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FTDSFirst Trust Dividend Strength ETF

Grow my moneyGet income19y track recordRanked #1,219 of 1,706 in this goal

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%

#3,803 of 6,040 · average

Fund Size

$40M

#3,989 of 6,040 · mid-size

Return (1Y)

+19.7%

Track Record

19 years

#386 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,618+16.2%

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

Index tracked

The Dividend Strength Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 25.2% of funddiversified

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
2.9%
Devon Energy Corporation
2.7%
EOG Resources Inc.
2.7%
Coterra Energy Inc
2.7%
ConocoPhillips
2.6%
Diamondback Energy Inc
2.6%
Halliburton Company
2.3%
Baker Hughes Company
2.3%
Johnson & Johnson
2.2%
Merck & Co., Inc
2.2%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.9%
Cash
0.1%

By sector

Financial Services
25.8%
Energy
20.9%
Industrials
17.4%
Technology
15.8%
Healthcare
6.1%
Basic Materials
5.8%
Consumer Cyclical
4.3%
Consumer Defensive
3.9%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
12.4%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-42.9%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.85Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.27Good downside protection

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 dividend-paying securities, including common stocks, REITs, and small, mid, and large cap companies. Uses an indexing investment approach to replicate the performance of The Dividend Strength Index, which tracks companies with strong market positions and high dividend yields, concentrated in the energy sector.
Inception date
December 5, 2006
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-09-18