FDD - First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund
The First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund functions as an exchange-traded fund (ETF). Its core mission is to closely mirror the financial performance—both the market value fluctuations and the income generated—of the STOXX Europe Select Dividend 30 Index, an equity benchmark, without factoring in its own administrative fees and expenditures.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Income
- Market Cap
- $836.9M
- Beta
- 0.83
- 52-Week Range
- 15.18-20.01
- Dividend Yield
- $1.01
- IPO Date
- Aug 30, 2007
- Exchange
- AMEX
FDD Options Snapshot
Options pricing data for FDD 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 FDD 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 FDD overview questions
- What is FDD?
- FDD is the ticker symbol for First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund, an listed exchange-traded fund. The First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund functions as an exchange-traded fund (ETF). Its core mission is to closely mirror the financial performance—both the market value fluctuations and the income generated—of the STOXX Europe Select Dividend 30 Index, an equity benchmark, without factoring in its own administrative fees and expenditures. Listed on AMEX. FDD 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 FDD's key statistics?
- First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund (FDD) carries a market capitalization of $836.9M, 52-week range of 15.18-20.01. 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 FDD belong to?
- First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index Fund operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management - Income 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 FDD'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 FDD data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for FDD, 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.