First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart GRID Infrastructure Index (GRID)
Assets | $1.84B |
Expense Ratio | 0.57% |
PE Ratio | 31.50 |
Shares Out | 14.65M |
Dividend (ttm) | $1.35 |
Dividend Yield | 1.07% |
Ex-Dividend Date | Sep 26, 2024 |
Payout Ratio | 33.84% |
1-Year Return | +34.83% |
Volume | 108,189 |
Open | 125.91 |
Previous Close | 126.63 |
Day's Range | 124.76 - 125.91 |
52-Week Low | 85.10 |
52-Week High | 129.02 |
Beta | 1.24 |
Holdings | 112 |
Inception Date | Nov 17, 2009 |
About GRID
Fund Home PageThe First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart GRID Infrastructure Index (GRID) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in stocks based on a particular theme. The fund tracks a market-cap-weighted index of global equities in the smart grid and electrical energy infrastructure sector. GRID was launched on Nov 17, 2009 and is issued by First Trust.
Top 10 Holdings
57.30% of assetsName | Symbol | Weight |
---|---|---|
Eaton Corporation plc | ETN | 8.49% |
Johnson Controls International plc | JCI | 8.06% |
Schneider Electric S.E. | SU | 8.02% |
ABB Ltd | ABBN | 7.81% |
National Grid plc | NG | 7.68% |
Quanta Services, Inc. | PWR | 4.36% |
Hubbell Incorporated | HUBB | 4.00% |
Prysmian S.p.A. | PRY | 3.57% |
Aptiv PLC | APTV | 2.97% |
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. | 006400 | 2.35% |
Dividends
Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
---|---|---|
Sep 26, 2024 | $0.2512 | Sep 30, 2024 |
Jun 27, 2024 | $0.6379 | Jun 28, 2024 |
Mar 21, 2024 | $0.1018 | Mar 28, 2024 |
Dec 22, 2023 | $0.3549 | Dec 29, 2023 |
Sep 22, 2023 | $0.1589 | Sep 29, 2023 |
Jun 27, 2023 | $0.6984 | Jun 30, 2023 |
News
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GRID: A Smart-Grid ETF For Your Portfolio
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