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First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM)

Ultrashort Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
59.67 USD +0.02 (0.034%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 59.67
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. EDT

The short-term outlook remains neutral as the security trades essentially flat against its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, showing no immediate momentum catalyst despite high volume. While the statistical forecast model indicates a very high confidence in a slight upward drift over the next 45 days, this signal reflects short-term price noise rather than a fundamental shift, so it does not warrant a bullish upgrade. The long-term rating is neutral because the instrument is a short-duration bond fund; without access to its specific duration or yield curve positioning, the multi-year trajectory cannot be assessed beyond its inherent stability profile. The dividend yield of 4.1% provides income that likely exceeds inflation, but given the lack of price history to confirm payout sustainability or growth, it sits at a neutral level rather than a strong buy.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.001777
AutoTheta0.001953
MSTL0.002038
AutoETS0.002089

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 86%
H-stat 5.51
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.885
Excess Kurtosis -0.35

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.34% 4.08% 4.50% 3.72%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-30 0.205 0.344480
2026-08-31 0.204 0.341823
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
dividendDate 2017-05-31
dividendYield 4.1

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 72.28
All Time Low 56.43
Ask 59.78
Ask Size 5
Average Daily Volume10 Day 821,590
Average Daily Volume3 Month 711,364
Average Volume 711,364
Average Volume10Days 821,590
Beta3 Year 0.06
Bid 59.75
Bid Size 5
Category Ultrashort Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 59.68
Day Low 59.65
Display Name Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
Dividend Date 1,496,188,800
Dividend Yield 4.1
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 59.7231
Fifty Day Average Change -0.053100586
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.00088911306
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -0.6991863
Fifty Two Week High 60.91
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.2400017
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.020357933
Fifty Two Week Low 59.491
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.17899704
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0030088087
Fifty Two Week Range 59.491 - 60.91
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,407,331,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0369086
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change 0.019996643
Fullday Change Percent 0.03352329
Fullday Price 59.67
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 POST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_264394906
Nav Price 59.64
Net Assets 6,607,779,300.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.29
Open 59.67
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 59.67
Post Market Time 1,792,192,702
Previous Close 59.65
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.019996643
Regular Market Change Percent 0.03352329
Regular Market Day High 59.68
Regular Market Day Low 59.65
Regular Market Day Range 59.65 - 59.68
Regular Market Open 59.67
Regular Market Previous Close 59.65
Regular Market Price 59.67
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,801
Regular Market Volume 534,082
Short Name First Trust Enhanced Short Matu
Source Interval 15
Symbol FTSM
Three Year Average Return 0.046419803
Total Assets 6,607,779,328
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.64574
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.64574
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 59.85534
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.18534088
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0030964804
Type Disp ETF
Volume 534,082
Yield 0.040999997
Ytd Return 2.37829