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FIRST TRUST MORNINGSTAR DIVIDEND LEADERS INDEX FUND

$49.18-0.14% vs prior close
425352-WK

Price through Oct 2 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 2. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 2.

The First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund is an exchange-traded index fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield of the Morningstar® Dividend Leaders Index.

Price & daily flows
52.551.350.049.18DAILY NET FLOWSep 2Sep 14Sep 23Oct 2

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +10.9% so far this year. At 0.45% a year it is not the cheapest way in — ISZE has a reported fee of 0.30%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$4.2Bassets under management
0.45%expense ratio · $45 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
628Kavg daily volume, 30 days
101holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed October 2, 2023 · beta 0.05
Sector weights
Finance23.24%
Healthcare20.64%
Consumer Discretionary18.54%
Health Technology17.02%
Financial Services16%
Financials15.8%
Consumer Defensive15.37%
Energy Minerals13.87%
Utilities13.21%
Consumer Non-Durables11.72%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States99.72%
United Kingdom0.28%
Other0.19%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-1.2%
1 month-7.7%
3 months-1.3%
6 months-3.2%
YTD+10.9%
1 year+12.8%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
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CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
9%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
12%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.1%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-8.0%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
686Kshares traded
The case against FDL

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SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-42bp on fee · 10× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-42bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-41bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-41bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-41bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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