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FDLFirst Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund

Grow my moneyGet income20y track recordRanked #181 of 1,706 in this goal

Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index.

By First Trust · Launched 2006

Annual Cost

0.43%

#2,181 of 6,040 · average

Fund Size

$8.1B

#347 of 6,040 · large

Return (1Y)

+23.4%

Track Record

20 years

#275 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,114+21.1%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Large

Strategy

Index tracking

Factor

Dividend

Focus

ESG

Index tracked

Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 58.0% of fundmoderately concentrated

Exxon Mobil Corp.
11.1%
CHEVRON CORP
9.1%
Verizon Communications Inc.
7.4%
Pfizer Inc.
6.5%
Merck & Co., Inc
5.5%
Pepsico Inc
4.8%
Altria Group, Inc.
4.5%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
3.3%
United Parcel Service, Inc.
3.0%
ConocoPhillips
3.0%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.9%
Cash
0.1%

By sector

Consumer Defensive
23.4%
Financial Services
13.4%
Utilities
13.3%
Healthcare
12.6%
Energy
12.2%
Communication
11.9%
Technology
5.4%
Consumer Cyclical
4.2%
Other
3.7%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
11.9%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-41.4%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
1.08Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.58Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index.
Strategy
Invests at least 90% of net assets in securities that comprise the Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index using an indexing investment approach to replicate its performance. Targets the 100 highest-yielding U.S. stocks from the Morningstar Dividend Composite Index, covering large-, mid-, and small-cap stocks.
Inception date
March 9, 2006
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-09-18