RDVY

RDVY Dividend Yield

First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF · Large Value · First Trust · ETF · quarterly payer

$79.07

As of Nov 5, 2026, RDVY (First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF) yields 0.86%, paying $0.68 a share a year in quarterly distributions at its $79.07 price. It costs 0.47% a year and manages $25.5B. Over the last 5 years it returned 11.5% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

0.86%

Paid a Year

$0.68

Expense Ratio

0.47%

Assets

$25.5B

5-Yr Return

11.5%/yr

Frequency

Quarterly

Key facts about RDVY

Data as of Nov 5, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 5, 2026, RDVY yields 0.86% and pays about $0.68 a share a year, quarterly.
RDVY paid $0.68 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 4 payments.
RDVY's expense ratio is 0.47% a year, or $47.00 on $10,000.
RDVY is an ETF from First Trust with $25.5B in assets, started Jan 6, 2014.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, RDVY returned 11.5% a year with distributions reinvested (9.6% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, RDVY returned 15.3% a year with distributions reinvested (13.5% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Jan 2014, RDVY's share price is up 312%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 414%.
RDVY's three largest holdings are The Travelers Companies Inc (2.4%), Visa Inc Class A (2.3%), Accenture PLC Class A (2.3%).

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "RDVY Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/RDVY

What $10,000 in RDVY became

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From Jan 2014 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$51,409

Payouts taken as cash

$45,559

$4,389 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$52,481

Since Jan 2014, RDVY's share price is up 312%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 414%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.

RDVY total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	+18.8%	+17.7%	+12.0%
3 years	+23.1%	+21.4%	+23.3%
5 years	+11.5%	+9.6%	+12.0%
10 years	+15.3%	+13.5%	+15.3%
Since Jan 2014	+13.7%	+11.7%	+13.9%

RDVY distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Sep 24, 2026	—	$0.1520	+2.0%
Jun 25, 2026	—	$0.1470	−14.0%
Mar 26, 2026	—	$0.1810	−28.7%
Dec 12, 2025	—	$0.20	−32.4%
Sep 25, 2025	—	$0.1490	−22.0%
Jun 26, 2025	—	$0.1710	−34.7%
Mar 27, 2025	—	$0.2540	+13.4%
Dec 13, 2024	—	$0.2960	−13.5%
Sep 26, 2024	—	$0.1910	−14.7%
Jun 27, 2024	—	$0.2620	−13.2%
Mar 21, 2024	—	$0.2240	+6.2%
Dec 22, 2023	—	$0.3420	−9.0%

What RDVY holds

Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.

TRV The Travelers Companies Inc2.4%
V Visa Inc Class A2.3%
ACN Accenture PLC Class A2.3%
ADP Automatic Data Processing Inc2.2%
MSFT Microsoft Corp2.2%
ALL Allstate Corp2.2%
AMAT Applied Materials Inc2.2%
BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corp2.1%
EXPE Expedia Group Inc2.1%
CB Chubb Ltd2.1%

Financials39.8%
Technology25.7%
Industrials12.0%
Consumer cyclical10.0%
Healthcare4.2%
Communication3.5%
Consumer defensive2.5%
Energy1.7%

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RDVY questions

What is RDVY's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, RDVY yields 0.86%. Over the last 12 months it paid $0.68 a share in 4 payments, against a $79.07 share price.

How often does RDVY pay dividends?

RDVY pays quarterly, 4 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of RDVY pay?

At about $0.68 a share a year, 100 shares of RDVY pay about $68.00 a year, $17.00 each quarter, before tax.

What is RDVY's expense ratio?

RDVY's expense ratio is 0.47% a year: $47.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is RDVY's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, RDVY returned 11.5% a year with distributions reinvested, of which 9.6% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does RDVY have NAV erosion?

What does RDVY hold?

RDVY's largest holdings are The Travelers Companies Inc (2.4%), Visa Inc Class A (2.3%), Accenture PLC Class A (2.3%). Its top ten make up 22% of the fund.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: First Trust
Category: Large Value
Started: Jan 6, 2014
Expense ratio: 0.47%
Assets: $25.5B
Dividend yield: 0.86%
Paid in the last year: $0.68 (4 payments)
Last payment: $0.1520 · ex Sep 24, 2026
Beta (3 years): 0.94

Income Calculator

At $0.68 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (quarterly)$17.00

Annual$68.00

Monthly avg$5.67

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.