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About First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Low Volatility ETF
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Inception date
Sep 5, 2018
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
DVOL combines two technical strategies: momentum and low volatility. The index initially whittles down its large- and mid-cap universe by conducting a relative strength analysis. A point and figure chart is created for each security, comparing the stocks daily performance to that of the broader universe. Each stock is classified as a buy or a sell using this method, and the sells are filtered out. From this short list, DVOL selects the 50 securities with the lowest trailing 1-year volatility. Holdings are weighted by the inverse of volatility, such that low-vol holdings get more weight. DVOL is rebalanced quarterly.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Industrial Services
Stock breakdown by region
Displays a symbol's price movements over previous years to identify recurring trends.