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UCONFirst Trust Smith Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF

Get income8y track recordRanked #592 of 1,650 in this goal

Seeks to maximize long-term total return.

By First Trust · Launched 2018

Annual Cost

0.86%

#4,602 of 5,853 · expensive

Fund Size

$3.3B

#562 of 5,853 · large

Dividend YieldGoal

4.69%

Track Record

8 years

#1,718 of 5,853 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,302+3.0%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Strategy

Active selection

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 26.4% of fundwell diversified

US TREASURY N/B
5.2%
US TREASURY N/B
3.7%
Freddie Mac
3.1%
US TREASURY N/B
2.9%
US TREASURY N/B
2.3%
TSY INFL IX N/B
2.1%
US TREASURY N/B
1.9%
US TREASURY N/B
1.8%
US TREASURY N/B
1.8%
US TREASURY N/B
1.7%

Asset allocation

Bonds
96.6%
Preferred
3.3%
Cash
0.2%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
3.0%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-15.3%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.47Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.67Moderate downside risk

Bond profile

Duration

5.3 years

Avg maturity

9.9 years

Credit ratings

US Government
14.1%
AAA
27.1%
AA
1.3%
A
10.4%
BBB
27.9%
BB
25.1%
B
7.8%
Below B
0.4%

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to maximize long-term total return.
Strategy
Invests primarily in fixed income securities without index constraints, including high yield and emerging market bonds. The strategy involves bottom-up security selection and macroeconomic assessments to adjust risk exposure.
Inception date
June 4, 2018
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-08-02