FVDFirst Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund

Grow my money Get income22y track recordRanked #287 of 1,622 in this goal

Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Value Line Dividend Index.

By First Trust · Launched 2003

Annual Cost

0.62%

#3,195 of 5,562 · average

Fund Size

$8.0B

#321 of 5,562 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+9.6%

Track Record

22 years

#169 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD

Growth of $10,000

$10,611+6.1%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Region

North america

Strategy

Index tracking

Factor

Dividend

Index tracked

Value Line Dividend Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 4.4% of fund✓ well diversified

BCE Inc

0.4%

TELUS Corp

0.4%

T-Mobile US Inc

0.4%

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd

0.4%

Motorola Solutions Inc

0.4%

Pembina Pipeline Corp

0.4%

Rogers Communications Inc

0.4%

Dominion Energy Inc

0.4%

Comcast Corp

0.4%

AT&T Inc

0.4%

Asset allocation

Stocks

100.0%

Cash

0.0%

By sector

Financial Services

19.0%

Utilities

17.4%

Industrials

14.3%

Consumer Defensive

11.1%

Healthcare

8.2%

Real Estate

7.7%

Technology

7.3%

Consumer Cyclical

5.7%

Other

9.3%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years

Volatility (1Y)

9.7%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown

-35.2%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)

0.45Below average

Sortino (3Y)

0.64Moderate downside risk

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange: NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective: Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the Value Line Dividend Index.
Strategy: Invests primarily in securities that comprise the Value Line Dividend Index, attempting to replicate its performance. The Index selects stocks with a Safety Ranking of #1 or #2 and higher than average dividend yield compared to the S&P 500, rebalancing monthly.
Inception date: August 19, 2003
Fund family: First Trust