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RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF — distribution yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NASDAQ· Quarterly distribution· ETF

$79.32 ▲ $0.18(0.23%) as of Oct 29, 2026 06:20 UTC
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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI - First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors LP. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in growth and value stocks of large-cap companies. The fund invests in dividend paying stocks of companies. It seeks to track the performance of the NASDAQ US Rising Dividend Achievers Index, by using full replication technique. First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI - First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF was formed on January 6, 2014 and is domiciled in the United States.

Distribution Snapshot

StatusReduced
Last Distribution$0.1521Paid Sep 30, 2026
Forward Annual$0.61From the $0.1521 distribution declared Sep 23, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateSep 24, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth-20.5%Annual totals, 2024–2025
10-Yr Growth5.7%Annual totals, 2015–2025

Research Scores

Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.

Dividend Safety Score

Not Rated

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Dividend Growth Score

Not Rated

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Dividend Value Score

Not Rated

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DividendRank

Not Rated

Safety Score not rated (fund scores not yet available)

Key Metrics

Distribution Yield

0.77%

At the Oct 29, 2026 price

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Distribution

$0.6084

Declared Sep 23, 2026

The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.

Frequency

Q Quarterly

How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

RSI (14)

48

As of Oct 29, 2026

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$65.04 – $83.88

Closes through Oct 23, 2026

The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio

n/a

The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.

Years Paying

12

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book

-

Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is a set of four checks on a dividend's record and the company's data, the same test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a Dividend Safety Score of 70+ and a yield of 2%+. Accelerating: at least three consecutive completed calendar years of higher total regular dividends. Flawless: since 1990, no calendar year whose total regular dividend fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension. Enduring: at least 20 years between the first and latest dividend in our records. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (Dividend Safety Score 70+ and yield 2%+): Dividend Safety Score not rated, yield 0.77%.
A Accelerating
Dividend growth has stalled — 0 consecutive annual increase(s), under the 3 this check looks for.
F Flawless
A calendar year's regular dividend total fell more than 20% below the year before.
E Enduring
12 year(s) of payments on record, under the 20 this check looks for.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNASDAQThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume1,488,034Oct 23, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the trading session dated beside this figure, a rough read on trading activity. Daily bars are refreshed on a slower cycle than the quoted price, so this session can be older than the price above.
Open$79.26Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Day Range$78.48 – $79.28Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Prev Close$79.67Close of Oct 22, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$25.42BAs of Oct 29, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out320.50MImplied by market cap, Oct 29, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPSn/aEarnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/En/aPrice-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateSep 24, 2026Paid Sep 30, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateN/ANone declared yetThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Distribution Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)-1.3%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)8.3%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases0 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

RDVY's distribution yield rose from 0.72% to 0.77% over the past ~90 days (+0.05 pp). Of that move, +0.02 pp came from changes in the distribution rate and +0.02 pp from the share price ($81.75 on Aug 03, 2026 → $79.32 on Oct 29, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current0.77%
1-Yr Average0.92%
Low / High0.70% – 1.17%
Percentile28%

Across 272 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), RDVY's current yield is higher than approximately 28% of them. Our stored price history for RDVY covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.

