First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund
Find Ratings Reports- Last Ratings Update:02/29/2024
- Price as of 02/29/2024 :$68.02
- Net Assets:$0 Million
- NAV:$69.98
- Premium-2.8%
- Peer Rank:24 of 397
- Investment Rating:A+
- Performance:A-
- RiskB-
We rate First Trust NASDAQ Tech Div Idx Fd at A+. This overall rating indicates it is among the top 10% of all closed end funds in its peer group. Positive factors that influence this rating include a well above average total return, low price volatility, low expense structure and long term portfolio management tenure. The fund may be considered for investors seeking an Equity Income strategy.
Total return ranks very high in comparison with peers over the last three years. The First Trust NASDAQ Tech Div Idx Fd has returned an annual rate of 14.10% since inception. More recently, the fund has generated a total return of 16.26% in the last five years, 13.16% in the last three years, and 38.93% in the last year. How does that compare to other equity funds? In the last five years, it has outperformed 95% of them. It has also outpaced 93% of its competitors on a three year basis and 94% of them over the last year for the period ending 2/29/2024. On a year to date basis, TDIV has returned 9.19%.
Downside risk has been below average. TDIV has a draw down risk of -30.47%, which is the largest price decline experienced over the last three years. This fund has a three year standard deviation of 20.3%. This fund has experienced a high level of volatility in its monthly performance over the last 36 months.
Low expense ratio helps performance. As TDIV is an exchange traded fund, it has no front end or back end load.
The First Trust NASDAQ Tech Div Idx Fd is managed by David G. McGarel at First Trust Advisors LP. This fund is one of 195 First Trust Advisors LP exchange-traded funds launched since 8/19/2003 that we track.