Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RDVY vs XLK: how they differ
RDVY and XLK hold 17% of their weight in the same names, and XLK returned more over the year.
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and XLK hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RDVY | XLK |
|---|---|---|
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 4.69% | 3.20% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | 4.42% | 3.02% |
| KLA CORP | 4.14% | 2.20% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 1.91% | 14.66% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 1.83% | 5.42% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 1.45% | 8.38% |
| APPLE INC | 1.44% | 12.86% |
| SALESFORCE INC | 1.30% | 0.71% |
| WESTERN DIGITAL CORP | 0.59% | 1.23% |
| AMPHENOL CORP | 0.54% | 1.21% |
| MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC | 1.30% | 0.38% |
| COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP | 0.82% | 0.10% |
| Only in RDVY | Only in XLK |
|---|---|
| GE VERNOVA INC 2.80% | Broadcom Inc 5.41% |
| BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP (THE) 2.15% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.28% |
| GE AEROSPACE 2.13% | Intel Corp 3.68% |
| ALPHABET INC 2.12% | Cisco Systems Inc 2.59% |
| WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 2.12% | Sandisk Corp 1.88% |
| ROSS STORES INC 2.01% | Palo Alto Networks Inc 1.54% |
| ALLSTATE CORP (THE) 2.01% | Texas Instruments Inc 1.51% |
| TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC (THE) 2.00% | Palantir Technologies Inc 1.49% |
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 | XLK State Street(R) Technology 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 | Technology |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.0% | +39.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.5 pts | +21.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 71 | 74 |
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.
XLK in plain words
XLK is an index equity fund tracking the Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +39.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 74 positions, with the top ten at 64.5%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or XLK?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and XLK returned +39.2%, so XLK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RDVY or XLK?
- RDVY charges 0.47% a year and XLK charges 0.08%, so XLK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RDVY and XLK overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 100% of XLK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 17% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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