First Trust Dividend Strength ETF FTDS
Source: Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) Observed · 2 days ago Quotes may be delayed
- Net expense ratio
- 0.70%
- Net assets
- $36.8M
- Holdings
- 51
- 12-month distribution yield
- 1.62%
- Asset class
- Equity
First Trust Dividend Strength ETF (FTDS) is an exchange-traded fund listed on the Nasdaq in the United States, issued by First Trust. Its category is Equity · US (equity). Its last price was US$65.36 on 19 Oct 2026. Its net expense ratio is 0.7% a year, from its prospectus dated 1 May 2026. It reported net assets of US$36.79 million as of 30 Jun 2026. Its latest holdings report lists 51 holdings as of 30 Jun 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid distributions of US$1.06 a unit, a 12-month distribution yield of 1.62%, paid quarterly.
Fees
- Total annual operating expenses (gross)
- 0.81%
- Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
- 0.70%
- Management fee
- 0.50%
- Prospectus date
- 1 May 2026
- Filed with the SEC
- 30 Apr 2026
Size and reporting
- Net assets
- $36,791,849
- Total assets
- $36,827,805
- Holdings as of
- 30 Jun 2026
- Report made public
- 21 Aug 2026 (52 days after the month end)
Top holdings
Largest 25 of 51 positions, as of 30 Jun 2026. Weight is the percent of net assets the fund reported.
| # | Holding | Identifier | Weight | Value (USD) | Type | Country | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RELIANCE INC RELIANCE INC COM | US7595091023 | 2.29% | $841K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 2 | TARGA RESOURCES CORP TARGA RESOURCES CORP COM | US87612G1013 | 2.27% | $835K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 3 | COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC (MO) COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC (MO) COM | US2005251036 | 2.25% | $828K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 4 | FIFTH THIRD BANCORP FIFTH THIRD BANCORP COM | US3167731005 | 2.23% | $821K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 5 | POPULAR INC POPULAR INC COM NEW | PR7331747001 | 2.23% | $819K | Equity (common) | Puerto Rico | USD |
| 6 | CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP COM | US1720621010 | 2.21% | $814K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 7 | ZIONS BANCORP NA ZIONS BANCORP NA COM | US9897011071 | 2.20% | $809K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 8 | IDEX CORP IDEX CORP COM | US45167R1041 | 2.20% | $808K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 9 | ALLSTATE CORP (THE) ALLSTATE CORP (THE) COM | US0200021014 | 2.19% | $807K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 10 | EAST WEST BANCORP INC EAST WEST BANCORP INC COM | US27579R1041 | 2.18% | $802K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 11 | M&T BANK CORP M&T BANK CORP COM | US55261F1049 | 2.17% | $798K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 12 | QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC COM | US74834L1008 | 2.17% | $797K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 13 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM | US4781601046 | 2.16% | $795K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 14 | UNION PACIFIC CORP UNION PACIFIC CORP COM | US9078181081 | 2.16% | $794K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 15 | PHILLIPS 66 PHILLIPS 66 COM | US7185461040 | 2.15% | $793K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 16 | MERCK & COMPANY INC MERCK & COMPANY INC COM | US58933Y1055 | 2.15% | $791K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 17 | CULLEN/FROST BANKERS INC CULLEN/FROST BANKERS INC COM | US2298991090 | 2.15% | $791K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 18 | REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP COM | US7591EP1005 | 2.14% | $787K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 19 | W. R. BERKLEY CORP W. R. BERKLEY CORP COM | US0844231029 | 2.12% | $780K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 20 | SNAP-ON INC SNAP-ON INC COM | US8330341012 | 2.11% | $776K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 21 | PPG INDUSTRIES INC PPG INDUSTRIES INC COM | US6935061076 | 2.10% | $774K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 22 | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP COM | US3695501086 | 2.10% | $772K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 23 | CDW CORP CDW CORP COM | US12514G1085 | 2.09% | $770K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 24 | TORO COMPANY TORO COMPANY COM | US8910921084 | 2.09% | $769K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 25 | NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP COM | US6558441084 | 2.07% | $763K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
Breakdowns
Sums of reported weights over every position in the report. Totals can differ from 100% because of derivatives, borrowing and cash.
Asset type
| Type | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Equity (common) | 99.86% | |
| Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | 0.09% |
Country
| Country | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 90.22% | |
| Puerto Rico | 2.23% | |
| Bermuda | 2.03% | |
| Ireland | 1.94% | |
| Switzerland | 1.77% | |
| Curaçao | 1.76% |
Currency exposure
| Currency | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| US dollar (USD) | 99.94% |
Sector
| Sector | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Finance | 28.17% | |
| Consumer Discretionary | 21.02% | |
| Industrials | 16.71% | |
| Energy | 13.41% | |
| Health Care | 7.65% | |
| Technology | 3.04% | |
| Utilities | 2.27% | |
| Consumer Staples | 1.85% |
Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Holdings as of
Distributions
- Paid in the last 12 months
- $1.0610
- 12-month yield
- 1.62%
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Latest ex-date
- 24 Sep 2026
12-month yield = distributions per unit with an ex-date in the last 12 months ($1.0610) ÷ latest price ($65.36) × 100 = 1.62%. It looks back, so it is not a forecast; special distributions in the window are included.
Why a distribution yield is not the fund's return: yield vs total return
Distribution history table (20 payments)
| Ex-date | Amount per unit |
|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | $0.3090 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | $0.1930 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | $0.3110 |
| 12 Dec 2025 | $0.2480 |
| 25 Sep 2025 | $0.2330 |
| 26 Jun 2025 | $0.2000 |
| 27 Mar 2025 | $0.2190 |
| 13 Dec 2024 | $0.3430 |
| 26 Sep 2024 | $0.2350 |
| 27 Jun 2024 | $0.2670 |
| 21 Mar 2024 | $0.1940 |
| 22 Dec 2023 | $0.3770 |
| 22 Sep 2023 | $0.1380 |
| 27 Jun 2023 | $0.2690 |
| 24 Mar 2023 | $0.2160 |
| 23 Dec 2022 | $0.3800 |
| 23 Sep 2022 | $0.2280 |
| 24 Jun 2022 | $0.2320 |
| 25 Mar 2022 | $0.1430 |
| 23 Dec 2021 | $0.0880 |
Filings and sources
- Form N-PORT report for June 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Prospectus filing with the fee table (opens in a new tab)
- All SEC filings for this fund series (S000013797) (opens in a new tab)
- Nasdaq Trader symbol directory (opens in a new tab)
- Yahoo Finance quote and distributions (opens in a new tab)
- How the ETF figures are collected
Compare with
Largest funds in the same category:
- FTDS and VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
- FTDS and VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
- FTDS and IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
- FTDS and QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1