RCTR ETF — First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF

First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF (RCTR)

RCTR is an ETF. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.77%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.61%, its expense ratio is 0.70%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Caution). Total return is 13.1% over the past 1.1 years, 10.6 points behind SPY at 23.7%.

At the current 0.77% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $77 per year, or $6.42 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF tracks a Bloomberg index of companies involved in the nuclear power ecosystem, investing at least 80% of its assets in index constituents identified as exposed to nuclear energy. The fund distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.70%. It appeals to income and growth investors interested in nuclear power and related industries.

RCTR performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 13.1% over the past 1.1 years, 10.6 points behind SPY at 23.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 19.0%.

RCTR key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Caution

Issuer

First Trust

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/29/2025

Expense ratio

0.70%

Distribution rate

0.77%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.61%

Last close

$34.13

NAV

$33.36

Premium / discount

2.31% premium

AUM

$26,094,969

Average volume

641.0

Last dividend

$0.066

Last ex-dividend date

06/25/2026

Beta

1.4046

P/E ratio

21.7284

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.77%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.61%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. 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. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

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.

RCTR risks and drawbacks

RCTR'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 19.0%.

Who may consider RCTR — and who may not

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

Frequently asked questions

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