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First Trust TCW ESG Premier Equity ETF
Active ETF
EPRE
Payout Change
Suspended
Price as of:
$
+0.0
+0.0%
primary theme
N/A
EPRE (ETF)
First Trust TCW ESG Premier Equity ETF
Payout Change
Suspended
Price as of:
$
+0.0
+0.0%
primary theme
N/A
EPRE (ETF)
First Trust TCW ESG Premier Equity ETF
Payout Change
Suspended
Price as of:
$
+0.0
+0.0%
primary theme
N/A
Name
As of 10/27/2022Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.
Exp Ratio
Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.
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Vitals
YTD Return
N/A
1 yr return
N/A
3 Yr Avg Return
N/A
5 Yr Avg Return
N/A
Net Assets
$800 K
Holdings in Top 10
69.4%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
$16.4
N/A
N/A
Expenses
OPERATING FEES
Expense Ratio 0.85%
SALES FEES
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
TRADING FEES
Turnover N/A
Redemption Fee N/A
Min Investment
Standard (Taxable)
N/A
IRA
N/A
Fund Classification
Fund Type
Exchange Traded Fund
Name
As of 10/27/2022Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.
Exp Ratio
Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.
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EPRE - Profile
Distributions
- YTD Total Return N/A
- 3 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
- 5 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
- Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
- Net Income Ratio N/A
- Dividend Yield 0.0%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency N/A
Fund Details
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Legal NameFirst Trust TCW ESG Premier Equity ETF
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Fund Family NameFirst Trust Advisors L.P
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Inception DateN/A
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Shares OutstandingN/A
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Share ClassN/A
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CurrencyUSD
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Domiciled CountryUS
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ManagerJoseph Shaposhnik
Fund Description
Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of U.S. companies that meet the Sub-Advisor's environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. Although the Fund emphasizes investments in equity securities of large capitalization companies, it may invest in the equity securities of companies of any size.The Fund is actively-managed and intends to achieve its objective by investing primarily in a portfolio of companies that TCW Investment Management Company (“TCW” or the “Sub-Advisor”) believes are enduring, cash generating businesses whose leaders prudently manage their environmental, social, and financial resources and whose shares are attractively valued relative to the free cash flow generated by the businesses. The Sub-Advisor believes a focus on environmental, social, and corporate governance (“ESG”) factors can provide competitive advantages for a company, such as avoiding or minimizing environmental liabilities, reducing regulatory risk, improving productivity and morale, reducing turnover, aligning interests of shareholders and management and reducing reputational risk disclosure. To identify companies for inclusion in the portfolio, the Sub-Advisor has developed its own quantitative ESG framework to assess company performance regarding ESG.The Sub-Advisor uses publicly reported company data to assign a proprietary ESG Fundamental Score and ESG Disclosure Score to each company, which indicates how a company is performing relative to its peers regarding ESG factors. The Fundamental Score indicates how each company is performing relative to its peers on a number of publicly reported ESG factors. The Disclosure Score indicates how much information the company is disclosing, relative to its peers. Some of the factors the Sub-Advisor considers include, but are not limited to, environmental factors, such as greenhouse gas and waste levels, social factors, such as diversity, employee turnover, and level of community spending, and governance factors, such as board composition, board independence, compensation structures and ESG governance.In addition, the Sub-Advisor conducts rigorous fundamental analysis in seeking to identify predictable growth businesses with high barriers to entry that generate consistent free cash flow.The Sub-Advisor uses both qualitative and quantitative screening criteria to supplement its fundamental research and portfolio selection. The Sub-Advisor’s screening focuses on companies whose shares are trading at prices that are below intrinsic value, as determined by the Sub-Advisor. When identifying a company for inclusion, the Sub-Advisor reviews, among other things, the business model, the historical performance, the management team and board of directors of a company, and performs a financial analysis to determine whether a company has a low purchase price relative to the free cash flow generation of the enterprise. Portfolio securities may be sold for several reasons, including but not limited to, a deterioration in the underlying fundamentals of the company, a deterioration in the environmental, social and corporate governance performance of the company, another investment security may offer a better investment opportunity or a company has reached its sell target and the investment thesis has played out. As of November 30, 2021, the Fund had significant investments in industrials companies and information technology companies, although this may change from time to time. To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a given jurisdiction or investment sector, the Fund may be exposed to the risks associated with that jurisdiction or investment sector.The Fund may invest in securities issued by companies in initial public offerings ("IPOs") and it may also invest in securities of special purpose acquisition companies ("SPACs"). A SPAC is a publicly listed acquisition vehicle, whereby one or more sponsors raise a pool of capital with the special purpose of acquiring a private operating company. Unless and until an acquisition is completed, a SPAC generally invests its assets (less a portion retained to cover expenses) in U.S. government securities, money market securities and cash. If an acquisition that meets the requirements for the SPAC is not completed within a pre-established period, the invested funds are returned to the entity’s shareholders.The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).
