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First Trust TCW Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF

UCON
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Jun 04 2018
Expense Ratio
0.85%
Type
Global Bonds
Fund Owner
First Trust
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$10,086,757
AUM
$1,531,683,047
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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U.S. Treasury Note 5% due 08/31/2025
5.89%
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U.S. Treasury Bill 0% due 10/19/2023
4.69%
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Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac TBA 5% due 06/01/2053
4.44%
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U.S. Treasury Bill 0% due 10/12/2023
3.65%
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Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac TBA 5.50% due 06/01/2053
3.03%
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Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac TBA 2% due 01/01/2052
2.92%
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Fannie Mae 3 % TBA MBS Single Family 30 Years Maturity Settles October
2.54%
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Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac TBA 2.50% due 02/01/2052
2.32%
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FED HOME LN DISCOUNT NT N/C 0% due 10/18/2023
1.95%
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Fannie Mae 4.5 % TBA MBS Single Family 30 Years Maturity Settles October
1.84%
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What is UCON?

The investment objective of the First Trust TCW Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF (the "Fund") is to seek to maximize long-term total return. Under normal market conditions, the Fund intends to invest at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in a portfolio of fixed income securities. The Funds investment sub-advisor, TCW Investment Management Company LLC ("TCW" or the "Sub-Advisor"), will manage the Funds portfolio in an "unconstrained" manner, meaning that its investment universe is not limited to the securities of any particular index and it has discretion to invest in fixed income securities of any type or credit quality, including up to 70% in high yield (or "junk") securities, up to 60% in emerging market securities and up to 50% in securities denominated in foreign currencies. Additionally, under normal market conditions, the Funds average portfolio duration will vary from between 0 to 10 years. Duration is a measure of the expected price volatility of a fixed income security as a result of changes in market rates of interest.

ETFs related toUCON

ETFs correlated to UCON include IBDU, IBDV, GNMA

UCON
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - First Trust TCW Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF
IBDU
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IBDV
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GNMA
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SPBO
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BSCU
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VMBS
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CGCP
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BSCW
Invesco Exchange-Traded Self-Indexed Fund Trust - Invesco BulletShares 2032 Corporate Bond ETF
SPIB
SSgA Active Trust - SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF
SCHI
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab 5-10 Year Corporate Bond 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

UCON is a Global Bonds ETF. The investment objective of the First Trust TCW Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF (the "Fund") is to seek to maximize long-term total return. Under normal market conditions, the Fund intends to invest at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in a portfolio of fixed income securities. The Funds investment sub-advisor, TCW Investment Management Company LLC ("TCW" or the "Sub-Advisor"), will manage the Funds portfolio in an "unconstrained" manner, meaning that its investment universe is not limited to the securities of any particular index and it has discretion to invest in fixed income securities of any type or credit quality, including up to 70% in high yield (or "junk") securities, up to 60% in emerging market securities and up to 50% in securities denominated in foreign currencies. Additionally, under normal market conditions, the Funds average portfolio duration will vary from between 0 to 10 years. Duration is a measure of the expected price volatility of a fixed income security as a result of changes in market rates of interest.

Yes, UCON 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, UCON 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 UCON is 0.0004%. This is the percent change in the value of UCON over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on UCON is 0.0058%. This is the percent change in the value of UCON over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of UCON for the past year is 0.0532%. 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 UCON include GVI, BLV, and BSV.

ETFs correlated to UCON include IBDU, IBDV, and GNMA.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to UCON include TBX, PST, and TBF.

Disclaimers

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