# RDVI (FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF)

First Trust · Income ETFs · data as of Sep 18, 2026

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% in cash and still finished 8.0 points behind SCHD.

## Key facts

- RDVI, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 8.8%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- RDVI, total return, 1 year: +19.2%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- RDVI, against SCHD: −8.0 pts, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- RDVI, latest payout, annualized: 8.8%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- RDVI, net assets: $3.7bn (issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026).
- RDVI, expense ratio: 0.75% (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026).

## RDVI over each window to Sep 18, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | SCHD | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 2.1% | −1.8% | +0.3% | +6.5% | −6.3 pts |
| 6 months | 4.6% | +10.4% | +15.1% | +12.7% | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | 8.8% | +9.6% | +19.2% | +27.2% | −8.0 pts |
| 3 years | 29.6% | +30.7% | +69.2% | +53.7% | +15.5 pts |
| Since launch | 41.0% | +44.1% | +101.2% | +69.2% | +32.0 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy (proxy) | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $3.7bn | issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 8.8% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026 |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 8.1% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | Oct 20, 2022 | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Typical gap between ex-dates | 30 days | ETFIQ |
| Typical wait from ex-date to payment | 2 days | ETFIQ |
| Last paid, per share | $0.2078 ex Aug 21, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Sum of the last 12 distributions | $2.2879 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### How much has RDVI paid over the last year?

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 9.6%.

### Is RDVI ahead of SCHD?

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, RDVI returned +19.2% against +27.2% for US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy, so a holder was behind it by 8.0 points.

### How often does RDVI pay, and how much?

RDVI pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 8.8% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

### When does RDVI next pay a distribution?

RDVI pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Aug 21, 2026 at $0.2078 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Sep 21, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.

### What does RDVI cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year.


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