Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RDVY vs SPYG: how they differ
RDVY and SPYG hold 22% 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) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and SPYG hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RDVY | SPYG |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC | 2.12% | 5.91% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 1.91% | 13.66% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 1.83% | 3.67% |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY | 1.91% | 1.68% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 4.69% | 1.62% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | 4.42% | 1.53% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 1.50% | 3.49% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 1.45% | 7.81% |
| APPLE INC | 1.44% | 5.99% |
| KLA CORP | 4.14% | 1.11% |
| GE VERNOVA INC | 2.80% | 0.89% |
| VISA INC | 1.82% | 0.88% |
| Only in RDVY | Only in SPYG |
|---|---|
| WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 2.12% | Broadcom Inc 5.04% |
| ALLSTATE CORP (THE) 2.01% | Alphabet Inc 4.71% |
| TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC (THE) 2.00% | Amazon.com Inc 3.48% |
| SNAP-ON INC 2.00% | Eli Lilly & Co 2.67% |
| CHUBB LTD (SWITZERLAND) 1.97% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.67% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.96% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.58% |
| MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC 1.93% | Tesla Inc 2.07% |
| SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL 1.83% | Caterpillar Inc 1.38% |
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 | SPYG State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | State Street |
| What it is | First Rising Dividend Achievers | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.0% | +17.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.5 pts | +0.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 71 | 147 |
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.
SPYG in plain words
SPYG is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.9% 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 Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 56.4%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or SPYG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and SPYG returned +17.9%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RDVY or SPYG?
- RDVY charges 0.47% a year and SPYG charges 0.04%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RDVY and SPYG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 100% of SPYG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 22% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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