FTSMFirst Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
Seeks current income while preserving capital and maintaining daily liquidity.
By First Trust · Launched 2014
Annual Cost
0.29%
#1,304 of 5,853 · low cost
Fund Size
$6.5B
#390 of 5,853 · large
Dividend YieldGoal
4.14%
Track Record
11 years
#1,192 of 5,853 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,380+3.8%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 6.8% of fund✓ well diversified
AutoNation, Inc.
1.0%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
1.0%
TARGA RES CORP
0.9%
ENERGY TRANSFER LP
0.6%
Quanta Services, Inc.
0.6%
HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK
0.6%
T-MOBILE USA INC
0.5%
HALEON US CAPITAL LLC
0.5%
PRA HEALTH SCIENCES INC
0.5%
KINDER MORGAN INC
0.5%
Asset allocation
Bonds
76.0%
Cash
24.0%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
0.5%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-4.1%Mild
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
2.15Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
3.46Good downside protection
Bond profile
Duration
4.4 years
Avg maturity
10.0 years
Credit ratings
US Government
0.3%
AAA
28.5%
AA
14.3%
A
27.0%
BBB
30.2%
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks current income while preserving capital and maintaining daily liquidity.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in U.S. dollar-denominated fixed- and variable-rate debt securities, including U.S. government and corporate bonds, to achieve current income while preserving capital. Maintains an average duration of less than one year and an average maturity of less than three years.
- Inception date
- August 5, 2014
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-08-02