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First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF...
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US33741X1028

CUSIP

33741X102

Inception Date

Nov 1, 2017

Region

North America (U.S.)

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

NASDAQ US Small Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers™ Index

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Multi-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

SDVY has an expense ratio of 0.60%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) returned -5.48% year-to-date (YTD) and -0.28% over the past 12 months.


SDVY

YTD

-5.48%

1M

9.73%

6M

-11.79%

1Y

-0.28%

5Y*

18.48%

10Y*

N/A

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-3.77%

1M

7.44%

6M

-5.60%

1Y

8.37%

5Y*

14.12%

10Y*

10.46%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of SDVY, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20254.27%-5.08%-5.14%-2.96%3.75%-5.48%
2024-2.53%3.29%5.87%-5.89%4.88%-2.44%9.92%-1.88%1.45%-0.85%10.76%-9.83%11.19%
202311.09%-1.17%-6.33%-1.41%-3.06%12.00%6.82%-1.88%-4.52%-4.85%9.57%11.97%28.57%
2022-4.63%-0.76%-2.57%-6.35%3.49%-11.01%11.14%-4.14%-8.56%11.98%6.91%-5.09%-11.98%
20211.59%10.99%6.25%3.49%2.17%-2.83%-0.19%2.34%-4.61%4.39%-2.35%5.60%29.13%
2020-3.92%-10.36%-23.27%13.72%6.21%2.60%2.36%4.79%-2.59%2.52%18.52%7.45%11.72%
201911.38%6.24%-4.04%4.98%-8.77%8.73%0.84%-6.38%4.85%2.71%2.80%1.66%25.63%
20182.82%-2.02%-1.73%-0.77%2.17%0.35%1.03%2.37%-1.84%-7.87%2.31%-12.07%-15.26%
20175.26%0.49%5.78%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of SDVY is 20, meaning it’s performing worse than 80% of other ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of SDVY is 2020
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of SDVY is 1818
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of SDVY is 2222
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of SDVY is 2121
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of SDVY is 2020
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of SDVY is 2020
Martin 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 SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF Sharpe ratios as of May 11, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.02
  • 5-Year: 0.75
  • All Time: 0.37

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF provided a 1.86% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.63 per share.


0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.40$0.50$0.6020172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017
Dividend$0.63$0.57$0.62$0.59$0.33$0.35$0.37$0.28$0.06

Dividend yield

1.86%1.60%1.90%2.28%1.09%1.48%1.69%1.57%0.29%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.16
2024$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.57
2023$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.62
2022$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.59
2021$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.33
2020$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.35
2019$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.37
2018$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.28
2017$0.06$0.06

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers 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 SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF was 44.70%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 161 trading sessions.

The current First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF drawdown is 15.58%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-44.7%Jul 25, 2019166Mar 23, 2020161Nov 17, 2020327
-26.11%Nov 26, 202490Apr 8, 2025
-24.43%Jan 5, 2022182Sep 26, 2022203Jul 19, 2023385
-22.58%Aug 29, 201865Dec 24, 2018128Jul 24, 2019193
-12.53%Aug 8, 202358Oct 27, 202325Dec 4, 202383

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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