First Trust S&P 500 Economic Moat ETF
$26.34−0.00 (−0.00%)
- Expense ratio
- 0.60%
- Fund size
- $3M
- 1Y return
- +10.4%
- Yield · Last 12 months
- 1.09%
- Holdings
- 50
- Volume · 30D
- 0M sh
- NAV per share
- $26.29
- 52W range
The ETF.net EMOT Grade
Score 29 of 100 sits in the D band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E. A structural cap ceilings this fund at 40, so B and A are out of reach.
Cost
What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.FScore 2Category rankMission
How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.CScore 47Category rankRisk
How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.CScore 52Category rankTradability
How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.FScore 9Category rankHoldings
What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.BScore 69Category rankDurability
Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.DScore 26Category rank
Our read on EMOT
DMoat investing, done S&P's way: EMOT narrows the S&P 500 to roughly 50 companies flagged for durable competitive advantage and holds them outright. A 2024 First Trust launch with a concentrated quality tilt.
The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the S&P 500 Economic Moat Index. It normally invests at least 80% of net assets in index securities and generally uses full replication.
Why people hold it
- One job, stated plainly: hold the S&P 500 Economic Moat Index by full replication, with at least 80% of net assets in index securities.ftportfolios.com
- The moat call comes from a published index rule set, not a manager's hunch, so the quality screen it advertises is the one you actually own.ftportfolios.com
- Concentration with intent: roughly 50 stocks rather than 500, so the tilt shows up in the portfolio instead of getting diluted. Pays quarterly.
Worth knowing
- At 0.60% a year, the fee sits well above the typical US multifactor ETF; large-cap peers like FNDX (0.25%) and IUSG (0.04%) charge a fraction of it.
- A small, thinly traded fund, which typically means wider bid-ask spreads than the household names in this category.
- Live since 2024, so the track record is short and hasn't seen a full market cycle.
EMOT Holdings
- Stocks
- 50
- 24%
- HPQ
Sectors
- Technology34.5%
- Consumer Discr.23.2%
- Cons. Staples13.4%
- Health Care12.5%
- Financials6.6%
- Industrials4.1%
- Communication3.8%
- Energy1.9%
Geography
- United States98.35%
- Canada1.65%
EMOT 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 Sep 22, 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 | EMOT |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.3% |
| 1 month | −2.5% |
| 3 months | +1.5% |
| 1 year | +10.4% |
| 3 years | — |
| 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 | EMOT |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.3% | |
| 2025 | +14.1% | |
| 2024 | +5.7% |
EMOT in the news
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EMOT Dividends
- 1.09%
- $0.29
- $0.06 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.06 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.08 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.10 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.05 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.05 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $0.08 |
EMOT Risk
- 11.3%
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.
- 1.01
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.
- −16.4%
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.
- 0.80
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EMOT Cost
- The middle half of US Quality Index funds
- Median 0.38%
25 of the 27 US Quality Index funds charge less.