First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF
FTLSFinancial·Exchange Traded Fund·USA·NYSE·Nov 12 • 3:59 PM ET
Price
FTLS against its 20, 50 and 200-day averages3.0% under the 52-week high of 78.11 on 13 Oct 2026. 52-week low 69.21 on 19 Mar 2026. Last 15 sessions, 4.8% high to low
the line is the 50-bar volume average
Setup. RS line 8
CANSLIM 1 of 6 — fails: Performance: Year +50% — not on the tape: EPS Growth Qtr Over Qtr: High (>25%); EPS Growth This Year: High (>25%); Institutional Ownership: Over 50%; Average Volume: Over 200K
VCP 5 of 6 — not on the tape: Relative Volume: Under 1
Minervini 3 of 4 — fails: Performance: Year +50%
Zanger 2 of 5 — fails: RSI (14): Not Oversold (>50); Performance: Week +10% — not on the tape: Relative Volume: Over 1.5
Leaders 2 of 5 — fails: 50-Day Simple Moving Average: Price above SMA50; Performance: Year +50% — not on the tape: Average Volume: Over 500K
Breakout 1 of 4 — fails: 52-Week High/Low: New High; 50-Day Simple Moving Average: Price above SMA50 — not on the tape: Relative Volume: Over 2
Growth 0 of 4 — not on the tape: EPS Growth Qtr Over Qtr: High (>25%); EPS Growth This Year: High (>25%); EPS Growth Next Year: High (>25%); Return on Equity: Over +15%
Quality 0 of 5 — not on the tape: Return on Equity: Over +15%; Net Profit Margin: High (>20%); Debt/Equity: Low (<0.1); P/E: Under 25; Current Ratio: Over 1
Value 0 of 4 — not on the tape: P/E: Under 15; P/B: Under 2; Return on Equity: Over +15%; Debt/Equity: Low (<0.1)
Income 0 of 4 — fails: Dividend Growth: Growing 2+ Years — not on the tape: Dividend Yield: Over 2%; Payout Ratio: Low (<20%); P/E: Under 25
Small Cap 1 of 4 — fails: Performance: Year +50% — not on the tape: Float: Under 100M; Average Volume: Over 500K
Accumulation 2 of 4 — not on the tape: Institutional Ownership: Over 30%; Institutional Transactions: Over +10%
Relative Strength 1 of 3 — fails: Performance: Year +100% — not on the tape: Average Volume: Over 500K
Profile
FTLSFirst Trust Long/Short Equity ETF seeks to provide investors with long-term total return. Under normal conditions, the fund will expose at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) to U.S. exchange-listed equity securities and/or U.S. exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") that provide exposure to U.S. exchange-listed equity securities. It pursues its investment objective by establishing long and short positions in its portfolio of U.S. exchange-listed equity securities and ETFs. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in U.S. exchange-listed equity index futures contracts.
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Quarterly earnings
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Annual earnings
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Income statement, annual
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Cash flow, annual
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Revenue breakdown
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Short interest
shares short against float, oldest to newest| Settlement | Of float | Shares short | Float | Avg volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 | - | 0.3M | - | 149.66K |
| 2026-10-15 | - | 0.3M | - | 142.90K |
| 2026-09-30 | - | 0.2M | - | 130.85K |
| 2026-09-15 | - | 0.2M | - | 131.87K |
| 2026-08-31 | - | 0.2M | - | 129.14K |
| 2026-08-14 | - | 0.1M | - | 126.40K |
| 2026-07-31 | - | 0.1M | - | 120.73K |
| 2026-07-15 | - | 0.1M | - | 116.99K |
| 2026-06-30 | - | 0.1M | - | 115.05K |
| 2026-06-15 | - | 0.5M | - | 101.83K |
| 2026-05-29 | - | 0.4M | - | 99.14K |
| 2026-05-15 | - | 0.3M | - | 95.39K |
| 2026-04-30 | - | 0.3M | - | 94.16K |
| 2026-04-15 | - | 0.2M | - | 106.90K |
| 2026-03-31 | - | 0.2M | - | 114.93K |
| 2026-03-13 | - | 0.2M | - | 110.79K |
| 2026-02-27 | - | 0.1M | - | 108.31K |
| 2026-02-13 | - | 0.0M | - | 119.45K |
| 2026-01-30 | - | 0.0M | - | 119.92K |
| 2026-01-15 | - | 0.1M | - | 118.22K |
Option chain
expiry 2026-11-20| Type | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | IV | Open int | Volume | Delta | Theta | Vega |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| call | 58.00 | 14.70 | 19.70 | 0.00 | 1.981 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.844 | -0.361 | 0.027 |
| call | 59.00 | 13.70 | 18.70 | 0.00 | 1.894 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.838 | -0.355 | 0.027 |
| call | 60.00 | 12.70 | 17.70 | 0.00 | 1.809 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.831 | -0.348 | 0.028 |
| call | 61.00 | 11.70 | 16.70 | 0.00 | 1.723 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.824 | -0.341 | 0.029 |
| call | 62.00 | 10.70 | 15.70 | 0.00 | 1.639 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.816 | -0.334 | 0.030 |
| call | 63.00 | 9.70 | 14.70 | 0.00 | 1.554 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.808 | -0.327 | 0.031 |
| call | 64.00 | 8.70 | 13.70 | 0.00 | 1.471 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.799 | -0.318 | 0.031 |
| call | 65.00 | 7.70 | 12.70 | 0.00 | 1.387 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.789 | -0.310 | 0.032 |
| call | 66.00 | 6.70 | 11.70 | 0.00 | 1.304 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.778 | -0.301 | 0.033 |
| call | 67.00 | 5.90 | 10.90 | 0.00 | 1.280 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.766 | -0.291 | 0.034 |
| call | 68.00 | 4.90 | 9.90 | 0.00 | 1.195 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.753 | -0.281 | 0.035 |
| call | 69.00 | 4.30 | 9.30 | 0.00 | 1.144 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.684 | -0.462 | 0.040 |
| call | 70.00 | 3.30 | 8.30 | 0.00 | 1.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.670 | -0.429 | 0.040 |
| call | 71.00 | 2.30 | 7.20 | 0.00 | 1.042 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.654 | -0.404 | 0.041 |
| call | 72.00 | 1.30 | 6.20 | 0.00 | 0.948 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.635 | -0.373 | 0.042 |
