First Trust VL Dividend FVD
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- Net expense ratio
- 0.62%
- Net assets
- $8.0B
- Holdings
- 251
- 12-month distribution yield
- 2.27%
- Asset class
- Equity
First Trust VL Dividend (FVD) is an exchange-traded fund listed on NYSE Arca in the United States, issued by First Trust. Its category is Equity · Global (equity). Its last price was US$49.57 on 20 Oct 2026. Its net expense ratio is 0.62% a year, from its prospectus dated 1 May 2026. It reported net assets of US$8.04 billion as of 30 Jun 2026. Its latest holdings report lists 251 holdings as of 30 Jun 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid distributions of US$1.12 a unit, a 12-month distribution yield of 2.27%, paid quarterly.
Fees
- Total annual operating expenses (gross)
- 0.62%
- Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
- 0.62%
- Management fee
- 0.48%
- Prospectus date
- 1 May 2026
- Filed with the SEC
- 30 Apr 2026
Size and reporting
- Net assets
- $8,036,226,445
- Total assets
- $8,057,590,636
- Holdings as of
- 30 Jun 2026
- Report made public
- 21 Aug 2026 (52 days after the month end)
Top holdings
Largest 25 of 251 positions, as of 30 Jun 2026. Weight is the percent of net assets the fund reported.
| # | Holding | Identifier | Weight | Value (USD) | Type | Country | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC COM | US76171L1061 | 0.44% | $35.3M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 2 | RLI CORP RLI CORP COM | US7496071074 | 0.44% | $35.1M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 3 | SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY COM | US8354951027 | 0.44% | $35.0M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 4 | JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INC JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INC COM | US4262811015 | 0.44% | $35.0M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 5 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP COM | US4592001014 | 0.43% | $34.9M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 6 | MERCK & COMPANY INC MERCK & COMPANY INC COM | US58933Y1055 | 0.43% | $34.9M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 7 | BROWN & BROWN INC BROWN & BROWN INC COM | US1152361010 | 0.43% | $34.5M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 8 | LABCORP HOLDINGS INC LABCORP HOLDINGS INC COM SHS | US5049221055 | 0.43% | $34.5M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 9 | COMCAST CORP COMCAST CORP CL A | US20030N1019 | 0.43% | $34.5M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 10 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM | US4781601046 | 0.43% | $34.4M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 11 | ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & COMPANY ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & COMPANY COM | US3635761097 | 0.43% | $34.4M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 12 | QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC COM | US74834L1008 | 0.43% | $34.3M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 13 | ABBVIE INC ABBVIE INC COM | US00287Y1091 | 0.43% | $34.3M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 14 | KIMBERLY CLARK CORP KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM | US4943681035 | 0.43% | $34.2M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 15 | MARZETTI COMPANY (THE) MARZETTI COMPANY (THE) COM | US5138471033 | 0.43% | $34.2M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 16 | SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY (THE) SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY (THE) COM | US8243481061 | 0.42% | $34.1M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 17 | HOME DEPOT INC (THE) HOME DEPOT INC (THE) COM | US4370761029 | 0.42% | $33.8M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 18 | CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP COM | US1307881029 | 0.42% | $33.7M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 19 | BRADY CORP BRADY CORP CL A | US1046741062 | 0.42% | $33.7M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 20 | BECTON DICKINSON & COMPANY BECTON DICKINSON & COMPANY COM | US0758871091 | 0.42% | $33.7M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 21 | ASTRAZENECA PLC ASTRAZENECA PLC ORD USD0.25 | GB0009895292 | 0.42% | $33.7M | Equity (common) | United Kingdom | USD |
| 22 | CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP COM | US1720621010 | 0.42% | $33.6M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 23 | WELLTOWER INC WELLTOWER INC COM | US95040Q1040 | 0.42% | $33.6M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 24 | MGE ENERGY INC MGE ENERGY INC COM | US55277P1049 | 0.42% | $33.6M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 25 | KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY (THE) KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY (THE) COM | US5007541064 | 0.42% | $33.6M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
Breakdowns
Sums of reported weights over every position in the report. Totals can differ from 100% because of derivatives, borrowing and cash.
Asset type
| Type | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Equity (common) | 99.72% | |
| Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) | 0.15% |
Country
| Country | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 78.97% | |
| Canada | 7.42% | |
| United Kingdom | 3.57% | |
| Ireland | 3.55% | |
| Japan | 1.20% | |
| Switzerland | 0.82% | |
| Bermuda | 0.81% | |
| France | 0.77% | |
| Jersey | 0.42% | |
| Cayman Islands | 0.40% | |
| Germany | 0.40% | |
| Belgium | 0.40% | |
| Other (3) | 1.15% |
Currency exposure
| Currency | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| US dollar (USD) | 99.88% |
Sector
| Sector | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 18.41% | |
| Finance | 16.56% | |
| Consumer Discretionary | 11.76% | |
| Industrials | 10.34% | |
| Health Care | 8.21% | |
| Real Estate | 7.27% | |
| Consumer Staples | 5.99% | |
| Technology | 5.15% | |
| Telecommunications | 3.01% | |
| Energy | 1.94% | |
| Financial Services | 0.79% | |
| Basic Materials | 0.78% | |
| Unknown | 0.41% | |
| Miscellaneous | 0.39% |
Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Holdings as of
Distributions
- Paid in the last 12 months
- $1.1230
- 12-month yield
- 2.27%
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Latest ex-date
- 24 Sep 2026
12-month yield = distributions per unit with an ex-date in the last 12 months ($1.1230) ÷ latest price ($49.57) × 100 = 2.27%. It looks back, so it is not a forecast; special distributions in the window are included.
Why a distribution yield is not the fund's return: yield vs total return
Distribution history table (21 payments)
| Ex-date | Amount per unit |
|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | $0.2560 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | $0.2910 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | $0.2570 |
| 12 Dec 2025 | $0.3190 |
| 25 Sep 2025 | $0.2520 |
| 26 Jun 2025 | $0.2560 |
| 27 Mar 2025 | $0.2610 |
| 13 Dec 2024 | $0.2750 |
| 26 Sep 2024 | $0.2280 |
| 27 Jun 2024 | $0.2800 |
| 21 Mar 2024 | $0.1890 |
| 22 Dec 2023 | $0.2930 |
| 22 Sep 2023 | $0.1830 |
| 27 Jun 2023 | $0.2650 |
| 24 Mar 2023 | $0.2080 |
| 23 Dec 2022 | $0.2750 |
| 23 Sep 2022 | $0.2020 |
| 24 Jun 2022 | $0.1700 |
| 25 Mar 2022 | $0.1860 |
| 25 Feb 2022 | $0.0450 |
| 23 Dec 2021 | $0.2320 |
Filings and sources
- Form N-PORT report for June 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Prospectus filing with the fee table (opens in a new tab)
- All SEC filings for this fund series (S000013817) (opens in a new tab)
- Nasdaq Trader symbol directory (opens in a new tab)
- Yahoo Finance quote and distributions (opens in a new tab)
- How the ETF figures are collected
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