Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RDVY vs VTI: how they differ
RDVY and VTI hold 22% of their weight in the same names, and RDVY returned more over the year.
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and VTI hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RDVY | VTI |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC | 2.12% | 2.90% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 1.91% | 6.37% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 1.83% | 1.80% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 1.50% | 1.71% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 1.45% | 3.84% |
| APPLE INC | 1.44% | 5.88% |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY | 1.91% | 1.12% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 4.69% | 0.80% |
| VISA INC | 1.82% | 0.77% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | 4.42% | 0.75% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.73% | 0.57% |
| MASTERCARD INC | 1.19% | 0.56% |
| Only in RDVY | Only in VTI |
|---|---|
| CHUBB LTD (SWITZERLAND) 1.97% | Amazon.com Inc 3.19% |
| ACCENTURE PLC 1.00% | Broadcom Inc 2.48% |
| EVEREST GROUP LTD 0.54% | Alphabet Inc 2.29% |
| WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL PLC 0.39% | Tesla Inc 1.64% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 1.41% | |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.31% | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.25% | |
| Johnson & Johnson 0.85% |
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 | VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | Vanguard |
| What it is | First Rising Dividend Achievers | US total market |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.0% | +17.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.5 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 88.3% |
| Holdings | 71 | 3531 |
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.
VTI in plain words
VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% 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, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or VTI?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and VTI returned +17.2%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RDVY or VTI?
- RDVY charges 0.47% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RDVY and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 22% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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