First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF
$23.99−0.26 (−1.07%)
- 1.14%
- $203M
- +2.0%
- 2.08%
- 58K sh
- low $23.19high $28.70
The ETF.net IFV Grade
Score 33 out of 100
- 15 of 20
Score 33 of 100 falls in the D 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.F5 out of 100Rank 19 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.D39 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.B64 out of 100Rank 7 of 20Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D38 out of 100Rank 16 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
In short
DMost 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.
Stated mandate
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
Worth knowing
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 Nov 9, 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 | −1.0% |
| 1 month | −0.4% |
| 3 months | −6.7% |
| 1 year | +2.0% |
| 3 years | +13.5% |
| 5 years | +2.9% |
| 10 years | +5.5% |
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 | −1.0% | |
| 2025 | +32.2% | |
| 2024 | +0.3% | |
| 2023 | +20.4% | |
| 2022 | −25.4% | |
| 2021 | +5.6% | |
| 2020 | +6.1% |
IFV in the news
IFV Dividends
- 2.08%
- $0.50
- $0.09 per share
- Quarterly
IFV Risk
- 14.5%
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.
- 0.67
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.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
IFV Cost
Overpaying vs WAMA, cheapest in Trend-Following / Tactical Index
$14,183
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
IFV 1.14%
$20,920
WAMA 0.33% Cheapest
$6,737
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | IFV | WAMA | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,998 | $598 | $1,400 |
| 20 | $7,462 | $2,318 | $5,144 |
| 30 | $20,920 | $6,737 | $14,183 |
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