Fund profile
FDL
First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index FundFirst Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders (FDL) — simplified ETF snapshot for research (not advice).
Current price
$52.07
Distribution yield
3.55%
Trailing 12 months
Expense ratio
0.430%
Annual fund cost
Holdings
~100
Fund-level estimate
Strategy
High yield
Site classification
Payout record
FDL dividend history — annual distribution per share
Total distributions First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund paid per share in each completed calendar year, summed from actual payment dates.
Latest full year
$1.79
2025
Years with data
13
Within 2011–2025
Annual growth
+8.0%
Compound annual rate
Change over period
+193%
Per share, cumulative
| Year | Distribution per share | Relative size | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.79 | — | |
| 2024 | — | — | |
| 2023 | $1.65 | +26.0% | |
| 2022 | $1.31 | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | |
| 2020 | $1.33 | +9.0% | |
| 2019 | $1.22 | +13.0% | |
| 2018 | $1.08 | +12.5% | |
| 2017 | $0.96 | +18.5% | |
| 2016 | $0.81 | -5.8% | |
| 2015 | $0.86 | +7.5% | |
| 2014 | $0.80 | +15.9% | |
| 2013 | $0.69 | -2.8% | |
| 2012 | $0.71 | +16.4% | |
| 2011 | $0.61 | — |
All distributions are included, so a year containing a year-end capital gains distribution will be higher than its income alone. Fund distributions vary with the income of the underlying holdings and are not a fixed payout. The current year is omitted until it is complete, and a dash marks a year whose source payment records are incomplete. Figures are summed from payment history and may differ from fund-reported distribution schedules.
Portfolio concentration
Reported top holdings
The visual summarizes the reported top 10 holdings out of approximately 100 total. It is a composition reference, not a complete portfolio file.
Largest holding
CVX 8.56%
Chevron Corp
Top 5 combined
33.33%
Largest five reported weights
Reported top set
49.69%
Top 10 combined
Site coverage
3/10
Holdings linked to site pages
Verizon Communications Inc
Pfizer Inc
Philip Morris International Inc
Altria Group Inc
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co
Comcast Corp Class A
United Parcel Service Inc Class B
Source: Yahoo Finance fund snapshot. Weights and holding names may lag, and the displayed holdings are not the full fund portfolio.
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