---
ticker: "FIXD"
name: "First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/FIXD"
grade: "C"
score: 50
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "US Aggregate Bond"
category_rank: "83 of 117"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# FIXD: First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF

Grade **C**, Score 50 of 100. Rank 83 of 117 in US Aggregate Bond.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 9 | 106 of 117 |
| Mission | 100 | 1 of 101 |
| Risk | 32 | 102 of 116 |
| Tradability | 64 | 28 of 117 |
| Holdings | 51 | 68 of 116 |
| Durability | 75 | 27 of 117 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 408 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | — | U.S. Treasury Note, 4.375%, due 05/15/2036 | 5.43% |
| 2 | — | U.S. Treasury Bond, 5.125%, due 08/15/2046 | 5.03% |
| 3 | — | U.S. Treasury Bond, 5%, due 05/15/2056 | 3.10% |
| 4 | — | U.S. Treasury Note, 4.125%, due 10/31/2029 | 2.68% |
| 5 | — | U.S. Treasury Note, 4.125%, due 08/31/2028 | 2.68% |
| 6 | — | U.S. Treasury Note, 3.375%, due 02/29/2028 | 2.53% |
| 7 | — | U.S. Treasury Bond, 5%, due 05/15/2046 | 1.77% |
| 8 | — | U.S. Treasury Note, 4.75%, due 09/30/2028 | 1.52% |
| 9 | — | US Dollar | 1.08% |
| 10 | — | THE BOEING CO 7.008%, due 05/01/2064 | 0.95% |
| 11 | — | GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR INC 5.40%, due 10/07/2035 | 0.89% |
| 12 | — | U.S. Treasury Note, 4.625%, due 08/15/2036 | 0.83% |
| 13 | — | U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.625%, due 11/15/2050 | 0.80% |
| 14 | — | FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES Variable rate, due 03/12/2040 | 0.77% |
| 15 | — | Fannie Mae FN FA4541, 5%, due 02/01/2056 | 0.74% |
| 16 | — | ALBERTSONS COS/SAFEWAY 6.50%, due 02/15/2028 | 0.73% |
| 17 | — | GNMA G2 MA8347, 4.50%, due 10/20/2052 | 0.67% |
| 18 | — | GNMA G2 788648, 2%, due 12/20/2052 | 0.66% |
| 19 | — | VF CORP 2.95%, due 04/23/2030 | 0.65% |
| 20 | — | Freddie Mac FR SD1657, 2.50%, due 02/01/2052 | 0.59% |
| 21 | — | Transdigm Inc Tdg Tl J 1L USD | 0.58% |
| 22 | — | THE BOEING CO 6.528%, due 05/01/2034 | 0.58% |
| 23 | — | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 1.25%, due 04/15/2031 | 0.58% |
| 24 | — | Freddie Mac FR SD3012, 3%, due 05/01/2052 | 0.58% |
| 25 | — | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 1.875%, due 01/15/2036 | 0.57% |
| 26 | — | Fannie Mae FN DG2890, 5%, due 02/01/2056 | 0.57% |
| 27 | — | CARNIVAL CORP LTD 5.75%, due 08/01/2032 | 0.57% |
| 28 | — | Freddie Mac FR SD1460, 3%, due 05/01/2052 | 0.56% |
| 29 | — | RTX CORP 6.10%, due 03/15/2034 | 0.55% |
| 30 | — | PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS Variable rate, due 11/01/2030 | 0.53% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/FIXD. Please cite the page URL.