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First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity (FTSM)

Equity ETF · First Trust · NASDAQ · 689 holdings
$59.74 ▲ +0.07 (0.12%)
At close · USD · Volume 1,705,072
52-week range
$59.49 – $60.91
Day's range
$59.68 – $59.74
1-year total return
+3.5%

FTSM price chart

Daily, split-corrected, distributions markedEnd-of-day prices

FTSM fund facts

FundFirst Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
TickerFTSM · NASDAQ
Issuer (by our rules)First Trust
Category (by our rules)Equity
Expense ratio0.29%
Holdings689
Net assets (fund, SEC)$6.5B
Yield (last 12 months)4.08%
DistributionsMonthly
52-week range$59.49 – $60.91
Average volume (3 months)734,983
First price in our data6 Aug 2014
Issuer and category are assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name. Expense ratio and net assets come from SEC filings; where a fund does not file them (for example grantor trusts) the field stays empty.

Returns and risk

1 month
+0.4%
3 months
+0.9%
6 months
+1.7%
Year to date
+2.8%
1 year
+3.5%
3 years a year
+4.7%
5 years a year
+3.7%
10 years a year
+2.6%
Volatility (1 year)
0.5%
Largest drop, last year
−0.1%
Largest drop in our data
−4.4%
Total return includes distributions, from end-of-day prices adjusted for splits and distributions, to 22 Oct 2026. Periods of 3 years and longer are annualised and shown only when the fund's history is long enough. Volatility is the standard deviation of daily returns over the last year, annualised. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Cost: expense ratio

0.29% a year

On $10,000 invested that is about $29 a year in fund costs, taken out of the fund's assets.

Source: the fund's prospectus, as filed with the SEC on 27 Feb 2026 (risk/return summary data). Brokerage commissions and the bid-ask spread are separate costs.

Income: distributions

Paid, last 12 months
2.44 USD
Yield on today's price
4.08%
Frequency
Monthly
Latest ex-date
30 Sep 2026
Full FTSM dividend history →
Cash paid per current share (restated for share splits), before tax, from EODHD.

FTSM top holdings

#HoldingWeight
1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT 1.72%
2 AutoNation, Inc. 1.00%
3 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT 0.98%
4 TARGA RESOURCES 0826 0.92%
5 Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 0.76%
6 Cencora Inc 0.66%
7 ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS 0.62%
8 HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK 0.54%
9 T-MOBILE USA INC 0.54%
10 HALEON US CAPITAL LLC 0.53%
The top 10 make up 8.3% of the fund, out of 689 holdings.
Positions as of 31 Jul 2026, from the fund's Form N-PORT filed with the SEC. Public N-PORT holdings are quarter-end positions published about 60 days later, so they can be months old and the fund may have changed since.

FTSM: frequently asked questions

What is FTSM?

FTSM is the First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF, issued by First Trust, listed on NASDAQ. By our rules it is classed as "Equity". Its latest SEC filing lists 689 holdings.

What is the expense ratio of FTSM?

FTSM charges 0.29% a year, according to its prospectus filed with the SEC on 27 Feb 2026. On $10,000 that is about $29 a year in fund costs.

Does FTSM pay dividends?

Yes. FTSM paid 2.44 per share over the last 12 months, monthly, a trailing yield of 4.08% on today's price. The latest ex-dividend date was 30 Sep 2026.

What does FTSM hold?

The largest holdings in the latest SEC filing are UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT (1.7%), AutoNation, Inc. (1.0%), UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT (1.0%). The top 10 together make up 8.3% of the fund.

How has FTSM performed?

Total return including distributions to 22 Oct 2026: 1 year +3.5%, 3 years +4.7% a year, 5 years +3.7% a year. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Where the numbers come from

Prices and distributions end-of-day data from EODHD; returns are our own calculations from it.
Expense ratio and holdings SEC filings (prospectus risk/return data and Form N-PORT).
Category, issuer and leverage assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name.
X-Ray look-through our scores applied to the SEC holdings.
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