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FMBFirst TrustACTIVE

FIRST TRUST MANAGED MUNICIPAL ETF

$48.06-0.19% vs prior close
485252-WK

Price through Oct 2 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 2. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 2.

The primary investment objective of the Fund will be to generate current income that is exempt from regular federal income taxes and its secondary objective will be long term capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will seek to achieve its investment objectives by investing at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in municipal debt securities that pay interest that is exempt from regular federal income taxes.

Price & daily flows
49.248.648.048.06DAILY NET FLOWSep 2Sep 14Sep 23Oct 2

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -6.0% so far this year. At 0.65% a year it is not the cheapest way in — GMUN has a reported fee of 0.15%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$2Bassets under management
0.65%expense ratio · $65 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
515Kavg daily volume, 30 days
3holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed October 21, 2023 · beta 0.08
Sector weights
Municipal100.89%
Other100%
Cash & Others100%
Revenue82.43%
General obligation13.95%
Double barrel3.62%
Cash1%
Corporate0.1%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.1%
1 month-3.3%
3 months-6.6%
6 months-5.1%
YTD-6.0%
1 year-5.3%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
6%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
3%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.6%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-7.6%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

The case against FMB

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FMB on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16.3B+$489M-62bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$489M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$122.8B+$2.3B-60bp on fee · 62× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTS State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF0.03%$7.5B+$1.4B-62bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$1.4B in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-61bp on fee · 12× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-61bp on fee · 9× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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