First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund ETF.com segment: Equity: U.S. - High Dividend Yield Competing ETFs: VYM, DVY, SDY, DHS, PEY Related ETF Channels: North America, Smart-Beta ETFs, Dividend, U.S., Dividends, High Dividend Yield, Equity, Broad-based Find more ETFs with our ETF Screener and Database *Unless otherwise stated, data provided by FactSet. B 64 FUND DESCRIPTION The First Trust Value Line Dividend ETF tracks an equal-weighted index of dividendpaying companies. The index excludes companies with less than $1 billion in market cap. FACTSET ANALYTICS INSIGHT seeks to deliver better-than-average dividend yields via an equal-weighted portfolio of dividend-paying stocks. It builds this portfolio in two steps: first, it uses Value Line's proprietary 'safety rating' system to select low-beta stocks from companies with strong balance sheets, and then it chooses the stocks with aboveaverage yields and weights them equally. makes some big sector bets along the way, and its equal-weighted approach results in a pronounced midcap tilt compared to our high-yield benchmark. may carry slightly lower risk compared to our benchmark, but it doesn't necessarily succeed in delivering equal or better yields. On-screen liquidity is decent and spreads manageable, while underlying liquidity is strong and creation costs are low. does, however, charge a steep fee for a fairly simple methodology, and its tracking can be variable. MSCI ESG ANALYTICS INSIGHT The MSCI ESG Fund Quality Score measures the ability of ETF underlying holdings to manage key medium to long-term risks and opportunities arising from environmental, social, and governance factors, as determined by MSCI ESG Research LLC. As of September 19, 2018 the First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund MSCI ESG Fund Quality Score is 5.53 out of 10. The fund s Peer Rank reflects the ranking of a fund s MSCI ESG Fund Quality Score against the scores of other funds within the same peer group, as defined by the Thomson Reuters Lipper Global Classification. ranks in the 76th percentile within its peer group and in the 51st percentile within the global universe of all funds in MSCI ESG Fund Metrics coverage. SUMMARY DATA Issuer Inception Date Legal Structure Expense Ratio Assets Under Management Average Daily $ Average Spread (%) PORTFOLIO DATA Weighted Average Market Cap Price / Earnings Ratio Price / Book Ratio Distribution Yield Next Ex-Dividend Date Number of Holdings INDEX DATA Index Tracked Index Weighting Methodology Index Selection Methodology First Trust 08/19/03 Open-Ended Fund 0.70% $4.44B $12.75M 0.04% $61.55B 19.38 2.58 2.60% 09/14/18 197 Value Line Dividend (TR) Equal Dividends MSCI USA IMI High Yield Dividend Index
1 Year Daily Price ($) 33.00 32.00 31.00 30.00 29.00 Oct Nov Dec `18 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep 2 000k PERFORMANCE [as of 09/19/18] 1 MONTH 3 MONTHS YTD 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS 0.51% 5.80% 4.98% 9.96% 14.26% 11.92% 10.79% (NAV) 0.47% 5.78% 5.00% 9.87% 14.26% 11.92% 10.63% Value Line Dividend (TR) -- -- -- -- -- -- 10.63% MSCI USA IMI High Yield Dividend Index -- -- -- -- -- -- -- All returns over 1 year are annualized. All returns are total returns unless otherwise stated. TOP 10 COUNTRIES United States 88.24% Japan 1.02% Canada 5.09% Taiwan, Province of China 0.52% United Kingdom 3.05% India 0.51% France 1.06% Belgium 0.49% Switzerland 1.03% TOP 10 SECTORS Financials 22.62% Technology 5.55% Utilities 21.33% Healthcare 5.30% Consumer Non-Cyclicals 14.87% Energy 3.13% Industrials 14.57% Basic Materials 2.67% Consumer Cyclicals 7.92% Telecommunications Serv 2.07% TOP 10 HOLDINGS Taiwan Semiconductor M 0.55% PPL Corporation Hormel Foods Corporation Xcel Energy Inc. QUALCOMM Incorporated Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Northwest Natural Gas Co Hershey Company ABM Industries Incorpora Aspen Insurance Holdings Total Top 10 Weighting 5.35%
