First Trust Dividend Strength ETF (FTDS)

Assets	$29.89M
Expense Ratio	0.70%
PE Ratio	15.12
Shares Out	500,002
Dividend (ttm)	$0.90
Dividend Yield	1.49%
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 12, 2025
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Payout Ratio	22.70%

Volume	998
Open	60.53
Previous Close	59.98
Day's Range	60.27 - 60.56
52-Week Low	44.26
52-Week High	60.56
Beta	0.93
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

22.42% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Baker Hughes Company	BKR	2.35%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated	UNH	2.34%
Cummins Inc.	CMI	2.31%
Northrop Grumman Corporation	NOC	2.25%
Elevance Health, Inc.	ELV	2.24%
Lennar Corporation	LEN	2.20%
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated	DGX	2.19%
Essent Group Ltd.	ESNT	2.19%
General Dynamics Corporation	GD	2.19%
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.	HII	2.17%

Dividend History

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 17.23% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.79%.