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First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure UCITS ETF

Global developed and emerging market equities focusing on smart grid and electric infrastructure related stocks. Passive tracker on Nasdaq OMX Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Exclusions Index.

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About the Fund

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First Trust is a US financial services firm established in 1991 and focuses primarily on offering thematic, factor and smart beta ETFs globally. The firm manages over US$300bn of assets with about 2/3 in US listed ETFs.

The First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure UCITS ETF is a passive index solution that tracks the Nasdaq OMX Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Exclusions Index using a full physical replication approach. The index is a modified free float market cap-weighted index is designed to act as a transparent and liquid benchmark for the smart grid and electric infrastructure sector, and includes companies that are primarily engaged and involved in electric grid, electric meters, devices and networks, energy storage and management, connected mobility, and enabling software used by the smart grid and electric infrastructure sector. Companies are screened for ESG exclusion using Systainalystics. The index allocates 80% to Pure Play companies that receive significant portion of revenue from the theme, and 20% to other Diversified companies. The ETF has ~110 holdings similar to the index.

Performance

Price Performance – Maximum Period

The FairHorizon Context

Investment-Time-Horizon in years

0 - 22 - 44 - 7 7 - 1010 - 1515+
Expected long-term return
2 - 4% p.a.
Expected volatility
3 - 5% p.a.

Building Block Returns

First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure UCITS ETF

Ann. return (3-year):
26.70%
Ann. return (5-year):
—
Ann. return (10-year):
—
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
—

This ETF represents passive exposure to global smart grid and electric infrastructure-related companies that is a sub-theme or sub-sector of energy.

Benchmark Returns

SPDR MSCI All Country World UCITS ETF

Ann. return (3-year):
19.93%
Ann. return (5-year):
10.65%
Ann. return (10-year):
12.24%
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
14.33%
Link to the Funds FairSheet

FairHorizon Benchmark Returns

Dimensional Funds PLC - World Equity Fund

Ann. return (3-year):
17.79%
Ann. return (5-year):
9.56%
Ann. return (10-year):
—
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
14.96%
Link to the Funds FairSheet

The Dimensional World Equity Fund is our FAIRHORIZON Red reference benchmark solution that has primarily global developed equities for long-term global equity-like returns and volatility.

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Why we prefer this fund

Relevance of strategy

This ETF represents passive exposure to global smart grid and electric infrastructure-related companies that is a sub-theme or sub-sector of energy.

Liquidity

The ETF is listed on multiple Europe exchanges in various currencies.

Historical maximum drawdown & recovery time

Max drawdown (since inception)
-20.78%
Recovery Period
36 Days

Diversification

Top 10 Holdings

  • ABB Ltd8.17%
  • Eaton Corp PLC7.80%
  • Johnson Controls International7.18%
  • Schneider Electric SE6.93%
  • National Grid PLC Ordinary Sha6.64%
  • Prysmian SpA5.39%
  • Quanta Services Inc4.95%
  • nVent Electric PLC2.91%
  • Hubbell Inc2.68%
  • Fujikura Ltd2.35%

Sectors

  • Industrials65.30%
  • Utilities16.04%
  • Technology13.38%
  • Consumer Discretionary3.94%
  • Energy1.33%
  • Others0.01%

Geography

  • U.S.A.30.31%
  • United Kingdom9.72%
  • Switzerland9.68%
  • France9.25%
  • Ireland9.02%
  • Italy7.32%
  • South Korea5.15%
  • Japan5.11%
  • Brazil2.85%
  • Germany2.47%
  • Canada2.04%
  • Others7.09%