First Trust Bloomberg Inflation Sensitive Equity ETF
$28.820.00 (0.00%)
- 0.60%
- $6M
- +36.7%
- 1.26%
- 0M sh
- $28.59
- low $21.46high $30.00
The ETF.net FTIF Grade
C
Score 41 out of 100
- 10 of 22
Score 41 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.F21 out of 100Rank 17 of 22Mission
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.B59 out of 100Rank 9 of 22Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C43 out of 100Rank 12 of 22Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B68 out of 100Rank 6 of 22Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B58 out of 100Rank 9 of 22
Our read on FTIF
CMost inflation exposure arrives as TIPS or a commodity futures roll. FTIF stays in stocks: about 50 US names selected by Bloomberg's inflation-sensitivity index rules. An equity-shaped answer to an inflation question.
The Fund seeks to track the Bloomberg Inflation Sensitive Equity Index before fees and expenses, normally investing at least 80% of assets in its component common stocks.
Why people hold it
- One idea, narrowly built: roughly 50 US common stocks drawn from Bloomberg's Inflation Sensitive Equity Index, with at least 80% of assets in those components.ftportfolios.com
- Rules pick the names, not a manager's read on the next CPI print. It tracks a published index rather than trading on a view.
- The 0.60% expense ratio lands near the middle of the thematic crowd, not the premium end where niche ideas often price themselves.
- Because the exposure is plain equity, there is no futures roll or bond duration in the machinery. Distributions come quarterly.
Worth knowing
- A small fund that trades thinly, so spreads can widen. Limit orders matter more here than with a heavily traded name.
- About 50 holdings means single stocks and sector tilts swing the fund harder than they would in a broad market index.
- Launched in 2023, so the strategy has a short public record and hasn't been tested across many inflation regimes.
FTIF Holdings
- Stocks
- 52
- 26%
- MPC
Sectors
- Energy43.9%
- Industrials18.2%
- Materials17.8%
- Real Estate14.0%
- Consumer Discretionary3.8%
- Technology2.2%
Geography
- United States100.00%
FTIF Performance
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FTIF$13,672
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 | FTIF |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +27.8% |
| 1 month | −1.7% |
| 3 months | +7.1% |
| 1 year | +36.7% |
| 3 years | +13.2% |
| 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 | FTIF |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +27.8% | |
| 2025 | +7.8% | |
| 2024 | +0.5% | |
| 2023 | +18.3% |
FTIF in the news
FTIF Dividends
- 1.26%
- $0.36
- $0.13 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
FTIF Risk
- 15.0%
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.
- 0.49
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.
- −27.8%
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.
- 0.57
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FTIF Cost
0.60%
FTIF0.60%
- The middle half of US Thematic funds
- Median 0.35%
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