Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RDVY vs VONG: how they differ
RDVY and VONG hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and RDVY returned more over the year.
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and VONG hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RDVY | VONG |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC | 2.12% | 3.91% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 1.91% | 13.09% |
| VISA INC | 1.82% | 1.57% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 1.50% | 3.20% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 1.45% | 8.98% |
| APPLE INC | 1.44% | 11.97% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.73% | 1.28% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | 4.42% | 1.21% |
| MASTERCARD INC | 1.19% | 1.20% |
| GE AEROSPACE | 2.13% | 1.02% |
| GE VERNOVA INC | 2.80% | 0.79% |
| KLA CORP | 4.14% | 0.76% |
| Only in RDVY | Only in VONG |
|---|---|
| ALLSTATE CORP (THE) 2.01% | Broadcom Inc 5.78% |
| TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC (THE) 2.00% | Amazon.com Inc 5.07% |
| SNAP-ON INC 2.00% | Tesla Inc 3.48% |
| CHUBB LTD (SWITZERLAND) 1.97% | Alphabet Inc 3.15% |
| MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC 1.93% | Eli Lilly & Co 2.67% |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 1.91% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.47% |
| SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL 1.83% | AbbVie Inc 1.16% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 1.83% | Oracle Corp 1.15% |
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 | VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | Vanguard |
| What it is | First Rising Dividend Achievers | Russell 1000 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.0% | +7.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.5 pts | −10.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 95.6% |
| Holdings | 71 | 387 |
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.
VONG in plain words
VONG is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 61.3%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or VONG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and VONG returned +7.2%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RDVY or VONG?
- RDVY charges 0.47% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so VONG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RDVY and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 19% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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