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SDVY

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF

Sector: financial servicesAsset ManagementNASDAQMarket Cap: $10.20B

SDVY is a passively managed ETF tracking small-cap dividend-growth stocks with minimal direct political exposure as a fund vehicle.

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Govt Dependence
5/100
Regulatory Density
25/100
Lobbying Intensity
0/100
Political Signal
NONE

BusinessWhat SDVY does

SDVY is an exchange-traded fund that tracks the Nasdaq US Small Cap Rising Dividend Achievers Index, providing diversified exposure to small and mid-cap companies with consistent dividend-growth histories. Revenue derives from management fees on assets under management. The fund holds no direct government contracts or regulatory obligations beyond standard SEC/FINRA oversight of investment funds.

12 months past · 3 months futureSDVY activity timeline

$46$41$35 OctNovDecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec ↓ PAST — recorded activity ↑ FUTURE — scheduled markups · pending votes TODAY · Sep 14 $44.94 hi $36.43 lo $42.67 CONGRESS 2 INSIDERS 0 13F FUNDS 0 BILLS 5 MARKUP · House Financial Services · 2026-09-15MARKUP · House Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneu · 2026-09-15MARKUP · House Financial Services · 2026-09-16MARKUP · Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · 2026-09-17MARKUP · House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Instituti · 2026-09-18
Congress
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Insider · Form 4
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Hedge fund · 13F
opened + added − trimmed closed holds
Bills
past action (this ticker) upcoming markup (sector) carveout (this ticker)
250 trading days · 0 congressional trades shown · 0 insider buys · 0 13F filings · 0 past bill actions · 5 upcoming markups

Lifetime Government AwardsSDVY federal contracts

SDVY doesn't hold direct federal contracts.

Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading SDVY

2024-08-07 Scott Franklin R-Florida · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 330d late
2024-08-07 Scott Franklin R-Florida · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000 330d late
2+ trades on file · most recent 2025-07-03

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

No Form 4 activity recorded in the last 180 days.

Political ProfileWhere SDVY sits in Washington

As a passive index ETF, SDVY has no direct political exposure. Stock price movements reflect underlying holdings' fundamentals and market conditions, not policy events. The fund itself does not lobby, donate, or face regulatory targeting.

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Frequently AskedAbout SDVY & political exposure

Does First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) hold federal contracts?
No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.
Has Congress traded SDVY stock?
2 congressional trades by 1 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2024-08-07. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is SDVY political risk profile?
Government dependence: 5/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: none.
How does GovGreed track SDVY political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. SDVY data is updated daily from these official federal sources.