UCON First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF

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About

First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF (UCON) ETF

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Exchange
ARCX
Inception
2018-06-04
Has Options
No
Fund profile
holdings as of Oct 19, 2026issuer datathrough May 2026flows, SEC filings
Expense ratio
0.86%
prospectus, filed Dec 29, 2025
Assets
$3.1B
issuer-reported, Oct 19, 2026
Trailing yield
4.88%
paid monthly
Average daily volume
$19M
30 sessions
Holdings
453
top 10 are 13.7%
Listed
Jun 4, 2018
NYSE Arca
Last fee change
+1 bp
filed Dec 30, 2024
Net asset value
$23.94
issuer, Oct 19, 2026
30-day SEC yield
5.08%
issuer, Sep 30, 2026
Closure risk, 12 months
0.2%
low · model
FrenzyCap ETF score
60
how it is built
Cost7
Liquidity76
Scale92
Diversification100

Moves with. Long Treasuries (44% of its variance, beta 0.22); US large-cap stocks (11% of its variance, beta 0.07); US dollar (4% of its variance, beta -0.06). These factors explain 64% of its daily moves over the last year.

Stated objective. The investment objective of the First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF (the Fund ) is to seek to maximize long-term total return. (from the fund's prospectus)

All 453 holdingsFlow historyOverlap toolAll Core Bond ETFs

Fund flows
through May 2026SEC filings
May 2026
+$45M
latest reported month
Latest 3 months
+$65M
+2.0% of assets
Latest 12 months
+$292M
+8.9% of assets
Jun 2025: −$33M−$33MJul 2025: +$7.5MJulAug 2025: −$30MSep 2025: $0SepOct 2025: +$138M+$138MNov 2025: +$29MNovDec 2025: +$54MJan 2026: +$24MJanFeb 2026: +$38MMar 2026: +$19MMarApr 2026: +$1.3MMay 2026: +$45MMay
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Net flows of UCON by month, Jun 2025 to May 2026
MonthNet flow
May 2026+$45M
Apr 2026+$1.3M
Mar 2026+$19M
Feb 2026+$38M
Jan 2026+$24M
Dec 2025+$54M
Nov 2025+$29M
Oct 2025+$138M
Sep 2025$0
Aug 2025−$30M
Jul 2025+$7.5M
Jun 2025−$33M

Net creations and redemptions from the fund's SEC filings, which become public about 60 days after each quarter. Every month since 81 months ago

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Look-through: what the holdings say
weights as of Oct 19, 2026issuer data
Insider buying
0%
of weight had net insider buying, 90 days; 0% net selling
Reporting earnings
0.0%
of weight in 7 days; 0.0% 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.

Under the hood
fiscal year to Aug 31, 2025SEC census
Authorized participants
6 active
of 22 with agreements; top 3 did 96%
Created · redeemed
$670M · $638M
over the fiscal year
Redemptions in kind
0%
creations 0% in kind
Creation unit
50,000
shares
Securities lending
authorized, none lent

From the fund's annual census filing with the SEC. In-kind redemptions are what let an ETF shed appreciated securities without realising gains.

