Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RDVY vs SCHD: how they differ
RDVY and SCHD hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and SCHD returned more over the year.
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and SCHD hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RDVY | SCHD |
|---|---|---|
| AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC | 1.63% | 2.25% |
| CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP | 1.55% | 0.62% |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP | 1.52% | 0.61% |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 0.58% | 2.97% |
| SNAP-ON INC | 2.00% | 0.49% |
| EAST WEST BANCORP INC | 1.01% | 0.42% |
| Only in RDVY | Only in SCHD |
|---|---|
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC 4.69% | QUALCOMM Inc 6.75% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP 4.42% | Texas Instruments Inc 5.92% |
| KLA CORP 4.14% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.10% |
| GE VERNOVA INC 2.80% | Coca-Cola Co/The 3.96% |
| BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP (THE) 2.15% | Merck & Co Inc 3.87% |
| GE AEROSPACE 2.13% | Chevron Corp 3.84% |
| ALPHABET INC 2.12% | Verizon Communications Inc 3.66% |
| WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 2.12% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.55% |
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 and May 31, 2026.
| RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF | SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | Schwab |
| What it is | First Rising Dividend Achievers | US dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.0% | +27.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.5 pts | +10.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 95.1% |
| Holdings | 71 | 99 |
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.
SCHD in plain words
SCHD is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 43.7%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or SCHD?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and SCHD returned +27.6%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RDVY or SCHD?
- RDVY charges 0.47% a year and SCHD charges 0.06%, so SCHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RDVY and SCHD overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 95% of SCHD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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