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First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS) Price, Holdings, & News

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$64.26 +0.51 (+0.80%)
As of 05/2/2025 04:10 PM Eastern

About First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:FTLS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$63.87
$64.39
50-Day Range
$60.06
$66.43
52-Week Range
$58.90
$69.94
Volume
113,267 shs
Average Volume
150,235 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.94 billion
Assets Under Management
$1.94 billion
Dividend Yield
1.57%
Net Expense Ratio
1.46%
Aggregate Rating
Moderate Buy

ETF Overview

The First Trust Long\u002FShort Equity ETF (FTLS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in long\u002Fshort 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 managed by First Trust.

First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF Expenses

TypeFTLSLong/Short ETFsEquity ETFsNYSEARCA ETFsAll ETFs
Management Fee0.95%0.84%0.57%0.52%0.53%
Other Expenses0.51%2.30%0.49%0.56%0.52%
Total Expense1.46%2.31%0.72%0.73%0.71%
Fee Waiver0.00%-2.33%-0.49%-0.65%-0.54%
Net Expense1.46%1.46%0.63%0.58%0.60%
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FTLS ETF News Headlines

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FTLS ETF - Frequently Asked Questions

First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF's stock was trading at $65.81 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FTLS shares have decreased by 2.4% and is now trading at $64.26.
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First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF's top institutional shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (1.77%), CENTRAL TRUST Co (1.23%), Hobart Private Capital LLC (1.02%) and World Equity Group Inc. (0.79%).

Shares of FTLS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF investors own include Nuance Communications (NUAN), Lowe's Companies (LOW) and Deutsche Börse (DB1).

Fund Details

Issuer
First Trust
Fund Name
First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF
Tax Classification
Regulated Investment Company
Stock Exchange
NYSEARCA
Current Symbol
NYSEARCA:FTLS
Inception Date
9/8/2014
Fund Manager
John Gambla, Rob Guttschow
Web
N/A
Phone
N/A

Fund Focus

Asset Class
Equity
Benchmark
N/A
Category
Strategy
Focus
Long/Short
Development Level
Blended Development
Region
Global
Number of Holdings
404

Fund Statistics

Assets Under Management
$1.94 billion
Average Daily Volume
$150,796.10
Discount/Premium
0.12%

Administrator, Advisor and Custodian

Administrator
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Advisor
First Trust Advisors L.P.
Custodian
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios L.P.
Transfer Agent
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Trustee
N/A
Lead Market Maker
Jane Street

Options

Optionable
N/A
Short Interest
86,300 shs

Miscellaneous

Beta
0.50
Creation Unit
50,000
Creation Fee
$550.00
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This page (NYSEARCA:FTLS) was last updated on 5/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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