First Trust ETFs Rated 4 or 5 Stars by Morningstar

The following First Trust ETFs have received a four or five star Morningstar RatingTM based on risk adjusted returns. ETFs are rated from one to five stars, with the best performers receiving five stars and the worst performers receiving a single star. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. Morningstar Ratings are as of 6/30/2025.

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Morningstar Ratings Fund Category Number of funds
in Category
Fund Name Ticker Overall Rating 3 yr. Rating 5 yr. Rating 10 yr. Rating   3 yr. 5 yr. 10 yr.
Emerging Markets Equity Select ETF RNEM 4 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars N/A Diversified Emerging Mkts 711 629 N/A
First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF AFMC 4 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars N/A Mid-Cap Blend 379 354 N/A
First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF AFSM 4 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars N/A Small Blend 575 554 N/A
First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF FCAL 4 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars N/A Muni California Long 100 98 N/A
First Trust China AlphaDEX® Fund FCA 5 Stars 5 Stars 5 Stars 4 Stars China Region 83 68 42
First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF FV 4 Stars 3 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars Mid-Cap Blend 379 354 250
First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Dividend ETF DDIV 4 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars Mid-Cap Value 383 358 283
First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF DVLU 4 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars N/A Mid-Cap Value 383 358 N/A
First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund FDM 4 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars Small Value 477 446 369
First Trust EIP Carbon Impact ETF ECLN 4 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars N/A Utilities 57 57 N/A
First Trust Expanded Technology ETF XPND 4 Stars 4 Stars N/A N/A Technology 248 N/A N/A
First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF MFLX 5 Stars 5 Stars 5 Stars N/A Muni National Long 165 157 N/A
First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund FTGC 4 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars Commodities Broad Basket 96 91 65
First Trust Income Opportunities ETF FCEF 5 Stars 5 Stars 5 Stars N/A Global Moderately Conservative Allocation 237 228 N/A
First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF ILDR 5 Stars 5 Stars N/A N/A Large Growth 1,033 N/A N/A
First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF FPEI 4 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars N/A Preferred Stock 66 59 N/A
First Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF FSIG 4 Stars 4 Stars N/A N/A Short-Term Bond 527 N/A N/A
First Trust Long Duration Opportunities ETF LGOV 5 Stars 5 Stars 5 Stars N/A Long Government 38 34 N/A
First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF FTLS 4 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars Long-Short Equity 82 77 49
First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF LMBS 5 Stars 5 Stars 5 Stars 5 Stars Short Government 90 87 79
First Trust Managed Municipal ETF FMB 4 Stars 3 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars Muni National Interm 266 245 180
First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund FDL 4 Stars 2 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars Large Value 1,088 1,023 821
First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund FAD 4 Stars 4 Stars 5 Stars 4 Stars Mid-Cap Growth 479 446 367
First Trust Multi-Manager Small Cap Opportunities ETF MMSC 4 Stars 4 Stars N/A N/A Small Growth 527 N/A N/A
First Trust Municipal High Income ETF FMHI 4 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars N/A High Yield Muni 179 173 N/A
First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF CIBR 4 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars N/A Technology 248 215 N/A
First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund TDIV 4 Stars 3 Stars 5 Stars 3 Stars Technology 248 215 155
First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund GRID 5 Stars 5 Stars 5 Stars 5 Stars Infrastructure 79 75 47
First Trust New York Municipal High Income ETF FMNY 5 Stars 5 Stars N/A N/A Muni New York Long 79 N/A N/A
First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF FPE 4 Stars 3 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars Preferred Stock 66 59 38
First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance® ETF AIRR 5 Stars 5 Stars 5 Stars 5 Stars Industrials 46 42 33
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF RDVY 5 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars 5 Stars Large Value 1,088 1,023 821
First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF RFEM 4 Stars 5 Stars 4 Stars N/A Diversified Emerging Mkts 711 629 N/A
First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund FRI 4 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars Real Estate 210 193 149
First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund FYC 4 Stars 4 Stars 5 Stars 4 Stars Small Growth 527 512 400
First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF SDVY 4 Stars 5 Stars 4 Stars N/A Small Value 477 446 N/A
First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF FSCS 4 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars N/A Mid-Cap Blend 379 354 N/A
First Trust S-Network Streaming & Gaming ETF BNGE 4 Stars 4 Stars N/A N/A Communications 46 N/A N/A
First Trust STOXX® European Select Dividend Index Fund FDD 4 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars Europe Stock 82 81 58
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX® Fund FXU 4 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars Utilities 57 57 50
First Trust Water ETF FIW 5 Stars 5 Stars 4 Stars 5 Stars Natural Resources 112 105 89

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The Morningstar RatingTM for funds, or "star rating", is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable annuity and variable life subaccounts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and separate accounts) with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product's monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The Morningstar Rating does not include any adjustment for sales loads. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. The weights are: 100% three-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% five-year rating/40% three-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10-year rating/30% five-year rating/20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. While the 10-year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year period, the most recent three-year period actually has the greatest impact because it is included in all three rating periods.

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