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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IWO vs RDVY: how they differ

IWO and RDVY hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and RDVY returned more over the year.

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF and First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWO and RDVY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IWOOnly in RDVY
Moog, Inc. 0.73%APPLIED MATERIALS INC 4.69%
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 0.68%LAM RESEARCH CORP 4.42%
MaxLinear, Inc. 0.67%KLA CORP 4.14%
Argan, Inc. 0.66%GE VERNOVA INC 2.80%
JFrog Ltd. 0.60%BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP (THE) 2.15%
Krystal Biotech, Inc. 0.58%GE AEROSPACE 2.13%
ESCO Technologies, Inc. 0.56%ALPHABET INC 2.12%
FirstCash Holdings, Inc. 0.54%WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 2.12%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

IWO and RDVY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IWO
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
RDVY
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesFirst Trust
What it isRussell 2000 GrowthFirst Rising Dividend Achievers
Total return, 1 year+17.0%+22.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.5 pts+4.5 pts
Expense ratio0.24%0.47%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%94.4%
Holdings113371

IWO in plain words

IWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1133 positions, with the top ten at 6.1%. It sat 7.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

RDVY in plain words

RDVY is an index equity fund tracking the First Rising Dividend Achievers. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 71 positions, with the top ten at 28.6%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWO or RDVY?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWO returned +17.0% and RDVY returned +22.0%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IWO or RDVY?
IWO charges 0.24% a year and RDVY charges 0.47%, so IWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWO and RDVY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IWO and 94% of RDVY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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