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First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund
$18.86+0.27 (+1.45%)
- 0.56%
- $867M
- +24.7%
- 5.68%
- 0.2M sh
- $18.60
- low $15.78high $20.80
The ETF.net FDD Grade
B
Score 57 out of 100
- 16 of 35
Score 57 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 100Rank 22 of 35Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A95 out of 100Rank 11 of 29Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C54 out of 100Rank 14 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B69 out of 100Rank 7 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.F21 out of 100Rank 33 of 33Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B69 out of 100Rank 7 of 35
Our read on FDD
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.
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.es.finance.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.es.finance.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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 34
- 46%
- LGEN.L
Sectors
- Financials54.2%
- Consumer Discretionary12.2%
- Industrials11.9%
- Energy9.8%
- Consumer Staples5.2%
- Materials2.6%
- Real Estate2.6%
- Communication1.5%
Geography
- France24.90%
- Netherlands23.07%
- United Kingdom16.29%
- Germany10.37%
- Jersey5.28%
- Norway4.57%
- South Africa4.08%
- Belgium3.09%
- 8.36%
Developed 88% · Emerging 12%
FDD Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
FDD$12,474
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | FDD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.4% |
| 1 month | −7.8% |
| 3 months | 0.0% |
| 1 year | +24.7% |
| 3 years | +27.3% |
| 5 years | +12.5% |
| 10 years | +10.4% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | FDD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.4% | |
| 2025 | +62.5% | |
| 2024 | +0.3% | |
| 2023 | +14.1% | |
| 2022 | −16.1% | |
| 2021 | +16.0% | |
| 2020 | −3.9% |
FDD in the news
FDD Dividends
- 5.68%
- $1.06
- $0.26 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
FDD Risk
- 15.1%
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.
- 1.44
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.
- −34.8%
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.
- 0.83
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FDD Cost
0.56%
FDD0.56%
- The middle half of International Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.50%
24 of the 34 International Dividend Index funds charge less.
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