First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Small/Mid ETF
HSMV

First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Small/Mid ETF (HSMV) dividend history and yield

Dividend summary

Frequency
Quarterly

First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Small/Mid ETF pays a quarterly distribution. Its most recent payment was $1.05 per share, with an ex-date of September 24, 2026 and a pay date of September 30, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, the fund paid $1.63 per share, a yield of 4.57% at a share price of $35.59.

The September 2026 payment was unusually large. It was more than three times the $0.31 December 2025 distribution, the next largest in the table, and every other payment shown was between $0.02 and $0.31. The trailing twelve-month figure includes it. The two earlier payments in 2026 were $0.12 in March and $0.15 in June.

Apart from that payment, the amounts follow a clear yearly shape. From 2022 through 2025, December was the largest distribution of each calendar year, and March was the smallest. Calendar-year totals were $0.39 in 2022, $0.46 in 2023, $0.52 in 2024 and $0.71 in 2025, a rise of about 82% over three years. The fund shows a growth streak of four years based on calendar-year totals. If the pattern holds, the next distribution would go ex-distribution in mid-December 2026 and be paid at the end of the month.

Dividend per share by year

2025
$0.72
2024
$0.51
2023
$0.46
2022
$0.39
2021
$0.26

Dividend history

DeclaredEx-dividend datePay dateAmount
Sep 23, 2026Sep 24, 2026Sep 30, 2026$1.05
Jun 24, 2026Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.15
Mar 25, 2026Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.12
Dec 11, 2025Dec 12, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.31
Sep 24, 2025Sep 25, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.15
Jun 25, 2025Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.15
Mar 26, 2025Mar 27, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.10
Dec 12, 2024Dec 13, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.25
Sep 25, 2024Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.12
Jun 26, 2024Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.11
Mar 20, 2024Mar 21, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.04
Dec 21, 2023Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.18
Sep 21, 2023Sep 22, 2023Sep 29, 2023$0.10
Jun 26, 2023Jun 27, 2023Jun 30, 2023$0.10
Mar 23, 2023Mar 24, 2023Mar 31, 2023$0.08
Dec 22, 2022Dec 23, 2022Dec 30, 2022$0.17
Sep 22, 2022Sep 23, 2022Sep 30, 2022$0.12
Jun 23, 2022Jun 24, 2022Jun 30, 2022$0.08
Jan 16, 2022Mar 25, 2022Mar 31, 2022$0.02
Feb 5, 2021Dec 23, 2021Dec 31, 2021$0.15

Frequently asked questions

  • Does First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Small/Mid ETF (HSMV) pay a distribution?

    Yes. First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Small/Mid ETF pays a quarterly distribution; the most recent payment was $1.05 per share.

  • What is HSMV's distribution yield?

    First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Small/Mid ETF paid $1.63 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 4.56% at the last price of $35.67. Click here to learn more

  • When is HSMV's most recent ex-distribution date?

    First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Small/Mid ETF's most recent ex-distribution date is Sep 24, 2026, payable on Sep 30, 2026.

  • What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

    An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. Click here to learn more

  • Has HSMV been raising its distribution?

    Yes — First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Small/Mid ETF has increased its distribution for 4 consecutive calendar years.

Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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