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First Trust Smith Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF (UCON)

Nontraditional Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
24.59 USD -0.06 (-0.243%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 24.59
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:35 a.m. EDT

The short-term outlook remains neutral due to a lack of directional momentum; the price is trading flat against both its 50-day and 200-day averages, while the statistical forecast model predicts a negligible decline over the next 45 days, offering no clear edge for aggressive positioning. On a longer horizon, the investment case is mixed: while the underlying business has demonstrated resilience with five out of seven years of positive returns and no recent consecutive declines, the cumulative performance over the full tracking period is slightly negative, preventing a strong buy rating despite the stable fundamentals. The dividend profile stands out as the primary strength, offering a robust yield of nearly 4.75% backed by a consistent payment history spanning several years, which provides reliable income even as capital appreciation remains muted.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.005072
MSTL0.005407
AutoETS0.005563
AutoARIMA0.005621

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 77%
H-stat 44.23
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.059
Excess Kurtosis -0.74
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 21.79

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.39% 4.67% 4.82% 4.25%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-21 0.095 0.386808
2026-07-21 0.095 0.386132
2026-06-25 0.095 0.381526
2026-05-21 0.095 0.383683
2026-04-21 0.090 0.360721
2026-03-26 0.090 0.366151
2026-02-20 0.090 0.356295
2026-01-21 0.090 0.358709
2025-12-12 0.110 0.439736
2025-11-21 0.110 0.437376
2025-10-21 0.110 0.434748
2025-09-25 0.095 0.378335
2025-08-21 0.095 0.382602
2025-07-22 0.095 0.382756
2025-06-26 0.090 0.361882
2025-05-21 0.090 0.367722
2025-04-22 0.090 0.367197
2025-03-27 0.090 0.364372
2025-02-21 0.095 0.384927
2025-01-22 0.095 0.386336
2024-12-13 0.095 0.385083
2024-11-21 0.095 0.385239
2024-10-22 0.105 0.423387
2024-09-26 0.105 0.417661
2024-08-21 0.105 0.420673
2024-07-23 0.105 0.426916
2024-06-27 0.100 0.408664
2024-05-21 0.100 0.409836
2024-04-23 0.100 0.412882
2024-03-21 0.100 0.407166
2024-02-21 0.100 0.409333
2024-01-23 0.110 0.448065
2023-12-22 0.110 0.445524
2023-11-21 0.110 0.457380
2023-10-24 0.110 0.466299
2023-09-22 0.110 0.457190
2023-08-22 0.110 0.457571
2023-07-21 0.095 0.392562
2023-06-27 0.085 0.350082
2023-05-23 0.085 0.351385
2023-04-21 0.085 0.348503
2023-03-24 0.085 0.350227
2023-02-22 0.090 0.374688
2023-01-24 0.100 0.407830
2022-12-23 0.115 0.474814
2022-11-22 0.115 0.478568
2022-10-21 0.085 0.360781
2022-09-23 0.085 0.351821
2022-08-23 0.085 0.344269
2022-07-21 0.050 0.202758
2022-06-24 0.040 0.162866
2022-05-24 0.038 0.152488
2022-04-21 0.035 0.138999
2022-03-25 0.035 0.137363
2022-02-18 0.035 0.135292
2022-01-21 0.035 0.133946
2021-12-23 0.042 0.159635
2021-11-23 0.040 0.152091
2021-10-21 0.045 0.170068
2021-09-23 0.050 0.188182
2021-08-24 0.050 0.188041
2021-07-21 0.049 0.184280
2021-06-24 0.049 0.184003
2021-05-21 0.049 0.184349
2021-04-21 0.049 0.184141
2021-03-25 0.049 0.184349
2021-02-23 0.054 0.202020
2021-01-21 0.054 0.202247
2020-12-24 0.091 0.341335
2020-11-24 0.049 0.184766
2020-10-21 0.066 0.251237
2020-09-24 0.070 0.267380
2020-08-21 0.080 0.304878
2020-07-21 0.075 0.287356
2020-06-25 0.065 0.252623
2020-05-21 0.070 0.277976
2020-04-21 0.078 0.315381
2020-03-26 0.080 0.340570
2020-02-21 0.055 0.211295
2020-01-22 0.060 0.231125
2019-12-13 0.068 0.263760
2019-11-21 0.080 0.310318
2019-10-22 0.075 0.290135
2019-09-25 0.065 0.252329
2019-08-21 0.070 0.272056
2019-07-23 0.066 0.257160
2019-06-14 0.070 0.274080
2019-05-21 0.075 0.294464
2019-04-23 0.073 0.287209
2019-03-21 0.070 0.275862
2019-02-21 0.065 0.259067
2019-01-23 0.065 0.259481
2018-12-18 0.084 0.336202
2018-11-21 0.070 0.279832
2018-10-23 0.070 0.278441
2018-09-14 0.070 0.278441
2018-08-21 0.075 0.298329
2018-07-20 0.070 0.277778
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2018-07-31
dividendYield 4.75

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 27.75
All Time Low 21.07
Ask 24.6
Ask Size 3,600
Average Daily Volume10 Day 605,170
Average Daily Volume3 Month 514,882
Average Volume 514,882
Average Volume10Days 605,170
Beta3 Year 0.6
Bid 24.59
Bid Size 3,300
Category Nontraditional Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 24.7
Day Low 24.5801
Dividend Date 1,532,995,200
Dividend Yield 4.75
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.1284425
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 24.72814
Fifty Day Average Change -0.13813972
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0055863373
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -1.1429727
Fifty Two Week High 25.625
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.0349998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.04039024
Fifty Two Week Low 23.72
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.87000084
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.036677945
Fifty Two Week Range 23.72 - 25.625
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,528,205,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0276661
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -0.0599995
Fullday Change Percent -0.243406
Fullday Price 24.59
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,528,070,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in a portfolio of fixed income securities. Its average portfolio duration will vary from between 0 to 10 years. It may invest a significant portion of its assets in securitized investment products, including up to 50% of its net assets in each of asset-backed securities, residential mortgage-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities.
Long Name First Trust Smith Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_556963123
Nav Price 24.6
Net Assets 3,256,946,690.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.86
Open 24.7
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 24.59
Post Market Time 1,787,959,804
Previous Close 24.65
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0599995
Regular Market Change Percent -0.243406
Regular Market Day High 24.7
Regular Market Day Low 24.5801
Regular Market Day Range 24.5801 - 24.7
Regular Market Open 24.7
Regular Market Previous Close 24.65
Regular Market Price 24.59
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 450,877
Short Name First Trust Smith Unconstrained
Source Interval 15
Symbol UCON
Three Year Average Return 0.0554158
Total Assets 3,256,946,688
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 21.791096
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -0.22621
Trailing Three Month Returns -0.22621
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 24.96955
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.37954903
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.015200476
Type Disp ETF
Volume 450,877
Yield 0.0475
Ytd Return 0.21299