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First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF (DV...
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ETF Info

IssuerFirst Trust
Inception DateSep 5, 2018
RegionNorth America (U.S.)
CategoryAll Cap Equities
Index TrackedDorsey Wright Momentum Plus Value Index
Home Pagewww.ftportfolios.com
Asset ClassEquity

Asset Class Size

Multi-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

The First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF has a high expense ratio of 0.60%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


Expense ratio chart for DVLU: current value at 0.60% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.60%

Share Price Chart


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First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
34.39%
22.61%
DVLU (First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

Returns By Period

First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF had a return of 8.98% year-to-date (YTD) and 30.35% in the last 12 months.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date8.98%5.84%
1 month-3.88%-2.98%
6 months33.14%22.02%
1 year30.35%24.47%
5 years (annualized)10.84%11.44%
10 years (annualized)N/A10.46%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20240.73%5.62%9.17%
2023-4.08%-5.65%10.71%9.38%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current risk-adjusted rank of DVLU is 76, placing it in the top 24% of the market in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is based on the combined values of the indicators listed below.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of DVLU is 7676
First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF(DVLU)
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of DVLU is 7676Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of DVLU is 7777Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of DVLU is 7474Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of DVLU is 8080Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of DVLU is 7373Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF (DVLU) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


DVLU
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for DVLU, currently valued at 1.65, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.001.65
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for DVLU, currently valued at 2.43, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.002.43
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for DVLU, currently valued at 1.28, compared to the broader market1.001.502.001.28
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for DVLU, currently valued at 1.56, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.001.56
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for DVLU, currently valued at 6.30, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.006.30
^GSPC
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.05, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.002.05
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.98, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.002.98
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.36, compared to the broader market1.001.502.001.36
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.55, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.001.55
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 8.05, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.008.05

Sharpe Ratio

The current First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF Sharpe ratio is 1.65. A Sharpe ratio greater than 1.0 is considered acceptable.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio-0.500.000.501.001.502.002.503.00NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
1.65
2.05
DVLU (First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF granted a 1.02% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.29 per share.


PeriodTTM202320222021202020192018
Dividend$0.29$0.35$0.48$0.33$0.24$0.33$0.09

Dividend yield

1.02%1.34%2.18%1.33%1.34%1.71%0.58%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024$0.00$0.00$0.04
2023$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.14
2022$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.20
2021$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.13
2020$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.07
2019$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.10
2018$0.09

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
-6.18%
-3.92%
DVLU (First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF was 53.26%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 213 trading sessions.

The current First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF drawdown is 6.18%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-53.26%Jan 21, 202042Mar 23, 2020213Feb 5, 2021255
-26.57%Sep 21, 201860Dec 24, 2018224Nov 26, 2019284
-22.36%Jun 8, 202275Sep 26, 2022305Dec 14, 2023380
-11.18%Jun 2, 202133Jul 19, 202164Oct 18, 202197
-10.31%Mar 30, 202231May 12, 202217Jun 7, 202248

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF volatility is 4.56%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%7.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
4.56%
3.60%
DVLU (First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)