First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA)
Assets | $99.68M |
NAV | $56.96 |
Expense Ratio | 0.60% |
PE Ratio | 12.07 |
Shares Out | 1.75M |
Dividend (ttm) | $1.10 |
Dividend Yield | 1.92% |
Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 24, 2022 |
1-Year Return | +3.70% |
Volume | 1,731 |
Open | 56.78 |
Previous Close | 56.96 |
Day's Range | 56.78 - 57.21 |
52-Week Low | 47.90 |
52-Week High | 63.67 |
Beta | 0.98 |
Holdings | 173 |
Inception Date | Jun 29, 2009 |
About QABA
The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the common stocks that comprise the index. The index is designed to track the performance of small, mid and large capitalization companies that comprise the community banking industry.
Top 10 Holdings
23.83% of assetsName | Symbol | Weight |
---|---|---|
Commerce Bancshares | CBSH | 3.46% |
First Financial Bankshares | FFIN | 2.59% |
Pinnacle Financial Partners | PNFP | 2.58% |
South State | SSB | 2.54% |
Valley National Bancorp | VLY | 2.53% |
United Bankshares | UBSI | 2.14% |
Old National Bancorp | ONB | 2.07% |
Bank OZK | OZK | 2.04% |
Wintrust Financial | WTFC | 2.02% |
UMB Financial | UMBF | 1.86% |
Dividends
Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
---|---|---|
Jun 24, 2022 | $0.2716 | Jun 30, 2022 |
Mar 25, 2022 | $0.265 | Mar 31, 2022 |
Dec 23, 2021 | $0.3168 | Dec 31, 2021 |
Sep 23, 2021 | $0.2426 | Sep 30, 2021 |
Jun 24, 2021 | $0.2245 | Jun 30, 2021 |
Mar 25, 2021 | $0.2069 | Mar 31, 2021 |
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