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FTDS

First Trust Dividend Strength ETF

Passive ETF Equity

The FTDS Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is provided by First Trust. It is built to track an index: The Dividend Strength Index. The FTDS ETF provides physical exposure, so by buying it you actually own parts of all the 50 underlying holdings. This share class generates a stream of income by distributing dividends.

$67.42

+$0.23 (+0.33%) 3 days ago

1:30 PM 10/30/26 Closed

1D price range

$67.17$67.51

52W price range

$53.68$67.51

YTD Perf.

+20.91%

YTD Flows

Annualized volatility

Fund AuM

€36M

Share class AuM

€36M

TTM Yield

Tracking Error

Tracking Difference

Characteristics

ISIN

US33733E7085

TER

0.88%

Inception date

12/5/2006

Issuer

First Trust

Benchmark

The Dividend Strength Index

Replication method

Dividend policy

Distributing

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PerformanceDec 31, 2025 - Oct 29, 2026

Flows

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Sector exposures

Data as of 09/30/26

Finance

28.46%

Energy

21.45%

Industrials

14.91%

Technology

11.26%

Non-Energy Materials

10.12%

Healthcare

6.14%

Consumer Non-Cyclicals

3.47%

Consumer Cyclicals

2.11%

Business Services

1.92%

Unavailable

0.16%

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FAQ about FTDS

FTDS is a passively managed ETF that invests in the US High Dividend segment.

FTDS tracks the The Dividend Strength TR Index - USD, through a full replication replication method.

FTDS carries a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.88%.

FTDS was introduced to the market on December 5, 2006.

First Trust Dividend Strength ETF, FTDS, is provided by First Trust. Learn more about First Trust here.

FTDS oversees €36M in assets as of October 29, 2026.

FTDS follows a distributing dividend policy, meaning it pays out income to investors. As of October 29, 2026, its 12-month trailing yield was 1.58%.

As of September 30, 2026, FTDS has significant geographic allocations in USA, Switzerland and Ireland.

As of September 30, 2026, FTDS focuses largely on Finance, Energy and Industrials.

As of September 30, 2026, FTDS holds 50 positions in its portfolio, with 34.36% of assets concentrated in its top 15 holdings.

As of September 30, 2026, FTDS top three holdings include Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Phillips 66 and HF Sinclair Corp..

The base currency of FTDS is USD.

Top 10 holdings

Data as of 09/30/26

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.

2.76%

Phillips 66

2.60%

HF Sinclair Corp.

2.59%

APA Corp.

2.50%

Garmin Ltd.

2.30%

Allegion Plc

2.29%

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

2.23%

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

2.19%

Devon Energy Corp.

2.19%

Avery Dennison Corp.

2.18%

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