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First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM)

Ultrashort Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
59.92 USD +0.04 (0.067%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 59.92
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:11 p.m. EDT

FTSM shows a relatively stable price range with minor fluctuations over the last 14 days, hovering around the 59.7 to 59.87 range. The dividend yield is strong at 4.22%, with consistent dividend payouts over the past five years, indicating reliability and sustainability. This makes FTSM an attractive option for dividend-focused investors. While the short-term price movement lacks significant momentum, the recent stability and strong yield make it a solid holding for long-term investors. The forecasting model suggests a slight upward trend, but the low momentum indicates caution. Overall, FTSM is a balanced choice for investors seeking a reliable income stream with moderate growth potential.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.000798
AutoARIMA0.001806
AutoETS0.002423
MSTL0.002429

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 72%
H-stat 1.22
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.094
Excess Kurtosis 0.15

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.35% 4.29% 4.93% 3.63%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-31 0.208 0.347942
2026-02-27 0.191 0.319762
2026-01-30 0.205 0.344352
2025-12-29 0.200 0.337243
2025-11-28 0.200 0.338341
2025-10-31 0.210 0.356444
2025-09-30 0.213 0.362804
2025-08-29 0.220 0.376060
2025-07-31 0.218 0.374667
2025-06-30 0.215 0.370455
2025-05-30 0.228 0.394728
2025-04-30 0.213 0.369732
2025-03-31 0.222 0.386920
2025-02-28 0.203 0.355119
2025-01-31 0.226 0.397094
2024-12-27 0.233 0.411286
2024-11-29 0.230 0.407131
2024-10-31 0.241 0.428280
2024-09-30 0.247 0.440123
2024-08-30 0.247 0.442307
2024-07-31 0.247 0.444878
2024-06-28 0.245 0.443995
2024-05-31 0.250 0.454919
2024-04-30 0.249 0.455384
2024-03-28 0.249 0.456751
2024-02-29 0.240 0.442081
2024-01-31 0.255 0.470891
2023-12-26 0.253 0.469982
2023-11-30 0.243 0.453703
2023-10-31 0.244 0.458430
2023-09-29 0.247 0.466050
2023-08-31 0.247 0.467515
2023-07-31 0.240 0.456307
2023-06-30 0.229 0.437519
2023-05-31 0.229 0.438688
2023-04-28 0.214 0.411255
2023-03-31 0.208 0.401230
2023-02-28 0.201 0.389475
2023-01-31 0.201 0.390595
2022-12-23 0.191 0.372981
2022-11-30 0.159 0.311543
2022-10-31 0.137 0.269564
2022-09-30 0.110 0.216829
2022-08-31 0.099 0.195212
2022-07-29 0.083 0.163935
2022-06-30 0.056 0.110817
2022-05-31 0.042 0.082996
2022-04-29 0.028 0.055370
2022-03-31 0.024 0.047474
2022-02-28 0.017 0.033551
2022-01-31 0.017 0.033521
2021-12-23 0.017 0.033508
2021-11-30 0.014 0.027587
2021-10-29 0.014 0.027577
2021-09-30 0.014 0.027549
2021-08-31 0.014 0.027558
2021-07-30 0.018 0.035439
2021-06-30 0.020 0.039389
2021-05-28 0.020 0.039382
2021-04-30 0.025 0.049253
2021-03-31 0.025 0.049265
2021-02-26 0.025 0.049269
2021-01-29 0.029 0.057147
2020-12-24 0.035 0.068981
2020-11-30 0.033 0.065067
2020-10-30 0.035 0.069060
2020-09-30 0.035 0.069123
2020-08-31 0.038 0.075041
2020-07-31 0.045 0.088921
2020-06-30 0.056 0.110869
2020-05-29 0.070 0.139064
2020-04-30 0.084 0.167942
2020-03-31 0.094 0.189794
2020-02-28 0.093 0.184634
2020-01-31 0.101 0.200827
2019-12-26 0.104 0.207415
2019-11-29 0.106 0.211735
2019-10-31 0.110 0.220003
2019-09-30 0.110 0.220479
2019-08-30 0.116 0.232931
2019-07-31 0.125 0.251530
2019-06-28 0.126 0.254112
2019-05-31 0.128 0.258731
2019-04-30 0.126 0.255401
2019-03-29 0.126 0.256023
2019-02-28 0.126 0.256689
2019-01-31 0.130 0.265528
2018-12-18 0.124 0.254375
2018-11-21 0.119 0.244052
2018-10-23 0.118 0.242361
2018-09-14 0.118 0.242838
2018-08-21 0.118 0.243194
2018-07-20 0.118 0.243795
2018-06-21 0.110 0.227714
2018-05-22 0.103 0.213579
2018-04-20 0.098 0.203628
2018-03-22 0.093 0.193619
2018-02-21 0.083 0.172895
2018-01-23 0.083 0.173076
2017-12-21 0.078 0.162902
2017-11-21 0.075 0.156814
2017-10-20 0.075 0.157063
2017-09-21 0.073 0.153091
2017-08-22 0.070 0.146929
2017-07-21 0.070 0.147162
2017-06-22 0.070 0.147322
2017-05-23 0.065 0.136981
2017-04-21 0.065 0.137164
2017-03-23 0.065 0.137278
2017-02-22 0.060 0.126913
2017-01-20 0.060 0.127067
2016-12-21 0.060 0.127286
2016-11-22 0.060 0.127386
2016-10-21 0.060 0.127471
2016-09-21 0.055 0.116965
2016-08-23 0.055 0.117086
2016-07-21 0.050 0.106652
2016-06-22 0.050 0.106670
2016-05-20 0.045 0.096051
2016-04-21 0.045 0.096219
2016-03-23 0.045 0.096324
2016-02-23 0.045 0.096429
2016-01-21 0.045 0.096388
2015-12-23 0.040 0.085857
2015-11-20 0.035 0.075125
2015-10-21 0.030 0.064377
2015-09-23 0.025 0.053647
2015-08-21 0.020 0.042950
2015-07-21 0.020 0.042965
2015-06-24 0.020 0.042872
2015-05-21 0.020 0.042850
2015-03-25 0.020 0.042922
2015-02-20 0.020 0.042972
2015-01-21 0.020 0.042957
2014-12-23 0.040 0.086044
2014-11-21 0.018 0.038707
2014-10-21 0.024 0.051539
2014-09-23 0.018 0.038734
2014-08-21 0.016 0.034417
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2017-05-31
dividendYield 4.22

