First Trust Indxx NextG ETF (NXTG)
Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of the Indxx 5G & NextG Thematic Index. The NXTG ETF contains 99 constituents. It is focused on blend holdings in the North America region.
Price $55.60 as of 2022-10-20Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 4.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.7% |
| Average spread | 0.324% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 1.024% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -5.7% | -3.1% | 0.7% | -8.0% | 1.9% | -8.8% | 4.4% | -5.2% | -12.1% | -0.1% | -35.9% | ||
| 2021 | 2.8% | -0.4% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 0.6% | 2.5% | 0.2% | 3.6% | -3.5% | 1.0% | 3.4% | 5.2% | 20.2% |
| 2020 | -1.9% | -5.4% | -8.3% | 9.7% | 4.0% | 2.7% | 7.8% | 2.5% | -1.2% | -1.5% | 12.1% | 6.2% | 26.7% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 4.6% | -9.8% | 7.1% | 2.1% | -2.4% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 4.2% | 27.4% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -0.9% | -1.6% | -4.9% | 1.0% | -3.3% | 1.6% | 2.1% | -1.5% | -9.3% | 2.8% | -7.1% | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 0.6% | 5.2% | -0.7% | 1.0% | -0.2% | 2.1% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 25.2% |
| 2016 | -9.2% | 5.5% | 6.7% | -3.5% | 2.8% | 0.7% | 6.5% | 1.6% | 2.9% | -1.4% | -0.4% | 3.5% | 15.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | 6.4% | -1.3% | 0.3% | 3.3% | -6.7% | -2.2% | -6.8% | -2.2% | 9.5% | -0.1% | -3.0% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | -1.2% | 6.1% | 1.5% | -0.4% | 4.7% | 3.3% | -2.5% | 4.6% | -4.3% | 1.5% | 2.3% | -0.2% | 15.5% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 4.8% | 3.9% | -1.3% | 4.7% | 0.4% | 8.7% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 30.3% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | 6.1% | 0.4% | -9.2% | -11.2% | 1.2% | -0.6% | 2.7% | -0.1% | -2.3% | 8.7% | 4.1% | 9.2% |
| 2011 | -4.4% | 3.2% | -2.0% | -6.1% | -3.2% | -7.0% | -6.0% | 11.9% | -4.2% | -2.2% | -20.0% | ||
| 13.4% | 22.4% | 3.7% | -1.2% | 4.6% | -9.6% | 19.9% | -4.1% | -14.3% | 17.3% | 28.4% | 13.1% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.05 | 0.55 | 0.44 | 1.05 | |||||||||
| 2021 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 1.23 | 1.62 | |||||||||
| 2020 | 0.05 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.27 | 0.72 | ||||||||
| 2019 | 0.01 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.42 | |||||||||
| 2018 | 0.18 | 0.30 | 0.06 | 0.54 | |||||||||
| 2017 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.52 | 0.86 | |||||||||
| 2016 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.51 | |||||||||
| 2015 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.41 | |||||||||
| 2014 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.54 | ||||||||
| 2013 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.29 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.31 | |||||||||
| 2011 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.21 | ||||||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.04 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 1.76% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 1.71% |
| Xilinx, Inc. | 1.65% |
| Tech Mahindra Limited | 1.54% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. | 1.52% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | 1.50% |
| STMicroelectronics NV | 1.44% |
| Keysight Technologies Inc | 1.40% |
| Sony Group Corporation | 1.38% |
| Apple Inc. | 1.34% |
| HCL Technologies Limited | 1.33% |
| Infineon Technologies AG | 1.32% |
| Renesas Electronics Corporation | 1.31% |
| F5 Networks, Inc. | 1.29% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.29% |
| Top 15 Weights | 21.78% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| NXTG | ESGV | FIVG | IDRV | QTUM | TDV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | First Trust Indxx NextG ETF | Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF | Defiance Next Gen Connectivity ETF | iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF | Defiance Quantum ETF | db-X 2040 Target Date Fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | Vanguard | Defiance | iShares | Defiance | ProShares |
| Price | $55.6 | $65.11 | $28.89 | $33.54 | $35.87 | $51.684 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.7% |  0.12% | 0.3% | 0.47% | 0.4% | 0.46% |
| Average Spread | 0.324% | 0.046% | 0.069% | 0.149% | 0.084% | 0.155% |
| AUM | $720,244,000 | $4,386,250,000 | $972,336,000 | $301,354,000 | $96,866,900 | $91,088,400 |
| Shares | 12,954,026 | 67,366,836 | 33,656,502 | 8,984,927 | 2,700,500 | 1,762,410 |
| Average Daily Volume | 37,890 | 409,113 | 75,430 | 46,284 | 14,507 | 14,953 |
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| Inception Date | 2011-02-17 | 2018-09-18 | 2019-03-04 | 2019-04-16 | 2018-09-05 | 2019-11-05 |
| Index Tracked | Indxx 5G & NextG Thematic Index | FTSE US All Cap Choice Index | Bluestar 5G Communications Index | NYSE FactSet Global Autonomous Driving and Electric Vehicle Index | BlueStar Quantum Computing and Machine Learning Index | S&P Technology Dividend Aristocrats Index |
| Category | Large Cap Blend Equities | Large Cap Growth Equities | Technology Equities | Large Cap Blend Equities | Technology Equities | Technology Equities |
| Asset Class | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity |
| Asset Class Size | Large/Mid Caps | Large Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps |
| Value or Growth | Blend | Growth | Blend | Blend | Blend | Growth |
| Region | North America | North America | North America | North America | North America | North America |
| Countries | Broad | U.S. | Broad | Broad | Broad | U.S. |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $2.277 | $0.879 | $0.585 | $0.843 | $0.563 | $0.632 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.041% | 0.014% | 0.020% | 0.025% | 0.016% | 0.012% |
| Number of Holdings | 99 | 1545 | 89 | 99 | 69 | 36 |
| YTD Return | -31.56% | -25.26% | -29.96% | -37.50% | -34.95% | -21.91% |
| Beta | 1.10 | 1.02 | 1.08 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.05 |
| Upside Beta | 0.05 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.68 | 0.73 |
| Downside Beta | -0.31 | 0.59 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.76 | 0.27 |
| Volatility 1Y | 21.03% | 24.92% | 27.17% | 31.87% | 29.85% | 24.48% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | 0.20 | 0.56 | 0.34 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.00 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |