First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF (FSMB) Dividend History

NYSE Arca: FSMBDistributions, yield, payment dates and growth.

FSMB latest distribution

$0.0540per share · 0.0% vs previous
Ex-dividend dateOct 21Wednesday, 2026
Payment dateOct 30Friday, 2026

Payable in 4 days to holders on the record date. Next monthly distribution expected around November 21 (not yet announced).

  • 3.49%trailing 12-month yield
  • $0.69paid in the last 12 months
  • Monthly12 payments a year
  • 2018paying since
  • +12.5%5-year growth a year

FSMB dividend income calculator

Income a year
$69
Each payment
$6
Value of the shares
$1,970
Yield
3.49%

At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $0.69 per share, before tax.

FSMB distributions per share by year

Distributions per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's distributions divided by the year-end price.

FSMB distribution payments

Distribution

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 36 payments).

FSMB distributions by year

FSMB distributions by year
YearPer shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2026to date$0.5320——10
2025$0.6710+17.3%3.35%13
2024$0.5720+19.7%2.88%12
2023$0.4780+65.1%2.40%12
2022$0.2895+16.3%1.47%12
2021$0.2490−33.2%1.20%12
2020$0.3725−19.7%1.79%12

Full history in the distribution table below.

FSMB yield on cost

FSMB yield on cost
BoughtPaidYield on costPaid out since% of price
1 year ago$20.063.43%$0.693.4%
3 years ago$19.383.55%$1.909.8%
5 years ago$20.823.30%$2.5812.4%

Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).

FSMB yield vs similar ETFs

FSMB dividend yield compared with similar ETFs
ETFFundYieldExpense ratio
FSMBFirst Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF3.21%0.56%
SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF0.99%0.09%
VTIVanguard Total Stock Market ETF1.03%0.03%
SCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF3.38%0.05%
VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield ETF2.42%0.04%
QQQInvesco QQQ ETF0.42%0.17%
IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETF0.97%0.19%

Trailing 12-month distribution yield as reported by EODHD.

