FTDSFirst Trust Dividend Strength ETF
Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of The Dividend Strength Index.
By First Trust · Launched 2006
Annual Cost
0.70%
#3,529 of 5,562 · average
Fund Size
$33M
#3,963 of 5,562 · small
Return (1Y)Goal
+18.2%
Track Record
19 years
#386 of 5,562 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,921+19.2%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaCap
Large
Strategy
Index tracking
Factor
Dividend
Index tracked
The Dividend Strength Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 22.9% of fund✓ well diversified
Halliburton Co
2.4%
Cognizant Technology Solutions
2.4%
Merck & Co Inc
2.4%
Cummins Inc
2.4%
Huntington Ingalls Industries
2.3%
SLB Ltd
2.2%
East West Bancorp Inc
2.2%
Western Alliance Bancorp
2.2%
Coterra Energy Inc
2.2%
Devon Energy Corp
2.2%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.8%
Cash
0.2%
By sector
Financial Services
28.4%
Industrials
19.6%
Energy
19.6%
Technology
9.4%
Healthcare
9.3%
Basic Materials
8.5%
Consumer Cyclical
3.4%
Consumer Defensive
1.8%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
13.0%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-42.5%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.74Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.11Good downside protection
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of The Dividend Strength Index.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in securities that comprise The Dividend Strength Index, which tracks companies with strong market positions and high dividend yields. The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets in these securities, rebalancing quarterly to reflect Index changes.
- Inception date
- December 5, 2006
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-06-19