FundNYSEARCAMunicipals

First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF

FSMB NYSE Arca

FSMB is an actively managed portfolio of US municipal debt with a targeted portfolio duration of 1 to 3 years. The fund seeks tax-exempt income and capital preservation. Unlike most competitors in the space, the fund isnt limited to investment-grade debt only, up to 35% of the portfolio may be in h...

19.78USD
+0.20 (+1.04%) 1 Year · close Oct 30

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Dividend yield
2.41%
Trailing 12 months
Volatility · 1Y
1.9%
Low Risk
Beta
0.02
vs the market
52-week range
19.3319.95
01 Performance

How FSMB has paid off

Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against price alone.

Return by period

Price · to Oct 30
Below Average performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs price return

Price only
+2.4 pts
-1%0%1%2%3% FSMB +3.5% Price +1.0%

Over 1 year, FSMB returned +3.5% with dividends reinvested — dividends added +2.4 pts to the price move.

02 Risk

How bumpy is the ride?

Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.

Volatility

Annualized · 1Y
1.9%Low Risk

A typical year sees the price swing about ±2% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−3.1%
0%-2%−3.1%

Deepest fall −3.1% on Sep 29, 2026 — 215 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 0% of the time.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
FSMB tends to move+0.2%

A beta of 0.02 means FSMB has moved less than the market.

Sharpe ratio -0.52 Return earned per unit of volatility
03 Technicals

Trend & momentum

Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.

Price vs moving averages

Downtrend
19.78
  • 12-day average19.68 +0.5%
  • 26-day average19.63 +0.8%
  • 50-day average19.63 +0.8%
  • 200-day average19.64 +0.7%

The price is above 4 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is below the 200-day, a sign of a falling longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Overbought
OversoldOverbought90.0

RSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.

Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.

04 Dividends

What it pays you

Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.

Dividend yield2.41%

About 24 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.

Per share
0.48
Last paid
Oct 21, 2026

Last 12 months

0.48 USD / share
0.05Nov 210.05Dec 120.05Jan 210.05Feb 200.05Jun 250.05Jul 210.05Aug 210.05Sep 240.05Oct 21
05 Themes

Where FSMB shows up

Curated themes and indices that hold FSMB. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.

06 Profile

About First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF

FSMB is an actively managed portfolio of US municipal debt with a targeted portfolio duration of 1 to 3 years. The fund seeks tax-exempt income and capital preservation. Unlike most competitors in the space, the fund isnt limited to investment-grade debt only, up to 35% of the portfolio may be in high-yield issues

  • Featured in 2 curated themes
Ticker
FSMB
Exchange
NYSE Arca
ISIN
US33739P8308
CUSIP
33739P830
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
Municipals
Industry
Short Duration
Benchmark
ICE BofA US Municipal Securities (1-3 Y)
All key statistics

Details

NameFirst Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF
TickerFSMB
ISINUS33739P8308
CUSIP33739P830
ExchangeNYSEARCA
CategoryMunicipals
Sub CategoryShort Duration
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateNov 1, 2018
BenchmarkICE BofA US Municipal Securities (1-3 Y)

Shareas of Oct 30, 2026

Close Price USD19.78
52W Low / High 19.33 / 19.95
1Y Total Return3.72%
Below Average
1Y Volatility2.33%
Low Risk
Beta0.02
12M Dividends0.477
Last Dividend DateOct 21, 2026
Dist. Frequency-
Dividend Yield2.41%

Dataas of Nov 2, 2026

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Discount/Premium-
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Shares Outstanding-
Volume 20D Avg-
Nbr of Holdings-
Risk Rank-
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