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First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM)

Ultrashort Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
59.89 USD -0.02 (-0.033%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 59.78 -0.11 (-0.110%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★★☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:37 a.m. EDT

The most compelling feature here is the robust income stream, which has stabilized significantly after a period of severe distress. While the yield is attractive, it is important to recognize that this represents a recovery from a multi-year cut rather than a fresh, aggressive expansion; the payout has climbed steadily from negligible levels in early 2022 to a consistent range around $0.20-$0.22 per quarter recently, indicating a healthy and sustainable distribution relative to the current price. However, the capital appreciation story is muted. Over the last nine years, the price has essentially flatlined, rising only fractionally despite a mix of positive and negative annual returns, suggesting the fund acts primarily as a bond proxy rather than a wealth generator. In the immediate term, the technical setup is perfectly flat, trading within a razor-thin range with no discernible momentum to drive a directional trade, making it a neutral hold for traders. For the long term, the lack of significant price growth combined with the recent stabilization of distributions suggests a 'hold' profile suitable for income needs, but it lacks the explosive growth or deep value characteristics required for a top-tier buy.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.000975
AutoTheta0.001114
AutoETS0.001179
MSTL0.001256

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 92%
H-stat 0.25
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.297
Excess Kurtosis -1.10

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.34% 4.11% 4.55% 3.59%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-31 0.206 0.344885
2026-06-30 0.203 0.339863
2026-05-29 0.205 0.342924
2026-04-30 0.201 0.336120
2026-03-31 0.208 0.347942
2026-02-27 0.191 0.318652
2026-01-30 0.205 0.342066
2025-12-29 0.200 0.333862
2025-11-28 0.200 0.333834
2025-10-31 0.210 0.350526
2025-09-30 0.213 0.355533
2025-08-29 0.220 0.367217
2025-07-31 0.218 0.364518
2025-06-30 0.215 0.359111
2025-05-30 0.228 0.381271
2025-04-30 0.213 0.355771
2025-03-31 0.222 0.370989
2025-02-28 0.203 0.339238
2025-01-31 0.226 0.378053
2024-12-27 0.233 0.390089
2024-11-29 0.230 0.384648
2024-10-31 0.241 0.403077
2024-09-30 0.247 0.412561
2024-08-30 0.247 0.412905
2024-07-31 0.247 0.413597
2024-06-28 0.245 0.411074
2024-05-31 0.250 0.419463
2024-04-30 0.249 0.418136
2024-03-28 0.249 0.417645
2024-02-29 0.240 0.402549
2024-01-31 0.255 0.427064
2023-12-26 0.253 0.424425
2023-11-30 0.243 0.407992
2023-10-31 0.244 0.410567
2023-09-29 0.247 0.415685
2023-08-31 0.247 0.415266
2023-07-31 0.240 0.403633
2023-06-30 0.229 0.385457
2023-05-31 0.229 0.385003
2023-04-28 0.214 0.359543
2023-03-31 0.208 0.349521
2023-02-28 0.201 0.338099
2023-01-31 0.201 0.337929
2022-12-23 0.191 0.321603
2022-11-30 0.159 0.267767
2022-10-31 0.137 0.231068
2022-09-30 0.110 0.185435
2022-08-31 0.099 0.166639
2022-07-29 0.083 0.139707
2022-06-30 0.056 0.094308
2022-05-31 0.042 0.070565
2022-04-29 0.028 0.047043
2022-03-31 0.024 0.040316
2022-02-28 0.017 0.028480
2022-01-31 0.017 0.028447
2021-12-23 0.017 0.028428
2021-11-30 0.014 0.023398
2021-10-29 0.014 0.023384
2021-09-30 0.014 0.023355
2021-08-31 0.014 0.023357
2021-07-30 0.018 0.030030
2021-06-30 0.020 0.033367
2021-05-28 0.020 0.033350
2021-04-30 0.025 0.041694
2021-03-31 0.025 0.041688
2021-02-26 0.025 0.041674
2021-01-29 0.029 0.048317
2020-12-24 0.035 0.058294
2020-11-30 0.033 0.054954
2020-10-30 0.035 0.058294
2020-09-30 0.035 0.058314
2020-08-31 0.038 0.063270
2020-07-31 0.045 0.074925
2020-06-30 0.056 0.093349
2020-05-29 0.070 0.116979
2020-04-30 0.084 0.141105
2020-03-31 0.094 0.159241
2020-02-28 0.093 0.154665
2020-01-31 0.101 0.167969
2019-12-26 0.104 0.173189
2019-11-29 0.106 0.176490
2019-10-31 0.110 0.183059
2019-09-30 0.110 0.183120
2019-08-30 0.116 0.193108
2019-07-31 0.125 0.208125
2019-06-28 0.126 0.209825
2019-05-31 0.128 0.213191
2019-04-30 0.126 0.210000
2019-03-29 0.126 0.210070
