First Trust Nasdaq Lux Digital Health Solutions ETF
$23.29−0.10 (−0.43%)
- 0.65%
- $9M
- +35.4%
- 0M sh
- $23.43
- low $15.71high $24.53
The ETF.net EKG Grade
D
Score 36 out of 100
- 19 of 25
Score 36 of 100 falls in the D band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Very small fund, grade capped at C.
The cap holds the Score at 40 or below, so B and A are out of reach.
- The pillars earned
- 37
- This cap took
- −0
- Published Score
- 36
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.D33 out of 100Rank 17 of 25Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A70 out of 100Rank 9 of 11Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C42 out of 100Rank 16 of 24Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D38 out of 100Rank 15 of 25Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C45 out of 100Rank 19 of 25Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.F23 out of 100Rank 23 of 25
Our read on EKG
DA ticker that spells out the mandate. EKG skips the pharma giants and tracks a Nasdaq index of health technology names: roughly 40 stocks building the digital plumbing of medicine, from diagnostics and devices to health data.
The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Nasdaq Lux Health TechTM Index.
Why people hold it
- Genuinely narrow. Roughly 40 health tech names, not a broad sector fund where a few pharma megacaps set the outcome.
- Rules-based, not a stock picker's fund. It tracks the Nasdaq Lux Health Tech Index, so holdings follow published index rules rather than manager discretion.ftportfolios.com
- Launched in 2022, so there is a real multi-year record to inspect instead of a back-test on a brand-new theme fund.
Worth knowing
- 0.65% a year sits above the health care sector median, and the cohort's broad index heavyweights (VHT, XLV, FHLC) charge under a tenth of a percent.
- A small fund that trades thinly. Wider bid-ask spreads are the usual trade-off versus the cohort's most heavily traded names.
- One theme, about 40 stocks, no regular distribution schedule. Single names and the health tech cycle carry the weight here.
EKG Holdings
- Stocks
- 52
- 59%
- NTRA
Sectors
- Health Care92.0%
- Technology8.0%
Geography
- United States96.80%
- Netherlands3.20%
EKG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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EKG$13,536
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 | EKG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +23.2% |
| 1 month | +9.6% |
| 3 months | +19.5% |
| 1 year | +35.4% |
| 3 years | +21.6% |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
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 | EKG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +23.2% | |
| 2025 | +11.8% | |
| 2024 | +6.5% | |
| 2023 | −0.1% | |
| 2022 | −20.8% |
EKG in the news
EKG Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
EKG Risk
- 23.7%
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.
- 0.67
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.
- −43.8%
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.
- 1.43
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EKG Cost
0.65%
EKG0.65%
- The middle half of Health Care (Broad) funds
- Median 0.50%
16 of the 25 Health Care (Broad) funds charge less.
Other funds in Health Care (Broad)
- DHEALGlobal X HealthTech ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return −5.3%
- DHTECROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETFExpense ratio 0.80%1 year return +39.5%
- DMDEVFirst Trust Indxx Medical Devices ETFExpense ratio 0.70%1 year return +5.9%
- DGDOCGoldman Sachs Future Health Care Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +11.4%
- DHRTSTema Heart & Health ETFExpense ratio 0.99%1 year return +14.5%