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As of 12/23/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF

FSMB | Active ETF

$19.82

$420 M

3.03%

$0.60

0.55%

Vitals

YTD Return

2.2%

1 yr return

2.7%

3 Yr Avg Return

0.6%

5 Yr Avg Return

1.3%

Net Assets

$420 M

Holdings in Top 10

8.8%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$19.8
$19.67
$20.07

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.55%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover N/A

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

N/A

IRA

N/A

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Exchange Traded Fund

Name

As of 12/23/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF

FSMB | Active ETF

$19.82

$420 M

3.03%

$0.60

0.55%

FSMB - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 2.2%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 0.6%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 1.3%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
  • Net Income Ratio 1.33%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 3.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Monthly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF
  • Fund Family Name
    First Trust Advisors L.P.
  • Inception Date
    Nov 01, 2018
  • Shares Outstanding
    13300002
  • Share Class
    N/A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Johnathan Wilhelm

Fund Description

Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in municipal debt securities that pay interest that is exempt from regular federal income taxes (collectively, “Municipal Securities”). Municipal Securities are generally issued by or on behalf of states, territories or possessions of the U.S. and the District of Columbia and their political subdivisions, agencies, authorities and other instrumentalities. The Fund’s investment advisor seeks to construct a portfolio that has a weighted average duration of 1–3 years. Duration is a mathematical calculation of the average life of a debt security (or portfolio of debt securities) that serves as a measure of its price risk. In general, each year of duration represents an expected 1% change in the value of a security for every 1% immediate change in interest rates. For example, if a portfolio of mortgage loans has an average duration of three years, its value can be expected to fall about 3% if interest rates rise by 1%. Conversely, the portfolio’s value can be expected to rise about 3% if interest rates fall by 1%. As a result, prices of instruments with shorter durations tend to be less sensitive to interest rate changes than instruments with longer durations. As the value of a security changes over time, so will its duration. The Fund’s investment advisor will calculate the duration of the portfolio by modeling the cash flows of all the individual holdings, including the impact of prepayment variability and coupon adjustments where applicable, to determine the duration of each holding and then aggregating based on the size of the position. In performing this duration calculation, the Fund’s investment advisor will utilize third-party models. In selecting the Fund’s portfolio, the portfolio managers will focus on Municipal Securities that meet basic infrastructure needs or provide critical services within their communities. The Fund will invest in Municipal Securities issued throughout the United States, including in Municipal Securities issued by entities in at least 10 different states, with an emphasis on states with growing populations and healthy employment trends.Under normal market conditions, the Fund will primarily invest in Municipal Securities that are, at the time of investment, rated as investment grade (i.e., rated Baa3/BBB- or above) by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization rating such securities or, if unrated, Municipal Securities determined by the Fund’s investment advisor to be of comparable quality. The Fund may invest up to 35% of its net assets in Municipal Securities rated below investment grade by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization rating such securities (or Municipal Securities that are unrated and determined by the Fund’s investment advisor to be of comparable quality), commonly referred to as “high yield” or “junk” bonds. The types of Municipal Securities in which the Fund may invest as a part of its principal investment strategy include municipal general obligation bonds, municipal revenue bonds, alternative minimum tax bonds and private activity bonds (including without limitation industrial development bonds), and pre-refunded and escrowed to maturity bonds. Interest on alternative minimum tax bonds and private activity bonds may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax on individuals. For tax years beginning after December 31, 2022, interest on the bonds may affect the corporate alternative minimum tax for certain corporations. The Fund may also purchase new issues of Municipal Securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis. The Municipal Securities in which the Fund invests may be fixed, variable or floating-rate securities.
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FSMB - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period FSMB Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 2.2% -7.3% 36.6% 24.98%
1 Yr 2.7% -7.4% 36.7% 16.52%
3 Yr 0.6%* -11.8% 5.2% 9.90%
5 Yr 1.3%* -7.4% 1103.2% 12.33%
10 Yr N/A* -1.1% 248.8% 13.77%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period FSMB Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 1.1% -1.4% 41.0% 94.48%
2022 -5.1% -39.7% 0.3% 9.42%
2021 0.0% -5.6% 6.9% 29.07%
2020 1.7% -2.6% 310.0% 52.17%
2019 1.6% 0.0% 26.0% 93.23%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period FSMB Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 2.2% -7.3% 36.6% 24.98%
1 Yr 2.7% -7.4% 36.7% 16.52%
3 Yr 0.6%* -11.8% 5.2% 9.90%
5 Yr 1.3%* -7.4% 1103.2% 12.33%
10 Yr N/A* -1.1% 248.8% N/A

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period FSMB Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 3.5% -1.3% 41.0% 91.52%
2022 -3.7% -39.7% 1.1% 8.67%
2021 1.2% -4.8% 23761504.0% 59.45%
2020 3.5% -1.5% 17057.9% 59.52%
2019 4.0% 0.2% 3514.6% 87.62%

