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First Trust Dividend Strength ETF

FTDS
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Dec 05 2006
Expense Ratio
0.70%
Type
US Equities
Fund Owner
First Trust
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$48,812
AUM
$18,702,083
Associated Index
Dividend Strength Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
No
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

OC
Owens Corning
2.33%
NTAP
Netapp Inc
2.25%
CAT
Caterpillar Inc.
2.15%
WSM
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
2.15%
CFR
Cullen Frost Bankers Inc.
2.14%
IPG
Interpublic Group Of Cos., Inc.
2.12%
CTSH
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Ordinary Shares - Class A
2.11%
DINO
HF Sinclair Corporation
2.09%
CI
Cigna Group (The)
2.09%
PCAR
Paccar Inc.
2.09%
Invest with FTDS

What is FTDS?

First Trust Dividend Strength ETF is an exchange-traded index fund. The objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund's fees and expenses) of an index called The Dividend Strength Index. Index will be composed of approximately 50 U.S. equity securities and is designed to provide exposure to well-capitalized companies with a history of increasing their dividend.

ETFs related toFTDS

ETFs correlated to FTDS include WTV, ONEY, SDVY

FTDS
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Dividend Strength ETF
WTV
WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree U.S. Value Fund
ONEY
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR Russell 1000 Yield Focus ETF
SDVY
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI - First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
VFVA
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard U.S. Value Factor ETF
VBR
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Small Cap Value ETF
FAB
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
FTA
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Large Capital Value AlphaDEX Fund
IWS
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF
RDVY
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
DON
WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Fund

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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Category

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Risk Rating

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Category

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Risk Rating

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FAQ

FTDS is a US Equities ETF. First Trust Dividend Strength ETF is an exchange-traded index fund. The objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund's fees and expenses) of an index called The Dividend Strength Index. Index will be composed of approximately 50 U.S. equity securities and is designed to provide exposure to well-capitalized companies with a history of increasing their dividend.

FTDS tracks the Dividend Strength Index.

FTDS dividend information: Dividend - High Yield. Dividend payouts may vary in terms of frequency of payouts.

No, FTDS is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, FTDS is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on FTDS is 0.0326%. This is the percent change in the value of FTDS over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on FTDS is -0.0345%. This is the percent change in the value of FTDS over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of FTDS for the past year is 0.2249%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to FTDS include VIG, DFAT, and VYM.

ETFs correlated to FTDS include WTV, ONEY, and SDVY.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to FTDS include SEF, FAZ, and SBB.

Disclaimers

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We show information directly obtained from our data provider, Xignite. Data shown here is provided by Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes the information shown here is reliable, but has not been verified and there is no guarantee that the information is accurate.

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.