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First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (FIXD)

Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
44.12 USD +0.20 (0.461%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 44.12 +0.01 (0.017%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4:10 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:19 p.m. EDT

FIXD has shown a relatively stable dividend yield of 4.64%, which is a strong indicator for income-focused investors. However, the short-term price movement has been relatively flat with no clear momentum, and the forecasting model suggests minimal directional change. While the long-term fundamentals may support a moderate buy-and-hold approach, the lack of significant options activity and the recent sell-offs by large institutional holders suggest caution. Investors should consider the dividend yield as a key positive factor, but also monitor for any signs of increased volatility or changes in market sentiment.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.006030
MSTL0.006054
AutoTheta0.007321
AutoARIMA0.010256

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.64
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.473
Excess Kurtosis -0.88
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 22.17

As of April 11, 2026, 4:19 p.m. EDT: The options activity for FIXD shows no significant calls or puts activity, indicating a lack of directional speculation. The absence of open interest and volume in both calls and puts suggests that market participants are not heavily betting on either a bullish or bearish move in the short term. This could imply a lack of consensus or a wait-and-see attitude among traders.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.38% 4.71% 4.63% 3.95%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-26 0.165 0.380807
2026-02-20 0.165 0.371080
2026-01-21 0.165 0.376313
2025-12-12 0.190 0.435259
2025-11-21 0.190 0.434606
2025-10-21 0.190 0.432091
2025-09-25 0.165 0.381396
2025-08-21 0.165 0.388495
2025-07-22 0.165 0.390703
2025-06-26 0.155 0.366498
2025-05-21 0.155 0.377182
2025-04-22 0.155 0.375814
2025-03-27 0.155 0.373353
2025-02-21 0.155 0.375720
2025-01-22 0.155 0.381292
2024-12-13 0.145 0.354098
2024-11-21 0.145 0.355934
2024-10-22 0.155 0.375762
2024-09-26 0.155 0.366496
2024-08-21 0.155 0.369796
2024-07-23 0.155 0.382910
2024-06-27 0.155 0.386936
2024-05-21 0.155 0.390944
2024-04-23 0.155 0.398948
2024-03-21 0.155 0.389005
2024-02-21 0.155 0.392830
2024-01-23 0.165 0.414396
2023-12-22 0.165 0.409871
2023-11-21 0.165 0.429459
2023-10-24 0.165 0.445350
2023-09-22 0.165 0.432857
2023-08-22 0.165 0.432610
2023-07-21 0.140 0.357044
2023-06-27 0.125 0.319007
2023-05-23 0.125 0.318788
2023-04-21 0.125 0.316725
2023-03-24 0.125 0.314311
2023-02-22 0.140 0.362363
2023-01-24 0.150 0.377669
2022-12-23 0.160 0.416446
2022-11-22 0.175 0.461414
2022-10-21 0.160 0.440056
2022-09-23 0.160 0.422565
2022-08-23 0.160 0.401906
2022-07-28 0.055 0.135737
2022-07-21 0.095 0.238653
2022-06-24 0.080 0.203697
2022-05-24 0.080 0.198039
2022-04-21 0.075 0.185625
2022-03-25 0.070 0.168016
2022-02-18 0.070 0.161710
2022-01-21 0.065 0.147342
2021-12-23 0.065 0.144672
2021-11-23 0.060 0.134489
2021-10-21 0.055 0.123003
2021-09-23 0.058 0.128039
2021-08-24 0.058 0.127939
2021-07-21 0.060 0.132492
2021-06-24 0.060 0.133630
2021-05-21 0.065 0.146018
2021-04-21 0.070 0.157058
2021-03-25 0.080 0.180919
2021-02-23 0.090 0.201144
2021-01-21 0.095 0.210052
2020-12-24 0.690 1.519080
2020-11-24 0.120 0.265100
2020-10-21 0.120 0.266934
2020-09-24 0.090 0.199964
2020-08-21 0.090 0.199440
2020-07-21 0.090 0.199909
2020-06-25 0.080 0.179709
2020-05-21 0.060 0.136727
2020-04-21 0.061 0.139833
2020-03-26 0.070 0.166882
2020-02-21 0.090 0.210628
2020-01-22 0.100 0.237420
2019-12-13 0.716 1.712550
2019-11-21 0.120 0.287669
2019-10-22 0.120 0.288987
2019-09-25 0.120 0.288822
2019-08-21 0.120 0.287944
2019-07-23 0.120 0.294683
2019-06-14 0.120 0.297033
2019-05-21 0.120 0.302458
2019-04-23 0.120 0.305323
2019-03-21 0.120 0.307092
2019-02-21 0.125 0.323238
2019-01-23 0.128 0.333234
2018-12-18 0.125 0.328192
2018-11-21 0.120 0.319869
2018-10-23 0.115 0.308090
2018-09-14 0.113 0.299921
2018-08-21 0.113 0.297695
2018-07-20 0.113 0.299713
2018-06-21 0.115 0.306707
2018-05-22 0.121 0.324790
2018-04-20 0.126 0.337391
2018-03-22 0.116 0.310841
2018-02-21 0.111 0.297963
2018-01-23 0.101 0.266162
2017-12-21 0.090 0.236195
2017-11-21 0.087 0.228413
2017-10-20 0.115 0.302981
2017-09-21 0.101 0.265336
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2017-05-31
dividendYield 4.64

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 58.74
All Time Low 39.42
Ask 47.67
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 409,150
Average Daily Volume3 Month 369,254
Average Volume 369,254
Average Volume10Days 409,150
Beta3 Year 1.12
Bid 40.6
Bid Size 2
Category Intermediate Core-Plus Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 44.19
Day Low 43.7301
Dividend Date 1,496,188,800
Dividend Yield 4.64
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.9900159
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 44.15514
Fifty Day Average Change -0.032539368
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.00073693274
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 2.3973107
Fifty Two Week High 45.155
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.0323982
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.02286343
Fifty Two Week Low 41.16
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.9626007
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.07197767
Fifty Two Week Range 41.16 - 45.155
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,487,255,400,000
Five Year Average Return -0.0017824001
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,487,030,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund pursues its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in fixed income securities. It may invest up to 35% of its net assets in corporate, non-U.S. and non-agency debt and other securities rated below investment grade by one or more nationally recognized statistical rating organization ("NRSRO"), or, if unrated, judged to be of comparable quality by the Sub-Advisor.
Long Name First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_412887648
Nav Price 44.18
Net Assets 3,406,095,360.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.65
Open 44.09
Post Market Change 0.007598877
Post Market Change Percent 0.017225154
Post Market Price 44.1226
Post Market Time 1,776,456,604
Previous Close 43.92
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.20260239
Regular Market Change Percent 0.4612987
Regular Market Day High 44.19
Regular Market Day Low 43.7301
Regular Market Day Range 43.7301 - 44.19
Regular Market Open 44.09
Regular Market Previous Close 43.92
Regular Market Price 44.1226
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 323,214
Short Name First Trust Smith Opportunistic
Source Interval 15
Symbol FIXD
Three Year Average Return 0.0396389
Total Assets 3,406,095,360
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 22.171984
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -0.2876
Trailing Three Month Returns -0.2876
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 44.24078
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.11817932
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0026712758
Type Disp ETF
Volume 323,214
Yield 0.0464
Ytd Return -0.2876