FTXR ETF — First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF

First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF (FTXR)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FTXR is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.16%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.09%, its expense ratio is 0.60%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 47/100 (Caution). Total return is 133.2% over the past 10.1 years, 178.3 points behind SPY at 311.5%.

First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF is an ETF that invests at least 80% of its assets in the 30 to 50 largest U.S. transportation companies selected by a factor-ranking methodology. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate and distributes quarterly, with an expense ratio of 0.60%. It appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the transportation sector, though the non-diversified structure concentrates holdings in a narrower group of securities.

FTXR performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 133.2% over the past 10.1 years, 178.3 points behind SPY at 311.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 19.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 14.5%.

FTXR key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

47 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.55%

Issuer

First Trust

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/20/2016

Expense ratio

0.60%

Distribution rate

1.16%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.09%

Last close

$41.15 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$283,484,880

Average volume

27243.0

Dividend

$0.119

Ex-dividend date

09/24/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

1.34

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.16%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.09%) 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.

FTXR risks and drawbacks

FTXR'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 14.5%.

Who may consider FTXR — and who may not

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