First Trust ETFs Rated 4 or 5 Stars by Morningstar

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The following First Trust ETFs have received a four or five star Morningstar Rating^TM 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 4/30/2025.

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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				N/A	Diversified Emerging Mkts	722	639	N/A
First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF	AFMC				N/A	Mid-Cap Blend	378	351	N/A
First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF	AFSM				N/A	Small Blend	576	555	N/A
First Trust Bloomberg Shareholder Yield ETF	SHRY				N/A	Large Value	1,089	1,027	N/A
First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF	FCAL				N/A	Muni California Long	100	97	N/A
First Trust China AlphaDEX® Fund	FCA					China Region	83	69	43
First Trust Dividend Strength™ ETF	FTDS					Mid-Cap Value	385	362	282
First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Dividend ETF	DDIV					Mid-Cap Value	385	362	282
First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund	FDM					Small Value	477	445	358
First Trust EIP Carbon Impact ETF	ECLN				N/A	Utilities	57	57	N/A
First Trust Expanded Technology ETF	XPND			N/A	N/A	Technology	246	N/A	N/A
First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF	MFLX				N/A	Muni National Long	167	157	N/A
First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund	FTGC					Commodities Broad Basket	96	90	63
First Trust Income Opportunities ETF	FCEF				N/A	Global Moderately Conservative Allocation	237	221	N/A
First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF	ILDR			N/A	N/A	Large Growth	1,027	N/A	N/A
First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF	FPEI				N/A	Preferred Stock	66	56	N/A
First Trust International Developed Capital Strength® ETF	FICS			N/A	N/A	Foreign Large Growth	368	N/A	N/A
First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX® Fund	FLN					Latin America Stock	16	15	11
First Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF	FSIG			N/A	N/A	Short-Term Bond	528	N/A	N/A
First Trust Long Duration Opportunities ETF	LGOV				N/A	Long Government	37	34	N/A
First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF	FTLS					Long-Short Equity	84	79	49
First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF	LMBS					Short Government	90	87	79
First Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund	FMF					Systematic Trend	62	60	53
First Trust Managed Municipal ETF	FMB					Muni National Interm	262	241	175
First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund	FDL					Large Value	1,089	1,027	814
First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund	FAD					Mid-Cap Growth	479	445	362
First Trust Multi-Manager Small Cap Opportunities ETF	MMSC			N/A	N/A	Small Growth	529	N/A	N/A
First Trust Municipal High Income ETF	FMHI				N/A	High Yield Muni	180	174	N/A
First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF	CIBR				N/A	Technology	246	210	N/A
First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund	TDIV					Technology	246	210	155
First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund	GRID					Infrastructure	79	75	47
First Trust New York Municipal High Income ETF	FMNY			N/A	N/A	Muni New York Long	79	N/A	N/A
First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF	FPE					Preferred Stock	66	56	38
First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance® ETF	AIRR					Industrials	45	42	33
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF	RDVY					Large Value	1,089	1,027	814
First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF	RFEM				N/A	Diversified Emerging Mkts	722	639	N/A
First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund	FRI					Real Estate	209	192	146
First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF	FSMB				N/A	Muni National Short	211	197	N/A
First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund	FYC					Small Growth	529	513	388
First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF	SDVY				N/A	Small Value	477	445	N/A
First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF	FSCS				N/A	Mid-Cap Blend	378	351	N/A
First Trust S-Network Streaming & Gaming ETF	BNGE			N/A	N/A	Communications	45	N/A	N/A
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX® Fund	FXU					Utilities	57	57	50
First Trust Water ETF	FIW					Natural Resources	113	106	90

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The Morningstar Rating^TM 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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