Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RDVY vs VUG: how they differ
RDVY and VUG hold 20% of their weight in the same names, and RDVY returned more over the year.
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and Vanguard Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and VUG hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RDVY | VUG |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC | 2.12% | 5.76% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 1.91% | 12.63% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 4.69% | 1.60% |
| VISA INC | 1.82% | 1.54% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | 4.42% | 1.51% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 1.50% | 3.41% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 1.45% | 7.62% |
| APPLE INC | 1.44% | 11.67% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.73% | 1.16% |
| MASTERCARD INC | 1.19% | 1.13% |
| KLA CORP | 4.14% | 1.10% |
| GE VERNOVA INC | 2.80% | 0.89% |
| Only in RDVY | Only in VUG |
|---|---|
| BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP (THE) 2.15% | Alphabet Inc 4.54% |
| WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 2.12% | Amazon.com Inc 4.47% |
| ROSS STORES INC 2.01% | Broadcom Inc 4.29% |
| ALLSTATE CORP (THE) 2.01% | Tesla Inc 3.27% |
| TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC (THE) 2.00% | Eli Lilly & Co 2.81% |
| SNAP-ON INC 2.00% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.62% |
| CHUBB LTD (SWITZERLAND) 1.97% | Sandisk Corp 0.94% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.96% | Netflix Inc 0.84% |
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 | VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | Vanguard |
| What it is | First Rising Dividend Achievers | US growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.0% | +12.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.5 pts | −4.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 97.4% |
| Holdings | 71 | 147 |
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.
VUG in plain words
VUG is an index equity fund tracking the US growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% 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, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 60.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or VUG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and VUG returned +12.9%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RDVY or VUG?
- RDVY charges 0.47% a year and VUG charges 0.03%, so VUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RDVY and VUG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 97% of VUG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 20% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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