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Is AFGR a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

First Trust Active Factor Large Cap Growth ETF (AFGR) is a US large-cap growth ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores AFGR 6.8 out of 10 — highest on Quality (9.7), lowest on Risk (1.6). It trades at 28.2 times earnings, against its own median of 36.9. Its ten largest holdings are 47% of the fund.

What stands out in AFGR's data

A focused strategy of U.S. large-cap growth stocks, actively picked.

Priced in line with the category — no premium for the active approach.

Its trailing P/E multiple of 28.2x sits near the peer median of 28.3x, and the fund earns 35.4% on invested capital.

A growth-oriented sleeve for a portfolio that already holds a broad-market core.

Why did AFGR move this week? It rose 1.4% in the week to October 9, 2026 — Alphabet and Spotify Technology drove it

AFGR rose 1.4% in the week to October 9, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Alphabet (+2.4%), Spotify Technology (+11.9%) and Amazon.com (+4.3%); Nvidia (−2.0%) pushed the other way.

How is AFGR rated? ETF Copilot scores First Trust Active Factor Large Cap Growth ETF (AFGR) 6.8 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores First Trust Active Factor Large Cap Growth ETF (AFGR) 6.8 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 6.8 / 10
  • Growth: 9.0 / 10
  • Value: 9.3 / 10
  • Risk: 1.6 / 10
  • Quality: 9.7 / 10
  • Return: 4.5 / 10

Is AFGR expensive right now? It trades at 28.2 times earnings, against its own median of 36.9

As of October 9, 2026, AFGR is cheaper than 97% of its own 67 monthly readings since 2021 — 2 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside AFGR? 62% Tech

What's inside AFGR: Size (Large 96%, Mid 4%, Small 0%); Geography (International 3%, US 97%); Tech 62.1%; Magnificent 7 37.6%; AI 33.3%; Semiconductors 24.0%; Memory 19.3%.

What are AFGR's top holdings? The ten largest are 47% of the fund

Nvidia, Alphabet, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon.com, Broadcom, Facebook, Advanced Micro Devices, Micron Technology and Visa are AFGR's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 65% of US Large Cap Growth ETFs.

Half of AFGR's weight sits in its 12 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 27 equally weighted holdings.

What is AFGR's expense ratio? 0.65% a year

As of October 9, 2026, AFGR charges 0.65% a year and holds $92M in assets across 91 positions.

First Trust Active Factor Large Cap Growth ETF (AFGR) — cost, income and size
MeasureAFGR
Expense ratio0.65%
Assets under management$92M
Holdings91

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

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ETF Copilot, “First Trust Active Factor Large Cap Growth ETF (AFGR) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/afgr

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