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About First Trust Securitized Plus ETF
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Inception date
Apr 29, 2020
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
First Trust Advisors LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
Identifiers
3
ISIN US33740U1097
DEED is the second US ETF in the broad market space that offers access to securitized/asset-backed securities. It is actively managed to invest in asset-backed securities, residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities and collateralized loan obligations. The fund seeks to outperform the Bloomberg US Mortgage-Backed Securities Index, using its own research to identify undervalued securities with superior risk/reward profile. Roughly half of the portfolio is composed of securities issued by US government and its agencies, and the remaining may be invested in non-government and privately-issued MBS and other ABS. The fund is a mix of junk and investment-grade bonds of any maturities, and may opt to invest in OTC derivatives up to 25% of the portfolio. Prior to May 9, 2025 the fund was sub-advised by TCW Investment Services and included TCW in the name of the fund.
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Securitized
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Securitized93.16%
Government3.71%
Cash2.34%
ETF0.79%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
DEED invests in bonds. The fund's major sectors are Securitized, with 93.16% stocks, and Government, with 3.71% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the N/A region.
DEED last dividends amounted to 0.08 USD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.07 USD in dividends, which shows a 6.67% increase.
DEED assets under management is 81.53 M USD. It's risen 0.12% over the last month.
DEED fund flows account for 3.36 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, DEED pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 4.15%. The last dividend (Jan 30, 2026) amounted to 0.08 USD. The dividends are paid monthly.
DEED shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC under the brand First Trust. The ETF was launched on Apr 29, 2020, and its management style is Active.
DEED expense ratio is 0.66% meaning you'd have to pay 0.66% of your investment to help manage the fund.
DEED follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
DEED invests in bonds.
DEED price has risen by 0.35% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 5.39% increase. See more dynamics on DEED price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.70% over the last month, showed a 1.64% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 10.16% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.70% over the last month, showed a 1.64% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 10.16% in a year.
DEED trades at a premium (0.11%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.