First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF · QQEW · NASDAQ
Distribution report · updated Nov 13, 2026
$148.79 -0.85% on the day, -$1.28
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Yearly payout / yield
$0.08·0.05%
$0.0204 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.0204/qtr
not declared yet ⓘ
Next ex-date
—
was due ~Jun 25 ⓘ
Paying since
2008
62 payments on file
Pays
Quarterly
4 payments a year
Yield vs history ⓘ
15
Well below its usual yield
QQEW share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
QQEW Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y -20.2%3Y -12.3%5Y +12.4%10Y +4.3%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 62 payments since 2008.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year; 2026 YTD is paid so far, the amounts vary too much to estimate the rest.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: -14.68% a year, its typical yearly change over the last 5 years. 1 one-off jump of 2x or more is left out. Today's $0.08 a year would be $0.05 by 2031 - 0.03% on today's $148.79 price.

How Many QQEW Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $0.08 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 73,530 QQEW shares, about $10,940,529 at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $148.79. $1,000 a month takes about 147,059 shares, about $21,880,909. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) pays $0.0204 a share quarterly, $0.08 a year, a 0.05% run-rate yield at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $148.79. It has made 62 dividend payments since 2008.

At today’s rate of $0.0204 quarterly and the last close of $148.79, this is what QQEW pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.0204$0.01$0.08
100 shares$2.04$0.68$8.16
$10,000 invested (67.2 shares)$1.37$0.46$5.48
73,530 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.01$500.00$6,000.05
147,059 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.00$1,000.00$12,000.01

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 QQEW shares reinvest into 0.01 new shares each payment, about 0.1 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 7,294 shares. A rising payout speeds that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with QQEW’s own history in the QQEW DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage: does what it earns cover the dividend rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Payout vs trend: is the payout growing at its usual pace rating
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating

QQEW Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

15/100Well below its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • QQEW yields 0.05% today, at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $148.79.
  • Its own 10-year median is 0.50%, so today’s yield is well below its usual level.
  • No steady norm: a 0.05% yield is too small to say much about the price. So this reads today’s yield against its own 10-year history as it is.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
0.13% low1.10% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is QQEW’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After March 2026

QQEW has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual gap of about 91 days the next ex-date was due around Jun 25, 2026, and it is not on file yet: it may be late, or still to be announced. The latest one, $0.0204 a share, went ex on Mar 26, 2026 and paid Mar 30, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 4 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does QQEW Pay?

QQEW pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 4 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$0.21 a share, in 2 payments.
-61.0% against the 12 months before ($0.53 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. Ex-dates fall in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 0 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Payout trend: last 4 payments vs the 4 before: $0.4459 vs $0.6509 (-31.49%)

QQEW vs Similar Dividend Funds (WCMI, IVOG...)

Against the 10 dividend funds in Asset Management - Global closest to QQEW in fund size, QQEW’s 0.05% run-rate yield is below the group’s middle yield of 1.15%. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating
QQEW $148.79First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF $0.0204/qtr$0.08/yr fwd 0.05% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
WCMI $18.22First Trust WCM International Equity ETF $0.047/half-yr$0.09/yr fwd 0.52% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
IVOG $136.23Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF $0.774/yr 0.57% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
TOUS $38.32T. Rowe Price International Equity ETF $0.60/yr 1.57% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
EWW $77.62iShares MSCI Mexico ETF $1.138/half-yr$2.28/yr fwd 2.93% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
GSWO $63.93Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Equity ETF $0.204/qtr$0.82/yr fwd 1.28% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
GEM $46.81Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF $0.1739/qtr$0.70/yr fwd 1.49% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
QUS $198.42State Street SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF $1.011/half-yr$2.02/yr fwd 1.02% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
FDIS $103.99Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF $0.201/qtr$0.80/yr fwd 0.77% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
HEDJ $58.07WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund $0.045/qtr$0.18/yr fwd 0.31% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
ALLW $28.44State Street Bridgewater All Weather ETF $1.2849/qtr$5.14/yr fwd 18.07% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only

QQEW Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2008

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Mar 26, 2026Mar 30, 2026$0.0204QuarterlyRegular
Dec 12, 2025Dec 15, 2025$0.1878QuarterlyRegular
Sep 25, 2025Sep 29, 2025$0.1077QuarterlyRegular
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.13QuarterlyRegular
Mar 27, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.1529QuarterlyRegular
Dec 13, 2024Dec 16, 2024$0.1439QuarterlyRegular
Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.1298QuarterlyRegular
Jun 27, 2024Jul 1, 2024$0.2243QuarterlyRegular
Mar 21, 2024Mar 25, 2024$0.2153QuarterlyRegular
Dec 22, 2023Dec 25, 2023$0.3229QuarterlyRegular
The other 52 QQEW payments come with a paid plan.
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Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for QQEW

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QQEW Dividend Questions

How often does QQEW pay dividends?

QQEW pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 4 days later.

Does QQEW pay dividends monthly?

No. QQEW pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next QQEW dividend?

QQEW has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual gap of about 91 days the next ex-date was due around Jun 25, 2026, and it is not on file yet: it may be late, or still to be announced. The latest one, $0.0204 a share, went ex on Mar 26, 2026 and paid Mar 30, 2026. The current rate is $0.0204 per share, $0.08 a year.

Did QQEW pay a dividend in March 2026?

Yes: $0.0204 a share, ex-date Mar 26, 2026, paid Mar 30, 2026. The next one is not on file yet.

How much does QQEW pay per share?

QQEW pays $0.0204 a share quarterly, $0.08 a year. At the Nov 13, 2026 close of $148.79 that is a 0.05% run-rate yield, well below its usual level: its own 10-year median is 0.50%.

Does QQEW’s payout grow?

Its last 4 payments added up to $0.4459, against $0.6509 for the 4 before (-31.5%). A fund passes through what its holdings pay, so its payout moves with them rather than on a set raise schedule. Measured over a full year, the payout rate changed -20.2%.

Is QQEW’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. This is data, not investment advice. The full 3-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my QQEW dividends?

Add QQEW to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run QQEW in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 13, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 3 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.