First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund
QABA

First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) dividend history and yield

Dividend summary

Frequency
Quarterly
Trailing 12 months
$1.54
Forward yield
2.42%
Growth streak
1 years

First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund pays a quarterly distribution. Its most recent payment was $0.36 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 $1.54 per share, a yield of 2.37% at a share price of $64.85.

The history shown starts in December 2021, and payments in it ranged from $0.27 to $0.49, the December 2025 distribution. Distributions with ex-dates in each calendar year added up to $1.11 in 2022, $1.36 in 2023, $1.32 in 2024 and $1.43 in 2025. That is a rise of about 29% from 2022 to 2025, though 2024 came in slightly below 2023. The source counts a growth streak of one year.

In 2026 so far, three payments of $0.34, $0.35 and $0.36 have added up to $1.05. March, June and September ex-dates fall late in the month, with payment by month-end. Recent December ex-dates came earlier, on December 13, 2024 and December 12, 2025, with payment on December 31. 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
$1.43
2024
$1.32
2023
$1.35
2022
$1.11
2021
$0.99
2020
$1.14

Dividend history

DeclaredEx-dividend datePay dateAmount
Sep 23, 2026Sep 24, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.36
Jun 24, 2026Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.35
Mar 25, 2026Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.34
Dec 11, 2025Dec 12, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.49
Sep 24, 2025Sep 25, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.35
Jun 25, 2025Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.28
Mar 26, 2025Mar 27, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.31
Dec 12, 2024Dec 13, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.34
Sep 25, 2024Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.28
Jun 26, 2024Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.43
Mar 20, 2024Mar 21, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.27
Dec 21, 2023Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.36
Sep 21, 2023Sep 22, 2023Sep 29, 2023$0.31
Jun 26, 2023Jun 27, 2023Jun 30, 2023$0.34
Mar 23, 2023Mar 24, 2023Mar 31, 2023$0.35
Dec 22, 2022Dec 23, 2022Dec 30, 2022$0.28
Sep 22, 2022Sep 23, 2022Sep 30, 2022$0.29
Jun 23, 2022Jun 24, 2022Jun 30, 2022$0.27
Mar 24, 2022Mar 25, 2022Mar 31, 2022$0.27
Dec 22, 2021Dec 23, 2021Dec 31, 2021$0.32

Frequently asked questions

  • Does First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) pay a distribution?

    Yes. First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund pays a quarterly distribution; the most recent payment was $0.36 per share.

  • What is QABA's distribution yield?

    First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund paid $1.54 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 2.42% at the last price of $63.62. Click here to learn more

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

    First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund'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 QABA been raising its distribution?

    Yes — First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund has increased its distribution for 1 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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