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FCTR First Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation ETF
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About
First Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation ETF (FCTR) ETF
No description available.
- Exchange
- BATS
- Inception
- 2018-07-25
- Has Options
- No
Fund profile
holdings as of Oct 20, 2026issuer datathrough Jun 2026flows, SEC filings
- Expense ratio
- 0.65% prospectus, filed Apr 30, 2026
- Assets
- $49M issuer-reported, Oct 20, 2026
- Trailing yield
- 0.59% paid quarterly
- Average daily volume
- $60K 30 sessions
- Holdings
- 144 top 10 are 19.6%
- Listed
- Jul 25, 2018 Cboe BZX
- Net asset value
- $34.68 issuer, Oct 20, 2026
- 30-day SEC yield
- 1.21% issuer, Sep 30, 2026
- Tracking difference
- -0.69 pts vs index, after fees, FY 2025
Cost54
Liquidity0
Scale25
Diversification98
Moves with. US large-cap stocks (44% of its variance, beta 0.92); Small caps over large (10% of its variance, beta 0.47); Emerging markets over US (4% of its variance, beta 0.11). These factors explain 65% of its daily moves over the last year.
Stated objective. The First Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation ETF (the Fund ), seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Funds fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Lunt Capital Large Cap Factor Rotation Index (the Index ). (from the fund's prospectus)
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Fund flows
through Jun 2026SEC filings- Jun 2026
- $0 latest reported month
- Latest 3 months
- $0 0.0% of assets
- Latest 12 months
- −$18M −30.8% of assets
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| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | $0 |
| May 2026 | $0 |
| Apr 2026 | $0 |
| Mar 2026 | −$3.6M |
| Feb 2026 | $0 |
| Jan 2026 | $0 |
| Dec 2025 | −$1.8M |
| Nov 2025 | −$3.5M |
| Oct 2025 | $0 |
| Sep 2025 | −$1.8M |
| Aug 2025 | $0 |
| Jul 2025 | −$6.9M |
Net creations and redemptions from the fund's SEC filings, which become public about 60 days after each quarter. Every month since 84 months ago
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Ranked by how much of the two portfolios is the same securities.
Look-through: what the holdings say
weights as of Oct 20, 2026issuer data- Holdings vs fair value
- +4.3% 34% under, 36% over · 100% covered
- Price / earnings
- 106.7 28% loss-making · 100% covered
- Price / book · sales
- 4.9 · 2.4 revenue growth +17.5%
- Above 200-day average
- 67% 45% above 50-day · by weight
- Short interest
- 5.0% of float, weighted · 2.8 days to cover
- Insider buying
- 6% of weight had net insider buying, 90 days; 79% net selling
- 13F holders
- +3.1% change in shares held by institutions, latest quarter
- Reporting earnings
- 32.4% of weight in 7 days; 63.1% in 14
Holdings reporting in the next 14 days · weighted implied move this week 3.49%
Each figure is the fund's holdings weighted by position size, using our data on those stocks, and covers only the share of the stock holdings stated. Positive fair value means the holdings trade below our estimate.
What changed in the portfolio
Mar 31, 2026 → Jun 30, 2026| Action | Holding | Weight before | Weight after | Shares vs flows |
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| New position | CNCCENTENE CORP | — | 3.20% | — |
| New position | AXONAXON ENTERPRISE INC | — | 2.05% | — |
| Increase | HUMHUMANA INC | 0.39% | 2.24% | +337.0% |
| New position | BEBLOOM ENERGY CORP | — | 1.84% | — |
| Exit | WBDWarner Bros. Discovery Inc. | 1.80% | — | — |
| New position | SMCISUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC | — | 1.77% | — |
| New position | CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD | — | 1.53% | — |
| Decrease | DOWDOW INC | 2.02% | 0.59% | −22.6% |
| New position | FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT PLC | — | 1.33% | — |
| New position | ZSZSCALER INC | — | 1.26% | — |
0 new, 0 exited, 0 increased and 0 decreased between the fund's two latest holdings reports; turnover 0.8%. Full holdings and history
Under the hood
fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025SEC census- Authorized participants
- 3 active of 26 with agreements; top 3 did 100%
- Created · redeemed
- $0 · $22M over the fiscal year
- Redemptions in kind
- 100% creations 0% in kind
- Creation unit
- 50,000 shares
- Securities lending
- authorized, none lent
- Return vs index
- -0.69 pts after fees; +0.00 before; daily s.d. 0.07
From the fund's annual census filing with the SEC. In-kind redemptions are what let an ETF shed appreciated securities without realising gains.
