First Trust Files Four Dual-Directional S&P 500 Buffer ETFs
First Trust has filed to launch four actively managed ETFs offering dual-directional exposure to the S&P 500: the FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Moderate…
First Trust to Rename HUSV as AFMV and Adopt Multi-Factor Equity Strategy
First Trust has announced plans to rename the First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Domestic ETF (HUSV) as the First Trust Active Factor Managed Volatility…
First Trust Launches S&P 500 ETF With 20% Quarterly Downside Barrier
First Trust has launched the First Trust Vest S&P 500 Barrier ETF (SQBR), an options-based ETF designed to provide exposure to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)…
First Trust Launches Autocallable ETF With Contract-Level Buffers
First Trust has launched the FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Buffer & Resilient Income ETF (FCYB), using swaps and related options to access at least 24…
First Trust Files Laddered Autocallable ETF With Deep Downside Buffers
First Trust has filed for the FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Deep Buffer & Income ETF, an actively managed fund that will use swaps and option-based contracts…
First Trust Launches Six Single-Stock Target Income ETFs
First Trust has launched six FT Vest Target Income ETFs linked to AMD (XVAD), Amazon (XVAZ), Alphabet (XVGL), Microsoft (XVMS), Meta (XVMT) and Palantir…
First Trust Files ETF Turning Sector Volatility Into Autocallable Income
First Trust has filed for the FT Vest Autocallable Sector Barrier & Income ETF, an actively managed strategy seeking income and downside protection through…
First Trust Launches Two Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETFs
First Trust has launched two FT Vest ETFs offering structured exposure to the Nasdaq-100 through QQQ. The FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Dual Directional Buffer ETF…
First Trust Files Floating-Rate ETF With Majority Allocation to CLOs
The First Trust Investment Grade Floating Rate Income ETF (FFLT) will invest in investment-grade floating-rate debt, with at least 80% of net assets allocated…
First Trust to Liquidate Two Managed Volatility ETFs in January
First Trust will close and liquidate two NYSE Arca-listed ETFs: the First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Small/Mid ETF and First Trust Horizon Managed…
First Trust Launches XVSP Combining SpaceX Exposure With Target Income
First Trust has launched the FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF (XVSP), seeking current income alongside secondary capital appreciation through exposure to Space…
First Trust Launches Quarterly ETF With 15% Downside Buffer
First Trust has launched the FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly 15 Buffer ETF (SQBA), offering exposure to SPY with defined limits on gains and losses. For its…
First Trust Launches Tesla, Apple and Nvidia Target Income ETFs
First Trust has launched three actively managed Single Stock Target Income ETFs: FT Vest TSLA & Target Income ETF (XVTS), FT Vest AAPL & Target Income ETF…
First Trust Completes Closed-End Fund Conversion to Income ETF
First Trust has completed the reorganization of the First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) into the First Trust Flexible Income ETF (FFLX)…
First Trust Launches Space Economy ETF Targeting Industry Leaders
First Trust has launched the First Trust Bloomberg Space Economy UCITS ETF (FSPC), listed on the London Stock Exchange and Borsa Italiana with a 0.65% fee. The…
First Trust Files Income ETF Combining SGOV and Options Strategy
The FT Vest 0-3 Month Treasury & Equity Target Income ETF (IBLY) seeks to deliver monthly income while providing synthetic exposure to the iShares 0-3 Month…
First Trust Debuts Quality-Focused Precious Metals Miners ETF
First Trust has launched the First Trust Indxx Quality Precious Metals Miners ETF (PMTL), an index-tracking fund targeting global precious metals mining…
First Trust Adds July Buffer ETF With 9.37% Target Return
First Trust has launched the FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Digital Return ETF – July (DGJL), expanding its lineup of defined outcome ETFs. The fund aims to…
First Trust Overhauls International ETF With Active Factor Strategy
First Trust will rename the First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Developed International ETF to the First Trust Active Factor International ETF (AFDM) on or around…
First Trust Brings $2.4bn Long/Short ETF Strategy to Europe
First Trust has filed to launch the First Trust Long/Short Equity UCITS ETF in Europe, bringing its $2.4bn US strategy to the region as demand grows for…
First Trust Launches Income-Focused Silver Options ETF
First Trust has launched the FT Vest Silver Strategy & Target Income ETF (SLVY), an actively managed ETF designed to provide both current income and exposure…
First Trust Launches ETF Tracking the Global Space Economy
First Trust has launched the First Trust Bloomberg Space Economy ETF (FSPC), an index-tracking fund that provides exposure to companies across the global space…
First Trust Files Quarterly Buffered QQQ ETF With 15% Downside Protection
The FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Quarterly 15 Buffer ETF will use FLEX Options to provide exposure to the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) while buffering the first 15% of…
First Trust Files AI Covered Call ETFs Tied to Anthropic and OpenAI
First Trust has filed for two actively managed covered call ETFs that would provide exposure to Anthropic and OpenAI while seeking to generate high monthly…
First Trust Launches ACYQ for High-Income Autocallable Exposure
First Trust has launched the FT Vest Autocallable Barrier & High Income ETF (ACYQ), an actively managed fund designed to generate high distributions while…