| call | 73.00 | 0.30 | 5.30 | 0.00 | 0.802 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.614 | -0.336 | 0.043 |
| call | 74.00 | 0.00 | 4.30 | 1.65 | 0.936 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.586 | -0.326 | 0.043 |
| call | 75.00 | 0.00 | 3.40 | 0.00 | 0.680 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.562 | -0.185 | 0.044 |
| call | 76.00 | 0.00 | 2.60 | 0.00 | 1.161 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.523 | -0.320 | 0.044 |
| call | 77.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 1.261 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.492 | -0.323 | 0.044 |
| call | 78.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.90 | 0.300 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.371 | -0.139 | 0.042 |
| call | 79.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 0.365 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.306 | -0.134 | 0.039 |
| call | 80.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 0.425 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.261 | -0.128 | 0.036 |
| call | 81.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 0.482 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.224 | -0.123 | 0.033 |
| call | 82.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 0.536 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.190 | -0.114 | 0.030 |
| put | 58.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 3.054 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.207 | -0.613 | 0.032 |
| put | 59.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 2.034 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.164 | -0.353 | 0.027 |
| put | 60.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 2.833 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.222 | -0.592 | 0.033 |
| put | 61.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 2.723 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.230 | -0.581 | 0.034 |
| put | 62.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 2.615 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.238 | -0.569 | 0.034 |
| put | 63.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 2.508 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.247 | -0.557 | 0.035 |
| put | 64.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 2.401 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.257 | -0.544 | 0.036 |
| put | 65.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 2.294 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.267 | -0.530 | 0.037 |
| put | 66.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 2.188 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.279 | -0.516 | 0.037 |
| put | 67.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 2.083 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.291 | -0.501 | 0.038 |
| put | 68.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 1.977 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.304 | -0.485 | 0.039 |
| put | 69.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 1.871 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.316 | -0.456 | 0.040 |
| put | 70.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 1.764 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.329 | -0.423 | 0.040 |
| put | 71.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 1.657 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.346 | -0.398 | 0.041 |
| put | 72.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 1.549 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.364 | -0.367 | 0.042 |
| put | 73.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 1.439 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.386 | -0.330 | 0.043 |
| put | 74.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 1.327 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.414 | -0.320 | 0.043 |
| put | 75.00 | 0.00 | 2.40 | 0.00 | 1.211 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.445 | -0.314 | 0.044 |
| put | 76.00 | 0.00 | 2.85 | 0.75 | 0.607 | 2.00 | 0.00 | -0.500 | -0.169 | 0.044 |
| put | 77.00 | 0.00 | 3.80 | 0.00 | 0.966 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.507 | -0.316 | 0.044 |
| put | 78.00 | 0.00 | 4.80 | 0.00 | 0.876 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.645 | -0.127 | 0.041 |
| put | 79.00 | 0.80 | 5.80 | 0.00 | 0.961 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.694 | -0.127 | 0.039 |
| put | 80.00 | 1.90 | 6.80 | 0.00 | 1.017 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.739 | -0.121 | 0.036 |
| put | 81.00 | 2.80 | 7.80 | 0.00 | 1.117 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.775 | -0.116 | 0.033 |
| put | 82.00 | 3.80 | 8.80 | 0.00 | 1.189 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.810 | -0.107 | 0.030 |
Latest SEC filings
0| Filed | Form | Description | Period | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No filings. | ||||
Insider activity by month
| Month | Bought | Buys | Sold | Sells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Institutional holders
| Manager | % owned |
|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY | 18.13% |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 8.19% |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 7.43% |
| LPL Financial LLC | 7.09% |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | 3.68% |
| ASSETMARK, INC | 2.02% |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 1.86% |
| Merit Financial Group, LLC | 1.83% |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 1.73% |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 1.45% |
Funds
| Fund | % owned |
|---|---|
| First Trust Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF | 2.98% |
| GuidePath Absolute Return Allocation Fund | 1.35% |
| TFA Quantitative Fund | 0.04% |
| Tactical Allocation Fund (formerly, the Tactical Growth Allocation Fund) | 0.02% |
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