EKG
First Trust Nasdaq Lux Digital Health Solutions ETF
EKG tracks a market cap-weighted index of globally-listed companies engaged in digital health technologies.
Global
EQUITY
Rules-Based
MANAGEMENT STYLE
2.4 M
ASSETS UNDER MGMT
65 bp
EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsor | First Trust |
Category | Global |
Asset class | Equity |
Website | link... |
Inception date | Mar 22, 2022 |
Assets (mns) | $2 |
Expense ratio | 65 bp |
Currency | USD |
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
Distributions | Quarterly |
Taxation | 1099 |
Stock selection | Fundamental |
Weighting | Market Cap |
Holdings Transparency | Full |
Derivatives-based | No |
Options available | Yes |
Currency hedged | No |
Fund of funds | No |
Top 10 Holdings
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VEEVA SYSTEMS INC-CLASS A | 9.3 % |
RESMED INC | 8.3 % |
IQVIA HOLDINGS INC | 8.3 % |
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC | 7.6 % |
DEXCOM INC | 6.8 % |
QIAGEN NV | 4.4 % |
HOLOGIC INC | 4.3 % |
INSULET CORP | 4.2 % |
NATERA INC | 4.1 % |
GLOBUS MEDICAL INC - A | 4.0 % |
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings | 38 |
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index | 506 |
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) | $29,695 |
Large cap (>$10bn) | 64.1% |
Mid cap ($2-10bn) | 28.7% |
Small cap (<$2bn) | 7.3% |
Developed mkts. | 100.0% |
Emerging mkts. | 0.0% |
Country Exposure
UNITED STATES | 93.7 % | |
NETHERLANDS | 4.4 % | |
COSTA RICA | 0.5 % |
Historical Performance
Standardized Performance (as of 02/28/2025)
YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | Incep. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Returns | 2.8% | 9.2% | 2.7% | -- | -- | -- | -4.3% | Volatility | 24.8% | 21.2% | 22.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Market Correlations
versus... | Beta | R-squared |
S&P 500 | 1.44 | 73% |
MSCI EAFE | 1.25 | 57% |
MSCI Emg Mkts | 0.87 | 28% |
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000) | 0 |
Turnover | 0.0% |
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.78% |
ADV of underlying (mns) | $2,581 |
Technical Indicators
Recent close | $15.81 |
30d moving avg. | $16.85 |
Annualized volatility | 29.0% |
Relative strength (RSI) | 39 |
Short interest (ETF) | 0.9% |
Short interest (underlying) | 0.0% |
Distributions
Assets Under Management (mns)
Money Flows (mns)
Short Interest (as % of shares outstanding)
Long Money Flows (mns)
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Comparable ETFs Based on Overlap
Ticker | Fund Name | Overlap vs. EKG |
Expenses vs. EKG |
ALTAR Score™ vs. EKG |
---|---|---|---|---|
FDHT | Fidelity Digital Health ETF | 36.5% | -26 bp | -0.4% |
FMED | Fidelity Disruptive Medicine ETF | 28.7% | -15 bp | -3.4% |
IHI | iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF | 22.4% | -25 bp | +1.5% |
PTH | Invesco Dorsey Wright Healthcare Momentum ETF | 21.2% | -5 bp | -5.2% |
XHE | SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETF | 20.1% | -30 bp | +0.6% |
HTEC | ROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETF | 20.1% | +3 bp | +0.2% |
MDEV | First Trust Indxx Medical Devices ETF | 18.5% | +5 bp | -1.1% |
FXH | First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund | 16.6% | -3 bp | +5.7% |
GDOC | Goldman Sachs Future Health Care Equity ETF | 15.3% | +10 bp | +0.4% |
BMED | Future Health ETF | 14.0% | +20 bp | +0.2% |
Risk and Returns: EKG vs. Comps (1 YR)
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Results & Estimates
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Return on Equity
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EPS Revision Activity (6 mo. ago = 100%)
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Valuation Metrics
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Based on closing prices from 4/2/2025
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ETF Research Center Rating
UNDERWEIGHT
Below average appreciation potential. A rating of UNDERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 2nd quintile (ranking higher than only 20%-40%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at relatively expensive valuations and/or having below-average fundamentals.
ALTAR Score™
EKG
2.3%
Cat. Avg
4.5%
ALTAR Score™ Calculation
Category Overview
There are 363 funds in the Global Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™
of 4.5% and a standard deviation of
4.0%. EKG's ALTAR Score™ is approximately
0.6 standard deviations
below
the category average. This places EKG in the 28th percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating
Sell-side recommendations on the ETF's individual constituents
EKGSELL
U/W
HOLD
O/W
BUY
Expense Analysis
Peer Group | Rules-Based Global Equity ETFs |
# of ETFs | 191 |
Avg. Expense Ratio | 55.4 bp |
Std. Deviation | 17.5 bp |
EKG (65 bp) Percentile rank | 71 |
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp) (A) |
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp) (B) |
TCO (bp) (A)+(B) |
|
---|---|---|---|
EKG | 65.0 | 77.5 | 142.5 |
Peer Avg. | 56.2 | 39.5 | 95.7 |
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