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First Trust Natural Gas ETF

FCG
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
May 08 2007
Expense Ratio
0.60%
Type
Global Equities
Fund Owner
First Trust
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$6,612,063
AUM
$520,375,092
Associated Index
ISE- REVERE Natural Gas Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

HESM
Hess Midstream LP - Ordinary Shares - Class A
4.85%
WES
Western Midstream Partners LP - Unit
4.73%
COP
Conoco Phillips
3.90%
OXY
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
3.74%
EOG
EOG Resources, Inc.
3.64%
PXD
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
3.43%
HES
Hess Corporation
3.39%
FANG
Diamondback Energy Inc
3.38%
MRO
Marathon Oil Corporation
3.31%
DVN
Devon Energy Corp.
3.26%
Invest with FCG

What is FCG?

The First Trust Natural Gas ETF is an exchange-traded fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of an equity index called the ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index. The ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index is comprised of exchange-listed companies that derive a substantial portion of their revenues from the exploration and production of natural gas.

ETFs related toFCG

ETFs correlated to FCG include XOP, GUSH, FXN

FCG
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Natural Gas ETF
XOP
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR Oil & Gas Exploration and Production ETF
GUSH
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bull 2X Shares
FXN
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund
PXE
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco Energy Exploration & Production ETF
IEO
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
RSPG
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Energy ETF
PXI
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco Dorsey Wright Energy Momentum ETF
FTXN
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF
OILU
Bank of Montreal - MicroSectors Oil & Gas Exploration & Production 3X Leveraged ETNs
FENY
Fidelity Covington Trust - Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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FAQ

FCG is a Global Equities ETF. The First Trust Natural Gas ETF is an exchange-traded fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of an equity index called the ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index. The ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index is comprised of exchange-listed companies that derive a substantial portion of their revenues from the exploration and production of natural gas.

FCG tracks the ISE- REVERE Natural Gas Index.

No, FCG is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, FCG is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on FCG is 0.0041%. This is the percent change in the value of FCG over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on FCG is 0.1454%. This is the percent change in the value of FCG over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of FCG for the past year is 0.329%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to FCG include IXJ, SMH, and URA.

ETFs correlated to FCG include XOP, GUSH, and FXN.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to FCG include DRIP, OILD, and DUG.

Disclaimers

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