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First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF (AFSM)

Small Blend | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
40.31 USD -0.51 (-1.243%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 3:49 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 40.31
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:56 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook leans bullish due to a robust technical setup where the price is trading well above both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating a healthy uptrend with significant room above the 200-day support. This technical strength is reinforced by a positive 45-day statistical forecast, suggesting continued upward pressure in the near term. However, the long-term investment case remains moderate rather than exceptional because the asset is an actively managed small-cap factor ETF, which inherently carries higher volatility and management fees compared to passive benchmarks, preventing it from achieving a top-tier 'exceptional buy' rating despite its solid multi-year performance. On the income front, the yield is negligible at just 0.51%, offering no meaningful income cushion; while the distribution history shows consistency, the payout is too small to influence the investment thesis or provide a safety margin against price declines.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.041836
MSTL0.045440
AutoETS0.047672
AutoARIMA0.047673

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 52%
H-stat 2.87
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.033
Excess Kurtosis 0.80
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 13.60

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.20% 0.57% 0.70% 0.84%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-25 0.079 0.197372
2026-03-26 0.041 0.124962
2025-12-12 0.062 0.184689
2025-09-25 0.020 0.061633
2025-06-26 0.057 0.191404
2025-03-27 0.053 0.188324
2024-12-13 0.083 0.261409
2024-09-26 0.017 0.055741
2024-06-27 0.048 0.171325
2024-03-21 0.029 0.099873
2023-12-22 0.157 0.570868
2023-06-27 0.053 0.218296
2023-03-24 0.042 0.186808
2022-12-23 0.148 0.649892
2022-09-23 0.059 0.283708
2022-06-24 0.068 0.306984
2022-03-25 0.015 0.057529
2021-12-23 0.076 0.278083
2021-09-23 0.023 0.086976
2020-12-24 0.060 0.267965
2020-09-24 0.023 0.133589
2020-06-25 0.035 0.213181
2019-12-13 0.065 0.320339
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 0.51

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 41.63
All Time Low 11.37
Ask 40.4
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 19,440
Average Daily Volume3 Month 17,555
Average Volume 17,555
Average Volume10Days 19,440
Beta3 Year 1.05
Bid 40.32
Bid Size 100
Category Small Blend
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 40.7
Day Low 40.3141
Dividend Yield 0.51
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.9649746
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 40.33062
Fifty Day Average Change -0.016521454
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.00040965038
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 26.243198
Fifty Two Week High 41.63
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.3159027
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.03160948
Fifty Two Week Low 30.737
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.577099
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.3115821
Fifty Two Week Range 30.737 - 41.63
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,575,469,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.1013918
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -0.507603
Fullday Change Percent -1.24346
Fullday Price 40.3141
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,575,331,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in U.S.-listed equity securities issued by small capitalization companies. The manager defines small capitalization companies as those that, at the time of investment, have a market capitalization between a minimum of $250 million and the maximum market capitalization of a widely recognized index of small capitalization companies based upon the composition of the index at the time of investment.
Long Name First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_636793237
Nav Price 40.59
Net Assets 119,816,128.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.75
Open 40.92
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 40.3141
Post Market Time 1,787,951,100
Previous Close 40.8217
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.507603
Regular Market Change Percent -1.24346
Regular Market Day High 40.7
Regular Market Day Low 40.3141
Regular Market Day Range 40.3141 - 40.7
Regular Market Open 40.92
Regular Market Previous Close 40.8217
Regular Market Price 40.3141
Regular Market Time 1,787,946,581
Regular Market Volume 8,243
Short Name First Trust Active Factor Small
Source Interval 15
Symbol AFSM
Three Year Average Return 0.19311991
Total Assets 119,816,128
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 13.596777
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 8.54001
Trailing Three Month Returns 8.54001
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 36.12027
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.1938286
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.116107345
Type Disp ETF
Volume 8,243
Yield 0.0050999997
Ytd Return 21.93728