The First Trust ETFs that took in the most
GRID took in the most over twelve months to May 2026: $6.7bn.
Coverage
Twelve-month list: 257 funds with SEC filings for every month to May 2026, 98.6% of the group’s net assets
Rank change
Against the last edition of this list: the previous trading day for 1W and 1M, the previous month for 12M. "new" means not in the top 25 last time
How these lists are built
Measure
Net flow: money in less money out, in dollars, over the window, leaving any round trip aside
12 months · Jun 2025 to May 2026
From SEC filings · 171 funds · the last month every filer has reportedFilings run about 60 days behind, so this list ends at the latest month every fund in the group has filed, printed in the heading and the title. Rank change is against last month’s edition.
| # | Fund | Name | Net flow | Share of assets | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRID | First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure In | +$6.7bn | · | same |
| 2 | RDVY | First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF | +$4.2bn | · | same |
| 3 | AIRR | First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF | +$3.7bn | · | same |
| 4 | CIBR | First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF | +$1.8bn | · | same |
| 5 | FTCB | First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF | +$1.4bn | · | same |
| 6 | SDVY | First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF | +$1.2bn | · | ▲ 2 |
| 7 | LMBS | First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF | +$1.2bn | · | same |
| 8 | FBT | First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund | +$1.1bn | · | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | WCMI | First Trust WCM International Equity ETF | +$1.1bn | · | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | FTXR | First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF | +$977m | · | ▲ 2 |
| 11 | FXN | First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund | +$922m | · | ▲ 4 |
| 12 | RDVI | FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF | +$913m | · | ▲ 1 |
| 13 | FDL | First Trust Morningstar ETF | +$860m | · | ▲ 1 |
| 14 | FTHI | First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF | +$844m | · | ▲ 2 |
| 15 | FTXN | First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF | +$788m | · | new |
| 16 | FTXL | First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF | +$763m | · | ▼ 5 |
| 17 | MISL | First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF | +$498m | · | ▼ 11 |
| 18 | FPE | First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF | +$487m | · | ▼ 1 |
| 19 | FGD | First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund | +$481m | · | ▼ 1 |
| 20 | FYC | First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund | +$385m | · | ▲ 1 |
| 21 | IGLD | FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF | +$379m | · | ▼ 2 |
| 22 | TDVI | FT Vest Technology Dividend Target Income ETF | +$326m | · | new |
| 23 | SDVD | FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF | +$322m | · | ▼ 1 |
| 24 | FJAN | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - January | +$312m | · | same |
| 25 | FSEP | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - September | +$303m | · | new |
SEC Form N-PORT, item B.6, monthly, every fund with a filing for every month of the window.CSV
Other flow rankings
ETFIQ, The First Trust ETFs that took in the most, data as of Oct 8, 2026. https://etfiq.com/flows/rankings/issuer/first-trust/inflows/
ETFIQ is an independent publisher and makes no recommendations; a rank is a sort of one published figure, not an opinion.