Which returned more over the last year, FDL or WTV?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FDL returned +26.0% and WTV +18.5%.

Which is cheaper, FDL or WTV?

WTV is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do FDL and WTV overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 93% of FDL and 82% of WTV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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FDL vs WTV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FDL returned +26.0% to WTV's +18.5%; 15% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $8.2bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust Morningstar ETF, and $2.9bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree U.S. Value Fund.

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At a glance

+26.0%

FDL total return, 1 year

+18.5%

WTV total return, 1 year

0.43%

FDL expense ratio

0.12%

WTV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

WTV costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.5 points.

FDL vs WTV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FDL	WTV
Return
Measure	FDL	WTV
Total return, 1 year	+26.0%	+18.5%
Benchmark
Measure	FDL	WTV
What it tracks	Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	FDL	WTV
Expense ratio	0.43%	0.12%
Net assets, FDL as of Oct 27, 2026 and WTV as of Jun 30, 2026	$8.2bn	$2.9bn
Holdings
Measure	FDL	WTV
Holdings in common	15%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	50.6%	21.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

15%

By the books each fund has filed, FDL and WTV hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FDL WTV

Altria Group, Inc. 4.82% 1.34%

Target Corporation 1.21% 1.66%

Verizon Communications Inc. 6.58% 1.11%

The Kraft Heinz Company 0.86% 1.14%

Edison International 0.85% 1.22%

Chevron Corporation 9.28% 0.81%

Kimberly-Clark Corporation 1.13% 0.78%

Duke Energy Corporation 2.24% 0.68%

General Mills, Inc. 0.73% 0.68%

Eversource Energy 0.72% 0.66%

NIKE, Inc. (Class B) 1.20% 0.66%

Pfizer Inc. 6.55% 0.63%

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Only in FDL

Philip Morris International Inc. 6.48%

PepsiCo, Inc. 5.00%

United Parcel Service, Inc. (Class B) 3.24%

Accenture plc 3.20%

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 3.03%

Comcast Corporation (Class A) 2.46%

Medtronic Plc 2.35%

The Southern Company 2.35%

Only in WTV

NVIDIA CORP 3.29%

DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC 3.04%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 2.64%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 2.05%

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY 1.93%

CITIGROUP INC 1.83%

ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.77%

DAVITA INC 1.64%

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Side by side

FDL First Trust Morningstar ETF WTV WisdomTree U.S. Value Fund

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust WisdomTree

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +26.0% +18.5%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.3% (PBUS)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +5.2 pts vs PBUS

Expense ratio 0.43% 0.12%

Already in the S&P 500 93.3% 81.8%

Holdings 100 123

Net assets, FDL as of Oct 27, 2026 and WTV as of Jun 30, 2026 $8.2bn $2.9bn

FDL and WTV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

FDL

FDL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +26.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.43% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 50.6%.

WTV

WTV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.5% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 82% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 123 positions, with the top ten at 21.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FDL or WTV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FDL returned +26.0% and WTV +18.5%.
Which is cheaper, FDL or WTV?: WTV is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FDL and WTV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 93% of FDL and 82% of WTV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where to next

FDL on its own →WTV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →FDL dividend history →FDL holdings →WTV dividend history →WTV holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FDL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FDL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FDL ↗

WTV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

WTV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WisdomTree website ↗

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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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