First Trust Dividend Strength ETF (FTDS)

Assets	$28.18M
Expense Ratio	0.70%
PE Ratio	14.76
Shares Out	500,002
Dividend (ttm)	$0.90
Dividend Yield	1.55%
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 12, 2025
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Payout Ratio	22.93%

Volume	n/a
Open	n/a
Previous Close	57.97
Day's Range	n/a
52-Week Low	44.26
52-Week High	58.24
Beta	0.92
Holdings	51
Inception Date	Dec 6, 2006

About FTDS

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The First Trust Dividend Strength ETF (FTDS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the The Dividend Strength index. The fund tracks an index of approximately 50 US stocks or REITs considered to be well-capitalized and have a history of increasing their dividends. Holdings are selected based on fundamental criteria and equally-weighted within the portfolio. FTDS was launched on Dec 6, 2006 and is issued by First Trust.

• Asset Class: Equity
• Category: Mid-Cap Value
• Region: North America
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: FTDS
• ETF Provider: First Trust
• Index Tracked: The Dividend Strength Index

Top 10 Holdings

Name	Symbol	Weight
Abbott Laboratories	ABT	0.00%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company	ADM	0.00%
Aflac Incorporated	AFL	0.00%
AGCO Corporation	AGCO	0.00%
Bunge Global SA	BG	0.00%
Caterpillar Inc.	CAT	0.00%
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.	CBSH	0.00%
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.	CF	0.00%
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.	CFR	0.00%
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.	CHRW	0.00%

Dividends

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 12, 2025	$0.2484	Dec 31, 2025
Sep 25, 2025	$0.2333	Sep 30, 2025
Jun 26, 2025	$0.1998	Jun 30, 2025
Mar 27, 2025	$0.219	Mar 31, 2025
Dec 13, 2024	$0.3427	Dec 31, 2024
Sep 26, 2024	$0.2349	Sep 30, 2024

Performance

FTDS had a total return of 16.70% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.43%.