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First Trust Value Line Dividend Index (FVD)

Dividend ETF · First Trust · NYSE ARCA · 251 holdings
$50.63 ▲ +1.08 (2.18%)
At close · USD · Volume 654,954
Returns and riskCostIncomeDividend historyHoldingsX-Ray look-throughQuestions
52-week range
$44.63 – $51.41
Day's range
$49.64 – $50.66
1-year total return
+12.5%

FVD price chart

Daily, split-corrected, distributions markedEnd-of-day prices

FVD fund facts

FundFirst Trust Value Line® Dividend Index Fund
TickerFVD · NYSE ARCA
Issuer (by our rules)First Trust
Category (by our rules)Dividend
Expense ratio0.62%
Holdings251
Net assets (fund, SEC)$8.0B
Yield (last 12 months)2.22%
DistributionsQuarterly
52-week range$44.63 – $51.41
Average volume (3 months)542,911
First price in our data27 Aug 2003
Issuer and category are assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name. Expense ratio and net assets come from SEC filings; where a fund does not file them (for example grantor trusts) the field stays empty.

Returns and risk

1 month
+4.9%
3 months
+3.4%
6 months
+7.8%
Year to date
+11.8%
1 year
+12.5%
3 years a year
+14.1%
5 years a year
+6.5%
10 years a year
+9.2%
Volatility (1 year)
10.5%
Largest drop, last year
−7.6%
Largest drop in our data
−51.0%
Total return includes distributions, from end-of-day prices adjusted for splits and distributions, to 22 Oct 2026. Periods of 3 years and longer are annualised and shown only when the fund's history is long enough. Volatility is the standard deviation of daily returns over the last year, annualised. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Cost: expense ratio

0.62% a year

On $10,000 invested that is about $62 a year in fund costs, taken out of the fund's assets.

Source: the fund's prospectus, as filed with the SEC on 30 Apr 2026 (risk/return summary data). Brokerage commissions and the bid-ask spread are separate costs.

Income: distributions

Paid, last 12 months
1.12 USD
Yield on today's price
2.22%
Frequency
Quarterly
Latest ex-date
24 Sep 2026
Full FVD dividend history →
Cash paid per current share (restated for share splits), before tax, from EODHD.

FVD top holdings

#HoldingWeight
1 REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC 0.44%
2 RLI CORP 0.44%
3 SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY 0.44%
4 JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INC JKHY 0.44%
5 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP IBM 0.43%
6 MERCK & COMPANY INC MRK 0.43%
7 BROWN & BROWN INC BRO 0.43%
8 LABCORP HOLDINGS INC LH 0.43%
9 COMCAST CORP 0.43%
10 JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ 0.43%
The top 10 make up 4.3% of the fund, out of 251 holdings.
Positions as of 30 Jun 2026, from the fund's Form N-PORT filed with the SEC. Public N-PORT holdings are quarter-end positions published about 60 days later, so they can be months old and the fund may have changed since.

X-Ray look-through

StocksXray scores 60% of FVD by weight (150 stocks in our S&P 500 coverage), so we can look inside the fund with our own numbers. The weighted average X-Ray Score of those stocks is 50 out of 100.

Undervalued 12%Fair 83%Overvalued 5%
Industrials 19%Financials 18%Utilities 15%Consumer Staples 12%Health Care 10%Real Estate 9%
Weights are the SEC holdings weights dated 30 Jun 2026; scores and fair-value labels are today's. Labels follow our fair-value method ("Undervalued" means fair value is more than 17.5% above the price) and are model estimates, not forecasts or advice. How the X-Ray Score works.

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FVD: frequently asked questions

What is FVD?

FVD is the First Trust Value Line Dividend Index ETF, issued by First Trust, listed on NYSE ARCA. By our rules it is classed as "Dividend". Its latest SEC filing lists 251 holdings.

What is the expense ratio of FVD?

FVD charges 0.62% a year, according to its prospectus filed with the SEC on 30 Apr 2026. On $10,000 that is about $62 a year in fund costs.

Does FVD pay dividends?

Yes. FVD paid 1.12 per share over the last 12 months, quarterly, a trailing yield of 2.22% on today's price. The latest ex-dividend date was 24 Sep 2026.

What does FVD hold?

The largest holdings in the latest SEC filing are REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC (0.4%), RLI CORP (0.4%), SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY (0.4%). The top 10 together make up 4.3% of the fund.

How has FVD performed?

Total return including distributions to 22 Oct 2026: 1 year +12.5%, 3 years +14.1% a year, 5 years +6.5% a year. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

How does StocksXray rate the stocks inside FVD?

We score 60% of the fund by weight (150 stocks) with our X-Ray Score: the weighted average is 50 out of 100. These are model estimates, not forecasts or advice.

Where the numbers come from

Prices and distributions end-of-day data from EODHD; returns are our own calculations from it.
Expense ratio and holdings SEC filings (prospectus risk/return data and Form N-PORT).
Category, issuer and leverage assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name.
X-Ray look-through our scores applied to the SEC holdings.
Read the methodology →

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