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First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF Overview

First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF (RCTR) is a passively managed Sector Equity Miscellaneous Sector exchange-traded fund (ETF). First Trust launched the ETF in 2025.

The investment seeks the results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an index called the Bloomberg Nuclear Power Index. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in the securities that comprise the index. The index is developed, maintained and sponsored by Bloomberg Index Services Limited. According to the index provider, the index is constructed to track the performance of companies that are exposed to nuclear power utilizing data from Bloomberg Intelligence. All companies comprising the index belong to the "Nuclear Power ecosystem," as defined by BI. The fund is non-diversified.

About First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF (RCTR)

There are 7 members of the management team with an average tenure of 1.01 years: Daniel Lindquist (2025), Jon Erickson (2025), David McGarel (2025), Stan Ueland (2025), Chris Peterson (2025), Erik Russo (2025) and Roger Testin (2025). Management tenure is more important for actively managed ETFs than passive index ETFs.

The ETF has 1 primary benchmark: Bloomberg Nuclear Power TR USD index with a weighting of 100%. First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF has 51 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 46.6% of the ETF’s assets. The ETF meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a nondiversified fund. The ETF is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the Sector Equity ETF group. First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF has 53.9% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 45.9% There is 53.9% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF has 0.2% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $26 million in total assets, which is below the $294 million average for the Miscellaneous Sector category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

RCTR Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF expense ratio is above average compared to funds in the Miscellaneous Sector category. First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF has an expense ratio of 0.70%, which is 3% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a C. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF has a portfolio turnover rate of 0%, which indicates that it holds its assets around /years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 45% for the Miscellaneous Sector category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF returned -2.6%, which earned it a grade of B, as the Miscellaneous Sector category had an average return of -8.1%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all ETFs in that category.

First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF has a trailing yield of 0.64%, which is below the 1.09% category average. The fund normally distributes its income quarterly and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF Grades

Year to date, the ETF has returned 0.9%, 3.4 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of C. The fund has returned 8.6% over the past year (grade of F).

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