All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

šŸ“ˆ Total Real Returns

FDL: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

FDL total return snapshot: FDL returned +25.20% over the past year and +14.35% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 15, 2006, FDL is up +451.91% in nominal total return, or +8.82%/yr, and is currently āˆ’1.30% below its total-return high on May 22, 2026.

Wed 2006-03-15šŸ’¬ to Wed 2026-05-27 YTD
Return 		1 Year
Return
FDL × 		+14.35%
2026-05-27 		+25.20%
2026-05-27
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Returns

Wed 2006-03-15šŸ’¬ to Wed 2026-05-27 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
FDL × 		+451.91%
+8.82%/yr 		+9.62%/yr
(R2=0.907)
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Growth of $10,000

Wed 2006-03-15šŸ’¬ to Wed 2026-05-27 Start
Value 		End
Value
FDL × 		$10,000.00
2006-03-15 		$55,191.03
2026-05-27
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Annual Returns

Year FDL
2026 (YTD) +14.35%
2025 +14.78%
2024 +17.98%
2023 +2.94%
2022 +6.65%
2021 +26.10%
2020 āˆ’4.30%
2019 +24.41%
2018 āˆ’6.00%
2017 +12.02%
2016 +20.71%
2015 +2.63%
2014 +13.20%
2013 +22.67%
2012 +9.09%
2011 +14.41%
2010 +16.13%
2009 +13.43%
2008 āˆ’31.08%
2007 āˆ’10.96%
2006 +18.30%

Drawdowns

Wed 2006-03-15šŸ’¬ to Wed 2026-05-27 Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
FDL × 		āˆ’1.30%
from 2026-05-22 peak 		āˆ’65.93%
2009-03-05
from 2007-05-22 peak
First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-05-27 1
Year 		2
Years 		3
Years 		5
Years 		10
Years
FDL × 		+25.20% +44.41%
+20.10%/yr 		+72.28%
+19.85%/yr 		+83.32%
+12.89%/yr 		+194.84%
+11.42%/yr
First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund Exchange-Traded Fund