FCTR ETF — First Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation ETF

First Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation ETF (FCTR)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FCTR is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.75%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.61%, its expense ratio is 0.65%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 49/100 (Caution). Total return is 79.5% over the past 8.2 years, 125.5 points behind SPY at 205.0%.

First Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation ETF is an equity ETF that invests at least ninety percent of its assets in U.S. common stocks selected from four single-factor indexes using a proprietary capital factor allocation methodology. The fund has a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly and carries an expense ratio of 0.65%. It appeals to investors seeking factor-based equity exposure with regular income distribution, though as a non-diversified fund it concentrates its holdings more than traditional equity funds.

FCTR performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 79.5% over the past 8.2 years, 125.5 points behind SPY at 205.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -2.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 17.3%.

FCTR key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

49 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.37%

Issuer

First Trust

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/25/2018

Expense ratio

0.65%

Distribution rate

0.75%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.61%

Last close

$34.05 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$49,668,556

Average volume

1036.0

Dividend

$0.064

Ex-dividend date

09/24/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

1.1

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.75%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.61%) 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.

FCTR risks and drawbacks

FCTR'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 17.3%.

Who may consider FCTR — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FCTR 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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