First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF
$105.43−0.10 (−0.09%)
- 0.70%
- $48M
- +50.0%
- 1.02%
- 0M sh
- $107.28
- low $70.12high $123.17
The ETF.net CARZ Grade
C
Score 43 out of 100
- 5 of 7
Score 43 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.D30 out of 100Rank 5 of 7Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B60 out of 100Rank 2 of 2Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B62 out of 100Rank 2 of 7Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C50 out of 100Rank 3 of 7Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C41 out of 100Rank 5 of 6Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B63 out of 100Rank 3 of 7
Our read on CARZ
CA 2011 vintage that changed lanes. It spent its first decade tracking global carmakers, then in 2022 switched to an index of roughly 100 worldwide names across electric and autonomous vehicles, the tech that runs them, and the materials inside them.
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the S-Network Electric & Future Vehicle Ecosystem Index, which focuses on companies involved in electric and autonomous vehicles and related enabling materials and technologies.
Why people hold it
- Old ticker, newer mandate: launched in 2011 as a global automaker index fund, it moved to the S-Network Electric & Future Vehicle Ecosystem Index in January 2022.sec.gov
- Covers the chain, not just the badges: about 100 global names spanning electric and autonomous vehicle makers, the enabling technologies, and the materials that feed them.
- The index caps any single holding at 4.5% and weights the rest by float-adjusted market cap, so one megacap cannot quietly become the whole fund.ftportfolios.com
Worth knowing
- The 0.70% expense ratio sits a shade above the peer-group midpoint and well above leaner builds like FDRV (0.39%) and IBAT (0.47%).
- A small asset base and light trading make wider bid-ask spreads more likely here than in the category's heavyweights.
- One industry chain, worldwide: it moves with electric and autonomous vehicle sentiment rather than the broad market, and cash comes back once or twice a year at most.
CARZ Holdings
- Stocks
- 102
- 49%
- MSFT
Sectors
- Technology63.7%
- Consumer Discretionary16.6%
- Industrials9.0%
- Materials6.0%
- Communication4.8%
Geography
- United States60.65%
- South Korea9.10%
- China8.31%
- Taiwan4.76%
- Japan3.56%
- Germany3.11%
- France1.63%
- Australia1.57%
- 7.30%
Developed 38% · Emerging 62%
CARZ Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
CARZ$15,001
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | CARZ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +35.5% |
| 1 month | −1.7% |
| 3 months | −4.9% |
| 1 year | +50.0% |
| 3 years | +28.4% |
| 5 years | +13.5% |
| 10 years | +14.3% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | CARZ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +35.5% | |
| 2025 | +37.2% | |
| 2024 | +3.2% | |
| 2023 | +42.4% | |
| 2022 | −31.2% | |
| 2021 | +18.0% | |
| 2020 | +54.7% |
CARZ in the news
CARZ Dividends
- 1.02%
- $1.08
- $1.08 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
CARZ Risk
- 26.2%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.95
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −40.3%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.32
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
CARZ Cost
0.70%
CARZ0.70%
- The middle half of EV & Battery funds
- Median 0.68%
5 of the 7 EV & Battery funds charge less.
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- DKARSKraneShares Electric Vehicles & Future Mobility Index ETFExpense ratio 0.69%1 year return −6.9%
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