# First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund (FVD) — Dividends

FVD · NYSE · Fund

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/fvd/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Trailing 12 months | $1.12 |
| Forward yield | 2.30% |
| Growth streak | 4 years |

First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund pays quarterly distributions. Its most recent payment was $0.26 per share, with an ex-date of September 24, 2026 and a pay date of September 30, 2026. The source gives a trailing-twelve-month total of $1.12 per share, a yield of 2.37% at a share price of $47.33.

The amount changes from one quarter to the next. In the table, it ranged from $0.17 in June 2022 to $0.32 in December 2025. The three payments so far in 2026 were $0.26, $0.29 and $0.26. Calendar-year totals rose each year, from $0.83 in 2022 to $0.94 in 2023, $0.98 in 2024 and $1.09 in 2025. That is an increase of about 31% over three years. The source counts a growth streak of four calendar years.

Ex-dates usually fall in the last week or so of March, June and September and in mid to late December, with payment by the end of that month. If the pattern holds, the next distribution would go ex-distribution in December 2026 and be paid by the end of the month.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $0.26 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.29 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.26 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.32 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.25 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.26 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.26 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $0.28 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $0.23 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.28 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | $0.19 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.29 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | $0.18 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | $0.26 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | $0.21 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | $0.27 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | $0.20 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | $0.17 |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | $0.19 |
| Dec 23, 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | $0.23 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund (FVD) pay a distribution?

Yes. First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund pays a quarterly distribution; the most recent payment was $0.26 per share.

### What is FVD's distribution yield?

First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund paid $1.12 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 2.30% at the last price of $48.87. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is FVD's most recent ex-distribution date?

First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund's most recent ex-distribution date is Sep 24, 2026, payable on Sep 30, 2026.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has FVD been raising its distribution?

Yes — First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund has increased its distribution for 4 consecutive calendar years.

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Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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