First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders FundDividends
Dividends
Next ex-date
Sep 25, 2026
estimated · in 22 days
Annual dividend
$1.85
per share
Dividend yield
3.47%
Schedule
Quarterly
4 payments a year
Raised for 4 straight years — most recently to $0.4732 from $0.4005 in Jun 2026. To collect a payout, hold shares through the close before the ex-date.
History
| Ex-date | Record | Paid | Amount | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ||||
| Jun 25 | Jun 25 | Jun 30 | $0.4732 | raised from $0.4005 |
| Mar 26 | Mar 26 | Mar 31 | $0.4005 | cut from $0.5499 |
| 2025 | ||||
| Dec 12 | Dec 12 | Dec 31 | $0.5499 | raised from $0.424 |
| Sep 25 | Sep 25 | Sep 30 | $0.424 | cut from $0.4584 |
| Jun 26 | Jun 26 | Jun 30 | $0.4584 | raised from $0.3573 |
| Mar 27 | Mar 27 | Mar 31 | $0.3573 | cut from $0.4898 |
| 2024 | ||||
| Dec 13 | Dec 13 | Dec 31 | $0.4898 | raised from $0.3881 |
| Sep 26 | Sep 26 | Sep 30 | $0.3881 | cut from $0.4854 |
| Jun 27 | Jun 27 | Jun 28 | $0.4854 | raised from $0.332 |
| Mar 21 | Mar 22 | Mar 28 | $0.332 | cut from $0.5172 |
| 2023 | ||||
| Dec 22 | Dec 26 | Dec 29 | $0.5172 | raised from $0.3611 |
| Sep 22 | Sep 25 | Sep 29 | $0.3611 | cut from $0.4568 |
| Jun 27 | Jun 28 | Jun 30 | $0.4568 | raised from $0.3097 |
| Mar 24 | Mar 27 | Mar 31 | $0.3097 | cut from $0.389 |
| 2022 | ||||
| Dec 23 | Dec 27 | Dec 30 | $0.389 | cut from $0.402 |
| Sep 23 | Sep 26 | Sep 30 | $0.402 | raised from $0.237 |
| Jun 24 | Jun 27 | Jun 30 | $0.237 | cut from $0.279 |
| Mar 25 | Mar 28 | Mar 31 | $0.279 | cut from $0.4277 |
| 2021 | ||||
| Dec 23 | Dec 27 | Dec 31 | $0.4277 | raised from $0.2747 |
| Sep 23 | Sep 24 | Sep 30 | $0.2747 | |
20 payments since Sep 2021.