FTLS First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF
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- 52-Week Range
- $69.06 – $78.11
- YTD
- +9.51%
- IV Rank (30D)
- 16.27
- Straddle Price
- $2.55
- P/C Vol Ratio
- 1.00
- Open
- $77.43
- Day Range
- $77.37 – $77.84
- Volume
- 120,021
- Prev Close
- $77.20
First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS) ETF
No description available.
- Exchange
- ARCX
- Inception
- 2014-09-08
- Has Options
- Yes
- Expense ratio
- 1.38% prospectus, filed Feb 27, 2026
- Assets
- $2.6B issuer-reported, Oct 19, 2026
- Trailing yield
- 0.86% paid quarterly
- Average daily volume
- $13M 30 sessions
- Holdings
- 518 top 10 are 29.6%
- Listed
- Sep 8, 2014 NYSE Arca
- Last fee change
- -8 bp filed Feb 28, 2025
- Net asset value
- $77.11 issuer, Oct 19, 2026
Moves with. US large-cap stocks (74% of its variance, beta 0.58); High yield over Treasuries (4% of its variance, beta 0.20). These factors explain 67% of its daily moves over the last year.
Stated objective. The First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF s (the Fund ) investment objective is to seek to provide investors with long-term total return. (from the fund's prospectus)
All 518 holdingsFlow historySimilar fundsOverlap toolAll Long/Short & Market Neutral ETFs
- Jul 2026
- +$41M latest reported month
- Latest 3 months
- +$152M +6.1% of assets
- Latest 12 months
- +$313M +12.6% of assets
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| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | +$41M |
| Jun 2026 | +$81M |
| May 2026 | +$30M |
| Apr 2026 | +$29M |
| Mar 2026 | +$17M |
| Feb 2026 | −$7.3M |
| Jan 2026 | +$21M |
| Dec 2025 | +$31M |
| Nov 2025 | +$21M |
| Oct 2025 | +$63M |
| Sep 2025 | −$20M |
| Aug 2025 | +$5.3M |
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
| Fund | Overlap | Fee | Assets | 1Y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPSWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Fund | 49% | 0.08% | $1.7B | +17.9% | compare |
| FLQLFranklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF | 49% | 0.15% | $2.2B | +15.2% | compare |
| GSPYGotham Enhanced 500 ETF | 48% | 0.50% | $715M | +16.9% | compare |
| KLMNInvesco MSCI North America Climate ETF | 48% | 0.09% | $2.3B | +15.5% | compare |
| FINAFidelity MSCI North American Subset Index ETF | 48% | 0.09% | $2.1B | — | compare |
Ranked by how much of the two portfolios is the same securities.
- Holdings vs fair value
- +6.5% 34% under, 16% over · 96% covered
- Price / earnings
- 26.7 5% loss-making · 93% covered
- Price / book · sales
- 4.9 · 2.6 revenue growth +14.3%
- Above 200-day average
- 70% 56% above 50-day · by weight
- Short interest
- 2.8% of float, weighted · 3.2 days to cover
- Insider buying
- 4% of weight had net insider buying, 90 days; 63% net selling
- 13F holders
- +1.3% change in shares held by institutions, latest quarter
- Reporting earnings
- 29.0% of weight in 7 days; 62.3% in 14
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.
| Action | Holding | Weight before | Weight after | Shares vs flows |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New position | MAMASTERCARD INC | — | 2.36% | — |
| New position | TSMTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD | — | 2.15% | — |
| New position | SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC | — | 2.12% | — |
| Exit | QCOMQUALCOMM INC | 2.04% | — | — |
| Exit | COSTCOSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.98% | — | — |
| New position | CSCOCISCO SYSTEMS INC | — | 1.96% | — |
| New position | WDCWESTERN DIGITAL CORP | — | 1.95% | — |
| Exit | SNDKSANDISK CORP | 1.74% | — | — |
| Exit | CVXCHEVRON CORP | 1.69% | — | — |
| Decrease | JPMJP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY | 2.46% | 0.88% | −65.6% |
0 new, 0 exited, 0 increased and 0 decreased between the fund's two latest holdings reports; turnover 0.8%. Full holdings and history
- Authorized participants
- 6 active of 23 with agreements; top 3 did 97%
- Created · redeemed
- $2.2B · $1.9B over the fiscal year
- Redemptions in kind
- 98% creations 97% in kind
- Creation unit
- 50,000 shares
- Securities lending
- authorized, none lent
From the fund's annual census filing with the SEC. In-kind redemptions are what let an ETF shed appreciated securities without realising gains.
| Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-30 | $0.1825 | CD |
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-30 | $0.2073 | CD |
| 2026-03-26 | 2026-03-31 | $0.0634 | CD |
| 2025-12-12 | 2025-12-31 | $0.2132 | CD |
| 2025-09-25 | 2025-09-30 | $0.1752 | CD |
| 2025-06-26 | 2025-06-30 | $0.2199 | CD |
| Symbol | Name | Weight % | Asset Class | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | US Dollar | 28.52% | Cash/Money Market | — |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 6.17% | Equity (US) | US |
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | 5.64% | Equity (US) | US |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | 4.24% | Equity (US) | US |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 4.10% | Equity (US) | US |
| AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | 2.71% | Equity (US) | US |
| STX | Seagate Technology Holdings Plc | 1.63% | Equity (Foreign) | IE |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | 1.42% | Equity (US) | US |
| V | Visa Inc. (Class A) | 1.25% | Equity (US) | US |
| META | Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 1.11% | Equity (US) | US |
| MA | Mastercard Incorporated | 1.10% | Equity (US) | US |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Incorporated | 1.07% | Equity (US) | US |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | 1.01% | Equity (US) | US |
| CRM | Salesforce, Inc. | 0.99% | Equity (US) | US |
| CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | 0.94% | Equity (US) | US |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (ADR) | 0.93% | Equity (Foreign) | TW |
| SHOP | Shopify Inc. (Class A) | 0.87% | Equity (Foreign) | CA |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | 0.85% | Equity (US) | US |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 0.84% | Equity (US) | US |
| ABBV | AbbVie Inc. | 0.83% | Equity (US) | US |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | 0.79% | Equity (US) | US |
| CVX | Chevron Corporation | 0.78% | Equity (US) | US |
| VLO | Valero Energy Corporation | 0.77% | Equity (US) | US |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 0.76% | Equity (US) | US |
| DELL | Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) | 0.75% | Equity (US) | US |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | 0.73% | Equity (US) | US |
| SNOW | Snowflake Inc. (Class A) | 0.73% | Equity (US) | US |
| C | Citigroup Inc. | 0.72% | Equity (US) | US |
| CME | CME Group Inc. | 0.67% | Equity (US) | US |
| TSLA | Tesla, Inc. | 0.67% | Equity (US) | US |
| FTNT | Fortinet, Inc. | 0.66% | Equity (US) | US |
| MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | 0.66% | Equity (US) | US |
| MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | 0.66% | Equity (US) | US |
| KO | The Coca-Cola Company | 0.62% | Equity (US) | US |
| BAC | Bank of America Corporation | 0.60% | Equity (US) | US |
| WDC | Western Digital Corporation | 0.60% | Equity (US) | US |
| ROST | Ross Stores, Inc. | 0.58% | Equity (US) | US |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 0.56% | Equity (US) | US |
| T | AT&T Inc. | 0.54% | Equity (US) | US |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | 0.54% | Equity (US) | US |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | 0.53% | Equity (US) | US |
| CB | Chubb Limited | 0.52% | Equity (Foreign) | CH |
| HWM | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | 0.48% | Equity (US) | US |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | 0.47% | Equity (US) | US |
| TMUS | T-Mobile US, Inc. | 0.47% | Equity (US) | US |
| VB | Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF | 0.46% | Equity (US) | US |
| VBR | Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF | 0.46% | Equity (US) | US |
| ADSK | Autodesk, Inc. | 0.45% | Equity (US) | US |
| IJR | iShares Core S&P SmallCap ETF | 0.45% | Equity (US) | US |
| IWN | iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF | 0.45% | Equity (US) | US |
| Category | Weight | Value | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short-term investment | 4.86% | $121.2M | 1 |
| Derivative (equity) | -0.10% | $-2565910 | 2 |
| Month | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.46% | -3.65% | 4.16% | 3.42% | 2.70% | 1.00% | 1.85% |
| Feb | 0.74% | -2.39% | -2.26% | 3.31% | -1.45% | -1.19% | -0.54% |
| Mar | -1.40% | 1.83% | 2.27% | 1.58% | -1.79% | -1.07% | 0.24% |
| Apr | 1.56% | -1.80% | 0.62% | -3.49% | -0.75% | 4.50% | 0.11% |
| May | 1.82% | 2.60% | -0.58% | 3.34% | 2.79% | 1.00% | 1.83% |
| Jun | 0.98% | -4.42% | 2.39% | 2.05% | 0.96% | -0.43% | 0.26% |
| Jul | 0.34% | 3.06% | 2.30% | -0.06% | 0.77% | 1.67% | 1.35% |
| Aug | 1.65% | -1.93% | -0.50% | 1.77% | 2.27% | 1.61% | 0.81% |
| Sep | -2.87% | -4.25% | -1.29% | 1.55% | 3.92% | 0.42% | -0.42% |
| Oct | 3.49% | 2.62% | -0.17% | 1.21% | 1.17% | 1.12%* | 1.57% |
| Nov | 0.30% | 4.52% | 3.21% | 4.17% | 0.52% | -- | 2.54% |
| Dec | 4.41% | -3.92% | 1.57% | -1.04% | -0.74% | -- | 0.06% |
| Total | 15.22% | -8.02% | 12.14% | 19.03% | 10.68% | 8.84% | 9.65% |
Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
Momentum Oscillators
Volume & Volatility
Data Summary
LLM Stock Analysis Report
SYMBOL: FTLS
Executive Summary: Overall assessment: NEUTRAL (6/10)
Key drivers: Trend consolidation, moderate momentum, and neutral news sentiment
Primary risks: Potential for a breakdown below the 200-day SMA if the trend weakens or negative news emerges
Investment thesis: FTLS is in a period of trend consolidation, with the stock trading within a tight range. While there are no immediate catalysts driving the price higher, the options market suggests that investors are positioning for a potential move up to $77.92 by expiration.
