First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS)Long-Short Equity | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
77.23 USD
-0.29
(-0.374%) ⇩
(Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:55 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook remains neutral due to a lack of clear directional momentum; while the price is trading slightly above its 50-day average, the trailing 52-week range shows the asset is currently near its yearly peak, offering no obvious buffer against a pullback. Looking further ahead, the investment case lacks a compelling thesis as there is insufficient price history to evaluate the multi-year trajectory of the business, preventing an assessment of whether the market has consistently rewarded or punished the underlying strategy. On the income side, the yield sits at a modest 0.87%, which provides some return but falls well below typical inflation thresholds, making it unsuitable as a primary income vehicle. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.014234 |
| MSTL | 0.015995 |
| AutoETS | 0.016311 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.016318 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 73% |
| H-stat | 2.27 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.001 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.164 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.40 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 23.71 |
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.24% | 0.91% | 1.27% | 1.13% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | 0.183 | 0.238281 |
| 2026-06-25 | 0.207 | 0.281633 |
| 2026-03-26 | 0.063 | 0.090374 |
| 2025-12-12 | 0.213 | 0.301273 |
| 2025-09-25 | 0.175 | 0.251907 |
| 2025-06-26 | 0.220 | 0.336443 |
| 2025-03-27 | 0.151 | 0.235606 |
| 2024-12-13 | 0.288 | 0.430493 |
| 2024-09-26 | 0.265 | 0.419237 |
| 2024-06-27 | 0.309 | 0.492587 |
| 2024-03-21 | 0.128 | 0.208062 |
| 2023-12-22 | 0.298 | 0.526037 |
| 2023-09-22 | 0.206 | 0.390152 |
| 2023-06-27 | 0.205 | 0.392037 |
| 2023-03-24 | 0.129 | 0.259505 |
| 2022-12-23 | 0.330 | 0.667206 |
| 2022-09-23 | 0.066 | 0.139423 |
| 2021-12-23 | 0.003 | 0.005817 |
| 2020-12-24 | 0.125 | 0.284660 |
| 2020-09-24 | 0.021 | 0.050360 |
| 2020-03-26 | 0.045 | 0.120482 |
| 2019-12-13 | 0.047 | 0.110536 |
| 2019-09-25 | 0.126 | 0.307317 |
| 2019-06-14 | 0.108 | 0.272418 |
| 2019-03-21 | 0.073 | 0.186120 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.116 | 0.310909 |
| 2018-09-14 | 0.065 | 0.160217 |
| 2018-06-21 | 0.084 | 0.212551 |
| 2018-03-22 | 0.057 | 0.146409 |
| 2017-12-21 | 0.035 | 0.088754 |
| 2017-09-21 | 0.048 | 0.130933 |
| 2017-06-22 | 0.058 | 0.160398 |
| 2017-03-23 | 0.029 | 0.083670 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.154 | 0.440075 |
| 2016-09-21 | 0.067 | 0.203647 |
| 2016-06-22 | 0.068 | 0.213206 |
| 2016-03-23 | 0.071 | 0.223130 |
| 2015-12-23 | 0.061 | 0.184944 |
| 2015-09-23 | 0.019 | 0.060071 |
| 2015-06-24 | 0.045 | 0.136654 |
| 2015-03-25 | 0.034 | 0.105426 |
| 2014-12-23 | 0.145 | 0.462225 |
| 2014-09-23 | 0.016 | 0.053945 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 78.11 |
| All Time Low | 22.32 |
| Ask | 81.65 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 178,960 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 141,126 |
| Average Volume | 141,126 |
| Average Volume10Days | 178,960 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.49 |
| Bid | 76.0 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Category | Long-Short Equity |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 77.4799 |
| Day Low | 77.06 |
| Display Name | Long/Short Equity ETF |
| Dividend Yield | 0.87 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 3.2570243 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 76.64308 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.5869217 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.007657856 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 12.969982 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 78.11 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.87999725 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.011266128 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 68.45 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 8.780006 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.12826891 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 68.45 - 78.11 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,410,269,400,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.1058749 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | -0.15999603 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.20679311 |
| Fullday Price | 77.23 |
| Fund Family | First Trust |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,410,134,400 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | Under normal conditions, the fund will expose at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) to U.S. exchange-listed equity securities and/or U.S. exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") that provide exposure to U.S. exchange-listed equity securities. It pursues its investment objective by establishing long and short positions in its portfolio of U.S. exchange-listed equity securities and ETFs. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in U.S. exchange-listed equity index futures contracts. |
| Long Name | First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_264394805 |
| Nav Price | 77.51 |
| Net Assets | 2,568,276,740.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 1.38 |
| Open | 77.26 |
| Phone | (800) 621-1675 |
| Previous Close | 77.52 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.289993 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.374088 |
| Regular Market Day High | 77.4799 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 77.06 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 77.06 - 77.4799 |
| Regular Market Open | 77.26 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 77.52 |
| Regular Market Price | 77.23 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,094,400 |
| Regular Market Volume | 251,851 |
| Short Name | First Trust Long/Short Equity |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | FTLS |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.1483946 |
| Total Assets | 2,568,276,736 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 23.711828 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 4.23556 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 4.23556 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 73.59058 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 3.6394196 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.04945496 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 251,851 |
| Yield | 0.0087 |
| Ytd Return | 8.52585 |