Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RDVY vs VGT: how they differ
RDVY and VGT hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and VGT returned more over the year.
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and VGT hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RDVY | VGT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 1.91% | 16.85% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 1.83% | 4.21% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | 4.42% | 1.56% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 1.45% | 9.47% |
| APPLE INC | 1.44% | 14.59% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 4.69% | 1.40% |
| KLA CORP | 4.14% | 1.00% |
| SALESFORCE INC | 1.30% | 0.70% |
| WESTERN DIGITAL CORP | 0.59% | 0.76% |
| AMPHENOL CORP | 0.54% | 0.73% |
| MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC | 1.30% | 0.34% |
| COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP | 0.82% | 0.15% |
| Only in RDVY | Only in VGT |
|---|---|
| GE VERNOVA INC 2.80% | Broadcom Inc 4.21% |
| BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP (THE) 2.15% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.21% |
| GE AEROSPACE 2.13% | Intel Corp 2.03% |
| ALPHABET INC 2.12% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.85% |
| WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 2.12% | Oracle Corp 1.46% |
| ROSS STORES INC 2.01% | Palantir Technologies Inc 1.35% |
| ALLSTATE CORP (THE) 2.01% | Texas Instruments Inc 1.11% |
| TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC (THE) 2.00% | QUALCOMM Inc 1.09% |
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 | VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | Vanguard |
| What it is | First Rising Dividend Achievers | Information technology |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.0% | +35.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.5 pts | +17.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 86.9% |
| Holdings | 71 | 317 |
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.
VGT in plain words
VGT is an index equity fund tracking the Information technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or VGT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and VGT returned +35.4%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RDVY or VGT?
- RDVY charges 0.47% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, so VGT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RDVY and VGT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 87% of VGT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 13% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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