First Defiance Financial Corp.

Company Name: First Defiance Financial Corp. First Defiance Financial Corp. is the holding company for First Federal Bank of the Midwest.  First Federal Bank operates approximately 33 branches in northwestern Ohio, northeastern Indiana and southeastern Michigan.  The company is also the holding company for the insurance agency First Insurance Group. Ticker Symbol: FDEF (NASDAQ) Company … Read more

First Trust International Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund

Benchmark Index: NASDAQ International Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Ticker Symbol: YDIV Approximate Number of Holdings in this ETF: 125 Types of Assets Included in this ETF: Dividend paying stocks from outside of the United States, international real estate investment trusts (REITs), international preferred securities, international companies focused on infrastructure and international fixed income securities. Related … Read more

First Trust ISE Global Wind Energy Index Fund (FAN)

Benchmark Index: ISE Global Wind Energy Index Ticker Symbol: FAN Approximate Number of Stocks in this ETF: 45 Types of Stocks Included in this ETF: Global large and mid-sized companies involved in the wind energy industry. Nearly two thirds of the companies provide goods and services exclusively to the wind energy industry while the remaining … Read more

First Trust ISE Global Engineering and Construction Index Fund

Benchmark Index: ISE Global Engineering and Construction Index Ticker Symbol: FLM Approximate Number of Stocks in this ETF: 60 Types of Companies Included: Large, mid and small-sized companies engaged in civil and capital projects which can include infrastructure facilities and commercial and residential buildings. These companies engage in a wide range of services including construction, … Read more

First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund

Benchmark Index: Defined Germany Index Ticker Symbol: FGM Approximate Number of Holdings: 40 Types of Companies Included: The top companies from Germany that meet specific fundamental criteria. Fundamentals Used: Sector Weightings: The sector with the most representation (largest weight) has historically been the consumer discretionary sector which has represented a significant percentage of this ETF. … Read more

First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund

Benchmark Index: Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Ticker Symbol: FGD Approximate Number of Stocks in this ETF: 100 Types of Stocks Included in this ETF: International dividend paying stocks which are selected based on a variety of fundamental criteria. Companies from the United States are included in this ETF. Countries with the Most Representation: … Read more

First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (HYLS)

Ticker Symbol: HYLS Approximate Number of Bonds in this ETF: 275 Types of Bonds Included in this ETF: High-yield corporate bonds. These bonds are also sometimes referred to as junk bonds as they are below investment grade.  The bonds in this ETF have a variety of maturity dates with an approximate average weighted maturity of … Read more

First Trust Financial AlphaDEX Fund (FXO)

Benchmark Index: StrataQuant Financials Index Ticker Symbol: FXO Approximate Number of Holdings: 165 Types of Companies Included: The top companies from the U.S. financial sector that meet specific fundamental criteria. Fundamentals Used: Industries Represented: The industry with the most representation (largest weight) historically has been the insurance industrywith real estate investment trusts (REITS) and banks … Read more

First Trust DJ Internet Index ETF (FDN)

Benchmark Index: Dow Jones Internet Composite Index Ticker Symbol: FDN Approximate Number of Stocks in this ETF: 40 Types of Stocks Included in this ETF: Large, mid and small-sized publicly traded companies which generate the majority of their revenues from the internet. Examples of publicly traded companies that have been included in this ETF are: … Read more

First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF (FV)

Benchmark Index: Dorsey Wright Focus Five Index Ticker Symbol: FV Strategy: Invests in the five ETF sector and industry based ETFs issued by First Trust that the index provider believes with outperform similar ETFs. Related Links: First Trust Website