Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RDVY vs VHT: how they differ
RDVY and VHT hold 2% of their weight in the same names.
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and Vanguard Health Care Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and VHT hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RDVY | VHT |
|---|---|---|
| REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 0.85% | 1.01% |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 0.58% | 2.36% |
| ELEVANCE HEALTH INC | 0.54% | 1.35% |
| RESMED INC | 1.11% | 0.44% |
| Only in RDVY | Only in VHT |
|---|---|
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC 4.69% | Eli Lilly & Co 14.07% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP 4.42% | Johnson & Johnson 8.48% |
| KLA CORP 4.14% | AbbVie Inc 6.10% |
| GE VERNOVA INC 2.80% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.46% |
| BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP (THE) 2.15% | Merck & Co Inc 4.67% |
| GE AEROSPACE 2.13% | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.93% |
| ALPHABET INC 2.12% | Amgen Inc 2.87% |
| WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 2.12% | Gilead Sciences Inc 2.64% |
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 | VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | Vanguard |
| What it is | First Rising Dividend Achievers | Health Care |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.0% | +21.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.5 pts | +4.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 85.6% |
| Holdings | 71 | 401 |
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.
VHT in plain words
VHT is an index equity fund tracking the Health Care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% 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, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 401 positions, with the top ten at 52.0%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or VHT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and VHT returned +21.6%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RDVY or VHT?
- RDVY charges 0.47% a year and VHT charges 0.09%, so VHT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RDVY and VHT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 86% of VHT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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