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First TrustSmall BlendAFSM · NYSE Arca

First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF (AFSM)

Price
$39.59
—30 Oct 2026
Assets
$127.3M
Total net assets
Expense ratio
0.75%
Category 0.96%
Yield
0.52%
Trailing distributions
3Y CAGR
21.5%+2.3%
Category 19.2%
5Y CAGR
8.8%+2.2%
Category 6.6%
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First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF

Calendar-year returns

Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.

Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period1M3M6MYTD1Y3YCAGR5YCAGR10YCAGRLaunchCAGR
ETF+1.0%-0.8%+7.0%+20.9%+24.5%+21.5%+8.8%—+11.2%
Small Blend average2.3%-2.1%3.2%15.4%17.9%19.2%6.6%10.7%11.3%
Difference-1.2%+1.3%+3.8%+5.5%+6.7%+2.3%+2.2%—-0.1%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 8.2% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
TickerHoldingWeight
PARRPar Pacific Holdings Inc1.16%
NHCNational Healthcare Corp0.95%
MATXMatson Inc0.87%
TNKTeekay Tankers Ltd Class A0.81%
ANFAbercrombie & Fitch Co Class A0.79%
PENGPenguin Solutions Inc0.76%
TRSTTrustco Bank Corp N Y0.75%
PTGXProtagonist Therapeutics Inc0.73%
KNSAKiniksa Pharmaceuticals International PLC Class A0.72%
HRTGHeritage Insurance Holdings Inc0.71%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E
12.7
P/B
2.0
P/S
1.2
P/CF
8.7

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

11sectors
  1. Health care19.8%
  2. Technology19.5%
  3. Financial services16.8%
  4. Industrials12.2%
  5. Consumer discretionary9.7%
  6. Energy7.9%
  7. Communication services4.4%
  8. Real estate3.7%
  9. Materials3.1%
  10. Consumer staples2.5%
  11. Utilities0.5%

Asset mix

  • Stocks99.8%
  • Cash0.2%

ETF details

Issuer
First Trust
Category
Equity · Small Blend
Ticker
AFSM
Exchange
NYSE Arca
Inception
3 Dec 2019 (6.9 years)
Structure
Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio
0.75% (category 0.96%)
Holdings turnover
65% (category 61%)
Distribution yield
0.52%
Beta, 3 years
1.05
Total net assets
$127.3M

Prices and returns as of 30 Oct 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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