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First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF (...
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Risk-Adjusted Performance
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ETF Info

IssuerFirst Trust
Inception DateNov 1, 2018
RegionNorth America (U.S.)
CategoryMunicipal Bonds, Actively Managed
Index TrackedNo Index (Active)
Home Pagewww.ftportfolios.com
Asset ClassBond

Expense Ratio

The First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF has a high expense ratio of 0.45%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


Expense ratio chart for FSMB: current value at 0.45% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.45%

Share Price Chart


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First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
3.41%
18.82%
FSMB (First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

Returns By Period

First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF had a return of -0.19% year-to-date (YTD) and 2.35% in the last 12 months.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date-0.19%5.05%
1 month-0.50%-4.27%
6 months3.41%18.82%
1 year2.35%21.22%
5 years (annualized)1.38%11.38%
10 years (annualized)N/A10.42%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20240.07%0.10%-0.07%
2023-1.04%-0.02%2.23%1.33%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of FSMB is 59, suggesting that the investment has average results relative to the market in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is determined by the cumulative values of the indicators listed below.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of FSMB is 5959
First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF(FSMB)
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of FSMB is 6262Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of FSMB is 6262Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of FSMB is 6363Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of FSMB is 4949Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of FSMB is 5959Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF (FSMB) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


FSMB
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for FSMB, currently valued at 1.10, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.001.10
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for FSMB, currently valued at 1.61, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.001.61
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for FSMB, currently valued at 1.20, compared to the broader market1.001.502.001.20
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for FSMB, currently valued at 0.53, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.000.53
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for FSMB, currently valued at 3.50, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.003.50
^GSPC
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.81, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.001.81
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.64, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.002.64
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.31, compared to the broader market1.001.502.001.32
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.38, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.001.38
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 7.21, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.007.21

Sharpe Ratio

The current First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF Sharpe ratio is 1.10. A Sharpe ratio greater than 1.0 is considered acceptable.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio0.501.001.502.002.503.00NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
1.10
1.81
FSMB (First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF granted a 2.35% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.46 per share.


PeriodTTM202320222021202020192018
Dividend$0.46$0.48$0.29$0.25$0.37$0.46$0.04

Dividend yield

2.35%2.40%1.47%1.20%1.79%2.27%0.19%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024$0.04$0.04$0.05
2023$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04
2022$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.04
2021$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02
2020$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03
2019$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04
2018$0.04

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
-0.84%
-4.64%
FSMB (First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF was 6.32%, occurring on Mar 20, 2020. Recovery took 81 trading sessions.

The current First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF drawdown is 0.84%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-6.32%Mar 9, 202010Mar 20, 202081Jul 16, 202091
-5.97%Jul 29, 2021313Oct 24, 2022
-0.93%Feb 11, 202112Mar 1, 202132Apr 15, 202144
-0.63%Aug 12, 202011Aug 26, 202049Nov 4, 202060
-0.53%Sep 6, 20196Sep 13, 201918Oct 9, 201924

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF volatility is 0.56%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
0.56%
3.30%
FSMB (First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)