All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
FDL total return snapshot: FDL returned +20.60% over the past year and +15.42% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 15, 2006, FDL is up +457.05% in nominal total return, or +8.71%/yr, and is currently −5.94% below its total-return high on Aug. 24, 2026.
Data ending Fri Oct. 9, 2026
| Wed 2006-03-15💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDL × |
+457.05%
+8.71%/yr |
+9.73%/yr
R2=0.911 |
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| First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Wed 2006-03-15💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| FDL × |
$10,000.00
2006-03-15 |
$55,705.41
2026-10-09 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| FDL × | +15.42% | +20.60% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| FDL × |
−5.94%
on 2026-10-09 from 2026-08-24 peak |
−65.93%
on 2009-03-05 from 2007-05-22 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-09 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDL × | +20.60% |
+29.59% +13.84%/yr |
+71.73% +19.75%/yr |
+85.91% +13.20%/yr |
+181.96% +10.92%/yr |
| Year | FDL |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +15.42% |
| 2025 | +14.78% |
| 2024 | +17.98% |
| 2023 | +2.94% |
| 2022 | +6.65% |
| 2021 | +26.10% |
| 2020 | −4.30% |
| 2019 | +24.41% |
| 2018 | −5.99% |
| 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 | −31.08% |
| 2007 | −10.96% |
| 2006 | +18.30% |
