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First Trust International Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
$25.56+0.15 (+0.57%)
- 0.60%
- $1M
- 0M sh
- $25.37
- low $22.42high $27.46
The ETF.net IDVY Grade
F
Score 18 out of 100
- 35 of 35
Score 18 of 100 falls in the F band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Very small fund, grade capped at C.
The cap holds the Score at 40 or below, so B and A are out of reach.
- The pillars earned
- 18
- This cap took
- −0
- Published Score
- 18
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F1 out of 100Rank 34 of 35Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F7 out of 100Rank 35 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F22 out of 100Rank 31 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A71 out of 100Rank 9 of 33Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D33 out of 100Rank 33 of 35
Our read on IDVY
FFirst Trust points its Rising Dividend Achievers screen overseas: developed-market payers picked for dividend growth and profitability, not the fattest yields. A young, small fund priced above the index giants in its lane.
The fund seeks to track the Nasdaq International Rising Dividend AchieversTM Index, investing at least 80% of net assets in index securities through an indexing approach.
Why people hold it
- Tracks the Nasdaq International Rising Dividend Achievers Index, which screens developed-market dividend payers on growth and profitability rather than headline yield alone.ftportfolios.com
- Simple plumbing: a 1940 Act index fund that puts at least 80% of net assets into index securities, so the published index is what you actually own.ftportfolios.com
- The basket is the strongest part of the package. Portfolio construction holds up well against the international dividend group even where cost and scale trail it.
Worth knowing
- At 0.60% a year it runs above the 0.50% cohort median and several times the big index rivals: VYMI at 0.07%, SCHY at 0.08%, IGRO at 0.15%.
- Launched in 2026 with a small asset base and light trading, so spreads can run wider than at scaled peers and there is little history to judge it by.
- Dividends arrive once or twice a year rather than quarterly, so the income shows up in a couple of lumps.
IDVY Holdings
- Stocks
- 163
- 12%
- Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd.
Sectors
- Financials33.1%
- Industrials29.0%
- Consumer Discretionary12.7%
- Technology10.2%
- Health Care3.5%
- Materials3.4%
- Consumer Staples2.8%
- Communication2.6%
- Energy1.5%
- Utilities1.1%
- Real Estate0.3%
Geography
- Japan33.90%
- Germany10.10%
- France9.33%
- Korea (the Republic of)7.69%
- United Kingdom6.92%
- Hong Kong4.13%
- Israel3.81%
- Netherlands3.73%
- 20.39%
Developed 85% · Emerging 15%
IDVY Performance
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IDVY$9,790
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | IDVY |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | −5.5% |
| 3 months | −2.1% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | IDVY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.4% |
IDVY in the news
IDVY Dividends
- $0.14 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
IDVY Risk
- —
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
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How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
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How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.99
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IDVY Cost
0.60%
IDVY0.60%
- The middle half of International Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.50%
32 of the 34 International Dividend Index funds charge less.
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