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About First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF
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Inception date
Aug 23, 2013
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
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
ISIN
US33738R6889
FID looks for high yields in the global equity space, with a focus on long-term stability. Starting from a universe of large-, mid, and small-cap equities from around the world including the US, the fund screens securities based on: dividend growth, payout ratio, and dividend yield. Specifically, holdings must have maintained or increased their dividends in each of the last 10 years, must not have paid dividends in excess of their earnings over the last 12 months, and must have a maximum 10% indicated dividend yield. After applying its screens, the fund selects the 100 highest-yielding securities. Only then are any US names excluded, so that the final portfolio holds somewhat fewer than 100 securities. FID is rebalanced semi-annually, though firms that cut their dividends are removed on a monthly basis. Prior to August 30, 2018, FID tracked the NASDAQ International Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index and traded under the ticker, YDIV.
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
FID assets under management is 123.40 M USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
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FID invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
FID expense ratio is 0.60%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, FID isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
Yes, FID pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 4.03%.
FID shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC
FID follows the S&P International Dividend Aristocrats. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Aug 23, 2013.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.