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First Trust Natural Gas ETF
$30.88+0.60 (+1.98%)
- 0.59%
- $651M
- +40.2%
- 2.18%
- 0.8M sh
- $29.92
- low $21.76high $33.03
The ETF.net FCG Grade
C
Score 48 out of 100
- 11 of 25
Score 48 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.C42 out of 100Rank 15 of 25Mission
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.F9 out of 100Rank 23 of 24Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B68 out of 100Rank 6 of 25Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A87 out of 100Rank 3 of 25Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B68 out of 100Rank 9 of 25
Our read on FCG
CMost "energy" ETFs are oil funds in a wider coat. FCG skips that framing: it tracks a Nasdaq FactSet natural gas index, about 40 names deep, and has been running the same pure-gas mandate since 2007.
The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield of the Nasdaq FactSet Natural Gas Index.
Why people hold it
- Narrow by design: it tracks the Nasdaq FactSet Natural Gas Index, roughly 40 names, rather than the oil-heavy majors that anchor broad energy funds like XLE and VDE.ftportfolios.com
- Launched in 2007, so the gas-only mandate has run through the shale boom and multiple price busts instead of arriving with the latest energy storyline.
- Actively traded for a single-commodity sector fund, so getting in and out doesn't hinge on one thin order book.
- Distributions come on a quarterly schedule, passing producer payouts through at a set cadence.
Worth knowing
- Focus costs money: 0.59% a year versus a 0.45% median for broad energy funds, and far above the 0.08% charged by XLE and FENY.
- One commodity, about 40 stocks. Gas price swings land harder here than in a diversified energy fund that also holds refiners and integrated majors.
- Mid-sized rather than a category heavyweight, which is normal for a single-commodity equity fund but means less scale than the broad energy giants.
FCG Holdings
- Stocks
- 42
- 42%
- COP
Sectors
- Energy98.0%
- Technology2.0%
Geography
- United States92.09%
- Canada5.02%
- Australia2.88%
FCG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
FCG$14,021
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 | FCG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +31.5% |
| 1 month | −4.3% |
| 3 months | +14.1% |
| 1 year | +40.2% |
| 3 years | +7.9% |
| 5 years | +14.0% |
| 10 years | +4.1% |
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 | FCG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +31.5% | |
| 2025 | −2.3% | |
| 2024 | +4.2% | |
| 2023 | +2.5% | |
| 2022 | +47.2% | |
| 2021 | +98.4% | |
| 2020 | −23.2% |
FCG in the news
FCG Dividends
- 2.18%
- $0.66
- $0.19 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
FCG Risk
- 23.2%
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.
- 0.17
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.
- −33.3%
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.
- −0.11
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FCG Cost
0.59%
FCG0.59%
- The middle half of Energy (Broad) funds
- Median 0.46%
13 of the 24 Energy (Broad) funds charge less.
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- CCRAKVanEck Oil Refiners ETFExpense ratio 0.61%1 year return +89.1%
- CTSESTruth Social American Energy Security ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return —
- CEMLPFirst Trust North American Energy Infrastructure FundExpense ratio 0.95%1 year return +16.4%
- CDRLLStrive U.S. Energy ETFExpense ratio 0.41%1 year return +61.6%