{"url":"https://etfiq.com/research/library/first-trust/","section":"research","title":"First Trust ETF Research, Summarized | ETFIQ","description":"4 public research papers from First Trust, Jan 2026 to Oct 2026, each summarized by ETFIQ, 3 with ETFIQ\u2019s own figures beside it, as of Oct 21, 2026.","as_of":"Oct 21, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","name":"First Trust in the Research Library","description":"4 papers indexed, Jan 2026 to Oct 2026. 3 carry an ETFIQ take.","url":"https://etfiq.com/research/library/first-trust/","dateModified":"2026-10-21","about":{"@type":"Organization","name":"First Trust","url":"https://www.ftportfolios.com/"},"isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}},{"@type":"ItemList","name":"First Trust papers in the ETFIQ Research Library","numberOfItems":4,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETF Newsletter - October 2026","url":"https://etfiq.com/research/library/first-trust-etf-newsletter-october-2026/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"ETF Data Watch","url":"https://etfiq.com/research/library/first-trust-etf-data-watch/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"ETF Data Watch Flier - September 2026","url":"https://etfiq.com/research/library/first-trust-etf-data-watch-flier-september-2026/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Forecasts as of January 2026.","url":"https://etfiq.com/research/library/first-trust-forecasts-as-of-january-2026/"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Research","item":"https://etfiq.com/research/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Library","item":"https://etfiq.com/research/library/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"First Trust","item":"https://etfiq.com/research/library/first-trust/"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"First Trust ETF Research, Summarized","description":"4 public research papers from First Trust, Jan 2026 to Oct 2026, each summarized by ETFIQ, 3 with ETFIQ\u2019s own figures beside it, as of Oct 21, 2026.","url":"https://etfiq.com/research/library/first-trust/","dateModified":"2026-10-21","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":2699,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Research / Library / First Trust \n \n Index as of Oct 21, 2026.\n First Trust in the Research Library\n 4 papers indexed, Jan 2026 to Oct 2026. 3 carry an ETFIQ take.\n First Trust is a fund company that issues ETFs and publishes research on them. The library holds 4 of its public papers, published Jan 2026 to Oct 2026, on income, bonds, flows, themes, outlooks. Description in ETFIQ\u2019s words.\n ftportfolios.com \u2197 \n Papers\n First Trust \u00b7 Issuer \u00b7 Oct 15, 2026 \n ETF Newsletter - October 2026 \n First Trust's October 2026 ETF newsletter reports that its AIRR industrials fund fell 22.5% in the third quarter, as stocks tied to AI data centers weakened.\n Themes Read the paper \u2197 \n First Trust \u00b7 Issuer \u00b7 Oct 7, 2026 \u00b7 ETFIQ take\n ETF Data Watch \n First Trust's October 2026 flows monitor shows US-listed ETFs took in $139.9 billion of net inflows in September, lifting total assets to $15.9 trillion.\n Flows Bonds Income Read the paper \u2197 \n First Trust \u00b7 Issuer \u00b7 Sep 8, 2026 \u00b7 ETFIQ take\n ETF Data Watch Flier - September 2026 \n First Trust's September 2026 flows monitor counts $179.6 billion of net new money into US-listed ETFs during August, lifting their assets to $16.1 trillion.\n Flows Bonds Income Read the paper \u2197 \n First Trust \u00b7 Issuer \u00b7 Jan 7, 2026 \u00b7 ETFIQ take\n Forecasts as of January 2026. \n In its January 2026 forecast, First Trust sets a year-end S&P 500 target of 6,000 and expects real GDP growth of 2% for 2026.\n Outlooks Read the paper \u2197 \n Where ETFIQ\u2019s figures meet First Trust\u2019s\n ETF Data Watch : Paper: net inflows of $139.9 billion into US-listed ETFs in September, taking assets to $15.9 trillion. ETFIQ: +$127.9bn net flow, Sep 21, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, summed over the 746 of 4,807 ETFs ETFIQ covers with a daily figure, Oct 20, 2026.\n ETF Data Watch Flier - September 2026 : Paper: net inflows of $179.6 billion into US-listed ETFs in August 2026. ETFIQ: +$127.9bn net flow, Sep 21, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, summed over the 746 of 4,807 ETFs ETFIQ covers with a daily figure, Oct 20, 2026.\n Forecasts as of January 2026. : Paper: a 2026 year-end target of 6,000 for the S&P 500, with real GDP growth of 2%. ETFIQ: +$461.8bn net flow, Jan 2, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, summed over the 713 of 4,807 ETFs ETFIQ covers with a daily figure, Oct 20, 2026.\n Other issuers in the library\n State Street Investment Management 6 Bitwise 3 Vanguard 3 Allianz Investment Management 2 BlackRock 1 Calamos 1 Invesco 1 J.P. Morgan Asset Management 1 ETFIQ, First Trust in the Research Library, as of Oct 21, 2026. https://etfiq.com/research/library/first-trust/ Free to use with attribution . Open data \n Summary by ETFIQ. ETFIQ is not affiliated with First Trust; logos identify the source.","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, First Trust in the Research Library, as of Oct 21, 2026. https://etfiq.com/research/library/first-trust/"}