FTIF ETF — First Trust Bloomberg Inflation Sensitive Equity ETF

First Trust Bloomberg Inflation Sensitive Equity ETF (FTIF)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FTIF is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.81%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.22%, its expense ratio is 0.60%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 72/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 60.0% over the past 3.6 years, 44.3 points behind SPY at 104.3%.

First Trust Bloomberg Inflation Sensitive Equity ETF is an ETF that tracks a rules-based index of common stocks designed to be sensitive to inflation, holding at least 80% of its assets in index constituents using an indexing approach. The fund has a modest current distribution rate and distributes quarterly, with an expense ratio of 0.60%. It may appeal to equity investors seeking inflation-sensitive exposure through a passive, indexed strategy.

FTIF performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 60.0% over the past 3.6 years, 44.3 points behind SPY at 104.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 38.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.8%.

FTIF key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

72 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.30%

Issuer

First Trust

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/13/2023

Expense ratio

0.60%

Distribution rate

1.81%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.22%

Last close

$29.59 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$5,817,570

Average volume

1107.0

Dividend

$0.134

Ex-dividend date

09/24/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.58

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.81%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.22%) 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.

FTIF risks and drawbacks

FTIF'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 7.8%.

Who may consider FTIF — and who may not

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