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First Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund

FMF
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Aug 01 2013
Expense Ratio
0.96%
Type
Global Hedge Fund
Fund Owner
First Trust
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$2,763,295
AUM
$174,655,600
Associated Index
None
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Active
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

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US Dollar
57.67%
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U.S. Treasury Bill 0% due 04/04/2023
17.15%
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U.S. Treasury Bill 0% due 03/28/2023
11.44%
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U.S. Treasury Bill 0% due 03/23/2023
6.87%
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Derivatives offset
5.28%
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U.S. Treasury Bill 0% due 03/30/2023
4.00%
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U.S. Treasury Bill 0% due 04/06/2023
2.86%
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What is FMF?

The fund will generally seek to hold similar instruments to those included in the benchmark but the actively managed structure allows the investment team flexibility to manage the contract selection and rolls to seek to exceed the performance of the index.

ETFs related toFMF

ETFs correlated to FMF include KMLM, DBMF, TBX

FMF
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund V. - First Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund
KMLM
KraneShares Trust - KFA Mount Lucas Managed Futures Index Strategy ETF
DBMF
Manager Directed Portfolios - iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF
TBX
ProShares Trust - ProShares Short 7-10 Year Treasury -1x Shares
PST
Invesco Capital Management LLC - PowerShares UltraShort Lehman 7-10 + Year Treasury ProShares -2X Sh
TYO
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily 7-10 Year Treasury Bear -3X Shares
CVLC
Morgan Stanley ETF Trust - Calvert US Large-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF
UUP
Invesco DB US Dollar Index Trust - Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund
TMV
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bear -3X Shares
TBT
Invesco Capital Management LLC - PowerShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury ProShares 2x Shares
TTT
ProShares Trust - ProShares UltraPro Short 20+ Year Treasury -3x Shares

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

FMF is a Global Hedge Fund ETF. The fund will generally seek to hold similar instruments to those included in the benchmark but the actively managed structure allows the investment team flexibility to manage the contract selection and rolls to seek to exceed the performance of the index.

Yes, FMF is actively 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.

No, FMF is not passively managed. It is actively 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 FMF is -0.0153%. This is the percent change in the value of FMF over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on FMF is -0.0196%. This is the percent change in the value of FMF over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of FMF for the past year is 0.1208%. 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 FMF include PGX, AOR, and FPE.

ETFs correlated to FMF include KMLM, DBMF, and TBX.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to FMF include UNIY, IGOV, and UTEN.

Disclaimers

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We show information directly obtained from our data provider, Xignite. Data shown here is provided by Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes the information shown here is reliable, but has not been verified and there is no guarantee that the information is accurate.

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.