FTMIX

Active

First Trust Multi-Strategy Fund

Category: Other (5,046 funds)

Expense Ratio
1.66%
Annual Cost per $10K
$166.00
30-Year Fee Drag per $10K
$28,501
at 7% annual return
Fund Type
Mutual Fund
Active
Trailing 12-Month
+6.36%

Asset Allocation

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

Fee Comparison

FTMIX
1.66%
Other average
0.99%
Other cheapest
0.00%
Index benchmark
0.03%

68% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

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

+25.25%3Y
Compare to

Fee Impact Calculator

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%
FTMIX at 1.66%$238,105
At index rates (0.03%)$377,424
Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613
Total fee drag$142,507
Cost vs index fund−$139,319

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