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First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF (AFSM)

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Price: $40.02; —11 Sept 2026
Assets: $128.2M; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.75%; Category 0.96%
Yield: 0.50%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 21.5%+4.4%; Category 17.0%
3Y CAGR: 18.5%+2.7%; Category 15.8%
5Y CAGR: 9.8%+2.1%; Category 7.7%

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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
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	-2.3%	+1.8%	+24.2%	+22.1%	+21.5%	+18.5%	+9.8%	—	+11.6%
Small Blend average	-4.1%	0.0%	16.7%	16.6%	17.0%	15.8%	7.7%	10.5%	11.7%
Difference	+1.8%	+1.8%	+7.6%	+5.5%	+4.4%	+2.7%	+2.1%	—	-0.1%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 8.6% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
Ticker	Holding	Weight
PARR	Par Pacific Holdings Inc	1.11%
ETON	Eton Pharmaceuticals Inc	1.03%
NHC	National Healthcare Corp	0.98%
MATX	Matson Inc	0.87%
ATLO	Ames National Corp	0.83%
ANF	Abercrombie & Fitch Co Class A	0.82%
RIGL	Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc	0.77%
TRST	Trustco Bank Corp N Y	0.73%
TNK	Teekay Tankers Ltd Class A	0.73%
BLBD	Blue Bird Corp	0.72%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E: 13.1
P/B: 2.1
P/S: 1.2
P/CF: 9.2

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

Health care19.8%
Technology18.2%
Financial services16.3%
Industrials13.8%
Consumer discretionary9.1%
Energy7.0%
Communication services4.0%
Consumer staples3.8%
Materials3.8%
Real estate3.8%
Utilities0.4%

Asset mix

Stocks99.6%
Cash0.4%

ETF details

Issuer: First Trust
Category: Equity · Small Blend
Ticker: AFSM
Exchange: NYSE Arca
Inception: 3 Dec 2019 (6.8 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.75% (category 0.96%)
Holdings turnover: 65% (category 61%)
Distribution yield: 0.50%
Beta, 3 years: 1.03
Total net assets: $128.2M

Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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