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Is DDIV a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Dividend ETF (DDIV) is a US dividend ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores DDIV 5.0 out of 10 — highest on Risk (6.7), lowest on Quality (1.9). It trades at 19.0 times earnings, against its own median of 17.7. Its ten largest holdings are 40% of the fund.

What stands out in DDIV's data

Tracks U.S. dividend stocks selected for income.

Earns less on its capital than most income-focused peers — the payout has to carry the weight.

Return on equity of 9.4% trails the category median of 15.7%, and its P/E multiple of 19.0x is above average.

A momentum-driven U.S. dividend position, built on cheaper valuations for direct income exposure.

How is DDIV rated? ETF Copilot scores First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Dividend ETF (DDIV) 5.0 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Dividend ETF (DDIV) 5.0 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 5.0 / 10
  • Growth: 5.8 / 10
  • Value: 4.4 / 10
  • Risk: 6.7 / 10
  • Quality: 1.9 / 10
  • Return: 5.3 / 10

Is DDIV expensive right now? It trades at 19.0 times earnings, against its own median of 17.7

As of October 9, 2026, DDIV is more expensive than 65% of its own 98 monthly readings since 2018 — 64 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside DDIV? 10% Tech

What's inside DDIV: Size (Large 47%, Mid 53%, Small 0%); Geography (International 4%, US 96%); Tech 10.2%; AI 3.0%; Semiconductors 5.9%; Memory 4.7%.

What are DDIV's top holdings? The ten largest are 40% of the fund

HF Sinclair, Lamar Advertising, Franklin Resources, Invesco, Simon Property, Edison International, Caretrust, Iron Mountain, Principal Financial and Abbvie are DDIV's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 74% of Dividend US ETFs.

Half of DDIV's weight sits in its 14 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 37 equally weighted holdings.

What is DDIV's expense ratio? 0.60% a year

As of October 9, 2026, DDIV charges 0.60% a year, yields 1.68% and holds $71M in assets across 50 positions.

First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Dividend ETF (DDIV) — cost, income and size
MeasureDDIV
Expense ratio0.60%
Dividend yield1.68%
Assets under management$71M
Holdings50

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

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ETF Copilot, “First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Dividend ETF (DDIV) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/ddiv

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