First Trust S&P 500 Diversified Dividend Aristocrats ETF (KNGZ)Large Value | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
40.96 USD
-0.22
(-0.541%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 40.96 +0.03 (0.074%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4:10 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 4:56 a.m. EDT
This ETF represents a solid, albeit unexciting, core holding for income-focused portfolios. The underlying business quality is evident in the robust long-term trajectory, which has delivered a +74.55% cumulative return over the last eight years without suffering from a multi-year structural decline; the most recent annual performance was positive, confirming sustained growth. The dividend profile supports a 3.5-star rating, offering a 2.58% yield that appears stable given the consistent payout history, though it does not yet reach the 'high' tier of exceptional coverage. Technically, the price is trading above both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating a healthy uptrend, while the statistical forecast models a modest 1.84% gain over the next 45 days with moderate confidence. However, the options market offers no clarity due to a near-total absence of speculative activity, leaving the short-term outlook reliant on the steady accumulation of capital rather than a catalyst-driven surge. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL_79_126 ✓ | 0.048309 |
| MSTL_126 | 0.055663 |
| MSTL_79 | 0.058227 |
| AutoTheta | 0.067233 |
| MSTL | 0.067775 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.070291 |
| AutoETS | 0.070291 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_79_126
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 60% |
| H-stat | 2.49 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.765 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.22 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 18.10 |
As of July 11, 2026, 4:56 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is extremely thin across all expirations, with negligible open interest and volume. The sparse data shows a slight preference for out-of-the-money calls in the September series compared to puts, suggesting a faint speculative bias toward upside, though the lack of meaningful liquidity prevents any definitive directional signal.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.76% | 2.78% | 2.75% | 2.70% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | 0.306 | 0.759079 |
| 2026-03-26 | 0.159 | 0.442675 |
| 2025-12-12 | 0.336 | 0.926002 |
| 2025-09-25 | 0.230 | 0.652297 |
| 2025-06-26 | 0.243 | 0.731928 |
| 2025-03-27 | 0.156 | 0.482375 |
| 2024-12-13 | 0.266 | 0.796050 |
| 2024-09-26 | 0.203 | 0.593394 |
| 2024-06-27 | 0.222 | 0.709265 |
| 2024-03-21 | 0.129 | 0.411733 |
| 2023-12-22 | 0.328 | 1.107547 |
| 2023-09-22 | 0.176 | 0.638838 |
| 2023-06-27 | 0.245 | 0.864716 |
| 2023-03-24 | 0.175 | 0.647668 |
| 2022-12-23 | 0.213 | 0.762539 |
| 2022-09-23 | 0.188 | 0.731973 |
| 2022-06-24 | 0.184 | 0.665341 |
| 2022-03-25 | 0.122 | 0.394171 |
| 2021-12-23 | 0.243 | 0.795808 |
| 2021-09-23 | 0.112 | 0.383299 |
| 2021-06-24 | 0.150 | 0.511945 |
| 2021-03-25 | 0.101 | 0.361373 |
| 2020-12-24 | 0.173 | 0.707711 |
| 2020-09-24 | 0.148 | 0.698739 |
| 2020-06-25 | 0.201 | 0.996875 |
| 2020-03-26 | 0.077 | 0.428254 |
| 2019-12-13 | 0.281 | 1.188814 |
| 2019-09-25 | 0.203 | 0.911254 |
| 2019-06-14 | 0.162 | 0.758249 |
| 2019-03-21 | 0.037 | 0.169228 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.219 | 1.115639 |
| 2018-09-14 | 0.133 | 0.592692 |
| 2018-06-21 | 0.334 | 1.558054 |
| 2018-03-22 | 0.109 | 0.511737 |
| 2017-12-21 | 0.163 | 0.752192 |
| 2017-09-21 | 0.077 | 0.381490 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 42.025 |
| All Time Low | 14.72 |
| Ask | 41.02 |
| Ask Size | 5 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 3,920 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 4,860 |
| Average Volume | 4,860 |
| Average Volume10Days | 3,920 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.92 |
| Bid | 40.87 |
| Bid Size | 5 |
| Category | Large Value |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 41.0101 |
| Day Low | 40.927 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.58 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.26226 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 40.18988 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.7673187 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.019092336 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 20.161415 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 42.025 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.0678024 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.025408743 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 33.113 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.8442 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.23689187 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 33.113 - 42.025 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,498,483,800,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.097463705 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Fund Family | First Trust |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,497,916,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the securities that comprise the index. According to the index provider to the new index, the new index measures the performance of companies within the S&P 500 Index that have demonstrated stable or increasing dividend per share amounts. |
| Long Name | First Trust S&P 500 Diversified Dividend Aristocrats ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_430162087 |
| Nav Price | 41.06 |
| Net Assets | 62,061,832.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.5 |
| Open | 41.0001 |
| Phone | (800) 621-1675 |
| Post Market Change | 0.030200958 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.073792264 |
| Post Market Price | 40.9572 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,973,404 |
| Previous Close | 41.18 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.22280121 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.54104227 |
| Regular Market Day High | 41.0101 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 40.927 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 40.927 - 41.0101 |
| Regular Market Open | 41.0001 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 41.18 |
| Regular Market Price | 40.9572 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,147 |
| Short Name | First Trust S&P 500 Diversified |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | KNGZ |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.149373 |
| Total Assets | 62,061,832 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 18.10455 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 11.87924 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 11.87924 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 37.392216 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 3.5649834 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.09534025 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 3,147 |
| Yield | 0.025799999 |
| Ytd Return | 13.38017 |