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About FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD VI
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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
Stocks99.67%
Finance32.22%
Producer Manufacturing17.81%
Industrial Services6.16%
Consumer Non-Durables5.53%
Retail Trade5.09%
Technology Services4.95%
Consumer Durables4.81%
Consumer Services4.77%
Process Industries3.74%
Commercial Services2.89%
Electronic Technology2.81%
Energy Minerals1.87%
Distribution Services1.81%
Non-Energy Minerals1.65%
Health Services1.49%
Utilities0.64%
Health Technology0.58%
Transportation0.45%
Communications0.24%
Miscellaneous0.16%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.33%
Cash0.33%
Stock breakdown by region
North America98.70%
Latin America0.86%
Europe0.44%
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 32.22% stocks, and Producer Manufacturing, with 17.81% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
SDVY top holdings are Woodward, Inc. and Comfort Systems USA, Inc., occupying 1.12% and 1.05% of the portfolio correspondingly.
SDVY last dividends amounted to 0.12 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.16 USD in dividends, which shows a 33.79% decrease.
SDVY assets under management is 8.04 B USD. It's risen 3.20% over the last month.
SDVY fund flows account for 12.26 B USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, SDVY pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.69%. The last dividend (Jun 30, 2025) amounted to 0.12 USD. 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 fallen by −3.72% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −3.72% decrease. See more dynamics on SDVY price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a 2.37% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.24% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a 2.37% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.24% in a year.
SDVY trades at a premium (0.30%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.