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First Trust Dividend Strength ETF FTDS | NASDAQ

$66.16 $0.09 | 0.14%
TREND SIGNAL:Signal available — unlock to view |2026-10-20

Company Overview:

Market Cap: $39.70M
Trailing PE: N/A
FWD PE: —
Payout Ratio (TTM): —
52-Week Range: $53.68 - $67.24

10 Year FTDS Performance Metrics:

Total Return (with DRIP): 196.1% (11.47% CAGR)
Total Return (no DRIP): 179.7% (10.83% CAGR)
Share Price: 157.4% (9.92% CAGR)
Yield on Cost (with DRIP): 5.54%
Total Invested: $10,000
Total Value (with DRIP): $29,614
Total Return $ (with DRIP): $19,614
Dividend Increase: 281.0% (14.69% CAGR)
Dividend Yield (FWD): 1.87% ($1.24)
FTDS 10-yr Total Return ($10K invested)
1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y
FTDS Share Price
1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y All
FTDS Price CAGR:1Y: 20.60%2Y: 11.80%5Y: 5.89%10Y: 9.92%

FTDS Dividend Payments & Yield

Dividend Payments & Yield
FTDS Dividend CAGR:1Y: 32.62%2Y: 14.77%5Y: 25.19%10Y: 16.53%
Annual Dividends (Total Paid Per Year)
Dividend Growth Year Over Year

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FTDS Dividends Info:

Annual Dividend: $1.2376
Forward Yield: 1.87%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-24
Lifetime Dividends / Share: $7.10

FTDS Dividend History: Dates, Payments & Yield list

Below is a schedule of all FTDS dividend payments, ex-dates, share price on the day of the payment as well as the annualized yield & forward yield

Ex-Date Payment Date Amount Yield Forward Yield Price on Ex-Date
09/24/202609/30/2026$0.3091.97%2.01%$61.60
06/25/202606/30/2026$0.1931.26%1.26%$61.36
03/26/202603/31/2026$0.3112.06%2.06%$60.33
12/12/202512/31/2025$0.2481.73%1.76%$56.49
09/25/202509/30/2025$0.2331.7%1.68%$55.58
06/26/202506/30/2025$0.2001.54%1.53%$52.21
03/27/202503/31/2025$0.2191.71%1.72%$50.92
12/13/202412/31/2024$0.3432.6%2.71%$50.55
09/26/202409/30/2024$0.2351.82%1.8%$52.07
06/27/202406/28/2024$0.2672.21%2.19%$48.76
03/21/202403/28/2024$0.1941.56%1.54%$50.32
12/22/202312/29/2023$0.3773.27%3.25%$46.43
09/22/202309/29/2023$0.1381.32%1.32%$41.97
06/27/202306/30/2023$0.2692.59%2.55%$42.17
03/24/202303/31/2023$0.2162.15%2.04%$42.28
12/23/202212/30/2022$0.3803.57%3.57%$42.53
09/23/202209/30/2022$0.2282.29%2.33%$39.12
06/24/202206/30/2022$0.2322.2%2.27%$40.79
03/25/202203/31/2022$0.1431.19%1.17%$49.17
12/23/202112/31/2021$0.0880.71%0.7%$50.34
09/23/202109/30/2021$0.1010.83%0.85%$47.24
06/24/202106/30/2021$0.0910.76%0.77%$47.64
03/25/202103/31/2021$0.0820.73%0.72%$45.53
12/24/202012/31/2020$0.1151.12%1.13%$40.65
09/24/202009/30/2020$0.0750.94%0.91%$33.16
06/25/202006/30/2020$0.1091.41%1.39%$31.24
03/26/202003/31/2020$0.1031.62%1.68%$24.62
12/13/201912/31/2019$0.1231.38%1.36%$36.07
09/25/201909/30/2019$0.1281.52%1.52%$33.59
06/14/201906/28/2019$0.0790.95%0.93%$34.00
03/21/201903/29/2019$0.0790.93%0.94%$33.38
12/18/201812/31/2018$0.1181.59%1.61%$29.37
09/14/201809/28/2018$0.0630.69%0.7%$35.97
06/21/201806/29/2018$0.0941.07%1.1%$34.17
03/22/201803/29/2018$0.0600.71%0.73%$32.83
12/21/201712/29/2017$0.0941.13%1.13%$33.09
09/21/201709/29/2017$0.0470.62%0.61%$31.00
06/22/201706/30/2017$0.0410.55%0.55%$29.89
03/23/201703/31/2017$0.0811.13%1.12%$29.09
12/21/201612/28/2016$0.1462.06%2.06%$28.29
09/21/201609/28/2016$0.0671.03%1.03%$26.00
06/22/201606/29/2016$0.0631.01%1.01%$25.04
12/23/201512/30/2015$0.0781.26%1.26%$24.69
09/23/201509/30/2015$0.0370.6%0.6%$24.51
06/24/201507/01/2015$0.0560.83%0.83%$26.92
03/25/201504/01/2015$0.0630.95%0.95%$26.58
12/23/201412/30/2014$0.0871.33%1.33%$26.24

Projected Future Returns & Dividends for FTDS

Based on past 10-year performance, here are FTDS growth metrics:

Share price CAGR of +9.92%
Dividend CAGR of +16.53%

Using FTDS CAGR metrics, we can estimate that your initial $10000 investment, over the next 10 years, should grow as follows:

FTDS (DRIP)FTDS - No DRIP
Current Price$66.16$66.16
Start Shares151.15151.15
Start Value$10,000$10,000
  
After 10 years:
Final Share Count193.30151.15
Dividends Payment$1.43$1.43
Annual Dividends$1,105$864
Yield on cost11.05%8.64%
Share Price$170.32$170.32
Total Dividends$4,711$4,094
Final Value$32,923$29,837

Estimated Future Value + Dividends - FTDS

NOTE: Above numbers are our estimate based on FTDS's Dividend and Price CAGR over past 10 years. These numbers should only be considered as "potential future returns"! DRIP assumes reinvesting dividends; No-DRIP assumes collecting dividends as cash.

We cannot guarantee that your actual returns will meet these estimates.

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Company Info

First Trust Dividend Strength ETF (FTDS) had its IPO on 2014-12-23, and is traded on NASDAQ stock exchange.

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.

FTDS website: https://www.ftportfolios.com/Retail/Etf/EtfSummary.aspx?Ticker=FTDS


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