First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS)

NYSEARCA: FTLS · Real-Time Price · USD
72.88
-0.04 (-0.05%)
At close: Apr 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
72.88
0.00 (0.00%)
After-hours: Apr 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
-0.05%
Assets $2.24B
Expense Ratio 1.38%
PE Ratio 21.51
Shares Out 30.90M
Dividend (ttm) $0.67
Dividend Yield 0.92%
Ex-Dividend Date Mar 26, 2026
Payout Ratio 19.79%
1-Year Return +15.60%
Volume 102,508
Open 73.10
Previous Close 72.92
Day's Range 72.81 - 73.16
52-Week Low 62.64
52-Week High 73.34
Beta 0.52
Holdings 399
Inception Date Sep 9, 2014

About FTLS

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The First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in long/short alternatives. The fund takes both long and short position in US-listed equity with US and foreign exposure. The actively managed funds will typically be 90-100% long and 0-50% short. FTLS was launched on Sep 9, 2014 and is issued by First Trust.

Asset Class Alternatives
Category Long-Short Equity
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol FTLS
ETF Provider First Trust

Top 10 Holdings

63.30% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Cash n/a 33.83%
Apple Inc. AAPL 6.56%
NVIDIA Corporation NVDA 4.02%
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 3.73%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM 2.70%
Alphabet Inc. GOOGL 2.68%
ASML Holding N.V. ASML 2.65%
Bank of America Corporation BAC 2.60%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK.B 2.35%
Costco Wholesale Corporation COST 2.20%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Mar 26, 2026 $0.0634 Mar 31, 2026
Dec 12, 2025 $0.2132 Dec 31, 2025
Sep 25, 2025 $0.1752 Sep 30, 2025
Jun 26, 2025 $0.2199 Jun 30, 2025
Mar 27, 2025 $0.1512 Mar 31, 2025
Dec 13, 2024 $0.2876 Dec 31, 2024
Full Dividend History

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