First Trust Dividend Strength ETF (FTDS)

NASDAQ: FTDS · Real-Time Price · USD
63.79
+0.79 (1.25%)
Jul 24, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
Assets$37.68M
Expense Ratio0.70%
PE Ratio14.45
Shares Out600,002
Dividend (ttm)$0.99
Dividend Yield1.55%
Ex-Dividend DateJun 25, 2026
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Payout Ratio22.35%
Volume636
Open63.71
Previous Close63.00
Day's Range63.71 - 63.79
52-Week Low52.21
52-Week High63.79
Beta0.83
Holdings51
Inception DateDec 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

20.88% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Allegion plcALLE2.22%
Quest Diagnostics IncorporatedDGX2.15%
W. R. Berkley CorporationWRB2.09%
General Dynamics CorporationGD2.08%
EOG Resources, Inc.EOG2.08%
Northrop Grumman CorporationNOC2.06%
Expand Energy CorporationEXE2.06%
A. O. Smith CorporationAOS2.05%
Norfolk Southern CorporationNSC2.05%
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.CF2.05%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jun 25, 2026$0.1928Jun 30, 2026
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$0.219Mar 31, 2025
Full Dividend History

Performance

FTDS had a total return of 18.47% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.95%.