First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF (AFSM)
NYSEARCA: AFSM · Real-Time Price · USD
29.62
-0.47 (-1.56%)
At close: Aug 1, 2025, 4:00 PM
29.62
0.00 (0.00%)
After-hours: Aug 1, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT
-1.56%
Assets$39.11M
Expense Ratio0.75%
PE Ratio13.67
Shares Out1.30M
Dividend (ttm)$0.21
Dividend Yield0.71%
Ex-Dividend DateJun 26, 2025
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Payout Ratio9.64%
Volume4,245
Open29.49
Previous Close30.09
Day's Range29.49 - 29.82
52-Week Low24.42
52-Week High33.51
Beta1.03
Holdings329
Inception DateDec 3, 2019

About AFSM

Fund Home Page

The First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF (AFSM) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund is an actively managed portfolio of US small-cap companies that exhibit exposure to one or more investing factors. AFSM was launched on Dec 3, 2019 and is issued by First Trust.

Asset Class Equity
Category Small Blend
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol AFSM
ETF Provider First Trust

Top 10 Holdings

9.21% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.HALO1.08%
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.CALM1.03%
InterDigital, Inc.IDCC1.02%
ADMA Biologics, Inc.ADMA0.95%
Carpenter Technology CorporationCRS0.90%
Corcept Therapeutics IncorporatedCORT0.89%
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.FIX0.88%
REV Group, Inc.REVG0.83%
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.SFM0.82%
Sanmina CorporationSANM0.81%
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Dividends

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jun 26, 2025$0.0569Jun 30, 2025
Mar 27, 2025$0.0531Mar 31, 2025
Dec 13, 2024$0.0825Dec 31, 2024
Sep 26, 2024$0.0165Sep 30, 2024
Jun 27, 2024$0.0478Jun 28, 2024
Mar 21, 2024$0.029Mar 28, 2024
Full Dividend History

Performance

AFSM had a total return of -3.84% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.95%.

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