FDL First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund
Issuer
First Trust
Inception
Mar 9, 2006
AUM
$8.5B
Expense ratio
0.43%
Yield
3.60%
Asset class
Equity Income
Holdings
100
Last price
$53.88
This offering, known as the First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund, operates as an exchange-traded fund (ETF). Its fundamental purpose is to closely mirror the performance of the Morningstar Dividend Leaders IndexSM, aiming to match both its price movements and dividend generation as accurately as possible before factoring in the fund's own fees and expenses.
+23.4%
2025-11-13low 42.79 · high 54.742026-11-13
Performance
| 1M | 3M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y ann. | 5Y ann. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDL | +6.0% | +3.0% | +25.1% | +28.4% | +22.7% | +14.5% |
| Equity Income average (21 funds) | +0.5% | -2.6% | +8.0% | +9.6% | +10.9% | +5.1% |
Insider activity in the holdings
Open-market insider buying across this fund’s holdings over 90 days, weighted by holding weight: +$1.0M net.
| Holding | Weight | Insiders bought | Insiders sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIRI Sirius XM Holdings Inc. | 0.14% | $26.9M | $0 |
| PEP PepsiCo, Inc. | 5.27% | $23.7M | $4.1M |
| KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 1.47% | $15.0M | $343K |
| ACN Accenture plc | 3.37% | $3.2M | $4.7M |
| TFC Truist Financial Corporation | 1.54% | $2.2M | $0 |
| TSN Tyson Foods, Inc. (Class A) | 0.42% | $1.0M | $0 |
| HBAN Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | 0.71% | $454K | $48K |
| CLX The Clorox Company | 0.43% | $400K | $0 |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation | 0.22% | $201K | $0 |
| EMN Eastman Chemical Company | 0.22% | $160K | $0 |
| EVRG Evergy, Inc. | 0.43% | $134K | $0 |
| FIS Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 0.41% | $110K | $0 |
| MO Altria Group, Inc. | 4.96% | $101K | $0 |
| BX Blackstone Inc. | 2.15% | $55K | $12.4M |
| MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated | 0.27% | $45K | $0 |
Holdings · as of Nov 12, 2026
| # | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CVX Chevron Corporation | 8.47% |
| 2 | VZ Verizon Communications Inc. | 6.81% |
| 3 | PFE Pfizer Inc. | 6.32% |
| 4 | PM Philip Morris International Inc. | 6.13% |
| 5 | PEP PepsiCo, Inc. | 5.27% |
| 6 | MO Altria Group, Inc. | 4.96% |
| 7 | ACN Accenture plc | 3.37% |
| 8 | UPS United Parcel Service, Inc. (Class B) | 3.35% |
| 9 | BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | 3.02% |
| 10 | CMCSA Comcast Corporation (Class A) | 2.75% |
| 11 | MDT Medtronic Plc | 2.48% |
| 12 | SO The Southern Company | 2.32% |
| 13 | DUK Duke Energy Corporation | 2.25% |
| 14 | BX Blackstone Inc. | 2.15% |
| 15 | USB U.S. Bancorp | 1.93% |
| 16 | MDLZ Mondelez International, Inc. | 1.73% |
| 17 | OKE ONEOK, Inc. | 1.54% |
| 18 | TFC Truist Financial Corporation | 1.54% |
| 19 | KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 1.47% |
| 20 | D Dominion Energy, Inc. | 1.44% |
| 21 | TGT Target Corporation | 1.30% |
| 22 | PRU Prudential Financial, Inc. | 1.21% |
| 23 | NKE NIKE, Inc. (Class B) | 1.20% |
| 24 | EXC Exelon Corporation | 1.12% |
| 25 | KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation | 1.10% |
| 26 | ED Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 0.91% |
| 27 | PAYX Paychex, Inc. | 0.90% |
| 28 | WEC WEC Energy Group, Inc. | 0.86% |
| 29 | EIX Edison International | 0.86% |
| 30 | KHC The Kraft Heinz Company | 0.85% |
| 31 | PEG Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated | 0.84% |
| 32 | AMCR Amcor plc | 0.73% |
| 33 | ES Eversource Energy | 0.73% |
| 34 | GIS General Mills, Inc. | 0.72% |
| 35 | HBAN Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | 0.71% |
| 36 | TROW T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 0.70% |
| 37 | ARES Ares Management Corporation (Class A) | 0.69% |
| 38 | FE FirstEnergy Corp. | 0.63% |
| 39 | DTE DTE Energy Company | 0.61% |
| 40 | HPQ HP Inc. | 0.61% |
| 41 | OMC Omnicom Group Inc. | 0.59% |
| 42 | SW Smurfit Westrock Plc | 0.57% |
| 43 | BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. | 0.54% |
| 44 | RF Regions Financial Corporation | 0.51% |
| 45 | KEY KeyCorp | 0.46% |
| 46 | CLX The Clorox Company | 0.43% |
| 47 | EVRG Evergy, Inc. | 0.43% |
| 48 | TSN Tyson Foods, Inc. (Class A) | 0.42% |
| 49 | FIS Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 0.41% |
| 50 | SWK Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | 0.37% |
| 51 | GPC Genuine Parts Company | 0.33% |
| 52 | FNF Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | 0.32% |
| 53 | SWKS Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 0.31% |
| 54 | SJM The J.M. Smucker Company | 0.31% |
| 55 | PNW Pinnacle West Capital Corporation | 0.30% |
