Launch Roundup
First Trust listed six income ETFs at 0.85%, and the new fund flagged its own conflict
State Street SPDR S&P Kensho Future Security ETF
$110.21−0.42 (−0.38%)
- 0.45%
- $159M
- +27.5%
- 0.11%
- 0M sh
- $113.28
- low $62.80high $120.45
The ETF.net FITE Grade
A
Score 81 out of 100
- 1 of 21
Score 81 of 100 falls in the A 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.A85 out of 100Rank 3 of 21Mission
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.A75 out of 100Rank 4 of 21Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A81 out of 100Rank 2 of 21Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A83 out of 100Rank 2 of 18Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A84 out of 100Rank 2 of 21
Our read on FITE
AMost "security" funds mean cybersecurity. FITE reads the word wider: cyber plus border security, robotics, drones, space, wearables and AR/VR, bundled into one global index basket since 2017.
The fund seeks to track the S&P Kensho Future Security Index, targeting companies whose products and services support future security through areas such as cybersecurity, border security, robotics, drones, space, wearables, and virtual or augmented reality.
Why people hold it
- One theme, many fronts: cybersecurity, border security, robotics, drones, space, wearables and virtual/augmented reality all sit inside the same index.ssga.com
- A 0.45% fee undercuts the typical global thematic fund, and it comes from State Street's SPDR lineup rather than a one-fund boutique.
- Live since 2017, so it has traded through a full cycle of thematic hype and hangover instead of arriving on a back-test.
- Roughly 80 names spread across sectors and countries, so no single defense contractor or chipmaker steers the whole portfolio.ssga.com
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded next to broad index funds, which can mean wider bid-ask spreads at the moment you transact.
- Small by SPDR standards. Niche thematic funds lean on sustained investor interest to hold their scale.
- "Security" is drawn by index rules, so wearables and AR headset makers land beside the cyber and border names.
FITE Holdings
- Stocks
- 80
- 22%
- OKTA
Sectors
- Technology61.3%
- Industrials30.1%
- Health Care3.8%
- Communication3.0%
- Energy1.8%
Geography
- United States92.73%
- Israel3.77%
- Brazil1.34%
- Canada1.28%
- United Kingdom0.87%
FITE Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Not enough history yet.
FITE$12,752
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 | FITE |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +29.7% |
| 1 month | +4.1% |
| 3 months | +0.4% |
| 1 year | +27.5% |
| 3 years | +33.1% |
| 5 years | +16.7% |
| 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 | FITE |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +29.7% | |
| 2025 | +27.7% | |
| 2024 | +21.6% | |
| 2023 | +28.5% | |
| 2022 | −18.0% | |
| 2021 | +14.5% | |
| 2020 | +20.4% |
FITE in the news
FITE Dividends
- 0.11%
- $0.12
- $0.04 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
FITE Risk
- 22.0%
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.
- 1.22
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.
- −27.1%
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.
- 1.32
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FITE Cost
0.45%
FITE0.45%
- The middle half of Global Thematic funds
- Median 0.58%
2 of the 21 Global Thematic funds charge less.
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- AWRNDNYLI Global Equity R&D Leaders ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +23.9%
- BHAILState Street SPDR S&P Kensho Smart Mobility ETFExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return −2.9%
- BICOPiShares Copper and Metals Mining ETFExpense ratio 0.47%1 year return +48.1%
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