Mid-Cap Value · NYSE ARCA · USD · Data as of 2026-05-15
AUM
$8.18B
Expense ratio
0.62%
Yield
2.26%
YTD return
+4.81%
Last price
$47.03
High Dividend · Coverage 75% · low
Today
52.3
Outlook
59.7
Block A (composite-derived)
72.2
Block C (market behavior)
48.4
Today overlay (Block D)
0.0
Outlook overlay (Block D)
0.0
today_score = clip(0,100, 50 + 0.15·(A−50) + 0.60·(C−50) + D_today). Block B (holdings rollup) is in Phase 3 development; β=0 caps the natural range at ~12.5–87.5 in Preview v0.9. Formula version tide-etf-v1.0.0.
72.2
Coverage 75% · medium
Liquidity
—
Expenses
45.0
Performance
—
Volatility
93.9
Dividend
48.1
Concentration
95.0
Smart Money
64.1
Activist
89.7
Formula version composite-v1.0.0. Axes hover to see why a sub-score is missing.
First Trust Value Line® Dividend Index Fund (FVD) is an exchange-traded fund from First Trust in the Mixed asset class. Launched in 2003. Assets under management: 8,182,530,048.
The fund tracks the Value Line Dividend Index.
Bullish Whales composite rating: 72 out of 100. Evidence coverage 75% across 6 of 8 axes. Strongest axes: concentration, volatility, activist exposure.
Annualized one-year realized volatility 10%, classified low. Weakest axes: expenses, dividend.
Top-10 weight 0%, diversified, led by MO. Trailing yield 0%.
etf_composite_score_current · activist_score, composite_score, concentration_score, confidence, coverage_pct, dividend_score, expenses_score, volatility_scoreetf_fundamentals_td · dividend_frequency, yieldetf_holdings_top10 · holding_symbol, weightetf_universe · asset_class, aum_usd, benchmark, benchmark_provider, fund_type, inception_date, issuer, name, replication_method, ticker, volatility_1yThe First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund is an exchange-traded fund designed to track the performance of the Value Line Dividend Index. Its primary function is to provide investors with exposure to a diverse portfolio of dividend-paying stocks. The ETF selects stocks based on the proprietary Value Line Safety Ranking System, which evaluates the financial stability of companies, ensuring high-quality selections that consistently offer dividends. This fund focuses on stocks from large-cap and mid-cap companies across a multitude of sectors, including consumer goods, healthcare, and industrials, facilitating sector diversification. The emphasis on dividend yield provides investors with potential income generation coupled with equity exposure, appealing to both income-focused and total-return investors. The First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund holds significance in the market as it allows investors access to a methodically managed portfolio based on rigorous selection criteria, aiming for stable investment performance. By focusing on companies with reliable dividend payouts and strong safety rankings, it strives to balance risk and return, making it a valuable option within the passive investment space.
Net AUM change history is not yet available for this ETF. Fund-flow time series is a Phase B deliverable.
Current AUM: $8,182,530,048. AUM change is computed from rolling daily fundamentals snapshots; it reflects total net-asset deltas (creations/redemptions + market value moves), not pure share creations.
Fund documents (fact sheets, prospectuses, semi-annual reports) for FVD are coming soon. The BW fund-document archive will surface PDFs alongside a metadata index for searchability.