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RCTR

GradeBNew York Stock Exchange Arca

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II - First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF

Themes · First Trust · Inception 2025-07-30 · SEC filings

$32.78−0.58 (−1.75%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 12:01 PM EDT

History starts Jul 31, 2025.
Intraday session: down, 5 prints from 33.36 to 32.78. Range 32.70 to 32.92. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$32.70$32.75$32.85$32.9010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.70%
Fund size
$30M
1Y return
+1.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
45
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$33.14
52W range
low $31.34high $39.51

The ETF.net RCTR Grade

B

58/ 100

Rank 4 of 9 in Uranium & Nuclear

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for RCTR. Scores out of 100: Cost 62, Risk 75, Mission not scored, Tradability 29, Holdings 68, Durability 51. Strongest: Risk (75). Weakest: Tradability (29). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 58 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    BScore 62
    Category rank3/9 · top 33%
  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    AScore 75
    Category rank1/9 · top 11%
  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    DScore 29
    Category rank9/9 · bottom quartile
  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 68
    Category rank3/9 · top 33%
  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 51
    Category rank6/9 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

RCTR Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 5:38 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
45
Top-10 weight
47%
Largest holding
6501.T5.7%

Geography

  • United States44.93%
  • Japan16.76%
  • Canada8.76%
  • Korea (the Republic of)8.16%
  • China6.87%
  • Australia6.73%
  • Czechia3.57%
  • Finland2.14%
  • Other countries (3)2.08%

Developed 65% · Emerging 35% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
0016501.THitachi, Ltd.5.67%47,400$2M163
002034020.KSDoosan Enerbility Co., Ltd.5.04%24,182$1M85
003CEGConstellation Energy Corporation4.92%5,685$1M353
0047011.TMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.4.86%57,800$1M130
005BHP.AXBHP Group Limited4.79%32,414$1M151
006Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc4.47%67,699$1M6
007CCO.TOCameco Corp.4.30%13,835$1M90
008VSTVistra Corp.4.30%9,004$1M336
009DUKDuke Energy Corporation4.19%10,495$1M323
010ETREntergy Corporation4.09%11,815$1M315
011SOThe Southern Company4.03%13,882$1M331
012GEVGE Vernova Inc.3.90%1,222$1M473
013TLNTalen Energy Corporation3.70%3,729$1M166
014BWXTBWX Technologies, Inc.3.57%7,118$1M200
015CEZ.PRCEZ, a.s.3.39%15,631$998K59

Showing 1–15 of 50 holdings

RCTR Performance

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

RCTR$10,114
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. RCTR $10,114. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,272$10,632$11,992Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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 RCTR. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodRCTR
Year to date+2.9%
1 month−1.2%
3 months−5.4%
1 year+1.1%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year

As of the close, 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 RCTR
YearReturn barRCTR
2026 YTD+2.9%
2025+7.3%

History from Jul 31, 2025

RCTR in the news

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RCTR 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 Sep 22, 2026.
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Payout per share
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Last payment
$0.07 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 3 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 12, 2025 $0.12; Mar 26, 2026 $0.03; Jun 25, 2026 $0.07. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.07
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.03
Dec 12, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.12

RCTR Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
25.6%
Annualised · 13 months to Aug 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.
0.37
vs 3-month T-bills · 13 months to Aug 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.
−19.0%
13 months · trough Jul 2026
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.
1.06
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.

RCTR Cost

Expense ratio0.70%
  • The middle half of Uranium & Nuclear funds
  • Median 0.75%

3 of the 9 Uranium & Nuclear funds charge less.

RCTR costs $70.00 a year on $10,000. The median Uranium & Nuclear fund costs $75.00.