Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
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.
| Holding | RDVY | XLG |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC | 2.12% | 6.05% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 1.91% | 13.10% |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY | 1.91% | 2.28% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 1.50% | 3.61% |
| VISA INC | 1.82% | 1.50% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 1.45% | 8.18% |
| APPLE INC | 1.44% | 10.76% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.73% | 1.22% |
| MASTERCARD INC | 1.19% | 1.11% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP | 1.96% | 0.96% |
| GE AEROSPACE | 2.13% | 0.82% |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | 0.97% | 0.69% |
| Only in RDVY | Only 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 First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF | XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | Invesco |
| What it is | First Rising Dividend Achievers | S&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 ratio | 0.47% | 0.20% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 71 | 51 |
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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