# First Trust ETF Research, Summarized

> 4 public research papers from First Trust, Jan 2026 to Oct 2026, each summarized by ETFIQ, 3 with ETFIQ’s own figures beside it, as of Oct 21, 2026.

Data as of Oct 21, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

Index as of Oct 21, 2026.

## First Trust in the Research Library

4 papers indexed, Jan 2026 to Oct 2026. 3 carry an ETFIQ take.

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’s words.

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### Papers

First Trust · Issuer · Oct 15, 2026

#### ETF Newsletter - October 2026

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.

Themes Read the paper ↗

First Trust · Issuer · Oct 7, 2026 · ETFIQ take

#### ETF Data Watch

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.

Flows Bonds Income Read the paper ↗

First Trust · Issuer · Sep 8, 2026 · ETFIQ take

#### ETF Data Watch Flier - September 2026

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.

Flows Bonds Income Read the paper ↗

First Trust · Issuer · Jan 7, 2026 · ETFIQ take

#### Forecasts as of January 2026.

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.

Outlooks Read the paper ↗

### Where ETFIQ’s figures meet First Trust’s

- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

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Source: ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.
Cite: ETFIQ, First Trust in the Research Library, as of Oct 21, 2026. https://etfiq.com/research/library/first-trust/
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