First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY)
| Assets | $20.77B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.48% |
| PE Ratio | 18.92 |
| Shares Out | 286.55M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.77 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.07% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Payout Ratio | 20.24% |
| 1-Year Return | +18.14% |
| Volume | 1,398,849 |
| Open | 72.41 |
| Previous Close | 73.19 |
| Day's Range | 71.86 - 72.41 |
| 52-Week Low | 50.27 |
| 52-Week High | 73.54 |
| Beta | 1.04 |
| Holdings | 73 |
| Inception Date | Jan 6, 2014 |
About RDVY
Fund Home PageThe First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ US Rising Dividend Achievers index. The fund tracks an index of 50 large-cap stocks with rising, high-quality dividends. RDVY was launched on Jan 6, 2014 and is issued by First Trust.
Top 10 Holdings
28.19% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Lam Research Corporation | LRCX | 4.29% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | AMAT | 3.71% |
| KLA Corporation | KLAC | 3.11% |
| Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | MPWR | 2.76% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOGL | 2.58% |
| Baker Hughes Company | BKR | 2.56% |
| Ross Stores, Inc. | ROST | 2.36% |
| GE Aerospace | GE | 2.34% |
| Mueller Industries, Inc. | MLI | 2.33% |
| The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | BK | 2.15% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2025 | $0.1996 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | $0.1487 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | $0.1706 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | $0.2544 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | $0.2956 | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | $0.1912 | Sep 30, 2024 |
News
RDVY Looks Like A Smart Dividend Play - But Is It Just SPY In Disguise?
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 ...
RDVY: Improved But Inconsistent Fundamentals For This Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
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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RDVY: Low Yield But Strong Dividend Growth Potential
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF remains a strong buy for low-risk investors seeking quality dividend growth and capital preservation. RDVY's systematic approach ensures exposure to high-qual...
RDVY: Why Bother With An Inferior Strategy?
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RDVY: Outperforms Peers Despite Lower Dividend Yield
RDVY offers a focused portfolio of high-quality, dividend-growing companies, with strong selection criteria and quarterly rebalancing for optimal exposure. While the starting yield is low at 1.6%, RDV...
RDVY: Strategy Has Proven To Be Resilient
I maintain my buy rating on First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF due to its resilience and superior dividend growth potential in a volatile market environment. RDVY's strategy focuses on high-qua...
RDVY: Robust Quality Screens Find Top U.S. Dividend-Increase Stocks
I have a buy rating on the First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF due to its strong management, low valuation, and favorable chart patterns. RDVY tracks the Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers Inde...
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RDVY Might Offer Decent Yield On Cost But No Alpha
RDVY offers exposure to approximately 50 U.S. stocks in the early stages of their dividend growth journey. Its strategy proved itself capable of delivering double-digit annualized dividend growth. Wit...
RDVY: Strong Fund Criteria Contributes To Outperformance
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF provides consistent dividend growth and a total return that includes capital appreciation. RDVY's strategy focuses on companies with strong financial health, ...
RDVY: Growth Or Dividends? Why Not Both
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF offers a blend of growth and dividend income with strong performance potential. RDVY has a higher expense ratio compared to peers, but its holdings selection ...
RDVY: Simple Dividend ETF, Outstanding Growth, Low 2.0% Yield
RDVY is a simple U.S. dividend ETF. It focuses on companies with above-average yields, dividend growth, and below-average payout ratios. The fund has performed quite well since inception, outperformin...
DGRO Vs. RDVY: Same Goals, Different Approaches
DGRO and RDVY cater to income investors looking for dividend growth. The differences between the two can be a reason for confusion, so this post will explore and interpret them. My view is that DGRO i...
RDVY: A Core Dividend Holding Contender
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF is a good option for investors looking to tap into companies with a record of consistently increasing dividends. The RDVY ETF tracks the NASDAQ US Rising Divi...
RDVY: Avoid These Low-Growth Rising Dividend Achievers
RDVY has an excellent track record, delivering a 59.61% return over the last five years that makes it second-best among all dividend ETFs. Despite a high 0.50% expense ratio, RDVY has amassed an impre...
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RDVY: Dividend Growth ETF Overweight In Financials
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF holds 50 stocks with growing dividends and EPS. RDVY is well-diversified across holdings, but overweight in financials. Past performance and quality metrics a...
RDVY: Double-Digit Dividend Growth, Cheap Valuation, Good Performance Track-Record
RDVY is a simple dividend growth index ETF. Dividends have grown over 20% per year since inception, vastly outpacing its peers.
RDVY: Dividend Growth Spin On Nasdaq Stocks May Pay Off In This Market
RDVY: Dividend Growth Spin On Nasdaq Stocks May Pay Off In This Market.
RDVY: Low-Yielding Large-Cap ETF Generating Strong And Consistent Total Returns
RDVY witnessed a dividend cut for almost 10 quarters. However, since 2019, the pay-out has witnessed a healthy growth, despite the covid-19 pandemic. RDVY at present has a low yield, but generated a s...
RDVY: High Dividend Growth And Price Volatility
RDVY is a dividend growth ETF with an equal-weight methodology. It is overweight in financials.
RDVY: These Rising Dividend Achievers Are Too Risky
RDVY holds 50 U.S. Rising Dividend Achievers with strong earnings and dividend growth rates, high cash-to-total debt ratios, and low dividend payout ratios. Fees are high at 0.50% for this truly uniqu...