FTMCX

Active

First Trust Multi-Strategy Fund

Category: Other (5,046 funds)

Expense Ratio
2.68%
Annual Cost per $10K
$268.00
30-Year Fee Drag per $10K
$40,557
at 7% annual return
Fund Type
Mutual Fund
Active
Trailing 12-Month
+5.25%

Asset Allocation

US Equity
15%
Intl Equity
4%
US Bond
24%
Intl Bond
40%
Cash
16%
Other
2%

Fee Comparison

FTMCX
2.68%
Other average
0.99%
Other cheapest
0.00%
Index benchmark
0.03%

171% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

Monthly total returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of December 2025 · Updated quarterly

+21.33%36 months
Compare to

Fee Impact Calculator

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%
FTMCX at 2.68%$177,827
At index rates (0.03%)$377,424
Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613
Total fee drag$202,786
Cost vs index fund−$199,597

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