First Trust

Global markets are historically volatile amid the COVID-19 coronavirus. Typically, cash or diversification across multiple asset classes is the go-to strategy during uncertain market environments. However, with advancements in financial products, investors now have access to solutions that help...

Leave it to First Trust to resuscitate an exchange traded fund that seemingly was on life support, reconfigure that fund and, more importantly, find a way of driving assets into that ETF. What Happened Just weeks after re-configuring a smartphone ETF into a 5G fund, the First Trust Indxx NextG ETF...

Another exchange traded fund focusing on the 5G communications phenomenon is coming and it could debut as soon as today. What Happened As was previously reported, First Trust is converting the First Trust Nasdaq Smartphone Index Fund (NASDAQ: FONE) to a dedicated 5G ETF. The new ETF will be known...

First Trust, one of the largest issuers of alternatively-weighted exchange traded funds is hanging up on the First Trust Nasdaq Smartphone Index Fund (NASDAQ: FONE) in favor of tapping into the 5G phenomenon. What Happened In a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,...

Shares of packaged foods giant Kraft Heinz Co. (NASDAQ: KHC) were down more than 25 percent Friday morning after the company said it's taking a $15.4-billion non-cash writedown on assets, including some of its venerable brands. The company also said it received a subpoena from the...

Last year, fixed income exchange traded funds accounted for nearly a third of all ETF inflows. With the Federal Reserve having raised interest rates four times, many of 2018's most popular bond ETFs were short-term bond funds. A new fixed income ETF eschews short-term in favor of longer...

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates four times last year, stoking billions of dollars of inflows to short and ultra-short duration bonds and the related exchange traded funds. At least one new ETF is looking to tap into investors' affinity for low duration fixed income exposure. What...

Investors looking to access initial public offerings in Europe have a new exchange traded fund with which to accomplish that objective. The First Trust IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities ETF (NASDAQ: FPXE) debuted last week. What Happened The First Trust IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities ETF is the...

Issuers of exchange traded funds continue to test the waters with large-cap, multifactor strategies. The newest addition to the group is the First Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation ETF (CBOE: FCTR), which debuted last week. The latest ETF from Illinois-based First Trust, one of the largest...

First Trust is adding to its already expansive lineup of exchange-traded funds tracking Dorsey Wright index and methodologies with the debut of the First Trust Dorsey Wright DALI 1 ETF (NASDAQ: DALI). The new ETF tracks the Nasdaq Dorsey Wright DALI 1 Index, which was launched just a few weeks ago...

First Trust, one of the largest issuers of smart beta exchange traded funds, is throwing in the towel on the First Trust Taiwan AlphaDEX Fund. First Trust is reconfiguring, rather than shuttering, the fund.  The First Trust Taiwan AlphaDEX Fund is now the First Trust India NIFTY 50 Equal...

The First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF (NASDAQ: ROBT) debuted Thursday, becoming the third U.S.-listed exchange traded fund focusing on artificial intelligence and robotics. The newest ETF from Illinois-based First Trust follows the Nasdaq CTA Artificial Intelligence and...

Amid speculation about higher interest rates and the Trump administration's tax reform effort becoming a reality, investors are bidding the financial services sector higher. When it comes to exchange traded funds tracking the S&P 500's second-largest sector weight, investors are...

Shares of General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) plunged 7.5 percent on more than quadruple the average daily volume Monday after the Dow component, as was widely expected, unveiled a dividend cut as part of its turnaround effort. GE's quarterly dividend will be 12 cents a share, down from 24 cents,...

Income investors embrace municipal bonds as a way of generating income and earning some tax advantages. Yet the S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index has an average yield of just over 2 percent and a 30-day SEC yield of 1.72 percent, indicating that municipal bonds can leave income...