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First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF

RDVYNasdaqFirst TrustC

$79.80+0.63 (+0.80%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C50/ 100

Rank 35 of 53 in US Dividend Index

C50/100Rank 35 of 53inUS Dividend Index
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 79.17 to 79.80. Range 79.78 to 80.42. Use the arrow keys to read each point.79.5080.0080.2580.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.47%
Fund size
$25.5B
1Y total return
+18.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.86%
Holdings
73
Avg volume · 30D
1.1M sh
52W range
low $64.99high $84.02
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net RDVY Grade

C

Score 50 out of 100

Category
US Dividend Index⁠
Rank
35 of 53
Six-pillar profile for RDVY. Scores out of 100: Cost 26, Risk 26, Mission 60, Tradability 91, Holdings 63, Durability 79. Strongest: Tradability (91). Weakest: Risk (26). Leans toward Tradability.

Score 50 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    D26 out of 100
    Rank 39 of 53

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 46 of 50

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D26 out of 100
    Rank 45 of 53

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A91 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 53

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B63 out of 100
    Rank 20 of 53

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A79 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 53

Our read on RDVY

ETF.net Research

In short

CA dividend fund built around raises, not yield: roughly 50 equal-weighted US names, a quarter of the roster refreshed each quarter, and an index rule that ejects companies which slash or suspend the payout.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield of the Nasdaq US Rising Dividend AchieversTM Index before fees and expenses.

Why people hold it

  • The index doesn't wait for the annual reshuffle. Under Nasdaq's rules, a holding that suspends its dividend or cuts it by 50% or more is removed the following month.nasdaqomx.com
  • Four sub-portfolios, each reconstituted in its own quarter and reset to 25% of the index every March. Turnover happens in rolling slices instead of one annual lump.nasdaqomx.com
  • Equal weighting across about 50 stocks. No single mega-cap steers the portfolio the way it can in cap-weighted dividend index funds.nasdaqomx.com
  • Live since 2014 and now a multi-billion-dollar, actively traded fund, so getting in and out is rarely the hard part.

Worth knowing

  • 0.47% a year sits above the median US dividend-screen fund and runs many multiples of the category's index staples: SCHD at 0.06%, VIG at 0.04%, DGRO at 0.08%.
  • About 50 equal-weighted names is a concentrated way to own dividend growth. Each position carries real weight, and sector tilts can run hotter than a broad-market fund's.nasdaqomx.com
  • The mandate tracks an index of rising dividend payers, not the highest yields on offer. Different job than a high-yield fund. Distributions come quarterly.

RDVY Holdings

Holdings pillarB63 out of 100Rank 20 of 53 in US Dividend Index
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
73
Top-10 weight
23%
Largest holding
TRV2.4%

Sectors

  • Financials38.0%
  • Technology27.1%
  • Industrials12.4%
  • Consumer Discretionary9.7%
  • Communication4.2%
  • Health Care3.9%
  • Consumer Staples2.4%
  • Energy1.8%
  • Materials0.5%

Geography

  • United States97.36%
  • Switzerland2.64%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 5.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1TRVThe Travelers Companies, Inc.2.42%1,552,442$615M394
2ACNAccenture plc2.41%2,375,884$614M348
3VVisa Inc. (Class A)2.33%1,432,819$593M559
4ADPAutomatic Data Processing, Inc.2.32%2,011,682$591M438
5VLTOVeralto Corporation2.26%5,175,717$575M304
6ALLThe Allstate Corporation2.24%2,192,611$570M361
7EXPEExpedia Group, Inc.2.19%1,952,738$558M395
8MSFTMicrosoft Corporation2.18%1,064,142$555M819
9CBChubb Limited2.16%1,513,976$551M298
10BNYThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation2.14%3,698,037$544M387
11CINFCincinnati Financial Corporation2.10%2,956,262$536M296
12ROSTRoss Stores, Inc.2.08%2,321,870$530M422
13USBU.S. Bancorp2.07%8,854,482$526M364
14JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.2.04%1,537,480$518M487
15AMATApplied Materials, Inc.2.03%1,323,876$516M557

Showing 1–15 of 73 holdings

RDVY Performance

Launched Jan 6, 2014

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

RDVY$11,877
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. RDVY $11,877. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for RDVY. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodRDVY
Year to date+14.7%
1 month+1.1%
3 months−2.2%
1 year+18.8%
3 yearsper year+23.1%
5 yearsper year+11.5%
10 yearsper year+15.3%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for RDVY
YearReturn barRDVY
2026 YTD+14.7%
2025+18.9%
2024+16.4%
2023+20.4%
2022−13.3%
2021+31.1%
2020+13.4%

RDVY in the news

RDVY Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
0.86%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.68Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.15 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 23, 2017 $0.07; Jun 22, 2017 $0.11; Sep 21, 2017 $0.09; Dec 21, 2017 $0.11; Mar 22, 2018 $0.10; Jun 21, 2018 $0.10; Sep 14, 2018 $0.08; Dec 18, 2018 $0.16; Mar 21, 2019 $0.11; Jun 14, 2019 $0.13; Sep 25, 2019 $0.13; Dec 13, 2019 $0.19; Mar 26, 2020 $0.11; Jun 25, 2020 $0.17; Sep 24, 2020 $0.13; Dec 24, 2020 $0.21; Mar 25, 2021 $0.12; Jun 24, 2021 $0.12; Sep 23, 2021 $0.13; Dec 23, 2021 $0.17; Mar 25, 2022 $0.15; Jun 24, 2022 $0.22; Sep 23, 2022 $0.22; Dec 23, 2022 $0.38; Mar 24, 2023 $0.21; Jun 27, 2023 $0.30; Sep 22, 2023 $0.22; Dec 22, 2023 $0.34; Mar 21, 2024 $0.22; Jun 27, 2024 $0.26; Sep 26, 2024 $0.19; Dec 13, 2024 $0.30; Mar 27, 2025 $0.25; Jun 26, 2025 $0.17; Sep 25, 2025 $0.15; Dec 12, 2025 $0.20; Mar 26, 2026 $0.18; Jun 25, 2026 $0.15; Sep 24, 2026 $0.15. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 24, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.15
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.15
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.18
Dec 12, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.20
Sep 25, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.15
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.17
Mar 27, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.25
Dec 13, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.30
Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.19
Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.26
Mar 21, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.22
Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.34

See all 51 payments⁠

$10,000 in RDVY 10 years ago paid $3,126 in dividends.⁠

RDVY Risk

Risk pillarD26 out of 100Rank 45 of 53 in US Dividend Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
14.9%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.18
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−25.3%
Trough Sep 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.94
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

RDVY Cost

Compare RDVY and VIG

Overpaying vs VIG, cheapest in US Dividend Index

$8,569

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • RDVY 0.47%

    $9,418

  • VIG 0.04% Cheapest

    $849

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • RDVY 0.47%
  • VIG 0.04%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530RDVY $9,418VIG $849

Year by year

YearRDVYVIGOverpaying
10$847$73$774
20$3,261$288$2,973
30$9,418$849$8,569

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