---
ticker: "SDVY"
name: "First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/SDVY"
grade: "C"
score: 53
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "US Dividend Index"
category_rank: "29 of 53"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# SDVY: First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF

Grade **C**, Score 53 of 100. Rank 29 of 53 in US Dividend Index.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 12 | 46 of 53 |
| Mission | 87 | 17 of 50 |
| Risk | 19 | 52 of 53 |
| Tradability | 88 | 5 of 53 |
| Holdings | 83 | 4 of 53 |
| Durability | 71 | 13 of 53 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 173 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | NHC | National HealthCare Corporation | 1.16% |
| 2 | RGA | Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated | 1.06% |
| 3 | WSM | Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 1.04% |
| 4 | NTAP | NetApp, Inc. | 1.02% |
| 5 | FBP | First BanCorp. | 1.02% |
| 6 | VRSN | VeriSign, Inc. | 1.02% |
| 7 | IPAR | Interparfums, Inc. | 1.01% |
| 8 | AIT | Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | 1.01% |
| 9 | OFG | OFG Bancorp | 1.01% |
| 10 | THG | The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | 0.99% |
| 11 | IBKR | Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Class A) | 0.98% |
| 12 | WTS | Watts Water Technologies, Inc. | 0.97% |
| 13 | PSMT | PriceSmart, Inc. | 0.97% |
| 14 | EXPE | Expedia Group, Inc. | 0.97% |
| 15 | EME | EMCOR Group, Inc. | 0.96% |
| 16 | AIZ | Assurant, Inc. | 0.95% |
| 17 | EWBC | East West Bancorp, Inc. | 0.95% |
| 18 | GHC | Graham Holdings Company | 0.94% |
| 19 | PRDO | Perdoceo Education Corporation | 0.93% |
| 20 | ZION | Zions Bancorporation, National Association | 0.92% |
| 21 | SSB | SouthState Bank Corporation | 0.91% |
| 22 | IDCC | InterDigital, Inc. | 0.91% |
| 23 | PRI | Primerica, Inc. | 0.90% |
| 24 | RL | Ralph Lauren Corporation | 0.90% |
| 25 | VLTO | Veralto Corporation | 0.90% |
| 26 | MSA | MSA Safety Incorporated | 0.90% |
| 27 | TROW | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 0.89% |
| 28 | ENS | EnerSys | 0.89% |
| 29 | MTB | M&T Bank Corporation | 0.89% |
| 30 | MLI | Mueller Industries, Inc. | 0.88% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/SDVY. Please cite the page URL.