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About First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF
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Inception date
Sep 20, 2016
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
First Trust Advisors LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
FTXR holds a concentrated basket of liquid companies in the US transportation segment. The fund selects the 30 most liquid transportation stocks, including companies involved in delivery, shipping and marine transportation, railroads, trucking companies, airports and airlines, bridges and tunnels, and automobiles and auto parts. The selected stocks are then ranked and weighted on three different factors: 1) strong growth, as exhibited by 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-month average price returns, 2) attractive value, evaluated by cash-flow-to-price, and 3) low volatility, based on historical price fluctuations. No single constituent can hold more than 8% of the total holdings. The index is reconstituted annually and rebalanced quarterly.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Transportation
Consumer Durables
Stocks99.92%
Transportation51.04%
Consumer Durables29.58%
Producer Manufacturing9.38%
Finance7.42%
Distribution Services1.49%
Consumer Services1.00%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.08%
Cash0.08%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
FTXR invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Transportation, with 51.04% stocks, and Consumer Durables, with 29.58% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
FTXR top holdings are Ford Motor Company and General Motors Company, occupying 9.59% and 8.49% of the portfolio correspondingly.
FTXR last dividends amounted to 0.20 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.12 USD in dividends, which shows a 40.21% increase.
FTXR assets under management is 29.93 M USD. It's risen 7.61% over the last month.
FTXR fund flows account for −9.02 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, FTXR pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.58%. The last dividend (Jun 30, 2025) amounted to 0.20 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
FTXR shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC under the brand First Trust. The ETF was launched on Sep 20, 2016, and its management style is Passive.
FTXR expense ratio is 0.60% meaning you'd have to pay 0.60% of your investment to help manage the fund.
FTXR follows the Nasdaq US Smart Transportation Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
FTXR invests in stocks.
FTXR price has risen by 4.10% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 1.11% increase. See more dynamics on FTXR price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 4.69% over the last month, showed a 18.67% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.16% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 4.69% over the last month, showed a 18.67% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.16% in a year.
FTXR trades at a premium (0.17%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.