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EPRE - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
| Period | EPRE Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YTD | N/A | -85.8% | 1583.3% | 9.53% |
| 1 Yr | N/A | -60.3% | 32.3% | 33.10% |
| 3 Yr | N/A* | -0.6% | 37.3% | N/A |
| 5 Yr | N/A* | 3.3% | 26.0% | N/A |
| 10 Yr | N/A* | 6.9% | 18.3% | N/A |
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
| Period | EPRE Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | N/A | -80.9% | 21888.9% | N/A |
| 2022 | N/A | -69.7% | 2474.5% | N/A |
| 2021 | N/A | -100.0% | 44.0% | N/A |
| 2020 | N/A | -100.0% | 9.2% | N/A |
| 2019 | N/A | -33.3% | 84.9% | N/A |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
| Period | EPRE Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YTD | N/A | -85.8% | 1583.3% | 36.62% |
| 1 Yr | N/A | -61.9% | 73.8% | 32.88% |
| 3 Yr | N/A* | -1.7% | 37.3% | N/A |
| 5 Yr | N/A* | 3.3% | 26.0% | N/A |
| 10 Yr | N/A* | 6.9% | 18.3% | N/A |
* Annualized
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
| Period | EPRE Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | N/A | -80.9% | 21888.9% | N/A |
| 2022 | N/A | -69.7% | 2474.5% | N/A |
| 2021 | N/A | -100.0% | 44.0% | N/A |
| 2020 | N/A | -100.0% | 19.9% | N/A |
| 2019 | N/A | -33.3% | 84.9% | N/A |
EPRE - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
| EPRE | Category Low | Category High | EPRE % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Assets | 800 K | 710 K | 85.5 B | 99.67% |
| Number of Holdings | 21 | 20 | 3702 | 99.34% |
| Net Assets in Top 10 | 586 K | 2.5 K | 10.9 B | 98.84% |
| Weighting of Top 10 | 69.40% | 5.5% | 92.1% | 3.14% |
Top 10 Holdings
- MSILF Treasury Portfolio 19.40%
- HEICO Corp 8.48%
- TransDigm Group Inc 6.26%
- Microsoft Corp 6.04%
- Keurig Dr Pepper Inc 5.95%
- SP Global Inc 4.93%
- Copart Inc 4.89%
- Fiserv Inc 4.83%
- Mettler-Toledo International Inc 4.45%
- AMETEK Inc 4.18%
Asset Allocation
| Weighting | Return Low | Return High | EPRE % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stocks | 80.61% | 23.99% | 100.52% | 98.68% |
| Cash | 19.40% | -0.52% | 26.94% | 0.83% |
| Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.30% | 59.08% |
| Other | 0.00% | -2.66% | 23.05% | 61.22% |
| Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.40% | 55.61% |
| Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 44.75% | 57.43% |
Stock Sector Breakdown
| Weighting | Return Low | Return High | EPRE % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 0.00% | 0.00% | 12.94% | 67.33% |
| Technology | 0.00% | 0.04% | 62.17% | 68.15% |
| Real Estate | 0.00% | 0.00% | 19.28% | 23.27% |
| Industrials | 0.00% | 0.00% | 38.23% | 2.15% |
| Healthcare | 0.00% | 0.00% | 43.77% | 93.89% |
| Financial Services | 0.00% | 0.00% | 43.01% | 9.08% |
| Energy | 0.00% | 0.00% | 62.10% | 83.99% |
| Communication Services | 0.00% | 0.00% | 18.33% | 94.22% |
| Consumer Defense | 0.00% | 0.00% | 16.40% | 1.82% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 0.00% | 0.00% | 57.41% | 94.72% |
| Basic Materials | 0.00% | 0.00% | 17.25% | 89.27% |
Stock Geographic Breakdown
| Weighting | Return Low | Return High | EPRE % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | 79.50% | 23.38% | 100.52% | 91.91% |
| Non US | 1.11% | 0.00% | 35.22% | 66.50% |
EPRE - Expenses
Operational Fees
| EPRE Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expense Ratio | 0.85% | 0.02% | 2.69% | 65.61% |
| Management Fee | 0.85% | 0.00% | 1.50% | 81.47% |
| 12b-1 Fee | N/A | 0.00% | 1.00% | 15.06% |
| Administrative Fee | N/A | 0.00% | 0.40% | N/A |
Sales Fees
| EPRE Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front Load | N/A | 0.00% | 5.75% | N/A |
| Deferred Load | N/A | 1.00% | 5.50% | N/A |
Trading Fees
| EPRE Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 1.00% | 2.00% | N/A |
Related Fees
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
| EPRE Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | N/A | 0.00% | 417.06% | N/A |
EPRE - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
| EPRE | Category Low | Category High | EPRE % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 49.71% | 60.56% |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
| EPRE | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Distribution Frequency | Annually | Quarterly | Annually |
Net Income Ratio Analysis
| EPRE | Category Low | Category High | EPRE % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Ratio | N/A | -2.24% | 2.75% | 49.74% |
Capital Gain Distribution Analysis
| EPRE | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Semi-Annually | Annually |
EPRE - Fund Manager Analysis
Managers
Joseph Shaposhnik
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
May 25, 2021
1.02
1.0%
Mr. Shaposhnik is Portfolio Manager of TCW’s New America Premier Equities, Global Premier ESG Equities, and Global Space Technology Equities portfolios and leads the firm’s publicly listed equities investment effort in the environmental, social, and governance area. The TCW New America Premier Equities Fund was ranked the top performing Multi-Cap Core Fund in America in 2017, according to data aggregated by The Lipper Rating System, and has been named a “Category King” seventeen times by the Wall Street Journal. Mr. Shaposhnik serves as a Senior Equity Analyst in the Equity Research group with coverage responsibility for the industrials and basic materials sectors. Prior to joining TCW in 2011, he was an Equity Research Associate at Fidelity Management and Research Company, where he followed the semiconductor and entertainment software sectors for the firm’s U.S. domestic equity funds. Mr. Shaposhnik holds a BS in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Tenure Analysis
| Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.04 | 36.3 | 9.18 | 2.25 |
