First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF
$24.29+0.18 (+0.75%)
- 0.30%
- $213M
- +2.2%
- 2.09%
- 0.1M sh
- $24.36
- low $23.19high $28.70
The ETF.net IFV Grade
Score 64 out of 100
- 7 of 20
Score 64 of 100 falls in the B 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.A87 out of 100Rank 3 of 20Mission
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.D35 out of 100Rank 15 of 20Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B62 out of 100Rank 7 of 20Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D39 out of 100Rank 15 of 20Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A81 out of 100Rank 3 of 20
Our read on IFV
BMost international index funds spread you across dozens of countries. IFV holds five: whichever First Trust country and region ETFs show the strongest relative price momentum, equal-weighted, picked by rules rather than manager hunches.
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield of the Dorsey Wright International Focus Five Index. The index selects five First Trust international country- or region-based ETFs using relative-strength momentum and equal-weights them.
Why people hold it
- Momentum with a rulebook: Dorsey Wright's relative strength screen picks the five holdings, so country bets shift on a formula, not a manager's read of the news.ftportfolios.com
- One ticket covers a rotating set of single-country and regional funds, a trade that would otherwise mean owning and swapping several positions yourself.ftportfolios.com
- Trading since 2014, so the rules have run in live markets, through calm and chaos, rather than only on a backtest.
Worth knowing
- The 1.14% expense ratio sits well above the roughly 0.45% median for index-tracking funds in its peer group, and far above broad global options like VT at 0.06%.
- Five equal-weighted holdings is concentrated by design: leadership rotates, and the portfolio can end up parked in a handful of markets, with currency moves along for the ride.ftportfolios.com
- The menu is First Trust's own international country and region ETFs, so the screen ranks one issuer's lineup rather than every fund on the market.ftportfolios.com
IFV Holdings
- Stocks
- 6
- 100%
- FDT
Sectors
- Industrials25.3%
- Technology12.0%
- Consumer Discretionary11.0%
- Financials10.6%
- Materials8.6%
- Energy7.7%
- Health Care7.4%
- Consumer Staples4.8%
- Utilities4.7%
- Real Estate4.1%
- Communication3.8%
Geography
- United States100.00%
IFV Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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 | IFV |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −1.6% |
| 1 month | −7.0% |
| 3 months | −6.7% |
| 1 year | +2.2% |
| 3 years | +13.7% |
| 5 years | +3.7% |
| 10 years | +5.4% |
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 | IFV |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −1.6% | |
| 2025 | +32.2% | |
| 2024 | +0.3% | |
| 2023 | +20.4% | |
| 2022 | −25.4% | |
| 2021 | +5.6% | |
| 2020 | +6.1% |
IFV in the news
IFV Dividends
- 2.09%
- $0.50
- $0.09 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
IFV Risk
- 14.4%
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.
- 0.69
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.
- −32.2%
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.
- 0.94
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IFV Cost
- The middle half of Trend-Following / Tactical Index funds
- Median 0.60%
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