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About Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund
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Inception date
Aug 14, 2012
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
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
The fund offers exposure to a diverse range of income-producing asset types. Like some peer funds, MDIV has a preset allocation target to various cap-weighted asset buckets, targeting a weight of 20% apiece to REITs, preferred stock, MLPs, stocks and depository receipts, and high-yield bonds in the form of First Trust's own junk-bond ETF, HYLS. Each component in the underlying index is US-listed and meets stringent eligibility criteria based on liquidity, size, volatility and yield. This overall structure reduces diversity somewhat within each bucket and emphasizes bottom-up security selection rather than top-down allocation. That said, MDIV may have the diversification edge in the context of an investors portfolio, thanks to its sizeable allocations to non-traditional assets (MLPs, REITs). As with all income-focused products, be sure to check the total return as well as yield. The index is rebalanced quarterly.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
ETF
Corporate
Stocks58.86%
Finance23.31%
Utilities7.37%
Industrial Services7.20%
Energy Minerals6.77%
Distribution Services3.85%
Miscellaneous3.30%
Consumer Non-Durables3.00%
Process Industries1.13%
Communications1.08%
Health Technology0.52%
Consumer Durables0.47%
Health Services0.43%
Consumer Services0.34%
Transportation0.08%
Bonds, Cash & Other41.14%
ETF20.70%
Corporate20.37%
Cash0.07%
Top 10 holdings
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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.
MDIV trades at 15.67 USD today, its price has fallen −1.47% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on MDIV price chart.
MDIV net asset value is 15.70 today — it's risen 1.16% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
MDIV assets under management is 455.51 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.
MDIV price has risen by 0.38% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −1.63% decrease. See more dynamics on MDIV price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a −4.52% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 4.40% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a −4.52% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 4.40% in a year.
MDIV fund flows account for 26.33 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.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
MDIV invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
MDIV expense ratio is 0.75%. 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, MDIV isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, MDIV technical analysis shows the strong sell rating and its 1-week rating is strong sell. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating MDIV shows the sell signal. See more of MDIV technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, MDIV technical analysis shows the strong sell rating and its 1-week rating is strong sell. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating MDIV shows the sell signal. See more of MDIV technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, MDIV pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 6.64%.
MDIV trades at a premium (0.17%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
MDIV shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC
MDIV follows the NASDAQ US Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Aug 14, 2012.
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.