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First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF

for period ending April 30, 2023
 
This portfolio is provided by First Trust.
FV is the ticker for this portfolio. This ticker appears in the scatterplots below and on the Summary Page showing all portfolios. You can invest in this portfolio using the ticker "FV" at your favorite brokerage. See How to Invest (below) for more details on how buy this portfolio.
 
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Maximum Drawdown vs. Annual Return
FVPeer group recipesAll other recipesS&P 500 (SPY)U.S. Bonds (BND)Balanced (60% Equity / 40% Bonds)
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Description   First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF gives investors access to a sector rotation portfolio that uses a variety of exchange-traded sector funds. This portfolio is an exchange-traded fund and implements a particular asset allocation approach that is directed by the fund manager.

Category   Tactical: Managed

Ingredients used   This portfolio invests in a variety of sector exchange-traded funds.

Peer Group   Tactical: Managed. See How to Invest, below. You can see how this portfolio has performed compared to its peers by clicking on any "Rank: Group" link in the Compare sections, below.

Methodology   This portfolio is an exchange-traded fund and its holdings are determined by the fund's manager, First Trust. The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of an index called the Dorsey Wright Focus Five Index (the "index"). The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets in the exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") that comprise the index. The index is designed to provide targeted exposure to the five First Trust sector-based ETFs that the index Provider believes offer the greatest potential to outperform the other ETFs in the selection universe and that satisfy certain trading volume and liquidity requirements. The fund is non-diversified. You may consult www.ftportfolios.com for details on how this manager chooses particular assets for inclusion in this fund.

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How to Rebalance

You do not need to adjust the composition of this portfolio. While the underlying assets in this portfolio may change, the portfolio manager handles the details of buying and selling these underlying asset ingredients.

Compare: Risk vs. Return

for period ending April 30, 2023
Downside Deviation vs. Annual Return
FVPeer group recipesAll other recipesS&P 500 (SPY)U.S. Bonds (BND)Balanced (60% Equity / 40% Bonds)
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Standard Deviation vs. Annual Return
FVPeer group recipesAll other recipesS&P 500 (SPY)U.S. Bonds (BND)Balanced (60% Equity / 40% Bonds)
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M-squared
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
FV-2.1%-1.2%-2.8%-2.8%  
Peer Group* average-8.9%-6.2%-6.6%-6.0%-5.8%-2.6%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds-3.7%-5.4%-2.0%-2.0%-1.3%0.7%
Global Equities (ACWI)-0.1%-1.7%-3.9%-2.8%-4.0%-4.4%
U.S. Equities (SPY)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
U.S. Bonds (BND)-13.0%-28.3%-12.5%-13.7%-10.9%-2.4%
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Alpha
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
FV-3.6%0.6%-2.3%-2.0%  
Peer Group* average-4.4%-1.7%-3.0%-2.4%-2.4%-1.1%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds-2.7%-3.7%-1.3%-1.2%-0.7%0.6%
Global Equities (ACWI)-0.1%-1.4%-3.6%-2.4%-3.5%-4.3%
U.S. Equities (SPY)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
U.S. Bonds (BND)-5.7%-8.4%-2.3%-2.3%-1.1%1.2%
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Sharpe
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
FV-0.120.640.430.55  
Peer Group* average-0.420.340.190.320.370.43
60% Equity / 40% Bonds-0.230.390.420.550.650.61
Global Equities (ACWI)-0.060.590.350.530.510.35
U.S. Equities (SPY)-0.060.680.540.690.750.59
U.S. Bonds (BND)-0.59-0.77-0.14-0.140.020.39
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Sortino
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
FV-0.171.020.640.84  
Peer Group* average-0.5%0.6%0.3%0.5%0.5%0.6%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds-0.310.550.580.780.940.87
Global Equities (ACWI)-0.090.900.490.760.740.50
U.S. Equities (SPY)-0.081.040.791.021.140.86
U.S. Bonds (BND)-0.71-0.87-0.17-0.180.020.55
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VizMetricsTM Score This is a 0 to 100 score that measures risk-adjusted return
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
FV46817992  
Peer Group* average777783888984
60% Equity / 40% Bonds78739510010099
Global Equities (ACWI)718079939068
U.S. Equities (SPY)71849310010090
U.S. Bonds (BND)8754929093100
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Compare: Total Return

