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First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index (FDL)

Dividend ETF · First Trust · NYSE ARCA · 101 holdings
$53.34 ▲ +1.46 (2.81%)
At close · USD · Volume 1,061,814
Returns and riskCostIncomeDividend historyHoldingsX-Ray look-throughQuestions
52-week range
$42.10 – $53.76
Day's range
$52.02 – $53.37
1-year total return
+28.6%
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FDL price chart

Daily, split-corrected, distributions markedEnd-of-day prices

FDL fund facts

FundFirst Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund
TickerFDL · NYSE ARCA
Issuer (by our rules)First Trust
Category (by our rules)Dividend
Expense ratio0.43%
Holdings101
Net assets (fund, SEC)$7.3B
Yield (last 12 months)3.63%
DistributionsQuarterly
52-week range$42.10 – $53.76
Average volume (3 months)669,147
First price in our data15 Mar 2006
Issuer and category are assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name. Expense ratio and net assets come from SEC filings; where a fund does not file them (for example grantor trusts) the field stays empty.

Returns and risk

1 month
+5.2%
3 months
+5.6%
6 months
+9.9%
Year to date
+23.7%
1 year
+28.6%
3 years a year
+23.3%
5 years a year
+14.6%
10 years a year
+11.9%
Volatility (1 year)
12.3%
Largest drop, last year
−7.2%
Largest drop in our data
−65.9%
Total return includes distributions, from end-of-day prices adjusted for splits and distributions, to 22 Oct 2026. Periods of 3 years and longer are annualised and shown only when the fund's history is long enough. Volatility is the standard deviation of daily returns over the last year, annualised. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Cost: expense ratio

0.43% a year

On $10,000 invested that is about $43 a year in fund costs, taken out of the fund's assets.

Source: the fund's prospectus, as filed with the SEC on 30 Apr 2026 (risk/return summary data). Brokerage commissions and the bid-ask spread are separate costs.

Income: distributions

Paid, last 12 months
1.94 USD
Yield on today's price
3.63%
Frequency
Quarterly
Latest ex-date
24 Sep 2026
Full FDL dividend history →
Cash paid per current share (restated for share splits), before tax, from EODHD.

FDL top holdings

#HoldingWeight
1 CHEVRON CORP CVX 7.43%
2 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC VZ 7.17%
3 PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC PM 6.06%
4 PFIZER INC PFE 5.91%
5 PEPSICO INC PEP 4.84%
6 ALTRIA GROUP INC MO 4.64%
7 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY BMY 3.43%
8 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC UPS 3.15%
9 COMCAST CORP 3.13%
10 SOUTHERN COMPANY (THE) SO 2.32%
The top 10 make up 48.1% of the fund, out of 101 holdings.
Positions as of 30 Jun 2026, from the fund's Form N-PORT filed with the SEC. Public N-PORT holdings are quarter-end positions published about 60 days later, so they can be months old and the fund may have changed since.

X-Ray look-through

StocksXray scores 88% of FDL by weight (57 stocks in our S&P 500 coverage), so we can look inside the fund with our own numbers. The weighted average X-Ray Score of those stocks is 50 out of 100.

Undervalued 35%Fair 65%Overvalued 0%
Consumer Staples 26%Utilities 15%Health Care 13%Energy 12%Financials 12%Communication Services 9%
Weights are the SEC holdings weights dated 30 Jun 2026; scores and fair-value labels are today's. Labels follow our fair-value method ("Undervalued" means fair value is more than 17.5% above the price) and are model estimates, not forecasts or advice. How the X-Ray Score works.

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FDL: frequently asked questions

What is FDL?

FDL is the First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index ETF, issued by First Trust, listed on NYSE ARCA. By our rules it is classed as "Dividend". Its latest SEC filing lists 101 holdings.

What is the expense ratio of FDL?

FDL charges 0.43% a year, according to its prospectus filed with the SEC on 30 Apr 2026. On $10,000 that is about $43 a year in fund costs.

Does FDL pay dividends?

Yes. FDL paid 1.94 per share over the last 12 months, quarterly, a trailing yield of 3.63% on today's price. The latest ex-dividend date was 24 Sep 2026.

What does FDL hold?

The largest holdings in the latest SEC filing are CHEVRON CORP (7.4%), VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC (7.2%), PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC (6.1%). The top 10 together make up 48.1% of the fund.

How has FDL performed?

Total return including distributions to 22 Oct 2026: 1 year +28.6%, 3 years +23.3% a year, 5 years +14.6% a year. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

How does StocksXray rate the stocks inside FDL?

We score 88% of the fund by weight (57 stocks) with our X-Ray Score: the weighted average is 50 out of 100. These are model estimates, not forecasts or advice.

Where the numbers come from

Prices and distributions end-of-day data from EODHD; returns are our own calculations from it.
Expense ratio and holdings SEC filings (prospectus risk/return data and Form N-PORT).
Category, issuer and leverage assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name.
X-Ray look-through our scores applied to the SEC holdings.
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