First Trust Dividend Strength ETF (FTDS)

Key Metrics

TER 0.81% per year

Distribution policy Distributing

Fund size USD 30 M

Inception date December 5, 2006

Holdings 51

Fund currency USD

Fund domicile US

Provider First Trust

For full official fund details, factsheets, and holdings, visit ftportfolios.com (opens in new tab).

Historical Return

Last updated: Aug 17, 2026

1 Year +21.1% +1.5% Div

3 Years (avg.) +15.4% +1.5% Div

5 Years (avg.) +8.2% +1.5% Div

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Aug 17, 2026

Volatility

12.32% 1 Year

14.86% 3 Years

17.14% 5 Years

17.14% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-7.05% 1 Year

-18.91% 3 Years

-18.91% 5 Years

-18.91% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

1.11 1 Year

0.70 3 Years

0.35 5 Years

0.35 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Aug 17, 2026

	2022	2023	2024	2025
2022	-5.0%	2.1%	4.3%	6.2%
2023		9.7%	9.2%	10.2%
2024			8.7%	10.4%
2025				12.2%

Distributions

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Aug 17, 2026

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 5%

1y 3y N/A N/A

5 - 10%

24%

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15%

23%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 30%

32%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 40%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 40%

1y 3y N/A N/A

P/E Ratio Distribution

< 0

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 10

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15

26%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20

26%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 25

18%

1y 3y N/A N/A

25 - 35

14%

1y 3y N/A N/A

35 - 50

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 50

1y 3y N/A N/A

Discounted Cash Flow

Weighted Average Undervaluation

N/A

Undervalued

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Fair (±15%)

1y 3y N/A N/A

Overvalued

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Market Cap Size Distribution

Micro Cap

0.0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Small Cap

0.0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mid Cap

10.8%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Large Cap

83.3%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mega Cap

5.9%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Micro: < $300M Small: $300M–$2B Mid: $2B–$10B Large: $10B–$200B Mega: > $200B

Average metrics of all companies in portfolio

Last updated: Aug 23, 2026

Market
Average

Market Cap The market value of the company. It's calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of outstanding shares.	$72.9B	-
Dividend Yield Yearly payout to shareholders per share. The percentage indicates the payout in relation to the share price.	2.16%	2.00%
Beta Indicates the relationship between the price performance of a share and the market.	0.64	-
P/E Ratio Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate that the stock is undervalued or investors aren't expecting high growth. A high ratio could indicate that the stock is overvalued or investors are expecting high growth.	20.84	24.24
Negative P/E Ratio a negative P/E ratio shows that the company is not profitable, and it shows how many years it would take the company to lose its entire market capitalisation if it did not change anything	-	-
Profitable Companies	100%	-
PEG The ratio between the P/E ratio and the growth rate of the company's earnings per share in the last twelve months. A lower PEG could mean that a stock is undervalued.	23.31	20.38
Price to Sales Ratio Market cap divided by the revenue in the most recent year.	3.87	9.51
Price to Book Ratio Price to Book Ratio is the Market cap divided by the Book value of the company	3.76	11.98

Market
Average

Enterprise Value to EBIT Enterprise Value divided by EBIT	18.07	13.08
Enterprise Value to Revenue Enterprise value divided by revenue	4.16	11.78
Total Debt to Enterprise Value Total debt divided by enterprise value	0.16	0.04
Debt to Equity A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. However, the ratio is difficult to compare between industries where common amounts of debt vary.	0.65	0.27
Profit Margin Net income divided by revenue of the last 4 quarters. It indicates the company's profitability.	17.11%	21.76%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) The rate at which the company's net income has increased to the same quarter one year ago.	+11.7%	+53.7%
Return on Equity Equity divided by market cap.	20.71%	2.03%
Return on Assets Indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets.	6.89%	4.12%
Return on Invested Capital Return on invested capital (ROIC) is net income after dividends divided by the sum of debt and equity. It shows how effective a company is at turning capital invested by shareholders and other debtholders into profits.	12.74%	3.98%

Sectors

Manufacturing	40.3%
Finance and Insurance	28.7%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	15.1%
Wholesale Trade	5.0%
Transportation and Warehousing	4.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2.0%
Finance	1.9%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	1.6%
Information	1.4%
Other	0.1%

Countries

United States	93.4%
Switzerland	2.4%
Ireland	2.3%
Bermuda	1.8%
Other	0.1%

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$0B >$1T

Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate undervaluation.

<0 >50

Ratio of dividends in the last 12 months to current share price.

0% 3%

Revenue increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Net income increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Profitability of the last quarter.

<-30% >30%

A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. The ratio is difficult to compare between industries.

<0 >3

Discounted cash flow valuation vs. current price. Positive = undervalued, negative = overvalued.

