Notable companies
The most notable companies in this group are ABBVIE (NYSE:ABBV), Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM), International Business Machines Corp (NYSE:IBM), Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ), Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), Citigroup (NYSE:C), Altria Group (NYSE:MO), Southern Company (The) (NYSE:SO), Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX).
Industry description
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Morningstar® Dividend Leaders IndexSM.
The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the index. The index is designed to measure the performance of the 100 highest-yielding stocks that have a consistent record of dividend payment and have the ability to sustain their dividend payments. It is non-diversified.
Market Cap
The average market capitalization across the First Trust Morningstar Div Leaders ETF ETF is 34.4B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 2.21B to 322.43B. ABBV holds the highest valuation in this group at 322.43B. The lowest valued company is INDB at 2.21B.
High and low price notable news
The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the First Trust Morningstar Div Leaders ETF ETF was -1%. For the same ETF, the average monthly price growth was -1%, and the average quarterly price growth was 10%. CRI experienced the highest price growth at 5%, while ABBV experienced the biggest fall at -17%.
Volume
The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the First Trust Morningstar Div Leaders ETF ETF was 17%. For the same stocks of the ETF, the average monthly volume growth was 29% and the average quarterly volume growth was 99%
Fundamental Analysis Ratings
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
Valuation Rating: 53
P/E Growth Rating: 35
Price Growth Rating: 40
SMR Rating: 43
Profit Risk Rating: 57
Seasonality Score: 41 (-100 ... +100)