FIRST TRUST MORNINGSTAR DIVIDEND LEADERS INDEX FUND
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.
SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN
Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +18.6% so far this year. At 0.45% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA runs the same ground at 0.07%.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
| 1 week | +0.4% |
| 1 month | +4.7% |
| 3 months | +4.2% |
| 6 months | +4.5% |
| YTD | +18.6% |
| 1 year | +19.0% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
| 1 week | — |
| 1 month | — |
| 3 months | — |
| YTD | — |
| 1 year | — |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FDL on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIVB iShares U.S. Dividend and Buyback ETF | 0.05% | $1.9B | +$136M | -40bp on fee · +$136M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF | 0.08% | $15.1B | +$209M | -37bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$209M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | 0.06% | $60.6B | — | -39bp on fee · 14× the assets | Head-to-head |
| VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | 0.06% | $58.1B | — | -39bp on fee · 14× the assets | Head-to-head |
| DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF | 0.08% | $43.6B | −$50M | -37bp on fee · 10× the assets | Head-to-head |