2019-02-28 0.126 0.210175
2019-01-31 0.130 0.216956
2018-12-18 0.124 0.207393
2018-11-21 0.119 0.198565
2018-10-23 0.118 0.196798
2018-09-14 0.118 0.196798
2018-08-21 0.118 0.196699
2018-07-20 0.118 0.196798
2018-06-21 0.110 0.183456
2018-05-22 0.103 0.171753
2018-04-20 0.098 0.163470
2018-03-22 0.093 0.155181
2018-02-21 0.083 0.138356
2018-01-23 0.083 0.138310
2017-12-21 0.078 0.130000
2017-11-21 0.075 0.124979
2017-10-20 0.075 0.125021
2017-09-21 0.073 0.121707
2017-08-22 0.070 0.116667
2017-07-21 0.070 0.116715
2017-06-22 0.070 0.116706
2017-05-23 0.065 0.108388
2017-04-21 0.065 0.108415
2017-03-23 0.065 0.108388
2017-02-22 0.060 0.100095
2017-01-20 0.060 0.100117
2016-12-21 0.060 0.100189
2016-11-22 0.060 0.100167
2016-10-21 0.060 0.100134
2016-09-21 0.055 0.091789
2016-08-23 0.055 0.091800
2016-07-21 0.050 0.083542
2016-06-22 0.050 0.083486
2016-05-20 0.045 0.075113
2016-04-21 0.045 0.075188
2016-03-23 0.045 0.075213
2016-02-23 0.045 0.075238
2016-01-21 0.045 0.075150
2015-12-23 0.040 0.066890
2015-11-20 0.035 0.058489
2015-10-21 0.030 0.050092
2015-09-23 0.025 0.041722
2015-08-21 0.020 0.033389
2015-07-21 0.020 0.033389
2015-06-24 0.020 0.033306
2015-05-21 0.020 0.033278
2015-03-25 0.020 0.033322
2015-02-20 0.020 0.033350
2015-01-21 0.020 0.033328
2014-12-23 0.040 0.066733
2014-11-21 0.018 0.030000
2014-10-21 0.024 0.039933
2014-09-23 0.018 0.030000
2014-08-21 0.016 0.026649
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 4.12
dividendDate 2017-05-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 72.28
All Time Low 56.43
Ask 59.78
Ask Size 5
Average Daily Volume10 Day 638,740
Average Daily Volume3 Month 669,349
Average Volume 669,349
Average Volume10Days 638,740
Beta3 Year 0.05
Bid 59.75
Bid Size 5
Category Ultrashort Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 59.93
Day Low 59.89
Dividend Date 1,496,188,800
Dividend Yield 4.12
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 59.83488
Fifty Day Average Change 0.05511856
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.00092117774
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -0.016695261
Fifty Two Week High 60.14
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.25
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.004156967
Fifty Two Week Low 59.7
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.18999863
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0031825565
Fifty Two Week Range 59.7 - 60.14
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,407,331,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0363829
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -0.020000458
Fullday Change Percent -0.03338417
Fullday Price 59.78
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,407,196,800
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 Advisor intends to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in a portfolio of U.S. dollar-denominated fixed- and variable-rate debt securities. Normally the fund's portfolio is expected to have an average duration of less than one year and an average maturity of less than three years.
Long Name First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_264394906
Nav Price 59.9
Net Assets 6,503,159,300.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.29
Open 59.92
Post Market Change -0.11000061
Post Market Change Percent -0.18367109
Post Market Price 59.78
Post Market Time 1,787,961,355
Previous Close 59.91
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.020000458
Regular Market Change Percent -0.03338417
Regular Market Day High 59.93
Regular Market Day Low 59.89
Regular Market Day Range 59.89 - 59.93
Regular Market Open 59.92
Regular Market Previous Close 59.91
Regular Market Price 59.89
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 402,146
Short Name First Trust Enhanced Short Matu
Source Interval 15
Symbol FTSM
Three Year Average Return 0.048089698
Total Assets 6,503,159,296
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.92985
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.92985
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 59.91074
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.020740509
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.00034619018
Type Disp ETF
Volume 402,146
Yield 0.041199997
Ytd Return 2.05522