Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RDVY vs XLI: how they differ
RDVY and XLI hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and RDVY returned more over the year.
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and State Street(R) Industrial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and XLI hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RDVY | XLI |
|---|---|---|
| GE VERNOVA INC | 2.80% | 5.48% |
| GE AEROSPACE | 2.13% | 6.77% |
| AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC | 1.63% | 1.55% |
| PACCAR INC | 0.97% | 1.10% |
| DOVER CORP | 0.52% | 0.52% |
| HOWMET AEROSPACE INC | 0.51% | 1.87% |
| SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY | 0.59% | 0.44% |
| VERALTO CORP | 1.65% | 0.38% |
| SNAP-ON INC | 2.00% | 0.36% |
| Only in RDVY | Only in XLI |
|---|---|
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC 4.69% | Caterpillar Inc 8.52% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP 4.42% | RTX Corp 4.44% |
| KLA CORP 4.14% | Boeing Co/The 2.96% |
| BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP (THE) 2.15% | Eaton Corp PLC 2.87% |
| ALPHABET INC 2.12% | Union Pacific Corp 2.81% |
| WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 2.12% | Deere & Co 2.77% |
| ROSS STORES INC 2.01% | Uber Technologies Inc 2.55% |
| ALLSTATE CORP (THE) 2.01% | Vertiv Holdings Co 2.23% |
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 | XLI State Street(R) Industrial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | State Street |
| What it is | First Rising Dividend Achievers | Industrials |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.0% | +14.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.5 pts | −3.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 71 | 81 |
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.
XLI in plain words
XLI is an index equity fund tracking the Industrials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 81 positions, with the top ten at 41.4%. It sat 7.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or XLI?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and XLI returned +14.3%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RDVY or XLI?
- RDVY charges 0.47% a year and XLI charges 0.08%, so XLI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RDVY and XLI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 100% of XLI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 10% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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