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First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers (SDVY)

Dividend ETF · First Trust · NASDAQ · 174 holdings
$42.33 ▲ +0.31 (0.74%)
At close · USD · Volume 874,304
Returns and riskCostIncomeDividend historyHoldingsQuestions
52-week range
$36.41 – $45.11
Day's range
$41.66 – $42.34
1-year total return
+14.5%

SDVY price chart

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

SDVY fund facts

FundFirst Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
TickerSDVY · NASDAQ
Issuer (by our rules)First Trust
Category (by our rules)Dividend
Expense ratio0.58%
Holdings174
Net assets (fund, SEC)$11.4B
Yield (last 12 months)0.99%
DistributionsQuarterly
52-week range$36.41 – $45.11
Average volume (3 months)915,925
First price in our data3 Nov 2017
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
+1.8%
3 months
−1.4%
6 months
+0.8%
Year to date
+11.2%
1 year
+14.5%
3 years a year
+17.9%
5 years a year
+9.0%
10 years a year
n/a
Volatility (1 year)
13.9%
Largest drop, last year
−9.5%
Largest drop in our data
−44.7%
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

0.58% a year

On $10,000 invested that is about $58 a year in fund costs, taken out of the fund's assets.

Source: the fund's prospectus, as filed with the SEC on 28 Jan 2026 (risk/return summary data). Brokerage commissions and the bid-ask spread are separate costs.

Income: distributions

Paid, last 12 months
0.42 USD
Yield on today's price
0.99%
Frequency
Quarterly
Latest ex-date
24 Sep 2026
Full SDVY dividend history →
Cash paid per current share (restated for share splits), before tax, from EODHD.

SDVY top holdings

#HoldingWeight
1 ENERSYS 1.28%
2 COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC FIX 1.24%
3 NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP 1.19%
4 PRICESMART INC 1.18%
5 WOODWARD INC 1.11%
6 WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.08%
7 CLEAR SECURE INC 1.06%
8 INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP INC IBKR 1.01%
9 APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.00%
10 EMCOR GROUP INC EME 0.98%
The top 10 make up 11.1% of the fund, out of 174 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.

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SDVY: frequently asked questions

What is SDVY?

SDVY is the First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, issued by First Trust, listed on NASDAQ. By our rules it is classed as "Dividend". Its latest SEC filing lists 174 holdings.

What is the expense ratio of SDVY?

SDVY charges 0.58% a year, according to its prospectus filed with the SEC on 28 Jan 2026. On $10,000 that is about $58 a year in fund costs.

Does SDVY pay dividends?

Yes. SDVY paid 0.42 per share over the last 12 months, quarterly, a trailing yield of 0.99% on today's price. The latest ex-dividend date was 24 Sep 2026.

What does SDVY hold?

The largest holdings in the latest SEC filing are ENERSYS (1.3%), COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC (1.2%), NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP (1.2%). The top 10 together make up 11.1% of the fund.

How has SDVY performed?

Total return including distributions to 22 Oct 2026: 1 year +14.5%, 3 years +17.9% a year, 5 years +9.0% a year. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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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