FSMB - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

FSMB Category Low Category High FSMB % Rank
Net Assets 420 M 3.22 M 71.9 B 52.76%
Number of Holdings 484 4 13418 26.46%
Net Assets in Top 10 36.7 M -317 M 3.09 B 74.41%
Weighting of Top 10 8.76% 1.8% 100.3% 85.35%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. California Community Choice Financing Authority 1.08%
  2. Main Street Natural Gas Inc 1.03%
  3. County of Miami-Dade Seaport Department 1.02%
  4. Public Finance Authority 0.95%
  5. County of Hennepin MN Sales Tax Revenue 0.87%
  6. City of Rockport IN 0.86%
  7. North Carolina Medical Care Commission 0.84%
  8. Ohio Air Quality Development Authority 0.75%
  9. North Carolina Housing Finance Agency 0.70%
  10. County of Franklin OH 0.66%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High FSMB % Rank
Bonds 		99.98% 0.00% 150.86% 22.55%
Cash 		0.02% -50.86% 44.62% 81.13%
Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 99.77% 55.03%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 0.07% 47.21%
Other 		0.00% -3.69% 53.54% 51.31%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 0.93% 46.86%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High FSMB % Rank
Municipal 		95.14% 44.39% 100.00% 80.98%
Derivative 		0.00% -3.69% 53.54% 50.30%
Cash & Equivalents 		0.00% 0.00% 44.41% 76.16%
Securitized 		0.00% 0.00% 5.93% 47.94%
Corporate 		0.00% 0.00% 9.41% 55.83%
Government 		0.00% 0.00% 52.02% 50.78%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High FSMB % Rank
US 		99.98% 0.00% 142.23% 21.49%
Non US 		0.00% 0.00% 23.89% 49.76%

FSMB - Expenses

Operational Fees

FSMB Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.55% 0.01% 8.02% 76.21%
Management Fee 0.55% 0.00% 1.20% 93.69%
12b-1 Fee 0.00% 0.00% 1.00% 6.82%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.44% N/A

Sales Fees

FSMB Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 0.50% 4.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 0.25% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

FSMB Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 1.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

FSMB Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover N/A 0.00% 283.00% 93.32%

FSMB - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

FSMB Category Low Category High FSMB % Rank
Dividend Yield 3.03% 0.00% 14.51% 64.50%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

FSMB Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly

Net Income Ratio Analysis

FSMB Category Low Category High FSMB % Rank
Net Income Ratio 1.33% -0.53% 5.33% 78.45%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

FSMB Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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FSMB - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Johnathan Wilhelm

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Nov 01, 2018

3.58

3.6%

Johnathan N. Wilhelm was born in 1966. Mr. Wilhelm joined First Trust in September 2013 as Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager for the First Trust Advisors Municipal Securities Team and has over 30 years of credit research and portfolio management experience in corporate and municipal securities. Prior to joining First Trust, Mr. Wilhelm was a Portfolio Manager for Municipal Bonds at Performance Trust Investment Advisors for two and one-half years and Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Nuveen Investments for 11 years. Mr. Wilhelm has a BS in Business from Miami University of Ohio and his JD from DePaul University College of Law.

J. Thomas Futrell

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Nov 01, 2018

3.58

3.6%

J. Thomas Futrell, CFA was born in 1955. Mr. Futrell earned a B.A. in Economics from Wheaton College and an M.B.A. from Northern Illinois University. He has been with First Trust Advisors L.P. since 2013 and he is a Portfolio Manager responsible for managing municipal bond portfolios. Prior to joining First Trust Advisors L.P., Mr. Futrell held various positions in portfolio management and research. Mr. Futrell earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter designation in 1989. The CFA charter is a globally respected, graduate-level investment credential established in 1962 and awarded by CFA Institute — the largest global association of investment professionals. The CFA Program curriculum provides a comprehensive framework of knowledge for investment decision making and is firmly grounded in the knowledge and skills used every day in the investment profession. The three levels of the CFA Program test a proficiency with a wide range of fundamental and advanced investment topics, including ethical and professional standards, fixed-income and equity analysis, alternative and derivative investments, economics, financial reporting standards, portfolio management, and wealth planning.

Thomas Byron

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Mar 23, 2022

0.19

0.2%

Tom Byron is a Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager at First Trust. He joined First Trust in 2022 and has over 40 years of experience in municipal unit trust and municipal bond portfolio management. Prior to joining First Trust, Mr. Byron was a Director and senior portfolio manager on the Tax-Exempt Fixed Income Team at BMO Global Asset Management for over six years. Before joining BMO Global Asset Management in 2015, Tom was an Executive Director and senior portfolio manager at Invesco for five years and Morgan Stanley for thirteen years. He began his career in the investment industry as a unit trust administrator for Invesco in 1981. Tom holds an M.B.A. in finance from DePaul University and a B.S. in finance from Marquette University.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.08 35.05 7.36 1.58

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