RDVY — First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF

RDVY Price Performance — Growth of $10,000

Value of a $10,000 investment in RDVY over time, compared with SPY. Both lines are rebased to $10,000 on the first shared date. Based on total returns — prices are adjusted for dividends and splits, so this assumes distributions were reinvested. Hover or tap the chart for exact values.

RDVY Drawdown

The "underwater" chart: RDVY's decline from its highest prior value at each point in time. It shows how deep past losses ran and how long the fund took to recover to break-even.

Overview

First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF is a Dividend Income fund issued by First Trust, managing $24.9 billion in assets. It holds a B grade with a score of 73.3 out of 100, ranking 13th among 20 peers in its category and 74th of 458 tracked ETFs overall. The fund’s 0.47% expense ratio exceeds the category median of 0.29%, while its 0.86% dividend yield trails the peer median of 2.69%. Top ten holdings comprise 28.6% of assets, with Applied Materials Inc representing the largest single position at 4.7%.

The fund’s price of $78.70 sits at 72.0% of its 52-week range, reflecting a 1-year return of +18.73% against a category median of +17.96%. Short-term performance shows recent weakness, with declines of -1.22% over one day and -0.84% over one week, contrasting with a +12.91% year-to-date gain. Longer-term results are stronger, evidenced by an 87.09% return over three years. The ETFValuer grade has remained unchanged at B across the last 35 tracked days, based on 3.0 years of available price history.

With a beta of 0.94, the fund exhibits slightly lower sensitivity to market movements than the broader market. Annualized volatility of 14.25% is classified as Low, contributing to a Sharpe ratio of 0.96. The maximum drawdown recorded is -19.11%, indicating the peak-to-trough decline during the measurement period. Liquidity is supported by an average daily volume of 1,079,432 shares, facilitating standard trading activity.

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RDVY Top Holdings

Holdings as of 2026-06-30 per the fund's most recent SEC N-PORT-P filing. Top 10 holdings make up 28.6% of net assets — a rough gauge of concentration risk (the higher this figure, the more the fund's return depends on a handful of names). To see how RDVY's holdings overlap with other ETFs you own or are considering, check the Stock Overlap tool.

Which Funds Overlap With RDVY

Holding two funds that own the same companies adds cost and complexity without adding much diversification. These tracked ETFs share the most names with RDVY's top 10 — VFMO overlaps most, holding 4 of the same companies as RDVY's top 10 (15.4% of RDVY's assets).

Compares the top 10 reported holdings of each fund, so it's a floor on true overlap — two S&P 500 trackers overlap ~100% even when only 10 names are listed. Use the Stock Overlap tool to search by individual company.

Market Backdrop

10-Year Treasury Yield: 4.96% (as of 2026-10-22) — The yield on 10-year US Treasury bonds — the standard "risk-free rate" benchmark used to contextualize this fund’s Sharpe ratio and returns.

CBOE Volatility Index (VIX): 19.03 (as of 2026-10-22) — A real-time gauge of expected S&P 500 volatility over the next 30 days — useful context for this fund’s own volatility label.

Federal Funds Rate: 3.75% (as of 2026-09-01) — The Federal Reserve’s target policy rate, which anchors short-term borrowing costs across the economy.

RDVY Liquidity, Domicile & Tax Treatment

Liquidity: Average daily volume is 1.1M/day. Higher volume and a larger fund generally mean lower round-trip trading costs. AUM of $24.9B provides ample scale, supporting tight spreads and issuer commitment to keep the fund open.

Domicile & tax treatment: RDVY is a US-domiciled, SEC-registered ('40 Act) exchange-traded fund. Dividends and capital gains distributions are reported to US investors on Form 1099-DIV, and the fund is not subject to the PFIC reporting or UCITS-specific rules that apply to Irish- or Luxembourg-domiciled funds. Non-US investors should note that US-domiciled ETFs are generally subject to 30% US withholding tax on dividends (unless reduced by treaty) and to US estate tax exposure on the position — Irish-domiciled UCITS ETFs tracking the same index often avoid both, which is why non-US residents frequently prefer the UCITS equivalent where one exists. This is general information, not tax advice — consult a tax professional for your situation.

RDVY Performance History

How RDVY Compares to Other Dividend Income ETFs