FTSM - First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
The First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund. The fund's investment objective is to seek current income, consistent with preservation of capital and daily liquidity.
As of May 14, 2026: spot at $59.87, ATM IV 41.7%, net GEX $0.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Leveraged
- Market Cap
- $6.40B
- Beta
- 0.06
- 52-Week Range
- 59.745-60.14
- Dividend Yield
- $2.51
- IPO Date
- Aug 6, 2014
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What FTSM Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 27.8% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); positive net gamma exposure ($0) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.003) is roughly flat across the wings.
What This Page Covers
The FTSM overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
Frequently asked FTSM overview questions
- What is FTSM?
- FTSM is the ticker symbol for First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. The First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund. The fund's investment objective is to seek current income, consistent with preservation of capital and daily liquidity. Listed on NASDAQ. FTSM is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the FTSM options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 14, 2026, the FTSM options snapshot shows spot at $59.87, ATM IV 41.7%, IV rank 27.8%, net GEX $0, expected move 11.96%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are FTSM's key statistics?
- First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) carries a market capitalization of $6.40B, 52-week range of 59.745-60.14. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does FTSM belong to?
- First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management - Leveraged industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare FTSM's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the FTSM data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 14, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.