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ETF analysis

First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF (AFMC) holdings & weights

Per-holding contribution · concentration · sector skew — a deep read

US-listed
Annual fee0.68%
Net assets$239M
InceptionDec 3, 2019

Fund overview

This is a US-listed ETF from First Trust. Key facts — expense ratio 0.68%; net assets about $239M; inception Dec 3, 2019. Its 1-year return is +20.88%.

Provider
First Trust
Expense ratio
0.68%
Net assets (AUM)
$239M
Inception
Dec 3, 2019
1-year return
+20.88%
Holdings
267
52-week range
$32.426–$42.13
Fund details

Fund overview

This is a US-listed ETF from First Trust. Key facts — expense ratio 0.68%; net assets about $239M; inception Dec 3, 2019. Its 1-year return is +20.88%.

Provider
First Trust
Expense ratio
0.68%
Net assets (AUM)
$239M
Inception
Dec 3, 2019
1-year return
+20.88%
Holdings
267
52-week range
$32.426–$42.13

25 identified stocks · net exposure / NAV 26.51%. Display weights are normalized to 100%; calculations retain original exposures without an additional leverage multiplier. Cash and unallocated contracts are excluded from stock attribution.

Weight and calculation basis

25 identified stocks · net exposure / NAV 26.51%. Display weights are normalized to 100%; calculations retain original exposures without an additional leverage multiplier. Cash and unallocated contracts are excluded from stock attribution.

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Holdings not priced
47.8%
Top-10 weight
419
Concentration HHI (Low)
Consumer Discretionary
Top sector

We have this ETF's holdings, but the prices for those particular listings are outside our quote coverage (currently Korea- and US-listed securities). So today's contribution and return are not computed — showing 0% would claim it did not move, which is a different statement. The holdings and weights below follow the calculation basis above.

Today's summary

Its top 10 holdings make up about 47.8% of the fund. The concentration index (HHI) is 419 — Low — evenly diversified, and the largest sector is Consumer Discretionary (20%). The higher the concentration, the more one stock or sector drives the whole ETF's return.

Structural health

A five-axis read on how this fund is built. It is not a return forecast or a recommendation, and a low score does not mean a bad fund — leveraged products score low by design. Each axis shows the figure behind it.

75/ 100
BSound structure
DiversificationHHI 41987

Concentration is below 1,500 (419), so no single holding dominates.

Sector balanceConsumer Discretionary 20%100

The largest sector is Consumer Discretionary at 20% — industries are reasonably spread.

Cost0.68%/yr45

0.68% a year is on the high side — about 6.8% over a decade, so it needs a reason to earn that.

Fund size$239M26

Net assets of $239M — liquid enough to trade, and unlikely to be wound down.

Structural simplicityPhysical, 1x100

A plain 1x physical fund holding the shares themselves — no structural drift from how long you hold it.

Concentration and diversification

Structural health

A five-axis read on how this fund is built. It is not a return forecast or a recommendation, and a low score does not mean a bad fund — leveraged products score low by design. Each axis shows the figure behind it.

75/ 100
BSound structure
DiversificationHHI 41987

Concentration is below 1,500 (419), so no single holding dominates.

Sector balanceConsumer Discretionary 20%100

The largest sector is Consumer Discretionary at 20% — industries are reasonably spread.

Cost0.68%/yr45

0.68% a year is on the high side — about 6.8% over a decade, so it needs a reason to earn that.

Fund size$239M26

Net assets of $239M — liquid enough to trade, and unlikely to be wound down.

Structural simplicityPhysical, 1x100

A plain 1x physical fund holding the shares themselves — no structural drift from how long you hold it.

Top 20 holdings

Weights are normalized to 100% of absolute exposures across analysed positions, including positions outside this top list. Cash, collateral and unverified assets are excluded. Contributions retain original signed NAV exposures; leverage is not applied twice.

