First
Trust
Exchange-Traded
Fund |
Ticker
Symbol: |
FTDS |
Exchange: |
Nasdaq |
Maximum
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering
price) |
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Management
Fees |
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Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees |
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Other
Expenses |
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Total Annual
Fund Operating Expenses |
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Fee Waiver
and Expense Reimbursement(1) |
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Total Annual
Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense
Reimbursement |
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1
Year |
3
Years |
5
Years |
10
Years |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Since
Inception |
Inception
Date |
Return Before
Taxes |
- |
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Return After
Taxes on Distributions |
- |
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Return After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of
Fund
Shares |
- |
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The Dividend
StrengthTM
Index(1),(2) (reflects no
deduction
for fees, expenses or taxes) |
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S&P
500®
Index(3) (reflects no
deduction for fees,
expenses or
taxes) |
- |
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Russell
3000® Index
(reflects no deduction for
fees,
expenses or taxes) |
- |
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Russell
1000® Value Index
(reflects no deduction
for fees,
expenses or taxes) |
- |
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Dow Jones
U.S. Select Dividend Index (reflects no
deduction
for fees, expenses or taxes) |
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Fund |
Annual
Management
Fee
(% of
average
daily net
assets) |
Annual
Expense
Cap
(% of
average
daily net
assets) |
Expense
Cap
Termination
Date |
Management
Fee
Paid for
the Year
Ended
12/31/2022
(% of
average
daily net
assets) |
First Trust
Dividend Strength ETF |
0.50% |
0.70% |
April 30,
2024 |
0.16% |
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Average
Annual |
Cumulative | ||||
|
1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Inception
(12/5/2006) |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Inception
(12/5/2006) |
Fund
Performance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net Asset
Value |
-13.75% |
6.68% |
9.46% |
6.15% |
38.18% |
146.94% |
160.86% |
Market
Price |
-13.78% |
6.69% |
9.48% |
6.16% |
38.25% |
147.40% |
161.26% |
Index
Performance |
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The
Dividend StrengthTM
Index(1),(2) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
S&P
500®
Index(3) |
-18.11% |
9.42% |
12.56% |
8.58% |
56.88% |
226.54% |
275.53% |
Russell
3000®
Index |
-19.21% |
8.79% |
12.13% |
8.41% |
52.37% |
214.28% |
265.92% |
Dow Jones
U.S. Select Dividend Index |
2.31% |
8.38% |
11.92% |
7.78% |
49.51% |
208.30% |
233.57% |
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Year
Ended December 31, | ||||
|
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$50.45 |
$40.62 |
$36.20 |
$29.22 |
$32.85 |
Income
from investment operations: |
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|
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Net
investment income (loss) |
0.90 |
0.39 |
0.35 |
0.40 |
0.34 |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(7.87) |
9.80 |
4.47 |
6.99 |
(3.64) |
Total
from investment operations |
(6.97) |
10.19 |
4.82 |
7.39 |
(3.30) |
Distributions
paid to shareholders from: |
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Net
investment income |
(0.98) |
(0.36) |
(0.40) |
(0.41) |
(0.33) |
Net
asset value, end of period |
$42.50 |
$50.45 |
$40.62 |
$36.20 |
$29.22 |
Total
Return(a) |
(13.75)% |
25.12% |
13.65% |
25.36% |
(10.13)% |
Ratios/supplemental
data: |
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Net
assets, end of period (in 000’s) |
$19,127 |
$25,223 |
$16,249 |
$18,100 |
$13,151 |
Ratios
to average net assets: |
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Ratio of
total expenses to average net assets |
1.04% |
1.08% |
1.16% |
1.02% |
1.57% |
Ratio of
net expenses to average net assets |
0.70% |
0.70% |
0.70% |
0.70% |
0.70% |
Ratio of
net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
2.00% |
0.84% |
1.04% |
1.20% |
1.03% |
Portfolio
turnover rate(b) |
225%
(c) |
98% |
125% |
119% |
110% |
First
Trust
Exchange-Traded
Fund |