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TAX EXPOSURES FUND STRUCTURE Expense Ratio Median Tracking Difference (12 Mo) Max. Upside Deviation (12 Mo) Max. Downside Deviation (12 Mo) 0.70% -0.83% -0.76% -1.38% Max LT/ST Capital Gains Rate Capital Gains Distributions (3 Year) Tax on Distributions Distributes K1 20.00% / 39.60% -- Qualified dividends No Legal Structure OTC Derivative Use Securities Lending Active Securities Lending Split (Fund/Issuer) ETN Counterparty Open-Ended Fund No No 100% / 0% N/A ETN Counterparty Risk N/A Fund Closure Risk Low Portfolio Disclosure Daily
Daily Spread 0.10% FACTSET ANALYTICS BLOCK LIQUIDITY As of 09/20/18 0.08% 0.06% 0.04% 0.02% 5 4 3 2 1 This measurement shows how easy it is to trade a $1 million USD block of. is rated a 5 out of 5. Premium/Discount 0.1% 0.1% TRADABILITY Avg. Daily Share 400,593 0.0% Average Daily $ $12.75M -0.1% Median Daily Share 344,781-0.1% 2 000k 1 500k 1 000k 500k Median Daily ($) Average Spread (%) Average Spread ($) $10.88M 0.04% $0.01 Oct Dec Feb Apr May Jul Sep Median Premium / Discount (12 Mo) 0.01% Max. Premium / Discount (12 Mo) 0.09% / -0.08% Impediment to Creations None Market Hours Overlap 100.00% Creation Unit Size (Shares) 50,000 Creation Unit/Day (45 Day Average) 6.90 Creation Unit Cost (%) 0.03% Underlying / Unit 0.02% Open Interest on ETF Options 62 Net Asset Value (Yesterday) $31.86 ETF.com Implied Liquidity 5
SECTOR/INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN TOP 10 HOLDINGS PERFORMANCE STATISTICS Financials 22.62% 16.28% Utilities 21.33% 7.36% Consumer Non- Cyclicals 14.87% 16.63% Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR Hormel Foods Corporation QUALCOMM Incorporated Northwest Natural Gas Company ABM Industries Incorporated 0.55% Goodness of Fit (R2) Beta Up Beta Down Beta Downside Standard Deviation 0.88 0.75 0.73 0.75 0.28% Industrials 14.57% 9.90% PPL Corporation Consumer Cyclicals 7.92% 7.30% Xcel Energy Inc. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. MSCI USA IMI High Yield Dividend Index Technology 5.55% 12.25% Hershey Company MSCI ESG RATINGS Healthcare 5.30% 14.41% Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited MSCI ESG Quality Score 5.53 / 10 Energy 3.13% 5.85% Total Top 10 Weighting 5.35% Peer Group Percentile Rank 75.64 Basic Materials 2.67% 2.33% Global Percentile Rank 51.13 Telecommunications Services 2.07% 5.33% SRI Screening Criteria Exposure 13.53% COUNTRIES Exposure to Sustainable Impact Solutions 6.10% United States 88.24% 100.00% Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (t CO2e/$M Sales) 609.56 Canada 5.09% -- United Kingdom 3.05% -- France 1.06% -- Switzerland 1.03% -- Japan 1.02% -- Taiwan, Province of China 0.52% -- India 0.51% -- Belgium 0.49% -- BENCHMARK COMPARISON HOLDINGS Number of Holdings Constituents Shared Holdings Shared Holdings Weight BENCHMARK COMPARISON SUMMARY 197 346 121 34.67% REGIONS Number of Holdings 197 346 North America 93.32% 100.00% Europe 5.64% -- Asia-Pacific 2.05% -- Weighted Average Market Cap $61.55B $146.26B ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Price / Earnings Ratio 19.38 18.37 Price / Book Ratio 2.58 2.92 Developed Countries 100.00% 100.00% Emerging Countries 0.51% -- Dividend Yield 2.99% 3.02% Concentration Low --
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