FVD News and Press, First Trust VL Dividend From 11/23/21

What seems at first sight like a big win for Powell is actually more of a 'Pyrrhic victory', and not only for him. On one hand, Powell is now free of the pressure to please his (political) masters. That's bad news for investors. On the other hand, Powell is getting a (professional...

We think current cost-push inflation is poised to give way to a healthy, regenerative demand-pull environment, replete with moderate economic growth that is beneficial for the value companies in which we invest. History has shown moderate inflation can be good for value stocks. We con...

Each month, I review the periodic performances of dividend and income-focused ETFs, and for October I added 34 funds to bring the total to 77. I've categorized these ETFs to make it easier to find the best ones that match your investment style. Important metrics like yield, divide...

We noted in our quarterly letter that every brokerage house on the Street was bearish and telling its customers to expect stocks to move into a correction. We also reminded you that one of Reilly’s Rules is that when everyone expects something to happen something else usually does....

Bonds sold off again last week, with the yield on the 10-year Treasury closing over 1.6% for the first time since early June. But this rise in rates is at least a little different than the fall that preceded it. When nominal rates fell from April through July, real rates fell right al...

One of the big themes that we've seen the last few weeks is interest rates rising and value outperforming growth. Strategas' Todd Sohn examines the reemergence of cyclicality following an economic "growth scare." Todd breaks this down before taking us through some timely sector an...

FVD's investment mandate is to track the Value Line® Dividend Index. FVD is an international equity mix tilted towards U.S. heavyweight dividend payers. Despite monthly rebalancing and reconstitutions, the fund remains permanently overweight in both large- and mid-cap utilities. ...

First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund (NYSEARCA:FVD) - $0.1577. 30-Day SEC Yield of 1.78% as of Aug 31. Payable Sep 30; for shareholders of record Sep 24; ex-div Sep 23. For further details see: First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund declares monthly distribution of $0.1577

The current S&P 500 forward P/E ratio is 21 times, which is 20% above the median of 17.5 times of the last five years. Share buybacks and dividends are on the mend this year following cuts in 2020, but there is still significant ground to be made upon payouts. There are severa...

The intensity of the income need only grows as investors move closer to - and enter - their retirement years. While diversified credit portfolios offer benefits, the potential drawdowns could be too much for some investors’ risk tolerances. For tax-sensitive investors, the ...