FSMB distribution history

96 payments
FSMB distribution history
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2026-10-212026-10-212026-10-30$0.05400.0%
2026-09-242026-09-242026-09-30$0.0540+1.9%
2026-08-212026-08-212026-08-31$0.05300.0%
2026-07-212026-07-212026-07-31$0.05300.0%
2026-06-252026-06-252026-06-30$0.05300.0%
2026-05-212026-05-212026-05-29$0.05300.0%
2026-04-212026-04-212026-04-30$0.05300.0%
2026-03-262026-03-262026-03-31$0.05300.0%
2026-02-202026-02-202026-02-27$0.05300.0%
2026-01-212026-01-212026-01-30$0.0530+1.9%
2025-12-122025-12-122025-12-31$0.05200.0%
2025-11-212025-11-212025-11-28$0.05200.0%
Show all 96 distributions
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2025-11-032025-11-032025-11-17$0.05200.0%
2025-10-212025-10-212025-10-31$0.05200.0%
2025-09-252025-09-252025-09-30$0.05200.0%
2025-08-212025-08-212025-08-29$0.05200.0%
2025-07-222025-07-222025-07-31$0.05200.0%
2025-06-262025-06-262025-06-30$0.0520+2.0%
2025-05-212025-05-212025-05-30$0.05100.0%
2025-04-222025-04-222025-04-30$0.05100.0%
2025-03-272025-03-272025-03-31$0.05100.0%
2025-02-212025-02-212025-02-28$0.05100.0%
2025-01-222025-01-222025-01-31$0.0510+2.0%
2024-12-132024-12-132024-12-31$0.05000.0%
2024-11-212024-11-212024-11-29$0.05000.0%
2024-10-222024-10-222024-10-31$0.05000.0%
2024-09-262024-09-262024-09-30$0.0500+2.0%
2024-08-212024-08-212024-08-30$0.0490+2.1%
2024-07-232024-07-232024-07-31$0.04800.0%
2024-06-272024-06-272024-06-28$0.0480+2.1%
2024-05-212024-05-222024-05-31$0.04700.0%
2024-04-232024-04-242024-04-30$0.0470+2.2%
2024-03-212024-03-222024-03-28$0.0460+4.5%
2024-02-212024-02-222024-02-29$0.0440+2.3%
2024-01-232024-01-242024-01-31$0.0430+2.4%
2023-12-222023-12-262023-12-29$0.04200.0%
2023-11-212023-11-222023-11-30$0.04200.0%
2023-10-242023-10-252023-10-31$0.04200.0%
2023-09-222023-09-252023-09-29$0.04200.0%
2023-08-222023-08-232023-08-31$0.0420+2.4%
2023-07-212023-07-242023-07-31$0.04100.0%
2023-06-272023-06-282023-06-30$0.0410+5.1%
2023-05-232023-05-242023-05-31$0.0390+2.6%
2023-04-212023-04-242023-04-28$0.03800.0%
2023-03-242023-03-272023-03-31$0.0380+5.6%
2023-02-222023-02-232023-02-28$0.0360+2.9%
2023-01-242023-01-252023-01-31$0.03500.0%
2022-12-232022-12-272022-12-30$0.03500.0%
2022-11-222022-11-232022-11-30$0.0350+20.7%
2022-10-212022-10-242022-10-31$0.0290+16.0%
2022-09-232022-09-262022-09-30$0.0250+4.2%
2022-08-232022-08-242022-08-31$0.0240+6.7%
2022-07-212022-07-222022-07-29$0.02250.0%
2022-06-242022-06-272022-06-30$0.02250.0%
2022-05-242022-05-252022-05-31$0.0225+21.6%
2022-04-212022-04-222022-04-29$0.01850.0%
2022-03-252022-03-282022-03-31$0.01850.0%
2022-02-182022-02-222022-02-28$0.01850.0%
2022-01-212022-01-242022-01-31$0.01850.0%
2021-12-232021-12-272021-12-31$0.01850.0%
2021-11-232021-11-242021-11-30$0.01850.0%
2021-10-212021-10-222021-10-29$0.01850.0%
2021-09-232021-09-242021-09-30$0.01850.0%
2021-08-242021-08-252021-08-31$0.0185−7.5%
2021-07-212021-07-222021-07-30$0.02000.0%
2021-06-242021-06-252021-06-30$0.02000.0%
2021-05-212021-05-242021-05-28$0.0200−11.1%
2021-04-212021-04-222021-04-30$0.02250.0%
2021-03-252021-03-262021-03-31$0.0225−10.0%
2021-02-232021-02-242021-02-26$0.0250−5.7%
2021-01-212021-01-222021-01-29$0.02650.0%
2020-12-242020-12-282020-12-31$0.0265−3.6%
2020-11-242020-11-252020-11-30$0.0275−3.5%
2020-10-212020-10-222020-10-30$0.0285−5.0%
2020-09-242020-09-252020-09-30$0.03000.0%
2020-08-212020-08-242020-08-31$0.03000.0%
2020-07-212020-07-222020-07-31$0.0300−3.2%
2020-06-252020-06-262020-06-30$0.0310−6.1%
2020-05-212020-05-222020-05-29$0.03300.0%
2020-04-212020-04-222020-04-30$0.03300.0%
2020-03-262020-03-272020-03-31$0.03300.0%
2020-02-212020-02-242020-02-28$0.0330−10.8%
2020-01-222020-01-232020-01-31$0.03700.0%
2019-12-132019-12-162019-12-31$0.0370−4.6%
2019-11-212019-11-222019-11-29$0.03880.0%
2019-10-222019-10-232019-10-31$0.03880.0%
2019-09-252019-09-262019-09-30$0.03880.0%
2019-08-212019-08-222019-08-30$0.03880.0%
2019-07-232019-07-242019-07-31$0.03880.0%
2019-06-142019-06-172019-06-28$0.03880.0%
2019-05-212019-05-222019-05-31$0.03880.0%
2019-04-232019-04-242019-04-30$0.03880.0%
2019-03-212019-03-222019-03-29$0.03880.0%
2019-02-212019-02-222019-02-28$0.03880.0%
2019-01-232019-01-242019-01-31$0.03880.0%
2018-12-182018-12-192018-12-31$0.0388—

Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.

FSMB dividend overview

First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal ETF pays monthly distributions made up of income from its holdings, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $0.69 per share, a yield of 3.49% at the latest close of $19.70. In 2025 it paid $0.6710 per share, up 17.3% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +12.5% a year.

Payment amounts vary because they pass through what the fund earned during the period. ETF distributions may include qualified dividends, ordinary income, return of capital and capital gains; the fund's annual tax statement has the breakdown.

Related: FSMB chart, FSMB performance, FSMB overview.

FSMB dividends FAQ

Does FSMB pay a dividend?

Yes. FSMB pays monthly distributions and has paid them since 2018. The most recent was $0.0540 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 21, 2026, payable October 30, 2026.

What is the FSMB dividend yield?

FSMB paid $0.69 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 3.49% at the latest close of $19.70.

When is the next FSMB dividend?

The next monthly distribution has not been announced yet. Based on the usual schedule the next ex-dividend date should fall around November 21, 2026.

How often does FSMB pay dividends?

FSMB pays distributions monthly, 12 times a year.

How much did FSMB pay in dividends in 2025?

FSMB paid $0.6710 per share in 13 distributions in 2025.

How much income does 100 shares of FSMB pay?

100 shares of FSMB would have paid about $69 over the past 12 months, before tax.