First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF
$93.43+0.07 (+0.07%)
- 0.70%
- $41M
- +25.4%
- 1.15%
- 4.13K sh
- 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.F18 out of 100Rank 6 of 7Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B59 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.B58 out of 100Rank 3 of 7Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B62 out of 100Rank 4 of 7Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B62 out of 100Rank 4 of 7
Our read on CARZ
In short
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.
Stated mandate
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
Worth knowing
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$12,536
Returns run to the Nov 9, 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 | +19.9% |
| 1 month | −13.2% |
| 3 months | −13.3% |
| 1 year | +25.4% |
| 3 years | +24.9% |
| 5 years | +9.2% |
| 10 years | +13.0% |
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 | +19.9% | |
| 2025 | +37.2% | |
| 2024 | +3.2% | |
| 2023 | +42.4% | |
| 2022 | −31.2% | |
| 2021 | +18.0% | |
| 2020 | +54.7% |
CARZ in the news
CARZ Dividends
- 1.15%
- $1.08
- $1.08 per share
- Quarterly
CARZ Risk
- 26.8%
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.
- 0.89
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.
- −40.0%
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.
- 1.60
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
CARZ Cost
Overpaying vs FDRV, cheapest in EV & Battery
$5,708
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
CARZ 0.70%
$13,606
FDRV 0.39% Cheapest
$7,898
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | CARZ | FDRV | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,250 | $705 | $545 |
| 20 | $4,760 | $2,725 | $2,035 |
| 30 | $13,606 | $7,898 | $5,708 |
Other funds in EV & Battery
- BFDRVFidelity Electric Vehicles and Future Transportation ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return −10.1%
- BDRIVGlobal X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETFExpense ratio 0.68%1 year return +0.1%
- CBATTAmplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return −2.8%
- CMOTOSmartETFs Smart Transportation & Technology ETFExpense ratio 0.68%1 year return +8.3%
- DKARSKraneShares Electric Vehicles & Future Mobility Index ETFExpense ratio 0.69%1 year return −15.9%
