RDVI: FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF
First Trust · Index Covered Call / Option Income
Growth of $100
Green is what an investor who reinvested every payout would have; red is the price alone. The gap between them is the income. If the red line keeps falling, the payouts are partly your own money coming back.
Was the payout earned?
Over the last year RDVI paid 8.4% and returned +17.0% in total, so the payout was fully earned and the fund also kept (or grew) its value.
| Earned % (3 months) | below -100% |
| Earned % (1 year) | 176% |
| Earned % (full history, up to 5 yrs) | 193% |
Earned % = total return ÷ payouts. 100% means every dollar paid out was earned; below 100% means part of it came from the fund's own value. This is an economic measure based on market price, not the tax label on the payout.
Where the DT Score comes from
Total 72.3 / 100 · rank #28 of 420. How the score works
Risk
| Sortino ratio (1Y) | 1.28 |
| Sharpe ratio (1Y) | 0.87 |
| Steadiness vs S&P 500 | 96% |
| Beta to S&P 500 | 0.85 |
| Correlation to S&P 500 | 0.81 |
| Max drop (1Y) | -8.5% |
| Max drop (up to 5 yrs) | -18.4% |
| Trend | Downtrend |
| History | 4.0 yrs |
Vs. SPY (what it's built on)
| Upside capture | 92% |
| Downside capture | 83% |
| Capture ratio | 1.11 |
| Beta | 0.85 |
| Correlation | 0.81 |
| Tracking | – |
On days SPY rose, RDVI caught 92% of the gain; on days it fell, RDVI took 83% of the loss.
Payout history
Each bar is one payout (last 36 shown). Pays Monthly.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | $0.1980 |
| 2026-09-24 | $0.2000 |
| 2026-08-21 | $0.2080 |
| 2026-07-21 | $0.2040 |
| 2026-06-25 | $0.2040 |
| 2026-05-21 | $0.1890 |
| 2026-04-21 | $0.1910 |
| 2026-03-26 | $0.1840 |
| 2026-02-20 | $0.1920 |
| 2026-01-21 | $0.1930 |
| 2025-12-12 | $0.1840 |
| 2025-11-21 | $0.1780 |
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| Fund | Category | Fwd rate | 12m yield | 1Y total ret. | Earned % 1Y | Upside capt. | Downside capt. | Tracking | DT Score | Momentum | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIV Global X SuperDividend US ETF | Equity Income / Dividend Growth | 6.7% | 6.7% | +17.7% | 242% | 5% | -9% | – | 78 | 57 | Downtrend |
| HCOW Amplify COWS Covered Call ETF | Index Covered Call / Option Income | 10.2% | 11.1% | +18.7% | 152% | 65% | 49% | – | 75 | 76 | Uptrend |
| SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | Equity Income / Dividend Growth | 3.0% | 3.0% | +36.6% | 915% | 38% | 1% | – | 74 | 91 | Uptrend |
| DJIA Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF | Index Covered Call / Option Income | 9.1% | 10.1% | +10.8% | 104% | 54% | 47% | Loosely | 71 | 68 | Mixed |
| GDV Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust | CEF - Equity | 6.3% | 6.3% | +12.4% | 187% | 75% | 68% | – | 71 | 39 | Downtrend |
| DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF | Equity Income / Dividend Growth | 3.3% | 3.3% | +19.2% | 496% | 34% | 14% | – | 70 | 79 | Uptrend |
| FDL First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund | Equity Income / Dividend Growth | 3.9% | 3.6% | +30.0% | 659% | 13% | -22% | – | 70 | 90 | Uptrend |
| INCE Franklin Income Equity Focus ETF | Equity Income / Dividend Growth | 5.3% | 5.1% | +20.8% | 353% | 43% | 23% | – | 70 | 66 | Mixed |
| PEY Invesco High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers ETF | Equity Income / Dividend Growth | 5.2% | 4.2% | +27.6% | 496% | 36% | 9% | – | 69 | 84 | Uptrend |
| HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF | Equity Income / Dividend Growth | 4.2% | 3.2% | +32.2% | 799% | 9% | -28% | – | 69 | 93 | Uptrend |
About RDVI
| Issuer | First Trust |
| Structure | ETF |
| Category | Index Covered Call / Option Income |
| Strategy | Dividend Achievers stocks with option overlay for target income |
| Underlying | US dividend growers |
| Exposure | Dividend Stocks |
| Index linkage | Partial - options/overlay on index |
| Pays | Monthly |
| Expense ratio | – |
| Uses leverage | No |
| Upside capped | Partial |
| Rate sensitivity | Low |
| Return of capital common | Sometimes |
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