First Trust vs VistaShares: ETF issuers compared

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First Trust vs VistaShares: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

Income: First Trust wins, 83% to 50% of funds made money

Every dot is one income fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund.

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
RDVY	First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF	$25.5B	+18.5% ✓
SDVY	First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF	$11.0B	+13.9% ✓
FDL	First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund	$8.1B	+28.3% ✓
FVD	First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund	$7.9B	+13.1% ✓
FPE	First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF	$5.8B	−2.8% ✕
RDVI	FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF	$3.8B	+17.9% ✓

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
OMAH	VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF	$1.1B	+8.5% ✓
SIOO	VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF	$25M	—
QUSA	VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF	$21M	−0.5% ✕