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First Trust S&P 500 Diversified Dividend Aristocrats ETF
$41.38+0.24 (+0.60%)
- 0.50%
- $66M
- +22.3%
- 2.58%
- 0M sh
- $41.08
- low $33.67high $43.06
The ETF.net KNGZ Grade
C
Score 41 out of 100
- 5 of 7
Score 41 of 100 falls in the C 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.F23 out of 100Rank 6 of 7Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A73 out of 100Rank 6 of 7Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C44 out of 100Rank 5 of 7Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D34 out of 100Rank 5 of 7Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D29 out of 100Rank 7 of 7Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C44 out of 100Rank 6 of 7
Our read on KNGZ
CDividend Aristocrats with a diversification rule bolted on: KNGZ tracks a sector-neutral S&P 500 dividend-grower index, so sector weights are set by design instead of drifting toward wherever the dividend growers happen to cluster.
The Fund seeks to track the price and yield of the S&P 500 Sector-Neutral Dividend Aristocrats Index. It normally invests at least 90% of assets in index securities and uses an indexing approach.
Why people hold it
- The "diversified" in the name is structural: a sector-neutral index of roughly 100 dividend payers, so no single sector quietly becomes the whole portfolio.ftportfolios.com
- Plain index plumbing: normally at least 90% of assets in index securities, no manager discretion, and it has stayed close to the benchmark it names.ftportfolios.com
- Live since 2017 as a First Trust index tracker, with distributions on a quarterly schedule.
Worth knowing
- Cost is the trade-off: 0.50% a year against a 0.40% peer median, and SPDG runs sector-neutral S&P dividend exposure for 0.05%.
- Thinly traded with a modest asset base, so spreads and order type matter more here than in the category's household names.
- It sits in the lower half of its dividend-aristocrat peer group overall, with fee and trading costs, not index tracking, driving that.
KNGZ Holdings
- Stocks
- 99
- 38%
- ACN
Sectors
- Technology43.6%
- Financials10.7%
- Consumer Discretionary9.7%
- Communication9.4%
- Health Care9.2%
- Industrials6.4%
- Consumer Staples4.0%
- Energy2.9%
- Utilities1.8%
- Real Estate1.6%
- Materials0.8%
Geography
- United States89.02%
- Ireland9.80%
- Switzerland0.68%
- Bermuda0.50%
KNGZ Performance
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KNGZ$12,233
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 | KNGZ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +17.0% |
| 1 month | −2.4% |
| 3 months | +0.8% |
| 1 year | +22.3% |
| 3 years | +18.2% |
| 5 years | +10.1% |
| 10 years | — |
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 | KNGZ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +17.0% | |
| 2025 | +14.3% | |
| 2024 | +11.0% | |
| 2023 | +9.8% | |
| 2022 | −7.6% | |
| 2021 | +29.0% | |
| 2020 | +5.5% |
KNGZ in the news
KNGZ Dividends
- 2.58%
- $1.06
- $0.26 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
KNGZ Risk
- 13.8%
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.
- 0.89
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.
- −19.7%
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.
- 0.90
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
KNGZ Cost
0.50%
KNGZ0.50%
- The middle half of Dividend Aristocrats funds
- Median 0.40%
5 of the 7 Dividend Aristocrats funds charge 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%
- CSNPDXtrackers S&P Dividend Aristocrats Screened ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +14.3%
- DFIDFirst Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +18.8%