Which returned more over the last year, FV or MOAT?

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FV returned +20.0% and MOAT +19.0%.

Which is cheaper, FV or MOAT?

MOAT is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do FV and MOAT overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FV and 92% of MOAT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FV vs MOAT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FV returned +20.0% to MOAT's +19.0%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $3.8bn for First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF and $11.9bn for VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF.

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At a glance

+20.0%

FV total return, 1 year

+19.0%

MOAT total return, 1 year

0.89%

FV expense ratio

0.46%

MOAT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MOAT costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point; MOAT is 3.1 times larger.

FV vs MOAT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FV	MOAT
Return
Measure	FV	MOAT
Total return, 1 year	+20.0%	+19.0%
Drawdown
Measure	FV	MOAT
Below its high	4.1%, high on Oct 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FV	MOAT
What it tracks	Dorsey Wright Focus Five Index	Morningstar Wide Moat Focus Index
Cost and size
Measure	FV	MOAT
Expense ratio	0.89%	0.46%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$3.8bn	$11.9bn
Holdings
Measure	FV	MOAT
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	99.9%	27.4%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FV and MOAT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FV MOAT

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Only in FV

First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF 22.02%

First Trust NYSE® Arca® Biotechnology Index Fund 21.16%

First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF 20.98%

First Trust Technology AlphaDEX® Fund 18.53%

First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund 17.19%

Only in MOAT

Tyler Technologies Inc 2.92%

Ge Healthcare Technologies Inc 2.90%

Danaher Corp 2.83%

Microsoft Corp 2.76%

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc 2.75%

Estee Lauder Cos Inc 2.71%

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc 2.64%

Brown-Forman Corp 2.62%

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Side by side

FV First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust VanEck

What it is Tracks an index Tracks the Morningstar Wide Moat

Total return, 1 year +20.0% +19.0%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.8% (VOO) +14.8% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark +5.2 pts vs VOO +4.2 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.89% 0.46%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 91.6%

Holdings 5 54

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $3.8bn $11.9bn

FV and MOAT on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

FV tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +20.0% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.89% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 5 positions, with the top ten at 99.9%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 28, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

MOAT

MOAT tracks the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +19.0% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 54 positions, with the top ten at 27.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FV or MOAT?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FV returned +20.0% and MOAT +19.0%.
Which is cheaper, FV or MOAT?: MOAT is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FV and MOAT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FV and 92% of MOAT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

FV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FV ↗

MOAT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MOAT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck 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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