ETF Profile
holdings as of 2026-10-20
Holdings
144
AUM
$48.6M
Provider
First Trust
Inception
2018-07-25
Exchange
BATS
Data As Of
2026-10-20
Expense Ratio
0.65%
Dividend Yield
0.59%
Distribution
Quarterly
Recent distributions
| Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-30 | $0.0640 | CD |
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-30 | $0.0782 | CD |
| 2026-03-26 | 2026-03-31 | $0.0654 | CD |
| 2025-09-25 | 2025-09-30 | $0.0465 | CD |
| 2025-06-26 | 2025-06-30 | $0.0328 | CD |
| 2025-03-27 | 2025-03-31 | $0.0271 | CD |
Asset Allocation
Top Holdings
top 50 of 144 holdings
| Symbol | Name | Weight % | Asset Class | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRWD | CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A) | 3.00% | Equity (US) | US |
| MRNA | Moderna, Inc. | 2.21% | Equity (US) | US |
| NET | Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) | 2.11% | Equity (US) | US |
| INTC | Intel Corporation | 1.94% | Equity (US) | US |
| SNOW | Snowflake Inc. (Class A) | 1.87% | Equity (US) | US |
| DELL | Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) | 1.84% | Equity (US) | US |
| LITE | Lumentum Holdings Inc. | 1.76% | Equity (US) | US |
| ON | ON Semiconductor Corporation | 1.66% | Equity (US) | US |
| AXON | Axon Enterprise Inc. | 1.65% | Equity (US) | US |
| SNDK | Sandisk Corporation | 1.59% | Equity (US) | US |
| MSTR | Strategy Incorporated (Class A) | 1.59% | Equity (US) | US |
| MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.54% | Equity (US) | US |
| RVMD | Revolution Medicines, Inc. | 1.52% | Equity (US) | US |
| OKTA | Okta, Inc. | 1.42% | Equity (US) | US |
| ROIV | Roivant Sciences Ltd. | 1.42% | Equity (US) | US |
| MRVL | Marvell Technology, Inc. | 1.40% | Equity (US) | US |
| PANW | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 1.36% | Equity (US) | US |
| LRCX | Lam Research Corporation | 1.22% | Equity (US) | US |
| NTRA | Natera, Inc. | 1.21% | Equity (US) | US |
| TWLO | Twilio Inc. (Class A) | 1.20% | Equity (US) | US |
| CRCL | Circle Internet Group, Inc. (Class A) | 1.16% | Equity (US) | US |
| GH | Guardant Health, Inc. | 1.15% | Equity (US) | US |
| ALAB | Astera Labs, Inc. | 1.14% | Equity (US) | US |
| PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) | 1.12% | Equity (US) | US |
| CRDO | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd | 1.10% | Equity (US) | US |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Incorporated | 1.10% | Equity (US) | US |
| FTNT | Fortinet, Inc. | 1.08% | Equity (US) | US |
| SITM | Sitime Corporation | 1.06% | Equity (US) | US |
| RBLX | Roblox Corporation (Class A) | 1.02% | Equity (US) | US |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 1.01% | Equity (US) | US |
| OXY | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | 0.98% | Equity (US) | US |
| HOOD | Robinhood Markets, Inc. (Class A) | 0.98% | Equity (US) | US |
| MTSI | MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. | 0.96% | Equity (US) | US |
| CNC | Centene Corporation | 0.94% | Equity (US) | US |
| TSLA | Tesla, Inc. | 0.93% | Equity (US) | US |
| RKLB | Rocket Lab Corporation | 0.92% | Equity (US) | US |
| FICO | Fair Isaac Corporation | 0.90% | Equity (US) | US |
| TER | Teradyne, Inc. | 0.90% | Equity (US) | US |
| GLW | Corning Incorporated | 0.89% | Equity (US) | US |
| IP | International Paper Company | 0.89% | Equity (US) | US |
| NUE | Nucor Corporation | 0.89% | Equity (US) | US |
| ZS | Zscaler, Inc. | 0.89% | Equity (US) | US |
| BE | Bloom Energy Corporation (Class A) | 0.86% | Equity (US) | US |
| MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | 0.85% | Equity (US) | US |
| INSM | Insmed Incorporated | 0.82% | Equity (US) | US |
| ILMN | Illumina, Inc. | 0.81% | Equity (US) | US |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | 0.80% | Equity (US) | US |
| STLD | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 0.80% | Equity (US) | US |
| ENTG | Entegris, Inc. | 0.78% | Equity (US) | US |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Company | 0.78% | Equity (US) | US |
Chart
Seasonality
| Month | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | Avg |
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| Jan | 0.98% | -9.51% | 5.28% | 2.16% | 3.34% | 1.67% | 0.65% |
| Feb | 10.12% | -1.10% | -4.92% | 6.47% | -4.60% | 0.68% | 1.11% |
| Mar | -2.63% | 5.34% | -0.72% | 2.54% | -2.05% | -4.42% | -0.32% |
| Apr | 1.25% | -11.59% | -6.17% | -3.60% | 0.64% | 5.78% | -2.28% |
| May | 0.61% | 2.69% | -2.14% | 3.87% | 5.77% | 6.26% | 2.84% |
| Jun | 1.19% | -9.25% | 5.59% | 0.47% | 2.08% | 1.09% | 0.19% |
| Jul | 0.83% | 5.89% | 2.06% | 0.39% | 1.94% | -6.55% | 0.76% |
| Aug | 2.27% | -0.53% | -4.83% | 0.22% | 1.84% | 4.24% | 0.54% |
| Sep | -6.18% | -8.85% | -5.55% | 4.83% | 3.95% | -6.72% | -3.09% |
| Oct | 4.01% | 7.34% | -5.60% | 1.27% | 2.82% | -6.05%* | 0.63% |
| Nov | -2.72% | 2.74% | 11.94% | 12.41% | -3.87% | -- | 4.10% |
| Dec | 4.04% | -6.75% | 6.15% | -5.48% | 2.50% | -- | 0.09% |
| Total | 13.67% | -23.31% | -0.85% | 27.33% | 14.72% | -5.10% | 4.41% |
Technical Indicators
Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.
