Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RDVY vs SDY: how they differ
RDVY and SDY hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and RDVY returned more over the year.
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and SDY hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RDVY | SDY |
|---|---|---|
| AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC | 1.63% | 1.54% |
| CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP | 1.55% | 1.11% |
| AFLAC INC | 0.97% | 0.94% |
| TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC (THE) | 2.00% | 0.69% |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 1.23% | 0.60% |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 0.58% | 1.00% |
| DOVER CORP | 0.52% | 0.42% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 1.45% | 0.36% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.73% | 0.20% |
| Only in RDVY | Only in SDY |
|---|---|
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC 4.69% | Verizon Communications Inc 2.15% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP 4.42% | Realty Income Corp 2.14% |
| KLA CORP 4.14% | Kenvue Inc 1.76% |
| GE VERNOVA INC 2.80% | Kimberly-Clark Corp 1.75% |
| BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP (THE) 2.15% | AbbVie Inc 1.63% |
| GE AEROSPACE 2.13% | QUALCOMM Inc 1.57% |
| ALPHABET INC 2.12% | Texas Instruments Inc 1.56% |
| WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 2.12% | Target Corp 1.55% |
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.
| RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF | SDY State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | State Street |
| What it is | First Rising Dividend Achievers | SPDR S&P Dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.0% | +11.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.5 pts | −6.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.35% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 84.6% |
| Holdings | 71 | 155 |
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.
SDY in plain words
SDY is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 85% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 155 positions, with the top ten at 17.1%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or SDY?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and SDY returned +11.0%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RDVY or SDY?
- RDVY charges 0.47% a year and SDY charges 0.35%, so SDY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RDVY and SDY overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 85% of SDY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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