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Investment Objective/Strategy - The First Trust Value Line® Dividend Index Fund is an exchange-traded index fund. The objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of the Value Line® Dividend Index™.
There can be no assurance that the Fund's investment objectives will be achieved.
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The index begins with the universe of stocks that Value Line® gives a SafetyTM Ranking of #1 or #2 using the Value Line®
SafetyTM Ranking System. All registered investment companies, limited partnerships and foreign securities not listed in the U.S. are removed from this universe.
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From those stocks, Value Line® selects those companies with a higher than average dividend yield, as compared to the indicated dividend yield of the
Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index.
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Value Line® then eliminates those companies with an equity market capitalization of less than $1 billion.
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The index seeks to be equally weighted in each of the securities in the index. The index is rebalanced on the application of the above model on a monthly basis.
| Ticker | FVD |
| Fund Type | Equity Income |
| Investment Adviser/Portfolio Manager | First Trust Advisors L.P. |
| Investor Servicing Agent | Bank of New York |
| CUSIP | 33734H106 |
| Intraday NAV | FVDIV |
| Fiscal Year-End | 12/31 |
| Exchange | NYSE Arca |
| Inception | 8/19/2003 |
| Inception Price | $15.00 |
| Inception NAV | $14.32 |
Gross Expense Ratio (12/31/2012) | 0.78% |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.70% |
| Rebalance Frequency | Monthly |
Expenses are capped contractually at 0.70% per year, at least until April 30, 2014.
| Closing NAV1 | $20.05 |
| Closing Share Price2 | $20.07 |
| Bid/Ask Midpoint | $20.06 |
| Bid/Ask Premium | 0.02% |
| Total Net Assets | $674,506,691 |
| Outstanding Shares | 33,637,986 |
| Daily Volume | 131,300 |
| Average 30-Day Daily Volume | 162,917 |
| Closing Share Price 52-Week High/Low | $20.46 / $16.25 |
| Closing NAV 52-Week High/Low | $20.44 / $16.23 |
| Number of Holdings | 153 |
| Median Market Cap. | $19,890 |
| Maximum Market Cap. | $414,705 |
| Minimum Market Cap. | $1,022 |
| Price/Earnings | 15.95 |
| Price/Book | 2.30 |
| Price/Cash Flow | 8.06 |
| Price/Sales | 1.28 |
| Holding |
Percent |
| Applied Materials, Inc. |
0.71% |
| Intel Corporation |
0.70% |
| NextEra Energy Inc. |
0.70% |
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
0.68% |
| AGL Resources Inc. |
0.68% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. |
0.68% |
| CA Inc. |
0.68% |
| Cardinal Health, Inc. |
0.68% |
| Lorillard, Inc. |
0.68% |
| Verizon Communications Inc. |
0.67% |
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Among 1049 funds in the Large Value category. This fund was rated 5 stars/1049 funds (3 years), 5 stars/941 funds (5 years).
Number of Days Bid/Ask Midpoint Above NAV
| Quarter Ended |
0-49 Basis Points |
50-99 Basis Points |
100-199 Basis Points |
>=200 Basis Points |
| 3/31/2013 |
54 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 12/31/2012 |
48 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 9/30/2012 |
49 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 6/30/2012 |
56 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Number of Days Bid/Ask Midpoint Below NAV
| Quarter Ended |
0-49 Basis Points |
50-99 Basis Points |
100-199 Basis Points |
>=200 Basis Points |
| 3/31/2013 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 12/31/2012 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 9/30/2012 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 6/30/2012 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
The price used to calculate market return is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the stock exchange, on which shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund's NAV is calculated.
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Utilities
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28.17%
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Consumer Staples
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14.93%
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Industrials
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11.20%
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Information Technology
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10.58%
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Financials
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9.69%
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Health Care
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9.17%
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Energy
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5.82%
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Consumer Discretionary
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5.19%
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Materials
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2.63%
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Telecommunication Services
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2.62%
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Standard Deviation |
Alpha |
Beta |
Sharpe Ratio |
Correlation |
| First Trust Value Line® Dividend Index Fund |
10.97% |
4.30 |
0.73 |
1.47 |
0.94 |
| Dow Jones Select Dividend IndexSM |
10.55% |
6.13 |
0.66 |
1.59 |
0.88 |
| S&P 500® Index |
14.02% |
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1.15 |
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Standard Deviation is a measure of price variability (risk). Alpha is an indication of how much an investment outperforms or underperforms
on a risk-adjusted basis relative to its benchmark.Beta is a measure of price variability relative to the market. Sharpe Ratio is a measure
of excess reward per unit of volatility. Correlation is a measure of the similarity of performance.
The Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend IndexSM consists of 100 widely-traded, dividend-paying stocks derived from the Dow Jones U.S.Total Market IndexSM.
The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 stocks used to measure large-cap U.S. stock market performance.
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