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AFMC: FIRST TRUST ACTIVE FACTOR MID CAP ETF

Generated from StockValueFinder data · Updated Oct 11, 2026 10:49 PM
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ETF Education Report: FIRST TRUST ACTIVE FACTOR MID CAP ETF (AFMC)

What this ETF is trying to do

The FIRST TRUST ACTIVE FACTOR MID CAP ETF (ticker: AFMC) is an exchange-traded fund. While the specific strategy isn't detailed in the data, it focuses on "mid-cap" companies. These are generally medium-sized businesses. The fund holds a variety of different stocks to spread out its exposure.

What the numbers show

When looking at an ETF, it is important to understand two different types of returns: price return (how much the share price changed) and total return (the price change plus any cash paid out to investors).

Based on the data provided:

• Year-to-Date (YTD): The price return is approximately 17.08%. The total return is approximately 17.47%.

• One Year: The price return was approximately 19.68%. The total return was approximately 20.62%.

• Three Year: The price return was approximately 70.58%. The total return was approximately 75.17%.

To visualize the price change, we can look at an estimated price from roughly one year ago, which was $33.72. The current price is $40.36.

Income and distribution explanation

Some investors look for "distributions," which are cash payments made by the ETF. AFMC has a distribution yield of approximately 0.70%. This means the cash paid out is about 0.70% of the ETF's price. These payments usually happen quarterly, and there were 4 payouts in the last 12 months.

It is important to remember that a distribution yield is not the same as total return. Total return tells you the full picture of how much the investment grew, including those cash payments.

NAV erosion explanation

"NAV erosion" is a term used to describe when the value of the underlying assets in an ETF decreases significantly over time. StockValueFinder uses an "erosion-risk score" to help measure this risk.

For AFMC, the erosion score is 100, and the label states "No price erosion detected." There is no severe erosion-risk flag for this ETF.

Top Holdings

The following are some of the top holdings in this fund. Please note that this is a partial list, as the ETF holds 228 total companies:

• RELIANCE INC (1.70%)

• HF SINCLAIR CORP (1.44%)

• MATSON INC (1.40%)

• MUELLEUR INDUSTRIES INC (1.15%)

• EXELIXIS INC (1.11%)

• BORGWARNER INC (1.10%)

Pros

• The ETF has shown positive price returns and total returns over the one-year and three-year periods.

• The erosion-risk measurement is rated as "good."

Cons

• The distribution yield (0.70%) is relatively low compared to some other types of income-focused funds.

Beginner takeaway

When studying AFMC, notice the difference between price return and total return. The total return is higher in every category because it includes the cash distributions. Also, keep an eye on the erosion score to understand how stable the fund's value has been.

Top Holdings

Structured portfolio holdings supplied by the ETF data provider. These figures are not generated by the AI article.

