First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund (FDM)
Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of the DJ Select Micro-Cap. The FDM ETF contains 213 constituents. It is focused on blend holdings in the North America region.
Price $53.89 as of 2022-10-21Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 1.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.6% |
| Average spread | 0.186% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 0.786% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -6.1% | 1.0% | -0.4% | -7.1% | 1.5% | -7.4% | 11.2% | -4.3% | -9.8% | 7.8% | -13.7% | ||
| 2021 | 5.0% | 12.1% | 6.8% | -1.1% | 3.2% | 0.8% | -3.6% | 2.3% | -1.4% | 4.0% | -2.0% | 5.2% | 31.5% |
| 2020 | -7.0% | -9.0% | -26.9% | 15.4% | 4.6% | 4.0% | -0.9% | 1.8% | -4.8% | 2.0% | 17.1% | 7.8% | 4.0% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | 5.5% | -5.2% | 2.5% | -7.4% | 7.0% | 2.0% | -6.2% | 6.1% | 1.1% | 4.0% | 6.4% | 26.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -3.5% | 3.2% | 0.9% | 5.8% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 3.0% | -3.1% | -9.1% | -1.5% | -10.9% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | -3.1% | 0.1% | -0.2% | 1.7% | -2.5% | 4.6% | -0.3% | -2.1% | 7.9% | 1.4% | 3.1% | -1.7% | 8.9% |
| 2016 | -6.3% | 1.6% | 5.8% | 1.8% | -0.4% | 0.3% | 5.3% | 2.6% | 0.7% | -2.4% | 16.3% | 7.5% | 32.7% |
| 2015 | -5.1% | 5.6% | 1.8% | -1.2% | 1.0% | 2.6% | -2.5% | -3.5% | -2.7% | 5.7% | 4.4% | -5.2% | 0.8% |
| 2014 | -5.7% | 4.1% | 1.4% | -4.3% | 0.3% | 3.3% | -3.7% | 3.1% | -5.6% | 7.8% | -1.8% | 5.4% | 4.3% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | 1.6% | 3.6% | -0.5% | 6.1% | -0.4% | 8.1% | -4.2% | 6.5% | 4.1% | 7.0% | 1.2% | 37.8% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | 0.6% | 4.1% | -2.3% | -6.7% | 4.1% | -0.9% | 2.2% | 3.6% | -2.2% | 1.4% | 4.5% | 15.5% |
| 2011 | -0.5% | 4.6% | 3.0% | 2.0% | -2.9% | -2.6% | -3.4% | -12.4% | -11.4% | 18.3% | -2.4% | 2.1% | -5.7% |
| -5.9% | 24.4% | -2.9% | 7.6% | 2.6% | 17.4% | 11.9% | -17.6% | -14.1% | 38.5% | 45.4% | 22.3% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.66 | |||||||||
| 2021 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.36 | 0.69 | ||||||||
| 2020 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.35 | 0.80 | ||||||||
| 2019 | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.70 | ||||||||
| 2018 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.23 | 0.51 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.18 | 0.46 | ||||||||
| 2016 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.50 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.21 | 0.48 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.25 | ||||||||
| 2013 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.27 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.31 | 0.40 | |||||||||
| 2011 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.16 | ||||||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.34 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.19 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| Advansix, Inc. | 1.15% |
| Echo Global Logistics, Inc | 1.08% |
| Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Class C | 1.01% |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 0.97% |
| Banc of California Incorporated | 0.94% |
| Andersons, Inc. | 0.90% |
| Lovesac Company | 0.89% |
| GEO Group Inc | 0.88% |
| Kearny Financial Corp. | 0.88% |
| Ingles Markets, Incorporated Class A | 0.84% |
| Origin Bancorp, Inc. | 0.84% |
| Gorman-Rupp Company | 0.83% |
| HomeStreet, Inc. | 0.83% |
| Preferred Bank | 0.81% |
| Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation | 0.81% |
| Top 15 Weights | 13.66% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| FDM | IJR | IJS | SIXS | VBR | VIOV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund | iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF | 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF | Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF | Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF |
| Issuer | First Trust | iShares | iShares | Meridian | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| Price | $53.89 | $90.09 | $86.52 | $38.676 | $149.11 | $149.96 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.6% |  0.06% | 0.18% |  1% | 0.07% | 0.15% |
| Average Spread | 0.186% | 0.011% | 0.069% | 0.336% | 0.074% | 0.140% |
| AUM | $143,848,000 | $55,795,700,000 | $7,180,350,000 | $48,223,100 | $21,464,700,000 | $1,069,460,000 |
| Shares | 2,669,291 | 619,332,642 | 82,990,610 | 1,246,849 | 143,951,867 | 7,131,656 |
| Average Daily Volume | 14,970 | 4,450,399 | 425,664 | 740 | 602,013 | 54,530 |
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| Inception Date | 2005-09-27 | 2000-05-22 | 2000-07-24 | 2020-05-11 | 2004-01-26 | 2010-09-07 |
| Index Tracked | DJ Select Micro-Cap | S&P Small Cap 600 | S&P Small Cap 600 Value | No Underlying Index | CRSP US Small Value | S&P Small Cap 600 Value |
| Category | Small Cap Blend Equities | Small Cap Blend Equities | Small Cap Value Equities | Small Cap Blend Equities | Small Cap Value Equities | Small Cap Value Equities |
| Asset Class | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity |
| Asset Class Size | Small/Micro Caps | Mid/Small Caps | Mid/Small Caps | Mid/Small Caps | Mid/Small Caps | Mid/Small Caps |
| Value or Growth | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend | Value | Blend |
| Region | North America | North America | North America | North America | North America | North America |
| Countries | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $1.026 | $1.66 | $1.574 | $0.598 | $3.291 | $2.742 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.019% | 0.018% | 0.018% | 0.015% | 0.022% | 0.018% |
| Number of Holdings | 213 | 601 | 474 | 88 | 936 | 476 |
| YTD Return | -14.69% | -20.56% | -16.22% | -24.88% | -15.50% | -15.97% |
| Beta | 1.23 | 1.17 | 1.20 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.20 |
| Upside Beta | 0.16 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.82 | 0.26 | 0.03 |
| Downside Beta | -0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | -0.08 | 0.10 | -0.35 |
| Volatility 1Y | 22.77% | 24.71% | 23.72% | 20.97% | 24.20% | 23.58% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.29 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |