First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund

First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index Fund

First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund

First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund

First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund

First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF

FV tracks an equal-weighted index of US and global ETFs issued by First Trust. The index selects 5 ETFs based on relative price momentum.

SPDR SSgA Global Allocation ETF

Global X Thematic Growth ETF

Almost a year ago to the day, I wrote about the best fund-of-funds ETFs to buy for 2023. It's time to follow up the effort with three more for 2024.

The 3 Best Fund-of-Funds ETFs to Buy for a Diversified Portfolio in 2024

First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF is a fund-of-funds managed by First Trust that invests only in other First Trust ETFs. Here, I review the FV ETF and perform several comparisons to other ETFs commonly held by investors. Based on comparing the FV ETF against two index-based ETFs and then one momentum-investing ETF, I see little, if any, value in holding this ETF, thus my Sell rating.

FV: Examining The First Trust Dorsey Wright FOF ETF

iShares MSCI USA ESG Optimized ETF

First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF

iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF

iShares S&P 100 ETF

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

SPDR SSGA U.S. Sector Rotation ETF

Even with $2.4 trillion in ETF assets spread across more than 400 ETFs, there's a pending offering from BlackRock that caught my eye. Before I lose you, dear reader, I'm not talking about the hopefully soon-to-be-approved iShares Bitcoin Trust.

A Pending BlackRock ETF to Watch

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF

YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF

Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF

SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF

FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF

JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF

iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF

Amplify Natural Resources Dividend Income ETF

YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF

Invesco DWA Momentum ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Pure Growth ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF

T Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth ETF

First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund

Yieldmax Tsla Option Income Etf

VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Vanguard Value ETF

Vanguard Growth ETF

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

Good Morning, VettaFi Voices! Growth has blown value out of the water in 2023. It's not even close. The Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) is up less than 1% year to date. Meanwhile, the Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG), the growth fund, is up 32%. That's a big difference, and clearly we're in a growth regime.

VettaFi Voices On: The Nature of Value

Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF

iShares Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF

JPMorgan US Momentum Factor ETF

Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares

Alpha Architec U.S. Quantitative Value ETF 

ROBO Global Robotics and Automation ETF

ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF

SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund

This week, the VettaFi Voices gather around the water cooler and talk smart beta and equal weight ETFs.

VettaFi Voices On: Smart Beta and Equal-Weight ETFs

Passively-managed FV invests in the First Trust sector & industry ETFs that are on a tear, betting on price momentum to persist. The cornerstone of its strategy is Dorsey, Wright & Associates' proprietary relative strength score.

FV: Otherwise Strong Strategy, Yet Mixed Returns, Burdensome Fees

iShares MSCI Chile ETF

First Trust Natural Gas ETF

Franklin FTSE Brazil ETF

AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF

Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF

Invesco Golden Dragon China ETF

Pacer Trendpilot US Large Cap ETF

Invesco Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production ETF

FolioBeyond Rising Rates ETF

Schwab Intermediate-Term US Treasury ETF

iShares MSCI Turkey ETF

Sprott Uranium Miners ETF

Despite a positive start early on, stock and bond markets ended August deep in the red. The search for best ETFs is on.

What Investors Rattled By August Selling Should Do Now

First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF

Sector rotation, the act of moving in and out of various based on economic climate or market setting, is undeniably made easier with sector exchange traded funds. “For investors looking to take a more active approach to stock diversification—that is, beyond a broad-based index fund—a so-called sector rotation strategy is one way to go,” according [.

An Easy to Implement Sector Rotation Strategy

First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF

iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

February is not known for good stock returns. However, this year could be different as global economies and corporates will strive hard to register a fast rebound from the COVID-19 slump.

News for First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF ETF (FV)