RNDFirst Trust Bloomberg R&D Leaders ETF
Issuer： First Trust· Type： ETF
Positioning： Growth
Underlying exposure
U.S. large-cap companies with sustained and relatively high research-and-development spending.
Strategy brief
Tracks the Bloomberg R&D Leaders Select Index, selecting companies with persistent R&D investment and high R&D intensity from the U.S. large-cap universe.
Latest close
$33.75
(+1.02%)
As of 2026-10-02
Latest distribution
$0.0110
Ex-date 2024-12-13
Estimated forward yield
0.17%
Listed date
2024-04-30
Expense ratio
0.60%
Payout frequency
Quarterly
History
Latest signal snapshot·2026-09
Use these as a first-pass read on whether the fund’s income looks attractive, supported, and paired with acceptable price behavior.
TTM yield
0.00% / annualized
TTM yield in the latest monthly snapshot.
Yield signalLow
Price CAGR
24.95% / annualized
Recent annualized share price change, excluding distributions.
Price CAGR signalHigh
Payout Support
+25.0%Return gap
No major payout-support issue detected in the latest window.
Payout support riskLow
Stability
Summarizes recent price stability using volatility, beta, and drawdown.
Stability signalLow
Sufficient history
Latest window: limited historyHistory
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Historical signalsLast 1 year · Monthly
Metrics historyLast 1 year · Monthly
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TickerExposureBenchmarkSupport riskStabilityForward yieldTTM yieldTotal return CAGR
BAMGExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.04%-0.13ppTTM yield0.01%+0.01ppTotal return CAGR+21.66%-3.32pp
ROEExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.81%+0.64ppTTM yield0.85%+0.85ppTotal return CAGR+23.50%-1.48pp
PWRDExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.20%+0.03ppTTM yield0.06%+0.06ppTotal return CAGR+27.60%+2.62pp
IETCExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.34%+0.17ppTTM yield0.36%+0.36ppTotal return CAGR+29.58%+4.60pp
VVExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield1.01%+0.84ppTTM yield1.02%+1.02ppTotal return CAGR+23.12%-1.86pp
USCAExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.86%+0.69ppTTM yield1.04%+1.04ppTotal return CAGR+20.99%-3.99pp
QGRWExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.08%-0.09ppTTM yield0.07%+0.07ppTotal return CAGR+29.44%+4.46pp
XBIExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.39%+0.22ppTTM yield0.35%+0.35ppTotal return CAGR+29.53%+4.55pp
HVACExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.20%+0.03ppTTM yield0.19%+0.19ppTotal return CAGR+20.43%-4.55pp
NBDSExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.38%+0.21ppTTM yield0.33%+0.33ppTotal return CAGR+23.52%-1.46pp
DARPExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.43%+0.26ppTTM yield0.34%+0.34ppTotal return CAGR+34.50%+9.52pp
SPTEExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.17%0.00ppTTM yield0.66%+0.66ppTotal return CAGR+38.63%+13.65pp
RKSGExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+27.64%+2.66pp
SCHGExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkDow JonesSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.41%+0.24ppTTM yield0.39%+0.39ppTotal return CAGR+26.64%+1.66pp
QQQMExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkNasdaq-100Support riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.42%+0.25ppTTM yield0.43%+0.43ppTotal return CAGR+28.14%+3.16pp
NUKZExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.89%+0.72ppTTM yield0.96%+0.96ppTotal return CAGR+39.01%+14.03pp
FYCExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkRussell 2000Support riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.43%+0.26ppTTM yield0.11%+0.11ppTotal return CAGR+27.46%+2.48pp
EFIVExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityLowForward yield1.09%+0.92ppTTM yield1.00%+1.00ppTotal return CAGR+22.75%-2.23pp
VOOGExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.49%+0.32ppTTM yield1.59%+1.59ppTotal return CAGR+31.67%+6.69pp
PBOTExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.10%-0.07ppTTM yield0.07%+0.07ppTotal return CAGR+43.12%+18.14pp
BLCVExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkRussellSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield1.29%+1.12ppTTM yield1.30%+1.30ppTotal return CAGR+19.31%-5.67pp
ALRGExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkS&P 500Support riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.47%+0.30ppTTM yield0.42%+0.42ppTotal return CAGR+21.04%-3.94pp
SMHExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.31%+0.14ppTTM yield0.18%+0.18ppTotal return CAGR+62.08%+37.10pp
LOUPExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+35.74%+10.76pp
QEWExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkNasdaq-100Support riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.73%+0.56ppTTM yield0.29%+0.29ppTotal return CAGR+41.18%+16.20pp
AINTExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+67.49%+42.51pp
FRWDExposureGrowth EquityBenchmarkOtherSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield——TTM yield0.00%0.00ppTotal return CAGR+47.48%+22.50pp