Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RDVY vs VTV: how they differ
RDVY and VTV hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and VTV returned more over the year.
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and Vanguard Value Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and VTV hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RDVY | VTV |
|---|---|---|
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY | 1.91% | 3.07% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 1.83% | 4.89% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP | 1.96% | 1.37% |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | 0.97% | 0.95% |
| GE AEROSPACE | 2.13% | 0.73% |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY | 1.82% | 0.69% |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 0.58% | 0.59% |
| CHARLES SCHWAB CORP (THE) | 0.95% | 0.57% |
| CITIGROUP INC | 0.54% | 0.85% |
| PROGRESSIVE CORP (THE) | 0.77% | 0.48% |
| SALESFORCE INC | 1.30% | 0.46% |
| BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP (THE) | 2.15% | 0.37% |
| Only in RDVY | Only in VTV |
|---|---|
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC 4.69% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.96% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP 4.42% | Johnson & Johnson 2.30% |
| KLA CORP 4.14% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.13% |
| GE VERNOVA INC 2.80% | Walmart Inc 1.87% |
| ALPHABET INC 2.12% | Caterpillar Inc 1.84% |
| WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 2.12% | AbbVie Inc 1.67% |
| CHUBB LTD (SWITZERLAND) 1.97% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.57% |
| MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC 1.93% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.42% |
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 | VTV Vanguard Value Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | Vanguard |
| What it is | First Rising Dividend Achievers | US value |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.0% | +22.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.5 pts | +5.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 98.6% |
| Holdings | 71 | 308 |
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.
VTV in plain words
VTV is an index equity fund tracking the US value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% 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, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 308 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or VTV?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and VTV returned +22.9%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RDVY or VTV?
- RDVY charges 0.47% a year and VTV charges 0.03%, so VTV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RDVY and VTV overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 99% of VTV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 15% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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