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First Trust Natural Gas ETF

FCGNYSE ArcaFirst TrustC

$30.90−1.78 (−5.45%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C47/ 100

Rank 12 of 25 in Energy (Broad)

C47/100Rank 12 of 25inEnergy (Broad)
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 32.68 to 30.90. Range 30.90 to 32.02. Use the arrow keys to read each point.31.5032.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.59%
Fund size
$728M
1Y total return
+49.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.02%
Holdings
42
Avg volume · 30D
785K sh
52W range
low $22.06high $33.03
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net FCG Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 47 out of 100

Category
Energy (Broad)⁠
Rank
12 of 25
Six-pillar profile for FCG. Scores out of 100: Cost 42, Risk 8, Mission not scored, Tradability 67, Holdings 87, Durability 69. Strongest: Holdings (87). Weakest: Risk (8). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 47 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 100
    Rank 15 of 25

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    F8 out of 100
    Rank 23 of 24

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 25

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A87 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 25

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B69 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 25

Our read on FCG

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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

Holdings pillarA87 out of 100Rank 3 of 25 in Energy (Broad)
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
42
Top-10 weight
43%
Largest holding
COP5.0%

Sectors

  • Energy98.0%
  • Technology2.0%

Geography

  • United States91.88%
  • Canada5.19%
  • Australia2.80%
  • Colombia0.13%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1COPConocoPhillips4.96%234,600$36.1M444
2EOGEOG Resources, Inc.4.80%211,364$35M398
3DVNDevon Energy Corporation4.40%614,990$32.1M357
4OXYOccidental Petroleum Corporation4.24%482,329$30.9M329
5WESWestern Midstream Partners LP4.11%646,197$30M39
6FANGDiamondback Energy, Inc.4.10%140,761$29.9M369
7RRCRange Resources Corporation4.10%546,381$29.8M168
8APAAPA Corporation4.06%560,580$29.6M297
9PRPermian Resources Corp.3.96%1,107,843$28.8M217
10EQTEQT Corporation3.85%505,981$28M315
11OVVOvintiv Inc.3.80%380,734$27.6M198
12ARAntero Resources Corporation3.51%607,655$25.6M152
13HESMHess Midstream LP (Class A)3.47%772,992$25.3M56
14EXEExpand Energy Corporation3.37%271,065$24.5M307
15SMSM Energy Company3.25%585,533$23.6M166

Showing 1–15 of 42 holdings

FCG Performance

Launched May 8, 2007

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

FCG$14,930
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. FCG $14,930. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,000$14,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for FCG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodFCG
Year to date+41.9%
1 month+14.6%
3 months+12.1%
1 year+49.3%
3 yearsper year+10.9%
5 yearsper year+15.6%
10 yearsper year+5.9%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for FCG
YearReturn barFCG
2026 YTD+41.9%
2025−2.3%
2024+4.2%
2023+2.5%
2022+47.2%
2021+98.4%
2020−23.2%

FCG in the news

FCG Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
2.02%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.66Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.19 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 38 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 23, 2017 $0.06; Jun 22, 2017 $0.29; Sep 21, 2017 $0.01; Mar 22, 2018 $0.06; Jun 21, 2018 $0.07; Sep 14, 2018 $0.07; Dec 18, 2018 $0.02; Mar 21, 2019 $0.07; Jun 14, 2019 $0.13; Sep 25, 2019 $0.03; Dec 13, 2019 $0.13; Mar 26, 2020 $0.06; Jun 25, 2020 $0.06; Sep 24, 2020 $0.07; Dec 24, 2020 $0.15; Mar 25, 2021 $0.04; Jun 24, 2021 $0.04; Sep 23, 2021 $0.07; Dec 23, 2021 $0.15; Mar 25, 2022 $0.12; Jun 24, 2022 $0.15; Sep 23, 2022 $0.22; Dec 23, 2022 $0.26; Mar 24, 2023 $0.20; Jun 27, 2023 $0.22; Sep 22, 2023 $0.15; Dec 22, 2023 $0.22; Mar 21, 2024 $0.05; Jun 27, 2024 $0.29; Sep 26, 2024 $0.21; Dec 13, 2024 $0.12; Mar 27, 2025 $0.18; Jun 26, 2025 $0.16; Sep 25, 2025 $0.17; Dec 12, 2025 $0.17; Mar 26, 2026 $0.15; Jun 25, 2026 $0.15; Sep 24, 2026 $0.19. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 24, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.19
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.15
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.15
Dec 12, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.17
Sep 25, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.17
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.16
Mar 27, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.18
Dec 13, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.12
Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.21
Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.29
Mar 21, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.05
Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.22

See all 66 payments⁠

$10,000 in FCG 10 years ago paid $2,135 in dividends.⁠

FCG Risk

Risk pillarF8 out of 100Rank 23 of 24 in Energy (Broad)
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
24.5%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.36
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−33.3%
Trough Jul 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
−0.11
vs its asset-class index
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.

FCG Cost

Compare FCG and XLE

Overpaying vs XLE, cheapest in Energy (Broad)

$9,946

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • FCG 0.59%

    $11,635

  • XLE 0.08% Cheapest

    $1,689

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • FCG 0.59%
  • XLE 0.08%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530FCG $11,635XLE $1,689

Year by year

YearFCGXLEOverpaying
10$1,058$147$911
20$4,051$575$3,476
30$11,635$1,689$9,946

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