228 holdings available
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 RELIANCE INC RS 1.70%
2 HF SINCLAIR CORP DINO 1.44%
3 MATSON INC MATX 1.40%
4 MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC MLI 1.15%
5 EXELIXIS INC EXEL 1.11%
6 BORGWARNER INC BWA 1.10%
7 TD SYNNEX CORP SNX 1.05%
8 RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD RNR 1.03%
9 CHORD ENERGY CORP ORDINARY SHARES NEW CHRD 1.01%
10 MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC CLASS A MSM 1.01%
Show all 228 holdings
1. RELIANCE INC RS 1.70%
2. HF SINCLAIR CORP DINO 1.44%
3. MATSON INC MATX 1.40%
4. MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC MLI 1.15%
5. EXELIXIS INC EXEL 1.11%
6. BORGWARNER INC BWA 1.10%
7. TD SYNNEX CORP SNX 1.05%
8. RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD RNR 1.03%
9. CHORD ENERGY CORP ORDINARY SHARES NEW CHRD 1.01%
10. MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC CLASS A MSM 1.01%
11. CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC CASY 1.00%
12. ENERSYS ENS 0.99%
13. HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC HALO 0.98%
14. AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP INC AMG 0.97%
15. APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT INC APLE 0.97%
16. FEDERATED HERMES INC CLASS B FHI 0.95%
17. TECHNIPFMC PLC n/a 0.93%
18. ATI INC ATI 0.92%
19. APA CORP APA 0.90%
20. NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC NTCT 0.89%
21. ESSENT GROUP LTD ESNT 0.52%
22. FIVE BELOW INC FIVE 0.52%
23. GAMING AND LEISURE PROPERTIES INC GLPI 0.52%
24. KENNAMETAL INC KMT 0.52%
25. NEWMARKET CORP NEU 0.52%
26. VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC CLASS A VCTR 0.52%
27. EPR PROPERTIES EPR 0.51%
28. FLEX LTD FLEX 0.51%
29. GLOBE LIFE INC GL 0.51%
30. LEAR CORP LEA 0.51%
31. INCYTE CORP INCY 0.50%
32. SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC SWKS 0.50%
33. WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS A WTS 0.50%
34. DOLBY LABORATORIES INC CLASS A DLB 0.49%
35. GENPACT LTD G 0.49%
36. SEMTECH CORP SMTC 0.48%
37. STRIDE INC LRN 0.48%
38. BLOOM ENERGY CORP CLASS A BE 0.47%
39. SNAP-ON INC SNA 0.47%
40. UFP INDUSTRIES INC UFPI 0.46%
41. VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC VIAV 0.46%
42. GUARDANT HEALTH INC GH 0.45%
43. DOCUSIGN INC DOCU 0.44%
44. MAXLINEAR INC MXL 0.44%
45. CROWN HOLDINGS INC CCK 0.43%
46. PROSPERITY BANCSHARES INC PB 0.43%
47. A.O. SMITH CORP AOS 0.42%
48. SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC ST 0.42%
49. TERADATA CORP TDC 0.42%
50. ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC ALGN 0.41%
51. RADIAN GROUP INC RDN 0.41%
52. ALCOA CORP AA 0.40%
53. DOXIMITY INC CLASS A DOCS 0.40%
54. JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC JAZZ 0.40%
55. CHEMED CORP CHE 0.39%
56. TAPESTRY INC TPR 0.39%
57. CARDINAL HEALTH INC CAH 0.38%
58. EPAM SYSTEMS INC EPAM 0.38%
59. MACY'S INC M 0.38%
60. n/a MSGS 0.38%
61. JABIL INC JBL 0.37%
62. n/a TXG 0.37%
63. RALPH LAUREN CORP CLASS A RL 0.37%
64. THE TORO CO TTC 0.37%
65. APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC AIT 0.36%
66. PULTEGROUP INC PHM 0.36%
67. SITIME CORP ORDINARY SHARES SITM 0.36%
68. ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES INC AEIS 0.35%
69. EMCOR GROUP INC EME 0.35%
70. FIRST HORIZON CORP FHN 0.35%
71. SEI INVESTMENTS CO SEIC 0.35%
72. TETRA TECH INC TTEK 0.35%
73. ARAMARK ARMK 0.34%
74. EVERFORTH INC EFOR 0.34%
75. KBR INC KBR 0.34%
76. n/a ASO 0.34%
77. PBF ENERGY INC CLASS A PBF 0.34%
78. SHARKNINJA INC SN 0.34%
79. FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS INC FCFS 0.33%
80. ACUITY INC AYI 0.32%
81. CAL-MAINE FOODS INC CALM 0.32%
82. QUALYS INC QLYS 0.32%
83. RYDER SYSTEM INC R 0.32%
84. TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP TWST 0.32%
85. VICTORIA'S SECRET & CO VSXY 0.32%
86. CULLEN/FROST BANKERS INC CFR 0.31%
87. WILLIAMS-SONOMA INC WSM 0.31%
88. IES HOLDINGS INC IESC 0.30%
89. MANPOWERGROUP INC MAN 0.30%
90. n/a ZBRA 0.30%
91. OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC OHI 0.30%
92. VOYA FINANCIAL INC VOYA 0.30%
93. CABOT CORP CBT 0.29%
94. GAP INC GAP 0.29%
95. GARTNER INC IT 0.29%
96. n/a DXC 0.29%
97. NU SKIN ENTERPRISES INC CLASS A NUS 0.29%
98. BILL HOLDINGS INC ORDINARY SHARES BILL 0.28%
99. LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP LSCC 0.28%
100. LYFT INC CLASS A LYFT 0.28%
101. MATCH GROUP INC ORDINARY SHARES NEW MTCH 0.28%
102. MAXIMUS INC MMS 0.28%
103. PVH CORP PVH 0.28%
104. BANK OZK OZK 0.27%
105. BOISE CASCADE CO BCC 0.27%
106. CIENA CORP CIEN 0.27%
107. DAVITA INC DVA 0.27%
108. DROPBOX INC CLASS A DBX 0.27%
109. WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC WCC 0.27%
110. ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS CORP ZWS 0.27%
111. CARLISLE COMPANIES INC CSL 0.26%
112. ENVISTA HOLDINGS CORP ORDINARY SHARES NVST 0.26%
113. MURPHY USA INC MUSA 0.26%
114. OWENS-CORNING INC OC 0.26%
115. CENTRAL BANCOMPANY INC CLASS A CBC 0.25%
116. COPT DEFENSE PROPERTIES CDP 0.25%
117. CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC CORT 0.25%
118. VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC VMI 0.25%
119. WOODWARD INC WWD 0.25%
120. BEST BUY CO INC BBY 0.24%
121. CONCENTRIX CORP ORDINARY SHARES CNXC 0.24%
122. FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC BEN 0.24%
123. HENRY SCHEIN INC HSIC 0.24%
124. INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORP IBOC 0.24%
125. KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST KRG 0.24%
126. MKS INC MKSI 0.24%
127. RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES INC RHP 0.24%
128. SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT INC SBRA 0.24%
129. SCHNEIDER NATIONAL INC SNDR 0.24%
130. SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP SXT 0.24%
131. THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC CAKE 0.24%
132. ASSURANT INC AIZ 0.23%
133. GLAUKOS CORP GKOS 0.23%
134. HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INC HR 0.23%
135. HNI CORP HNI 0.23%
136. MERCURY GENERAL CORP MCY 0.23%
137. PEGASYSTEMS INC PEGA 0.23%
138. PRICESMART INC PSMT 0.23%
139. PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS INC PTGX 0.23%
140. TTM TECHNOLOGIES INC TTMI 0.23%
141. CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP CW 0.22%
142. AECOM ACM 0.21%
143. AVIENT CORP AVNT 0.21%
144. BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC EAT 0.21%
145. GREIF INC CLASS A GEF 0.21%
146. n/a SPHR 0.21%
147. OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP ORI 0.21%
148. THE MIDDLEBY CORP MIDD 0.21%
149. TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS INC ORDINARY SHARES TVTX 0.21%
150. US FOODS HOLDING CORP USFD 0.21%
151. CNX RESOURCES CORP CNX 0.20%
152. DONALDSON CO INC DCI 0.20%
153. FORMFACTOR INC FORM 0.20%
154. OUTFRONT MEDIA INC OUT 0.20%
155. ETSY INC ETSY 0.19%
156. FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS INC FBIN 0.19%
157. RAYONIER INC RYN 0.19%
158. AXSOME THERAPEUTICS INC AXSM 0.18%
159. BOK FINANCIAL CORP BOKF 0.18%
160. ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC ESE 0.18%
161. INTERDIGITAL INC IDCC 0.18%
162. ITRON INC ITRI 0.18%
163. THE BRINK'S CO BCO 0.18%
164. VISTEON CORP VC 0.18%
165. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HOLDING CORP CLASS A BAH 0.17%
166. KODIAK GAS SERVICES INC KGS 0.17%
167. LANDSTAR SYSTEM INC LSTR 0.17%
168. HASBRO INC HAS 0.16%
169. n/a TAP 0.16%
170. RUSH ENTERPRISES INC CLASS A RUSHA 0.16%
171. SANMINA CORP SANM 0.16%
172. ALBERTSONS COMPANIES INC CLASS A ACI 0.15%
173. MATTEL INC MAT 0.15%
174. MYR GROUP INC MYRG 0.15%
175. GODADDY INC CLASS A GDDY 0.14%
176. MASTEC INC MTZ 0.14%
177. MORGAN STANLEY INSTL LQUDTY TRS INSTL MISXX 0.14%
178. VONTIER CORP ORDINARY SHARES VNT 0.14%
179. C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC CHRW 0.13%
180. EURONET WORLDWIDE INC EEFT 0.13%
181. BATH & BODY WORKS INC BBWI 0.12%
182. CDW CORP CDW 0.12%
183. RINGCENTRAL INC CLASS A RNG 0.12%
184. TENET HEALTHCARE CORP THC 0.12%
185. W.P. CAREY INC WPC 0.12%
186. LKQ CORP LKQ 0.11%
187. ONTO INNOVATION INC ONTO 0.11%
188. UNITED BANKSHARES INC UBSI 0.11%
189. POWELL INDUSTRIES INC POWL 0.10%
190. UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC CLASS B UHS 0.10%
191. AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC AEO 0.09%
192. API GROUP CORP APG 0.09%
193. BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC BLDR 0.09%
194. COGNEX CORP CGNX 0.09%
195. COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC CVLT 0.09%
196. FLOWERS FOODS INC FLO 0.09%
197. FRONTDOOR INC FTDR 0.09%
198. HECLA MINING CO HL 0.09%
199. KYNDRYL HOLDINGS INC ORDINARY SHARES KD 0.09%
200. LITTELFUSE INC LFUS 0.09%
201. MAPLEBEAR INC CART 0.09%
202. OPTION CARE HEALTH INC OPCH 0.09%
203. PLEXUS CORP PLXS 0.09%
204. SONOCO PRODUCTS CO SON 0.09%
205. CENTURY ALUMINUM CO CENX 0.08%
206. COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO COLM 0.08%
207. LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC LECO 0.08%
208. MIDERA FOOD PROCESSING INC MFP 0.08%
209. NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INC NBIX 0.08%
210. PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORP PCTY 0.08%
211. TG THERAPEUTICS INC TGTX 0.08%
212. EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC ECG 0.07%
213. INSIGHT ENTERPRISES INC NSIT 0.07%
214. VIATRIS INC VTRS 0.07%
215. BOYD GAMING CORP BYD 0.06%
216. LIQUIDIA CORP ORDINARY SHARES LQDA 0.06%
217. NEW YORK TIMES CO CLASS A NYT 0.06%
218. EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO EMN 0.04%
219. KB HOME KBH 0.04%
220. MASCO CORP MAS 0.04%
221. PERRIGO CO PLC PRGO 0.04%
222. STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC STRL 0.04%
223. GEN DIGITAL INC GEN 0.03%
224. KEMPER CORP KMPR 0.03%
225. PRESTIGE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE INC PBH 0.03%
226. THE WESTERN UNION CO WU 0.03%
227. VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC VSH 0.01%
228. CASH n/a 0.00%
Holdings data last updated Oct 11, 2026 4:36 AM . Provider-reported weights may not sum exactly to 100%.
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