Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RDVY vs SCHG: how they differ
RDVY and SCHG hold 18% of their weight in the same names, and RDVY returned more over the year.
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and SCHG hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RDVY | SCHG |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC | 2.12% | 4.76% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 1.91% | 11.02% |
| VISA INC | 1.82% | 1.92% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 1.50% | 3.46% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.73% | 1.48% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 1.45% | 7.18% |
| APPLE INC | 1.44% | 9.84% |
| MASTERCARD INC | 1.19% | 1.41% |
| GE AEROSPACE | 2.13% | 1.19% |
| GE VERNOVA INC | 2.80% | 0.91% |
| KLA CORP | 4.14% | 0.88% |
| SALESFORCE INC | 1.30% | 0.62% |
| Only in RDVY | Only in SCHG |
|---|---|
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC 4.69% | Amazon.com Inc 5.68% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP 4.42% | Broadcom Inc 4.55% |
| BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP (THE) 2.15% | Tesla Inc 3.92% |
| WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 2.12% | Alphabet Inc 3.78% |
| ROSS STORES INC 2.01% | Eli Lilly & Co 3.06% |
| ALLSTATE CORP (THE) 2.01% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.94% |
| TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC (THE) 2.00% | Netflix Inc 1.27% |
| SNAP-ON INC 2.00% | Palantir Technologies Inc 1.25% |
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 | SCHG Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | Schwab |
| What it is | First Rising Dividend Achievers | U.S. Large-Cap Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.0% | +12.7% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.5 pts | −4.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 95.4% |
| Holdings | 71 | 193 |
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.
SCHG in plain words
SCHG is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 193 positions, with the top ten at 57.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or SCHG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and SCHG returned +12.7%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RDVY or SCHG?
- RDVY charges 0.47% a year and SCHG charges 0.04%, so SCHG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RDVY and SCHG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 95% of SCHG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 18% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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