill 0% due 10/12/2023
6.17%
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U.S. Treasury Bill 0% due 11/16/2023
6.13%
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U.S. Treasury Bill 0% due 12/14/2023
6.11%
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U.S. Treasury Note 1% due 12/15/2024
6.04%
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U.S. Treasury Note 0.50% due 03/31/2025
5.76%
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U.S. Treasury Note 0.25% due 06/15/2024
5.25%
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U.S. Treasury Note 0.375% due 09/15/2024
5.19%
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Derivatives offset
-95.27%
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What is FTGC?

The First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (the fund) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks total return and a relatively stable risk profile while providing investors with commodity exposure. There can be no guarantee that the fund will meet its investment objective.

ETFs related toFTGC

ETFs correlated to FTGC include DJP, BCI, BCD

FTGC
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund
DJP
Barclays Bank PLC - iPath Bloomberg Commodity Total Return ETN
BCI
abrdn ETF - abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 Free ETF
BCD
abrdn ETF - abrdn Bloomberg All Comm Longer Dt Strategy K-1 Free ETF
DBC
DB Commodity Services LLC - Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
PDBC
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF
USCI
United States Commodity Funds LLC - United States Commodity Index Fund
GSG
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
CMDT
Pimco Exchange Traded Fund - PIMCO Commodity Strategy Active Exchange-Traded Fund
COMT
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF
UCO
ProShares Trust - ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil 2x Shares

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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FAQ

FTGC is a Global Commodities & Metals ETF. The First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (the fund) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks total return and a relatively stable risk profile while providing investors with commodity exposure. There can be no guarantee that the fund will meet its investment objective.

Yes, FTGC is actively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

No, FTGC is not passively managed. It is actively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on FTGC is 0.0077%. This is the percent change in the value of FTGC over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on FTGC is 0.0594%. This is the percent change in the value of FTGC over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of FTGC for the past year is 0.1709%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to FTGC include NBCM, UCIB, and CMDY.

ETFs correlated to FTGC include DJP, BCI, and BCD.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to FTGC include SCO, DRIP, and OILD.

Disclaimers

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