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First Trust/Confluence Small Cap Val A (FOVAX)

26.95
+0.21
+(0.79%)
At close: 8:00:54 PM EDT

Performance Overview

Morningstar Return Rating --
YTD Return -4.62%
5y Average Return 7.01%
Number of Years Up 10
Number of Years Down 3
Best 1Y Total Return (May 14, 2025) 25.26%
Worst 1Y Total Return (May 14, 2025) --
Best 3Y Total Return 25.26%
Worst 3Y Total Return -3.43%

Trailing Returns (%) Vs. Benchmarks

Monthly Total Returns
FOVAX
Category
YTD
-9.63%
20.19%
1-Month
-4.68%
0.02%
3-Month
-12.12%
4.36%
1-Year
-5.99%
60.18%
3-Year
-1.12%
11.32%
5-Year
4.04%
13.88%
10-Year
3.89%
11.19%
Last Bull Market
13.70%
27.98%
Last Bear Market
-12.33%
-24.08%

Annual Total Return (%) History

Year
FOVAX
Category
2025
--
--
2024
3.51%
--
2023
6.13%
--
2022
-18.04%
--
2021
15.77%
--
2020
1.53%
10.99%
2019
25.26%
23.75%
2018
-11.29%
-12.72%

2017
18.95%
12.28%
2016
21.19%
20.78%
2015
-3.94%
-5.38%
2014
7.96%
3.79%
2013
24.93%
37.39%
2012
15.20%
15.46%
2011
--
-4.07%

Past Quarterly Returns

YearQ1Q2Q3Q4
2025 -5.19% -- -- --
2024 8.98% -4.85% 5.14% -5.05%
2023 2.56% 2.79% -6.37% 7.53%
2022 -9.20% -12.33% -8.29% 12.27%
2021 9.25% 3.06% -3.32% 6.35%
2020 -27.05% 14.64% -2.49% 24.50%
2019 13.22% 3.72% -1.37% 8.14%
2018 -1.80% 8.13% 5.32% -20.67%
2017 5.06% 1.17% 5.51% 6.07%
2016 7.08% 2.90% 3.51% 6.26%

2015 3.01% -1.32% -7.82% 2.51%
2014 1.47% 2.79% -3.08% 6.79%
2013 8.68% 0.37% 8.91% 5.15%
2012 8.25% -1.33% 1.97% 5.77%
2011 -0.38% -17.15% 13.12% --

Rank in Category (By Total Return)

YTD 31
1-Month 94
3-Month 25
1-Year 93
3-Year 99
5-Year 100

Load Adjusted Returns

1-Year -11.16%
3-Year -2.97%
5-Year 2.87%
10-Year 3.31%

Performance & Risk

YTD Return -4.62%
5y Average Return 7.01%
Rank in Category (ytd) 31
% Rank in Category (ytd) --
Beta (5Y Monthly) 1.06
Morningstar Risk Rating

Fund Overview

Category Small Blend
Fund Family First Trust
Net Assets 17.76M
YTD Return -9.63%
Yield 0.00%
Morningstar Rating
Inception Date Jan 11, 2011

Fund Summary

The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in equity securities of U.S. listed companies with small market capitalizations ("Small-Cap Companies") at the time of investment. Currently, a company will be considered to be a Small-Cap Company if its market capitalization at the time of purchase is within the range of companies in the Russell 2000 ® Index or the S&P SmallCap 600 Index during the most recent 12-month period (based on month-end data).

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