Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DIA vs RDVY: how they differ
DIA and RDVY hold 18% of their weight in the same names, and RDVY returned more over the year.
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DIA and RDVY hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DIA | RDVY |
|---|---|---|
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE | 4.19% | 2.26% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 2.49% | 2.12% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE + CO | 4.03% | 2.09% |
| SALESFORCE INC | 2.77% | 2.04% |
| ALPHABET INC CL A | 3.79% | 2.01% |
| VISA INC CLASS A SHARES | 4.18% | 1.98% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.61% | 1.94% |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS CO | 3.65% | 1.75% |
| APPLE INC | 3.72% | 1.65% |
| Only in DIA | Only in RDVY |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 11.61% | Lam Research Corporation 3.09% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.17% | Applied Materials, Inc. 2.99% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.42% | KLA Corporation 2.47% |
| AMGEN INC 4.36% | The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.46% |
| SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO/THE 3.62% | GE Vernova Inc. 2.24% |
| HOME DEPOT INC 3.48% | Bank of America Corporation 2.18% |
| JOHNSON + JOHNSON 3.03% | Ross Stores, Inc. 2.16% |
| MCDONALD S CORP 2.88% | The Allstate Corporation 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 Sep 10, 2026.
| DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust | RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | First Trust |
| What it is | Dow Jones Industrial Average | First Rising Dividend Achievers |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.6% | +22.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.9 pts | +4.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.47% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 97.1% | 94.4% |
| Holdings | 31 | 72 |
DIA in plain words
DIA is an index equity fund tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 31 positions, with the top ten at 55.1%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 5, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
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, DIA or RDVY?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and RDVY returned +22.0%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do DIA and RDVY overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DIA and 94% of RDVY 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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