FTAG ETF — First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF

First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF (FTAG)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FTAG is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.81%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.18%, its expense ratio is 0.70%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 67/100 (Generally safe). Total return is -75.2% over the past 16.6 years, 863.2 points behind SPY at 788.0%.

First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF is an equity ETF that tracks a market-capitalization-weighted index of companies engaged in improving agricultural yields through direct or indirect involvement in the sector. The fund distributes quarterly at a modest current rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.70%. It appeals to income and thematic investors seeking equity exposure to global agriculture companies.

FTAG performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -75.2% over the past 16.6 years, 863.2 points behind SPY at 788.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 13.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.4%.

FTAG key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

67 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.54%

Issuer

First Trust

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/11/2010

Expense ratio

0.70%

Distribution rate

0.81%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.18%

Last close

$28.60 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$13,851,780

Average volume

3437.0

Dividend

$0.058

Ex-dividend date

09/24/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.51

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.81%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.18%) 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.

FTAG risks and drawbacks

FTAG'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 10.4%.

Who may consider FTAG — and who may not

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