First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Bloomberg R&D Leaders ETF
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About First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Bloomberg R&D Leaders ETF
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Inception date
Apr 30, 2024
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Distributes
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Tax on distributions
Qualified dividends
Primary advisor
First Trust Advisors LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
RND tracks an index of stocks with increased research and development for new products and services that are expected to generate future economic benefits. From a starting universe of 1,000 US large- and mid-cap companies, the fund considers stocks that have increased R&D expenditures for the past three years. The fund then screens securities for the top 90th percentile in terms of R&D expenditures to sales ratio. Finally, the top 30-50 securities by market capitalization are selected. If less than 30 stocks meet the requirements, the fund could relax the R&D expenditures to sales screen and rank securities just by their R&D expenditures. The portfolio is market cap-weighted, subject to diversification and sector limits. The index is rebalanced quarterly and reconstituted semi-annually.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Technology Services
Electronic Technology
Health Technology
Stocks99.90%
Technology Services31.55%
Electronic Technology26.46%
Health Technology15.41%
Producer Manufacturing8.78%
Retail Trade7.91%
Consumer Durables3.42%
Transportation3.40%
Consumer Services2.36%
Consumer Non-Durables0.62%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.10%
Cash0.10%
Stock breakdown by region
North America97.26%
Europe2.74%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
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Dividend payout history