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FVDFirst Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund

Grow my moneyGet income22y track recordRanked #299 of 1,650 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%

#3,319 of 5,853 · average

Fund Size

$8.0B

#330 of 5,853 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+13.6%

Track Record

22 years

#166 of 5,853 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,175+11.8%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Strategy

Index tracking

Factor

Dividend

Index tracked

Value Line Dividend Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 4.5% of fundwell diversified

Entergy Corporation
0.5%
Rio Tinto PLC
0.5%
Sanofi SA
0.5%
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V.
0.5%
AstraZeneca PLC
0.4%
Landstar System Inc.
0.4%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
0.4%
GSK plc
0.4%
AbbVie Inc.
0.4%
The Campbells Co.
0.4%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.8%
Cash
0.1%

By sector

Financial Services
19.8%
Utilities
17.3%
Industrials
14.4%
Consumer Defensive
10.9%
Healthcare
8.2%
Real Estate
8.1%
Technology
6.7%
Consumer Cyclical
5.3%
Other
9.3%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
10.1%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-35.3%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.52Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
0.76Moderate downside risk

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 at least 90% of net assets in securities that comprise the Value Line Dividend Index using an indexing investment approach. The Fund may invest in common stocks and depositary receipts of small, mid, and large capitalization companies, and is concentrated in industries as the Index is concentrated.
Inception date
August 19, 2003
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-08-02