First Trust Long-Short Equity ETF Annual Total Returns |
12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| First Trust Long-Short Equity ETF | First Trust Long-Short Equity ETF | ||||||||||
| Prospectus [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Annual Return [Percent] | 9.14% | 18.56% | 17.02% | (5.19%) | 19.47% | 2.36% | 16.48% | (4.79%) | 14.10% | 6.84% |