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About FIRST TRUST SMID CAP RISING DIVIDEND ACHIEVERS ETF
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Inception date
Nov 1, 2017
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
First Trust Advisors LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
SDVY aims to curate a portfolio of 100 small- and mid-cap US companies with increasing dividends over the past five years. Holdings must also meet certain fundamental criteria, including a cash-to-debt ratio greater than 25%, a payout ratio no greater than 65%, and positive earnings. The resulting portfolio is then equal-weighed. SDVY looks to be a small- and mid-cap version of RDVY, which applies a similar methodology to the large-cap space. The index is rebalanced quarterly and reconstituted annually.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Producer Manufacturing
Stocks99.94%
Finance32.62%
Producer Manufacturing17.13%
Consumer Non-Durables5.71%
Retail Trade5.23%
Industrial Services4.78%
Technology Services4.54%
Consumer Services4.48%
Consumer Durables4.44%
Process Industries3.94%
Commercial Services3.76%
Electronic Technology3.25%
Energy Minerals2.58%
Non-Energy Minerals2.00%
Distribution Services1.79%
Health Services1.30%
Transportation0.87%
Utilities0.59%
Miscellaneous0.55%
Health Technology0.36%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.06%
Cash0.06%
Stock breakdown by region
North America98.47%
Latin America1.09%
Europe0.45%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
SDVY invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 32.62% stocks, and Producer Manufacturing, with 17.13% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
SDVY top holdings are Paycom Software, Inc. and InterDigital, Inc., occupying 1.16% and 1.14% of the portfolio correspondingly.
SDVY last dividends amounted to 3.20 MXN. The quarter before, the issuer paid 3.67 MXN in dividends, which shows a 14.53% decrease.
Yes, SDVY pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.82%. The last dividend (Mar 31, 2025) amounted to 3.20 MXN. The dividends are paid quarterly.
SDVY shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC under the brand First Trust. The ETF was launched on Nov 1, 2017, and its management style is Passive.
SDVY expense ratio is 0.59% meaning you'd have to pay 0.59% of your investment to help manage the fund.
SDVY follows the Nasdaq US Small Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
SDVY invests in stocks.
SDVY price has risen by 5.73% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 17.41% increase. See more dynamics on SDVY price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 9.91% over the last month, showed a −9.35% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 20.06% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 9.91% over the last month, showed a −9.35% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 20.06% in a year.
SDVY trades at a premium (1.53%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.