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FESM vs SDVY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FESM returned +23.0% to SDVY's +12.2%; 6% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $6.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap Core ETF, and $11.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF.

FESM on its own →SDVY on its own →
At a glance
+23.0%
FESM total return, 1 year
+12.2%
SDVY total return, 1 year
0.28%
FESM expense ratio
0.58%
SDVY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FESM costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.8 points.

FESM vs SDVY: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureFESMSDVY
Return
Total return, 1 year+23.0%+12.2%
Drawdown
Below its high5.9%, high on Aug 14, 20266.6%, high on Aug 4, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNasdaq US Small Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.28%0.58%
Net assets, FESM as of Sep 30, 2026 and SDVY as of Oct 27, 2026$6.4bn$11.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common6%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund8.0%10.2%

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

What they share

6%

By the books each fund has filed, FESM and SDVY hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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6% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FESM SDVY
ENERSYS 0.77% 0.85%
TUTOR PERINI CORP 0.61% 0.68%
CLEAR SECURE INC 0.59% 0.87%
BALCHEM CORP 0.57% 0.87%
INSTALLED BUILDING PRODUCTS INC 0.53% 0.69%
EASTERN BANKSHARES INC 0.57% 0.47%
COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC 0.48% 0.46%
ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS CORP 0.32% 0.43%
APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.23% 0.88%
ARGAN INC 0.22% 0.29%
SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC 0.20% 0.76%
HOME BANCSHARES INC 0.20% 0.70%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in FESM
GUARDANT HEALTH INC 1.09%
MAXLINEAR INC 0.96%
ACM RESEARCH INC 0.90%
KULICKE and SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC 0.78%
TENABLE HOLDINGS INC 0.76%
PLEXUS CORP 0.72%
KODIAK GAS SERVICES INC 0.71%
EXTREME NETWORKS INC 0.65%
Only in SDVY
National HealthCare Corporation 1.06%
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated 1.06%
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 1.06%
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.05%
Interparfums, Inc. 1.02%
First BanCorp. 1.01%
Assurant, Inc. 1.00%
VeriSign, Inc. 1.00%
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Side by side

FESM Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap Core ETF SDVY First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Fidelity First Trust
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +23.0% +12.2%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.3% (IWV)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −1.1 pts vs IWV
Expense ratio 0.28% 0.58%
Already in the S&P 500 1.1% 23.5%
Holdings 779 172
Net assets, FESM as of Sep 30, 2026 and SDVY as of Oct 27, 2026 $6.4bn $11.1bn

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

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About each fund
FESM

FESM is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 1% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 779 positions, with the top ten at 8.0%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

SDVY

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.

SDVY tracks an index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.58% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 24% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 172 positions, with the top ten at 10.2%. It sat 6.6% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FESM or SDVY?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FESM returned +23.0% and SDVY +12.2%.
Which is cheaper, FESM or SDVY?
FESM is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FESM and SDVY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 1% of FESM and 24% of SDVY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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FESM on its own →SDVY on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →FESM dividend history →FESM holdings →SDVY dividend history →SDVY holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
FESM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
FESM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Fidelity website ↗
SDVY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SDVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
First Trust page for SDVY ↗

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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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