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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Developed International ETF

RFDI
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Apr 12 2016
Expense Ratio
0.83%
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
Fund Owner
First Trust
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$185,616
AUM
$116,745,343
Associated Index
None
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Active
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

NOVN
Novartis AG - Registered Shares
2.20%
TTE
TotalEnergies SE
1.89%
8306
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
1.49%
NESN
Nestle SA
1.49%
ULVR
Unilever plc
1.39%
ALV
Allianz SE - Registered Shares
1.38%
SHEL
Shell Plc
1.38%
NOVO B
Novo Nordisk - Ordinary Shares - Class B
1.32%
ASML
ASML Holding NV
1.28%
BHP
BHP Group Limited
1.19%
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What is RFDI?

RFDI is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to provide capital appreciation. RFDI will seek to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in a portfolio of equity securities of developed market companies.In addition to its portfolio securities investments, RFDI also will utilize a dynamic currency hedging strategy through the use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts and currency spot transactions to hedge up to 100% of the RFDIs currency exposure.

ETFs related toRFDI

ETFs correlated to RFDI include DFAI, IDEV, AVDE

RFDI
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Developed International ETF
DFAI
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF
IDEV
iShares Trust - iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF
AVDE
American Century ETF Trust - Avantis International Equity ETF
SPDW
SSgA Active Trust - SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF
DFIC
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF
VEA
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
MFDX
Pimco Equity Series - PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF
SCHF
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab International Equity ETF
IEFA
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
GSIE
Goldman Sachs ETF Trust - Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity 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

RFDI is a Global Ex. US Equities ETF. RFDI is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to provide capital appreciation. RFDI will seek to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in a portfolio of equity securities of developed market companies.In addition to its portfolio securities investments, RFDI also will utilize a dynamic currency hedging strategy through the use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts and currency spot transactions to hedge up to 100% of the RFDIs currency exposure.

Yes, RFDI 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, RFDI 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 RFDI is 0.008%. This is the percent change in the value of RFDI over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on RFDI is 0.0039%. This is the percent change in the value of RFDI over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of RFDI for the past year is 0.1751%. 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 RFDI include EZU, EFA, and EEM.

ETFs correlated to RFDI include DFAI, IDEV, and AVDE.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to RFDI include EFZ, EPV, and SH.

Disclaimers

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