Does AFDM pay a dividend?

Yes. First Trust Active Factor International ETF pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.47% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $3.10 per share.

How much does AFDM pay in dividends?

$3.10 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next AFDM ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for AFDM. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

AFDM Dividend

First Trust Active Factor International ETF

NASDAQFinancial ServicesETFData as of September 25, 2026

Dividend yield: 3.47%
Annual dividend: $3.10
Payout ratio: —
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $89.19
Market cap: $162M

Is AFDM a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is above the market median3.47% against a median of 2.81% across US dividend payers.
Payout ratio does not applyThis is a fund. It distributes income received from its holdings rather than paying out of its own earnings, so a payout ratio is not a meaningful measure.
Dividend has been cut 4 timesAcross 10 complete years, the annual total fell in 2020, 2023, 2025 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2025.

AFDM dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2016 to 2025.

Peak $3.59 in 2024Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for AFDM, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
September 24, 2026	September 30, 2026	$0.6820	Quarterly
June 25, 2026	June 30, 2026	$1.0702	Quarterly
March 26, 2026	March 31, 2026	$0.3485	Quarterly
December 12, 2025	December 31, 2025	$0.9961	Quarterly
September 25, 2025	September 30, 2025	$0.3845	Quarterly
June 26, 2025	June 30, 2025	$1.0976	Quarterly
March 27, 2025	March 31, 2025	$0.2993	Quarterly
December 13, 2024	December 31, 2024	$1.1513	Quarterly
September 26, 2024	September 30, 2024	$0.7571	Quarterly
June 27, 2024	June 28, 2024	$1.0372	Quarterly
March 21, 2024	March 28, 2024	$0.2573	Quarterly
December 22, 2023	December 29, 2023	$0.1570	Quarterly
September 22, 2023	September 29, 2023	$0.1680	Quarterly
June 27, 2023	June 30, 2023	$1.1604	Quarterly
December 23, 2022	December 30, 2022	$0.5410	Quarterly
September 23, 2022	September 30, 2022	$0.8670	Quarterly
June 24, 2022	June 30, 2022	$0.9740	Quarterly
March 25, 2022	March 31, 2022	$0.2760	Quarterly
December 23, 2021	December 31, 2021	$1.3160	Quarterly
September 23, 2021	September 30, 2021	$0.3440	Quarterly
June 24, 2021	June 30, 2021	$0.4740	Quarterly
March 25, 2021	March 31, 2021	$0.2180	Quarterly
December 24, 2020	December 31, 2020	$0.1400	Quarterly
September 24, 2020	September 30, 2020	$0.1770	Quarterly
June 25, 2020	June 30, 2020	$0.3910	Quarterly
March 26, 2020	March 31, 2020	$0.1540	Quarterly
December 13, 2019	December 31, 2019	$0.3860	Quarterly
September 25, 2019	September 30, 2019	$0.1880	Quarterly
June 14, 2019	June 28, 2019	$0.9280	Quarterly
March 21, 2019	March 29, 2019	$0.1310	Quarterly
December 18, 2018	December 31, 2018	$0.2390	Quarterly
September 14, 2018	September 28, 2018	$0.1540	Quarterly
June 21, 2018	June 29, 2018	$0.8440	Quarterly
March 22, 2018	March 29, 2018	$0.0920	Quarterly
December 21, 2017	December 29, 2017	$0.3700	Quarterly
September 21, 2017	September 29, 2017	$0.1030	Quarterly
June 22, 2017	June 30, 2017	$0.5230	Quarterly
March 23, 2017	March 31, 2017	$0.0480	Quarterly
December 21, 2016	December 30, 2016	$0.2376	Quarterly
September 21, 2016	September 30, 2016	$0.1570	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does AFDM pay a dividend?: Yes. First Trust Active Factor International ETF pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.47% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $3.10 per share.
How much does AFDM pay in dividends?: $3.10 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next AFDM ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for AFDM. Dates appear here once the company declares them.