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First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF

SDVY NASDAQ

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF tracks an equal-weighted index of small- and mid-cap US companies with historically increasing dividends and that meet various fundamental criteria.

41.30USD
+4.64 (+12.66%) 1 Year · close Oct 12

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Dividend yield
1.01%
Trailing 12 months
Volatility · 1Y
14.1%
Below Average
Beta
0.92
vs the market
52-week range
36.0644.83
01 Performance

How SDVY has paid off

Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against its benchmark.

Return by period

Price · to Oct 12
Below Average performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs benchmark

Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
−39.9 pts
0%20%40% SDVY +13.8% Index +53.7%

Over 1 year, SDVY returned +13.8% with dividends reinvested — −39.9 pts behind its benchmark.

02 Risk

How bumpy is the ride?

Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.

Volatility

Annualized · 1Y
14.1%Below Average

A typical year sees the price swing about ±14% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−9.5%
0%-5%−9.5%

Deepest fall −9.5% on Sep 30, 2026 — 57 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 18% of the time.

Risk vs reward

1Y
Volatility →Return →More return, less riskIndex+53.7% · σ 14%SDVY+13.8% · σ 14%

Over 1 year, SDVY delivered less return, with less risk than its benchmark.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
SDVY tends to move+9.2%

A beta of 0.92 means SDVY has moved roughly in line with the market.

Sharpe ratio 0.92 Return earned per unit of volatility
03 Technicals

Trend & momentum

Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.

Price vs moving averages

Uptrend
41.30
  • 12-day average41.28 +0.0%
  • 26-day average41.68 −0.9%
  • 50-day average42.14 −2.0%
  • 200-day average41.24 +0.1%

The price is above 2 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is above the 200-day, a sign of a rising longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Neutral
OversoldOverbought44.8

RSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.

Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.

04 Dividends

What it pays you

Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.

Dividend yield1.01%

About 10 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.

Per share
0.42
Last paid
Sep 24, 2026

Last 12 months

0.42 USD / share
0.13Dec 120.10Mar 260.09Jun 250.10Sep 24
05 Themes

Where SDVY shows up

Curated themes and indices that hold SDVY. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.

06 Profile

About First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF tracks an equal-weighted index of small- and mid-cap US companies with historically increasing dividends and that meet various fundamental criteria.

  • Featured in 1 curated theme
Ticker
SDVY
Exchange
NASDAQ
ISIN
US33741X1028
CUSIP
33741X102
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
US Equity
Industry
Dividend Yield
Benchmark
Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
All key statistics

Details

NameFirst Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
TickerSDVY
ISINUS33741X1028
CUSIP33741X102
ExchangeNASDAQ
CategoryUS Equity
Sub CategoryDividend Yield
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateNov 1, 2017
BenchmarkNasdaq US SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers Index

Shareas of Oct 12, 2026

Close Price USD41.30
52W Low / High 36.06 / 44.83
1Y Total Return13.80%
Below Average
1Y Volatility14.04%
Below Average
Beta0.92
12M Dividends0.4184
Last Dividend DateSep 24, 2026
Dist. Frequency-
Dividend Yield1.01%

Dataas of Oct 13, 2026

AUM-
Discount/Premium-
NAV-
Shares Outstanding-
Volume 20D Avg-
Nbr of Holdings-
Risk Rank-
Net Expense-
Options available-
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