Normalized to 100% of analysed positions

Weights are normalized to 100% of absolute exposures across analysed positions, including positions outside this top list. Cash, collateral and unverified assets are excluded. Contributions retain original signed NAV exposures; leverage is not applied twice.

Tile size = weight, colour = the day's return (deeper = larger). Covers the top 25 holdings, 26.5% of the fund. Labels are dropped where a tile is too small; hover any tile for its name and figures.
#HoldingWeight
1RelianceRS6.64%
2HF SinclairDINO6.07%
3MatsonMATX5.39%
4ExelixisEXEL4.49%
5Chord EnergyCHRD4.34%
6Casey's General StoresCASY4.26%
7RenaissanceReRNR4.22%
8Mueller IndustriesMLI4.22%
9Halozyme TherapeuticsHALO4.11%
10BorgWarnerBWA4.04%
11APAAPA3.85%
12MSC Industrial DirectMSM3.85%
13Affiliated ManagersAMG3.81%
14Apple HospitalityAPLE3.81%
15Federated HermesFHI3.62%
16TechnipFMCFTI3.58%
17TD SYNNEXSNX3.55%
18Abercrombie & FitchANF3.47%
19H&R BlockHRB3.47%
20ATIATI3.40%

Holdings below 0.5% or outside the top list are folded into “Others” and omitted above.

Where the weight sits — sector mix

Listed equity weights summed by sector and normalized to 100%. Each band is one sector's share.

Consumer Discretionary19.9%
Industrials18.1%
Financials14.7%
Energy14.3%
Health Care8.6%
Information Technology6.7%
Consumer Staples4.3%
Real Estate3.8%
Industry breakdown
Metal Fabrications10.9%
Biotechnology: Biological Products (No Diagnostic Substances)8.6%
Oil & Gas Production8.2%
Investment Managers7.4%
Industrial Machinery/Components7.1%
Natural Gas Distribution6.1%
Marine Transportation5.4%
Retail-Auto Dealers and Gas Stations4.3%
Property-Casualty Insurers4.2%
Auto Parts:O.E.M.4.0%
Real Estate Investment Trusts3.8%
Oil and Gas Field Machinery3.6%
Retail: Computer Software & Peripheral Equipment3.5%
Clothing/Shoe/Accessory Stores3.5%
Other Consumer Services3.5%
Steel/Iron Ore3.4%
Oil/Gas Transmission3.4%
EDP Services3.2%
Accident &Health Insurance3.0%
Agricultural Chemicals3.0%
Concentration at a glanceHHI 419well spread
spread1,0001,8002,500concentrated

HHI sums the squared weights. The more it leans on a few names, the higher it goes — and the more the whole ETF moves with them.

How concentrated is it

Concentration (HHI) is low at 419, with the top 10 holdings at just 47.8% of equity weight. No single name can dominate the fund.

Good for damping single-stock risk — and equally, a big winner inside gets diluted.

HHI squares each weight and sums them: 10,000 means one stock is everything, and the more evenly spread the holdings, the closer it falls to zero.

Where the sector weight sits

Sectors run Consumer Discretionary(20%) · Industrials(18%) · Financials(15%), and even the largest is only 20% — no meaningful industry tilt.

This is built to track a market rather than to call a sector.

Weights above sum the individually listed equities and normalize that equity total to 100%.

How much it overlaps others

Even its closest peer, EZM, overlaps only 23% (9 shared names).

Funds filed under the same label can hold quite different companies, so pairing this one with another may genuinely spread risk.

What it is made of

The fund holds 267 positions in total; this page lists the largest 25 and folds the rest into "Others".

Equities are 26.5% of the fund, the rest swaps and cash — index exposure built synthetically rather than by owning the shares, which adds counterparty risk.

The expense ratio is 0.68% a year, which is not cheap. Fees come out of returns every year you hold, so it is worth checking whether the same index is available for less.

This page is not investment advice. Investment decisions and responsibility are your own.

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