First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund (FXD) Dividend History

NYSE Arca: FXDDistributions, yield, payment dates and growth.

FXD latest distribution

$0.1350per share · +37.8% vs previous
Ex-dividend dateSep 24Thursday, 2026
Payment dateSep 30Wednesday, 2026

Paid. Next quarterly distribution expected around mid-December 2026 (not yet announced).

  • 0.71%trailing 12-month yield
  • $0.48paid in the last 12 months
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • 2007paying since
  • +20.6%5-year growth a year

FXD dividend income calculator

Income a year
$48
Each payment
$12
Value of the shares
$6,690
Yield
0.71%

At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $0.48 per share, before tax.

FXD distributions per share by year

Distributions per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's distributions divided by the year-end price.

FXD distribution payments

Distribution

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).

FXD distributions by year

FXD distributions by year
YearPer shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2026to date$0.3480——3
2025$0.5490−4.4%0.80%4
2024$0.5740+39.0%0.89%4
2023$0.4130−14.1%0.70%4
2022$0.4810+24.3%1.00%4
2021$0.3870+80.0%0.62%4
2020$0.2150−48.4%0.42%4

Full history in the distribution table below.

FXD yield on cost

FXD yield on cost
BoughtPaidYield on costPaid out since% of price
1 year ago$67.610.71%$0.480.7%
3 years ago$48.180.99%$1.633.4%
5 years ago$62.110.77%$2.534.1%
10 years ago$34.621.38%$4.2712.3%

Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).

FXD yield vs similar ETFs

FXD dividend yield compared with similar ETFs
ETFFundYieldExpense ratio
FXDFirst Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund0.76%0.58%
SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF0.99%0.09%
VTIVanguard Total Stock Market ETF1.03%0.03%
SCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF3.38%0.05%
VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield ETF2.42%0.04%
QQQInvesco QQQ ETF0.42%0.17%
IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETF0.97%0.19%

Trailing 12-month distribution yield as reported by EODHD.