for period ending April 30, 2023
5-year graph FVGlobal equities (ACWI)U.S. equities (SPY)U.S. bonds (BND)60% Equity / 40% Bonds (s.6040)
Total Return (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
 Year-to-dateApr 20231 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
FV-4.6%-1.8%-1.4%15.1%9.8%11.2%  
Peer Group* average3.4%0.8%-0.2%7.3%4.4%5.4%4.9%5.2%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds6.4%0.9%1.0%7.1%7.1%7.7%7.6%7.2%
Global Equities (ACWI)9.1%1.6%2.7%12.3%7.2%9.4%8.0%5.7%
U.S. Equities (SPY)9.2%1.6%2.7%14.5%11.4%12.5%12.1%9.7%
U.S. Bonds (BND)3.6%0.6%-0.4%-3.2%1.2%0.9%1.3%2.7%
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Historical Return
 20182019202020212022
FV-8.3%25.7%28.4%21.6%-3.9%
Peer Group* average-5.0%16.4%8.9%11.8%-10.3%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds-2.8%21.8%16.4%14.0%-16.7%
Global Equities (ACWI)-9.1%26.6%16.3%18.7%-18.4%
U.S. Equities (SPY)-4.6%31.2%18.4%28.7%-18.2%
U.S. Bonds (BND)0.1%8.8%7.7%-1.9%-13.1%
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Compare: Risk & Volatility

for period ending April 30, 2023
Maximum Drawdown
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
FV-15.1%-15.7%-20.1%-20.1%  
Peer Group* average-10.5%-17.4%-20.2%-20.5%-20.9%-34.3%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds-10.3%-20.7%-20.7%-20.7%-20.7%-29.7%
Global Equities (ACWI)-14.7%-25.7%-25.7%-25.7%-25.7%-51.4%
U.S. Equities (SPY)-12.9%-23.9%-23.9%-23.9%-23.9%-46.3%
U.S. Bonds (BND)-7.9%-17.3%-17.3%-17.3%-17.3%-17.3%
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Standard Deviation
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
FV29.4%24.4%24.6%21.3%  
Peer Group* average14.3%12.9%13.2%11.6%10.6%12.7%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds15.7%13.5%13.5%11.7%10.6%11.4%
Global Equities (ACWI)22.0%19.4%19.1%16.9%15.6%18.6%
U.S. Equities (SPY)22.3%20.6%20.8%18.2%16.6%17.9%
U.S. Bonds (BND)8.6%6.0%5.7%5.1%4.6%4.6%
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Downside Deviation
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
FV19.9%14.4%15.8%13.5%  
Peer Group* average10.0%7.9%9.1%8.0%7.1%8.8%
60% Equity / 40% Bonds11.0%8.9%9.1%7.8%6.9%7.7%
Global Equities (ACWI)15.0%12.0%13.1%11.4%10.3%13.0%
U.S. Equities (SPY)15.2%12.7%13.8%11.9%10.6%12.1%
U.S. Bonds (BND)6.1%4.8%4.0%3.6%3.2%2.9%
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Beta
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
FV1.121.001.071.06  
Peer Group* average0.580.550.570.560.550.61
60% Equity / 40% Bonds0.720.690.670.660.660.64
Global Equities (ACWI)0.960.940.930.930.941.03
U.S. Equities (SPY)1.001.001.001.001.001.00
U.S. Bonds (BND)0.310.230.140.130.100.07
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Compare: Correlation

for period ending April 30, 2023
 1 year3 year5 year7 year10 year15 year
to Global Stocks (ACWI)0.790.840.890.88  
to S&P500 (SPY)0.840.850.900.90  
to U.S. Bonds (BND)0.430.420.320.30  
to Commodities (DBC)0.830.550.560.53  
to Gold (GLD)-0.010.040.060.08