First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF
$41.45+0.08 (+0.20%)
- 0.60%
- $999M
- +24.4%
- 1.09%
- 0.5M sh
- $41.55
- low $34.01high $46.17
The ETF.net FTXR Grade
C
Score 51 out of 100
- 3 of 8
Score 51 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.D36 out of 100Rank 5 of 8Mission
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.C51 out of 100Rank 4 of 8Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A78 out of 100Rank 3 of 8Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C46 out of 100Rank 6 of 8Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A77 out of 100Rank 2 of 8
Our read on FTXR
CTransportation with a screen on top. FTXR holds about 40 US names that move goods and people (rails, truckers, airlines, parcel), ranked on momentum and profitability instead of sheer size.
The fund seeks to generally track the price and yield of the Nasdaq US Smart TransportationTM Index before fees and expenses. It uses an indexing approach to replicate the index's holdings and weightings.
Why people hold it
- The Nasdaq US Smart Transportation Index scores companies on momentum and profitability and weights them on those scores, so the biggest firm isn't automatically the biggest position.
- About 40 holdings, all in transportation. A focused read on freight and travel rather than a diluted industrials basket.
- Live since 2016, so it carries a full-cycle record in a niche where narrow funds often don't stick around. Cash goes out quarterly.
Worth knowing
- The 0.60% fee sits at the middle of the transportation pack but above plain cap-weighted rivals IYT (0.38%) and XTN (0.35%), so the factor screen carries a price.
- One cyclical corner of the economy, roughly 40 stocks deep: fuel, freight rates and shipping demand hit the whole basket at once, so swings run wider than a broad market fund.
- Volume is moderate rather than heavy for the category, which can show up as wider spreads in fast markets.
FTXR Holdings
- Stocks
- 43
- 58%
- TSLA
Sectors
- Industrials67.1%
- Consumer Discretionary32.0%
- Energy0.9%
Geography
- United States100.00%
FTXR Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
FTXR$12,440
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 | FTXR |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +7.4% |
| 1 month | −3.8% |
| 3 months | −8.6% |
| 1 year | +24.4% |
| 3 years | +16.3% |
| 5 years | +7.3% |
| 10 years | +8.7% |
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 | FTXR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +7.4% | |
| 2025 | +14.7% | |
| 2024 | +17.1% | |
| 2023 | +20.9% | |
| 2022 | −25.4% | |
| 2021 | +24.0% | |
| 2020 | +15.0% |
FTXR in the news
Top Movers
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FTXR Dividends
- 1.09%
- $0.45
- $0.12 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
FTXR Risk
- 20.2%
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.
- 0.57
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.
- −34.0%
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.
FTXR Cost
0.60%
FTXR0.60%
- The middle half of Transportation funds
- Median 0.48%
4 of the 8 Transportation funds charge less.
Other funds in Transportation
- BXTNState Street SPDR S&P Transportation ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +22.5%
- BIYTiShares U.S. Transportation ETFExpense ratio 0.37%1 year return +16.3%
- CJETSU.S. Global Jets ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +12.5%
- CDOCKCorgi Etf Trust I - Portfolios Rail & Freight EtfExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return —
- CHULLCorgi Etf Trust I - Shipping & Global Logistics ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return —