First Trust
Exchange-Traded Fund |
Ticker Symbol: |
FTDS |
Exchange: |
Nasdaq |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) |
|
Management Fees |
|
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees |
|
Other Expenses |
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement(1)
|
|
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement |
|
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Year |
5 Years |
10 Years |
Since
Inception |
Inception
Date |
Return Before Taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
Return After Taxes on Distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of
Fund Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
The Dividend Strength Index(1),(2) (reflects no
deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) |
|
|
|
|
|
Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Total US Market Index(1)
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or
taxes) |
|
|
|
|
|
S&P 500® Index(3) (reflects no deduction for fees,
expenses or taxes) |
|
|
|
|
|
Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for
fees, expenses or taxes) |
|
|
|
|
|
Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index (reflects no
deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) |
|
|
|
|
|
Fund |
Annual
Management Fee
(% of average
daily net assets) |
Annual
Expense Cap
(% of average
daily net assets) |
Expense Cap
Termination
Date |
Management Fee
Paid for the Year
Ended 12/31/2021
(% of average
daily net assets) |
First Trust Dividend Strength ETF |
0.50% |
0.70% |
April 30, 2023 |
0.12% |
|
|
Average Annual |
Cumulative | ||||
|
1 Year |
5 Years |
10 Years |
Inception
(12/5/2006) |
5 Years |
10 Years |
Inception
(12/5/2006) |
Fund Performance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Asset Value |
25.12% |
13.86% |
12.03% |
7.62% |
91.35% |
211.33% |
202.44% |
Market Price |
25.31% |
13.87% |
12.04% |
7.63% |
91.48% |
211.72% |
203.03% |
Index Performance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Dividend Strength Index(1),(2) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Nasdaq AlphaDEX® Total US Market
Index(1)
|
26.08% |
14.72% |
N/A |
N/A |
98.68% |
N/A |
N/A |
S&P 500® Index(3)
|
28.71% |
18.47% |
16.55% |
10.63% |
133.41% |
362.57% |
358.58% |
Russell 3000® Index |
25.66% |
17.97% |
16.30% |
10.54% |
128.45% |
352.85% |
352.91% |
Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index |
32.25% |
11.02% |
12.82% |
8.15% |
68.69% |
234.01% |
226.04% |
|
Year Ended December 31, | ||||
|
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$40.62 |
$36.20 |
$29.22 |
$32.85 |
$27.74 |
Income from investment operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss) |
0.39 |
0.35 |
0.40 |
0.34 |
0.25 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
9.80 |
4.47 |
6.99 |
(3.64) |
5.12 |
Total from investment operations |
10.19 |
4.82 |
7.39 |
(3.30) |
5.37 |
Distributions paid to shareholders from: |
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
(0.36) |
(0.40) |
(0.41) |
(0.33) |
(0.26) |
Net asset value, end of period |
$50.45 |
$40.62 |
$36.20 |
$29.22 |
$32.85 |
Total Return(a) |
25.12% |
13.65% |
25.36% |
(10.13)% |
19.44% |
Ratios/supplemental data: |
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) |
$25,223 |
$16,249 |
$18,100 |
$13,151 |
$14,783 |
Ratios to average net assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets |
1.08% |
1.16% |
1.02% |
1.57% |
1.69% |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets |
0.70% |
0.70% |
0.70% |
0.70% |
0.70% |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
0.84% |
1.04% |
1.20% |
1.03% |
0.88% |
Portfolio turnover rate(b)
|
98% |
125% |
119% |
110% |
112% |
First Trust
Exchange-Traded Fund |