First Trust Multi-Strategy Fund Class A Shares
FTMAX
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| Rating | ||||
| Reward Index | Fair | |||
| Reward Grade | C | |||
| Risk Index | Fair | |||
| Risk Grade | C+ | |||
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| Provider | First Trust | |||
| Manager/Tenure (Years) | Michael Peck (11), Brian Murphy (10), Daniel Lancz (10), 10 others | |||
| Website | http://www.ftportfolios.com/ | |||
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| Fund Name | First Trust Multi-Strategy Fund Class A Shares | |||
| Category | Multistrategy | |||
| Sub-Category | Multialternative | |||
| Prospectus Objective | Growth and Income | |||
| Inception Date | Apr 30, 2012 | |||
| Open/Closed To New Investors | Open | |||
| Minimum Initial Investment | 5,000.00 | |||
| Minimum Subsequent Investment | -- | |||
| Front End Fee | 0.05 | |||
| Back End Fee | -- | |||
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| Dividend Yield | 5.90% | |||
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| Dividend Yield (Forward) | -- | |||
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| Cash | 24.72% | |||
| Stock | 63.17% | |||
| U.S. Stock | 55.22% | |||
| Non-U.S. Stock | 7.95% | |||
| Bond | 0.03% | |||
| U.S. Bond | 0.03% | |||
| Non-U.S. Bond | 0.00% | |||
| Preferred | 0.00% | |||
| Convertible | 0.00% | |||
| Other Net | 12.08% | |||
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| 7-Day Total Return | 0.21% | |||
| 30-Day Total Return | 0.07% | |||
| 60-Day Total Return | 0.57% | |||
| 90-Day Total Return | 0.92% | |||
| Year to Date Total Return | 0.57% | |||
| 1-Year Total Return | 6.06% | |||
| 2-Year Total Return | 13.46% | |||
| 3-Year Total Return | 22.63% | |||
| 5-Year Total Return | 22.69% | |||
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| Closing Price | -- | |||
| 1-Month Low Price | -- | |||
| 1-Month High Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price (Date) | -- | |||
| 52-Week High Price | -- | |||
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| Nav | $23.84 | |||
| 1-Month Low NAV | $23.79 | |||
| 1-Month High NAV | $23.99 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV | $23.21 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV (Date) | Apr 08, 2025 | |||
| 52-Week High NAV | $24.14 | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | Oct 28, 2025 | |||
| Beta / Standard Deviation | FTMAX-NASDAQ | Click to Compare |
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| Beta | 2.73 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 1.98 | |||
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| Total Assets | 1.30B | |||
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| Expense Ratio | 1.86% | |||
| Turnover Ratio | 191.00% | |||
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| Last Bull Market Total Return | 5.73% | |||
| Last Bear Market Total Return | -3.34% | |||