RDVY
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF · First Trust
Dividend ETFs
1Y Return
+26.5%
Expense Ratio
0.48%
AUM
$25B
Dividend Yield
0.84%
Avg Annual Growth (10Y)
+12.2%
Issuer
First Trust

Overview

Companies with rising dividends, earnings growth, low payout ratios and strong cash-to-debt — dividend growth as a quality screen, not an income strategy.

Top Holdings

TickerHoldingWeight
GSGoldman Sachs1.6%
JPMJPMorgan Chase1.5%
MSMorgan Stanley1.5%
AXPAmerican Express1.5%
CCitigroup Inc.1.5%
SYFSynchrony Financial1.4%
AVGOBroadcom Inc.1.4%
GRMNGarmin Ltd.1.4%
SNASnap-on Inc.1.4%
EOGEOG Resources1.3%

Fund Details

Index
Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers
# Holdings
~75
Inception
Jan 2014
Exchange
Nasdaq
Structure
Open-End Fund
Distribution
Quarterly
Avg Annual Growth (10Y)
+12.2%
Avg Annual Yield (10Y)
1.41%

Investment Thesis

Ignore the 0.8% headline yield — RDVY is not an income fund. It screens for companies that can keep raising dividends: growing earnings, payout ratios under 65%, more cash than debt issuance. That filter lands on financials and profitable tech rather than utilities, which is why it behaves like a quality-value growth fund and beat most dividend peers over the trailing year. The 0.48% fee is the main knock.

Who It's For

Total-return investors who use dividend growth as a quality signal rather than a paycheck. Wrong fund for retirees seeking current income; right fund for accumulation-phase investors wanting disciplined stock selection.

10-Year History

Annual Closing Price
YearClose% Chg
2016$24.69--
2017$29.62+20.0%
2018$27.25-8.0%
2019$34.34+26.0%
2020$37.09+8.0%
2021$47.47+28.0%
2022$41.30-13.0%
2023$48.32+17.0%
2024$57.02+18.0%
2025$65.00+14.0%
Annual Dividend Yield
YearYield
20161.60%
20171.50%
20181.80%
20191.60%
20201.50%
20211.20%
20221.60%
20231.40%
20241.00%
20250.90%
Annual AUM
YearAUM% Chg
2016$0.8B--
2017$1.2B+50.0%
2018$4B+233.3%
2019$5B+25.0%
2020$5.5B+10.0%
2021$8B+45.5%
2022$9B+12.5%
2023$11B+22.2%
2024$20B+81.8%
2025$24B+20.0%

Historical figures are ETFHub estimates modelled from asset-class return patterns and may differ from official fund records. Data as of August 2026.

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