Overview
Small and mid-cap companies with rising dividends, growing earnings and strong balance sheets — RDVY's playbook applied below the large-cap line.
Top Holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| JXN | Jackson Financial | 1.2% |
| SNA | Snap-on Inc. | 1.1% |
| RGA | Reinsurance Group | 1.1% |
| OC | Owens Corning | 1.1% |
| EME | EMCOR Group | 1.1% |
| ALLY | Ally Financial | 1.0% |
| UNM | Unum Group | 1.0% |
| AIT | Applied Industrial Tech. | 1.0% |
| PRI | Primerica Inc. | 1.0% |
| MLI | Mueller Industries | 1.0% |
Fund Details
Investment Thesis
Dividend growth screens work even better in smaller companies, where a rising payout backed by earnings and low debt is a rarer, stronger quality signal than among the mega-caps everyone screens. SDVY applies the Rising Dividend Achievers filter to the SMID universe — financials- and industrials-heavy, equal-weighted — and has quietly become one of First Trust's biggest funds at $12B.
Who It's For
Total-return investors who want quality small/mid caps chosen by dividend discipline rather than a raw index. The natural SMID companion to RDVY, with the same fee caveat.
10-Year History
| Year | Close | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | $21.58 | -- |
| 2018 | $19.63 | -9.0% |
| 2019 | $24.54 | +25.0% |
| 2020 | $26.02 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | $33.82 | +30.0% |
| 2022 | $30.10 | -11.0% |
| 2023 | $36.12 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | $40.45 | +12.0% |
| 2025 | $44.50 | +10.0% |
| Year | Yield |
|---|---|
| 2016 | -- |
| 2017 | 1.40% |
| 2018 | 1.70% |
| 2019 | 1.50% |
| 2020 | 1.40% |
| 2021 | 1.10% |
| 2022 | 1.50% |
| 2023 | 1.40% |
| 2024 | 1.10% |
| 2025 | 1.00% |
| Year | AUM | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | $0.1B | -- |
| 2018 | $0.3B | +200.0% |
| 2019 | $0.5B | +66.7% |
| 2020 | $0.7B | +40.0% |
| 2021 | $2B | +185.7% |
| 2022 | $3B | +50.0% |
| 2023 | $5B | +66.7% |
| 2024 | $8B | +60.0% |
| 2025 | $10B | +25.0% |
Historical figures are ETFHub estimates modelled from asset-class return patterns and may differ from official fund records. Data as of September 2026.
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