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FVDFirst TrustINDEX

FIRST TRUST VALUE LINE DIVIDEND INDEX FUND

$47.40+0.53% vs prior close
455152-WK

Price through Oct 6, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 6, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 6, 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.

Price & daily flows
49.748.046.347.40DAILY NET FLOWOct 6Feb 4Jun 4Oct 6

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +2.9% 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
569Kavg daily volume, 30 days
170holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed September 23, 2023 · beta 0.20
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%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States85.63%
Canada6.26%
United Kingdom2.98%
Ireland1.63%
Switzerland1.46%
India0.94%
Japan0.85%
Other0.79%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+1.0%
1 month-5.4%
3 months-3.4%
6 months+0.1%
YTD+2.9%
1 year+2.6%
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
7%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
10%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.1%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-7.1%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
464Kshares 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 State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41B+$286M-62bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$286M 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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