Expense Ratio History

SQMX expense ratio history

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Fund company
First Trust
Type
ETF

0.85%

In basis points
85 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$85
Prospectus dated
22 June 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%

Fee over time

SQMX expense ratio: read at 0.85% on 22 Jun 2026.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Dec 2024Apr 2025Aug 2025Dec 2025Apr 20260.85% on 22 Jun 2026
SQMX expense ratio: read at 0.85% on 22 Jun 2026.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Dec 2024Jul 2025Feb 20260.85% on 22 Jun 2026
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
22 Jun 2026 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-06-22 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
23 Mar 2026 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-03-23 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
22 Dec 2025 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-12-22 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Oct 2025 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-10-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
22 Sep 2025 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-09-22 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
23 Jun 2025 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-06-23 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
24 Mar 2025 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-03-24 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
23 Dec 2024 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-12-23 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
13 Dec 2024 0.85% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-12-13 (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 0.85% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$1,052 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $14,987.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$87
3 years$272
5 years$473
10 years$1,052

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 9 prospectuses for this share class since 2024. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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