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 "ticker": "AFDM",
 "name": "First Trust Active Factor International ETF",
 "issuer": "First Trust",
 "desk": "core",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/afdm",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/afdm",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/afdm.md",
 "as_of": "2026-10-20",
 "verdict": "AFDM is actively managed and returned +20.1% over the past year.",
 "lead": "AFDM returned +20.1% over the year to Oct 20, 2026, charges 0.80% a year and holds $149m in net assets on Oct 20, 2026.",
 "category": {
  "id": "stocks",
  "name": "Stocks",
  "label": "Stock ETFs",
  "url": "https://etfiq.com/stocks/",
  "group": {
   "id": "international-stocks",
   "name": "International stocks"
  },
  "segment": {
   "id": "foreign-large-value",
   "name": "International large-cap value",
   "url": "https://etfiq.com/stocks/foreign-large-value/"
  },
  "status": "classified",
  "as_of": "2026-10-21",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/categories"
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   "label": "Total return, 1 year",
   "value": "+20.1%",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "as_of": "2026-10-20",
   "sentence": "AFDM, total return, 1 year: +20.1%, as of Oct 20, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "+20.1%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-20",
    "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/afdm#fact-total-return-1-year",
    "text": "AFDM, total return, 1 year: +20.1%, as of Oct 20, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.80%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Sep 10, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-09-10",
   "sentence": "AFDM, expense ratio: 0.80%, as of Sep 10, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "0.80%",
    "as_of": "2026-09-10",
    "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Sep 10, 2026",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/afdm#fact-expense-ratio",
    "text": "AFDM, expense ratio: 0.80%, as of Sep 10, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "179",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file",
   "as_of": "2026-10-19",
   "sentence": "AFDM, holdings: 179, as of Oct 19, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "179",
    "as_of": "2026-10-19",
    "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/afdm#fact-holdings",
    "text": "AFDM, holdings: 179, as of Oct 19, 2026."
   }
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  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u22123.5%",
   "source": "ETFIQ",
   "as_of": "2026-10-20",
   "sentence": "AFDM, below its high: \u22123.5%, as of Oct 20, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "\u22123.5%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-20",
    "source": "ETFIQ",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/afdm#fact-below-its-high",
    "text": "AFDM, below its high: \u22123.5%, as of Oct 20, 2026."
   }
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   "key": "12_month_yield_capital_gains_included_on_its_starting_price",
   "label": "12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price",
   "value": "4.0%",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions",
   "as_of": "2026-10-20",
   "sentence": "AFDM, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 4.0%, as of Oct 20, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "4.0%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-20",
    "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/afdm#fact-12-month-yield-capital-gains-included-on-its-starting-price",
    "text": "AFDM, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 4.0%, as of Oct 20, 2026."
   }
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  {
   "key": "last_payment",
   "label": "Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 24, 2026",
   "value": "$0.6819",
   "source": "Tiingo end-of-day distributions",
   "as_of": "2026-09-24",
   "sentence": "AFDM, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 24, 2026: $0.6819, as of Sep 24, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "$0.6819",
    "as_of": "2026-09-24",
    "source": "Tiingo end-of-day distributions",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/afdm#fact-last-payment",
    "text": "AFDM, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 24, 2026: $0.6819, as of Sep 24, 2026."
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  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$149m",
   "source": "issuer page, as of Oct 20, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-10-20",
   "sentence": "AFDM, net assets: $149m (issuer page, as of Oct 20, 2026).",
   "cite": {
    "value": "$149m",
    "as_of": "2026-10-20",
    "source": "issuer page, as of Oct 20, 2026",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/afdm#fact-net-assets",
    "text": "AFDM, net assets: $149m (issuer page, as of Oct 20, 2026)."
