FAN ETF — First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF

First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF (FAN)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FAN is an ETF linked to Global Wind Energy Equities. its distribution rate is 1.20%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.94%, its expense ratio is 0.60%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 54/100 (Caution). Total return is -0.5% over the past 18.3 years, 696.8 points behind SPY at 696.3%.

First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF is an index-tracking fund that invests in stocks of companies worldwide engaged in wind energy production and related activities. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly and has an expense ratio of 0.60%. It appeals to income and growth-oriented investors interested in gaining broad exposure to the global wind energy industry.

FAN performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -0.5% over the past 18.3 years, 696.8 points behind SPY at 696.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 9.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 19.4%.

FAN key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

54 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.65%

Issuer

First Trust

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/16/2008

Expense ratio

0.60%

Distribution rate

1.20%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.94%

Last close

$22.08 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$192,909,126

Average volume

11996.0

Dividend

$0.066

Ex-dividend date

09/24/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.93

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.20%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.94%) 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; Index: Global Wind Energy Equities; 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.

FAN risks and drawbacks

FAN's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 19.4%.

Who may consider FAN — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FAN pays quarterly); 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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