RCTR ETF — First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF

First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF (RCTR)

Updated October 16, 2026.

RCTR is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.75%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.85%, its expense ratio is 0.70%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 3.9% over the past 1.2 years, 18.5 points behind SPY at 22.4%.

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

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 3.9% over the past 1.2 years, 18.5 points behind SPY at 22.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 19.4%.

RCTR key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

First Trust

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/29/2025

Expense ratio

0.70%

Distribution rate

0.75%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.85%

Last close

$31.28 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$29,318,609

Average volume

1300.0

Dividend

$0.0584

Ex-dividend date

09/24/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

1.4046

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.75%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.85%) 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.

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 19.4%.

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.

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Frequently asked questions

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