FTDS

First Trust$63.71— (—)
AUM $37.8MER 0.81%NAV $63.06Holdings 51

Price Chart

Key Statistics

Previous Close

$63.00

Day Range

N/A

52-Week Range

$52.51$63.79

Avg Volume

2.5K

Dividend Yield

1.48%

Expense Ratio

0.81%

AUM

$37.8M

Shares Outstanding

583.0K

ETF Grades

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Sector Breakdown

SectorWeight %
Financial Services30.24%
Industrials20.57%
Energy17.56%
Healthcare9.57%
Technology8.59%
Basic Materials8.33%
Consumer Cyclical3.28%
Consumer Defensive1.85%
Cash & Others0.01%

Country Allocation

CountryWeight %
United States93.73%
Ireland2.02%
Bermuda2.00%
Switzerland1.96%
Other0.30%

Fund Information

Inception Date
Dec 5, 2006
Exchange
NASDAQ
Description
First Trust Dividend Strength ETF is an exchange-traded index fund. The objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund's fees and expenses) of an index called The Dividend Strength Index.

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The First Trust Dividend Strength ETF (FTDS) is an exchange-traded fund issued by First Trust that launched on Dec 5, 2006. It currently manages $37.8M in assets under management. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.81%. The fund holds 51 securities in its portfolio. It falls under the Financial Services category.

Top 10 holdings represent 21.1% of the fund

RankSymbolNameWeight %SharesMarket Value
1ALLEAllegion Public Limited Company2.26%4,237$856K
2DGXQuest Diagnostics Incorporated2.17%3,135$822K
3CFCF Industries Holdings, Inc.2.09%5,427$793K
4EXEExpand Energy Corporation2.09%0$791K
5EOGEOG Resources, Inc.2.09%4,761$790K
6GDGeneral Dynamics Corporation2.08%1,818$787K
7APAAPA Corporation2.08%17,109$786K
8AROCArchrock, Inc.2.07%0$785K
9DVNDevon Energy Corporation2.07%13,825$785K
10WRBW.R. Berkley Corporation2.06%9,149$779K
11NSCNorfolk Southern Corporation2.06%2,022$778K
12NOCNorthrop Grumman Corporation2.05%0$777K
13ELVElevance Health Inc.2.04%0$772K
14AOSA.O. Smith Corporation2.03%9,433$768K
15TRGPTarga Resources Corp.2.03%2,596$767K
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Detailed Returns

PeriodReturnETF
1D
—
1W
+0.95%
1M
+3.72%
3M
+3.82%
6M
+7.27%
YTD
+11.81%
1Y
+16.87%
3Y
+43.29%
5Y
+33.87%

Moving Averages

20-Day MA

$62.45

Above 20-Day MA
50-Day MA

$61.00

Above 50-Day MA
200-Day MA

$59.12

Above 200-Day MA

Price with Moving Averages

Support & Resistance

52-Week High

$63.79

Current Price

$63.71

52-Week Low

$52.51

$52.51$63.79

Current Yield

1.48%

Annual Dividend

$0.9924

Frequency

Quarterlyx/year

Last Ex-Date

Mar 26, 2026

Dividend History

Ex-DateAmountPay Date
Mar 26, 2026$0.3109Mar 31, 2026
Dec 12, 2025$0.2484Dec 31, 2025
Sep 25, 2025$0.2333Sep 30, 2025
Jun 26, 2025$0.1998Jun 30, 2025
Mar 27, 2025$0.2190Mar 31, 2025
Dec 13, 2024$0.3427Dec 31, 2024
Sep 26, 2024$0.2349Sep 30, 2024
Jun 27, 2024$0.2666Jun 28, 2024
Mar 21, 2024$0.1936Mar 28, 2024
Dec 22, 2023$0.3774Dec 29, 2023
Sep 22, 2023$0.1380Sep 29, 2023
Jun 27, 2023$0.2686Jun 30, 2023
Mar 24, 2023$0.2161Mar 31, 2023
Dec 23, 2022$0.3800Dec 30, 2022
Dec 23, 2022$0.3796Dec 30, 2022
Sep 23, 2022$0.2280Sep 30, 2022
Jun 24, 2022$0.2320Jun 30, 2022
Jun 24, 2022$0.2316Jun 30, 2022
Mar 25, 2022$0.1433Mar 31, 2022
Mar 25, 2022$0.1430Mar 31, 2022

Dividend Payments Over Time

Category Comparison

MetricFTDSFinancial Services(767 ETFs)Dividend(334 ETFs)
Fund Info
Expense Ratio0.81%0.67%0.65%
AUM$37.8M$3.27B$2.33B
Dividend Yield1.48%4.72%4.42%
Avg Volume2.5K1.2M181.5K
Holdings51230156
Performance
1-Month Return+3.79%+0.44%+0.99%
6-Month Return+7.21%+8.18%+6.75%
YTD Return+12.91%+7.08%+9.28%
1-Year Return+16.49%+6.95%+11.85%

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