AFMC

First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF

AFMC is an actively managed portfolio of factor-focused US midcap companies seeking capital appreciation.


US

EQUITY

Active

MANAGEMENT STYLE

23.8 M

ASSETS UNDER MGMT

65 bp

EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsorFirst Trust
CategoryUS
Asset classEquity
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Inception dateDec 04, 2019
Assets (mns)$24
Expense ratio65 bp
CurrencyUSD
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
RegulationOpen-Ended Fund
DistributionsQuarterly
Taxation1099
Stock selectionProprietary
WeightingProprietary
Holdings TransparencyFull
Derivatives-basedNo
Options availableNo
Currency hedgedNo
Fund of fundsNo
Top 10 Holdings Complete list  + 
UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP 1.6 %
SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC 1.5 %
UNUM GROUP 1.2 %
TOLL BROTHERS INC 1.2 %
ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDING 1.2 %
OLD REPUBLIC INTL CORP 1.2 %
EMCOR GROUP INC 1.2 %
GODADDY, INC. CLASS A 1.1 %
MGIC INVESTMENT CORP 1.1 %
EXELIXIS INC 1.0 %
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings258
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index 65
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns)$12,204
Large cap (>$10bn)46.7%
Mid cap ($2-10bn)51.8%
Small cap (<$2bn)1.5%
Developed mkts.100.0%
Emerging mkts.0.0%
Country Exposure
UNITED STATES 96.4 %
BERMUDA 1.2 %
IRELAND 0.8 %
BRITAIN 0.7 %
Historical Performance


Standardized Performance (as of 11/30/2024)
 YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YRIncep.
Total Returns 30.3% 42.1% 22.3% 12.1% -- -- 11.2%
Volatility 16.4% 16.8% 17.3% 19.7% -- -- --
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5001.0880%
MSCI EAFE1.0371%
MSCI Emg Mkts0.6932%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)10
Turnover1.3%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.51%
ADV of underlying (mns)$18,141
Technical Indicators
Recent close$31.78
30d moving avg.$33.96
Annualized volatility21.3%
Relative strength (RSI)54
Short interest (ETF)1.2%
Short interest (underlying)5.0%
Distributions
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Money Flows (mns)

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Results & Estimates
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Valuation Metrics
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1.2 12.5 2.2 6.1% --
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ETF Research Center Rating

OVERWEIGHT

Above average appreciation potential. A rating of OVERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 4th quintile (ranking higher than 60%-80%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at attractive valuations and/or having above-average fundamentals.

ALTAR Score™

AFMC

7.3%

Cat. Avg

5.6%


ALTAR Score™ Calculation

Category Overview
There are 977 funds in the US Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™ of 5.6% and a standard deviation of 2.6%. AFMC's ALTAR Score™ is approximately 0.7 standard deviations above the category average. This places AFMC in the 74th percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating

Sell-side recommendations on the ETF's individual constituents

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Factor Scorecard

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Expense Analysis

Peer Group Active
US Equity ETFs
# of ETFs 308
Avg. Expense Ratio 67.1 bp
Std. Deviation 37 bp
AFMC (65 bp) Percentile rank 50
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution


Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp)
(A)
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp)
(B)
TCO (bp)
(A)+(B)
AFMC 65.0 50.6 115.6
Peer Avg. 44.4 19.4 63.7
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