First Trust Bloomberg Shareholder Yield ETF
$48.69+0.40 (+0.83%)
- 0.60%
- $17M
- +18.0%
- 1.54%
- 491 sh
- low $40.12high $48.50
The ETF.net SHRY Grade
D
Score 33 out of 100
- 90 of 99
Score 33 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.F15 out of 100Rank 82 of 99Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.D29 out of 100Rank 85 of 87Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B69 out of 100Rank 21 of 99Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D37 out of 100Rank 65 of 99Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D35 out of 100Rank 81 of 98Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C45 out of 100Rank 63 of 99
Our read on SHRY
In short
DSHRY tracks Bloomberg's Shareholder Yield Index: about 50 US stocks, rules-based, paid out quarterly. A concentrated take on the cash-back-to-owners theme, priced at 0.60% in an aisle stocked with cheaper options.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks to track the price and yield of the Bloomberg Shareholder Yield Index before fees and expenses. It normally invests at least 80% of net assets in securities comprising that Index.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
SHRY Performance
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.
SHRY$11,804
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.
| Period | SHRY |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +16.5% |
| 1 month | +8.7% |
| 3 months | +5.7% |
| 1 year | +18.0% |
| 3 years | +19.4% |
| 5 years | +9.3% |
| 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 | SHRY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +16.5% | |
| 2025 | +7.3% | |
| 2024 | +17.3% | |
| 2023 | +17.5% | |
| 2022 | −14.2% | |
| 2021 | +30.5% | |
| 2020 | +11.8% |
SHRY in the news
SHRY Dividends
- 1.54%
- $0.74
- $0.16 per share
- Quarterly
SHRY Risk
- 14.2%
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.
- 1.01
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.
- −23.9%
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.
- 0.70
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.
SHRY Cost
Overpaying vs VYM, tied cheapest in US Multifactor
$10,968
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
SHRY 0.60%
$11,817
VYM 0.04% Tied cheapest
$849
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | SHRY | VYM | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,076 | $73 | $1,003 |
| 20 | $4,116 | $288 | $3,828 |
| 30 | $11,817 | $849 | $10,968 |
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