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First Trust Strategic Income ETF (FDIV)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISINUS33739Q3092
CUSIP33739Q309
IssuerFirst Trust
Inception DateAug 13, 2014
RegionNorth America (U.S.)
CategoryAll Cap Equities, Actively Managed
Index TrackedNo Index (Active)
Home Pagewww.ftportfolios.com
Asset ClassMulti-Asset

Asset Class Size

Multi-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

FDIV has a high expense ratio of 0.87%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


Expense ratio chart for FDIV: current value at 0.87% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.87%

Share Price Chart


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First Trust Strategic Income ETF

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in First Trust Strategic Income ETF, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


-5.00%0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%December2024FebruaryMarchAprilMay
9.99%
15.04%
FDIV (First Trust Strategic Income ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

Returns By Period


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date2.41%6.17%
1 month-2.56%-2.72%
6 months14.44%17.29%
1 yearN/A23.80%
5 years (annualized)N/A11.47%
10 years (annualized)N/A10.41%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024-1.10%2.63%5.01%-4.02%
2023-3.56%7.22%6.40%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for First Trust Strategic Income ETF (FDIV) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


FDIV
Sharpe ratio
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^GSPC
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.97, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.005.001.97
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.84, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.002.84
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.34, compared to the broader market0.501.001.502.002.501.34
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.50, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.0012.001.50
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 7.61, compared to the broader market0.0020.0040.0060.007.61

Sharpe Ratio

There is not enough data available to calculate the Sharpe ratio for First Trust Strategic Income ETF. We calculate this metric based on the past 12 months of trading data. Please check back later for updated information.


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Dividends

Dividend History

First Trust Strategic Income ETF granted a 1.33% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.36 per share.


PeriodTTM2023
Dividend$0.36$0.16

Dividend yield

1.33%0.61%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for First Trust Strategic Income ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00
2023$0.16

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-6.00%-5.00%-4.00%-3.00%-2.00%-1.00%0.00%December2024FebruaryMarchAprilMay
-3.92%
-3.62%
FDIV (First Trust Strategic Income ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the First Trust Strategic Income ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the First Trust Strategic Income ETF was 8.07%, occurring on Oct 27, 2023. Recovery took 19 trading sessions.

The current First Trust Strategic Income ETF drawdown is 3.92%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-8.07%Sep 21, 202327Oct 27, 202319Nov 24, 202346
-5.74%Apr 1, 202413Apr 17, 2024
-3.45%Jan 3, 202429Feb 13, 202411Feb 29, 202440
-2.06%Dec 20, 20231Dec 20, 20237Jan 2, 20248
-1.12%Mar 14, 20243Mar 18, 20242Mar 20, 20245

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current First Trust Strategic Income ETF volatility is 4.03%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%December2024FebruaryMarchAprilMay
4.03%
4.05%
FDIV (First Trust Strategic Income ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)