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 72.28
All Time Low 56.43
Ask 60.04
Ask Size 4
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,157,310
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,045,991
Average Volume 1,045,991
Average Volume10Days 1,157,310
Beta3 Year 0.06
Bid 59.83
Bid Size 4
Category Ultrashort Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 59.95
Day Low 59.91
Dividend Date 1,496,188,800
Dividend Yield 4.22
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 59.92716
Fifty Day Average Change -0.007160187
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0001194815
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -0.02502799
Fifty Two Week High 60.14
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.22000122
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0036581513
Fifty Two Week Low 59.745
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.17499924
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0029291026
Fifty Two Week Range 59.745 - 60.14
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,407,331,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0337816
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
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 59.94
Net Assets 6,462,562,800.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.29
Open 59.92
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 59.92
Post Market Time 1,776,456,605
Previous Close 59.88
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0399971
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0667954
Regular Market Day High 59.95
Regular Market Day Low 59.91
Regular Market Day Range 59.91 - 59.95
Regular Market Open 59.92
Regular Market Previous Close 59.88
Regular Market Price 59.92
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 1,457,292
Short Name First Trust Enhanced Short Matu
Source Interval 15
Symbol FTSM
Three Year Average Return 0.0489153
Total Assets 6,462,562,816
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.74244
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.74244
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 59.97773
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.05773163
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0009625511
Type Disp ETF
Volume 1,457,292
Yield 0.0422
Ytd Return 0.74244