First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before fees and expenses) of the NASDAQ US Rising Dividend Achievers TM Index. The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the common stock and depositary receipts that comprise the index. The index is designed to provide access to a diversified portfolio of small, mid and large capitalization companies with a history of raising their dividends while exhibiting the characteristics to continue to do so in the future by including companies with strong cash balances, low debt and increasing earnings.
