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FTCEvsSLTYETF Comparison

ETF 1

FTCE

First Trust New Constructs Core Earnings Leaders ETF

This fund is part of

US Large Cap

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ETF 2

SLTY

YieldMax Ultra Short Option Income Strategy ETF

This fund is part of

Alternatives

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First Trust New Constructs Core Earnings Leaders ETF (FTCE) belongs to the US Large Cap segment. YieldMax Ultra Short Option Income Strategy ETF (SLTY) is part of the Alternatives segment. FTCE's top 3 sector exposures are Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary and Health Care. In contrast, SLTY's top sector exposures are Consumer Discretionary, Industrials and Health Care. FTCE is less expensive with a Total Expense Ratio (TER) of 0.6%, versus 1.35% for SLTY. FTCE is up 9.09% year-to-date (YTD) with +$17M in YTD flows. SLTY performs worse with -6.48% YTD performance, and +$3M in YTD flows. Run a side-by-side ETF comparison of FTCE 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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FTCE vs SLTY performance and flow charts

Performance

Cumulative Flows

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Historic performance and flows

Data as of 06/19/2026

		1M	3M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y
Perf.	FTCE SLTY	+3.77%-1.78%	+12.92%-4.05%	+9.09%-6.48%	+28.51%n/a	n/an/a	n/an/a
Flows	FTCE SLTY	+$3M+$607K	+$6M+$5M	+$17M+$3M	+$21M-	--	--

Volatility and drawdown

		3M	1Y	3Y	5Y
Volatility	FTCE SLTY	+17.03%+13.92%	+13.86%n/a	n/an/a	n/an/a
Max drawdown	FTCE SLTY	-6.63%-9.76%	-10.12%n/a	n/an/a	n/an/a
Max drawdown duration	FTCE SLTY	17d80d	91dn/a	n/an/a	n/an/a

Trading data

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	FTCE	SLTY
Last sale 6/18/2026 at 1:30 PM	$27.11	$23.65
Previous close 06/18/2026	$27.21	$23.81
Consolidated volume 06/18/2026
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Average discount or premium 30 days
Average Bid/Ask spread 30 days

Replication quality

Data as of June 22, 2026

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SLTY

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Main metrics

Last update 6/18/2026 at 1:30 PM

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	FTCE	SLTY
Last price	$27.11	$23.65
1D performance	-0.37%	-0.66%
AuM	$79.91 M	$18.32 M
E/R	0.6%	1.35%

Characteristics

	FTCE	SLTY
Management strategy	Passive	Active
Provider	First Trust	YieldMax ETFs
Benchmark	Bloomberg New Constructs Core Earnings Leaders Index	-
N° of holdings	99	199
Asset class	-	-
Trailing 12m distribution yield	Join	Join
Inception date	October 3, 2024	August 21, 2025
ESG	No	No

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Exposure

Countries

FTCE

USA

89.93%

Ireland

7.02%

Other

3.05%

SLTY

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Sectors

FTCE

Information Techn.

40.63%

Consumer Discreti.

12.48%

Industrials

8.87%

Health Care

8.87%

Financials

7.01%

Other

22.14%

SLTY

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Diversification

FTCE

Total weight of top 15 holdings out of 15

46.91%

SLTY

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Top 15 holdings

Data as of April 30, 2026

FTCE

QUALCOMM

4.40%

META PLATFORMS

4.39%

INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP

3.95%

STARBUCKS-T

3.73%

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC

3.68%

JPMORGAN CHASE

3.60%

LILLY

3.49%

BOOKING HOLDINGS

2.93%

CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC

2.59%

ACCENTURE PLC-A

2.58%

APPLOVIN

2.47%

VISA INCORPORATION

2.40%

PEPSICO U

2.34%

SERVICENOW

2.20%

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS

2.16%

SLTY

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Frequently asked questions about FTCE and SLTY

How have the FTCE and SLTY ETFs performed in 2026?

As of June 19, 2026, FTCE is up 9.09% year-to-date (YTD), while SLTY has lost -6.48%. That puts FTCE better performer ahead so far this year.

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

Year-to-date, the FTCE ETF saw +$17M in flows, compared to +$3M for SLTY.

Which ETF is bigger: FTCE or SLTY?

As of June 19, 2026, FTCE holds $79.91 M in assets under management (AUM), while SLTY manages $18.32 M.

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

FTCE top holdings include QUALCOMM, META PLATFORMS and INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. SLTY holds in its top three: US912797RG48, US912797RF64 and US912797RS85.

FTCEvsSLTYETF Comparison

First Trust New Constructs Core Earnings Leaders ETF

YieldMax Ultra Short Option Income Strategy ETF

FTCE vs SLTY performance and flow charts

Performance

Cumulative Flows

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Countries

Sectors

Diversification

Top 15 holdings

How have the FTCE and SLTY ETFs performed in 2026?

As of June 19, 2026, FTCE is up 9.09% year-to-date (YTD), while SLTY has lost -6.48%. That puts FTCE better performer ahead so far this year.

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

Year-to-date, the FTCE ETF saw +$17M in flows, compared to +$3M for SLTY.

Which ETF is bigger: FTCE or SLTY?

As of June 19, 2026, FTCE holds $79.91 M in assets under management (AUM), while SLTY manages $18.32 M.

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

FTCE top holdings include QUALCOMM, META PLATFORMS and INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. SLTY holds in its top three: US912797RG48, US912797RF64 and US912797RS85.

Which ETF is more diversified: FTCE or SLTY?

FTCE holds 100 securities with 46.91% of its assets in the top 15. SLTY has 209 securities and a top 15 weight of 82.54%.

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