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First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF

FTXRNasdaqFirst TrustC

$43.71+0.85 (+1.98%)

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

C48/ 100

Rank 3 of 8 in Transportation

C48/100Rank 3 of 8inTransportation
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 42.86 to 43.71. Range 43.33 to 43.95. Use the arrow keys to read each point.43.0043.2043.4044.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.60%
Fund size
$159M
1Y total return
+20.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.05%
Holdings
43
Avg volume · 30D
564K sh
52W range
low $34.13high $46.17
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net FTXR Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 48 out of 100

Category
Transportation⁠
Rank
3 of 8
Six-pillar profile for FTXR. Scores out of 100: Cost 31, Risk 53, Mission not scored, Tradability 78, Holdings 44, Durability 67. Strongest: Tradability (78). Weakest: Cost (31). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

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.
    D31 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 8

  • 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.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 8

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A78 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 8

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C44 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 8

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 8

Our read on FTXR

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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

Holdings pillarC44 out of 100Rank 6 of 8 in Transportation
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
43
Top-10 weight
59%
Largest holding
TSLA8.7%

Sectors

  • Industrials67.1%
  • Consumer Discretionary32.0%
  • Energy0.9%

Geography

  • United States99.58%
  • Switzerland0.42%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1TSLATesla, Inc.8.66%34,375$13.7M528
2GMGeneral Motors Company8.06%146,469$12.8M346
3UNPUnion Pacific Corporation8.05%42,017$12.8M414
4FDXFedEx Corporation7.00%35,487$11.1M335
5FFord Motor Company7.00%906,611$11.1M324
6URIUnited Rentals, Inc.4.51%6,126$7.17M347
7UPSUnited Parcel Service, Inc. (Class B)4.13%60,643$6.56M352
8CSXCSX Corporation4.10%125,164$6.51M392
9DALDelta Air Lines, Inc.4.09%80,945$6.49M343
10UALUnited Airlines Holdings, Inc.3.84%58,446$6.09M293
11AALAmerican Airlines Group Inc.3.73%470,455$5.93M136
12RRyder System, Inc.3.34%18,762$5.3M197
13LUVSouthwest Airlines Co.3.30%123,543$5.24M273
14PCARPACCAR Inc3.26%50,865$5.18M330
15WABWabtec Corporation2.24%12,695$3.55M285

Showing 1–15 of 43 holdings

FTXR Performance

Launched Sep 20, 2016

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

FTXR$12,090
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. FTXR $12,090. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Oct 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 FTXR. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodFTXR
Year to date+11.3%
1 month+5.2%
3 months−2.8%
1 year+20.9%
3 yearsper year+21.4%
5 yearsper year+6.5%
10 yearsper year+9.3%

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 FTXR
YearReturn barFTXR
2026 YTD+11.3%
2025+14.7%
2024+17.1%
2023+20.9%
2022−25.4%
2021+24.0%
2020+15.0%

FTXR in the news

FTXR 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.
1.05%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.45Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.12 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 $0.09; Jun 22, 2017 $0.08; Sep 21, 2017 $0.07; Dec 21, 2017 $0.07; Mar 22, 2018 $0.11; Jun 21, 2018 $0.09; Sep 14, 2018 $0.07; Dec 18, 2018 $0.11; Mar 21, 2019 $0.06; Jun 14, 2019 $0.02; Sep 25, 2019 $0.16; Dec 13, 2019 $0.09; Mar 26, 2020 $0.03; Jun 25, 2020 $0.02; Sep 24, 2020 $0.0002; Dec 24, 2020 $0.04; Jun 24, 2021 $0.08; Sep 23, 2021 $0.08; Dec 23, 2021 $0.07; Mar 25, 2022 $0.20; Jun 24, 2022 $0.14; Sep 23, 2022 $0.10; Dec 23, 2022 $0.17; Mar 24, 2023 $0.15; Jun 27, 2023 $0.11; Sep 22, 2023 $0.07; Dec 22, 2023 $0.12; Mar 21, 2024 $0.11; Jun 27, 2024 $0.09; Sep 26, 2024 $0.13; Dec 13, 2024 $0.40; Mar 27, 2025 $0.12; Jun 26, 2025 $0.20; Sep 25, 2025 $0.11; Dec 12, 2025 $0.17; Mar 26, 2026 $0.03; Jun 25, 2026 $0.13; Sep 24, 2026 $0.12. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 24, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.12
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.13
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.03
Dec 12, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.17
Sep 25, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.11
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.20
Mar 27, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.12
Dec 13, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.40
Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.13
Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.09
Mar 21, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.11
Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.12

See all 39 payments⁠

$10,000 in FTXR 10 years ago paid $1,998 in dividends.⁠

FTXR Risk

Risk pillarC53 out of 100Rank 4 of 8 in Transportation
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
19.1%
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.
0.88
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.
−34.0%
Trough Sep 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.
1.32
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.

FTXR Cost

Compare FTXR and XTN

Overpaying vs XTN, tied cheapest in Transportation

$4,691

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

  • FTXR 0.60%

    $11,817

  • XTN 0.35% Tied cheapest

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • FTXR 0.60%
  • XTN 0.35%
  • 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$12.5K051015202530FTXR $11,817XTN $7,126

Year by year

YearFTXRXTNOverpaying
10$1,076$634$442
20$4,116$2,454$1,662
30$11,817$7,126$4,691

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