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The largest First Trust ETFs

First Trust runs 272 US-listed ETFs with $277.05B in combined net assets.

The largest is First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) at $24.48B, followed by CIBR at $13.84B.

Expense ratios run from 0.29% to 3.69% a year (median 0.8%).

The 10 largest

The largest First Trust ETFs
# Fund 30 daysNet assetsCostYieldYTD1 yr3 yr5 yr
1 RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF $24.48B0.47%0.85%+15.6%+19.7%+22.2%+11.4%
2 CIBR First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF $13.84B0.58%0.41%+35.8%+25.8%+29.6%+12.8%
3 GRID First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart GRID Infrastr… $12.08B0.56%0.93%+9.9%+6.7%+26.4%+12.1%
4 AIRR First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance E… $11.49B0.69%0.1%+0.6%-0.9%+28.4%+18.5%
5 SDVY First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF $11.35B0.58%1%+10.6%+12.2%+18.5%+9.7%
6 BUFR FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF $10.49B0.95%—+10.3%+11.6%+16.8%+9.9%
7 FVD First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund $8.04B0.62%2.26%+10.5%+11.1%+14.2%+6.5%
8 FTCS First Trust Capital Strength ETF $7.65B0.53%1.14%+9.5%+8.6%+13.5%+6.2%
9 FDL First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fu… $7.29B0.43%3.68%+21.7%+26.1%+23.9%+14.4%
10 FTSM First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF $6.50B0.29%4.1%+2.8%+3.5%+4.6%+3.7%

Returns are total returns with distributions reinvested (3 and 5 years annualized), as of Nov 2, 2026.

How the top 5 compare

    Growth of each fund’s value from the start of the range, distributions reinvested. The dashed gray line is the S&P 500 (SPY).

    All 272 First Trust ETFs

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    All First Trust ETFs
    Fund KindNet assetsCostYieldYTD1 yr5 yr
    RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF Dividend growth$24.48B0.47%0.85%+15.6%+19.7%+11.4%
    CIBR First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF Cybersecurity$13.84B0.58%0.41%+35.8%+25.8%+12.8%
    GRID First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart GRID Infrastr… Clean energy$12.08B0.56%0.93%+9.9%+6.7%+12.1%
    AIRR First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance E… Homebuilders and construction$11.49B0.69%0.1%+0.6%-0.9%+18.5%
    SDVY First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF Dividend growth$11.35B0.58%1%+10.6%+12.2%+9.7%
    BUFR FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF Buffer$10.49B0.95%—+10.3%+11.6%+9.9%
    FVD First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund Dividend$8.04B0.62%2.26%+10.5%+11.1%+6.5%
    FTCS First Trust Capital Strength ETF Large-cap$7.65B0.53%1.14%+9.5%+8.6%+6.2%
    FDL First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fu… Dividend$7.29B0.43%3.68%+21.7%+26.1%+14.4%
    FTSM First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF Ultra-short bonds$6.50B0.29%4.1%+2.8%+3.5%+3.7%
    LMBS First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF Mortgage-backed$6.35B0.66%4.53%+1.0%+2.0%+3.2%
    FPE First Trust Preferred Securities & Income ETF Preferred stock$6.32B0.83%6.78%-2.3%-2.0%+2.1%
    QTEC First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index Fu… Technology$4.99B0.55%0.01%+35.0%+27.5%+13.4%
    FDN First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund Internet$4.98B0.49%0%+4.8%-1.2%+3.2%
    TDIV First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund Technology$4.42B0.5%1.36%+21.3%+15.2%+17.4%
    EMLP First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure … Energy pipelines$4.13B0.95%2.78%+18.5%+18.7%+15.7%
    FV First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF Developed markets$3.94B0.89%0.36%+20.2%+20.7%+10.1%
    RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income E… Option income$3.59B0.75%8.91%+14.2%+17.6%—
    KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Incom… Option income$3.53B0.74%8.92%+11.1%+13.3%+6.1%
    UCON First Trust TCW Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF Broad market$3.29B0.86%5.38%-0.9%-0.2%+2.6%
    FIXD First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF Broad market$3.20B0.65%5.42%-1.7%-1.7%-0.7%
    FBT First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund Biotechnology$2.81B0.55%0%+32.5%+43.6%+11.4%
    FTXL First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF Semiconductors$2.75B0.6%0.07%+76.6%+81.9%+28.3%
    SKYY First Trust Cloud Computing ETF Cloud computing$2.72B0.6%0%+31.8%+21.8%+8.9%
    FTGC First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fu… Commodity futures$2.70B0.98%14.36%+34.4%+37.4%+13.1%

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