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Name

As of 10/11/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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First Trust WCM Focused Global Growth Fund

WFGGX | Fund

$26.48

$510 M

0.00%

1.39%

Vitals

YTD Return

24.4%

1 yr return

40.2%

3 Yr Avg Return

4.3%

5 Yr Avg Return

13.1%

Net Assets

$510 M

Holdings in Top 10

40.5%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$26.3
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.39%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 56.00%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$1,000

IRA

$1,000

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Name

As of 10/11/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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First Trust WCM Focused Global Growth Fund

WFGGX | Fund

$26.48

$510 M

0.00%

1.39%

WFGGX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 24.4%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 4.3%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 13.1%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio -0.66%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    First Trust WCM Focused Global Growth Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    First Trust Advisors L.P.
  • Inception Date
    Jun 28, 2013
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    Investor
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Paul Black

Fund Description

Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in the equity securities of companies located throughout the world, including the United States. Such equity securities may include common stock and depositary receipts (including American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”), Canadian Depositary Receipts (“CDRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”)). Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 40% of its net assets in companies organized, headquartered or doing a substantial amount of business outside the United States, including emerging and frontier market countries. Emerging and frontier countries or markets are those countries or markets with low- to middle-income economies as classified by the World Bank or included in any of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) emerging markets or frontier markets indices. The Fund’s sub-advisor, WCM Investment Management, LLC (the “Sub-Advisor”), considers a company to be located in a country if the company has been organized under the laws of, has its principal offices in, or has its securities principally traded in, the country, or if the company derives at least 50% of its revenues or net profits from, or has at least 50% of its assets or production capacities in, the country. The Sub-Advisor considers a company that has at least 50% of its assets, or derives at least 50% of its revenues from business, outside the United States as doing a substantial amount of business outside the United States.The Sub-Advisor uses a bottom-up approach that seeks to identify companies with attractive fundamentals, such as long-term historical growth in revenue and earnings, and/or a strong probability for superior future growth. The Sub-Advisor’s investment process seeks companies that are industry leaders with strengthening competitive advantages; corporate cultures emphasizing strong, quality and experienced management; low or no debt; and attractive relative valuations. The Sub-Advisor also considers other factors including political risk, monetary policy risk and regulatory risk in selecting securities.Although the Fund may invest in the securities of companies of any size, it generally invests in the securities of established multinational companies. The Fund generally invests in securities of companies located in different regions and in at least three different countries. However, from time to time, the Fund may have a significant portion of its assets invested in the securities of companies in one or a few countries or regions.As of August 31, 2024, the Fund expects to have significant investments in information technology and health care companies and European issuers, although this may change from time to time. Over time, the Fund may have significant investments in a jurisdiction or investment sector that it may not have had as of August 31, 2024. To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a given jurisdiction or investment sector, the Fund may be exposed to the risks associated with that jurisdiction or investment sector. The Fund will not invest 25% or more of the value of its total assets in securities of issuers in any one industry or group of industries.
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WFGGX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period WFGGX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 24.4% -35.6% 29.2% 91.05%
1 Yr 40.2% 17.3% 252.4% 42.05%
3 Yr 4.3%* -3.5% 34.6% 5.11%
5 Yr 13.1%* 0.1% 32.7% 8.72%
10 Yr 13.4%* -6.9% 18.3% N/A

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period WFGGX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 26.1% -24.3% 957.1% 8.87%
2022 -33.1% -38.3% 47.1% 6.83%
2021 3.7% -54.2% 0.6% 4.58%
2020 34.4% -76.0% 54.1% 16.40%
2019 31.1% -26.1% 47.8% 97.61%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period WFGGX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 24.4% -35.6% 29.2% 91.39%
1 Yr 40.2% 11.4% 252.4% 38.07%
3 Yr 4.3%* -3.5% 34.6% 4.99%
5 Yr 13.1%* 0.1% 32.7% 8.19%
10 Yr 13.4%* -6.9% 18.3% N/A

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period WFGGX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 26.1% -24.3% 957.1% 8.87%
2022 -30.8% -33.1% 47.1% 6.83%
2021 14.6% -44.4% 1.8% 12.38%
2020 39.2% -6.5% 54.1% 30.60%
2019 33.4% -14.4% 47.8% 98.72%