ETF Profile
holdings as of 2026-10-20
Holdings
454
AUM
$3.1B
Provider
First Trust
Inception
2018-06-04
Exchange
ARCX
Data As Of
2026-10-20
Expense Ratio
0.86%
Dividend Yield
4.83%
Distribution
Monthly
Recent distributions
Ex-Date Pay Date Amount Type
2026-10-21 2026-10-30 $0.0950 CD
2026-09-24 2026-09-30 $0.0950 CD
2026-08-21 2026-08-31 $0.0950 CD
2026-07-21 2026-07-31 $0.0950 CD
2026-06-25 2026-06-30 $0.0950 CD
2026-05-21 2026-05-29 $0.0950 CD
Asset Allocation
Top Holdings
top 50 of 454 holdings
Symbol Name Weight % Asset Class Country
— U.S. Treasury Note, 4.25%, due 07/31/2028 2.47% Treasury US
— U.S. Treasury Bond, 5.125%, due 08/15/2046 2.45% Treasury US
— U.S. Treasury Note, 4.125%, due 08/31/2028 1.83% Treasury US
— U.S. Treasury Note, 4.75%, due 09/30/2028 1.55% Treasury US
— U.S. Treasury Note, 4.375%, due 05/15/2036 1.03% Treasury US
— U.S. Treasury Note, 4.375%, due 08/31/2031 0.97% Treasury US
— Fannie Mae FN BM7755, 4%, due 06/01/2064 0.91% MBS/ABS —
— ALBERTSONS COS/SAFEWAY 6.50%, due 02/15/2028 0.88% Corporate Bond US
— Fannie Mae FN FA6190, 5%, due 06/01/2056 0.81% MBS/ABS —
— U.S. Treasury Note, 4.375%, due 07/31/2031 0.81% Treasury US
— Freddie Mac FR SL6333, 5%, due 07/01/2056 0.78% MBS/ABS —
— U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.625%, due 11/15/2050 0.76% Treasury US
— THE BOEING CO 7.008%, due 05/01/2064 0.71% Corporate Bond —
— Fannie Mae Series 2024-82, Class CF, Variable rate, due 11/25/2054 0.70% MBS/ABS —
— AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS LLC 6.875%, due 08/01/2032 0.69% Corporate Bond US
— U.S. Treasury Bond, 5%, due 05/15/2056 0.69% Treasury US
— Fannie Mae FN BQ7973, 2%, due 02/01/2051 0.64% MBS/ABS —
— GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR INC 4.70%, due 10/07/2030 0.63% Corporate Bond —
— HILCORP ENERGY I/HILCORP 7.25%, due 02/15/2035 0.62% Corporate Bond US
— BANK OF AMERICA CORP Variable rate, due 09/21/2036 0.61% Corporate Bond US
— PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING LLC 7%, due 01/15/2032 0.59% Corporate Bond US
— MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 6.25%, due 04/30/2031 0.58% Corporate Bond US
— FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES Variable rate, due 03/12/2040 0.53% Corporate Bond —
— U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 1.25%, due 04/15/2031 0.53% Treasury US
— CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC 3%, due 02/15/2029 0.52% Corporate Bond —
— Fannie Mae FN FA4541, 5%, due 02/01/2056 0.52% MBS/ABS —
— Freddie Mac FR SD0778, 2.50%, due 12/01/2051 0.52% MBS/ABS —
— U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 1.875%, due 01/15/2036 0.52% Treasury US
— VF CORP 2.95%, due 04/23/2030 0.52% Corporate Bond US
— CVS HEALTH CORP Variable rate, due 03/10/2055 0.51% Corporate Bond US
— MOBILITY GLOBAL INC 5.05%, due 06/15/2029 0.51% Corporate Bond —
— RAISING CANE'S RESTAURAN RZNCAN TL B 1L USD 0.51% Corporate Bond —
— AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER Variable rate, due 02/15/2062 0.50% Corporate Bond —
— AUGUSTA SPINCO CORPORATION 4.398%, due 03/23/2029 0.50% Corporate Bond —
— KENNEDY-WILSON INC 7.25%, due 06/01/2033 0.50% Corporate Bond US
— TRANSDIGM INC TDG TL J 1L USD 0.50% Corporate Bond —
— CELANESE US HOLDINGS LLC 7%, due 02/15/2031 0.49% Corporate Bond US
— FORD MOTOR CREDIT CO LLC 4.97%, due 04/06/2029 0.49% Corporate Bond —
— ACUSHNET CO 5.625%, due 12/01/2033 0.48% Corporate Bond US
— THE BOEING CO 6.528%, due 05/01/2034 0.48% Corporate Bond —
— STELLANTIS FINANCIAL SER 4.95%, due 09/15/2028 0.47% Corporate Bond —
— SYNOPSYS INC 4.85%, due 04/01/2030 0.47% Corporate Bond —
— AS MILEAGE PLAN IP LTD 5.308%, due 10/20/2031 0.46% Corporate Bond —
— CARNIVAL CORP LTD 5.75%, due 08/01/2032 0.45% Corporate Bond US
— PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC Variable rate, due 09/15/2047 0.44% Corporate Bond —
— Freddie Mac Series 5536, Class FD, Variable rate, due 05/25/2054 0.43% MBS/ABS —
— U.S. Treasury Note, 4.125%, due 10/31/2029 0.43% Treasury US
— Fannie Mae FN BF0567, 5.50%, due 09/01/2061 0.42% MBS/ABS —
— APLD COMPUTECO LLC 9.25%, due 12/15/2030 0.41% Corporate Bond US
— BLACK PEARL COMPUTE LLC 6.125%, due 02/15/2031 0.41% Corporate Bond US
Non-Equity Breakdown
First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF · NPORT-P period 2026-05-31 (filed 2026-07-22)
Net assets: $3.28B · 505 total positions · equity 0.58% · non-equity 98.71%
Non-equity holdings — 500 positions, 98.71% of NAV
Category Weight Value Positions
Corporate 71.08% $2.33B 370
US Treasury 10.94% $358.4M 9
Mortgage-backed (US Govt-Sponsored Entity) 8.48% $278.0M 37
ABS-O 4.59% $150.3M 63
Corporate 2.17% $71.0M 10
Short-term investment 0.65% $21.3M 1
Mortgage-backed (US Govt Agency) 0.61% $20.1M 6
US Govt-Sponsored Entity 0.19% $6.1M 2
Mortgage-backed (Corporate) 0.02% $547362 2
Chart
Seasonality
Month'21'22'23'24'25'26Avg
Jan0.11%-0.95%1.82%0.24%0.20%-0.18%0.21%
Feb-0.41%-1.22%-2.60%-1.45%0.93%0.64%-0.69%
Mar-0.15%-1.16%1.25%0.20%-0.80%-1.71%-0.40%
Apr0.11%-1.72%1.32%-1.43%-0.12%0.40%-0.24%
May0.04%0.48%-0.45%0.56%0.00%0.08%0.12%
Jun0.11%-2.31%-0.49%0.04%0.89%-0.12%-0.31%
Jul-0.04%1.59%0.99%1.52%-0.20%-1.13%0.46%
Aug-0.15%-0.88%-0.21%0.62%0.12%0.00%-0.08%
Sep-0.13%-3.13%-1.69%0.48%1.02%-3.12%-1.09%
Oct-0.49%-0.92%-0.71%-1.75%-0.16%0.25%*-0.63%
Nov-0.45%2.24%1.98%0.61%0.28%--0.93%
Dec0.21%-0.62%1.48%-0.72%-0.16%--0.04%
Total-1.24%-8.39%2.60%-1.13%2.00%-4.84%-1.83%
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • 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.
Momentum Oscillators
  • 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.

