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EMOT · First Trust S&P 500 Economic Moat ETF

Equity fundActively managed0.60% fee$3mSince Jun 27, 2024Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗
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EMOT is actively managed and returned +8.2% over the past year.

+8.2%
Total return, 1 year
0.60%
Expense ratio
51
Holdings
−5.8%
Below its high
WindowTotal returnS&P 500Gap to S&P 500Gap to Nasdaq-100
3M Jul 2 – Oct 2, 2026−3.3%+3.6%−6.9 pts−8.6 pts
6M Apr 2 – Oct 2, 2026+10.7%+17.9%−7.2 pts−17.7 pts
1Y Oct 2, 2025 – Oct 2, 2026+8.2%+16.2%−8.1 pts−16.1 pts
Since listing Jun 27, 2024 – Oct 2, 2026+31.7%+44.5%−12.9 pts−25.7 pts

EMOT over each window to Oct 2, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.

EMOT top ten by weight, 24.5% of its 51 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Oct 2, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.

Mettler-Toledo International Inc. MTD 2.65%
Fortinet, Inc. FTNT 2.61%
HP Inc. HPQ 2.61%
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 2.60%
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) META 2.56%
NVIDIA Corporation NVDA 2.34%
Apple Inc. AAPL 2.30%
McKesson Corporation MCK 2.30%
Mastercard Incorporated MA 2.26%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ADP 2.23%
Holdings, the issuer’s own daily file ↗
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In plain words

EMOT is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 2, 2026 it returned +8.2% with distributions reinvested, against +16.2% for the S&P 500 and +24.3% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.60% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 2, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 51 positions, with the top ten at 24.5%. It sat 5.8% below its high of Aug 7, 2026 on Oct 2, 2026.
What it tracksNo index, actively managed
Fund typeEquity fund
Category (ETFIQ)Stocks · U.S. large-cap blend
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026)0.60%
Price$25.83
Listed sinceJun 27, 2024
Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 2, 2026)$3m
Below its high (ETFIQ)−5.8%
Holdings51
Top ten weight24.5%
Holdings published for (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 2, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)100.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)74.5%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)46.7%
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Questions people ask about EMOT

How has EMOT performed?
Over the year to Oct 2, 2026, EMOT returned +8.2% with distributions reinvested, against +16.2% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is not published.
What does EMOT cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.60% a year.
What does EMOT hold?
51 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 2, 2026, with the top ten at 24.5% of the fund. 100% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is EMOT below its high?
5.8% below its high of Aug 7, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 2, 2026.
Sources and dates
Prices, EMOT and S&P 500Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 2, 2026
Fee, 0.60%Prospectus filing with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Net assets, $3mIssuer page · Oct 2, 2026
HoldingsHoldings, the issuer’s own daily file · Oct 2, 2026 ↗
IssuerFirst Trust page for EMOT ↗
All fund filingsFund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SourceFirst Trust’s own site ↗

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