NAV & Total Return History

WFGGX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

WFGGX Category Low Category High WFGGX % Rank
Net Assets 510 M 199 K 133 B 51.10%
Number of Holdings 35 1 9075 80.73%
Net Assets in Top 10 201 M -18 M 37.6 B 49.23%
Weighting of Top 10 40.52% 9.1% 100.0% 32.15%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Umb Money Market Ii Special 5.10%
  2. Umb Money Market Ii Special 5.10%
  3. Umb Money Market Ii Special 5.10%
  4. Umb Money Market Ii Special 5.10%
  5. Umb Money Market Ii Special 5.10%
  6. Umb Money Market Ii Special 5.10%
  7. Umb Money Market Ii Special 5.10%
  8. Umb Money Market Ii Special 5.10%
  9. Umb Money Market Ii Special 5.10%
  10. Umb Money Market Ii Special 5.10%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High WFGGX % Rank
Stocks 		95.31% 61.84% 125.47% 59.47%
Cash 		2.37% -174.70% 23.12% 28.19%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% -0.01% 5.28% 37.44%
Other 		0.00% -13.98% 19.14% 99.67%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 4.46% 29.74%
Bonds 		0.00% -1.50% 161.67% 33.15%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High WFGGX % Rank
Technology 		27.75% 0.00% 49.87% 24.34%
Healthcare 		22.58% 0.00% 35.42% 8.37%
Consumer Cyclical 		15.25% 0.00% 40.94% 26.54%
Financial Services 		11.79% 0.00% 38.42% 53.30%
Industrials 		10.64% 0.00% 44.06% 48.02%
Consumer Defense 		7.59% 0.00% 73.28% 58.26%
Basic Materials 		4.39% 0.00% 38.60% 33.04%
Utilities 		0.00% 0.00% 29.12% 79.41%
Real Estate 		0.00% 0.00% 39.48% 81.17%
Energy 		0.00% 0.00% 21.15% 75.66%
Communication Services 		0.00% 0.00% 57.66% 91.96%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High WFGGX % Rank
US 		68.53% 0.13% 103.82% 57.93%
Non US 		26.78% 0.58% 99.46% 40.42%

WFGGX - Expenses

Operational Fees

WFGGX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.39% 0.01% 44.27% 33.30%
Management Fee 0.85% 0.00% 1.82% 83.48%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 25.94%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.76% 55.00%

Sales Fees

WFGGX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 2.50% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

WFGGX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 2.00% 82.50%

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

WFGGX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 56.00% 0.00% 395.00% 44.95%

WFGGX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

WFGGX Category Low Category High WFGGX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.00% 0.00% 3.26% 29.43%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

WFGGX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual Annually Annually Annually

Net Income Ratio Analysis

WFGGX Category Low Category High WFGGX % Rank
Net Income Ratio -0.66% -4.27% 12.65% 85.23%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

WFGGX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Semi-Annually Annually

Distributions History

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WFGGX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Paul Black

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jun 28, 2013

8.93

8.9%

Paul joined WCM in 1989; his primary responsibility is portfolio management for our global, fundamental growth strategies. Since the start of his investment career in 1983, Paul’s experience includes positions as Portfolio Manager with Wells Fargo Private Banking Group, and at Bank of America. Paul earned his B.S. in Finance from California State University, San Diego.

Peter Hunkel

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jun 28, 2013

8.93

8.9%

Pete has been working with WCM since 2001; his primary responsibilities are portfolio management and equity research for our global, fundamental growth strategies. Since he began his investment career in 1998, Pete’s experience includes positions as Portfolio Analyst, Templeton Private Client Group, and as Managing Director at Centurion Alliance. He earned his B.A. (with honors) in Communications from San Jose State University (California), and his J.D. at the Monterey College of Law (California).

Michael Trigg

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jun 28, 2013

8.93

8.9%

Mike joined WCM in 2006; his primary responsibilities are portfolio management and equity research for our global, fundamental growth strategies. Since he began his investment career in 2000, Mike’s experience includes positions as Equity Analyst at Morningstar, Inc. (Chicago) where he produced the Model Growth Portfolio (a live portfolio and newsletter), and as Analyst at the Motley Fool, the online investment service. He earned his B.S. (with honors) in Finance from Saint Louis University (Missouri).

Sanjay Ayer

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jun 28, 2013

8.93

8.9%

Sanjay joined WCM in 2007; his primary responsibilities are portfolio management and equity research for our global, fundamental growth strategies. Since he began his investment career in 2002, Sanjay’s experience includes positions as Equity Analyst at Morningstar, Inc. (Chicago), and at J. & W. Seligman & Co. (New York). Sanjay graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins University (Maryland) with a B.A. in Economics, and a B.S. in Applied Mathematics. He is also a CFA® charterholder.

Jon Tringale

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Mar 31, 2022

0.17

0.2%

Mr. Tringale is a Portfolio Manager at WCM, where his primary responsibilities are portfolio management and equity research. Before joining WCM in 2015, he was an analyst as a vice president at Gerson Lehrman Group and on the trading floor at Wedbush Securities.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.01 35.82 6.24 1.25

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