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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF

FTAG
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Mar 11, 2010
Expense Ratio
0.7%
Type
Global Equities
Fund Owner
First Trust
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$128,735
AUM
$12,938,998
Associated Index
Indxx Global Agriculture Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
No
Prospectus
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What is FTAG?

The First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF is an exchange-trade fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before the Funds fees and expenses, of an equity index called theIndxx Global Agriculture Index. The Indxx Global Agriculture Index is a market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the performance of companies which are directly or indirectly engaged in improving agricultural yields. Each security in the index must meet certain eligibility criteria based on liquidity and size. Companies may generally be domiciled in any country, including emerging markets, subject to certain exclusions determined by the Index Provider based on certain criteria. Securities in the agriculture sector are selected and the index is comprised of farmland companies and firms involved in chemicals & fertilizers, seeds, irrigation equipment, and farm machinery.

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FTAG
Performance Measures**

for the time period Mar 12, 2010 to Dec 4, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 2.7%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: -1.5%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -97.4%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 103.2%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: 0.13

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: -0.09

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

ETFs related toFTAG

ETFs correlated to FTAG include MOO, VEGI, GNR

FTAG
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF
MOO
VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Agribusiness ETF
VEGI
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF
GNR
SSgA Active Trust - SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF
DFIV
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional International Value ETF
GUNR
FlexShares Trust - FlexShares Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund
AVIV
American Century ETF Trust - Avantis International Large Cap Value ETF
FMAT
Fidelity Covington Trust - Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF
IYM
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF
VAW
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Materials ETF
ICOW
Pacer Funds Trust - Pacer Developed Markets International Cash Cows 100 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.

FAQ

FTAG is a Global Equities ETF. The First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF is an exchange-trade fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before the Funds fees and expenses, of an equity index called theIndxx Global Agriculture Index. The Indxx Global Agriculture Index is a market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the performance of companies which are directly or indirectly engaged in improving agricultural yields. Each security in the index must meet certain eligibility criteria based on liquidity and size. Companies may generally be domiciled in any country, including emerging markets, subject to certain exclusions determined by the Index Provider based on certain criteria. Securities in the agriculture sector are selected and the index is comprised of farmland companies and firms involved in chemicals & fertilizers, seeds, irrigation equipment, and farm machinery.

FTAG tracks the Indxx Global Agriculture Index.

No, FTAG 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, FTAG 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 FTAG is -0.0059%. This is the percent change in the value of FTAG over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on FTAG is -0.0121%. This is the percent change in the value of FTAG over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of FTAG for the past year is 0.1823%. 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 FTAG include PBW, IGF, and ARKK.

ETFs correlated to FTAG include MOO, VEGI, and GNR.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to FTAG include EFZ, TZA, and RWM.

Disclaimers

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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.