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First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF (FTAG)
  • 2024 Estimated Capital Gain Distributions
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  • On May 2, 2016, First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF (FTAG) effected a reverse share split of its outstanding shares in which five outstanding FTAG shares were converted into one FTAG share.  All share and per share data set forth below and elsewhere on this website (including for periods prior to the reverse share split) have been adjusted to reflect the reverse share split. 
Investment Objective/Strategy - The First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF is an exchange-trade fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of an equity index called the Indxx Global Agriculture Index.
There can be no assurance that the Fund's investment objectives will be achieved.
Index Description According to the Index Provider
  • The Indxx Global Agriculture Index is a market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the performance of companies which are directly or indirectly engaged in improving agricultural yields.
  • Each security in the index must meet certain eligibility criteria based on liquidity and size.
  • Companies may generally be domiciled in any country, including emerging markets, subject to certain exclusions determined by the Index Provider based on certain criteria.
  • Securities in the agriculture sector are selected and the index is comprised of farmland companies and firms involved in chemicals & fertilizers, seeds, irrigation equipment, and farm machinery.
  • The Index is reconstituted annually in March and is rebalanced quarterly in June, September, December and March.
Fund Overview
TickerFTAG
Fund TypeAgriculture
Investment AdvisorFirst Trust Advisors L.P.
Investor Servicing AgentBank of New York Mellon Corp
CUSIP33734X812
ISINUS33734X8121
Intraday NAVFTAGIV
Fiscal Year-End09/30
ExchangeNasdaq
Inception3/11/2010
Inception Price$150.00
Inception NAV$150.00
Rebalance FrequencyQuarterly
Total Expense Ratio*0.70%
* As of 2/1/2024
Current Fund Data (as of 11/8/2024)
Closing NAV1$24.55
Closing Market Price2$24.41
Bid/Ask Midpoint$24.41
Bid/Ask Discount0.57%
30-Day Median Bid/Ask Spread30.27%
Total Net Assets$5,890,767
Outstanding Shares239,928
Daily Volume944
Average 30-Day Daily Volume1,884
Closing Market Price 52-Week High/Low$26.26 / $23.17
Closing NAV 52-Week High/Low$26.36 / $23.35
Number of Holdings (excluding cash)50
Top Holdings (as of 11/8/2024)*
Holding Percent
Deere & Company 9.98%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. 9.31%
BASF SE 8.86%
Corteva Inc. 8.58%
Nutrien Ltd. 4.75%
Industries Qatar Q.S.C. 4.63%
Bayer AG 3.88%
Kubota Corporation 3.45%
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 3.35%
Wilmar International Limited 3.28%

* Excluding cash.  Holdings are subject to change.

NAV History (Since Inception)
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Distribution Information
Dividend per Share Amt (as of 11/11/2024)4$0.0694
30-Day SEC Yield (as of 10/31/2024)52.64%
12-Month Distribution Rate (as of 10/31/2024)62.02%
Index Yield (as of 10/31/2024)73.08%
Fund Characteristics (as of 10/31/2024)8
Maximum Market Cap.$110,723
Median Market Cap.$4,945
Minimum Market Cap.$922
Price/Earnings16.51
Price/Book1.50
Price/Cash Flow10.05
Price/Sales0.89
Top Country Exposure (as of 11/8/2024)
Country Percent
United States 32.31%
India 17.37%
Germany 15.30%
Japan 6.96%
Canada 4.76%
Qatar 4.64%
Switzerland 3.63%
Singapore 3.29%
United Kingdom 2.98%
Malaysia 2.00%
Bid/Ask Premium/Discount (as of 11/8/2024)
  2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024
Days Traded at Premium 43 17 8 3
Days Traded at Discount 207 44 55 61
Top Sector Exposure (as of 11/8/2024)
Materials 51.11%
Industrials 29.40%
Consumer Discretionary 9.33%
Consumer Staples 6.27%
Health Care 3.89%
Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 Since Inception (as of 11/7/2024) *