FTDS First Trust Dividend Strength ETF
Issuer
First Trust
Inception
Dec 5, 2006
AUM
$40.4M
Expense ratio
0.81%
Yield
1.58%
Asset class
Equity Income
Holdings
50
Last price
$67.27
The First Trust Dividend Strength ETF (FTDS) operates as an exchange-traded index fund. Its primary goal is to mirror the total investment performance – reflecting both its price movements and generated income – of The Dividend Strength Index, prior to accounting for the fund's own fees and expenses.
+22.5%
2025-11-13low 53.77 · high 67.652026-11-13
Performance
| 1M | 3M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y ann. | 5Y ann. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTDS | +4.9% | +1.3% | +19.1% | +21.9% | +17.3% | +5.4% |
| Equity Income average (19 funds) | +0.9% | -2.4% | +7.6% | +8.5% | +9.5% | +3.3% |
Insider activity in the holdings
Open-market insider buying across this fund’s holdings over 90 days, weighted by holding weight: +$11K net.
Holdings · as of Nov 12, 2026
| # | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V. | 2.28% |
| 2 | EFX Equifax Inc. | 2.27% |
| 3 | CDW CDW Corporation | 2.23% |
| 4 | JKHY Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | 2.23% |
| 5 | HLI Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | 2.19% |
| 6 | TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | 2.17% |
| 7 | OSK Oshkosh Corporation | 2.16% |
| 8 | CINF Cincinnati Financial Corporation | 2.15% |
| 9 | TSCO Tractor Supply Company | 2.15% |
| 10 | MRSH Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | 2.14% |
| 11 | BR Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 2.14% |
| 12 | EG Everest Group, Ltd. | 2.11% |
| 13 | AVY Avery Dennison Corporation | 2.08% |
| 14 | GD General Dynamics Corporation | 2.07% |
| 15 | TTC The Toro Company | 2.07% |
| 16 | RPM RPM International Inc. | 2.06% |
| 17 | NOC Northrop Grumman Corporation | 2.06% |
| 18 | AFL Aflac Incorporated | 2.06% |
| 19 | TGT Target Corporation | 2.05% |
| 20 | INTU Intuit Inc. | 2.05% |
| 21 | PFG Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 2.04% |
| 22 | UNP Union Pacific Corporation | 2.03% |
| 23 | RF Regions Financial Corporation | 2.02% |
| 24 | ZTS Zoetis Inc. | 2.02% |
| 25 | SSB SouthState Bank Corporation | 2.00% |
| 26 | EWBC East West Bancorp, Inc. | 2.00% |
| 27 | QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated | 1.99% |
| 28 | SNA Snap-on Incorporated | 1.98% |
| 29 | CF CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 1.98% |
| 30 | CFR Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | 1.97% |
| 31 | WRB W.R. Berkley Corporation | 1.97% |
| 32 | HIG The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. | 1.97% |
| 33 | MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated | 1.96% |
| 34 | BPOP Popular, Inc. | 1.95% |
| 35 | CBSH Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | 1.95% |
| 36 | ELV Elevance Health Inc. | 1.95% |
| 37 | TRGP Targa Resources Corp. | 1.92% |
| 38 | HAL Halliburton Company | 1.91% |
| 39 | CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | 1.89% |
| 40 | EOG EOG Resources, Inc. | 1.89% |
| 41 | APA APA Corporation | 1.84% |
| 42 | EXE Expand Energy Corporation | 1.84% |
| 43 | INGR Ingredion Incorporated | 1.84% |
| 44 | COP ConocoPhillips | 1.83% |
| 45 | CHRD Chord Energy Corporation | 1.80% |
| 46 | OXY Occidental Petroleum Corporation | 1.78% |
| 47 | BKR Baker Hughes Company (Class A) | 1.72% |
| 48 | DVN Devon Energy Corporation | 1.72% |
| 49 | PSX Phillips 66 | 1.71% |
| 50 | CMI Cummins Inc. | 1.69% |
| 51 | FTDS US Dollar | 0.15% |
Sector breakdown
Financial Services28.9%
Energy19.4%
Industrials16.3%
Technology14.7%
Consumer Cyclical6.6%
Consumer Defensive6.1%
Healthcare4.0%
Basic Materials4.0%
Country breakdown
United States98.0%
Distributions
| Date | Per unit |
|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | $0.3094 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | $0.1928 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | $0.3109 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | $0.2484 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | $0.2333 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | $0.1998 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | $0.2190 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | $0.3427 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | $0.2349 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | $0.2666 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | $0.1936 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | $0.3774 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | $0.1380 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | $0.2686 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | $0.2161 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | $0.3800 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | $0.2280 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | $0.2320 |
| Mar 25, 2022 | $0.1430 |
| Dec 23, 2021 | $0.0880 |
| Sep 23, 2021 | $0.1010 |
| Jun 24, 2021 | $0.0910 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | $0.0820 |
| Dec 24, 2020 | $0.1150 |
| Sep 24, 2020 | $0.0750 |
| Jun 25, 2020 | $0.1090 |
| Mar 26, 2020 | $0.1030 |
| Dec 13, 2019 | $0.1230 |
| Sep 25, 2019 | $0.1280 |
| Jun 14, 2019 | $0.0790 |
| Mar 21, 2019 | $0.0790 |
| Dec 18, 2018 | $0.1180 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | $0.0630 |
| Jun 21, 2018 | $0.0940 |
| Mar 22, 2018 | $0.0600 |
| Dec 21, 2017 | $0.0940 |
| Sep 21, 2017 | $0.0470 |
| Jun 22, 2017 | $0.0410 |
| Mar 23, 2017 | $0.0810 |
| Dec 21, 2016 | $0.1460 |
Members of Congress who disclosed this ETF
No member of Congress has disclosed a trade in FTDS in the filings we hold.
Fund facts, prices, performance and distributions: our market-data vendor. Holdings: the vendor and SEC Form N-PORT. Insider and Congress data: InsiderBuying. Last updated Nov 13, 2026. This is historical data, not investment advice. Report a data error