# First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Small/Mid ETF (HSMV) — Dividends

HSMV · NYSE · Fund

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/hsmv/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Trailing 12 months | $1.63 |
| Forward yield | 4.53% |
| Growth streak | 4 years |

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](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-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](/instructions/learning/dividend-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.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $1.05 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.15 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.12 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.31 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.15 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.15 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.10 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $0.25 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $0.12 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.11 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | $0.04 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.18 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | $0.10 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | $0.10 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | $0.08 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | $0.17 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | $0.12 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | $0.08 |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | $0.02 |
| Dec 23, 2021 | Dec 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 4.53% at the last price of $35.92. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### 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](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has HSMV been raising its distribution?

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

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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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