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First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF
$22.34+0.14 (+0.65%)
- 0.60%
- $166M
- +18.8%
- 4.02%
- 0M sh
- $22.24
- low $19.16high $24.47
The ETF.net FID Grade
D
Score 37 out of 100
- 7 of 7
Score 37 of 100 falls in the D 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.F10 out of 100Rank 7 of 7Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.C49 out of 100Rank 7 of 7Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A78 out of 100Rank 1 of 7Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D26 out of 100Rank 6 of 7Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D36 out of 100Rank 6 of 7Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B58 out of 100Rank 4 of 7
Our read on FID
DThe Aristocrats formula with a passport. FID applies S&P's long dividend-record discipline to companies outside the US, holding roughly 80 international payers in one index fund and paying cash out quarterly.
The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the S&P International Dividend Aristocrats Index by investing principally in the securities comprising that Index.
Why people hold it
- The ex-US branch of a famous family: it tracks the S&P International Dividend Aristocrats Index, taking the long dividend-record screen overseas instead of down the S&P 500 roster.ftportfolios.com
- Rules do the picking. It has run as a passive index fund since 2013, with the quality and value screen written into the benchmark rather than left to a manager's mood.
- Roughly 80 holdings spread the income across many companies, and the fund distributes on a quarterly cadence.
Worth knowing
- At 0.60% a year, it runs above the US-focused aristocrat funds in its group such as NOBL and SDY. That gap is what the overseas mandate costs.
- One of the lighter-traded, smaller funds in the category, so bid-ask spreads can add to the cost beyond the expense ratio.
- The dividends are earned in foreign currencies, so exchange-rate swings show up in both the payouts and the returns a US investor sees.ftportfolios.com
FID Holdings
- Stocks
- 76
- 23%
- 0992.HK
Sectors
- Financials18.9%
- Utilities16.6%
- Industrials15.6%
- Real Estate9.0%
- Communication8.8%
- Energy7.7%
- Technology7.5%
- Materials4.8%
- Consumer Discretionary3.9%
- Consumer Staples3.8%
- Health Care3.7%
Geography
- Canada15.88%
- Hong Kong13.15%
- Switzerland10.83%
- Japan10.49%
- United Kingdom9.22%
- South Korea6.86%
- Italy4.84%
- France4.42%
- 24.30%
Developed 82% · Emerging 18%
FID Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
FID$11,885
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 | FID |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.0% |
| 1 month | −2.4% |
| 3 months | +2.0% |
| 1 year | +18.8% |
| 3 years | +20.1% |
| 5 years | +9.2% |
| 10 years | +7.5% |
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 | FID |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.0% | |
| 2025 | +32.1% | |
| 2024 | +5.4% | |
| 2023 | +9.9% | |
| 2022 | −9.7% | |
| 2021 | +12.8% | |
| 2020 | −7.6% |
FID in the news
FID Dividends
- 4.02%
- $0.89
- $0.16 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
FID Risk
- 11.5%
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.
- 1.26
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.
- −29.1%
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.
- 0.75
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FID Cost
0.60%
FID0.60%
- The middle half of Dividend Aristocrats funds
- Median 0.40%
Every other Dividend Aristocrats fund charges less.
Other funds in Dividend Aristocrats
- ANOBLProShares - S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +12.0%
- BWDIVState Street SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +18.7%
- BREGLProShares - S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +8.4%
- CKNGZFirst Trust S&P 500 Diversified Dividend Aristocrats ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +22.3%
- CSNPDXtrackers S&P Dividend Aristocrats Screened ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +14.3%