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FTDSFirst Trust Dividend Strength ETF

Grow my moneyGet income19y track recordRanked #1,198 of 1,622 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%

#3,529 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 · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,921+19.2%

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

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Large

Strategy

Index tracking

Factor

Dividend

Index tracked

The Dividend Strength Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 22.9% of fundwell 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+ years
Volatility (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