First Trust launches low volatility value ETF

Tracks the Value Line Dividend index

James Baxter-Derrington
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First Trust has today (13 February) announced the launch of the First Trust Value Line Dividend UCITS ETF (FVD), a "safety first" product.

The fund is based on the existing US version, which saw $4bn inflows across 2019, and tracks the group's Value Line Dividend index. FVD utilises the index's methodology, which seeks companies with a high dividend yield and historically low volatility, and will select only the safest of those firms. First Trust brings best-selling US ETF to the UK If a company fails to score a 1 or a 2 safety ranking, it is excluded, and from those FVD will select companies that have a higher dividend yield than the S&P 500 Composite index and a market cap of $1bn or greater. The fund will be lis...

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