First Trust Dividend Strength ETF (FTDS)

NASDAQ: FTDS · Real-Time Price · USD
53.51
+0.41 (0.77%)
At close: Jul 2, 2025, 4:00 PM
53.51
0.00 (0.00%)
After-hours: Jul 2, 2025, 4:15 PM EDT
0.77%
Assets $26.03M
Expense Ratio 0.70%
PE Ratio 14.86
Shares Out 500,002
Dividend (ttm) $1.00
Dividend Yield 1.87%
Ex-Dividend Date Jun 26, 2025
Payout Frequency Quarterly
Payout Ratio 27.75%
Volume 1,009
Open 53.06
Previous Close 53.10
Day's Range 53.06 - 53.51
52-Week Low 44.26
52-Week High 55.33
Beta 0.96
Holdings 51
Inception Date Dec 6, 2006

About FTDS

Fund Home Page

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%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
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
Jun 27, 2024 $0.2666 Jun 28, 2024
Mar 21, 2024 $0.1936 Mar 28, 2024
Full Dividend History

Performance

FTDS had a total return of 12.17% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.01%.

News

FTDS: Why First Trust's Dividend Strength ETF Is Not Worth Owning

FTDS equally weights 50 dividend-paying stocks that pass screens for debt, ROE, dividend payout ratios, and dividend growth. Its ER is 0.70% and the ETF has $25 million in AUM. I recreated the selecti...

5 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha