First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF

RDVY

Market cap $22.3B

The First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) made its debut on 01/07/2014, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.

First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers has returned an annual 15.8% over the past 10 years. But don't look too closely at its dividend.

The First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) remains a buy for risk-averse investors seeking quality dividend payers with resilience during market uncertainty. RDVY has outperformed the S&P 500 recently, delivering a 31.2% total return over twelve months, but its dividend yield sits below 1%. The ETF's strict eligibility criteria focus on companies with rising dividends, strong cash-to-debt ratios, and positive EPS growth, favoring quality over yield.

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If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, look no further than the First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on January 7, 2014.

Making its debut on 01/07/2014, smart beta exchange traded fund First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.

The First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF offers quality, pro-growth dividend exposure but lacks yield spark and consistent yield growth. RDVY's methodology favors dividend growth, strong balance sheets, and sector diversification, resulting in high cyclical and tech exposure, not defensive income. Yield remains below 2% with unreliable growth; total returns mimic SPY, outperforming only when cyclicals and semis lead.

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, the First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on January 7, 2014.

RDVY is comprised of 50 U.S. securities selected based on their dividend yields, dividend growth rates, debt levels, and earnings growth rates. I estimate the fund currently yields only 0.88%.

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