RDVYETF

First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) is a large-cap value ETF with $25.23 billion in assets, offering 0.47% expense ratio and 0.86% dividend yield. The fund has gained 14.31% year-to-date and 19.57% over the past year, with a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy).

It holds 73 companies with heavy exposure to Financials (37.9%), Information Technology, and Industrials sectors. Comparable alternatives include SCHD and VTV, which have lower expense ratios.

The article compares two dividend-focused ETFs: SCHD (Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF) and RDVY (First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF). While SCHD offers high current dividend yield (3%) with slower-growing, established companies, RDVY has delivered superior 10-year average annual returns (15.8% vs 13.2%) by focusing on faster-growing Nasdaq-listed companies with rising dividends. The choice between them depends on investment goals: SCHD for income, RDVY for wealth growth.