C000226215 Fees and Costs — First Trust TCW ESG Premier Equity ETF

Data updated: 2022-11-14

The net expense ratio is 0.85%. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2022 the fund paid $192 in broker commissions, 0.0151% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 17%.

C000226215 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000226215. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2021.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.85%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.00%
Gross expense ratio0.85%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio0.85%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)No
Fees waived or reduced during the yearNo
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

C000226215 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000226215, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $543 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.91% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.85%)$89$279$484
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$5$9
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$14$50
Total costs$91$298$543
Value after costs$10,409$11,278$12,220
Impact on return, per year0.91%0.91%0.91%

C000226215 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0151%
  • Total broker commissions: $192
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $975K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 17%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000226215 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
CANTOR FITZGERALD & CO.$7639.53%
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC$6131.55%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$4221.93%
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$136.99%

C000226215 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
CANTOR FITZGERALD & CO.$975K100.00%

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.