Adjusted Price History

Distribution History

Distribution Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$0.1521 Q Regular Sep 23, 2026 Sep 24, 2026 Sep 24, 2026 Sep 30, 2026
$0.1474 Q Regular Jun 24, 2026 Jun 25, 2026 Jun 25, 2026 Jun 30, 2026
$0.1813 Q Regular Mar 25, 2026 Mar 26, 2026 Mar 26, 2026 Mar 31, 2026
$0.1996 Q Regular Dec 11, 2025 Dec 12, 2025 Dec 12, 2025 Dec 31, 2025
$0.1487 Q Regular Sep 24, 2025 Sep 25, 2025 Sep 25, 2025 Sep 30, 2025
$0.1706 Q Regular Jun 25, 2025 Jun 26, 2025 Jun 26, 2025 Jun 30, 2025
$0.2544 Q Regular Mar 26, 2025 Mar 27, 2025 Mar 27, 2025 Mar 31, 2025
$0.2956 Q Regular Dec 12, 2024 Dec 13, 2024 Dec 13, 2024 Dec 31, 2024
$0.1912 Q Regular Sep 25, 2024 Sep 26, 2024 Sep 26, 2024 Sep 30, 2024
$0.2616 Q Regular Jun 26, 2024 Jun 27, 2024 Jun 27, 2024 Jun 28, 2024
$0.2238 Q Regular Mar 20, 2024 Mar 21, 2024 Mar 22, 2024 Mar 28, 2024
$0.3421 Q Regular Mar 24, 2023 Dec 22, 2023 Dec 26, 2023 Dec 29, 2023
$0.2241 Q Regular Mar 24, 2023 Sep 22, 2023 Sep 25, 2023 Sep 29, 2023
$0.3021 Q Regular Mar 24, 2023 Jun 27, 2023 Jun 28, 2023 Jun 30, 2023
$0.2114 Q Regular Mar 23, 2023 Mar 24, 2023 Mar 27, 2023 Mar 31, 2023
$0.3760 Q Regular Dec 22, 2022 Dec 23, 2022 Dec 27, 2022 Dec 30, 2022
$0.2180 Q Regular Sep 22, 2022 Sep 23, 2022 Sep 26, 2022 Sep 30, 2022
$0.2220 Q Regular Jun 23, 2022 Jun 24, 2022 Jun 27, 2022 Jun 30, 2022
$0.1540 Q Regular Mar 24, 2022 Mar 25, 2022 Mar 28, 2022 Mar 31, 2022
$0.1710 Q Regular Dec 22, 2021 Dec 23, 2021 Dec 27, 2021 Dec 31, 2021
$0.1310 Q Regular Sep 22, 2021 Sep 23, 2021 Sep 24, 2021 Sep 30, 2021
$0.1200 Q Regular Jan 28, 2021 Jun 24, 2021 Jun 25, 2021 Jun 30, 2021
$0.1170 Q Regular Jan 28, 2021 Mar 25, 2021 Mar 26, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
$0.2110 Q Regular Dec 23, 2020 Dec 24, 2020 Dec 28, 2020 Dec 31, 2020
$0.1280 Q Regular Sep 23, 2020 Sep 24, 2020 Sep 25, 2020 Sep 30, 2020
$0.1650 Q Regular Jun 24, 2020 Jun 25, 2020 Jun 26, 2020 Jun 30, 2020
$0.1080 Q Regular Mar 25, 2020 Mar 26, 2020 Mar 27, 2020 Mar 31, 2020
$0.1880 Q Regular Dec 12, 2019 Dec 13, 2019 Dec 16, 2019 Dec 31, 2019
$0.1270 Q Regular Sep 24, 2019 Sep 25, 2019 Sep 26, 2019 Sep 30, 2019
$0.1330 Q Regular Jun 13, 2019 Jun 14, 2019 Jun 17, 2019 Jun 28, 2019
$0.1090 Q Regular Mar 20, 2019 Mar 21, 2019 Mar 22, 2019 Mar 29, 2019
$0.1620 Q Regular Dec 17, 2018 Dec 18, 2018 Dec 19, 2018 Dec 31, 2018
$0.0820 Q Regular Sep 13, 2018 Sep 14, 2018 Sep 17, 2018 Sep 28, 2018
$0.0990 Q Regular Jun 20, 2018 Jun 21, 2018 Jun 22, 2018 Jun 29, 2018
$0.1020 Q Regular Mar 21, 2018 Mar 22, 2018 Mar 23, 2018 Mar 29, 2018
$0.1100 Q Regular Dec 20, 2017 Dec 21, 2017 Dec 22, 2017 Dec 29, 2017
$0.0880 Q Regular Sep 20, 2017 Sep 21, 2017 Sep 22, 2017 Sep 29, 2017
$0.1060 Q Regular Jun 21, 2017 Jun 22, 2017 Jun 26, 2017 Jun 30, 2017
$0.0700 Q Regular Mar 22, 2017 Mar 23, 2017 Mar 27, 2017 Mar 31, 2017
$0.0860 Q Regular Dec 20, 2016 Dec 21, 2016 Dec 23, 2016 Dec 30, 2016
$0.0792 Q Regular Sep 20, 2016 Sep 21, 2016 Sep 23, 2016 Sep 30, 2016
$0.1400 S Regular Jun 21, 2016 Jun 22, 2016 Jun 24, 2016 Jun 30, 2016
$0.2045 Q Regular Mar 22, 2016 Mar 23, 2016 Mar 28, 2016 Mar 31, 2016
$0.1900 Q Regular Dec 22, 2015 Dec 23, 2015 Dec 28, 2015 Dec 31, 2015
$0.0870 Q Regular Sep 22, 2015 Sep 23, 2015 Sep 25, 2015 Sep 30, 2015
$0.1060 Q Regular Jun 23, 2015 Jun 24, 2015 Jun 26, 2015 Jun 30, 2015
$0.0600 Q Regular Mar 24, 2015 Mar 25, 2015 Mar 27, 2015 Mar 31, 2015
$0.1380 Q Regular Dec 22, 2014 Dec 23, 2014 Dec 26, 2014 Dec 31, 2014
$0.1010 Q Regular Sep 22, 2014 Sep 23, 2014 Sep 25, 2014 Sep 30, 2014
$0.1420 Q Regular Jun 23, 2014 Jun 24, 2014 Jun 26, 2014 Jun 30, 2014
$0.0360 Q Regular Mar 24, 2014 Mar 25, 2014 Mar 27, 2014 Mar 31, 2014

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RDVY dividend — frequently asked questions

Does First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF pay a dividend?

Yes. First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $0.61 per share, a yield of approximately 0.77%.

What is First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF's dividend yield?

First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF's dividend yield is approximately 0.77%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF pay dividends?

First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

How long has First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF paid dividends?

First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF has 12 years of dividend payments on record.

Data updated Oct 29, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.