FXD distribution history

66 payments
FXD distribution history
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2026-09-242026-09-242026-09-30$0.1350+37.8%
2026-06-252026-06-252026-06-30$0.0980−14.8%
2026-03-262026-03-262026-03-31$0.1150−11.5%
2025-12-122025-12-122025-12-31$0.1300+62.5%
2025-09-252025-09-252025-09-30$0.0800−59.6%
2025-06-262025-06-262025-06-30$0.1980+40.4%
2025-03-272025-03-272025-03-31$0.1410−29.1%
2024-12-132024-12-132024-12-31$0.1990+8.2%
Show all 66 distributions
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2024-09-262024-09-262024-09-30$0.1840+93.7%
2024-06-272024-06-272024-06-28$0.0950−1.0%
2024-03-212024-03-222024-03-28$0.0960−39.2%
2023-12-222023-12-262023-12-29$0.1580+192.6%
2023-09-222023-09-252023-09-29$0.0540−10.0%
2023-06-272023-06-282023-06-30$0.0600−57.4%
2023-03-242023-03-272023-03-31$0.1410−1.4%
2022-12-232022-12-272022-12-30$0.1430+18.2%
2022-09-232022-09-262022-09-30$0.1210−14.2%
2022-06-242022-06-272022-06-30$0.1410+85.5%
2022-03-252022-03-282022-03-31$0.0760−53.9%
2021-12-232021-12-272021-12-31$0.1650+13.8%
2021-09-232021-09-242021-09-30$0.1450+367.7%
2021-06-242021-06-252021-06-30$0.0310−32.6%
2021-03-252021-03-262021-03-31$0.0460−4.2%
2020-12-242020-12-282020-12-31$0.0480+108.7%
2020-09-242020-09-252020-09-30$0.0230+53.3%
2020-06-252020-06-262020-06-30$0.0150−88.4%
2020-03-262020-03-272020-03-31$0.1290+4.9%
2019-12-132019-12-162019-12-31$0.1230−33.9%
2019-09-252019-09-262019-09-30$0.1860+244.4%
2019-06-142019-06-172019-06-28$0.05400.0%
2019-03-212019-03-222019-03-29$0.0540−61.4%
2018-12-182018-12-192018-12-31$0.1400+97.2%
2018-09-142018-09-172018-09-28$0.0710−45.4%
2018-06-212018-06-222018-06-29$0.1300+124.1%
2018-03-222018-03-232018-03-29$0.0580−57.4%
2017-12-212017-12-222017-12-29$0.1360+47.8%
2017-09-212017-09-222017-09-29$0.0920+4.5%
2017-06-222017-06-262017-06-30$0.0880+17.3%
2017-03-232017-03-272017-03-31$0.0750−25.0%
2016-12-212016-12-232016-12-30$0.1000+11.1%
2016-09-212016-09-232016-09-30$0.0900−5.3%
2016-06-222016-06-242016-06-30$0.0950+9.2%
2016-03-232016-03-282016-03-31$0.0870+10.1%
2015-12-232015-12-282015-12-31$0.0790+12.9%
2015-09-232015-09-252015-09-30$0.0700−28.6%
2015-06-242015-06-262015-06-30$0.0980+58.1%
2015-03-252015-03-272015-03-31$0.0620−21.5%
2014-12-232014-12-262014-12-31$0.0790+97.5%
2014-09-232014-09-252014-09-30$0.0400−13.0%
2014-06-242014-06-262014-06-30$0.0460+119.0%
2014-03-252014-03-272014-03-31$0.0210−53.3%
2013-12-182013-12-202013-12-31$0.0450+104.5%
2013-09-202013-09-242013-09-30$0.0220−33.3%
2013-06-212013-06-252013-06-28$0.0330+153.8%
2013-03-212013-03-252013-03-28$0.0130−94.7%
2012-12-212012-12-262012-12-31$0.2460+207.5%
2012-06-212012-06-252012-06-29$0.0800−14.0%
2011-12-212011-12-232011-12-30$0.0930+181.8%
2011-06-212011-06-232011-06-30$0.0330−36.5%
2010-12-212010-12-232010-12-31$0.0520+44.4%
2010-06-222010-06-242010-06-30$0.0360+63.6%
2009-12-222009-12-242009-12-31$0.0220−53.2%
2009-06-232009-06-252009-06-30$0.0470−14.5%
2008-12-232008-12-262008-12-31$0.0550+77.4%
2008-06-232008-06-252008-06-30$0.0310−42.6%
2007-12-212007-12-262007-12-31$0.0540—

Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.

FXD dividend overview

First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund pays quarterly distributions made up of income from its holdings, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $0.48 per share, a yield of 0.71% at the latest close of $66.90. In 2025 it paid $0.5490 per share, down 4.4% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +20.6% a year and over ten years +5.9%.

Payment amounts vary because they pass through what the fund earned during the period. ETF distributions may include qualified dividends, ordinary income, return of capital and capital gains; the fund's annual tax statement has the breakdown.

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FXD dividends FAQ

Does FXD pay a dividend?

Yes. FXD pays quarterly distributions and has paid them since 2007. The most recent was $0.1350 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 24, 2026, payable September 30, 2026.

What is the FXD dividend yield?

FXD paid $0.48 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 0.71% at the latest close of $66.90.

When is the next FXD dividend?

The next quarterly distribution has not been announced yet. Based on the usual schedule the next ex-dividend date should fall around mid-December 2026.

How often does FXD pay dividends?

FXD pays distributions quarterly, 4 times a year.

How much did FXD pay in dividends in 2025?

FXD paid $0.5490 per share in 4 distributions in 2025.

How much income does 100 shares of FXD pay?

100 shares of FXD would have paid about $48 over the past 12 months, before tax.