FVDFirst Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund
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 · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,175+11.8%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaStrategy
Index tracking
Factor
Dividend
Index tracked
Value Line Dividend Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 4.5% of fund✓ well 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+ yearsVolatility (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