NXTG ETF — First Trust NASDAQ Smartphone

First Trust NASDAQ Smartphone (NXTG)

Updated October 16, 2026.

NXTG is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.71%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.34%, its expense ratio is 0.70%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 91/100 (Safe). Total return is 501.7% over the past 15.7 years, 145.7 points behind SPY at 647.4%.

First Trust NASDAQ Smartphone is an ETF that tracks an index of companies developing and applying fifth-generation and next-generation digital cellular technologies. The fund distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.70%. It may appeal to investors seeking exposure to the telecommunications and mobile technology sector with a modest income component.

NXTG performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 501.7% over the past 15.7 years, 145.7 points behind SPY at 647.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 39.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 15.4%.

NXTG key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

91 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.56%

Issuer

First Trust

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/17/2011

Expense ratio

0.70%

Distribution rate

1.71%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.34%

Last close

$147.87 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$576,414,197

Average volume

28978.0

Dividend

$0.632

Ex-dividend date

09/24/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

1.39

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.71%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.34%) 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.

NXTG risks and drawbacks

NXTG'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 15.4%.

Who may consider NXTG — and who may not

NXTG may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (NXTG 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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