# SDVD (FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF)

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

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDVD paid 9.2% in cash and still finished 16.4 points behind SCHD.

## Key facts

- SDVD, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 9.2%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- SDVD, total return, 1 year: +10.8%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- SDVD, against SCHD: −16.4 pts, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- SDVD, latest payout, annualized: 8.8%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- SDVD, net assets: $888m (issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026).
- SDVD, expense ratio: 0.85% (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026).

## SDVD over each window to Sep 18, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | SCHD | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 2.1% | −2.2% | −0.1% | +6.5% | −6.7 pts |
| 6 months | 4.4% | +3.9% | +8.3% | +12.7% | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | 9.2% | +1.2% | +10.8% | +27.2% | −16.4 pts |
| 3 years | 30.7% | +16.2% | +53.0% | +53.7% | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | 29.7% | +12.2% | +47.6% | +51.8% | −4.1 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 | $888m | issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 8.8% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026 |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 9.1% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | Aug 10, 2023 | 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 | $0.164 ex Aug 21, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Sum of the last 12 distributions | $1.8675 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

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

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDVD paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 1.2%.

### Is SDVD ahead of SCHD?

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, SDVD returned +10.8% against +27.2% for US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy, so a holder was behind it by 16.4 points.

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

SDVD 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 SDVD next pay a distribution?

SDVD pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Aug 21, 2026 at $0.164 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 SDVD cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year.


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