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First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund

FDDNYSE ArcaFirst TrustB

$19.23+0.12 (+0.63%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B58/ 100

Rank 16 of 35 in International Dividend Index

B58/100Rank 16 of 35inInternational Dividend Index
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 19.11 to 19.23. Range 19.16 to 19.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.19.1519.2019.3010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.56%
Fund size
$878M
1Y total return
+25.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
5.53%
Holdings
34
Avg volume · 30D
154K sh
52W range
low $15.81high $20.80
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net FDD Grade

B

Score 58 out of 100

Category
International Dividend Index⁠
Rank
16 of 35
Six-pillar profile for FDD. Scores out of 100: Cost 34, Risk 57, Mission 95, Tradability 69, Holdings 21, Durability 68. Strongest: Mission (95). Weakest: Holdings (21). Leans toward Mission.

Score 58 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    D34 out of 100
    Rank 22 of 35

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A95 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 30

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B57 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 35

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B69 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 35

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    F21 out of 100
    Rank 33 of 33

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 35

Our read on FDD

ETF.net Research

In short

BMost international dividend funds spread themselves across the whole developed world. FDD skips the detour: about 30 of Europe's highest-yielding stocks, screened for dividend track record, in a fund that has been running since 2007.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the STOXX Europe Select Dividend 30 Index through an indexing strategy.

Why people hold it

  • Pure Europe, no global filler: about 30 high-yielders drawn from the STOXX Europe 600, not a worldwide blend with a European slice tucked inside.yahoo.com
  • Yield alone doesn't earn a spot. Constituents need a non-negative five-year dividend-per-share growth record and a dividend-to-earnings ratio of 60% or less.yahoo.comstoxx.com
  • It has tracked its index tightly, which is the entire job of an index fund.
  • Listed in 2007 and pays quarterly, so there's a long live record through Europe's rougher stretches rather than a backtest.

Worth knowing

  • 0.56% a year sits above the cohort median of 0.50% and well above broad rivals like VYMI (0.07%) and SCHY (0.08%), which fish in a much wider pond than Europe.
  • About 30 holdings means every name pulls real weight, and a yield-first screen can crowd into whichever sectors happen to be paying the most.
  • Holdings trade in euros, pounds and other European currencies, so the dollar's moves land in your return right alongside the stocks'.

FDD Performance

Launched Aug 27, 2007

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

FDD$12,545
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. FDD $12,545. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for FDD. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodFDD
Year to date+14.5%
1 month−0.6%
3 months−3.7%
1 year+25.4%
3 yearsper year+29.7%
5 yearsper year+12.6%
10 yearsper year+10.7%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for FDD
YearReturn barFDD
2026 YTD+14.5%
2025+62.5%
2024+0.3%
2023+14.1%
2022−16.1%
2021+16.0%
2020−3.9%

FDD in the news

FDD Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
5.53%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.06Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.26 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 23, 2017 $0.03; Jun 22, 2017 $0.26; Sep 21, 2017 $0.05; Dec 21, 2017 $0.05; Mar 22, 2018 $0.06; Jun 21, 2018 $0.41; Sep 14, 2018 $0.09; Dec 18, 2018 $0.06; Mar 21, 2019 $0.06; Jun 14, 2019 $0.45; Sep 25, 2019 $0.09; Dec 13, 2019 $0.06; Mar 26, 2020 $0.03; Jun 25, 2020 $0.22; Sep 24, 2020 $0.20; Dec 24, 2020 $0.08; Mar 25, 2021 $0.01; Jun 24, 2021 $0.25; Sep 23, 2021 $0.18; Dec 23, 2021 $0.06; Mar 25, 2022 $0.09; Jun 24, 2022 $0.35; Sep 23, 2022 $0.20; Dec 23, 2022 $0.05; Mar 24, 2023 $0.04; Jun 27, 2023 $0.47; Sep 22, 2023 $0.15; Dec 22, 2023 $0.17; Mar 21, 2024 $0.04; Jun 27, 2024 $0.41; Sep 26, 2024 $0.13; Dec 13, 2024 $0.28; Mar 27, 2025 $0.07; Jun 26, 2025 $0.26; Sep 25, 2025 $0.21; Dec 12, 2025 $0.16; Mar 26, 2026 $0.06; Jun 25, 2026 $0.58; Sep 24, 2026 $0.26. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 24, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.26
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.58
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.06
Dec 12, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.16
Sep 25, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.21
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.26
Mar 27, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.07
Dec 13, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.28
Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.13
Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.41
Mar 21, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.04
Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.17

See all 73 payments⁠

$10,000 in FDD 10 years ago paid $5,895 in dividends.⁠

FDD Risk

Risk pillarB57 out of 100Rank 13 of 35 in International Dividend Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
14.8%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.55
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−34.8%
Trough Oct 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.83
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

FDD Cost

Compare FDD and VYMI

Overpaying vs VYMI, tied cheapest in International Dividend Index

$9,608

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • FDD 0.56%

    $11,088

  • VYMI 0.07% Tied cheapest

    $1,480

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • FDD 0.56%
  • VYMI 0.07%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530FDD $11,088VYMI $1,480

Year by year

YearFDDVYMIOverpaying
10$1,006$128$878
20$3,855$503$3,352
30$11,088$1,480$9,608

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