FVD News and Press, First Trust VL Dividend From 11/09/23

2023-11-09 19:35:00 ET Summary The economy is still digesting the excesses of the Covid boom, and that process is not over yet. It could last several more years. Environments like this are characterized by unusually high risks, primarily because you’re coming off a period o...

2023-10-27 23:25:00 ET Summary After two quarters of strong equity performance, markets paused and reversed in the third quarter of the year. U.S. equities lost -3.2% and European equities lost -2.1%. Clearly, the change of tone at the U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) pl...

2023-10-15 06:30:00 ET Summary The investment environment has undergone a sweeping alteration, calling for significant capital reallocation. The decline in interest rates over the past 40 years has been overlooked as a major driver of investment profits. Credit instruments may...

2023-10-04 16:09:16 ET Summary First Trust Value Line® Dividend Index Fund ETF holds dividend stocks with a good Value Line Safety Rank, in equal weight. FVD is quite concentrated in utilities and industrials. The Safety Rank screening slightly reduces drawdowns and volat...

2023-09-29 03:20:00 ET Summary If the United Auto Workers strike lasted an entire quarter, it could result in a flat quarter for US gross domestic product. However, strikes tend not to last for very long. A short-term spending bill may help avoid a US government shutdown. But even...

2023-09-22 09:41:17 ET First Trust Value Line® Dividend Index Fund ETF ( NYSEARCA: FVD ) declares $0.1829/share quarterly dividend , -30.9% decrease from prior dividend of $0.2645. Forward yield 1.91% Payable Sept. 29; for shareholders of record Sept. 25; ...

2023-09-11 00:14:10 ET Summary WisdomTree Total U.S. Dividend Fund is a broad market ETF filtered by a risk score and weighted on expected dividends. This fund is almost identical to DLN in strategy and behavior. It is cheaper than the benchmark regarding valuation ratios and ...

2023-09-10 05:05:00 ET Summary What to expect from the "Magnificent 7" going forward? What is driving stocks higher? Why stocks keep rising even as cracks form in the economy. Equity markets have had a strong year so far, with the S&P 500 up 17% and the Nasdaq Co...

2023-09-09 22:08:12 ET Summary DLN is WisdomTree's well-diversified dividend-focused ETF with over $3.5 billion in assets. The ETF has a moderate 2.53% trailing dividend yield and a consistent track record over 17 years. Consistency is the main reason to own DLN. As this article d...

2023-09-01 14:48:52 ET Summary VictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF is a defensive fund with inverse volatility weighting and unconventional market timing. The heaviest sectors in the portfolio are utilities and financials. Portfolio quality is inferior to the S&...