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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGCV returned +10.6% and RDVY +20.2%.

Which is cheaper, CGCV or RDVY?

CGCV is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do CGCV and RDVY overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of CGCV and 94% of RDVY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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CGCV vs RDVY: Differences, Returns & Fees

CGCV and RDVY hold 21% of their weight in the same names, and RDVY returned +20.2% over the year. Net assets: $2.0bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Capital Group Conservative Equity ETF, and $25.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF.

CGCV costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.6 points; RDVY is 12.1 times larger.

CGCV vs RDVY: Differences, Returns & Fees
	CGCV	RDVY
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.47%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$2.1bn	$25.4bn
Total return, 1 year	+10.6%	+20.2%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers Index
Holdings in common	21%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	32.3%	23.2%
Below its high		4.9%, high on Aug 13, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+10.6%

CGCV total return, 1 year

+20.2%

RDVY total return, 1 year

0.33%

CGCV expense ratio

0.47%

RDVY expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGCV and RDVY hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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21% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding CGCV RDVY

Microsoft Corp 5.79% 2.23%

Meta Platforms Inc 2.24% 2.20%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.19% 2.00%

Alphabet Inc 2.49% 1.98%

Applied Materials Inc 1.78% 2.62%

Apple Inc 2.94% 1.66%

General Electric Co 2.25% 1.33%

Wells Fargo & Co 1.30% 1.50%

Mastercard Inc 0.98% 0.98%

Automatic Data Processing Inc 0.98% 2.13%

PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 1.24% 0.97%

Chubb Ltd 0.82% 2.02%

Only in CGCV

Broadcom Inc 4.87%

Eli Lilly & Co 3.52%

Philip Morris International Inc 3.30%

Starbucks Corp 2.37%

Capital Group Central Cash Fund 2.29%

AbbVie Inc 2.13%

Mondelez International Inc 2.10%

RTX Corp 1.95%

Only in RDVY

Lam Research Corporation 2.55%

KLA Corporation 2.39%

GE Vernova Inc. 2.34%

The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.24%

NVIDIA Corporation 2.23%

Micron Technology, Inc. 2.21%

Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.16%

Expedia Group, Inc. 2.09%

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On the same fields

CGCV

Capital Group Conservative Equity ETF

RDVY

First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Capital Group First Trust

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Rising Dividend Achievers

Total return, 1 year +10.6% +20.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +17.3% (VOO) not published

Gap to its benchmark −6.7 pts vs VOO not available

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.47%

Already in the S&P 500 91.5% 94.3%

Holdings 72 72

Net assets, CGCV as of Sep 30, 2026 and RDVY as of Oct 9, 2026 $2.0bn $25.5bn

CGCV and RDVY on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About CGCV

CGCV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +10.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 72 positions, with the top ten at 32.3%.

About RDVY

RDVY tracks an index of Rising Dividend Achievers. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +20.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 72 positions, with the top ten at 23.2%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGCV or RDVY?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGCV returned +10.6% and RDVY +20.2%.
Which is cheaper, CGCV or RDVY?: CGCV is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGCV and RDVY overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of CGCV and 94% of RDVY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

CGCV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗CGCV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Capital Group page for CGCV ↗RDVY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗RDVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for RDVY ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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