FDM First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund
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First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund (FDM) ETF
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- Exchange
- ARCX
- Inception
- 2005-09-27
- Has Options
- No
- Expense ratio
- 0.60% prospectus, filed Apr 30, 2026
- Assets
- $265M issuer-reported, Oct 20, 2026
- Trailing yield
- 1.53% paid quarterly
- Average daily volume
- $845K 30 sessions
- Holdings
- 136 top 10 are 14.7%
- Listed
- Sep 27, 2005 NYSE Arca
- Net asset value
- $89.57 issuer, Oct 20, 2026
- 30-day SEC yield
- 2.09% issuer, Sep 30, 2026
- Tracking difference
- -0.83 pts vs index, after fees, FY 2025
Moves with. US large-cap stocks (38% of its variance, beta 0.93); Small caps over large (34% of its variance, beta 0.83). These factors explain 68% of its daily moves over the last year.
Stated objective. The First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund (the Fund ) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Funds fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index SM (the Index ). (from the fund's prospectus)
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- Jun 2026
- $0 latest reported month
- Latest 3 months
- +$8.8M +3.3% of assets
- Latest 12 months
- +$18M +6.8% of assets
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| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | $0 |
| May 2026 | $0 |
| Apr 2026 | +$8.8M |
| Mar 2026 | +$4.1M |
| Feb 2026 | $0 |
| Jan 2026 | $0 |
| Dec 2025 | $0 |
| Nov 2025 | $0 |
| Oct 2025 | $0 |
| Sep 2025 | +$3.8M |
| Aug 2025 | +$1.4M |
| Jul 2025 | $0 |
Net creations and redemptions from the fund's SEC filings, which become public about 60 days after each quarter. Every month since 84 months ago
| Fund | Overlap | Fee | Assets | 1Y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IWCiShares Micro-Cap ETF | 13% | 0.60% | $1.2B | +12.8% | compare |
| QABAFirst Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund | 12% | 0.60% | $85M | +20.2% | compare |
| SQLVRoyce Quant Small-Cap Quality Value ETF | 11% | 0.60% | $40M | +25.2% | compare |
| ROSCHartford Multifactor Small Cap ETF | 10% | 0.34% | $48M | +22.6% | compare |
| LITLSimplify Piper Sandler US Small-Cap PLUS Income ETF | 10% | 0.91% | $6.9M | +20.3% | compare |
Ranked by how much of the two portfolios is the same securities.
- Holdings vs fair value
- +21.2% 64% under, 19% over · 83% covered
- Price / earnings
- 9.0 0% loss-making · 82% covered
- Price / book · sales
- 1.3 · 1.2 revenue growth +5.8%
- Above 200-day average
- 70% 36% above 50-day · by weight
- Short interest
- 7.2% of float, weighted · 5.7 days to cover
- Insider buying
- 11% of weight had net insider buying, 90 days; 45% net selling
- 13F holders
- +5.3% change in shares held by institutions, latest quarter
- Reporting earnings
- 43.3% of weight in 7 days; 67.7% in 14
Each figure is the fund's holdings weighted by position size, using our data on those stocks, and covers only the share of the stock holdings stated. Positive fair value means the holdings trade below our estimate.
| Action | Holding | Weight before | Weight after | Shares vs flows |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exit | SNCYSun Country Airlines Holdings Inc. | 1.24% | — | — |
| Exit | DHILDiamond Hill Investment Group Inc. | 0.61% | — | — |
| Increase | MPTIM-TRON INDUSTRIES INC | 0.01% | 0.48% | +21.7% |
| Increase | LYTSLSI INDUSTRIES INC | 0.81% | 1.22% | +17.5% |
| Decrease | NRDSNERDWALLET INC | 0.50% | 0.33% | −17.2% |
| Increase | OPFIOPPFI INC | 0.30% | 0.43% | +26.1% |
| Increase | ESOAENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP | 0.23% | 0.33% | +11.6% |
| Increase | TCBXTHIRD COAST BANCSHARES INC | 0.67% | 0.76% | +19.0% |
| Increase | SPFISOUTH PLAINS FINANCIAL INC | 0.72% | 0.77% | +17.1% |
| Increase | FLOCFLOWCO HOLDINGS INC | 0.88% | 0.93% | +14.2% |
0 new, 0 exited, 0 increased and 0 decreased between the fund's two latest holdings reports; turnover 0.5%. Full holdings and history
- Authorized participants
- 2 active of 26 with agreements; top 3 did 100%
- Created · redeemed
- $105M · $97M over the fiscal year
- Redemptions in kind
- 100% creations 100% in kind
- Creation unit
- 50,000 shares
- Securities lending
- 2.86% of assets on loan on average; earned 1.0 bp
- Return vs index
- -0.83 pts after fees; -0.14 before; daily s.d. 0.07
From the fund's annual census filing with the SEC. In-kind redemptions are what let an ETF shed appreciated securities without realising gains.
| Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-30 | $0.3768 | CD |
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-30 | $0.3789 | CD |
| 2026-03-26 | 2026-03-31 | $0.2287 | CD |
| 2025-12-12 | 2025-12-31 | $0.3811 | CD |
| 2025-09-25 | 2025-09-30 | $0.2596 | CD |
| 2025-06-26 | 2025-06-30 | $0.2224 | CD |
| Symbol | Name | Weight % | Asset Class | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PD | PagerDuty, Inc. | 2.17% | Equity (US) | US |
| APOG | Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | 1.50% | Equity (US) | US |
| RIGL | Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1.50% | Equity (US) | US |
| QNST | QuinStreet, Inc. | 1.46% | Equity (US) | US |
| HRTG | Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. | 1.45% | Equity (US) | US |
| ORRF | Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. | 1.39% | Equity (US) | US |
| PAHC | Phibro Animal Health Corporation (Class A) | 1.36% | Equity (US) | US |
| REPX | Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. | 1.36% | Equity (US) | US |
| IBCP | Independent Bank Corporation | 1.32% | Equity (US) | US |
| SMP | Standard Motor Products, Inc. | 1.30% | Equity (US) | US |
| FISI | Financial Institutions, Inc. | 1.29% | Equity (US) | US |
| HIPO | Hippo Holdings Inc. | 1.29% | Equity (US) | US |
| GCMG | GCM Grosvenor Inc. (Class A) | 1.25% | Equity (US) | US |
| FLOC | Flowco Holdings Inc. (Class A) | 1.24% | Equity (US) | US |
| CTO | CTO Realty Growth, Inc. | 1.21% | Equity (US) | US |
| WASH | Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. | 1.21% | Equity (US) | US |
| SENEA | Seneca Foods Corporation | 1.19% | Equity (US) | US |
| ROOT | Root, Inc. (Class A) | 1.18% | Equity (US) | US |
| HTB | HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. | 1.16% | Equity (US) | US |
| SHBI | Shore Bancshares, Inc. | 1.16% | Equity (US) | US |
| OSPN | OneSpan Inc. | 1.15% | Equity (US) | US |
| PGC | Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation | 1.14% | Equity (US) | US |
| CCBG | Capital City Bank Group, Inc. | 1.12% | Equity (US) | US |
| CARE | Carter Bankshares, Inc. | 1.11% | Equity (US) | US |
| CCSI | Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. | 1.11% | Equity (US) | US |
| ACNB | ACNB Corporation | 1.07% | Equity (US) | US |
| BHB | Bar Harbor Bankshares | 1.07% | Equity (US) | US |
| SMBC | Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. | 1.07% | Equity (US) | US |
| PFIS | Peoples Financial Services Corp. | 1.06% | Equity (US) | US |
| SPFI | South Plains Financial, Inc. | 1.06% | Equity (US) | US |
| ADAM | Adamas Trust Inc. | 1.03% | Equity (US) | US |
| TCBX | Third Coast Bancshares, Inc. | 1.03% | Equity (US) | US |
| GSBC | Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. | 1.02% | Equity (US) | US |
| EVER | EverQuote, Inc. (Class A) | 1.00% | Equity (US) | US |
| SCHL | Scholastic Corporation | 1.00% | Equity (US) | US |
| AROW | Arrow Financial Corporation | 0.99% | Equity (US) | US |
| FBIZ | First Business Financial Services, Inc. | 0.98% | Equity (US) | US |
| JBSS | John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. | 0.98% | Equity (US) | US |
| PMT | PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | 0.98% | Equity (US) | US |
| BCAL | California BanCorp | 0.97% | Equity (US) | US |
| IIIN | Insteel Industries, Inc. | 0.97% | Equity (US) | US |
| IVR | Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. | 0.96% | Equity (US) | US |
| CIVB | Civista Bancshares, Inc. | 0.92% | Equity (US) | US |
| EBF | Ennis, Inc. | 0.89% | Equity (US) | US |
| IRWD | Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 0.89% | Equity (US) | US |
| SFST | Southern First Bancshares, Inc. | 0.89% | Equity (US) | US |
| NRIM | Northrim BanCorp, Inc. | 0.87% | Equity (US) | US |
| KRNY | Kearny Financial Corp. | 0.86% | Equity (US) | US |
| CRMD | CorMedix Inc. | 0.85% | Equity (US) | US |
| ABUS | Arbutus Biopharma Corporation | 0.84% | Equity (US) | — |
| Category | Weight | Value | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repurchase agreement | 1.05% | $2.8M | 1 |
| Short-term investment | 0.05% | $138975 | 1 |
| Month | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.56% | -7.14% | 8.05% | -4.01% | 2.62% | 6.42% | 2.08% |
| Feb | 9.61% | 0.01% | -1.95% | 3.05% | -0.77% | -0.55% | 1.57% |
| Mar | 2.39% | 2.03% | -9.81% | 3.02% | -6.73% | -4.46% | -2.26% |
| Apr | -2.28% | -7.50% | -4.52% | -4.20% | -1.81% | 6.64% | -2.28% |
| May | 1.29% | 0.81% | 0.29% | 3.83% | 9.59% | -2.18% | 2.27% |
| Jun | -0.97% | -7.55% | 7.51% | -3.37% | 7.20% | 7.49% | 1.72% |
| Jul | -4.72% | 9.48% | 6.01% | 13.66% | -1.55% | -2.64% | 3.37% |
| Aug | 2.47% | -4.82% | -5.52% | -0.12% | 8.77% | -1.41% | -0.10% |
| Sep | -1.85% | -8.88% | -5.46% | 2.78% | 1.20% | -4.11% | -2.72% |
| Oct | 2.11% | 11.12% | -3.43% | 2.01% | -2.34% | 3.75%* | 2.20% |
| Nov | -4.37% | 3.80% | 6.53% | 12.80% | 4.85% | -- | 4.72% |
| Dec | 5.91% | -6.31% | 7.61% | -6.47% | 2.20% | -- | 0.59% |
| Total | 16.17% | -16.18% | 3.11% | 23.00% | 24.25% | 8.27% | 9.77% |
Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.
- SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
- EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
- MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
- ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
- +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
- RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
- Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
- Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.
Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.
- Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
- OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
- Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
- ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
- HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.
Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →
Trend Indicators
Momentum Oscillators
Volume & Volatility
Data Summary
LLM Stock Analysis Report: FDM
Executive Summary
Overall Assessment: NEUTRAL with confidence level (6/10)
Key Drivers:
- Technical indicators suggest a range-bound market with potential for a short-term bounce
- Recent news headlines are neutral, with no significant catalysts identified
- Risk metrics indicate low volatility, which may not be conducive to significant price movements
Primary Risks:
- Limited upside potential due to the stock's recent price consolidation
- Negative news sentiment could lead to further price declines if economic conditions worsen
Investment Thesis:
FDM is a range-bound stock with limited short-term upside potential. The recent news headlines are neutral, and there are no significant catalysts driving the stock price at this time. As such, I recommend taking a cautious approach and focusing on managing risk rather than seeking returns.
Recent News Sentiment Impact: Neutral, with no significant impact on the stock price
Technical Analysis
Trend Direction:
- Short-term (1-4 weeks): NEUTRAL
- Medium-term (1-3 months): RANGE-BOUND
- Long-term (3-12 months): BEARISH
Support/Resistance Levels:
- Key support levels:
- Lower Bollinger Band: $90.46
- SMA 200: $86.98
- Key resistance levels:
- Upper Bollinger Band: $93.72
- SMA 50: $92.54
Momentum Signals:
- RSI (14): 36.44 (neutral)
- MACD: -0.51 / Signal: -0.23 / Histogram: -0.28 (bearish)
News & Sentiment Analysis
Recent Headlines Summary: Neutral news headlines with no significant catalysts identified
Sentiment Assessment: Neutral sentiment overall, with no clear trend or direction
Catalyst Identification: No significant earnings dates or product launches scheduled in the near term
Market Narrative: The market is range-bound, and FDM's price movement reflects this broader trend
Risk & Volatility Assessment
Beta Interpretation: Low risk relative to the market (beta = 0.77)
Volatility Regime: Low volatility - stock moves less than market
Options Market Signals: No options data available
Downside Protection: Support levels and risk management considerations are key for managing potential losses
Market Context & Positioning
Sector Performance: FDM is outperforming the broader market in recent weeks
Institutional Activity: Moderate institutional interest, with no clear buying or selling pressure
Correlation Analysis: FDM has a moderate positive correlation with the overall market (R-squared = 0.56)
Relative Valuation: FDM is trading within its recent range, with limited upside potential
Key Levels & Action Items
- Critical Price Levels: Support at $90.46 and resistance at $93.72
- Breakout/Breakdown Levels: A move below SMA 200 ($86.98) could trigger a significant breakdown
- Time-Sensitive Catalysts: No upcoming earnings dates or product launches scheduled in the near term
Risk Management:
- Set stop-loss levels based on support and resistance levels
- Consider adjusting position sizes to manage risk
This comprehensive analysis provides an objective assessment of FDM's technical, news, and risk metrics. It highlights the stock's range-bound nature, limited upside potential, and low volatility, as well as the importance of managing risk in this market environment.
FDM Options Activity & IV Rank
Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →
score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.
RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.
- RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
- MACD crossover + histogram trend
- Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
- Stochastic %K <20 / >80
- Williams %R <−80 / >−20
- Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
- Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
- BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
- IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
- IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
- Min open interest across all legs
- OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05
score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →
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Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol pointsHow much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.
- Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
- Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
- Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
- Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each sideWhich side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.
- Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
- Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
- Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
- Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:
- High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
- Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
- Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.
Enter a ticker to render the implied volatility surface.
Enter a ticker to render the implied volatility smile.
Risk Metrics
Analysis Details
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Low volatility - stock moves less than market
FDM Institutional Ownership (13F)
Latest filings — 2026-09-30Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.
- Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
- Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
- % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
- Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.
Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.
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