Summary
First Trust Multi-Manager Small Cap Opportunities ETF is an ETF - a fund traded on an exchange like a stock - run by First Trust. Positions inside: 203. The ten largest make up 14% of the fund.
- Yearly costs
- 0.95%
- Fund size
- $49.5M
- Positions
- 203
- Running since
- 2021
What speaks for it
- Widely spread: the ten largest positions make up only 14% of the fund.
What to watch
- 92% of the fund is in one country (United States).
- Costs of 0.95% a year are above the middle of comparable funds (0.44%).
- In the last five years its price once dropped by 41% from its high.
- A small fund with $49.5M under management; small funds get closed more often.
- It trades little: only about $130.2K changes hands a day.
A fund has no Bulios Score and no Fair Price of its own - both are computed from the results of a single company. This page shows what is inside the fund and what it costs instead.
Price
Performance
- 1 month
- -5.8%
- 3 months
- -8.6%
- This year
- +5.8%
- 1 year
- +4.8%
- 3 years
- +73%
- 5 years
- +22%
- Avg. market cap
- $8.59B
- P/E
- 25.4x
- Forward P/E
- 24.2x
- P/S
- 3.8x
- P/B
- 4.6x
- P/FCF
- 25.5x
- EV/EBITDA
- 22.8x
- Dividend yield
- 0.21%
- ROIC
- 1.7%
- ROE
- 12.0%
- Gross margin
- 60.2%
- Operating margin
- -2.2%
- Net margin
- -3.7%
- Payout ratio
- 5.2%
- Net debt/EBITDA
- 19.3x
- Beta
- 1.34
Weighted average of the 50 largest companies, which make up 45% of the fund. Banks and insurers are left out of the gross margin, the ROIC and the EBITDA figures.
What is inside?
Widely spread- 1 XMXometry, Inc. XMTR 1.7%
- 2 ZEZeta ZETA 1.6%
- 3 RGRepligen RGEN 1.5%
- 4 TWTwist Bioscience TWST 1.5%
- 5 FCFirstCash Holdings, Inc FCFS 1.5%
- 6 FRJFrog Ltd. FROG 1.5%
- 7 VRVaronis Systems, Inc. VRNS 1.4%
- 8 GHGuardant Health GH 1.4%
- 9 TVTravere Therapeutics, Inc. TVTX 1.3%
- 10 HAHalozyme Therapeutics HALO 1.2%
Positions in the fund: 203. The ten largest make up 14% of it.
Composition as of Oct 18, 2026.
Where is it spread?
One countryBy sector
- Technology 27%
- Healthcare 25%
- Industrials 18%
- Financials 9.4%
- Consumer cyclical 8.8%
- Other 12%
By country
- United States 92%
- Canada 2.0%
- Israel 1.5%
- Ireland 1.2%
- Other countries 3.4%
By company size
- Large cap 23%
- Mid cap 69%
- Small cap 7.9%
- Micro cap 0.08%
By the company's market value: Mega cap from $200B, Large cap from $10B, Mid cap from $2B, Small cap from $300M, Micro cap below $300M.
Largest sector: Technology (27%). Largest country: United States (92%). Largest size group: Mid cap (69%).
What does it cost me?
Expensive- A year from $10,000
- $95.00
- Over 20 years
- $4,410
From every $10,000 invested the fund takes $95.00 a year. You do not pay it separately - it is taken out of the fund's value. Over 20 years at 5% yearly growth that adds up to about $4,410.
How has it done?
Growing slowly- A year on average, 5 years
- +4.1%
- Deepest drop
- -41%
- Yearly volatility
- 24%
Average yearly growth over the last five years: 4.1%. Deepest drop in these years: 41% below the earlier high.
Does it pay dividends?
Yes, it pays out- Last payment
- $0.09
The last payment was $0.09 on Dec 13, 2024.
Is it easy to buy and sell?
It trades little- Traded a day
- $130.2K
- Shares a day
- 5.1K
On an average day about $130.2K of the fund changes hands.
How expensive are the companies inside?
Rather expensive- P/E of the companies inside
- 25.4
- Average Bulios Score
- 55 out of 100
Weight by Bulios Fair Price
- Undervalued 18%
- Fairly valued 3.7%
- Overvalued 78%
On average the companies inside trade for 25.4 times their yearly profit. By Fair Price, 78% of the rated weight comes out as overvalued.
Counted from its largest companies (50), which make up 45% of the fund. Each company counts by its weight. We use the metrics, the Bulios Score and the Fair Price of the companies themselves.
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