Trend Indicators
- SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
- EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
- MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
- ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
- +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
- RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
- Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
- Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.
Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.
Volume & Volatility
- Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
- OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
- Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
- ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
- HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.
Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →
Trend Indicators
SMA 20: $36.85
SMA 50: $38.76
SMA 200: $38.22
Current: $35.41
EMA 12: $35.91
EMA 26: $37.02
MACD: -1.1181 | Signal: -0.1942
BEARISH
ADX (14): 41.19
STRONG TREND
+DI: 21.43
−DI: 51.61
Momentum Oscillators
RSI (14): 35.61
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 17.68
Stoch %D: 10.72
Williams %R: -69.61
Volume & Volatility
BB Upper: $39.56
BB Lower: $34.15
NEUTRAL
OBV: 503,977
Vol SMA 20: 1,565
Vol ROC: -69.10%
ATR: $0.55
True Range: $0.73
HV 20: 25.1%
HV 30: 21.3%
HV 60: 20.7%
Data Summary
Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-10-23T00:00:00 – 2026-10-21T00:00:00
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FCTR Options Activity & IV Rank
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Spread Scanner GPU
Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →
Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)
score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.
Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)
RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.
Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
- RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
- MACD crossover + histogram trend
- Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
- Stochastic %K <20 / >80
- Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
- Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
- Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
- BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
- IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
- IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
- Min open interest across all legs
- OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05
score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →
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Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol pointsHow much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.
- Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
- Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
- Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
- Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each sideWhich side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.
- Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
- Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
- Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
- Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together
Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:
- High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
- Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
- Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
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Extreme reading.
Historically these have been contrarian — on the small set of observed earnings-day cases, large negative wing-vs-ATM gaps (calls pricing much richer than puts at the same delta) preceded sharp drops in the underlying within 1-12 days. Not financial advice and the dataset is small.
Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.
Volatility Surface
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Volatility Smile
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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis
Risk Metrics
Beta: 1.1794
Alpha: -14.83%
Correlation: 0.7481
R-Squared: 56.0%
Stock Volatility: 20.0%
Market Volatility: 12.7%
Analysis Details
Benchmark: SPY
Data Points: 250
Period: 252 trading days
Data Points: 250
Period: 252 trading days
Interpretation:
Above average volatility - stock moves with market amplification
Above average volatility - stock moves with market amplification
Beta & Alpha Over Time
FCTR Institutional Ownership (13F)
Latest filings — 2026-09-30Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.
- Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
- Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
- % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
- Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.
Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.
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Constituent Performance
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Constituents
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