ETF · First Trust
RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Accum A USD
ISIN IE000K5F6EL4London Stock Exchange: RDVYAJM Ventures LLC
- Dividend & income
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£19.13
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.50% a year
- Fund size
- £24.7m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, RDVY (First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Accum A USD, ISIN IE000K5F6EL4) closed at £19.13 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.50% a year (about £50 on £10,000). Over the year to 13/11/2026 its total return was +17.8%, or +13.7% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +17.8%
- +13.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2026 to 13/11/2026 +16.5%. Returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +18.8%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +16.5% | +12.8% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +18.8% | +14.6% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
11.4%over 1 year
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since August 2025
- −6.7%
- From to
- Below its highest weekly close since August 2025
- 2.9%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 11.4% over 1 year. Largest fall in the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Accum A USD since August 2025, in pounds: −6.7% from 16/01/2026 to 27/03/2026. On 13/11/2026 the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Accum A USD was 2.9% below its highest weekly close since August 2025 (13/08/2026), in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.50%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £50
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £248
- of £10,000, before growth
- 88 charge less
- 2 the same
- 19 charge more
Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Accum A USD 0.50% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 19 of the 109 other dividend and income funds charge more, 2 the same and 88 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
As of
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Accum A USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from First Trust, launched in 2025.
It tracks the NASDAQ US Rising Dividend Achievers.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.5% a year — about £50 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Dividend & income: Funds that pick companies paying regular dividends, or that aim to pay out an income.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- RDVY
- ISIN
- IE000K5F6EL4
- Provider
- First Trust
- Tracks
- NASDAQ US Rising Dividend Achievers
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.50% a year · about £50 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £24.7m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- UK reporting fund status
- Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
- Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Dividend & income
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £16.15 on 14/11/2025 to £19.13 on 13/11/2026 (+18.5%). The lowest close shown was £16.04 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £19.69 on 13/08/2026.
One close a week. Before 13/08/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
62 weekly closes, from 15/08/2025 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1 year, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since August 2025, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Rank among similar funds
Rank by total return over 1 year among up to 24 dividend and income funds investing in the US, not currency-hedged, highest first.
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of RDVY?
The ongoing charge of RDVY is 0.50% a year — about £50 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers UCITS ETF Accum A USD 0.50% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 19 of the 109 other dividend and income funds charge more, 2 the same and 88 less (share classes counted once).
What does RDVY track?
RDVY tracks the NASDAQ US Rising Dividend Achievers.
Is RDVY accumulating or distributing?
RDVY is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of RDVY?
The ISIN of RDVY is IE000K5F6EL4. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; RDVY is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were RDVY’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of RDVY in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2026 to 13/11/2026 +16.5%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has RDVY done after inflation?
Over the year to 13/11/2026 RDVY’s total return was +17.8%, or +13.7% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
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