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

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RDVY vs XLG: how they differ

RDVY and XLG hold 18% of their weight in the same names, and RDVY returned more over the year.

First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and XLG hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions RDVY and XLG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingRDVYXLG
ALPHABET INC2.12%6.05%
NVIDIA CORP1.91%13.10%
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY1.91%2.28%
META PLATFORMS INC1.50%3.61%
VISA INC1.82%1.50%
MICROSOFT CORP1.45%8.18%
APPLE INC1.44%10.76%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP1.73%1.22%
MASTERCARD INC1.19%1.11%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP1.96%0.96%
GE AEROSPACE2.13%0.82%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY0.97%0.69%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in RDVYOnly in XLG
APPLIED MATERIALS INC 4.69%Amazon.com, Inc. 6.99%
LAM RESEARCH CORP 4.42%Broadcom Inc. 4.85%
KLA CORP 4.14%Alphabet Inc. 4.82%
GE VERNOVA INC 2.80%Tesla, Inc. 2.90%
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP (THE) 2.15%Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 2.35%
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 2.12%Eli Lilly and Co. 2.00%
ROSS STORES INC 2.01%Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.74%
ALLSTATE CORP (THE) 2.01%Walmart Inc. 1.56%

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 XLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
RDVY
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
XLG
Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerFirst TrustInvesco
What it isFirst Rising Dividend AchieversS&P 500 top 50
Total return, 1 year+22.0%+12.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+4.5 pts−5.3 pts
Expense ratio0.47%0.20%
Already in the S&P 50094.4%100.0%
Holdings7151

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.

XLG in plain words

XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 51 positions, with the top ten at 63.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or XLG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and XLG returned +12.2%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, RDVY or XLG?
RDVY charges 0.47% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so XLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do RDVY and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 100% of XLG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 18% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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