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First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF (AFSM) Price, Holdings & Fees

$623.21−0.74%−$4.65End-of-day price as of Oct 9, 2026

First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF (AFSM) closed at $623.21 on Oct 9, 2026, down 0.74% from the previous close of $627.86.

Share price, past year

1Y −12.87%

52-week range $617.95 – $745.19. Daily closing prices.
Monthly closing prices
Last closing price of each month
DateClose
Oct 9, 2026$623.21
Sep 30, 2026$622.85
Aug 31, 2026$636.32
Jul 31, 2026$655.48
Jun 30, 2026$690.36
May 29, 2026$736.21
Apr 30, 2026$738.99
Mar 31, 2026$721.01
Feb 27, 2026$697.86
Jan 30, 2026$717.84
Dec 31, 2025$719.03
Nov 28, 2025$698.49
Oct 31, 2025$698.31

Key statistics

Expense ratio
0.75%
as of Aug 31, 2025
Net assets
$98.5M
as of May 31, 2026
Holdings
334
as of May 31, 2026
52-week range
$617.95 – $745.19

First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF's expense ratio is 0.75%: $75.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

Holdings

First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF held 334 investments worth $98.49M as of May 31, 2026. Its largest holding was BLOOM ENERGY CORP, at 1.90% of the fund.

First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF largest holdings by share of net assets
#Holding% of fundValue
1BLOOM ENERGY CORPBE1.90%$1.87M
2VIAVI SOLUTIONS INCVIAV1.23%$1.21M
3TTM TECHNOLOGIES INCTTMI1.22%$1.21M
4CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTDCRDO0.97%$958.99K
5BLUE BIRD CORPBLBD0.88%$866.03K
6NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPNHC0.88%$865.48K
7PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS INCPARR0.82%$807.47K
8STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INCSTRL0.81%$795.42K
9AMES NATIONAL CORPATLO0.79%$782.62K
10PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC (US)PENG0.79%$781.40K
11NLIGHT INCLASR0.77%$753.73K
12MATSON INCMATX0.74%$729.55K
13KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES INCKLIC0.71%$702.74K
14TRUSTCO BANK CORP NYTRST0.71%$695.70K
15ENERSYSENS0.69%$678.89K
16GARRETT MOTION INCGTX0.67%$664.37K
17POWELL INDUSTRIES INCPOWL0.66%$650.47K
18LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPLINC0.66%$648.53K
19SPHERE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANYSPHR0.65%$644.76K
20BEL FUSE INCBELFB0.64%$626.45K
21AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INCACLS0.63%$624.35K
22LIQUIDIA CORPLQDA0.62%$610.50K
23TEEKAY TANKERS LTDTNK0.60%$595.02K
24SCORPIO TANKERS INCSTNG0.60%$594.07K
25COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INCFIX0.60%$592.34K

Top 25 of 334 holdings, as of May 31, 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets.

What the fund owns

First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF holdings by asset type
Asset type% of fund
Stocks99.97%
Cash and short-term investments0.25%
First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF holdings by country, largest 10
Country% of fund
United States87.53%
Bermuda3.58%
Cayman Islands2.97%
Marshall Islands1.89%
Canada0.92%
Israel0.74%
United Kingdom0.58%
France0.56%
Puerto Rico0.47%
Jersey0.40%

Shares of net assets from the fund's N-PORT report. Funds that borrow can add up to more than 100%, with borrowing (such as repurchase agreements) shown as a negative share.

Monthly total returns

Over the 3 months to May 31, 2026, First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF's total return was +9.68%, as reported to the SEC.

First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF monthly total returns
MonthTotal return
May 31, 2026+2.74%
Apr 30, 2026+12.17%
Mar 31, 2026−4.83%

The fund's own total returns as reported to the SEC (N-PORT), including reinvested distributions. Not the sample prices above.

Fund profile

Name
First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF
Ticker
AFSM
Exchange
ARCA
Fund type
ETF
Trust
FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII
SEC series ID
S000066790
SEC CIK
0001667919
Fractional shares
No

Recent SEC filings

Shareholder reports and prospectuses are filed by FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII, the trust behind First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF, and cover all of its funds.

Frequently asked questions

What is AFSM's price?

First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF (AFSM) closed at $623.21 on Oct 9, 2026, down 0.74% from the previous close of $627.86.

What is AFSM's expense ratio?

First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF's expense ratio is 0.75%: $75.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

What does AFSM hold?

First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF held 334 investments worth $98.49M as of May 31, 2026. Its largest holding was BLOOM ENERGY CORP, at 1.90% of the fund. Its five largest holdings were BLOOM ENERGY CORP, VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC, TTM TECHNOLOGIES INC, CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD, BLUE BIRD CORP.

How has AFSM performed?

Over the 3 months to May 31, 2026, First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF's total return was +9.68%, as reported to the SEC.

Sources and methodology

Holdings, net assets and monthly returns come from the fund's N-PORT filing with the SEC, as of May 31, 2026 (filed Jul 22, 2026). The expense ratio is from the fund's prospectus or shareholder report, as of Aug 31, 2025. Prices are generated sample data for development. Data sources and disclosures