RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF — distribution yield, history & ex-dividend dates
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
Key Metrics
Distribution Yield
0.73%
At the Sep 14, 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
$0.5896
The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.Frequency
Q Quarterly
How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.Rank Score
39.3
As of Sep 14, 2026
Our 0-100 house score blending yield quality, payout sustainability (the trailing-twelve-month payout ratio), profitability (TTM return on equity), valuation (TTM price-to-book) and payment reliability, recomputed daily. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.RSI (14)
43
As of Sep 14, 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
$65.02 – $83.88
Closes through Sep 11, 2026
The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows 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
Quote & Key Data
Distribution Growth
Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)
RDVY's distribution yield fell from 0.92% to 0.73% over the past ~90 days (-0.19 pp). Of that move, -0.17 pp came from changes in the distribution rate and -0.02 pp from the share price ($79.06 on Jun 16, 2026 → $80.59 on Sep 14, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Across 335 daily observations over the past 16 months (through Sep 11, 2026), RDVY's current yield is higher than approximately 9% of them. Our stored price history for RDVY covers the past 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.1474 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 |
Peer Comparison
Selected ETF distribution payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.
| Ticker | Name | Yield | 5-Yr Growth | Streak | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFF | iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF | 5.86% | 1.1% | 0 yrs | 66 |
| DVY | iShares Select Dividend ETF | 3.07% | 7.9% | 5 yrs | 66 |
| PEY | Invesco High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers ETF | 4.67% | 5.7% | 1 yr | 65 |
| VNQ | Vanguard Real Estate ETF | 3.61% | 0.8% | 1 yr | 65 |
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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 $0.59 per share, a yield of approximately 0.73%.
What is First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF's dividend yield?
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF's dividend yield is approximately 0.73%, 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 Sep 14, 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.