First Trust Cloud Computing ETF

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First Trust Cloud Computing ETF (SKYY)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Prison industrial complex grade: One or more holdings were flagged by our prison industrial complex screen, but there were no higher risk companies in the portfolio. Assigned a grade of B.
B
$555.17 MILLION
Prison industrial complex
4
flagged holdings
14%
of assets flagged
Data as of 30 Jan 2025
Flagged investments:
$555.17 MILLION, 14% of assets
Higher risk:
$0, 0% of assets
 Private prison operators:
$0, 0% of assets
For each prison industrial complex category, click to see the breakdown of flagged holdings.
Prison industry
Prison industry
Incarceration and detention facilities, services in facilities, supervision and monitoring
3
holdings
$479.47M
invested
12%
of portfolio
Border industry
Border industry
Incarceration and detention facilities, immigrant monitoring and surveillance, militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border
4
holdings
$555.17M
invested
14%
of portfolio
All flagged holdings
4 holdings
4 holdings
  • 1.  
    Alphabet Inc Class A
    Prison industryBorder industry
    $172.87M
    4.39%
  • 2.  
    Amazon.com Inc
    Prison industryBorder industry
    $164.11M
    4.17%
  • 3.  
    Microsoft Corp
    Prison industryBorder industry
    $142.49M
    3.62%
  • 4.  
    Salesforce Inc
    Border industry
    $75.69M
    1.92%
Higher risk
Private prison operator
First Trust Cloud Computing ETF $SKYY is 14% ($555.17 MILLION) invested in companies with prison involvement
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on SKYY at Morningstar.com
Current fund
SKYY
First Trust Cloud Computing ETF
Family
First Trust
Category
Technology
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 1/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 10-yr returns 
7.19% more in annualized returns
Less invested in private prison operators 
0.01% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.23% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
1.24% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
1.26% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
0.32% less invested
More invested in all screened border industry companies 
1.76% more invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
0.93% less invested
Current fund
SKYY
First Trust Cloud Computing ETF
Family
First Trust
Category
Technology
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 1/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 10-yr returns 
7.19% more in annualized returns
Less invested in private prison operators 
0.01% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.23% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
1.24% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
1.26% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
0.32% less invested
More invested in all screened border industry companies 
1.76% more invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
0.93% less invested
Current fund
SKYY
First Trust Cloud Computing ETF
Family
First Trust
Category
Technology
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 1/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 10-yr returns 
7.19% more in annualized returns
Less invested in private prison operators 
0.01% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.23% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
1.24% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
1.26% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
0.32% less invested
More invested in all screened border industry companies 
1.76% more invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
0.93% less invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Flagged investments
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Private prison operators
This fund
SKYY - First Trust Cloud Computing ETF
43%
11%
15%
17%
0% 
Benchmark
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
21%
8.24%
11%
9.86%
<0.01% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
22%
3.25%
4.1%
7.19%
<0.01%  lower
Find more financial data on SKYY at Morningstar.com
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