Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RDVY vs VXF: how they differ
RDVY and VXF hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and RDVY returned more over the year.
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and VXF hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RDVY | VXF |
|---|---|---|
| EAST WEST BANCORP INC | 1.01% | 0.21% |
| MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC | 1.93% | 0.16% |
| UNUM GROUP | 0.51% | 0.15% |
| COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED INC | 1.16% | 0.13% |
| ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS INC | 0.40% | 0.11% |
| AECOM | 0.22% | 0.10% |
| Only in RDVY | Only in VXF |
|---|---|
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC 4.69% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP 4.42% | Snowflake Inc 1.03% |
| KLA CORP 4.14% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.93% |
| GE VERNOVA INC 2.80% | Cloudflare Inc 0.92% |
| BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP (THE) 2.15% | Astera Labs Inc 0.76% |
| GE AEROSPACE 2.13% | Rocket Lab Corp 0.61% |
| ALPHABET INC 2.12% | Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59% |
| WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 2.12% | Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54% |
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 | VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | Vanguard |
| What it is | First Rising Dividend Achievers | Extended Market |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.0% | +14.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.5 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 71 | 3365 |
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.
VXF in plain words
VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or VXF?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and VXF returned +14.1%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RDVY or VXF?
- RDVY charges 0.47% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RDVY and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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