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First Trust S&P 500 Diversified Dividend Aristocrats ETF

KNGZNasdaqFirst TrustC

$42.96−1.49 (−3.36%)

At close: Nov 5, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C41/ 100

Rank 5 of 7 in Dividend Aristocrats

C41/100Rank 5 of 7inDividend Aristocrats
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 44.45 to 42.96. Range 42.96 to 44.45. Use the arrow keys to read each point.43.2543.5043.7544.0044.2510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$71M
1Y total return
+25.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.47%
Holdings
99
Avg volume · 30D
5.88K sh
52W range
low $33.67high $44.47
Launched

The ETF.net KNGZ Grade

C

Score 41 out of 100

Category
Dividend Aristocrats⁠
Rank
5 of 7
Six-pillar profile for KNGZ. Scores out of 100: Cost 23, Risk 43, Mission 73, Tradability 34, Holdings 29, Durability 44. Strongest: Mission (73). Weakest: Cost (23). Leans toward Mission.

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 100
    Rank 6 of 7

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A73 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 7

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C43 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 7

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D34 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 7

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D29 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 7

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C44 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 7

Our read on KNGZ

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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 Performance

Launched Jun 20, 2017

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

Not enough history yet.
KNGZ$12,538
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,934
Nov 5, 2025 to Nov 5, 2026. KNGZ $12,538. SPY $10,934. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 5, 2025 – Nov 5, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 5, 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 KNGZ. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodKNGZ
Year to date+22.2%
1 month+4.7%
3 months+2.9%
1 year+25.4%
3 yearsper year+19.5%
5 yearsper year+10.2%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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 KNGZ
YearReturn barKNGZ
2026 YTD+22.2%
2025+14.3%
2024+11.0%
2023+9.8%
2022−7.6%
2021+29.0%
2020+5.5%

KNGZ in the news

KNGZ 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 Nov 5, 2026.
2.47%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. 37 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Sep 21, 2017 $0.08; Dec 21, 2017 $0.16; Mar 22, 2018 $0.11; Jun 21, 2018 $0.33; Sep 14, 2018 $0.13; Dec 18, 2018 $0.22; Mar 21, 2019 $0.04; Jun 14, 2019 $0.16; Sep 25, 2019 $0.20; Dec 13, 2019 $0.28; Mar 26, 2020 $0.08; Jun 25, 2020 $0.20; Sep 24, 2020 $0.15; Dec 24, 2020 $0.17; Mar 25, 2021 $0.10; Jun 24, 2021 $0.15; Sep 23, 2021 $0.11; Dec 23, 2021 $0.24; Mar 25, 2022 $0.12; Jun 24, 2022 $0.18; Sep 23, 2022 $0.19; Dec 23, 2022 $0.21; Mar 24, 2023 $0.17; Jun 27, 2023 $0.25; Sep 22, 2023 $0.18; Dec 22, 2023 $0.33; Mar 21, 2024 $0.13; Jun 27, 2024 $0.22; Sep 26, 2024 $0.20; Dec 13, 2024 $0.27; Mar 27, 2025 $0.16; Jun 26, 2025 $0.24; Sep 25, 2025 $0.23; Dec 12, 2025 $0.34; Mar 26, 2026 $0.16; Jun 25, 2026 $0.31; 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$0.31
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.16
Dec 12, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.34
Sep 25, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.23
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.24
Mar 27, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.16
Dec 13, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.27
Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.20
Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.22
Mar 21, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.13
Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.33

See all 37 payments⁠

$10,000 in KNGZ 5 years ago paid $1,445 in dividends.⁠

KNGZ Risk

Risk pillarC43 out of 100Rank 6 of 7 in Dividend Aristocrats
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
13.8%
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.
1.17
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.
−19.7%
Trough Sep 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.
0.90
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.

KNGZ Cost

Compare KNGZ and SNPD

Overpaying vs SNPD, cheapest in Dividend Aristocrats

$6,842

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

  • KNGZ 0.50%

    $9,979

  • SNPD 0.15% Cheapest

    $3,137

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • KNGZ 0.50%
  • SNPD 0.15%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530KNGZ $9,979SNPD $3,137

Year by year

YearKNGZSNPDOverpaying
10$900$274$626
20$3,460$1,071$2,389
30$9,979$3,137$6,842

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