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First Trust Value Line Dividend Index (FVD)
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Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
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Volatility

ETF Info

ISINUS33734H1068
CUSIP33734H106
IssuerFirst Trust
Inception DateAug 26, 2003
RegionNorth America (U.S.)
CategoryLarge Cap Blend Equities, Dividend
Index TrackedValue Line Dividend Index
Home Pagewww.ftportfolios.com
Asset ClassEquity

Asset Class Size

Multi-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

The First Trust Value Line Dividend Index has a high expense ratio of 0.70%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


Expense ratio chart for FVD: current value at 0.70% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.70%

Share Price Chart


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First Trust Value Line Dividend Index

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in First Trust Value Line Dividend Index, 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%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
13.23%
19.37%
FVD (First Trust Value Line Dividend Index)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

Returns By Period

First Trust Value Line Dividend Index had a return of 1.52% year-to-date (YTD) and 3.11% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, First Trust Value Line Dividend Index had an annualized return of 8.85%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.55%, indicating that First Trust Value Line Dividend Index did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date1.52%6.30%
1 month-1.21%-3.13%
6 months13.23%19.37%
1 year3.11%22.56%
5 years (annualized)6.85%11.65%
10 years (annualized)8.85%10.55%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024-0.79%2.04%3.32%
2023-4.04%-1.90%6.24%4.84%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of FVD is 26, suggesting that the investment has average results relative to the market in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is determined by the cumulative values of the indicators listed below.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of FVD is 2626
First Trust Value Line Dividend Index(FVD)
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of FVD is 2525Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of FVD is 2424Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of FVD is 2424Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of FVD is 3131Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of FVD is 2424Martin 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 Value Line Dividend Index (FVD) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


FVD
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for FVD, currently valued at 0.30, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.000.30
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for FVD, currently valued at 0.51, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.000.51
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for FVD, currently valued at 1.06, compared to the broader market1.001.502.001.06
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for FVD, currently valued at 0.25, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.000.25
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for FVD, currently valued at 0.74, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.000.74
^GSPC
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.92, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.001.92
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.78, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.002.78
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.33, compared to the broader market1.001.502.001.33
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.47, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.001.47
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 7.64, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.007.64

Sharpe Ratio

The current First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Sharpe ratio is 0.30. A Sharpe ratio between 0 and 1.0 is considered sub-optimal.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio-0.500.000.501.001.502.002.503.00NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
0.30
1.92
FVD (First Trust Value Line Dividend Index)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

First Trust Value Line Dividend Index granted a 2.27% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.93 per share.


PeriodTTM20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Dividend$0.93$0.95$0.88$0.75$0.81$0.73$0.73$0.65$0.57$0.56$0.59$0.49

Dividend yield

2.27%2.34%2.20%1.75%2.31%2.03%2.50%2.10%2.04%2.34%2.46%2.28%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for First Trust Value Line Dividend Index. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024$0.00$0.00$0.19
2023$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.29
2022$0.00$0.05$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.27
2021$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.23
2020$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.21
2019$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.20
2018$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.24
2017$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.20
2016$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.17
2015$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.16
2014$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.16
2013$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.13

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
-2.94%
-3.50%
FVD (First Trust Value Line Dividend Index)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the First Trust Value Line Dividend Index. 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 Value Line Dividend Index was 51.00%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 501 trading sessions.

The current First Trust Value Line Dividend Index drawdown is 2.94%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-51%Jun 5, 2007444Mar 9, 2009501Mar 3, 2011945
-35.25%Feb 18, 202025Mar 23, 2020232Feb 23, 2021257
-16.41%Apr 21, 2022121Oct 12, 2022350Mar 6, 2024471
-15.4%May 20, 201155Aug 8, 2011112Jan 18, 2012167
-12.87%Sep 24, 201864Dec 24, 201836Feb 15, 2019100

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current First Trust Value Line Dividend Index volatility is 3.30%, 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.


1.50%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%4.00%4.50%5.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
3.30%
3.58%
FVD (First Trust Value Line Dividend Index)
Benchmark (^GSPC)