NFTY ETF — First Trust India NIFTY 50 Equal Weight ETF

First Trust India NIFTY 50 Equal Weight ETF (NFTY)

Updated October 16, 2026.

NFTY is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.00%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.98%, its expense ratio is 0.80%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 54/100 (Caution). Total return is 124.0% over the past 14.6 years, 492.0 points behind SPY at 616.0%.

This ETF tracks the NIFTY 50 Index by holding the 50 largest and most liquid securities listed on India's National Stock Exchange, applying an equal-weight methodology to its components. The fund has a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.80%. It appeals primarily to investors seeking equity exposure to large-cap Indian companies.

NFTY performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 124.0% over the past 14.6 years, 492.0 points behind SPY at 616.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -10.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.5%.

NFTY key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

54 · Caution

Issuer

First Trust

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/14/2012

Expense ratio

0.80%

Distribution rate

2.00%

Trailing yield

1.98%

Last close

$51.78 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$96,708,202

Average volume

5376.0

Dividend

$0.305

Ex-dividend date

03/26/2026

Payment date

03/31/2026

Beta

0.71

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.00%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.98%) 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.

NFTY risks and drawbacks

NFTY's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 16.5%.

Who may consider NFTY — and who may not

NFTY may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for 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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