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FDMvsSLTYETF Comparison

ETF 1

FDM

First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund ETF

This fund is part of

US Small Cap

-0.25%

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ETF 2

SLTY

YieldMax Ultra Short Option Income Strategy ETF

This fund is part of

Alternatives

+0.12%

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First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund ETF (FDM) belongs to the US Small Cap segment. YieldMax Ultra Short Option Income Strategy ETF (SLTY) is part of the Alternatives segment. FDM's top 3 sector exposures are Finance, Consumer Cyclicals and Industrials. In contrast, SLTY's top sector exposures are Industrials, Consumer Cyclicals and Consumer Non-Cyclicals. FDM is less expensive with a Total Expense Ratio (TER) of 0.65%, versus 1.35% for SLTY. FDM is up 16.14% year-to-date (YTD) with +$13M in YTD flows. SLTY performs worse with -6.8% YTD performance, and +$5M in YTD flows. Run a side-by-side ETF comparison of FDM and SLTY below, and assess how they stack up in performance, liquidity, risk, exposure, holdings, and more, helping you select the best ETF for your investments.

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FDM vs SLTY performance and flow charts

Performance

Cumulative Flows

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Historic performance and flows

Data as of 07/30/2026

		1M	3M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y
Perf.	FDM SLTY	-1.29%-0.47%	+4.47%-1.35%	+16.14%-6.80%	+30.57%n/a	+59.64%n/a	+67.29%n/a
Flows	FDM SLTY	-+$572K	+$4M+$2M	+$13M+$5M	+$18M-	+$9M-	+$13M-

Volatility and drawdown

		3M	1Y	3Y	5Y
Volatility	FDM SLTY	+14.90%+12.38%	+18.12%n/a	+20.56%n/a	+21.30%n/a
Max drawdown	FDM SLTY	-5.03%-4.85%	-8.71%n/a	-23.13%n/a	-23.71%n/a
Max drawdown duration	FDM SLTY	38d72d	59dn/a	208dn/a	974dn/a

Trading data

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	FDM	SLTY
Last sale 7/31/2026 at 1:30 PM	$91.44	$22.27
Previous close 07/30/2026	$91.70	$22.04
Consolidated volume 07/30/2026
Average volume 30 days
Average discount or premium 30 days
Average Bid/Ask spread 30 days

Replication quality

Data as of June 30, 2026

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SLTY

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Main metrics

Last update 7/31/2026 at 1:30 PM

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	FDM	SLTY
Last price	$91.44	$22.27
1D performance	-0.28%	+1.07%
AuM	$261.91 M	$18.20 M
E/R	0.65%	1.35%

Characteristics

	FDM	SLTY
Management strategy	Passive	Active
Provider	First Trust	YieldMax ETFs
Benchmark	Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index	-
N° of holdings	146	26
Asset class	Equities	-
Trailing 12m distribution yield	Join	Join
Inception date	September 27, 2005	August 21, 2025
ESG	No	No

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Exposure

Countries

FDM

USA

97.54%

Other

2.46%

SLTY

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Sectors

FDM

Finance

45.72%

Consumer Cyclical.

8.22%

Industrials

7.03%

Other

39.03%

SLTY

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Diversification

FDM

Total weight of top 15 holdings out of 15

21.97%

SLTY

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Top 15 holdings

Data as of June 30, 2026

FDM

Stoke Therapeutics, Inc.

2.27%

TETRA Technologies, Inc.

1.72%

NWPX Infrastructure, Inc.

1.72%

Dauch Corp.

1.55%

Douglas Dynamics, Inc.

1.50%

United Fire Group, Inc.

1.46%

Deluxe Corp.

1.40%

USA TODAY Co., Inc.

1.39%

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

1.32%

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (Indiana)

1.30%

Oil-Dri Corp. of America

1.29%

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

1.27%

American Public Education, Inc.

1.27%

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

1.26%

CNB Financial Corp. (Pennsylvania)

1.25%

SLTY

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Frequently asked questions about FDM and SLTY

How have the FDM and SLTY ETFs performed in 2026?

As of July 30, 2026, FDM is up 16.14% year-to-date (YTD), while SLTY has lost -6.8%. That puts FDM better performer ahead so far this year.

Which ETF is attracting more investor money: FDM or SLTY?

Year-to-date, the FDM ETF saw +$13M in flows, compared to +$5M for SLTY.

Which ETF is bigger: FDM or SLTY?

As of July 30, 2026, FDM holds $261.91 M in assets under management (AUM), while SLTY manages $18.20 M.

What are the top holdings of the FDM ETF and SLTY ETF?

FDM top holdings include Stoke Therapeutics, Inc., TETRA Technologies, Inc. and NWPX Infrastructure, Inc.. SLTY holds in its top three: US912797RG48, US912797RF64 and US912797RS85.

Which ETF is more diversified: FDM or SLTY?

FDM holds 146 securities with 21.97% of its assets in the top 15. SLTY has 30 securities and a top 15 weight of 61.29%.

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FDMvsSLTYETF Comparison

First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund ETF

YieldMax Ultra Short Option Income Strategy ETF

FDM vs SLTY performance and flow charts

Performance

Cumulative Flows

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Countries

Sectors

Diversification

Top 15 holdings

How have the FDM and SLTY ETFs performed in 2026?

As of July 30, 2026, FDM is up 16.14% year-to-date (YTD), while SLTY has lost -6.8%. That puts FDM better performer ahead so far this year.

Which ETF is attracting more investor money: FDM or SLTY?

Year-to-date, the FDM ETF saw +$13M in flows, compared to +$5M for SLTY.

Which ETF is bigger: FDM or SLTY?

As of July 30, 2026, FDM holds $261.91 M in assets under management (AUM), while SLTY manages $18.20 M.

What are the top holdings of the FDM ETF and SLTY ETF?

FDM top holdings include Stoke Therapeutics, Inc., TETRA Technologies, Inc. and NWPX Infrastructure, Inc.. SLTY holds in its top three: US912797RG48, US912797RF64 and US912797RS85.

Which ETF is more diversified: FDM or SLTY?

FDM holds 146 securities with 21.97% of its assets in the top 15. SLTY has 30 securities and a top 15 weight of 61.29%.

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