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CRPT ETF — First Trust SkyBridge Crypto Industry and Digital Economy ETF
First Trust SkyBridge Crypto Industry and Digital Economy ETF (CRPT)
Updated October 16, 2026.
Verdict as of October 16, 2026
CRPT's distribution is rated unproven by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (17/100, low confidence). It pays its distribution rate is 0.74%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.113 with an ex-date of December 12, 2025, was 63.3% lower than the previous $0.308. These payments are unclassified; this does not establish a base-dividend change.
Sources: First Trust page for CRPT, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
CRPT is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.74%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.82%, its expense ratio is 0.85%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 17/100 (Unproven). Total return is -24.5% over the past 5.1 years, 112.7 points behind SPY at 88.2%.
First Trust SkyBridge Crypto Industry and Digital Economy ETF is an equity fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in stocks and American Depositary Receipts of companies in the crypto industry and digital economy sectors, with at least half allocated to crypto industry companies; the fund is non-diversified. It carries a modest distribution rate and an expense ratio of 0.85%, with distributions made on an irregular or infrequent basis. The fund appeals to investors seeking equity exposure to cryptocurrency and blockchain-related businesses rather than to traditional income investors.
CRPT dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-16.
The distribution rate (0.74%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Trailing-12-month yield (0.82%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.113. The ex-dividend date is 12/12/2025. The payment date is 12/31/2025.
| Ex-date | Amount | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | $0.113 | -63.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-12-13 | $0.308 | 30700.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-12-23 | $0.001 | -99.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-12-23 | $0.2 | — |
| 2021 total (partial launch year) | $0.2 | — |
| 2022 total | $0.001 | — |
| 2024 total | $0.308 | 30700.0% |
| 2025 total | $0.113 | -63.3% |
CRPT dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -63.3%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | -63.3% |
| 3Y | 11200.0% |
CRPT holdings and sector exposure
Holdings are not available for this snapshot.
CRPT performance versus SPY
Price and return data through 2026-10-16.
Total return is -24.5% over the past 5.1 years, 112.7 points behind SPY at 88.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -34.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 52.5%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | -0.5% | — |
| 3M | 18.2% | — |
| 6M | -1.9% | — |
| YTD | -8.0% | — |
| 1Y | -34.7% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | -1.00% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 42.60% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | -7.50% |
| Since inception (5.1 years) | -24.5% | -5.40% |
CRPT key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 17 · Unproven
- Issuer
- First Trust
- Asset type
- ETF
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 09/20/2021
- Expense ratio
- 0.85%
- Distribution rate
- 0.74%
- Trailing yield
- 0.82%
- Last close
- $13.81 (as of 2026-10-16)
- AUM
- $109,634,611
- Average volume
- 67300.0
- Dividend
- $0.113
- Ex-dividend date
- 12/12/2025
- Payment date
- 12/31/2025
- Beta
- 3.4
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (0.74%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.82%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: First Trust or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
CRPT risks and drawbacks
CRPT's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 52.5%.
Who may consider CRPT — and who may not
It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
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Frequently asked questions
What is CRPT's expense ratio?
CRPT's expense ratio is 0.85%.
What is CRPT's dividend yield?
CRPT's distribution rate is 0.74%, with a 0.85% expense ratio — calculation basis unavailable.
How has CRPT's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -63.3%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does CRPT pay a dividend?
The dividend amount is $0.113. The ex-dividend date is 12/12/2025. The payment date is 12/31/2025.
How has CRPT performed?
Total return is -24.5% over the past 5.1 years, 112.7 points behind SPY at 88.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -34.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 52.5%.
Is CRPT a good investment?
CRPT's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 17 (Unproven). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 0.74% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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