Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or VTEB?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, RDVY or VTEB?

RDVY charges 0.47% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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RDVY vs VTEB: how they differ

RDVY and VTEB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and RDVY returned more over the year.

First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and VTEB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in RDVY	Only in VTEB
APPLIED MATERIALS INC 4.69%	University of California 0.12%
LAM RESEARCH CORP 4.42%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
KLA CORP 4.14%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
GE VERNOVA INC 2.80%	State of California 0.11%
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP (THE) 2.15%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
GE AEROSPACE 2.13%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
ALPHABET INC 2.12%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 2.12%	Ohio Water Development Authority Water P 0.09%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

RDVY and VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	First Trust	Vanguard
What it is	First Rising Dividend Achievers	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	+22.0%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.5 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.47%	0.03%
Holdings	71	10185

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.

VTEB in plain words

VTEB is a bond fund tracking the Tax-Exempt Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.2% 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. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, RDVY or VTEB?: RDVY charges 0.47% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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