EDOW - First Trust Dow 30 Equal Weight ETF
The First Trust Dow 30 Equal Weight ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Dow Jones Industrial Average Equal Weight Index (the "Index"). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Fund, using an "indexing" investment approach, attempts to replicate, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Index.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $233.4M
- Beta
- 0.81
- 52-Week Range
- 36.58-43.925
- Dividend Yield
- $0.54
- IPO Date
- Aug 9, 2017
- Exchange
- AMEX
EDOW Options Snapshot
Options pricing data for EDOW is refreshed daily after the close. When listed contracts exist, this page surfaces the latest at-the-money implied volatility, max pain strike, dealer gamma exposure (GEX), and 25-delta skew. Listed contracts and live snapshots appear once the options chain has been published by the exchange for the most recent session.
What This Page Covers
The EDOW overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
Frequently asked EDOW overview questions
- What is EDOW?
- EDOW is the ticker symbol for First Trust Dow 30 Equal Weight ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. The First Trust Dow 30 Equal Weight ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Dow Jones Industrial Average Equal Weight Index (the "Index"). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in common stocks that comprise the Index. Listed on AMEX. EDOW is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What are EDOW's key statistics?
- First Trust Dow 30 Equal Weight ETF (EDOW) carries a market capitalization of $233.4M, 52-week range of 36.58-43.925. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does EDOW belong to?
- First Trust Dow 30 Equal Weight ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare EDOW's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the EDOW data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for EDOW, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.