Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RDVY vs VB: how they differ
RDVY and VB hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and RDVY returned more over the year.
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and VB hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RDVY | VB |
|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS SONOMA INC | 2.12% | 0.33% |
| EAST WEST BANCORP INC | 1.01% | 0.21% |
| RALPH LAUREN CORP | 1.01% | 0.17% |
| MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC | 1.93% | 0.17% |
| UNUM GROUP | 0.51% | 0.17% |
| COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED INC | 1.16% | 0.13% |
| ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS INC | 0.40% | 0.11% |
| AECOM | 0.22% | 0.11% |
| Only in RDVY | Only in VB |
|---|---|
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC 4.69% | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.55% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP 4.42% | Jabil Inc 0.49% |
| KLA CORP 4.14% | REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 0.46% |
| GE VERNOVA INC 2.80% | Astera Labs Inc 0.45% |
| BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP (THE) 2.15% | Natera Inc 0.45% |
| GE AEROSPACE 2.13% | EMCOR Group Inc 0.45% |
| ALPHABET INC 2.12% | Twilio Inc 0.38% |
| ROSS STORES INC 2.01% | NRG Energy Inc 0.38% |
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 | VB Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | Vanguard |
| What it is | First Rising Dividend Achievers | Small-Cap |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.0% | +15.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.5 pts | −2.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 21.7% |
| Holdings | 71 | 1311 |
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.
VB in plain words
VB is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1311 positions, with the top ten at 4.3%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or VB?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and VB returned +15.2%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RDVY or VB?
- RDVY charges 0.47% a year and VB charges 0.03%, so VB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RDVY and VB overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 22% of VB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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