FTXR - First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF
The First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF is a publicly traded investment vehicle designed to closely track the financial performance of the Nasdaq US Smart Transportation Index. Its main goal is to replicate the price movements and income generated by this specific benchmark, before any fund-specific expenses or charges are applied. To achieve this, the Fund mimics the exact portfolio structure and allocations of the Nasdaq US Smart Transportation Index, aiming to ensure its own performance results are 95% correlated with that of the underlying index.
As of Jun 30, 2026: spot at $45.58, ATM IV 28.3%, max pain $48.00, net GEX -$2.3K.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Global
- Market Cap
- $43.0M
- Beta
- 1.39
- 52-Week Range
- 31.36-46.17
- Dividend Yield
- $0.44
- IPO Date
- Sep 22, 2016
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What FTXR Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 4.1% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); negative net gamma exposure (-$2.3K) means dealers hedge with trend, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves; the 25-delta skew (0.033) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The FTXR overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
Frequently asked FTXR overview questions
- What is FTXR?
- FTXR is the ticker symbol for First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. The First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF is a publicly traded investment vehicle designed to closely track the financial performance of the Nasdaq US Smart Transportation Index. Its main goal is to replicate the price movements and income generated by this specific benchmark, before any fund-specific expenses or charges are applied. Listed on NASDAQ. FTXR is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the FTXR options snapshot look like today?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, the FTXR options snapshot shows spot at $45.58, ATM IV 28.3%, IV rank 4.1%, max pain $48.00, net GEX -$2.3K, expected move 8.11%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are FTXR's key statistics?
- First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF (FTXR) carries a market capitalization of $43.0M, 52-week range of 31.36-46.17. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does FTXR belong to?
- First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management - Global industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare FTXR's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the FTXR data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated Jun 30, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.