Does FDL pay a dividend?

Yes. First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.54% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.85 per share.

How much does FDL pay in dividends?

$1.85 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 FDL ex-dividend date?

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

FDL Dividend

First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund

AMEXFinancial ServicesETFData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 3.54%
Annual dividend: $1.85
Payout ratio: —
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $52.15
Market cap: $7.4B

Is FDL 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 median3.54% against a median of 2.78% 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 20 complete years, the annual total fell in 2010, 2016, 2021 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2021.
Raised for 4 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

FDL dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2006 to 2025.

Peak $1.76 in 2025Year 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 FDL, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
June 25, 2026	June 30, 2026	$0.4732	Quarterly
March 26, 2026	March 31, 2026	$0.4005	Quarterly
December 12, 2025	December 31, 2025	$0.5499	Quarterly
September 25, 2025	September 30, 2025	$0.4240	Quarterly
June 26, 2025	June 30, 2025	$0.4584	Quarterly
March 27, 2025	March 31, 2025	$0.3573	Quarterly
December 13, 2024	December 31, 2024	$0.4898	Quarterly
September 26, 2024	September 30, 2024	$0.3881	Quarterly
June 27, 2024	June 28, 2024	$0.4854	Quarterly
March 21, 2024	March 28, 2024	$0.3320	Quarterly
December 22, 2023	December 29, 2023	$0.5172	Quarterly
September 22, 2023	September 29, 2023	$0.3611	Quarterly
June 27, 2023	June 30, 2023	$0.4568	Quarterly
March 24, 2023	March 31, 2023	$0.3097	Quarterly
December 23, 2022	December 30, 2022	$0.3890	Quarterly
September 23, 2022	September 30, 2022	$0.4020	Quarterly
June 24, 2022	June 30, 2022	$0.2370	Quarterly
March 25, 2022	March 31, 2022	$0.2790	Quarterly
December 23, 2021	December 31, 2021	$0.4277	Quarterly
September 23, 2021	September 30, 2021	$0.2747	Quarterly
June 24, 2021	June 30, 2021	$0.3478	Quarterly
March 25, 2021	March 31, 2021	$0.2372	Quarterly
December 24, 2020	December 31, 2020	$0.3677	Quarterly
September 24, 2020	September 30, 2020	$0.2993	Quarterly
June 25, 2020	June 30, 2020	$0.3689	Quarterly
March 26, 2020	March 31, 2020	$0.2900	Quarterly
December 13, 2019	December 31, 2019	$0.3570	Quarterly
September 25, 2019	September 30, 2019	$0.3820	Quarterly
June 14, 2019	June 28, 2019	$0.2550	Quarterly
March 21, 2019	March 29, 2019	$0.2294	Quarterly
December 18, 2018	December 31, 2018	$0.3520	Quarterly
September 14, 2018	September 28, 2018	$0.2420	Quarterly
June 21, 2018	June 29, 2018	$0.2623	Quarterly
March 22, 2018	March 29, 2018	$0.2261	Quarterly
December 21, 2017	December 29, 2017	$0.2894	Quarterly
September 21, 2017	September 29, 2017	$0.2125	Quarterly
June 22, 2017	June 30, 2017	$0.2379	Quarterly
March 23, 2017	March 31, 2017	$0.2161	Quarterly
December 21, 2016	December 30, 2016	$0.2660	Quarterly
September 21, 2016	September 30, 2016	$0.2012	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does FDL pay a dividend?: Yes. First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.54% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.85 per share.
How much does FDL pay in dividends?: $1.85 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 FDL ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for FDL. Dates appear here once the company declares them.