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SDVYFirst TrustACTIVE

FIRST TRUST SMID CAP RISING DIVIDEND ACHIEVERS ETF

$42.23+0.40% vs prior close
364552-WK

Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 26, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 26, 2026.

The First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund's fees and expenses) of an index called the Nasdaq US Small Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers™ Index (the "Index"). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in securities that comprise the Index. The Index is composed of the securities of 100 small and mid cap companies with a history of raising their dividends and exhibit the characteristics to continue to do so in the future ("Index Securities"). The Index is designed to provide access to a portfolio of small and mid capitalization income producing securities.

SDVY price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateSDVY close
Jul 27, 2026$43.57
Jul 28, 2026$44.14
Jul 29, 2026$43.66
Jul 30, 2026$43.73
Jul 31, 2026$43.78
Aug 3, 2026$44.35
Aug 4, 2026$44.94
Aug 5, 2026$44.66
Aug 6, 2026$44.51
Aug 7, 2026$44.60
Aug 10, 2026$44.46
Aug 11, 2026$44.51
Aug 12, 2026$44.51
Aug 13, 2026$44.63
Aug 14, 2026$44.83
Aug 17, 2026$44.54
Aug 18, 2026$44.16
Aug 19, 2026$44.04
Aug 20, 2026$43.67
Aug 21, 2026$43.87
Aug 24, 2026$43.87
Aug 25, 2026$43.85
Aug 26, 2026$44.03
Aug 27, 2026$43.82
Aug 28, 2026$43.64
Aug 31, 2026$43.21
Sep 1, 2026$42.76
Sep 2, 2026$43.10
Sep 3, 2026$43.47
Sep 4, 2026$43.43
Sep 8, 2026$42.94
Sep 9, 2026$42.57
Sep 10, 2026$42.33
Sep 11, 2026$42.67
Sep 14, 2026$42.49
Sep 15, 2026$42.28
Sep 16, 2026$41.89
Sep 17, 2026$41.84
Sep 18, 2026$41.79
Sep 21, 2026$41.80
Sep 22, 2026$41.66
Sep 23, 2026$41.36
Sep 24, 2026$41.02
Sep 25, 2026$41.32
Sep 28, 2026$41.02
Sep 29, 2026$40.92
Sep 30, 2026$40.58
Oct 1, 2026$40.97
Oct 2, 2026$41.28
Oct 5, 2026$41.44
Oct 6, 2026$41.52
Oct 7, 2026$40.90
Oct 8, 2026$41.22
Oct 9, 2026$41.24
Oct 12, 2026$41.30
Oct 13, 2026$41.38
Oct 14, 2026$41.09
Oct 15, 2026$41.66
Oct 16, 2026$41.52
Oct 19, 2026$41.43
Oct 20, 2026$41.92
Oct 21, 2026$42.02
Oct 22, 2026$42.33
Oct 23, 2026$42.06
Oct 26, 2026$42.23

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +10.2% so far this year. At 0.60% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA has a reported fee of 0.07%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$5.8Bassets under management
0.60%expense ratio · $60 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
1Mavg daily volume, 30 days
100holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed October 25, 2023 · beta 0.70

Sector weights

  • Financial Services32.42%
  • Financials32.2%
  • Finance30.25%
  • Consumer Discretionary21.27%
  • Industrials19.34%
  • Consumer Cyclical18.4%
  • Producer Manufacturing12.8%
  • Materials9.93%
  • Energy Minerals9.39%
  • Consumer Durables9.29%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
Financial Services32.42%
Financials32.2%
Finance30.25%
Consumer Discretionary21.27%
Industrials19.34%
Consumer Cyclical18.4%
Producer Manufacturing12.8%
Materials9.93%
Energy Minerals9.39%
Consumer Durables9.29%

Country weights

  • United States95.78%
  • Bermuda2.9%
  • Switzerland1.02%
  • India1%
  • Other0.2%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
United States95.78%
Bermuda2.9%
Switzerland1.02%
India1%
Other0.2%
Performance
1 week+0.7%
1 month+2.2%
3 months-2.4%
6 months+0.1%
YTD+10.2%
1 year—
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
12%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
14%realized volatility, 1 year
-9.7%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-6.0%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
800Kshares traded
The case against SDVY

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat SDVY on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-57bp on fee · 7× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-57bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$123.5B+$2.3B-55bp on fee · 21× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-56bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$51M-56bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
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