
First Trust Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate ETF
$41.50−0.02 (−0.04%)
- 0.60%
- $14M
- +7.9%
- 4.01%
- 429 sh
- low $38.31high $43.56
The ETF.net DTRE Grade
Score 24 out of 100
- 17 of 18
Score 24 of 100 falls in the F 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.F0 out of 100Rank 18 of 18Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C51 out of 100Rank 9 of 18Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D33 out of 100Rank 14 of 18Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D33 out of 100Rank 16 of 18Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C42 out of 100Rank 12 of 18
Our read on DTRE
In short
FMost global real estate funds own offices, malls and apartments. DTRE runs a concentrated book of roughly 30 names built around one idea: property tied to technology-driven demand.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track the pre-fee performance of the Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate Index and normally invests at least 90% of net assets in the index's common stocks, REITs, and depositary receipts.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
DTRE Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 | DTRE |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +7.1% |
| 1 month | +4.5% |
| 3 months | −2.9% |
| 1 year | +7.9% |
| 3 years | +7.7% |
| 5 years | −1.9% |
| 10 years | +2.7% |
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 | DTRE |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +7.1% | |
| 2025 | +8.3% | |
| 2024 | −9.7% | |
| 2023 | +13.6% | |
| 2022 | −26.5% | |
| 2021 | +27.4% | |
| 2020 | −8.8% |
DTRE in the news
DTRE Dividends
- 4.01%
- $1.67
- $0.30 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
DTRE Risk
- 16.8%
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.
- 0.26
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.
- −34.6%
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.
- 0.97
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.
DTRE Cost
Overpaying vs HAUZ, cheapest in Global & International Real Estate
$9,711
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
DTRE 0.60%
$11,817
HAUZ 0.10% Cheapest
$2,106
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | DTRE | HAUZ | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,076 | $183 | $893 |
| 20 | $4,116 | $717 | $3,399 |
| 30 | $11,817 | $2,106 | $9,711 |
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