Recent news sentiment impact: The recent news headlines have had little impact on the stock's price movement, as they were primarily neutral in nature.
Technical Analysis:
- Trend Direction: Short-term: Sideways (1-4 weeks), Medium-term: Consolidation (1-3 months)
- Support/Resistance Levels:
- SMA 20: $74.07
- SMA 50: $72.36
- SMA 200: $70.77
- Upper Bollinger Band: $74.87
- Momentum Signals:
- RSI (14): 63.71 (neutral)
- MACD: 0.57 / Signal: -0.04 / Histogram: 0.62 (bullish)
- Bollinger Bands: Neutral
News & Sentiment Analysis:
- Recent Headlines Summary: A series of neutral news articles discussing various ETF strategies and market volatility.
- Sentiment Assessment: NEUTRAL
- Catalyst Identification: No significant catalysts in the near term.
Risk & Volatility Assessment:
- Beta Interpretation: 0.55 (low risk)
- Volatility Regime: Low volatility - stock moves less than market
- Options Market Signals: IV Rank: 50.2% (Medium), Put/Call Volume Ratio: 0.00 (Bullish sentiment)
Market Context & Positioning:
- Sector Performance: The financial sector is performing relatively strong, with the SPY up 1.2% over the past month.
- Institutional Activity: Moderate institutional buying interest, but no significant trends or patterns emerged.
- Correlation Analysis: FTLS has a moderate correlation (0.80) with the market, suggesting it may follow broader market trends.
Key Levels & Action Items:
- Critical Price Levels: Support at $73.28 and resistance at $74.87
- Breakout/Breakdown Levels: A breakdown below the SMA 200 ($70.77) could be a bearish signal.
- Time-Sensitive Catalysts: No significant earnings or events in the near term.
- Risk Management: Consider setting stop-loss orders around $73.28 and adjusting position sizing based on market volatility.
Overall, FTLS appears to be trading within a consolidation phase, with no immediate catalysts driving the price higher. While there are some bullish momentum signals present, the neutral news sentiment and low volatility suggest that this stock may not be as attractive for aggressive investors at the moment.
FTLS Options Activity & IV Rank
FTLS IV rank history, 52-week IV rank and IV percentile →
Volatility Metrics
Options Flow
ATM Options Pricing
Chain Summary
Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →
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.
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.
- RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
- MACD crossover + histogram trend
- Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
- Stochastic %K <20 / >80
- Williams %R <−80 / >−20
- Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
- Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
- BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
- IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
- IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
- 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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Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Enter a ticker to render the implied volatility surface.
Enter a ticker to render the implied volatility smile.
Risk Metrics
Analysis Details
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Low volatility - stock moves less than market
FTLS 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.
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
|---|
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
|---|
Regulatory short-interest reports publish on a bi-weekly settlement cadence; short-volume is reported daily by the trade-reporting facilities. Float is derived from insider-ownership filings.
- Short Interest — total shares currently sold short as of the settlement date. Lags real time by ~8 business days.
- SI % of Float — short interest / free float. The key crowding metric.
- Days to Cover — short interest / avg daily volume. How many full trading days it would take shorts to buy back. High DTC + catalyst = squeeze fuel.
- Short Vol Ratio — today's short-sale volume / total volume. Intraday selling pressure proxy (not the same as short interest).
- Free Float — shares available for public trading (total shares minus insider / restricted).
- Float % — free float / shares outstanding. <50% = tightly held, more prone to squeezes.
- SI % of Float < 5% — typical, no particular signal.
- 5–15% — elevated; watch for catalysts (earnings, guidance, macro).
- 15–30% — heavily shorted; tight-float names in this range have produced notable squeezes historically.
- >30% — extreme; borrow is likely expensive and squeeze risk is material.
- Days to Cover > 5 combined with high SI% amplifies squeeze potential.
- Trend matters more than level. Rapidly rising short interest often precedes negative catalysts or heavy hedging.
- A sudden drop in SI after a rally may indicate a squeeze in progress.
Short interest is reported mid-month and end-of-month; short volume is daily.
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