FTDS was created on 2006-12-05 by First Trust. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The ETF currently has 32.9m in AUM and 51 holdings. FTDS tracks an index of approximately 50 US stocks or REITs considered to be well-capitalized and have a history of increasing their dividends. Holdings are selected based on fundamental criteria and equally-weighted within the portfolio.