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FVDFirst TrustINDEX

FIRST TRUST VALUE LINE DIVIDEND INDEX FUND

$50.63+2.18% vs prior close
455152-WK

Price through Oct 22, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 22, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 22, 2026.

The First Trust Value Line® Dividend Index Fund is an exchange-traded index fund. The objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of the Value Line® Dividend Index.

FVD price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateFVD close
Jul 22, 2026$49.25
Jul 23, 2026$49.30
Jul 24, 2026$49.91
Jul 27, 2026$50.16
Jul 28, 2026$51.02
Jul 29, 2026$50.85
Jul 30, 2026$50.23
Jul 31, 2026$50.14
Aug 3, 2026$50.31
Aug 4, 2026$50.62
Aug 5, 2026$50.58
Aug 6, 2026$50.64
Aug 7, 2026$50.84
Aug 10, 2026$50.55
Aug 11, 2026$50.59
Aug 12, 2026$50.58
Aug 13, 2026$50.83
Aug 14, 2026$50.92
Aug 17, 2026$50.48
Aug 18, 2026$50.61
Aug 19, 2026$50.83
Aug 20, 2026$50.67
Aug 21, 2026$50.70
Aug 24, 2026$51.05
Aug 25, 2026$50.96
Aug 26, 2026$50.99
Aug 27, 2026$50.49
Aug 28, 2026$50.50
Aug 31, 2026$50.19
Sep 1, 2026$50.05
Sep 2, 2026$50.19
Sep 3, 2026$50.47
Sep 4, 2026$50.12
Sep 8, 2026$49.69
Sep 9, 2026$49.25
Sep 10, 2026$49.02
Sep 11, 2026$49.12
Sep 14, 2026$49.25
Sep 15, 2026$49.01
Sep 16, 2026$48.74
Sep 17, 2026$48.79
Sep 18, 2026$48.48
Sep 21, 2026$48.42
Sep 22, 2026$48.27
Sep 23, 2026$47.97
Sep 24, 2026$47.39
Sep 25, 2026$47.53
Sep 28, 2026$47.40
Sep 29, 2026$47.29
Sep 30, 2026$46.91
Oct 1, 2026$46.98
Oct 2, 2026$47.08
Oct 5, 2026$47.15
Oct 6, 2026$47.40
Oct 7, 2026$47.09
Oct 8, 2026$47.60
Oct 9, 2026$47.66
Oct 12, 2026$47.97
Oct 13, 2026$48.09
Oct 14, 2026$48.37
Oct 15, 2026$48.87
Oct 16, 2026$49.37
Oct 19, 2026$48.92
Oct 20, 2026$49.57
Oct 21, 2026$49.55
Oct 22, 2026$50.63

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +9.9% so far this year. At 0.65% a year it is not the cheapest way in — RSP has a reported fee of 0.20%.

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

$9.8Bassets under management
0.65%expense ratio · $65 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
633Kavg daily volume, 30 days
170holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed September 23, 2023 · beta 0.15

Sector weights

  • Consumer Discretionary22.73%
  • Industrials19.6%
  • Utilities17.15%
  • Consumer Defensive15.02%
  • Consumer Non-Durables13.79%
  • Financials13.54%
  • Finance13.33%
  • Financial Services13.22%
  • Technology8.59%
  • Health Technology8.47%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Consumer Discretionary22.73%
Industrials19.6%
Utilities17.15%
Consumer Defensive15.02%
Consumer Non-Durables13.79%
Financials13.54%
Finance13.33%
Financial Services13.22%
Technology8.59%
Health Technology8.47%

Country weights

  • United States85.63%
  • Canada6.26%
  • United Kingdom2.98%
  • Ireland1.63%
  • Switzerland1.46%
  • India0.94%
  • Japan0.85%
  • Other0.79%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
United States85.63%
Canada6.26%
United Kingdom2.98%
Ireland1.63%
Switzerland1.46%
India0.94%
Japan0.85%
Other0.79%
Performance
1 week+2.6%
1 month+4.9%
3 months+2.8%
6 months+4.7%
YTD+9.9%
1 year+9.8%
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
13%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
10%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.1%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.8%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
653Kshares traded
The case against FVD

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FVD 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%$41.2B+$609M-62bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-62bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPYG State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF0.04%$57.9B+$717M-61bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$717M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPYV State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF0.04%$36B+$208M-61bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$208M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$34.8B+$148M-61bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$148M in over the monthHead-to-head
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