Which returned more over the last year, BSV or RDVY?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and RDVY returned +22.0%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BSV or RDVY?

BSV charges 0.03% a year and RDVY charges 0.47%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BSV vs RDVY: how they differ

BSV and RDVY hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and RDVY returned more over the year.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and RDVY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BSV	Only in RDVY
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%	Lam Research Corporation 3.09%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%	Applied Materials, Inc. 2.99%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%	KLA Corporation 2.47%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%	The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.46%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.26%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	GE Vernova Inc. 2.24%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%	Bank of America Corporation 2.18%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%	Ross Stores, Inc. 2.16%

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 and Sep 10, 2026.

BSV and RDVY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund	RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	First Trust
What it is	Short-Term Bond	First Rising Dividend Achievers
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	+22.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−16.4 pts	+4.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.47%
Holdings	3185	72

BSV in plain words

BSV is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

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 Sep 10, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 72 positions, with the top ten at 24.1%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or RDVY?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and RDVY returned +22.0%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or RDVY?: BSV charges 0.03% a year and RDVY charges 0.47%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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