Volume & Volatility
  • 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

SMA 20: $23.85
SMA 50: $24.24
SMA 200: $24.77
Current: $23.81
EMA 12: $23.87
EMA 26: $23.98
MACD: -0.1048 | Signal: 0.0275
BEARISH
ADX (14): 29.39
TREND
+DI: 19.01
−DI: 26.72

Momentum Oscillators

RSI (14): 34.24
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 43.81
Stoch %D: 51.58
Williams %R: -73.47

Volume & Volatility

BB Upper: $23.96
BB Lower: $23.73
NEUTRAL
OBV: 8,521,211
Vol SMA 20: 937,030
Vol ROC: -60.78%
ATR: $0.16
True Range: $0.17
HV 20: 4.6%
HV 30: 5.0%
HV 60: 4.2%

Data Summary

Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-10-23T00:00:00 – 2026-10-21T00:00:00
AI Analysis

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UCON Options Activity & IV Rank

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Spread Scanner GPU

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)

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.

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

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.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • 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 →

Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.

Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.

Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Metric:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol points

How 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.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each side

Which 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.
Reading them together

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.
14 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —
30 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —

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.

Volatility Surface

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Volatility Smile

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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis

Risk Metrics

Beta: 0.1273
Alpha: -7.94%
Correlation: 0.4443
R-Squared: 19.7%
Stock Volatility: 3.6%
Market Volatility: 12.7%

Analysis Details

Benchmark: SPY
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Interpretation:
Low volatility - stock moves less than market
Beta & Alpha Over Time

UCON Institutional Ownership (13F)

Latest filings — 2026-09-30

Institutional 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.

284 filers113,706,112 shares$2.82B value
# Filer Shares Value % of Total % of Float Period
1 LPL Financial LLC Custodian 13,680,994 $340.38M 12.07% — 2026-06-30
2 Morgan Stanley Custodian 9,315,618 $231.77M 8.22% — 2026-06-30
3 Wells Fargo & Company Custodian 7,174,273 $178.50M 6.33% — 2026-06-30
4 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Custodian 5,567,401 $138.56M 4.91% — 2026-06-30
5 Bank of America Corp Custodian 4,199,258 $104.48M 3.71% — 2026-06-30
6 HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 4,197,950 $104.45M 3.70% — 2026-06-30
7 Royal Bank of Canada Custodian 4,023,683 $100.11M 3.55% — 2026-06-30
8 Raymond James Financial, Inc. Custodian 2,832,819 $70.48M 2.50% — 2026-06-30
9 Envestnet Asset Management, Inc. 2,623,316 $65.27M 2.31% — 2026-06-30
10 HighTower Advisors, LLC 2,471,711 $61.50M 2.18% — 2026-06-30
11 TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP Custodian 2,093,617 $52.09M 1.85% — 2026-06-30
12 OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. Custodian 2,045,101 $50.88M 1.80% — 2026-06-30
13 Cetera Investment Advisers Custodian 1,757,095 $43.72M 1.55% — 2026-06-30
14 Stifel Financial Corp Custodian 1,661,708 $41.34M 1.47% — 2026-06-30
15 Trilogy Capital Inc. 1,572,195 $39.12M 1.39% — 2026-06-30
16 Csenge Advisory Group 1,528,668 $38.03M 1.35% — 2026-06-30
17 IFP Advisors, Inc Custodian 1,538,154 $36.52M 1.30% — 2026-09-30
18 Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC 1,400,315 $34.84M 1.24% — 2026-06-30
19 Focus Partners Wealth 999,374 $24.86M 0.88% — 2026-06-30
20 Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 982,703 $24.45M 0.87% — 2026-06-30
21 MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 932,943 $23.21M 0.82% — 2026-06-30
22 Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC 934,030 $22.18M 0.79% — 2026-09-30
23 Wagner Wealth Management, LLC 859,217 $21.38M 0.76% — 2026-06-30
24 EdgeRock Capital LLC 842,625 $20.96M 0.74% — 2026-06-30
25 COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 833,938 $20.75M 0.74% — 2026-06-30
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
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Constituent Performance

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Constituents
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