First Trust Real Assets Fund · NASDAQ:FTREX

First Trust Real Assets Fund — Investor Presentation (October 2026)

16 slides from First Trust Real Assets Fund's investor presentation, October 2026

  1. Slide 1: FTREX First Trust Real Assets Fund

    FTREX First Trust Real Assets Fund CLASS I SHARES 3 RD Q U A R T E R 2 0 2 6 FOR INSTITUTIONAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION.

  2. Slide 2: First Trust Real Assets: Fund Information

    FIRST TRUST REAL ASSETS: FUND INFORMATION Fund Name First Trust Real Assets Fund ("FTREX”) Fund Structure Newly organized, continuously offered, closed-end management investment company that is operated as an interval fund. Fund Objective The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve long-term real

  3. Slide 3: First Trust Capital Solutions (FTCS) Firm Overview

    FIRST TRUST CAPITAL SOLUTIONS (“FTCS”) FIRM OVERVIEW Private Asset Platform Various principals of FTCS have been managing alternative investments for qualified advisory clients since the 1990s. The platform offerings have always included options from a list of select hedge fund, real estate and Priv

  4. Slide 4: First Trust Real Assets Fund: Experienced Investment Manager

    FIRST TRUST REAL ASSETS FUND: EXPERIENCED INVESTMENT MANAGER Private Real Asset Investing Expertise Powered By: 20+ $15.9 Billion First Trust Capital Management, L.P. (“First Trust”) serves as manager to the Dedicated Members Total AUA/AUM (as of 9/30/2026) Fund and is responsible for all portfolio

  5. Slide 5: First Trust Real Assets Fund: Characteristics

    FIRST TRUST REAL ASSETS FUND: CHARACTERISTICS Tax Efficient Income | the Fund seeks to generate tax-efficient income by allocating at least 80% of its net assets to real assets; real assets are often afforded tax shields that may reduce taxes on distributions Capital Appreciation | the Fund seeks to

  6. Slide 6: First Trust Real Assets Fund: Defining Real Assets

    FIRST TRUST REAL ASSETS FUND: DEFINING REAL ASSETS The managers of the Fund’s Real Estate private funds invest across multiple real asset types, including industrial, multi-family, retail, and office, in multiple Real Estate – Equity geographies across North America with the potential for exposure t

  7. Slide 7: FTREX – Portfolio Construction Framework

    FTREX – PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION FRAMEWORK • Diversified Real Asset Exposure: FTREX offers exposure to real assets through allocations to private and publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), private institutionally managed limited partnerships, public securities, and oth

  8. Slide 8: First Trust Real Assets Fund Highlights

    FIRST TRUST REAL ASSETS FUND HIGHLIGHTS Instant Access to Institutional Managers Instant Exposure to Cash FTREX Stated Distribution Policy: 5.0%1 Flowing Real Assets Residential (38.3%) Industrial (22.0%) MultiFamily (15.1%) Instant Diversified Retail (9.5%) Infrastructure (6.6%) Specialty (4.2%) Ex

  9. Slide 9: The Case for Private Real Assets

    THE CASE FOR PRIVATE REAL ASSETS Potential Benefits of Private Real Assets Tax Efficient Inflation Low Correlation to Reduced Current Income Protection Public Markets^ Volatility Distributions from real assets are often Income from real assets has historically Private real estate has historically Re

  10. Slide 10: Real Asset Investing: Superior Taxable Equivalent Distributions

    REAL ASSET INVESTING: SUPERIOR TAXABLE EQUIVALENT DISTRIBUTIONS Interest Expense, Depreciation, and Cost Segregation Analysis: Potential Tax Shields Available To Real Assets Investments 10% After Tax Distribution 8.30% 8% 7.00% Taxable Equivalent Distribution 6% 5.00% 5.00% 4.20% 4% 3.00% 2% 0% 0% R

  11. Slide 11: Private Real Estate Total Returns Have Exceeded Inflation Historically

    PRIVATE REAL ESTATE TOTAL RETURNS HAVE EXCEEDED INFLATION HISTORICALLY Including During High Inflationary Environments Year CPI (Non-Seasonally-Adjusted) Private Real-Estate Total Returns Q2 2026 3.50% 2.76% 2025 2.70% 2.85% 2024 2.90% -1.44% 2023 3.40% -12.02% 2022 6.48% 7.46% 2021 7.04% 22.17% 202

  12. Slide 12: Private Real Estate: Potential Diversification & Correlative Benefits

    PRIVATE REAL ESTATE: POTENTIAL DIVERSIFICATION & CORRELATIVE BENEFITS Private Real Estate Exhibited Low or Negative Correlation to Private Real Estate Experienced Materially Fewer Negative Periods Common Benchmarks Than Common Benchmarks Index/Benchmark Private Real Estate Number of Positive Periods

  13. Slide 13: Private Real Estate: Volatility and Risk Adjusted Return

    PRIVATE REAL ESTATE: VOLATILITY AND RISK ADJUSTED RETURN Private Real Estate Offered Highest Risk Adjusted Returns Relative to Common Benchmarks Annualized Return Standard Deviation Sharpe Ratio Private Real Estate 7.80% 6.13% 0.87 U.S. Core Bonds 4.47% 4.29% 0.47 Hedge Fund Composite 9.16% 6.95% 0.

  14. Slide 14: First Trust Real Assets Fund: Share Class Information

    FIRST TRUST REAL ASSETS FUND: SHARE CLASS INFORMATION Class I Public Offering Price Current Net Asset Value Ticker FTREX Fund Inception 4/29/22 Minimum Investment Amount $1,000 Management Fee 1.35% Distribution & Servicing Fee 0.25% Sales Charge (load) as a percentage of purchase amount 0.00% Total

  15. Slide 15: FTREX Risk Considerations

    FTREX RISK CONSIDERATIONS You should consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses The use of listed and OTC derivatives, including futures, options, swap agreements and forward contracts, can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the under

  16. Slide 16: Contact Us

    Contact Us 1-800-988-5196 | www.firsttrustcapital.com FOR INSTITUTIONAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION.

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