TrueShares vs First Trust: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

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TrueShares vs First Trust: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

Income: TrueShares wins, 100% to 86% 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.

BOX SCORE · INCOME	TrueShares	First Trust
Funds in the category	5	47
Made money (W–L)	3–0	30–5
Win %	100%	86%
Money made	$57M	$11.1B
Typical return	+11.0%	+15.3%
Launches · 2026	0	11
Assets	$759M	$82.2B
Fee per $100	$0.82	$0.60

The biggest income funds on each side

TrueShares

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
DIVZ	Polen Dividend Income ETF	$316M	+11.0% ✓
IDVZ	Elevation Series Trust - Polen International Dividend Income ETF	$202M	+13.1% ✓
PAYM	TrueShares S&P Autocallable Defensive Income ETF	$164M	—
CEFZ	RiverNorth Active Income ETF	$40M	+5.8% ✓
PAYH	Elevation Series Trust - TrueShares S&P Autocallable High Income ETF	$37M	—

First Trust

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
RDVY	First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF	$25.5B	+19.3% ✓
SDVY	First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF	$11.1B	+15.5% ✓
FDL	First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund	$8.4B	+32.6% ✓
FVD	First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund	$8.1B	+16.5% ✓
FPE	First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF	$5.8B	−2.2% ✕
RDVI	FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF	$3.8B	+18.6% ✓