First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund (FDM)

NYSEARCA: FDM · Real-Time Price · USD
72.54
-0.06 (-0.09%)
At close: Jul 18, 2025, 4:00 PM
72.54
0.00 (0.00%)
After-hours: Jul 18, 2025, 6:30 PM EDT
-0.09%
Assets$189.30M
Expense Ratio0.60%
PE Ratio15.03
Shares Out2.66M
Dividend (ttm)$1.00
Dividend Yield1.38%
Ex-Dividend DateJun 26, 2025
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Payout Ratio20.66%
Volume3,105
Open72.87
Previous Close72.60
Day's Range72.43 - 73.23
52-Week Low54.21
52-Week High74.39
Beta1.02
Holdings139
Inception DateSep 27, 2005

About FDM

Fund Home Page

The First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund (FDM) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the DJ Select Micro-Cap index. The fund tracks an index of U.S.-listed stocks in the bottom two market-cap deciles. Only stocks that meet fundamental and liquidity thresholds are included in the index. FDM was launched on Sep 27, 2005 and is issued by First Trust.

Asset Class Equity
Category Small Value
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol FDM
ETF Provider First Trust
Index Tracked DJ Select Micro-Cap

Top 10 Holdings

23.85% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Centrus Energy Corp.LEU5.76%
Sezzle Inc.SEZL3.66%
Limbach Holdings, Inc.LMB2.56%
Turning Point Brands, Inc.TPB2.40%
Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc.SEI1.91%
Willdan Group, Inc.WLDN1.79%
SpartanNash CompanySPTN1.52%
Astec Industries, Inc.ASTE1.49%
BJ's Restaurants, Inc.BJRI1.47%
Central Pacific Financial Corp.CPF1.30%
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Dividends

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jun 26, 2025$0.2224Jun 30, 2025
Mar 27, 2025$0.276Mar 31, 2025
Dec 13, 2024$0.2904Dec 31, 2024
Sep 26, 2024$0.2092Sep 30, 2024
Jun 27, 2024$0.5047Jun 28, 2024
Mar 21, 2024$0.056Mar 28, 2024
Full Dividend History

Performance

FDM had a total return of 11.67% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.95%.

News

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