First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR)

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Fund Summary

Investment Objective/Strategy - The First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity Index^SM.

There can be no assurance that the Fund's investment objectives will be achieved.

The Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity Index^SM is designed to track the performance of companies engaged in the cybersecurity segment of the technology and industrials sectors. It includes companies primarily involved in the building, implementation, and management of security protocols applied to private and public networks, computers, and mobile devices in order to provide protection of the integrity of data and network operations.
To be included in the index, a security must be listed on an index-eligible global stock exchange and classified as a cybersecurity company as determined by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA).
Each security must have a worldwide market capitalization of $250 million, have a minimum three-month average daily dollar trading volume of $1 million, and have a minimum free float of 20%.
The index is evaluated semi-annually in March and September, but if at any time during the year other than the evaluation, an index security no longer meets the eligibility criteria, or is otherwise determined to have become ineligible for inclusion in the index, the security is removed from the index and is not replaced. Any index security that reaches its foreign investment limit between quarterly rebalances is removed from the index.
The index employs a modified liquidity weighted methodology which includes caps on the percentage of any individual security to derive the final weights of the securities.
The index is rebalanced quarterly.

Fund Overview

Ticker	CIBR
Fund Type	Cyber Security
Investment Advisor	First Trust Advisors L.P.
Investor Servicing Agent	Bank of New York Mellon
CUSIP	33734X846
ISIN	US33734X8469
Intraday NAV	CIBRIV
Fiscal Year-End	09/30
Exchange	Nasdaq
Inception	7/6/2015
Inception Price	$20.00
Inception NAV	$20.00
Rebalance Frequency	Quarterly
Expense Ratio	0.60%

Current Fund Data (as of 2/26/2021)

Closing NAV¹	$42.19
Closing Market Price²	$42.21
Bid/Ask Midpoint	$42.24
Bid/Ask Premium	0.11%
30-Day Median Bid/Ask Spread³	0.09%
Total Net Assets	$3,396,662,672
Outstanding Shares	80,500,002
Daily Volume	703,129
Average 30-Day Daily Volume	741,954
Closing Market Price 52-Week High/Low	$46.26 / $21.84
Closing NAV 52-Week High/Low	$46.21 / $21.95
Number of Holdings (excluding cash)	40

Top Holdings (as of 2/26/2021)*

Holding	Percent
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A)	7.80%
Zscaler, Inc.	7.29%
Cisco Systems, Inc.	5.78%
Accenture Plc	5.58%
Splunk Inc.	3.88%
Fortinet, Inc.	3.79%
FireEye, Inc.	3.46%
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	3.38%
SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.	3.35%
Proofpoint, Inc.	3.24%

* Excluding cash. Holdings are subject to change.

NAV History (Since Inception)

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Fund Characteristics (as of 1/29/2021)⁴

Maximum Market Cap.	$188,373
Median Market Cap.	$7,526
Minimum Market Cap.	$448
Price/Book	7.80
Price/Sales	4.25

Bid/Ask Premium/Discount (as of 2/26/2021)

	2020	Q1 2021	Q2 2021	Q3 2021
Days Traded at Premium	229	37	---	---
Days Traded at Discount	24	1	---	---

Top Industry Exposure (as of 2/26/2021)

Software	61.67%
IT Services	21.06%
Communications Equipment	12.38%
Aerospace & Defense	4.89%

Month End Performance (as of 1/29/2021)

	3 Month	YTD	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year	10 Year	Since Fund Inception⁵
Fund Performance *
Net Asset Value (NAV)	31.92%	-0.95%	43.85%	23.02%	23.52%	N/A	15.93%
After Tax Held	31.89%	-0.95%	42.81%	22.64%	23.19%	N/A	15.60%
After Tax Sold	18.90%	-0.56%	25.73%	18.07%	19.19%	N/A	12.75%
Market Price	32.01%	-0.92%	43.80%	23.00%	23.59%	N/A	15.96%

Index Performance **
Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity Index^SM	32.14%	-0.89%	45.17%	23.95%	24.47%	N/A	16.78%
S&P Composite 1500 Information Technology Index	17.63%	-0.75%	37.22%	25.28%	28.52%	N/A	24.96%
S&P 500 Index	14.05%	-1.01%	17.25%	11.70%	16.16%	N/A	13.31%

Quarter End Performance (as of 12/31/2020)

	3 Month	YTD	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year	10 Year	Since Fund Inception⁵
Fund Performance *
Net Asset Value (NAV)	27.48%	50.46%	50.46%	25.27%	20.86%	N/A	16.40%
After Tax Held	27.45%	49.37%	49.37%	24.89%	20.54%	N/A	16.06%
After Tax Sold	16.27%	29.62%	29.62%	19.92%	16.88%	N/A	13.13%
Market Price	27.58%	50.41%	50.41%	25.22%	20.87%	N/A	16.43%

Index Performance **
Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity Index^SM	27.65%	51.88%	51.88%	26.20%	21.71%	N/A	17.25%
S&P Composite 1500 Information Technology Index	12.89%	43.23%	43.23%	28.64%	27.39%	N/A	25.56%
S&P 500 Index	12.15%	18.40%	18.40%	14.18%	15.22%	N/A	13.74%

3-Year Statistics (as of 1/29/2021)

	Standard Deviation	Alpha	Beta	Sharpe Ratio	Correlation
CIBR	23.93%	10.19	1.05	0.92	0.82
S&P Composite 1500 Information Technology Index	21.44%	11.29	1.08	1.09	0.94
S&P 500 Index	18.65%	---	1.00	0.60	1.00

Standard Deviation is a measure of price variability (risk). Alpha is an indication of how much an investment outperforms or underperforms on a risk-adjusted basis relative to its benchmark.Beta is a measure of price variability relative to the market. Sharpe Ratio is a measure of excess reward per unit of volatility. Correlation is a measure of the similarity of performance.

*Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

After Tax Held returns represent return after taxes on distributions. Assumes shares have not been sold. After Tax Sold returns represent the return after taxes on distributions and the sale of fund shares. Returns do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Market Price returns are determined by using the midpoint of the national best bid offer price ("NBBO") as of the time that the fund's NAV is calculated. Returns are average annualized total returns, except those for periods of less than one year, which are cumulative.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

**Performance information for the Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity Index^SM is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent actual fund performance.

Indexes do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the performance shown. Indexes are unmanaged and an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

S&P Composite 1500 Information Technology Index - The Index is a capitalization-weighted index of companies classified by GICS as information technology within the S&P Composite 1500 Index.

S&P 500 Index - The Index is an unmanaged index of 500 stocks used to measure large-cap U.S. stock market performance.

Footnotes

¹	The NAV represents the fund's net assets (assets less liabilities) divided by the fund's outstanding shares .
²	Fund shares are purchased and sold on an exchange at their market price rather than net asset value (NAV), which may cause the shares to trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).
³	The median bid-ask spread is calculated by identifying the national best bid and national best offer ("NBBO") for the fund as of the end of each 10 second interval during each trading day of the last 30 calendar days and dividing the difference between each such bid and offer by the midpoint of the NBBO. The median of those values is identified and that value is expressed as a percentage rounded to the nearest hundredth.
⁴	All market capitalization numbers are in USD$ Millions.
⁵	Inception Date is 7/6/2015

You should consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses carefully before investing. You can download a prospectus or summary prospectus, or contact First Trust Portfolios L.P. at 1-800-621-1675 to request a prospectus or summary prospectus which contains this and other information about the fund. The prospectus or summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

ETF Characteristics

The fund lists and principally trades its shares on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.

The fund's return may not match the return of the Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity Index^SM. Securities held by the fund will generally not be bought or sold in response to market fluctuations.

Investors buying or selling fund shares on the secondary market may incur customary brokerage commissions. Market prices may differ to some degree from the net asset value of the shares. Investors who sell fund shares may receive less than the share's net asset value. Shares may be sold throughout the day on the exchange through any brokerage account. However, unlike mutual funds, shares may only be redeemed directly from the fund by authorized participants, in very large creation/redemption units. If the fund's authorized participants are unable to proceed with creation/redemption orders and no other authorized participant is able to step forward to create or redeem, fund shares may trade at a discount to the fund's net asset value and possibly face delisting.

Risk Considerations

The fund's shares will change in value and you could lose money by investing in the fund. One of the principal risks of investing in the fund is market risk. Market risk is the risk that a particular security owned by the fund, fund shares or securities in general may fall in value. There can be no assurance that the fund's investment objective will be achieved. The outbreak of the respiratory disease designated as COVID-19 in December 2019 has caused significant volatility and declines in global financial markets, which have caused losses for investors. The COVID-19 pandemic may last for an extended period of time, and will continue to impact the economy for the foreseeable future.

The fund may invest in small capitalization and mid capitalization companies. Such companies may experience greater price volatility than larger, more established companies.

An investment in a fund containing securities of non-U.S. issuers is subject to additional risks, including currency fluctuations, political risks, withholding, the lack of adequate financial information, and exchange control restrictions impacting non-U.S. issuers. These risks may be heightened for securities of companies located in, or with significant operations in, emerging market countries. The fund may invest in depositary receipts which may be less liquid than the underlying shares in their primary trading market.

The fund may hold investments that are denominated in non-U.S. currencies, or in securities that provide exposure to such currencies, currency exchange rates or interest rates denominated in such currencies. Changes in currency exchange rates and the relative value of non-U.S. currencies will affect the value of the fund's investment and the value of fund shares.

Information technology companies and cybersecurity companies are generally subject to the risks of rapidly changing technologies, short product life cycles, fierce competition, aggressive pricing and reduced profit margins, loss of patent, copyright and trademark protections, cyclical market patterns, evolving industry standards and frequent new product introductions. Cybersecurity companies may also be smaller and less experienced companies, with limited product lines, markets, qualified personnel or financial resources.

The fund is classified as "non-diversified" and may invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in a limited number of issuers. As a result, the fund may be more susceptible to a single adverse economic or regulatory occurrence affecting one or more of these issuers, experience increased volatility and be highly concentrated in certain issuers.

First Trust Advisors L.P. is the adviser to the fund. First Trust Advisors L.P. is an affiliate of First Trust Portfolios L.P., the fund's distributor.

Nasdaq® and Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity Index℠ are registered trademarks and service marks of Nasdaq, Inc. (together with its affiliates hereinafter referred to as the “Corporations”) and are licensed for use by First Trust. The Fund has not been passed on by the Corporations as to its legality or suitability. The Fund is not issued, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Corporations. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE FUND.

Not FDIC Insured • Not Bank Guaranteed • May Lose Value