AFSMFirst Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF
Seeks to provide capital appreciation.
By First Trust · Launched 2019
Annual Cost
0.75%
#3,765 of 5,562 · expensive
Fund Size
$98M
#2,970 of 5,562 · mid-size
Return (1Y)Goal
+36.7%
Track Record
6 years
#2,018 of 5,562 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$13,676+36.8%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 9.6% of fund✓ well diversified
InterDigital Inc
1.0%
TTM Technologies Inc
1.0%
Sanmina Corp
1.0%
Perimeter Solutions Inc
1.0%
Carpenter Technology Corp
1.0%
Comfort Systems USA Inc
1.0%
Halozyme Therapeutics Inc
0.9%
American Healthcare REIT Inc
0.9%
Credo Technology Group Holding
0.9%
Corcept Therapeutics Inc
0.8%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.8%
Cash
0.3%
By sector
Technology
22.1%
Industrials
17.1%
Healthcare
16.7%
Financial Services
13.4%
Consumer Cyclical
8.0%
Energy
6.3%
Consumer Defensive
4.4%
Basic Materials
4.3%
Other
7.7%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
18.3%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-43.5%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.75Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.13Good downside protection
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to provide capital appreciation.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in U.S.-listed small-cap equity securities, defined as companies with market capitalizations between $250 million and $52.96 billion. Actively managed using a multi-factor quantitative approach focusing on value, momentum, quality, and low volatility.
- Inception date
- December 3, 2019
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-06-19