<-50% >+100%

Market Cap

P/E Ratio

Total Investment

Weight

CF Industries Holdings Inc

CF - Manufacturing

Market Cap $19.92B

P/E Ratio 9.6

Dividends 1.6%

Total Investment $884.34K

Weight 2.93%

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Devon Energy Corp.

DVN - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Market Cap $54.01B

P/E Ratio 11.6

Dividends 2.1%

Total Investment $820.37K

Weight 2.72%

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EOG Resources, Inc.

EOG - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Market Cap $81.52B

P/E Ratio 11.8

Dividends 2.7%

Total Investment $811.04K

Weight 2.69%

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Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

COG - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Market Cap $17.09B

P/E Ratio 14.9

Dividends 2.7%

Total Investment $807.55K

Weight 2.68%

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Conoco Phillips

COP - Manufacturing

Market Cap $164.31B

P/E Ratio 17.8

Dividends 2.5%

Total Investment $794.24K

Weight 2.63%

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Diamondback Energy Inc

FANG - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Market Cap $59.28B

P/E Ratio 41.2

Dividends 2.0%

Total Investment $772.57K

Weight 2.56%

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Halliburton Co.

HAL - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Market Cap $29.52B

P/E Ratio 18.5

Dividends 1.9%

Total Investment $707.63K

Weight 2.35%

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Baker Hughes Co - Ordinary Shares - Class A

BKR - Manufacturing

Market Cap $61.88B

P/E Ratio 19.9

Dividends 1.5%

Total Investment $697.25K

Weight 2.31%

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Johnson & Johnson

JNJ - Manufacturing

Market Cap $651.25B

P/E Ratio 31.2

Dividends 1.9%

Total Investment $660.48K

Weight 2.19%

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Merck & Co Inc

MRK - Manufacturing

Market Cap $376.77B

P/E Ratio 121.1

Dividends 2.2%

Total Investment $651.13K

Weight 2.16%

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Schlumberger Ltd.

SLB - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Market Cap $79.95B

P/E Ratio 25.9

Dividends 2.2%

Total Investment $649.83K

Weight 2.15%

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Garmin Ltd

GRMN - Manufacturing

Market Cap $56.86B

P/E Ratio 30.2

Dividends 1.3%

Total Investment $645.22K

Weight 2.14%

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Allstate Corp (The)

ALL - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $65.34B

P/E Ratio 5.0

Dividends 1.6%

Total Investment $636.95K

Weight 2.11%

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CME Group Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

CME - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $98.88B

P/E Ratio 23.2

Dividends 4.1%

Total Investment $624.37K

Weight 2.07%

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Union Pacific Corp.

UNP - Transportation and Warehousing

Market Cap $183B

P/E Ratio 24.9

Dividends 1.8%

Total Investment $623.78K

Weight 2.07%

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Popular Inc.

BPOP - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $10.8B

P/E Ratio 11.4

Dividends 1.8%

Total Investment $617.99K

Weight 2.05%

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Toro Co.

TTC - Manufacturing

Market Cap $9.47B

P/E Ratio 28.6

Dividends 1.6%

Total Investment $615.77K

Weight 2.04%

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Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

DGX - Manufacturing

Market Cap $26.97B

P/E Ratio 25.6

Dividends 1.4%

Total Investment $610.48K

Weight 2.02%

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Northrop Grumman Corp.

NOC - Manufacturing

Market Cap $78.28B

P/E Ratio 17.5

Dividends 1.7%

Total Investment $604.46K

Weight 2.00%

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Hanover Insurance Group Inc

THG - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $7.77B

P/E Ratio 10.5

Dividends 1.7%

Total Investment $602.56K

Weight 2.00%

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Historical Return

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Volatility

Max Drawdown

Sharpe Ratio

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Distributions

Profit Margin Distribution

P/E Ratio Distribution

Discounted Cash Flow

Market Cap Size Distribution

Portfolio Concentration

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Average metrics of all companies in portfolio

Sectors

Countries

Stock Screener

CF Industries Holdings Inc

CF Industries Holdings Inc

Devon Energy Corp.

Devon Energy Corp.

EOG Resources, Inc.

EOG Resources, Inc.

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

Conoco Phillips

Conoco Phillips

Diamondback Energy Inc

Diamondback Energy Inc

Halliburton Co.

Halliburton Co.

Baker Hughes Co - Ordinary Shares - Class A

Baker Hughes Co - Ordinary Shares - Class A

Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson

Merck & Co Inc

Merck & Co Inc

Schlumberger Ltd.

Schlumberger Ltd.

Garmin Ltd

Garmin Ltd

Allstate Corp (The)

Allstate Corp (The)

CME Group Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

CME Group Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

Union Pacific Corp.

Union Pacific Corp.

Popular Inc.

Popular Inc.

Toro Co.

Toro Co.

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

Northrop Grumman Corp.

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Hanover Insurance Group Inc

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