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   "label": "What it tracks",
   "value": "No index, actively managed",
   "source": null
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  {
   "key": "fund_type",
   "label": "Fund type",
   "value": "Equity fund",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "category",
   "label": "Category",
   "value": "Stocks \u00b7 International large-cap value",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.80%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Sep 10, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "price",
   "label": "Price",
   "value": "$89.36",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "first_traded",
   "label": "First traded",
   "value": "Apr 14, 2016",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$149m",
   "source": "issuer page, as of Oct 20, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "benchmark",
   "label": "Benchmark",
   "value": "Its own holdings, as of Oct 19, 2026; its prospectus names no index it tracks",
   "source": "ETFIQ, from its filings"
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u22123.5%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "179",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "top_ten_weight",
   "label": "Top ten weight",
   "value": "14.9%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings_published_for",
   "label": "Holdings published for",
   "value": "Oct 19, 2026",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily file"
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings_as_of_the_close_of",
   "label": "Holdings as of the close of",
   "value": "Oct 19, 2026",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily file"
  },
  {
   "key": "already_in_the_s_p_500_by_weight",
   "label": "Already in the S&P 500, by weight",
   "value": "0.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "active_share_vs_the_s_p_500",
   "label": "Active share vs the S&P 500",
   "value": "100.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "already_in_the_nasdaq_100_by_weight",
   "label": "Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight",
   "value": "0.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  }
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 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "1 month",
   "Total return": "\u22120.5%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+1.0%"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 months",
   "Total return": "+1.2%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+3.0%"
  },
  {
   "window": "6 months",
   "Total return": "+6.5%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+9.8%"
  },
  {
   "window": "Year to date",
   "Total return": "+13.7%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+13.7%"
  },
  {
   "window": "1 year",
   "Total return": "+20.1%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+15.8%"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 years",
   "Total return": "+86.2%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+89.3%"
  },
  {
   "window": "5 years",
   "Total return": "+52.0%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+81.3%"
  },
  {
   "window": "10 years",
   "Total return": "+134.5%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+321.1%"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch",
   "Total return": "+141.0%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+337.7%"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch, annualised",
   "Total return": "+8.7%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "\u2013"
  }
 ],
 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "How has AFDM performed?",
   "a": "Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, AFDM returned +20.1% with distributions reinvested. Over three years the figure is +86.2%."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does AFDM cost?",
   "a": "The prospectus expense ratio is 0.80% a year."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does AFDM hold?",
   "a": "179 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, with the top ten at 14.9% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds."
  },
  {
   "q": "How far is AFDM below its high?",
   "a": "3.5% below its high of Aug 25, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 20, 2026."
  }
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   "key": "high52",
   "label": "52-week high, daily closes to Oct 20, 2026",
   "value": "$93.30 on Aug 25, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-08-25",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 93.2975,
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-10-21",
    "to": "2026-10-20"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "low52",
   "label": "52-week low, daily closes to Oct 20, 2026",
   "value": "$75.45 on Nov 20, 2025",
   "as_of": "2025-11-20",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 75.4458,
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-10-21",
    "to": "2026-10-20"
   }
  },
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   "key": "inrange",
   "label": "Close on Oct 20, 2026, within that range",
   "value": "$89.36, 78% of the way from the low to the high",
   "as_of": "2026-10-20",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 89.3597
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "179",
   "as_of": "2026-10-20",
   "source": null
  },
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   "key": "top10",
   "label": "Top ten weight",
   "value": "14.9%",
   "as_of": "2026-10-20",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "pe",
   "label": "P/E ratio",
   "value": "14.61",
   "as_of": "2026-09-30",
   "source": "First Trust, Sep 30, 2026",
   "number": 14.61,
   "url": "https://www.ftportfolios.com/Retail/Etf/EtfSummary.aspx?Ticker=AFDM"
  }
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 "flows": {
  "as_of": "2026-10-20",
  "coverage": "daily",
  "computed_by": "ETFIQ, from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day\u2019s NAV",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows",
  "data": "https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/afdm.json",
  "windows": [
   {
    "window": "1 day",
    "from": "2026-10-20",
    "to": "2026-10-20",
    "net_flow_usd": 0,
    "net_flow": "$0",
    "round_trip_usd": 0,
    "days_counted": 1,
    "trading_days": 1
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  ],
  "daily_counts_start": "2026-10-19",
  "windows_without_daily_figure": [
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   "1 month",
   "3 months",
   "Year to date",
   "1 year"
  ]
 },
 "generated": "2026-10-21",
 "license": "https://etfiq.com/license/",
 "license_text": "Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.",
 "citation": "ETFIQ, AFDM, stock fund, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/afdm"
}