ETF overview
AFGR aims for capital appreciation by investing in US-listed growth companies issued by large-cap companies. The fund employs a multi-factor quantitative methodology with active risk management to construct a portfolio of securities exhibiting exposures to one or more investing factors: Value (price relative to the fundamental value), Momentum (price performance versus a market average, another security or universe of securities), Quality (strength of a securitys fundamentals), and Volatility (magnitude of a securitys price fluctuations over time). Prior to June 5, 2026, the fund was called First Trust Multi-Manager Large Growth ETF, trading with the ticker MMLG.
Fund facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.65%
- Fund assets
- 89.24M USD (all share classes)
- Issuer
- First Trust
- Inception date
- Jul 21, 2020
- Number of holdings
- 90
Breakdown
Holdings (90)
| Name | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | GOOGL | 11.07% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 10.60% |
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 4.69% |
| Apple Inc. | AAPL | 4.63% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | AMZN | 4.05% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | META | 3.07% |
| Broadcom Inc. | AVGO | 2.94% |
| Visa Inc. (Class A) | V | 2.28% |
| Mastercard Incorporated | MA | 2.19% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | AMD | 2.02% |
| and 77 more | ||
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Overlap is the share of assets the two funds hold in common.
Historical returns do not guarantee future returns. This is not investment advice.

First Trust Active Factor Large Cap Growth ETF (AFGR)
- Expense ratio
- 0.65%
- Fund assets
- 89.24M USD (all share classes)
- Issuer
- First Trust
- Inception date
- Jul 21, 2020
- Number of holdings
- 90
| Name | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | GOOGL | 11.07% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 10.60% |
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 4.69% |
| Apple Inc. | AAPL | 4.63% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | AMZN | 4.05% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | META | 3.07% |
| Broadcom Inc. | AVGO | 2.94% |
| Visa Inc. (Class A) | V | 2.28% |
| Mastercard Incorporated | MA | 2.19% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | AMD | 2.02% |
| and 77 more | ||
AFGR aims for capital appreciation by investing in US-listed growth companies issued by large-cap companies. The fund employs a multi-factor quantitative methodology with active risk management to construct a portfolio of securities exhibiting exposures to one or more investing factors: Value (price relative to the fundamental value), Momentum (price performance versus a market average, another security or universe of securities), Quality (strength of a securitys fundamentals), and Volatility (magnitude of a securitys price fluctuations over time). Prior to June 5, 2026, the fund was called First Trust Multi-Manager Large Growth ETF, trading with the ticker MMLG.
- Goldman Sachs MarketBeta Russell 1000 Growth Equity ETFGGUS · Overlap 62% · Expense ratio 0.12%
- North Square Growth Opportunities ETFNSIG · Overlap 62% · Expense ratio 0.38%
- WisdomTree U.S. Quality Growth FundQGRW · Overlap 62% · Expense ratio 0.28%
- iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETFIWF · Overlap 62% · Expense ratio 0.18%
- Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETFVONG · Overlap 61% · Expense ratio 0.06%
- Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETFVOOG · Overlap 61% · Expense ratio 0.07%
- State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETFSPYG · Overlap 61% · Expense ratio 0.04%
- iShares S&P 500 Growth ETFIVW · Overlap 61% · Expense ratio 0.18%
Overlap is the share of assets the two funds hold in common.
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