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About First Trust Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index Fund
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Inception date
Aug 27, 2007
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
FDD offers a concentrated take on the European high-dividend space. The underlying index picks 30 stocks from the STOXX Europe 600—a broad total market Europe equity index. Selected names should have at least five years of steady dividend growth and a dividend payout ratio of 60% or less. The resulting 30 names in the basket are then weighted by dividends paid in the last twelve months, with security weights capped at 15%. This methodology can result in some surprising under- and overweights, and skews away from a market-like portfolio. However, FDD offers a unique approach targeted toward dividend-hungry investors. The index is reconstituted and rebalanced annually.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Consumer Durables
Stocks99.70%
Finance48.95%
Consumer Durables14.59%
Energy Minerals8.78%
Utilities5.87%
Communications5.74%
Non-Energy Minerals5.45%
Transportation3.78%
Distribution Services3.75%
Process Industries2.79%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.30%
Mutual fund0.30%
Cash−0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe100.00%
North America0.00%
Latin America0.00%
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
FDD invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 48.95% stocks, and Consumer Durables, with 14.59% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
FDD top holdings are Aker BP ASA and Taylor Wimpey plc, occupying 5.33% and 5.31% of the portfolio correspondingly.
FDD last dividends amounted to 0.07 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.28 USD in dividends, which shows a 304.03% decrease.
FDD assets under management is 484.23 M USD. It's risen 43.44% over the last month.
FDD fund flows account for 267.85 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, FDD pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 5.84%. The last dividend (Mar 31, 2025) amounted to 0.07 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
FDD shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC under the brand First Trust. The ETF was launched on Aug 27, 2007, and its management style is Passive.
FDD expense ratio is 0.59% meaning you'd have to pay 0.59% of your investment to help manage the fund.
FDD follows the STOXX Europe Select Dividend 30. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
FDD invests in stocks.
FDD price has risen by 6.52% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 21.31% increase. See more dynamics on FDD price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 6.18% over the last month, showed a 18.51% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 31.24% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 6.18% over the last month, showed a 18.51% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 31.24% in a year.
FDD trades at a premium (0.30%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.