Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF (AFSM) — Dividend Profile
7y payment streak1y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
0.43%
@ $38.48
TTM Yield
0.47%
Forward Annual
$0.16
Quarterly
Market Cap
—
Payout (FCF)
—
Payout (Earnings)
—
Latest Amount
$0.0409
Ex 2026-03-26
3y CAGR
-45.5%
5y CAGR
-16.1%
10y CAGR
—
Next Ex-Date
—
Last recorded cut on or near 2026-03-26.
Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: CleanYield Trap: Green0 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
No coverage
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
No coverage
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
No coverage
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
No coverage
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
No coverage
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
No coverage
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
✓ OK
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
✓ OK
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
✓ OK
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: +16.2%
✓ OK
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 20 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
0.29%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
95%
19 of 20 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
4 days
1 – 9 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.22%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (21)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-03-26$0.0409Quarterly2026-03-31recurring
2025-12-12$0.0622Quarterly2025-12-31recurring
2025-09-25$0.0198Quarterly2025-09-30recurring
2025-06-26$0.0569Quarterly2025-06-30recurring
2025-03-27$0.0531Quarterly2025-03-31recurring
2024-12-13$0.0825Quarterly2024-12-31recurring
2024-09-26$0.0165Quarterly2024-09-30recurring
2024-06-27$0.0478Quarterly2024-06-28recurring
2024-03-21$0.0290Quarterly2024-03-28recurring
2023-12-22$0.1573Quarterly2023-12-29recurring
2023-06-27$0.0526Quarterly2023-06-30recurring
2023-03-24$0.0423Quarterly2023-03-31recurring
2022-12-23$0.1478Quarterly2022-12-30recurring
2022-09-23$0.0590Quarterly2022-09-30recurring
2022-06-24$0.0683Quarterly2022-06-30recurring
2022-03-25$0.0147Quarterly2022-03-31recurring
2021-12-23$0.0756Quarterly2021-12-31recurring
2021-09-23$0.0227Quarterly2021-09-30recurring
2020-12-24$0.0600Quarterly2020-12-31recurring
2020-06-25$0.0347Quarterly2020-06-30recurring
2019-12-13$0.0650—2019-12-31unknown
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