| 56 | AES The AES Corporation | 0.30% |
| 57 | WTRG Essential Utilities, Inc. | 0.27% |
| 58 | MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated | 0.27% |
| 59 | OMF OneMain Holdings, Inc. | 0.26% |
| 60 | COLB Columbia Banking System, Inc. | 0.25% |
| 61 | FDL US Dollar | 0.24% |
| 62 | OGE OGE Energy Corp. | 0.24% |
| 63 | BEN Franklin Templeton, Inc. | 0.24% |
| 64 | EMN Eastman Chemical Company | 0.22% |
| 65 | HRL Hormel Foods Corporation | 0.22% |
| 66 | UGI UGI Corporation | 0.20% |
| 67 | CAG Conagra Brands, Inc. | 0.19% |
| 68 | CPB The Campbell's Company | 0.19% |
| 69 | BF-B Brown-Forman Corporation | 0.18% |
| 70 | LNC Lincoln National Corporation | 0.18% |
| 71 | ORI Old Republic International Corporation | 0.17% |
| 72 | CHRD Chord Energy Corporation | 0.17% |
| 73 | PB Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | 0.17% |
| 74 | BKH Black Hills Corporation | 0.16% |
| 75 | AM Antero Midstream Corp. | 0.16% |
| 76 | NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | 0.15% |
| 77 | POR Portland General Electric Company | 0.15% |
| 78 | ACI Albertsons Companies, Inc. (Class A) | 0.15% |
| 79 | MOS The Mosaic Company | 0.15% |
| 80 | LW Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | 0.14% |
| 81 | SIRI Sirius XM Holdings Inc. | 0.14% |
| 82 | HRB H&R Block, Inc. | 0.14% |
| 83 | UBSI United Bankshares, Inc. | 0.13% |
| 84 | SR Spire Inc. | 0.12% |
| 85 | FAF First American Financial Corporation | 0.12% |
| 86 | NWE NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. | 0.12% |
| 87 | SON Sonoco Products Company | 0.12% |
| 88 | AUB Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation | 0.12% |
| 89 | NJR New Jersey Resources Corporation | 0.12% |
| 90 | OZK Bank OZK | 0.12% |
| 91 | MUR Murphy Oil Corporation | 0.11% |
| 92 | LAZ Lazard, Inc. (Class A) | 0.11% |
| 93 | TNL Travel + Leisure Co. | 0.11% |
| 94 | OGS ONE Gas, Inc. | 0.10% |
| 95 | MC Moelis & Company (Class A) | 0.10% |
| 96 | ASB Associated Banc-Corp | 0.10% |
| 97 | ADT ADT Inc. | 0.10% |
| 98 | PAG Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | 0.06% |
| 99 | REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. | 0.04% |
| 100 | BF-A Brown-Forman Corporation (Class A) | 0.03% |
| 101 | IBP Installed Building Products, Inc. | 0.02% |
Sector breakdown
Consumer Defensive24.8%
Utilities15.2%
Financial Services12.1%
Healthcare12.0%
Energy11.8%
Communication Services10.3%
Technology5.8%
Consumer Cyclical3.9%
Industrials3.8%
Basic Materials0.4%
Country breakdown
United States98.7%
United Kingdom0.8%
Ireland0.6%
Distributions
| Date | Per unit |
|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | $0.5139 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | $0.4732 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | $0.4005 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | $0.5499 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | $0.4240 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | $0.4584 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | $0.3573 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | $0.3000 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | $0.4898 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | $0.3881 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | $0.4854 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | $0.3320 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | $0.5172 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | $0.3611 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | $0.4568 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | $0.3097 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | $0.3890 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | $0.4020 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | $0.2370 |
| Mar 25, 2022 | $0.2790 |
| Dec 30, 2021 | $0.3450 |
| Dec 23, 2021 | $0.4277 |
| Sep 23, 2021 | $0.2747 |
| Jun 24, 2021 | $0.3478 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | $0.2372 |
| Dec 24, 2020 | $0.3677 |
| Sep 24, 2020 | $0.2993 |
| Jun 25, 2020 | $0.3689 |
| Mar 26, 2020 | $0.2900 |
| Dec 13, 2019 | $0.3570 |
| Sep 25, 2019 | $0.3820 |
| Jun 14, 2019 | $0.2550 |
| Mar 21, 2019 | $0.2294 |
| Dec 18, 2018 | $0.3520 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | $0.2420 |
| Jun 21, 2018 | $0.2623 |
| Mar 22, 2018 | $0.2261 |
| Dec 21, 2017 | $0.2894 |
| Sep 21, 2017 | $0.2125 |
| Jun 22, 2017 | $0.2379 |
Members of Congress who disclosed this ETF
No member of Congress has disclosed a trade in FDL in the filings we hold.
Fund facts, prices, performance and distributions: our market-data vendor. Holdings: the vendor and SEC Form N-PORT. Insider and Congress data: InsiderBuying. Last updated Nov 13, 2026. This is historical data, not investment advice. Report a data error