Expense Ratio History

FSCS expense ratio history

First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF

Fund company
First Trust
Type
ETF

0.60%

In basis points
60 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$60
Prospectus dated
7 June 2024, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%

Fee over time

FSCS expense ratio: read at 0.60% on 7 Jun 2024.0.00%0.25%0.50%0.75%1.00%Jun 2017Sep 2018Dec 2019Mar 2021Jun 2022Sep 20230.60% on 7 Jun 2024
FSCS expense ratio: read at 0.60% on 7 Jun 2024.0.00%0.25%0.50%0.75%1.00%Jun 2017Nov 2019Apr 20220.60% on 7 Jun 2024
Each dot is a prospectus filed with the SEC or a date we read the fee from a source. The fee hasn't changed between them.

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
7 Jun 2024 0.60% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-06-07 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Aug 2023 0.60% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-08-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Aug 2022 0.60% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-08-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
2 Aug 2021 0.60% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-08-02 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
3 Aug 2020 0.60% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-08-03 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Aug 2019 0.60% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-08-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Aug 2018 0.60% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-08-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
21 Jun 2017 0.60% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-06-21 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
20 Jun 2017 0.60% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-06-20 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
15 Jun 2017 0.60% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-06-15 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.60% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$752 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $15,360.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$62
3 years$193
5 years$336
10 years$752

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 10 prospectuses for this share class since 2017. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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